CN101297444B - Connection member and harness connection body using the connection member - Google Patents

Connection member and harness connection body using the connection member Download PDF

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CN101297444B
CN101297444B CN200680039860XA CN200680039860A CN101297444B CN 101297444 B CN101297444 B CN 101297444B CN 200680039860X A CN200680039860X A CN 200680039860XA CN 200680039860 A CN200680039860 A CN 200680039860A CN 101297444 B CN101297444 B CN 101297444B
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安保次雄
渡部道泰
松本智和
天野达行
田中义和
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It is possible to provide a connection member of simple structure having a high reliability and capable of performing electric cable branching. Connection portions (2a) of a plurality of electric cable terminals (2) having an electric cable (3) are respectively inserted into an electric cable terminal insertion hole (1b) of a holding body (1). Cylindrical contact points (2c) of the connection portions (2a) are aligned in a pin terminal insertion hole (1a) and a pin terminal (4a) is inserted into the pin terminal insertion hole (1a). The pin terminal (4a) is successively inserted into the cylindrical contact points (2c) of the electric cable terminals (2) arranged in parallel in the pin terminal insertion hole (1a) so that the pin terminal (4a) is electrically connected to the plurality of connection portions (2a) and the connection portions (2a) are short-circuited with one another.

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Link and the wiring harness connector that adopts link
Technical field
The present invention relates to link that uses in the wiring harness circuit of automobile for example and the wiring harness connector that adopts link.
Background technology
In the wiring harness circuit of automobile, usually to go out some branch lines from main line top set.For this reason, the following two kinds of bifurcation approach of many before employings.A kind of mode is the hinge joint juncture,, the part of main line is coated strip off that is, branch line is crimped on the conductor that exposes with the crimping processing method, carries out branch.Another kind of mode is the joining connector mode that discloses of patent documentation 1 for example, that is, the connector in that the end end of main line portion configuration circuit branch is drawn adopts main line, all general connector and the crimp type terminal of branch line, carries out branch and processes.
Patent documentation 1: the open 2005-71614 communique of Japan's special permission
The problem that invention will solve
In the former the hinge joint juncture, a ground that electric wire is implemented crimping processing, the non-constant of operation, in addition, it is very difficult carrying out crimping processing on manufacturing line, so and be not suitable for production line production.
Thereby, in order to solve the problem of this hinge joint juncture, developed the latter's joining connector mode.This joining connector mode, owing to can on the wiring harness manufacturing line, engage processing, so, compare with the hinge joint juncture, can boost productivity correction that also can corresponding wiring harness circuit.But, connector and the number of parts of chimeric pairing side general connector, bus, terminal etc. many, so the assembling of wiring harness circuit relatively expends time in.
Especially in the wire wiring harness of the use joining connector of patent documentation 1 announcement, because the joining connector volume is big, so, can not want the position branch of branch, must move electric wire to position, be unfavorable for the miniaturization of wire wiring harness with the space that can accommodate joining connector.
That is to say, many problems that must solve are arranged still even the joining connector mode is being saved space, the further raising of operation, the aspects such as reduction of number of parts.
Summary of the invention
The objective of the invention is to solve above-mentioned problem, provide simple and easy and link that reliability is high, the assembleability of wire wiring harness is good and the wiring harness connector that adopts link.
Solve the technical scheme of problem
To achieve these goals, link of the present invention is characterized in that by keeping body and pin terminal to constitute; Above-mentioned maintenance body has the pin terminal insertion hole at the direction of principal axis of column, have with above-mentioned pin terminal insertion hole at the outer peripheral face of above-mentioned column be communicated with, several wire terminal patchholes that the supply lines terminal inserts usefulness; Above-mentioned pin terminal inserts in the above-mentioned pin terminal insertion hole, with the said wires termination contact, makes said wires terminal mutual conduction.
In addition, the wiring harness connector of employing link of the present invention is characterized in that, by keeping body, wire terminal and pin terminal to constitute; Above-mentioned maintenance body has the pin terminal insertion hole at the direction of principal axis of column, has the wire terminal patchhole that is communicated with above-mentioned pin terminal insertion hole on the surface of above-mentioned column; Said wires terminal, an end have the connecting portion that inserts the said wires terminal insertion hole, and the other end is connecting electric wire; Above-mentioned pin terminal inserts above-mentioned pin terminal insertion hole, passes the connecting portion of said wires terminal, and the said wires terminal is electrically connected mutually.
In addition, the wiring harness connector of employing link of the present invention is characterized in that, by keeping body, wire terminal, pin terminal, containment vessel and waterproof part to constitute; Above-mentioned maintenance body has the pin terminal insertion hole at the direction of principal axis of column, is provided with several wire terminal patchholes that are communicated with above-mentioned pin terminal insertion hole on the surface of above-mentioned column; Said wires terminal, an end have the connecting portion that inserts the said wires terminal insertion hole, and the other end is connecting electric wire; Above-mentioned pin terminal inserts above-mentioned pin terminal insertion hole, is electrically connected with above-mentioned connecting portion; Be inserted with the wiring harness connector of above-mentioned maintenance body and said wires terminal in the above-mentioned containment vessel; Above-mentioned waterproof part is with waterproof between the electric wire of the inlet portion of this protective cover and said wires bundle connector.
