CN1101606C

CN1101606C - Connector

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Publication number: CN1101606C
Application number: CN97111418A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 白鸟敏彦; 坂本博志; 五十岚正纯; 加藤成贵
Original assignee: Honda Motor Co Ltd; Toyo Denso Co Ltd
Current assignee: Honda Motor Co Ltd; Toyo Denso Co Ltd
Priority date: 1996-05-20
Filing date: 1997-05-19
Publication date: 2003-02-12
Anticipated expiration: 2017-05-19
Also published as: JP3355276B2; TW322646B; KR970077834A; CN1170973A; JPH09306593A; KR100475259B1

Abstract

To simply confirm the coupling state between female and male terminals and prevent imperfect coupling by arranging the specified connector coupling sensor in a connector device having the specified female connector and male connector. In a connector device having a female connector having an almost cylindrical female terminal 60 and a male connector having an almost plate-shaped male terminal 40 to be fit to the female terminal 60, a connector coupling sensor which detects the coupling completion state that the effective fitting part L of the male terminal 40 is coupled with the female terminal 60, preferably to be arranged in each polarity part of the female connector and the male connector, is arranged. The connector coupling sensor is preferable to have an almost plate-shaped first sensor terminal 50 and a second sensor terminal 70 which comes in contact with the first sensor terminal 50 and becomes current supply state when the coupling between female and male connectors is completed. The current supply state can be confirmed with a means such as a pilot lamp.

Description

Jockey

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of jockey that can confirm its bonding state simply.

Background technology

When the link with male and female combines, should be noted that not make the incomplete bonding state of being combined into of they.When will can not directly visual place carry out in conjunction with the time, need more careful attention.

As this in conjunction with the time one solve countermeasure, have and a kind ofly when the link with male and female combines, can automatically carry out the automatic aligning jockey that it is located mutually.

Example as this jockey, the link that a kind of one side arranged can be installed in movably to be mounted on the parts, and the opposing party's link fixedly is installed in other being mounted on the parts, when they are combined, drawing formula (the De ロㄗ) jockey that the position of a side the position of link and the opposing party's link is involutory.Similar jockey is disclosed in U.S. Pat 5391091A, US4849743A.

Above-mentioned drawing formula jockey is to design easily in order to make becoming in conjunction with operation of place that can not be directly visual.Even but by this drawing formula jockey, owing to can not whether fully carry out directly visual affirmation to the bonding state between female male terminal, so can not prevent the generation of above-mentioned incomplete bonding state fully.

Summary of the invention

For solving above-mentioned problem, a kind of jockey of the present invention, it has the gynetype link that is provided with the gynetype terminal that forms tubular and is provided with the male type link for tabular male type terminal with above-mentioned gynetype terminal tabling, it is characterized in that: will be used to detect each polarity portion that male type terminal combines the state of being over the gynetype terminal jockey combined sensor is arranged on gynetype link and male type link, and the jockey combined sensor has for the 1st tabular sensor terminal with when forming the 2nd sensor terminal of conducting state for contacting with the 1st sensor terminal when being over state between the link of above-mentioned male and female, on the leading section of the 2nd sensor terminal, form spring terminal and the contact site that suppresses to the direction that contacts with the 1st sensor terminal, promising insertion is set in the polarity portion of male type link integrally the sensor terminal incorporating section that the 1st sensor terminal is used is installed; Simultaneously, envelope by the part of this sensor terminal incorporating section leading section the 1st sensor terminal.

Here so-called effective fitting portion is meant with respect to the gynetype terminal to become the necessary part of bonding state completely, is the part except the tapered portion that is formed at its leading section on the male type terminal.

This effective fitting portion become completely chimerism with respect to the gynetype terminal time necessary insertion length be effective chimeric length, this effective chimeric length can according to and the gynetype terminal between situation such as composite construction and at random set.

