Coupling equipment for connectors

• Main Authors: SHINCHI; AKIRA, TAGUCHI; NAOTO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 07.05.1996
• Edition: 6
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; CURRENT COLLECTORS; ELECTRICITY; LINE CONNECTORS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLE CONNECTIONS; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

The object of the present invention is to provide a coupling equipment for connecting a pair of connectors which is capable of performing a perfect and sure coupling of the connectors by using a tow-step locking structure with a substantially low insertion force, yet capable of actively eliminating an imperfect preliminary connection of the connectors. In order to achieve the above object, the coupling equipment of the present invention is constructed such that the first connector comprises: a bifurcated operation lever having a pair of activating arms at the opposite side ends thereof and pivotably supported by a supporting shaft, each of the activating arms being formed with a guide groove at the inner surface side of the front end portion thereof, whereas the second connector comprises a slide pin to be inserted and guided into the guide groove, wherein the operation lever of the first connector is further formed either with an expanded portion for eliminating the imperfectly inserted slide pin, or with an abutting face to abut with the slide pin for prohibiting the rotation of the operation lever when the preliminary connection is not perfectly achieved, or further formed with another expanded portion for prohibiting the further insertion of the operation lever when the operation lever is already set in the main locked position thereof.