JP2010244935A - Female connector for electric wire connection - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a female connector for electric connection for being firmly connected with a male connector with a smaller number of components. <P>SOLUTION: A female connector 200 for electric wire connection includes a plurality of apparatus-side terminals 220 to be electrically connected with a plurality of electric-wire-side terminals 110 provided on a male connector 200 formed at an end of the electric wire. The connector 200 includes: a plurality of insulating pieces 230 arranged parallel to each other so as to insulate the apparatus-side terminals from each other; a plurality of insertion/extraction holes that are formed between the apparatus-side terminals 220 and the insulating pieces 230 on one-by-one basis and into/from which the electric-wire-side terminals are inserted/extracted; an elastic member 240 that biases at least one of the insulating pieces 230 in the direction in which the insulating pieces 230 are arranged parallel to each other; a bolt 250 that proceeds/recedes along a direction that crosses the direction in which the terminals are pressed against each other; and a power transmitting mechanism 260 that converts the rotation or proceeding/receding power of the bolt 250 to the power in the direction in which the terminals 110 and 220 are pressed against each other and transmits the resulting power to the insulating pieces 230. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a female connector for electric wire connection that can be suitably used for connecting a plug connector such as an electric wire for an automobile such as a wire harness to a device side. In particular, the present invention relates to a female connector for electric wire connection that can be firmly connected to a male connector with a smaller number of parts.

  As a structure for connecting the male connector (plug) of the wire harness on the electric wire side to the female connector (receptacle) on the equipment side, there are a bolt type and a plug-in type.

  First, as shown in Patent Document 1, the bolt type has a configuration in which a terminal of a male connector and a terminal of a female connector are penetrated by a bolt, and the bolt is tightened to ensure electrical connection between both terminals.

  On the other hand, the plug-in type has a configuration similar to a so-called outlet. For example, the male connector terminal connected to the electric wire is a plate-like piece, and the female connector terminal is a pair of pressing plates that press each other. And it is the structure which inserts the plate-shaped piece of a male connector between the press plates of a female connector, and hold | maintains the plate-shaped piece of a male connector with the pressing force of this press plate.

Japanese Patent Application No. 2003-317821 FIG. 1, FIG. 3, FIG.

  However, the above-described connection structures have the following problems.

  First, although the bolt type can firmly connect both terminals of the male connector and the female connector, it requires a large number of bolts. For example, when there are two lines of three-phase AC wires, a total of six bolts are required only by connecting the terminals. Therefore, in order to connect / disconnect both connectors, a large number of bolts must be tightened, which makes the operation very complicated. In particular, in order to prevent the bolt from loosening, it is necessary to manage the tightening torque of the bolt. Therefore, tightening the bolt is a more complicated operation. In addition, in order to tighten and remove the bolt, a space for a tool for rotating the bolt is required around the bolt head. For this reason, the plurality of bolts must be arranged at a wide interval in consideration of the space for handling the tool, and such a situation is an obstacle to miniaturization of the female connector.

  Next, in the plug-in type, when the terminals of the male connector and the female connector are connected / released, it is only necessary to simply insert / remove the male connector into / from the female connector, and it is not necessary to tighten many bolts. However, when the current flowing through the wire is small, the pressing force between the pressing plates of the female connector can sufficiently hold the male connector plate-like piece, but when the current becomes large, such as 100 A or more, the pressing force of the pressing plate can be reduced. In this case, the contact resistance of both terminals increases, and heat is generated at the contact points of both terminals. On the other hand, if the pressing force of the pressing plate is increased, the contact resistance between the terminals can be reduced, but it is difficult to manually insert and remove the male connector into and from the female connector. In addition, as both terminals are inserted and removed, both terminals are strongly slid in contact with each other, so that each terminal may be damaged.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and one of its purposes is to provide a female connector for electric wire connection that can firmly connect both connectors without damaging the terminals with a smaller number of parts. There is.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a female connector for electric wire connection that can simultaneously connect and release a large number of terminals with a simple operation.

  The inventors of the present invention have studied a female connector that can connect a plurality of terminals by fastening one bolt. As a result, the present invention was completed by obtaining the knowledge that the above-mentioned object could be achieved if the rotational power or forward / backward power of this bolt was converted into power in the direction of pressing a plurality of terminals and transmitted to each terminal. It came to do. In the following description, the electric wires include electric wires and cables.