At this moment, the jockey combined sensor can be arranged in each polarity portion of gynetype link and male type link.Here the polarity portion of so-called link is meant when link in male and female is in correct position and concerns, for make have only when two links can in conjunction with and be positioned at the part that is provided with on two links; On the part of the outer cover of the part of the outer cover of gynetype link and male type link,, form protuberance the opposing party at the square one-tenth recess of one.

In addition, the jockey combined sensor is by being constituted by the 1st tabular sensor terminal with when becoming when being over state the 2nd sensor terminal that forms conducting state that contacts with the 1st sensor terminal between the link of above-mentioned male and female haply.

At this moment, the polarity portion at male type link is provided with the sensor terminal incorporating section that is used to insert installation the 1st sensor terminal integrally; Simultaneously, an one by this sensor terminal incorporating section can envelope the leading section of the 1st sensor terminal.

Further, jockey is constituted as the autoregistration jockey.

According to jockey of the present invention, Damxung type terminal with effective chimeric length chimeric during the gynetype terminal, its jockey combined sensor can detect the state of this moment as bonding state completely.

Therefore, if during incomplete bonding state, because the jockey combined sensor can not detect bonding state, thus just can know in conjunction with operation at once and also be not over, thus can prevent under incomplete bonding state end in conjunction with the situation of operation.

If this jockey combined sensor is arranged in the polarity portion of each link, just do not need to be provided with special incorporating section, can improve the utilization ratio in space.

If the jockey combined sensor is made of the 1st sensor terminal and the 2nd sensor terminal, then they just become easily toward the installation on the jockey, can detect the bonding state of jockey easily.

When on male type link, being integrally formed the sensor terminal incorporating section, and when covering the front end of the 1st sensor terminal by this sensor terminal incorporating section, owing to can make the exposed length of the 1st sensor terminal certain, so can prevent the reduction of the accuracy of detection that the accumulation owing to tolerance causes.

If use with the autoregistration jockey that designs as prerequisite in conjunction with operation in occasion that can not be directly visual, even so such grope in conjunction with operation the time, also can prevent the generation of incomplete bonding state more reliably.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the view that has shown effect of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is the open cube display that has shown installation method.

Fig. 3 is the sectional drawing that has shown installment state.

Fig. 4 is the sectional drawing of the jockey combined sensor part of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is the view that has shown the chimerism between gynetype terminal and the male type terminal.

Fig. 6 is the view along the A direction of arrow of Fig. 2 of male type link.

Fig. 7 is the sectional drawing along " 7-7 " line among Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is the amplification profile diagram of major part.

Fig. 9 is the view along the B direction of arrow of Fig. 2 of gynetype link.

Figure 10 is the sectional drawing along " 10-10 " line among Fig. 9.

Embodiment

Fig. 1 has shown its view in conjunction with the state of front and back for the terminal part of corresponding drawing formula jockey of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is the open cube display of installation method that has shown the integral body of drawing formula jockey.Fig. 3 is the sectional drawing that has shown installment state.Fig. 4 is the sectional drawing of the jockey combined sensor part of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is the view that has shown the chimerism between gynetype terminal and the male type terminal.Fig. 6 is the view along the A direction of arrow of Fig. 2 of male type link.Fig. 7 is the sectional drawing along " 7-7 " line of Fig. 6.Fig. 8 is the amplification profile diagram of major part.Fig. 9 is the view along the B direction of arrow of Fig. 2 of gynetype link.Figure 10 is the sectional drawing along " 10-10 " line of Fig. 9.

At first, in Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, this drawing formula jockey has male type link 10 and gynetype link 20.

Male type link 10 is can not directly visual place, with respect to being mounted in the mounting panel 30 transportable modes that are mounted on the parts (diagram omission) by predetermined fixed.

Mounting panel 30 has medium pore 31 and is seizing this medium pore 31 on both sides by the arms and be formed at the screwed hole 32 up and down of its opening edge portion.

Male type link 10, the outer cover 11 with insulating resin system.This outer cover 11 have the terminal incorporating section 11a that roughly becomes the square tube shape and one end be formed at gynetype link 20 opposite face sides on flange part 11b.

