CN220652392U

CN220652392U - Connector terminal, connector and connector assembly

Info

Publication number: CN220652392U
Application number: CN202321986792.5U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杨昱辰; 周啸; 姜开轩; 马飞松
Original assignee: Tyco Electronics Shanghai Co Ltd
Current assignee: Tyco Electronics Shanghai Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-07-26
Filing date: 2023-07-26
Publication date: 2024-03-22
Anticipated expiration: 2033-07-26

Abstract

The utility model discloses a connector terminal, a connector and a connector assembly. The connector terminal includes: a main body part and a welding part. The main body part includes: a pair of side plates including a first side plate and a second side plate facing each other; and a bottom plate connected between bottoms of the pair of side plates. A solder portion is connected to the body portion for soldering to a conductor of a cable. The first side plate of the main body part is used for being matched with the matched terminal of the matched connector, and the bottom plate and the second side plate of the main body part are used for transferring heat generated by the connector terminal to the outer shell of the connector. In the utility model, the connector terminal has excellent heat dissipation performance, and can effectively prevent the connector terminal from overheating. In addition, the direction of the welding part of the connector terminal can be changed according to actual needs, and the application range of the connector terminal is widened.

Description

Connector terminal, connector and connector assembly

Technical Field

The present utility model relates to a connector terminal, a connector including the connector terminal, and a connector assembly including the connector.

Background

In the related art, a connector terminal is generally in a flat plate shape, one end of which is inserted into a mating connector terminal to be mated with the mating connector terminal, and the other end of which is soldered to a flat conductor end of a cable to be electrically connected with the cable. However, the conventional connector terminal has poor heat dissipation performance and is liable to overheat. Moreover, the direction of the soldered portion of such a connector terminal in the prior art cannot be changed as required, resulting in a great limitation in its application.

Disclosure of Invention

The present utility model is directed to solving at least one of the above-mentioned problems and disadvantages of the prior art.

According to one aspect of the present utility model, a connector terminal is provided. The connector terminal includes: a main body part and a welding part. The main body part includes: a pair of side plates including a first side plate and a second side plate facing each other; and a bottom plate connected between bottoms of the pair of side plates. A solder portion is connected to the body portion for soldering to a conductor of a cable. The first side plate of the main body part is used for being matched with the matched terminal of the matched connector, and the bottom plate and the second side plate of the main body part are used for transferring heat generated by the connector terminal to the outer shell of the connector.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present utility model, the connector terminal is an integral piece.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present utility model, the bottom plate has front and rear sides opposite left and right sides in a first horizontal direction and opposite in a second horizontal direction perpendicular to the first horizontal direction; the pair of side plates are respectively connected to left and right sides of the bottom plate, and the welding portion is connected to a rear side of the bottom plate.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present utility model, the welding part includes: a flat portion adapted to be soldered to a flat conductor end of the cable; and a connection portion connected between a front side of the flat portion and a rear side of the bottom plate.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the utility model, the flat part is parallel to the bottom plate and at the same or different height as the bottom plate.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the utility model, the connecting portion is bent upwards in an arc shape or downwards in an arc shape with respect to the base plate, such that the flat portion is higher or lower than the base plate.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present utility model, the flat portion is inclined to the bottom plate such that a predetermined angle is formed therebetween.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the utility model, the connecting portion is bent upwards or downwards relative to the base plate, so that the flat portion extends obliquely upwards or downwards relative to the base plate.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present utility model, a slot adapted to engage with a resilient snap on the inner housing of the connector is formed in the bottom plate.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present utility model, the body portion and the welding portion of the connector terminal are two separate members formed separately, and the welding portion is detachably connected to the body portion.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present utility model, the bottom plate has opposite left and right sides in a first horizontal direction, the pair of side plates are respectively connected to the left and right sides of the bottom plate, and the welding portion is connected to the bottom surface of the bottom plate.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present utility model, the welding part includes: a flat portion adapted to be soldered to a flat conductor end of the cable; and a connection portion adapted to be connected to the bottom surface of the bottom plate.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present utility model, a screw hole is formed on the connection portion, and a connection hole is formed on the bottom plate; the connector terminal further includes a threaded connection passing through the connection hole and screwed into the threaded hole to fasten the welded portion to the main body portion.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the utility model, the flat part is parallel to the bottom plate and the flat part can be in different angular positions relative to the bottom plate.