  The female connector of the present invention is a female connector for connecting an electric wire having a plurality of device side terminals electrically connected to a plurality of electric wire side terminals provided on the male connector at the end of the electric wire. And a plurality of insertion / removal holes, an elastic material, a single bolt, and a power transmission mechanism. The insulating pieces are juxtaposed so as to insulate the device side terminals from each other. The insertion / removal hole is a hole that is formed between each device-side terminal and the insulating piece and through which the wire-side terminal is inserted / removed. The elastic material biases at least one insulating piece in the parallel direction of the insulating pieces. The bolt is advanced and retracted in a direction intersecting the pressing direction between the terminals. The power transmission mechanism converts the rotational power or forward / backward power of the bolt into power in the pressing direction between the terminals and transmits the power to the insulating piece.

  According to this configuration, the rotational power or forward / backward power of one bolt can be used to connect a plurality of terminals in the male connector and the female connector by the power transmission mechanism. Therefore, a plurality of terminals can be connected with a small number of bolts. For example, when one terminal of a male connector and one terminal of a female connector connected to this terminal are used as a connection terminal pair, a plurality of connection terminal pairs can be connected or released by the operation of one bolt. . In addition, this power transmission mechanism can use the tightening force of one bolt as the pressing force between the terminals, and the urging force of the elastic material can also be used as the pressing force between the terminals. Terminals can be firmly connected. In particular, if the power transmission mechanism is configured to have a boost (boost) function, the terminals can be connected more firmly.

  Specific examples of the power transmission mechanism include the following configurations.

(1) A wedge having a tapered surface attached to an end portion of a bolt, and an inclined surface adapted to the tapered surface, and an advancing / retreating force of the wedge accompanying the forward / backward movement of the bolt by contact between the tapered surface and the inclined surface. A power transmission mechanism comprising a cam for transmitting to the motor.
According to this configuration, the taper surface of the wedge is pressed and released from the inclined surface of the cam by the advance and retreat of the bolt, and accordingly, the terminals of the male connector and the female connector can be firmly connected and released.

(2) A power transmission mechanism including an eccentric cam that rotates in conjunction with the bolt and presses the insulating piece.
According to this configuration, it is possible to firmly connect and release the terminals of the male connector and the female connector by simply pressing and releasing the insulating piece by the eccentric cam only by rotating the eccentric cam as the bolt rotates. .

(3) The bolt has a right bolt surface on one end side in the axial direction and a left bolt surface on the other end side. At this time, the power transmission mechanism is screwed into each of the mountain-shaped surface formed on the insulating piece and projecting into the Λ shape, and the right bolt surface and the left bolt surface of the bolt, and with each rotation of the bolt, A pair of members that come close to and separate from each other, and are configured to include a pair cam that forms a V-shaped valley-shaped surface that conforms to the mountain-shaped surface.
According to this configuration, it is possible to firmly connect / release the terminals of the male connector and the female connector by pressing / releasing the chevron surface of the insulating piece as the pair cam approaches / separates.

(4) The bolt has a right bolt surface on one end side in the axial direction and a left bolt surface on the other end side. At that time, the power transmission mechanism is screwed into each of the right bolt surface and the left bolt surface of the bolt, and a pair of pressing pieces approaching / separating from each other as the bolt rotates, and the proximity / separation of the pressing pieces Accordingly, a leaf spring that swells and returns in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the bolt is provided.
According to this configuration, the degree of bending of the leaf spring can be changed as the pressing piece approaches / separates, and the male and female connector terminals can be firmly connected / released by the swelling / returning of the leaf spring. it can.

(5) A power transmission mechanism comprising a pair of links that are bent and extended in conjunction with the advance and retreat of the bolts, and a pressure contact piece that is provided at a link connecting point and presses the insulating piece when the link is bent.
According to this configuration, a link similar to a so-called toggle joint is driven by the advancement and retraction of the bolt, and the insulation piece is pressed and released via the pressure contact piece by changing the degree of bending of the link, and the male connector and the female connector are connected. Terminals can be firmly connected and disconnected.