Terminal incorporating section 11a is a kind of profile that can produce loose chimeric size with medium pore 31, it have the bight of flange part 11b with screwed hole 32 corresponding locational play holes 12.

Male type link 10 toward the installation process of mounting panels 30 is: with the terminal incorporating section 11a medium pore 31 of packing into, further the collar 33 is packed into the roughly consistent play hole 12 of screwed hole 32 in, the end shell tool 34 thereon, use bolt 35 screw fixed then on screwed hole 32.

At this moment, as clearly shown in Figure 3, the internal diameter of installing hole 12 is owing to also bigger than the profile of the collar 33, so have gap a between the installing hole 12 and the collar 33.

Again, the collar 33 is outwards outstanding from installing hole 12, has gap b between the surface of pad 34 and installing hole 12.

And owing to also have sufficient gap between around medium pore 31 and the terminal incorporating section 11a, male type link 10 can temporarily fixed with respect to mounting panel 30 with moving freely.

Again in Fig. 2,, be provided with installing hole 12 and be the roughly a pair of pilot hole 13 on diagonal of diverse location in the bight of flange part 11b.

The intake section of pilot hole 13 constitutes the inclined-plane 14 of cone-shaped, and is formed with grooving 15.

Again, at the central portion of terminal incorporating section 11a, with a side of gynetype link 20 opposite faces, be formed with the chimeric recess 16 of the polarity described later portion that is used for chimeric gynetype link 20.Gynetype link 20, the outer cover 21 with insulating resin system.This outer cover 21, the flange part 21b that has terminal incorporating section 21a and forming in the equitant mode of flange part 11b of one end and male type link 10.

Terminal incorporating section 21a is in order to give prominence to square tube shape haply to the direction that combines with male type link 10 with chimeric recess 16 tablings; And, with the also outstanding direction protrusion of using with pilot hole 13 tablings 22 that forming of flange part 21b.

From the top of flange part 21b, be formed with upward the guide plate 23 that extends, be formed with pilot hole 24 at the front end of this guide plate 23, on this pilot hole 24, be through with guide post 24a.Guide post 24a is the part of the location usefulness of gynetype link 20, and it is extending more longways from its installation axis direction of installing component side direction of not shown gynetype link 20.

This gynetype link 20 is immovably with respect to being mounted parts (diagram is omitted) and being installed with different another of parts that be mounted that male type link 10 is installed.

By male type link 10, gynetype link 20 and mounting panel 30, constitute drawing formula jockey as the autoregistration jockey.

The position fixing process of this drawing formula jockey integral body is: with respect to the male type link 10 that temporarily is fixed in advance on the mounting panel 30, guide post 24a is fitted to the pilot hole of growing crosswise 36 on the top that is formed at mounting panel 30.

Then, when being pressed into gynetype link 20 by the guiding of guide post 24a, at first direction protrusion 22 and pilot hole 13 tablings, the male type link 10 that can move freely is just located automatically by gynetype link 20.

In Fig. 3 and Fig. 6 to Fig. 8, in the chimeric recess 16 of terminal incorporating section 11a, be inserted with male type terminal 40 from terminal insertion hole 17, this hero type terminal 40 is stuck by its pawl 41 and is fixed on the fastener 16a that is positioned at chimeric recess 16 inner faces.

Central portion in chimeric recess 16, sensor terminal installation step portion 18 gives prominence in chimeric recess 16 and forms, here the 1st sensor terminal 50 is inserted into from terminal insertion hole 18a, and its pawl 51 is stuck and is fixed on the holding section 18b that is positioned at chimeric recess 16 inner faces.

The front end 52 of the 1st sensor terminal 50 is inserted into the front end coating portion 19 of the inner face that is formed at chimeric recess.

As Fig. 3 and shown in Figure 9, in the 21a of terminal incorporating section, insert gynetype terminal 60, it is stuck by its pawl 61 and is fixed on the holding section 21c that is positioned at terminal incorporating section 21a.