According to another aspect of the present utility model, a connector is provided. The connector includes: an outer housing; the connector terminal is arranged in the outer shell; and a cable having one end extending into the outer housing and welded to the welding portion of the connector terminal. The first side plate of the connector terminal is for mating with a mating terminal of a mating connector, and the bottom plate and the second side plate of the connector terminal are in direct thermal contact with the outer housing or are thermally connected to the outer housing via a thermally conductive member to transfer heat generated by the connector terminal to the outer housing.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present utility model, fin-shaped heat dissipation ribs are formed on an outer wall surface of the outer housing opposite to the bottom plate and the second side plate of the connector terminal.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present utility model, the outer housing is an electrically insulating housing or an electrically conductive housing, and the heat conductive member is an electrically insulating member to electrically isolate the connector terminal from the outer housing.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present utility model, the connector further includes: an inner housing provided in the outer housing for mounting the connector terminal, an elastic buckle formed on the inner housing, a slot formed on a bottom plate of the connector terminal, the elastic buckle being buckled into the slot to lock the connector terminal.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present utility model, the connector further includes: a holding body latched to the inner housing for holding the first side plate of the connector terminal, the holding body having an inner cavity allowing insertion of a mating terminal and a door-shaped frame provided in the inner cavity, the first side plate of the connector terminal being held in the door-shaped frame.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present utility model, the connector includes a pair of connector terminals arranged side by side, a first side plate of the pair of connector terminals being received in an inner cavity of the holding body, the holding body further having a partition plate separating the first side plates of the pair of connector terminals.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present utility model, the connector further includes: a heat conducting member and an end cap member. The heat conductive member includes: a heat conduction portion sandwiched between a bottom plate and a second side plate of the connector terminal to transfer heat to the outer housing; and a first annular seal portion provided in a mating port of the outer housing for mating with a mating outer housing of a mating connector. An end cap is mounted in the mating port of the outer housing for closing the mating port of the outer housing. The first annular seal portion is pressed between an inner wall surface of the mating port of the outer housing and an outer peripheral wall of the end cap member to achieve a seal therebetween.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present utility model, an opening allowing the end of the holder to be exposed is formed on the cover plate of the end cap; the heat conductive member further includes a second annular sealing portion surrounding an end portion of the holding body and adapted to be pressed between the mating inner housing of the mating connector and an outer peripheral wall of the end portion of the holding body to achieve sealing therebetween.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present utility model, the end cap has a socket portion connected to a cover plate thereof, a blind slot hole is formed in the heat conductive member, and the socket portion of the end cap is inserted into the blind slot hole of the heat conductive member to hold the end cap in the port.

According to another aspect of the present utility model, a connector assembly is provided. The connector assembly includes: the connector; and a mating connector mated with the connector.

In the foregoing respective exemplary embodiments according to the present utility model, the connector terminal has excellent heat dissipation performance, and overheating of the connector terminal can be effectively prevented. In addition, the direction of the welding part of the connector terminal can be changed according to actual needs, and the application range of the connector terminal is widened.

Other objects and advantages of the present utility model will become apparent from the following description of the utility model with reference to the accompanying drawings, which provide a thorough understanding of the present utility model.