  In addition, as one form of the female connector for connecting electric wires of the present invention, a configuration in which device side terminals, insulating pieces, and elastic members are arranged so as to be symmetrical with respect to the bolt when viewed in plan in the axial direction of the bolt Is mentioned.

  According to this configuration, the device side terminals, the insulating pieces, and the elastic members provided symmetrically can be driven by using the rotational power or forward / backward power of a single bolt. Connection terminal pairs can be connected and disconnected.

  Moreover, as one form of the female connector for connecting electric wires of the present invention, there is a configuration in which the bolt is rotatably supported and a case is provided that surrounds the device side terminal, the insulating piece, and the elastic material.

  According to this configuration, by providing the case, it is possible to easily configure a highly waterproof female connector.

  Furthermore, as one form of the female connector for connecting wires according to the present invention, the bolt is screwed into the case, so that the bolt and the case are stopped by being compressed between the head of the bolt and the case. The structure provided with material is mentioned.

  According to this configuration, it is possible to realize a female connector having high waterproof characteristics by effectively suppressing water intrusion into the case from a location where the bolt penetrates the case.

  And as a form of the female connector for electric wire connection of this invention, the structure in which the said volt | bolt and each apparatus side terminal are insulated by the insulation piece and the power transmission mechanism is mentioned.

  According to this structure, the safety | security at the time of bolt operation can be improved by ensuring the insulation with a volt | bolt and each apparatus side terminal.

  According to the female connector for connecting electric wires of the present invention, the male connector can be firmly connected with a simple operation with a smaller number of parts.

It is the figure which carried out the rear view of the female connector which concerns on Embodiment 1 from the apparatus side, and is the fragmentary sectional view of the female connector which made the electric wire side and the apparatus side terminal the press-contact state. It is the figure which planarly viewed the female connector which concerns on Embodiment 1, and is a fragmentary sectional view containing the II-II arrow cross section of FIG. It is the figure which looked at the female connector which concerns on Embodiment 1 from the side, and is a fragmentary sectional view containing the III-III arrow cross section of FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view showing a main internal structure of the female connector according to Embodiment 1. FIG. It is the figure which carried out the rear view of the female connector which concerns on Embodiment 1 from the apparatus side, and is the fragmentary sectional view of the female connector which made the press-contact of the electric wire side and the apparatus side terminal into the cancellation | release state. It is a schematic block diagram of this invention female connector which concerns on Embodiment 2-6. It is a schematic diagram which shows the arrangement | sequence of the electric wire side terminal and apparatus side terminal according to the arrangement pattern of a three-phase electric wire conductor.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Here, a mechanism for connecting the male connector formed at the end of the wire harness and the female connector fixed to the device side will be described as an example.

<Embodiment 1>
[Overall configuration of connection mechanism using female connector of the present invention]
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, this connection mechanism includes a male connector 100 and a female connector 200 that are coupled to each other. Connection / release of both connectors is performed mainly by inserting / removing the male connector 100 into / from the insertion / removal hole of the female connector 200 and tightening one bolt 250 provided on the female connector 200. The female connector 200 includes a total of six device-side terminals 220. By using a pair of male connectors 100 including three electric wire-side terminals 110 and connecting each male connector 100 to the female connector 200, two systems of three phases are provided. An alternating current path can be configured. First, the male connector 100 will be outlined first, and then the configuration of the female connector 200 will be described in detail.

[Male connector: Fig.2-4]
This male connector 100 is provided with the electric wire side terminal 110 connected to each of the electric wire conductor corresponding to each phase of 3 phases, as shown in FIGS. Each of the electric wire side terminals 110 is formed of an elongated rectangular piece of tin-plated copper, and is arranged in parallel at regular intervals and protrudes from the body 115 of the male connector 100. The body 115 is generally a cylindrical body having a track-shaped outer diameter, and includes a plastic case that covers a connection portion between the wire-side terminal 110 and the wire conductor. The outer periphery of the case is provided with an O-ring 120 (FIGS. 2 and 3) for stopping water between the case of the female connector 200 when the case is coupled to the female connector 200.