At the central portion of terminal incorporating section 21a, be formed with the gathering sill 25 with sensor terminal installation step portion 18 tablings, be provided with a portion 26 in the inside of this gathering sill 25, in this one 26, constitute through hole 27, be inserted with the 2nd sensor terminal 70 here.

Be formed at the spring portion 71 of the front end of the 2nd sensor terminal 70, in gathering sill 25, giving prominence to from tube portion 26.And the pawl 72 in aggregates with spring portion 71 is stuck on the holding section 26a that is fixed on a portion 26.

The 1st sensor terminal 50 and the 2nd sensor terminal 70 that these constitute the jockey combined sensor are continuing mutually with a kind of so suitable checkout gear of indicator light of can lighting when this two-terminal is conducted.

Shown the bonding state between male type terminal 40 and the gynetype terminal 60 among Fig. 5.The leading section 42 of male type terminal 40 forms tapered portion, becomes targeting part when chimeric from varied in thickness point 43 tapered portion forward that begins to form this tapered portion, is non-effective portion of combination between terminal.

From varied in thickness point 43 part of (is basis of reference with the bonding position, down with) rearward, be certain tabular of thickness, it be between terminal in conjunction with the time chimeric effective portion 44; Portion constitutes the joint portion 45 with wiring in its back-end.

On the other hand, gynetype terminal 60, its front forms square tube shape haply, has chimeric mouthful 62 at its front end, forms downwards folding part 63 by the central authorities above it, forms spring portion 64 with 61 one-tenth one non-individual bodies of pawl by its downside.

Spring portion 64, as in the drawings its free state is amplified in the lump showing, solid portion of its rearward system 65 rollover foldings, its front end forms free end 66, it be the spring top 67 of giving prominence to upward of chevron haply that its central portion forms.

Spring top 67 is formed with the gap littler than the thickness of chimeric effective portion 44 between itself and folding part 63.

Spring portion 64 produces bending by the insertion of chimeric effective portion 44, and its free end 66 is realized reliable conducting thus upwards electing chimeric effective portion 44 simultaneously and make it by being pressed in folding part 63 sides with bottom 68 being contacted.

Is necessary and fully during chimerism at male type terminal 40 with respect to gynetype terminal 60, in chimeric effective portion 44 of male type terminal 40, from varied in thickness point 43 to the contact point at spring top 67 till length be effective chimeric length L.Effective chimeric length L is to produce reliably in conjunction with essential length for making between male type terminal 40 and the gynetype terminal 60, and it can be set arbitrarily by situation such as terminal construction.

And the chimeric degree of Damxung type terminal 40 just is judged as incomplete bonding state during less than effective chimeric length L; And when having reached effective chimeric length L, then be judged as bonding state completely.

Below, the effect of this example is described.At first, in Fig. 3, when gynetype link 20 being fitted on the male type link 10, the leading section 42 of male type terminal 40 is from chimeric mouthful 62 insertion of gynetype terminal 60, make spring portion 64 produce strain, so male type terminal 40 becomes conducting state with gynetype terminal 60.

On the other hand, the jockey combined sensor, as shown in FIG. 4, sensor terminal installation step portion 18 is fitted to gathering sill 25, spring portion 71 by being made the 2nd sensor terminal 70 by front end coating portion 19 produces distortion and crosses this spring portion 71, and spring portion 71 just contacts and forms conducting state with the face that exposes of the 1st sensor terminal 50.

Fig. 1 is the view that has shown relation between male type terminal 40 and gynetype terminal 60 and the 1st sensor terminal 50 and the 2nd sensor terminal 70.At first, during the incomplete bonding state of epimere, chimeric effective portion 44 of male type terminal 40 also is not inserted into effective chimeric length L fully in the drawings.

At this moment, be contactless state between the 1st sensor terminal 50 and the 2nd sensor terminal 70, demonstrating between male type terminal 40 and the gynetype terminal 60 is incomplete bonding state.