The invention effect
Wiring harness connector according to link of the present invention and employing link, employing will sell that terminal inserts and structure that wire terminal is in contact with one another, this simple structure, electric connection reliability height, compare with example before, can reduce number of parts, save the space, improve operation, reduce cost.During in particular for the wiring harness circuit of automobile, compare with joint construction before, joint construction is miniaturization more, and the making activity duration of wire wiring harness also shortens.
In addition, keeping the outer peripheral face of body, be provided with when taking in the elongated slot that electric wire uses at length direction, whole diameter reduces more, can realize miniaturization.
In addition because miniaturization, so in the wire wiring harness that the position is set is unrestricted, can be configured in any part, even extending wire can not carry out circuit layout yet.
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Fig. 1 is the exploded perspective view of embodiment 1.
Fig. 2 is the stereogram of wire terminal.
Fig. 3 is the cross-sectional view that wire terminal is inserted the state that keeps body.
Fig. 4 is the stereogram of the modified example of connecting portion.
Fig. 5 is a stereogram of wearing the modified example of pin and wire terminal.
Fig. 6 is the key diagram of the manufacturing process of pin terminal.
Fig. 7 is the cross-sectional view of pin terminal.
Fig. 8 is the stereogram of wiring harness connector.
Fig. 9 is the longitudinal section of wiring harness connector.
Figure 10 is the stereogram of protective cover.
Figure 11 is the stereogram of the state in the protective cover that the wiring harness connector is housed in.
Figure 12 is the exploded perspective view of embodiment 2.
Figure 13 is the stereogram of wiring harness connector.
Figure 14 is inserted in the cross-sectional view that keeps the state in the body to wire terminal.
Figure 15 is the stereogram that has formed the state of projection in the elongated slot that keeps body.
Figure 16 is the stereogram that keeps the modified example of body.
Figure 17 is the stereogram of protective cover.
Figure 18 is the end view drawing of protective cover.
Figure 19 is the longitudinal section of the state on the link that protective cover is inserted into.
Figure 20 is the stereogram of the protective cover of modified example.
Figure 21 is the exploded perspective view of embodiment 3.
Figure 22 will keep the cross-sectional view of body and wire terminal combination.
Figure 23 is the stereogram of wire terminal.
Figure 24 is the stereogram of wiring harness connector.
Figure 25 is inserted in the cross-sectional view that keeps the state in the body to wire terminal.
Figure 26 is the cross-sectional view that wire terminal is inserted in another modified example that keeps the state in the body.
Figure 27 is the stereogram of protective cover.
Figure 28 is the stereogram of the state on the wiring harness connector that protective cover is coated on.
Figure 29 is the maintenance body of embodiment 4 and the key diagram of wire terminal combination.
Figure 30 is inserted in the cross-sectional view that keeps the state in the body to wire terminal.
Figure 31 is inserted in the cross-sectional view that keeps the state in the body to the wire terminal of modified example.
Figure 32 is the stereogram of the maintenance body of embodiment 5.
Figure 33 is the stereogram of containment vessel.
Figure 34 is the stereogram of sleeve.
Figure 35 is the stereogram of cap.
Figure 36 is the stereogram of wiring harness connector and cap.
Figure 37 is keeping body to be inserted in the longitudinal section of the state in the containment vessel.
Figure 38 is the longitudinal section that cap is pushed into the state in the containment vessel.
Figure 39 is the stereogram of the maintenance body of embodiment 6.
Figure 40 is the stereogram of cap.
Figure 41 is the longitudinal section that cap is pushed into the state in the containment vessel.
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1,11,21,31,41,51 keep body; 2,12,22,32 wire terminals; 3,13,23,33 electric wires; 4,14,24 wear pin; 5,15,25 protective covers; 46,56 containment vessels; 47 sleeves; 48 caps; 49 buttress rubbers.
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Below, describe the present invention in detail with reference to illustrated embodiment.
Embodiment 1
Wiring harness connector among the embodiment 1, main by columned maintenance body 1 shown in Figure 1, several wire terminals 2 with wear pin 4 and constitute.Keep body 1, have pin terminal insertion hole 1a and wire terminal patchhole 1b.Wire terminal 2 is provided with connecting portion 2a at front end, and the rear end has the pressure contact portion 2b that is connecting electric wire 3.Wear pin 4, constitute by the pin terminal 4a and the grip part 4b that insert pin terminal insertion hole 1a.
Around the surface that keeps body 1, formed several wire terminal patchholes 1b, these wire terminal patchholes 1b is communicated with the pin terminal insertion hole 1a at center in keeping body 1, and the connecting portion 2a of wire terminal 2a can insert each wire terminal patchhole 1b.
As long as pin terminal insertion hole 1a is located at the direction of principal axis that keeps body 1, for example, the axle of pin terminal insertion hole 1a can be identical with the central shaft that keeps body 1, also can stagger, its position can be according to suitably decision such as the wiring harness circuit that will make or wire connecting kind.