[Female connector]
The female connector 200 is a structure for connecting the male connector 100 to the device side such as an inverter, and mainly includes a case 210, a device side terminal 220, an insulating piece 230, an elastic material 240, a bolt 250, and a power transmission mechanism 260. Element.

(Case: Figures 1-3)
The female connector 200 includes a case 210 that houses an insulating piece 230, an elastic member 240, and a power transmission mechanism 260, which will be described later. The case 210 is made of aluminum die cast and has a pair of male connector insertion portions 212 that are cylindrical members having a track-like cross section, and a frame-like portion 214 that connects the pair of male connector insertion portions 212 in a parallel state. With. One end side of each insertion part 212 is connected to the parallel insertion part 212, and an opening part into which the male connector 100 is inserted is formed on the other end side. Further, the pair of connected insertion parts 212 are connected to a frame-like part 214, and a track-like opening is formed inside the frame-like part 214. The frame-like portion 214 protrudes in a flange shape from the pair of insertion portions 212 and is fixed to a housing of a device (not shown) with screws. At that time, by interposing an O-ring between the housing and the frame-like portion 214, it is possible to stop water between the housing of the device.

  Further, a bolt hole 216 of a bolt 250 described later is formed in the middle of the pair of male connector insertion portions 212 on the upper surface of the case 210. By moving the bolts 250 screwed into the bolt holes 216 back and forth in the case 210, a total of six pairs of electric wire side terminals 110 and device side terminals 220 located on both sides of the bolts 250 are connected.

(Device side terminals: Figs. 1-4)
The device side terminal 220 is a conductive member having one end connected to the wire side terminal 110 and the other end connected to a device such as an inverter. Here, an L-shaped piece of tin-plated copper was used as the device-side terminal 220. The long side of the L-shaped piece is the connection surface with the electric wire side terminal 110, and the short side is the connection side to the device. In this example, in FIG. 1, three device-side terminals 220 (corresponding to one system) symmetrically about the bolt 250 are arranged at predetermined intervals. In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the device side terminal 220 is shown protruding from the case 210, but this protruding portion is housed in the housing (not shown) of the device and is not actually visible from the outside. .

(Insulation piece: Fig.1, 2, 4)
The insulating piece 230 is a plurality of block-shaped members that insulate the device-side terminals 220 from each other. That is, between each device side terminal 220, between the device side terminal 220 farthest from the bolt 250 and the case 210 of the female connector 200, and between the device side terminal 220 and the bolt 250 closest to the bolt 250, respectively. An insulating piece 230 is arranged on the front side. In this example, each insulating piece 230 is formed of a molded body of unsaturated polyester, and four insulating pieces 230 per system, that is, a total of eight insulating pieces 230 on the left and right sides of the bolt 250 in FIG. In the following description, the side closer to the bolt 250 of the insulating piece 230 is referred to as the center side, and the direction away from the bolt 250 is referred to as the side end side.

  Each of the pair of intermediate insulating pieces 232 interposed between the three device-side terminals 220 in one system includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped base, a substantially rectangular protrusion protruding from the upper and lower surfaces of the base, and a protrusion and a base. It is integral with the [mold engagement piece projecting to the center side of the base, and the schematic shape seen from the electric wire side or the device side is [mold insulation piece. The side surface on the side end side of the base is provided with a wire side recess 232WC that serves as an insertion / removal hole for the wire side terminal 110, and the device side recess 232DC that serves as a positioning hole for the device side terminal 220 is provided on the side surface on the center side of the base. Prepare. The wire-side recess 232WC has a stopper for the wire-side terminal 110 on the base device side, and the device-side recess 232DC has a stopper for the device-side terminal 220 on the base wire side. On the other hand, when both the intermediate insulating pieces 232 are adjacent to each other, the engaging piece of one intermediate insulating piece 232 is engaged with the protrusion of the other intermediate insulating piece 232. That is, the engagement is performed so that the rectangular protrusion is fitted between the engagement pieces of the mold. By this engagement, the intermediate insulating pieces 232 are positioned adjacent to each other. Due to the adjacent, the wire-side recess 232WC of one intermediate insulating piece 232 and the device-side recess 232DC of the other intermediate insulating piece face each other, and the wire-side terminal 110 and the device-side terminal 220 are connected in both the recesses. .