Drawings

Fig. 1 shows a schematic perspective view of a connector according to an exemplary embodiment of the utility model;

FIG. 2 shows a cross-sectional view of a connector according to an exemplary embodiment of the utility model;

FIG. 3 shows a cross-sectional view of a connector with an end cap removed according to an exemplary embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 4 shows a perspective view of a holder and a connector terminal of a connector according to an exemplary embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 5 shows a perspective view of an inner housing and connector terminals of a connector according to an exemplary embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 6 shows a schematic perspective view of a connector terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 7 shows a perspective view of a connector terminal according to another exemplary embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 8 shows a perspective view of a connector terminal according to another exemplary embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 9 shows an exploded schematic view of a connector terminal according to another exemplary embodiment of the present utility model.

Detailed Description

The technical scheme of the utility model is further specifically described below through examples and with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the specification, the same or similar reference numerals denote the same or similar components. The following description of embodiments of the present utility model with reference to the accompanying drawings is intended to illustrate the general inventive concept and should not be taken as limiting the utility model.

Furthermore, in the following detailed description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments of the present disclosure. It may be evident, however, that one or more embodiments may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in the drawings in order to simplify the drawings.

According to one general technical concept of the present utility model, a connector terminal is provided. The connector terminal includes: a main body part and a welding part. The main body part includes: a pair of side plates including a first side plate and a second side plate facing each other; and a bottom plate connected between bottoms of the pair of side plates. A solder portion is connected to the body portion for soldering to a conductor of a cable. The first side plate of the main body part is used for being matched with a matched terminal of a matched connector, and the bottom plate and the second side plate of the main body part are used for transferring heat generated by the connector terminal to an outer shell of the connector.

According to another general technical concept of the present utility model, a connector is provided. The connector includes: an outer housing; the connector terminal is arranged in the outer shell; and a cable having one end extending into the outer housing and welded to the welding portion of the connector terminal. The first side plate of the connector terminal is for mating with a mating terminal of a mating connector, and the bottom plate and the second side plate of the connector terminal are in direct thermal contact with the outer housing or are thermally connected to the outer housing via a thermally conductive member to transfer heat generated by the connector terminal to the outer housing.

According to another general technical concept of the present utility model, a connector assembly is provided. The connector assembly includes: the connector; and a mating connector mated with the connector.

Fig. 1 shows a schematic perspective view of a connector according to an exemplary embodiment of the utility model; FIG. 2 shows a cross-sectional view of a connector according to an exemplary embodiment of the utility model; fig. 3 shows a cross-sectional view of a connector according to an exemplary embodiment of the utility model, with the end cap 3 removed; fig. 4 shows a perspective view of the retention body 4 and the connector terminals 6 of the connector according to an exemplary embodiment of the utility model; fig. 5 shows a perspective view of the inner housing 5 and the connector terminals 6 of the connector according to an exemplary embodiment of the present utility model; fig. 6 shows a schematic perspective view of a connector terminal 6 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present utility model.

As shown in fig. 1 to 6, in an exemplary embodiment of the present utility model, a connector terminal 6 is disclosed. The connector terminal 6 includes: a main body portion 60 and a weld portion 64. The main body 60 includes: a pair of side plates 61, 62 and a bottom plate 63. The pair of side plates 61, 62 includes a first side plate 61 and a second side plate 62 facing each other. The bottom plate 63 is connected between the bottoms of the pair of side plates 61, 62. The soldering portion 64 is connected to the main body portion 60 for soldering to the conductor of the cable 2. The first side plate 61 of the main body 60 is used for mating with a mating terminal (not shown) of a mating connector (not shown), and the bottom plate 63 and the second side plate 62 of the main body 60 are used for transferring heat generated by the connector terminal 6 to the outer housing 1 of the connector, so that the heat dissipation performance of the connector terminal 6 can be improved, and overheating of the connector terminal 6 can be effectively prevented.

As shown in fig. 1 to 6, in the illustrated embodiment, the connector terminal 6 is an integral piece. For example, the connector terminal 6 may be an integral press-formed piece.