It is cylindric that the shape of maintenance body 1 does not limit, and also can be oval column or flat column.Keep body 1 employed material, can adopt thermoplastic resin, wherein, consider, preferably adopt polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) (PBT) or polypropylene (PP) etc. from aspects such as heat distortion temperature height, high rigidity, electrical insulative property, mechanical properties.In addition, its size is decided according to the diameter of the electric wire 3 that uses etc., and general diameter is 5~30mm, and length is about 20~150mm.
The manufacture method that keeps body 1 normally adopts thermoplastic resin (PBT or PP) is expelled to the method for predetermined metal pattern internal shaping, but after also can being made into column in advance, cuts pin terminal insertion hole 1a, wire terminal patchhole 1b etc. again.
In addition, the cross sectional shape of pin terminal insertion hole 1a can be circle, ellipse, triangle, quadrangle, polygon etc., but considers from the easiness aspect that is shaped, and is preferably circular.In addition, if sell not necessarily through hole of terminal insertion hole 1a, also can be in the other end obturation that keeps body 1.
Wire terminal patchhole 1b is as long as make the connecting portion 2a of wire terminal 2 can be inserted into predetermined position, can be communicated with pin terminal insertion hole 1a.The shape of wire terminal patchhole 1b can suitably determine, but, preferably for example as shown in Figure 1 wire terminal patchhole 1b is such, forms the hole shape with the outer rim similar shape of connecting portion 2a, can prevent to produce the mistake that variform connecting portion 2a is inserted like this.In addition, if the insertion that does not limit connecting portion 2a towards the time, make the such shape of wire terminal patchhole 1b ' of Fig. 1, connecting portion 2a can be inserted towards either direction.
Wire terminal patchhole 1b as long as be communicated with pin terminal insertion hole 1a in the inside that keeps body 1, still, also can be provided with the wire terminal patchhole 1b that further passes pin terminal insertion hole 1a and lead to opposition side.If lead to opposition side, then can with the naked eye confirm the insertion of wire terminal 2, be reasonable setting, in addition, the position of inserting connecting portion 2a also increases, and the assembling degree of freedom of wiring harness circuit strengthens.
Wire terminal 2 forms a conductive metal sheet punching press, as shown in Figure 2, on the connecting portion 2a of front end, be provided with deep-draw and be processed into tubular contact 2c cylindraceous, be provided with pressure contact portion 2b in the rear end, what represent among the figure is the state that is not connecting electric wire 3 on this pressure contact portion 2b.
The last end edge portion 2d of connecting portion 2a is the center of curvature and the consistent semicircle of central shaft of tubular contact 2c, and the radius of last end edge portion 2d is roughly consistent with the radius of the pin terminal insertion hole 1a that keeps body 1.In addition, insert easily in both sides, be provided with the guidance part 2e of taper as the gateway of tubular contact 2c in order to make pin terminal 4a.
When the connecting portion 2a of wire terminal 2 is inserted in the pin terminal insertion hole 1a by wire terminal patchhole 1b, as shown in Figure 3, the central shaft of tubular contact 2c, identical with the central shaft of pin terminal insertion hole 1a.
This wire terminal 2, can adopt copper coin or copper alloy plate drawing be reservation shape after, implement the zinc-plated terminal of making, perhaps also can adopt zinc-plated copper coin or copper alloy plate drawing is the terminal that reservation shape is made.Consider that from intensity and conductivity aspect the material of wire terminal 2 is brass preferably, in addition,, preferably implement zinc-plated from improving corrosion resistance and must considering easily with the contact conductivity aspect of pin terminal 4a.
The shape of conducting gets final product connecting portion 2a so long as contact with pin terminal 4a.Specifically, also can not shown in Figure 2 cylindric, can be (a) shown in Figure 4 semicircle shape, (b) U word shape, (c) concavity, (d) V word shape, (e) circular hole.But, from pin terminal 4a contact formedness and reliable conducting continuation aspect is considered, the connecting portion 2a of barrel shape, circular hole preferably in addition, considers from obtaining the more long-pending aspect of large contact surface, preferably barrel shape.
Electric wire 3 can adopt the insulated electric conductor that is covered with insulating barrier in the conductor periphery, can adopt known electric wire footpath.Conductor can adopt before, the annealed copper wire that uses in the auto harness designing circuit, the strand of hard copper wire, or adopt the strand or the holocentric line of the copper alloy wire that keeps the little for example Cu-Sn alloy wire of hot strength, line footpath etc.In addition, insulating barrier can adopt known before insulating material, wherein, considers environmental protection, and the insulating material of handy Halogen is as insulating barrier.
In addition, the conductor of electric wire 3 is connected with wire terminal 2, can adopt methods such as known caulking, welding, soldering, crimping, but from connect the required time, gained bonding strength aspect is considered, the preferably connection with pressure contact portion 2b crimping acquisition as embodiment.
Wearing the pin terminal 4a of pin 4, is the rod-like members that the link 2a mutual conduction of several wire terminals 2 is used, and its cross sectional shape can be circle, triangle, quadrangle, polygon etc.But, needn't exert great efforts from can obtain stable contact and insert pin terminal 4a the time, easily reliable conducting aspect considers that preferably the cross sectional shape as embodiment is a quadrangle.