  In addition, the end insulating piece 234 disposed between the device-side terminal 220 farthest from the bolt 250 and the case 210 of the female connector 200 includes a base portion having a substantially semicircular cross section and a center portion of the base portion from the top and bottom surfaces of the base portion. [Equipped with a mold engagement piece projecting to the side, and a schematic shape viewed from the electric wire side or the device side is [a mold insulation piece. The base of the end insulating piece 234 is configured by a curved surface whose side end side is fitted to the inner surface of the case 210, and a device-side recess 234DC that serves as a positioning hole for the device-side terminal 220 is formed on the central side. The The device-side concave 234DC portion also has a stopper for the device-side terminal 220 on the electric wire side of the base portion. Then, the end insulating piece 234 and the intermediate insulating piece 232 are positioned by engaging the engaging piece of the end insulating piece 234 with the protrusion of the adjacent intermediate insulating piece 232. At that time, the device-side recess 234DC of the end insulating piece 234 and the wire-side recess 232WC of the adjacent intermediate insulating piece 232 face each other, and the wire-side terminal 110 and the device-side terminal 220 are connected in both the recesses. .

  Further, the insulating piece disposed between the equipment-side terminal 220 and the bolt 250 closest to the bolt 250 is a spring seat block 236 of a compression spring which is an elastic member 240. The spring seat block 236 is a thin rectangular block-like member that is fitted between a pair of engaging pieces positioned above and below the intermediate insulating piece 232. On the side surface of the spring seat block 236, a wire-side recess 236WC serving as an insertion / removal hole for the wire-side terminal 110 is formed, and on the center-side surface, a circle serving as a spring seat on one end side of the compression spring 240 is formed. Counterbore 236H is formed. The wire-side recess 236WC also has a stopper for the wire-side terminal 110 on the device side of the spring seat block 236. The spring seat block 236 is urged from the center side to the side end side by the compression spring 240, and the intermediate insulating piece 232 and the end insulating piece 234, which are sequentially juxtaposed to the side end side of the spring seat block 236, are also side end sides. Energize to. At that time, the end insulating piece 234 is stopped against the inner surface of the case 210. Furthermore, rectangular recesses are formed on the upper and lower surfaces of the spring seat block 236 to engage with a cam 264 (described later) located on the center side of the spring seat block 236.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, a groove 230 </ b> R is formed on the outer periphery of each insulating piece 230, and the groove 230 </ b> R is engaged with a protrusion inside the case 210 so that each insulating piece 230 is detached from the case 210. Is suppressed. And in each insulating piece 230, an inclined surface is formed in the insertion side opening of each terminal 110, 220 in the wire side recess 232WC, 236WC and the device side recess 232DC, 234DC, and each terminal 110, 220 is connected to each recess 232WC, Easy to insert into 232DC, 234DC, 236WC.

(Elastic material: Figs. 1, 2, 4)
The elastic member 240 is a compression spring that is interposed between the spring seat block 236 and a cam 264, which will be described later, and biases each insulating piece 230 toward the side end and the cam toward the center 264. In this example, a compression spring 240 is used in which a flat wire (material: SWSC-V) having a free length of 15 mm, a diameter of 12 mm, a width of 2.5 mm, and a thickness of 2.0 mm is spirally wound edgewise. One compression spring 240 is used for each of the left and right sides of the bolt 250.

(Bolt: Fig. 1 and 4)
On the other hand, the bolt 250 is screwed into the bolt hole 216 at the center of the case 210. By moving the bolt 250 back and forth in the case 210, each insulating piece 230 is pressed from the center side to the side end side via a power transmission mechanism 260 described later, and the electric wire inserted between the insulating pieces 230 by the pressing. The side terminal 110 and the equipment side terminal 220 are pressed and released. In this example, a two-stage bolt made of SS400 was used. The bolt 250 has a large-diameter portion 250L having a male screw surface on the head side of the bolt 250, and a thin-diameter portion 250T made of a round bar without a screw surface on the tip side of the bolt 250. However, a male screw portion is formed only at the tip of the small diameter portion 250T. The large diameter portion 250L is screwed into the bolt hole 216, and a wedge 262 described later is penetrated through the small diameter portion 250T.