As shown in fig. 1 to 6, in the illustrated embodiment, the bottom plate 63 of the connector terminal 6 has front and rear sides opposite left and right sides in a first horizontal direction and opposite front and rear sides in a second horizontal direction perpendicular to the first horizontal direction. A pair of side plates 61, 62 of the connector terminal 6 are connected to the left and right sides of the bottom plate 63, respectively, and a soldered portion 64 of the connector terminal 6 is connected to the rear side of the bottom plate 63.

As shown in fig. 1-6, in the illustrated embodiment, the weld 64 includes: flat 641 and connection 642. The flat 641 is adapted to be soldered to a flat conductor end of the cable 2. The connection portion 642 is connected between the front side of the flat portion 641 and the rear side of the bottom plate 63.

As shown in fig. 1 to 6, in an exemplary embodiment of the present utility model, the flat portion 641 is parallel to the bottom plate 63 and may be at the same or different height from the bottom plate 63. In the illustrated embodiment, flat 641 is at a different height than bottom plate 63.

As shown in fig. 1 to 6, in the illustrated embodiment, the connection portion 642 is bent upward into an arc shape or downward into an arc shape with respect to the bottom plate 63 such that the flat portion 641 is higher or lower than the bottom plate 63.

As shown in fig. 1 to 6, in the illustrated embodiment, a slot 63a adapted to engage with the elastic catch 5a on the inner housing 5 of the connector is formed on the bottom plate 63 of the connector terminal 6.

Fig. 7 shows a perspective view of a connector terminal 6 according to another exemplary embodiment of the present utility model.

The connector terminal 6 shown in fig. 7 is mainly different from the connector terminal 6 shown in fig. 1 to 6 in the direction of the weld 64. As shown in fig. 7, in the illustrated embodiment, the flat portions 641 of the connector terminals 6 are inclined to the bottom plate 63 so as to have a predetermined angle therebetween. In the illustrated embodiment, the connecting portion 642 of the connector terminal 6 is bent upward or downward with respect to the bottom plate 63 such that the flat portion 641 extends obliquely upward or downward with respect to the bottom plate 63.

Except for the foregoing differences, the connector terminal 6 shown in fig. 7 is substantially the same as the connector terminal 6 shown in fig. 1 to 6, and reference is made to the connector terminal 6 shown in fig. 1 to 6.

Fig. 8 shows a perspective view of a connector terminal 6 according to another exemplary embodiment of the present utility model; fig. 9 shows an exploded schematic view of a connector terminal 6 according to another exemplary embodiment of the present utility model.

As shown in fig. 8 and 9, in the illustrated embodiment, the main body portion 60 and the solder portion 64 of the connector terminal 6 are two separate members formed separately, and the solder portion 64 is detachably connected to the main body portion 60.

As shown in fig. 8 and 9, in the illustrated embodiment, the bottom plate 63 of the connector terminal 6 has opposite left and right sides in the first horizontal direction, a pair of side plates 61, 62 of the connector terminal 6 are respectively connected to the left and right sides of the bottom plate 63, and a solder portion 64 is connected to the bottom surface of the bottom plate 63.

As shown in fig. 8 and 9, in the illustrated embodiment, the weld 64 includes: flat 641 and connection 642. The flat 641 is adapted to be soldered to a flat conductor end of the cable 2. The connecting portion 642 is adapted to be connected to the bottom surface of the bottom plate 63.

As shown in fig. 8 and 9, in the illustrated embodiment, screw holes 64b are formed in the connection portion 642, and connection holes 63b are formed in the bottom plate 63. The connector terminal 6 further includes a screw-threaded connection member 65, and the screw-threaded connection member 65 is passed through a connection hole 63b in the bottom plate 63 and screwed into a screw hole 64b in the connection portion 642 to fasten the welded portion 64 to the main body portion 60.

As shown in fig. 8 and 9, in the illustrated embodiment, flat 641 is parallel to bottom plate 63, and flat 641 can be at different angular positions relative to bottom plate 63. In this way, the range of application of the connector terminal can be enlarged.