In addition, it is hard that the hardness of pin terminal 4a cans be compared to connecting portion 2a most, like this, on one side can make the connecting portion 2a distortion of wire terminal 2, Yi Bian insert.The hardness of this pin terminal 4a and the hardness of connecting portion 2a can suitably be regulated by the selection of processing, heat treatment, material etc.In addition, consider, preferably leading section is done coning, the taper platform shape of pyramid or truncated cone, pyramid shape etc. from inserting connecting portion 2a aspect conscientiously.
Fig. 5 be another modified example of expression wear pin 4 ' and with this wear the wire terminal 2 of pin 4 ' corresponding ' stereogram.Wear pin 4 ' the cross section of pin terminal 4a ' be circular, wire terminal 2 ' connecting portion 2a ' on, be provided with quadrilateral hole as contact.
When the contact of connecting portion 2a was toroidal or barrel shape, establishing its internal diameter was d1, and the shape of cross section of pin terminal 4a is a quadrangle roughly, and establishing its catercorner length is x, then preferably satisfies d1<x.In addition, the cross section of pin terminal 4a is also circular, and the contact of connecting portion 2a can be the hole portion that a tetragonal length of side is d1.At this moment, when the circular outer diameter of establishing pin terminal 4a is d2, preferably satisfy d1<d2.
Concrete cross section is one of manufacture method of circular or roughly tetragonal pin terminal 4a, for example be, copper, copper alloy, the bus made of intensity and the good brass of conductance preferably, with wire drawing or roll process, be cold worked into circle or roughly tetragonal shape of cross section, after the wire surface that obtains is zinc-plated, cut into Len req, again terminal part is processed into taper or taper platform shape.
Perhaps, as shown in Figure 6, by copper or copper alloy, preferably brass constitute, the zinc-plated metallic plate 4c severing in surface, then, forge on one side this metallic plate 4c is crooked on one side, make it have intensity.That is, both ends 4d, 4e metallic plate 4c shown in (a) erect towards the top with respect to base portion 4f, shown in (b) both ends 4d, 4e are inwards bent then, are folded on the base portion 4f shown in (c) for another example.Then, shown in (d), the both ends 4d, the 4e that have folded are erected with base portion 4f, both ends 4d, 4e connected airtight each other, mechanically compression from the four sides.
Like this, can obtain the inner as shown in Figure 7 roughly quadrangular section of not having the cavity, then, terminal part be formed taper with methods such as pressurization or cuttings.The little pin terminal 4a of area of section makes of this method, even also can reduce crooked or lose because of work hardening.
When the pin terminal 4a that wears pin 4 is pressed into the connecting portion 2a of wire terminal 2, need load to a certain degree, so, be preferably in pin terminal 4a and go up the columned grip part 4b of installation.The profile of this grip part 4b preferably internal diameter than pin terminal insertion hole 1a is big, can be inserted into the interior degree of depth of pin terminal insertion hole 1a by banking pin terminal 4a.
Like this, can confirm whether the pin terminal 4a with predetermined length has been inserted into the precalculated position, more suitable.The material of grip part 4b is not particularly limited, gets final product so long as have the material of electrical insulating property, still, even preferably bear the also not damaged material of above-mentioned load to a certain degree.For example, can be the synthetic resin material of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), polypropylene, polyethylene etc.In addition, wear pin 4, then also can not want grip part 4b, and utilize instrument to be pressed into if needn't extract afterwards.
Fig. 8 is by keeping body 1, wire terminal 2 and wear the stereogram of the wiring harness connector that pin 4 constitutes, and Fig. 9 represents longitudinal section.Required number is had the connecting portion 2a of the wire terminal 2 of electric wire 3, insert the wire terminal patchhole 1b that keeps body 1 after, pin terminal 4a is inserted pin terminal insertion hole 1a.Pin terminal 4a inserts the connecting portion 2a by the wire terminal of arranging 2 successively in pin terminal insertion hole 1a, pin terminal 4a is connected with several connecting portions 2a, with connecting portion 2a mutual conduction.
In addition, also can wear pin 4 to two inserts from the both sides of pin terminal insertion hole 1a respectively, at this moment, if become two pin terminal 4a, then can constitute by a side the short circuit of wearing the wire terminal 2 that pin 4 forms with by such two other circuit of branch of short circuit of wearing the wire terminal 2 that pin 4 forms of the opposing party in the discontiguous length of central authorities.
Like this, because this link is implemented the terminal connection with wearing pin 4, so, can do wire terminal 2 smallerly, the face shaping after the assembling is cylindrical, can easily organize in the wiring harness body.In addition and since terminal be provided in wear pin 4 around, so, compare with spring contact structure product, can reduce the interference of each electric wire 3.
Like this,, integral body is fastened, perhaps covers whole with protective cover shown in Figure 10 5 with insulating tape making electric wire 3 along the state that keeps body 1.These protective cover 5 protection wire terminals 2 etc. also keep insulating properties simultaneously, prevent damage.Protective cover 5 is the cylindrical shells that are made of two and half 5a of, 5b, and the 5a of this two and half, 5b connect with hinge 5c, locks with Lock Part 5d, 5e when becoming cylindrical shell.In addition, be provided with projection 5f in the end of half 5a of, 5b, this projection 5f prevents to wear pin 4 and deviates from by grip part 4b is fixed.Figure 11 is the stereogram that the wiring harness connector is housed in protective cover 5 internal states.