  In this example, an annular seal washer 252 penetrating through the large diameter portion 250L of the bolt 250 is disposed immediately below the bolt head. This seal washer 252 has a cross-section and accommodates an O-ring 254 fitted on the outer periphery of the large diameter portion 250L. By screwing the bolt 250 into the bolt hole 216, the O-ring 254 is compressed and deformed between the seal washer 252 and the case 210, and water can be reliably stopped between the bolt 250 and the bolt hole 216.

(Power transmission mechanism: Figs. 1, 2, 4)
The advancing / retreating power of the bolt 250 is transmitted to the insulating pieces 230 via the power transmission mechanism 260 including the wedge 262 and the cam 264, and compresses and releases the insulating pieces 230 in the parallel direction. The wedge 262 and the cam 264 are also formed of the same unsaturated polyester as the insulating piece 230.

  First, the wedge 262 is a block body that is held in a state of being penetrated by the bolt 250. The upper portion (bolt head side) is provided with a straight portion 262L having a constant width in the bolt axial direction, and the lower portion (bolt The front end side is provided with a taper portion 262T whose width becomes narrower toward the front end side of the bolt. A vertical surface is formed on the side surface of the linear portion 262L of the wedge, and a tapered surface is formed on the side surface of the tapered portion 262T. Such a wedge 262 has a through-hole that is thinner than the large-diameter portion 250L of the bolt 250 and thicker than the thin-diameter portion 250T, and an outer thread larger than the inner diameter of the through-hole at the male screw portion at the tip of the small-diameter portion. By screwing the small retaining nut 256, the wedge 262 is prevented from falling off from the small diameter portion 250T.

  Next, the cam 264 is a generally concave block, and includes a pair of engagement pieces that protrude from the upper and lower sides to the side end side. The engaging piece is engaged with the rectangular recess of the spring seat block 236 described above, and is also engaged with the [type engaging piece of the adjacent intermediate insulating piece 232. Further, a circular counterbore 264H serving as a spring seat on the other end side of the compression spring 240 is formed on the side surface on the side end side of the cam 264, and an inclination suitable for the tapered surface of the cam 264 is formed on the side surface on the center side. A surface 264I and a vertical surface 264V continuous downward from the inclined surface 264I are formed.

[Operation procedure for connecting and disconnecting both connectors]
The connection between the male connector 100 and the female connector 200 as described above is performed as follows.

  First, as shown in FIG. 5, the bolt 250 of the female connector 200 is retracted, and the wedge 262 is pulled upward in the case 210. At this time, the wedge 262 does not press the cam 264, the compression spring 240 is expanded, and the respective insulating pieces 230 are in gentle contact with each other. Therefore, the width of the insertion / removal hole is widened.

  The electric wire side terminal 110 of the male connector 100 is inserted into this insertion / removal hole. Since the width of the insertion / removal hole is widened, this insertion work can be easily performed manually. By inserting the male connector 100, the wire side terminal 110 is disposed adjacent to the center side of the device side terminal 220. In the female connector 200 of the present example, the male connector insertion portions 212 for one system are provided on the left and right sides of the bolt 250, and therefore the male connector 100 is inserted into each insertion portion 212.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 1, with the male connector 100 inserted into the female connector 200, the bolt 250 is advanced into the case 210. When the bolt 250 is advanced, the wedge 262 moves downward. As the wedge 262 moves downward, the tapered surface of the wedge 262 pushes the inclined surface 264I of the cam 264 more strongly. By this pressing, the cams 264 on both sides of the bolt 250 are pressed from the center side to the side end side, and further the pressing of the compression spring 240 and the pressing of each insulating piece 230 are performed.

  When each insulating piece 230 is pressed, the width of the insertion / removal hole is narrowed, and the electric wire side terminal 110 and the device side terminal 220 are strongly pressed. In particular, in this example, since the compression spring 240 having a very strong repulsive force is used, both terminals can be sufficiently pressed.