In another exemplary embodiment of the present utility model, as shown in fig. 1 to 9, a connector is also disclosed. The connector includes: an outer housing 1, a cable 2 and a connector terminal 6. The connector terminals 6 are provided in the outer housing 1. One end of the cable 2 protrudes into the outer housing 1 and is soldered to the soldering portion 64 of the connector terminal 6.

As shown in fig. 1 to 9, in the illustrated embodiment, the first side plate 61 of the connector terminal 6 is for mating with a mating terminal of a mating connector, and the bottom plate 63 and the second side plate 62 of the connector terminal 6 are in direct thermal contact with the outer housing 1 or thermally connected to the outer housing 1 via the heat conductive member 7 to transfer heat generated by the connector terminal 6 to the outer housing 1.

As shown in fig. 1 to 9, in the illustrated embodiment, fin-like heat dissipation ribs 11 are formed on the outer wall surface of the outer housing 1 opposite to the bottom plate 63 and the second side plate 62 of the connector terminal 6. Thus, the heat dissipation performance of the connector can be further improved.

As shown in fig. 1 to 9, in the illustrated embodiment, the outer housing 1 may be an electrically insulating housing or an electrically conductive housing. The heat conductive member 7 is an electrically insulating member to electrically isolate the connector terminal 6 from the outer housing 1.

As shown in fig. 1 to 9, in the illustrated embodiment, the connector further includes an inner housing 5, the inner housing 5 being provided in the outer housing 1 for mounting the connector terminals 6. An elastic snap 5a is formed on the inner housing 5, a groove hole 63a is formed on the bottom plate 63 of the connector terminal 6, and the elastic snap 5a is snapped into the groove hole 63a to lock the connector terminal 6.

As shown in fig. 1 to 9, in the illustrated embodiment, the connector further comprises a holding body 4, which holding body 4 is latched to the inner housing 5 for holding the first side plate 61 of the connector terminal 6. The holder 4 has an inner cavity 401 allowing insertion of the mating terminal and a door-shaped frame 43 provided in the inner cavity 401, and the first side plate 61 of the connector terminal 6 is held in the door-shaped frame 43.

As shown in fig. 1 to 9, in the illustrated embodiment, the connector includes a pair of connector terminals 6 arranged side by side, and the soldered portions 64 of the pair of connector terminals 6 are soldered to the conductor ends of the two cables 2, respectively. The first side plates 61 of the pair of connector terminals 6 are accommodated in the inner cavity 401 of the holding body 4, and the holding body 4 further has a partition plate 42 that separates the first side plates 61 of the pair of connector terminals 6.

As shown in fig. 1 to 9, in the illustrated embodiment, the connector further includes: a heat conducting member 7 and an end cap member 3. The heat conductive member 7 includes: a heat conducting portion 70 and a first annular sealing portion 71. The heat conduction portion 70 is sandwiched between the bottom plate 63 and the second side plate 62 of the connector terminal 6 to transfer heat to the outer housing 1. The first annular seal 71 is provided in a mating port 101 of the outer housing 1 for mating with a mating outer housing (not shown) of a mating connector. The end cap 3 is mounted in the mating port 101 of the outer housing 1 for closing the mating port 101 of the outer housing 1. The first annular seal portion 71 is pressed between the inner wall surface of the mating port 101 of the outer housing 1 and the outer peripheral wall 31 of the end cap 3 to achieve sealing therebetween.

As shown in fig. 1 to 9, in the illustrated embodiment, an opening is formed in the cover plate 30 of the end cap 3, which allows the end 41 of the holding body 4 to be exposed. The heat conductive member 7 further includes a second annular seal portion 72. The second annular sealing portion 72 surrounds the end portion 41 of the holder body 4 and is adapted to be pressed between a mating inner housing (not shown) of the mating connector and an outer peripheral wall of the end portion 41 of the holder body 4 to achieve a seal therebetween.

