Claims
- 1. A connector assembly comprising first and second connectors being engageable with each other, each connector including:
- a housing having an accommodating chamber formed in a connector-engaging direction, each said accommodating chamber having an opening, each opening being open in the connector-engaging direction towards the opening in the other of said accommodating chambers, and first locking means formed in the accommodating chamber; and
- a core, made of resin and accommodating an insert-molded terminal, said terminal being insert-molded in said core, said core comprising second locking means which engages the first locking means of the accommodating chamber, each said core and insert-molded terminal being inserted together into the respective accommodating chamber through the opening, whereby the core is held in the accommodating chamber.
- 2. A connector assembly as defined in claim 1, at least said first connector further comprising a locking wall, spaced from the opening and projecting in the accommodating chamber, for locking an end of the core inserted into the accommodating chamber in a direction from the opening.
- 3. A connector assembly as defined in claim 1, wherein the first locking means comprises a locking projection formed on an inner peripheral surface of the accommodating chamber; and the second locking means comprises a locking groove formed on a peripheral surface of the core.
- 4. A connector assembly as defined in claim 1, wherein said accommodating chamber of at least one of said first and second connectors includes at least one guide groove, a respective core including at least one guide element for engaging said at least one guide groove.
- 5. A connector assembly as defined in claim 1, wherein at least one of said first and second connectors includes a locking groove formed at a rear end portion of said core, said locking groove including an inclined surface to enable smooth insertion of said core into said accommodating chamber.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/111,540, filed Aug. 25, 1993, now abandoned.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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