Embodiment 2
The wiring harness connector of embodiment 2, main by maintenance body 11 shown in Figure 12, several wire terminals 12 with wear pin 14 and constitute.Keep body 11 to have pin terminal insertion hole 11a, wire terminal patchhole 11b and elongated slot 11c.Wire terminal 12 has the connecting portion 12a and the pressure contact portion 12b that is being connected electric wire 13 that inserts the wire terminal patchhole 11b that keeps body 11.Wearing pin 14 is made of pin terminal 14a.
Keep body 11 usefulness synthetic resin materials to make, on cylinder, be provided with and connect the pin terminal insertion hole 11a that keeps body 11 central shafts, supply and marketing terminal 14a insertion usefulness, be provided with for example four roughly semicircular elongated slot 11c in cross section in the outside along its length.In addition, bottom at elongated slot 11c, formed single or several wire terminal patchholes 11b at each elongated slot 11c, this wire terminal patchhole 11b is communicated with the pin terminal insertion hole 11a at center, and the connecting portion 12a of wire terminal 12 can insert each wire terminal patchhole 11b.
On the connecting portion 12a of the front end of wire terminal 12, be provided with by deep-draw and be processed into tubular contact 12c cylindraceous, be provided with pressure contact portion 12b in the rear end.
During assembling, as shown in figure 13,, the connecting portion 12a of the wire terminal 12 that is connecting electric wire 13 is inserted the wire terminal patchhole 11b that keeps body 11, electric wire 13 is installed along elongated slot 11c according to the arrow of Figure 12.The last end edge portion 12d of connecting portion 12a, roughly consistent with the radius of pin terminal insertion hole 11a, so as shown in figure 14, connecting portion 12a is stably mounted in pin terminal insertion hole 11a, the center of the center of tubular contact 12c and pin terminal insertion hole 11a coincide.At this state because electric wire 13 is housed in the elongated slot 11c, so, not from keep body 11 around to significantly bulging of foreign side, the outer tangent line of electric wire 13 is roughly consistent with the profile of maintenance body 11.
Because wearing pin 14 does not have grip part 4b such among the embodiment 1, so, after will selling terminal 14a and be inserted among the pin terminal insertion hole 11a with instrument, pin terminal 14a runs through the tubular contact 12c of the connecting portion 12a of each wire terminal 12, whole wire terminals 12 is by pin terminal 14a short circuit, so whole electric wire 13 mutual conduction.
In order stably to support wire terminal 12, as shown in figure 15, also can be in the elongated slot 11c that keeps body 11, formation and the suitable projection 11d of the shape of the pressure contact portion 12b of wire terminal 12.In addition, as shown in figure 15, the wire terminal patchhole 11b in the elongated slot 11c also can become the shape that connecting portion 12a can be inserted towards any direction.In addition, in the surface or elongated slot 11c of the maintenance body 11 of wire terminal 12, also can mark arrow or sign that the configuration direction of the direction of insertion of pin 14 or electric wire 13 is worn in expression.
Figure 16 is the modified example that keeps body 11, is provided with two elongated slot 11c.In addition, it is four or two that this elongated slot 11c does not limit, also can be other several or single.
Figure 17 is the stereogram of protective cover that covers the wiring harness connector of this embodiment 2, and Figure 18 is an end view drawing.Protective cover 15 is cylinders made from hard resin, and the inboard at the two ends of protective cover 15 has formed protuberance 15a, the 15b of semicircle arcuation.
The internal diameter of protective cover 15 than passing its inner generally cylindrical body, promptly keeping the external diameter of body 11 big slightly, makes the interval between the edge part in opposite directions of the inner end and protuberance 15a, 15b, and is slightly littler than the external diameter that keeps body 11.For keeping body 11 to push easily, the outside of protuberance 15a, 15b becomes taper.In addition, the length direction distance between protuberance 15a, the 15b of both sides is bigger slightly than the length that keeps body 11.
In the time of will installing to this protective cover 15 on the wiring harness connector that contains maintenance body 11, electric wire 13 etc.; in advance some electric wires 13 are inserted the logical protective cover 15 that passes; the end of the protective cover 15 that will install with finger press; after making protuberance 15a and its interval between the end enlarging slightly in opposite directions, protective cover 15 shifted onto keep on the body 11.Enlarged the interval between the end, bigger than the external diameter that keeps body 11, make to insert to keep body 11.Like this, make protective cover 15 keeping slip on the body 11, when protuberance 15b crosses the opposition side end that keeps body 11, protective cover 15 undergauges.
At this state, as shown in figure 19, the protuberance 15a, the 15b that are positioned to the two ends of protective cover 15 are holding maintenance body 11 under the arm, so link 12 can not deviate from from protective cover 15.Because protective cover 15 usefulness electrical insulating materials make, so, can guarantee to keep the electrical insulating property of body 11, prevent damage.