As shown in fig. 1 to 9, in the illustrated embodiment, the end cap 3 has the insertion portion 32 connected to the cover plate 30 thereof, the blind slot 73 is formed on the heat conductive member 7, and the insertion portion 32 of the end cap 3 is inserted into the blind slot 73 of the heat conductive member 7 to hold the end cap 3 in the port 101.

In another exemplary embodiment of the present utility model, as shown in fig. 1-9, a connector assembly is also disclosed. The connector assembly includes: a connector; and a mating connector mated with the connector.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the above-described embodiments are exemplary and that modifications may be made to the embodiments described in various embodiments without structural or conceptual aspects and that these variations may be resorted to without departing from the scope of the utility model.

Although the present utility model has been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, the examples disclosed in the drawings are intended to illustrate preferred embodiments of the utility model and are not to be construed as limiting the utility model.

Although a few embodiments of the present general inventive concept have been shown and described, it would be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes may be made in these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the general inventive concept, the scope of which is defined in the claims and their equivalents.

It should be noted that the word "comprising" does not exclude other elements or steps, and that the word "a" or "an" does not exclude a plurality. In addition, any element numbers of the claims should not be construed as limiting the scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. A connector terminal, comprising:

a main body (60) comprising:

a pair of side plates (61, 62) including a first side plate (61) and a second side plate (62) facing each other; and

a bottom plate (63) connected between the bottoms of the pair of side plates (61, 62); and a soldering portion (64) connected to the main body portion (60) for soldering to a conductor of the cable (2),

the first side plate (61) of the main body part (60) is used for being matched with a matched terminal of a matched connector, and the bottom plate (63) and the second side plate (62) of the main body part (60) are used for transferring heat generated by the connector terminal (6) to an outer shell (1) of the connector.

2. The connector terminal of claim 1, wherein:

the connector terminal (6) is an integral molding;

the bottom plate (63) has front and rear sides opposite left and right sides in a first horizontal direction and opposite in a second horizontal direction perpendicular to the first horizontal direction;

the pair of side plates (61, 62) are respectively connected to the left and right sides of the bottom plate (63), and the welded portion (64) is connected to the rear side of the bottom plate (63).

3. The connector terminal according to claim 2, wherein:

the welded portion (64) includes:

a flat portion (641) adapted to be soldered to a flat conductor end of the cable (2); and

and a connection part (642) connected between the front side of the flat part (641) and the rear side of the bottom plate (63).

4. A connector terminal according to claim 3, wherein:

the flat portion (641) is parallel to the bottom plate (63); and is also provided with

The connecting portion (642) is bent upward into an arc shape or downward into an arc shape with respect to the bottom plate (63) such that the flat portion (641) is higher or lower than the bottom plate (63).

5. A connector terminal according to claim 3, wherein:

the flat portion (641) is inclined to the bottom plate (63) so as to have a predetermined angle therebetween; and is also provided with

The connecting portion (642) is bent upward or downward with respect to the bottom plate (63) such that the flat portion (641) extends obliquely upward or downward with respect to the bottom plate (63).

6. The connector terminal according to claim 2, wherein:

a slot (63 a) adapted to engage with an elastic catch (5 a) on the inner housing (5) of the connector is formed on the bottom plate (63).

7. The connector terminal of claim 1, wherein:

the main body portion (60) and the weld portion (64) of the connector terminal (6) are two separate components formed separately, and the weld portion (64) is detachably connected to the main body portion (60);

the bottom plate (63) has left and right sides opposite to each other in a first horizontal direction, the pair of side plates (61, 62) are respectively connected to the left and right sides of the bottom plate (63), and the welded portion (64) is connected to the bottom surface of the bottom plate (63).

8. The connector terminal of claim 7, wherein:

the welded portion (64) includes:

a connection portion (642) adapted to be connected to the bottom surface of the bottom plate (63).

9. The connector terminal of claim 8, wherein:

a screw hole (64 b) is formed in the connection portion (642), and a connection hole (63 b) is formed in the bottom plate (63);

the connector terminal further includes a screw-threaded connection member (65), the screw-threaded connection member (65) passing through the connection hole (63 b) and being screwed into the screw hole (64 b) to fasten the welded portion (64) to the main body portion (60).