Then, during the bonding state completely of hypomere, the leading section 42 of male type terminal 40 is inserted into effective chimeric length L, becomes bonding state completely between male type terminal 40 and the gynetype terminal 60 in the drawings.

At this moment, also contact between the 1st sensor terminal 50 and the 2nd sensor terminal 70 and form conducting state, detect between male type terminal 40 and the gynetype terminal 60 and to be bonding state completely.

Therefore, even under can not the directly visual state of groping in conjunction with operation the time, because also can be by confirming with the proper device such as indicator light that the 1st sensor terminal 50 and the 2nd sensor terminal 70 are continuing mutually, so can carry out reliably in conjunction with operation, prevent under incomplete bonding state and finish in conjunction with the such situation of operation.

Thus, even can make by being that drawing formula jockey that prerequisite designs also makes and incompletely more positively carries out in conjunction with operation in conjunction with operation originally with what grope.

And, by combined sensor is made of the 1st sensor terminal 50 and the 2nd sensor terminal 70, because the tectonic relationship between them can be identical principle with the tectonic relationship between male type terminal 40 and the gynetype terminal 60, so its structure has become simply.

And, owing to this combined sensor can be arranged on the dead space of male type link 10 and gynetype link 20, so improved the utilization ratio in space.

And, being inserted into front end coating portion 19 and being coated by front end by these front end coating portion 19 sides with the 1st sensor terminal 50, the length that can make the exposed division of the 1st sensor terminal 50 is certain value.

The result who does like this, the 1st sensor terminal 50 is being inserted when being installed to male type link 10, just can prevent shaping tolerance because of male type link 10 and the 1st sensor terminal 50 self, the tolerance when the 1st sensor terminal 50 is installed to male type link 10 and because the accumulation of the various tolerances such as tolerance of the holding section of pawl 51 reduces the situation of precision of the length of exposed division easily, can keep certain dimensional accuracy, improve the accuracy of detection of bonding state.

And the present invention is not limited only to this example, but all possible application can be arranged.For example, jockey is not limited only to drawing formula jockey.

And the jockey combined sensor is not only limited to the pattern that is combined by such gynetype terminal and male type terminal, and so long as can send signal just when the state that male type terminal 40 and gynetype terminal 60 are combining with effective chimeric length.

Therefore, can be that push switch or slipping switch etc. have the various switches of contact point structure, and the device that has utilized the magnetic of magnet, or even various forms of jockey combined sensors such as optical sensor.

Claims

1. jockey, it has the gynetype link that is provided with the gynetype terminal that forms tubular and is provided with the male type link for tabular male type terminal with above-mentioned gynetype terminal tabling, it is characterized in that:

To be used to detect each polarity portion that male type terminal combines the state of being over the gynetype terminal jockey combined sensor is arranged on gynetype link and male type link,

And the jockey combined sensor has for the 1st tabular sensor terminal with when forming the 2nd sensor terminal of conducting state for contacting with the 1st sensor terminal when being over state between the link of above-mentioned male and female,

On the leading section of the 2nd sensor terminal, form spring terminal and the contact site that suppresses to the direction that contacts with the 1st sensor terminal,

Promising insertion is set in the polarity portion of male type link integrally the sensor terminal incorporating section that the 1st sensor terminal is used is installed; Simultaneously, envelope by the part of this sensor terminal incorporating section leading section the 1st sensor terminal.

2. jockey as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: the leading section of described the 1st sensor terminal is enveloped can prevent extracting of the 2nd transducer.

3. jockey as claimed in claim 1 or 2, it is characterized in that: from link not in conjunction with intact state in conjunction with between the state that is over, the joint portion of link at first becomes conducting state, and it is different that transducer makes the effective chimeric length of female male terminal and sensor terminal with becoming conducting state then.

4. as claim 1 or 2 described jockeys, it is characterized by: it is constituting as the autoregistration jockey.

5. as the described jockey of claim 3, it is characterized by: it is constituting as the autoregistration jockey.