Figure 20 be modified example protective cover 15 ' stereogram, this protective cover 15 ' on, be provided with slit 15c at length direction, this slit 15c can be opened.In addition, at the two ends of slit 15c, be provided with otch 15d, 15e.In addition, protective cover 15 ' inside, two ends, with protective cover 15 similarly, be provided with protuberance 15a, the 15b of semicircle arcuation.
In the time of will keeping this protective cover 15 ' install on the body 11, utilize otch 15d, 15e that slit 15c is opened, insert some wires 13 logical.Then, protective cover 15 ' move to is kept body 11 places, be contained in similarly to Example 1 and keep getting final product on the body 11.
In this modified example, though in advance electric wire 13 is not inserted logical pass protective cover 15 ', also can electric wire 13 be installed before keeping on the body 11 installing to.
Embodiment 3
Among the embodiment 3, comprise maintenance body 21 shown in Figure 21, several wire terminals 22 and with Figure 12 same wear pin 14.Keep body 21 to have pin terminal insertion hole 21a, wire terminal patchhole 21b and elongated slot 21c.Wire terminal 22 has the connecting portion 22a and the pressure contact portion 22b that is being connected electric wire 23 that inserts the wire terminal patchhole 21b that keeps body 21.
The periphery that keeps body 21 is roughly same with the maintenance body 11 of Figure 12 shape, but around the surface that keeps body 21, is provided with the block mosaic process 21d of proper number.
In addition, be located at each wire terminal patchhole 21b of each elongated slot 21c bottom, shown in the cross-sectional view of Figure 22, connecting portion 22a that can supply lines terminal 22 inserts, and in the both sides of the approximate centre of wire terminal patchhole 21b, is provided with the engaging protuberance 21e of semicircle shape.
The last end edge portion 22d of connecting portion 22a is semicircle shape as shown in figure 23, is both sides in the starting point of semicircle, is formed with engaging recessed part 22f.This engaging recessed part 22f be located at wire terminal patchhole 21b on engage protuberance 21e engaging, carry out the location of the direction of insertion of connecting portion 22a.
During the assembling of link, as shown in figure 24,,, insert the wire terminal patchhole 21b that keeps body 21, electric wire 23 is installed along elongated slot 21c the connecting portion 22a of the wire terminal 22 that is connecting electric wire 23 according to the arrow of Figure 21.In inserting connecting portion 22a process, as shown in figure 25, engaging recessed part 22f be located at wire terminal patchhole 21b on engage protuberance 21e engaging, so, connecting portion 22a is stabilized ground, location with respect to direction of insertion and is keeping in pin terminal insertion hole 21a, the center of tubular contact 22c, identical with the center of pin terminal insertion hole 21a.
In addition,,, insert, can be positioned at exactly in the pin terminal insertion hole 21a while connecting portion 22a also can revise these errors even some position deviations are then arranged or set interior error if make the size of engaging protuberance 21e littler than engaging recessed part 22f.
At this state, when the pin terminal 14a that wears pin 14 was inserted pin terminal insertion hole 21a, pin terminal 14a connected in the tubular contact 22c of connecting portion 22a of each wire terminal 22.
Figure 26 represents another modified example, is to represent the connecting portion 22a of wire terminal 22 is inserted the maintenance body key diagram in 21 ' time.Show keep body 21 ' on be provided with engaging protuberance 21e, sectional view when on connecting portion 22a, being provided with engaging recessed part 22f, can locate more effectively.Keep body 21 ' each wire terminal patchhole 21b ' on, be formed with the place ahead holding section 21g relative with the last end edge portion 22d of connecting portion 22a.
In addition, Figure 27 represents to cover the stereogram of the protective cover 25 around the maintenance body 21 of embodiment 3.Cylinder-shaped protective cover 25 usefulness synthetic resin materials are made, and two semicircular half 25a of in cross section, 25b are connected by hinge 25c, and the seam crossing when forming cylindrical shape is provided with Lock Part 25d, 25e.On half 25a of, 25b, formed and be located at the chimeric 25f of hole portion of mosaic process 21d on the maintenance body 21.
The chimeric teat 21d that keeps body 21 is fitted in the 25f of hole portion of protective cover 25, relatively by keeping body 21, wire terminal 22, wearing the wiring harness connector that pin 14 constitutes and position.As shown in figure 28, protective cover 25 covered keep on the body 21, with Lock Part 25d, 25e locking, like this, protective cover 25 can be with respect to not keeping body 21 changing of the relative positions, can guarantee the electrical insulating property of outside etc.
Embodiment 4
Key diagram when Figure 29 represents the maintenance body 31 of wire terminal 32 insertion embodiment 4 among this embodiment 4, is not provided with the elongated slot 21c of embodiment 3.Both sides at the base portion of connecting portion 32a, be provided with the engaging stage portion 32h that end narrows down, both sides at the wire terminal patchhole 31b that keeps body 31, be provided with the engaging cushion cap portion 31h corresponding with engaging stage portion 32h, as shown in figure 30, the insertion position of wire terminal 32 is defined, and can realize the location of being scheduled to.
In the sectional view of Figure 31, on this connecting portion 32a, also be provided with engaging recessed part 32e, on wire terminal patchhole 31b, also be provided with corresponding engaging protuberance 31e.Like this, the location of connecting portion 32a is more practical.