10. The connector terminal of claim 8, wherein:

the flat portion (641) is parallel to the bottom plate (63), and the flat portion (641) can be at different angular positions relative to the bottom plate (63).

11. A connector, comprising:

an outer case (1);

the connector terminal (6) of any one of claims 1-10, disposed in the outer housing (1); and

a cable (2) having one end projecting into the outer housing (1) and soldered to a soldered portion (64) of the connector terminal (6),

the first side plate (61) of the connector terminal (6) is for mating with a mating terminal of a mating connector, and the bottom plate (63) and the second side plate (62) of the connector terminal (6) are in direct thermal contact with the outer housing (1) or are thermally connected to the outer housing (1) via a thermally conductive member (7) to transfer heat generated by the connector terminal (6) to the outer housing (1).

12. The connector of claim 11, wherein:

a fin-shaped heat radiation rib (11) is formed on an outer wall surface of the outer housing (1) which faces the bottom plate (63) and the second side plate (62) of the connector terminal (6).

13. The connector of claim 11, wherein:

the outer housing (1) is an electrically insulating housing or an electrically conductive housing, and the thermally conductive member (7) is an electrically insulating member to electrically isolate the connector terminals (6) from the outer housing (1).

14. The connector of claim 11, further comprising:

an inner housing (5) provided in the outer housing (1) for mounting the connector terminals (6); and

a holding body (4) latched to the inner housing (5) for holding the first side plate (61) of the connector terminal (6),

an elastic snap (5 a) is formed on the inner housing (5), a slot (63 a) is formed on a bottom plate (63) of the connector terminal (6), the elastic snap (5 a) is snapped into the slot (63 a) to lock the connector terminal (6),

the holding body (4) has an inner cavity (401) allowing insertion of a mating terminal and a door-shaped frame (43) provided in the inner cavity (401), and the first side plate (61) of the connector terminal (6) is held in the door-shaped frame (43).

15. The connector of claim 14, wherein:

the connector comprises a pair of connector terminals (6) arranged side by side, a first side plate (61) of the pair of connector terminals (6) being accommodated in an inner cavity (401) of the holding body (4), the holding body (4) further having a partition plate (42) separating the first side plates (61) of the pair of connector terminals (6).

16. The connector of claim 15, wherein:

the connector further includes:

a heat conductive member (7) comprising:

a heat conduction portion (70) sandwiched between a bottom plate (63) and a second side plate (62) of the connector terminal (6) to transfer heat to the outer case (1); and

a first annular seal portion (71) provided in a mating port (101) of the outer housing (1) for mating with a mating outer housing of a mating connector; and

an end cap (3) mounted in the mating port (101) of the outer housing (1) for closing the mating port (101) of the outer housing (1),

the first annular seal portion (71) is pressed between an inner wall surface of the mating port (101) of the outer case (1) and an outer peripheral wall (31) of the end cap member (3) to achieve sealing therebetween.

17. The connector of claim 16, wherein:

an opening for allowing the end (41) of the holding body (4) to be exposed is formed in the cover plate (30) of the end cap (3);

the heat conducting member (7) further comprises a second annular sealing portion (72), the second annular sealing portion (72) surrounding the end portion (41) of the holding body (4) and being adapted to be pressed between the counter inner housing of the counter connector and the outer peripheral wall of the end portion (41) of the holding body (4) to achieve sealing therebetween.

18. The connector of claim 17, wherein:

the end cover (3) is provided with a plugging part (32) connected with the cover plate (30), a blind slot (73) is formed on the heat conducting piece (7), and the plugging part (32) of the end cover (3) is plugged into the blind slot (73) of the heat conducting piece (7) so as to keep the end cover (3) in the port (101).

19. A connector assembly, comprising:

the connector of any one of claims 11-18; and

and the mating connector is mated with the connector.