Embodiment 5
Embodiment 5 comprises maintenance body 41 shown in Figure 32 and wire terminal 12 formations same with Figure 12.Keep body 41 to have pin terminal insertion hole 41a, wire terminal patchhole 41b, elongated slot 41c and location guide channel 41i.
On the central shaft that keeps body 41, be provided with the pin terminal insertion hole 41a that wears the pin terminal 24a insertion of pin 24 for aftermentioned, the other end of this pin terminal insertion hole 41a is inaccessible.The outside keeping body 41 is provided with for example four elongated slot 41c along its length.In addition, in the bottom of elongated slot 41c, formed wire terminal patchhole 41b at each elongated slot 41c.In addition, in the outside that keeps body 41 along its length, be provided with location guide channel 41i, this location guide channel 41i plays guide function when insertion protective cover described later.
Figure 33 represents to take in said wires bundle connector cylindric containment vessel 46 that use, that the synthetic resin material is made; inlet portion becomes large-diameter portion 46a; terminal part becomes the minor diameter part 46b with bottom, on the large-diameter portion 46a of containment vessel 46, is provided with guide groove 46c and lock hole 46d.In addition, on the wall of minor diameter part 46b, be provided with along its length and the chimeric not shown guiding silver of location guide channel 41i that keeps body 41.In the bottom centre of containment vessel 46, towards inlet portion fixing that the pin terminal insertion hole 41a that insert to keep body 41 uses, have a pin terminal 24a that wears pin 24 with the same cross section of Fig. 7.
The sleeve made from the synthetic resin material 47 roughly cylindraceous as shown in Figure 34; can be inserted in the large-diameter portion 46a of containment vessel 46; sleeve 47 is made of cylindrical portion 47a and flange portion 47b, and on cylindrical portion 47a, close flange portion 47b place are provided with some slit 47c.
In addition, the same cap made from the synthetic resin material 48 roughly cylindraceous as shown in Figure 35 can be inserted between sleeve 47 and the large-diameter portion 46a.In the periphery of cap 48, be provided with the fairlead 48a of the guide channel 46c that embeds containment vessel 46 along its length and enter the locking plate 48b that the lock hole 46d of containment vessel 46 locks from the inboard.In addition, on the inwall of cap 48, be formed with and be connected to the butt sheet 48c that uses on the sleeve 47.
During assembling, for example, in advance electric wire 13 is inserted the logical cap 48 that passes, as shown in figure 36, the connecting portion 12a of the wire terminal 12 that is connecting electric wire 13, insert the wire terminal patchhole 41b that keeps body 41, electric wire 13 is pulled out to the opposition side of pin terminal insertion hole 41a along elongated slot 41c.In addition, at this moment, by the not shown holding section that is located on the wire terminal patchhole 41b, the connecting portion 12a that has inserted is stuck and can not comes off.Because the last end edge portion 12d of connecting portion 12a is roughly consistent with the radius of pin terminal insertion hole 41a, so connecting portion 12a is stably mounted in pin terminal insertion hole 41a, the center of the center of tubular contact 12c and pin terminal insertion hole 41a coincide.
As shown in figure 37; around cylindrical portion 47a, wrapping up in the sleeve 47 that is configured as tabular gluey buttress rubber 49; after in the large-diameter portion 46a of insertion containment vessel 46; to keep the pin terminal insertion hole 41a of body 41 towards end; make the guiding silver of location guide channel 41i and containment vessel 46 chimeric on one side, on one side the wiring harness connector is inserted containment vessel 46.
By implementing this insertion; be configured in the pin terminal 24a that wears pin 24 of containment vessel 46 bottoms; be inserted in the pin terminal insertion hole 41a; pin terminal 24a connects the tubular contact 12c of the connecting portion 12a of each wire terminal 12; whole wire terminals 12 are worn pin 24 short circuits; so, whole electric wire 13 mutual conduction.And, owing to keep body 41 to be fixed on the containment vessel 46 by guiding silver and pin terminal 24a, so, keep body 41 almost stiff in containment vessel 46.
In addition; even this is worn pin 24 and is fixed on as embodiment in the containment vessel 46; also can be wearing pin 24 and containment vessel 46 dividually, before the wiring harness connector is inserted containment vessel 46, insert the pin terminal insertion hole 41a of maintenance body 41 in advance, be connected with wire terminal 12.
Then, as shown in figure 38, cap 48 pushed be enclosed within on the sleeve 47,, enter inside from the slit 47c of sleeve 47 so gluey buttress rubber 49 is pushed by cap 48, be filled in electric wire 13 around, like this, utilize buttress rubber 49 to carry out water-proofing treatment.The water-proofing treatment of this buttress rubber 49 is applicable to the waterproof of the electric wire 13 of any diameter.
In addition, the fairlead 48a of cap 48 is by the guide groove 46c guiding of the large-diameter portion 46a of containment vessel 46, and cap 48 can directly insert with advancing, and when being pushed into the precalculated position, locking plate 48b embeds in the lock hole 46d, is locked in place, and can prevent unexpected the disengagement.
According to the link of present embodiment 5, has the water proof structure that can reduce cost.
Embodiment 6
Figure 39 represents the stereogram of the maintenance body 51 of embodiment 6, is keeping on the body 51, is provided with the not shown pin terminal insertion hole 51a, wire terminal patchhole 51b, elongated slot 51c and the location guide channel 51i that are located at the end, and these maintenance bodies 41 with embodiment 5 are identical.End at the opposition side of the inlet portion of the pin terminal insertion hole 51a that keeps body 51 is provided with pressing plate 51j, is fitted in the large-diameter portion 56a of containment vessel 56 around this pressing plate 51j.Be provided with four breach 51k that are communicated with elongated slot 51c on this pressing plate 51j, this breach 51k passes through the electric wire 13 that is connecting wire terminal 12 shown in Figure 12.
Figure 40 represent with the chimeric waterproof of the inner containment vessel that has inserted the wiring harness connector 56 with cap 58; cap 58 forms the shape roughly the same with the end face of pressing plate 51j; be provided with the projection 58a that grips usefulness in face side, side is being pasted identical shaped gluey buttress rubber 59 overleaf.
Among this embodiment 6, similarly to Example 5,, as shown in figure 41, cap 58 is pushed the large-diameter portion 56a of containment vessel 56 after having assembled the wiring harness connector that keeps body 51, wire terminal 12 and being accommodated in the containment vessel 56.Like this, the buttress rubber 59 of cap 58 dorsal parts be extruded and be filled in electric wire 13 around, realized water proof structure.

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1. a link is characterized in that, by keeping body and pin terminal to constitute; Above-mentioned maintenance body has the pin terminal insertion hole at the direction of principal axis of column, on the direction of principal axis of the outer peripheral face of above-mentioned column, formed and accommodated single or several elongated slots that electric wire is used, be provided with the single or some wire terminal patchholes that are used for for inserting with said wires wire connecting terminal in the bottom of this elongated slot; Above-mentioned pin terminal by inserting in the above-mentioned pin terminal insertion hole and with the said wires terminal insertion hole in a plurality of said wires termination contact, with said wires terminal mutual conduction.
2. link as claimed in claim 1, the cross section of above-mentioned elongated slot are semi-circular shapes roughly.
3. link as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, the cross section of above-mentioned pin terminal is a quadrangle roughly.
4. as claim 1 or 3 described links, it is characterized in that the end of above-mentioned pin terminal is taper or taper platform shape.
5. a wiring harness connector that adopts link is characterized in that, by keeping body, wire terminal and pin terminal to constitute; Above-mentioned maintenance body has the pin terminal insertion hole at the direction of principal axis of column, has the wire terminal patchhole that is communicated with above-mentioned pin terminal insertion hole on the surface of above-mentioned column; The said wires terminal at one end has the connecting portion that inserts the said wires terminal insertion hole, is connecting electric wire at the other end; Above-mentioned pin terminal inserts above-mentioned pin terminal insertion hole and inserts and leads in the connecting portion of said wires terminal, and the said wires terminal is electrically connected mutually; In the said wires terminal insertion hole of above-mentioned maintenance body, first holding section is set, second holding section is set on the connecting portion of said wires terminal, when being inserted into above-mentioned connecting portion in the said wires terminal insertion hole, above-mentioned first, second holding section engages mutually, and the said wires terminal insertion hole positions relatively.
6. the wiring harness connector of employing link as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, covering protection cover on the above-mentioned wiring harness connector that is made of maintenance body, wire terminal and pin terminal.
7. the wiring harness connector of employing link as claimed in claim 6; it is characterized in that; above-mentioned protective cover forms protuberance respectively on the part of the inboard at the two ends of the cylinder of being made by the synthetic resin material; inserting when leading on above-mentioned link; make above-mentioned cylinder end distortion and will and raised part edge portion in opposite directions between expands and opens, insert and lead to above-mentioned link.
8. the wiring harness connector of employing link as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, above-mentioned first and second holding section is the protuberance and the recess of the roughly semi-circular cross-section of embedding mutually.
9. a wiring harness connector that adopts link is characterized in that, by keeping body, wire terminal, pin terminal, containment vessel and waterproof part to constitute; Above-mentioned maintenance body has the pin terminal insertion hole at the direction of principal axis of column, is provided with several wire terminal patchholes that are communicated with above-mentioned pin terminal insertion hole on the surface of above-mentioned column; The said wires terminal at one end has the connecting portion that inserts the said wires terminal insertion hole, is connecting electric wire at the other end; Above-mentioned pin terminal is electrically connected with above-mentioned connecting portion by inserting above-mentioned pin terminal insertion hole; In above-mentioned containment vessel, be inserted with the wiring harness connector of above-mentioned maintenance body and said wires terminal; Above-mentioned waterproof part is with waterproof between the electric wire of the inlet portion of this containment vessel and said wires bundle connector.
10. the wiring harness connector of employing link as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that above-mentioned pin terminal is installed in the bottom of above-mentioned containment vessel, when inserting above-mentioned containment vessel, above-mentioned pin terminal is inserted above-mentioned pin terminal insertion hole.
11. the wiring harness connector of employing link as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that above-mentioned waterproof part is a buttress rubber, carries out water-proofing treatment by the inlet portion that this buttress rubber is filled in above-mentioned containment vessel.
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