  Here, the state in which the tapered surface of the wedge 262 and the inclined surface 264I of the cam 264 are pressed is a process in which the pressing force between the electric wire side terminal 110 and the device side terminal 220 is increasing. On the other hand, when the wedge 262 is further pushed downward, the vertical surface of the wedge 262 and the vertical surface 264V of the cam 264 come into contact with each other. If it will be in this state, even if it advances the wedge 264 further below, the force which presses the electric wire side terminal 110 and the apparatus side terminal 220 will not increase. That is, the wedge 262 has the straight portion 262L having a constant width and the cam 264 has the vertical surface 264V, so that the pressing limit of the cam 264 is defined by the interval t in FIG. Therefore, even if the bolt 250 is somewhat loosened, the pressing force of the terminals 110 and 220 does not loosen as long as the vertical surface of the wedge 262 and the vertical surface 264V of the cam 264 can be maintained in contact with each other. In other words, both terminals 110 and 220 can be joined with an appropriate pressing force without managing the tightening torque of the bolt 250. Moreover, it is possible to simultaneously connect two pairs of three-phase alternating currents, that is, six pairs of terminals, by simply tightening one bolt 250.

  On the other hand, to remove the male connector 100 from the female connector 200, the bolt 250 may be loosened. When the bolt 250 is loosened, the wedge 262 is retracted. Accordingly, the state shifts from the state in which the vertical surface of the wedge 262 and the vertical surface 264V of the cam are in contact with each other to the state in which the tapered surface of the wedge 262 and the inclined surface 264I of the cam are in contact with each other. Along with this transition, the force with which the cam presses each insulating piece 230 is weakened.

  If the wedge 262 is further retracted, the tapered surface of the wedge 262 is not substantially pressed against the inclined surface 264I of the cam. At this time, since the compression spring 240 is extended and the space between the insulating pieces 230 is expanded, the width of the insertion / removal hole is also expanded. Therefore, if the male connector 100 is pulled out in this state, the male connector 100 can be easily detached from the female connector 200 without requiring an excessive load.

  As described above, according to the female connector 200 of the present example, it is possible to combine the merits of the connection between the strong terminals in the bolt type and the easy connection / release in the plug-in type. The bolts can be reliably insulated from the terminals 110 and 220 by configuring the insulating pieces 230, the wedges 262, and the cams 264 with insulating materials.

<Embodiment 2>
Next, a second embodiment having a configuration different from that of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 6, the same members as those in FIGS. In the following description, differences from the first embodiment will be mainly described, and description of common points will be omitted. Also, any of the embodiments after the second embodiment includes a compression spring 240 as an elastic material on one end side in the case 210 and a power transmission mechanism 260 on the other end side. An insulating piece 230 is disposed between the compression spring 240 and the power transmission mechanism 260, that is, only on the left side of the bolt 250, and one system of the three-phase AC wire-side terminal 110 is connected to the device-side terminal 220 in the female connector 200. It is the structure connected to. The same applies to all embodiments described later.

  The main difference between the first embodiment and the first embodiment is the arrangement of the compression spring 240 and the configuration of the power transmission mechanism 260. That is, in this example, the power transmission mechanism 260 includes an eccentric cam 266 that rotates in synchronization with the bolt 250.

  In order to connect both terminals with the female connector 200, the eccentric cam 266 is rotated by utilizing the rotational movement of the bolt 250. The eccentric cam 266 includes an arc surface having a small diameter from the central axis of the bolt 250 and an arc surface having a large diameter. When the electric wire side terminal 110 is inserted into the female connector 200, an arc surface having a small diameter from the central axis of the bolt 250 is made to face the insulating piece 230. At that time, the width of the insertion / removal hole is wide, and the electric wire side terminal 110 can be easily inserted into the insertion / removal hole. When the electric wire side terminal 110 and the equipment side terminal 220 are pressed together, an arc surface having a large diameter from the central axis of the bolt 250 is made to face the insulating piece 230. At that time, since the insulating piece 230 is pressed toward the compression spring 240 by the cam, the insulating pieces 230 are pressed together, and the electric wire side terminal 110 and the equipment side terminal 220 are connected accordingly.

<Embodiment 3>
Next, a third embodiment having a configuration different from that of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The main differences between the first embodiment and the first embodiment are the arrangement location of the compression spring 240 and the configuration of the power transmission mechanism 260. The power transmission mechanism 260 of this example includes a truncated pyramid-shaped wedge 262B that moves in the axial direction of the bolt 250 by the rotation of the bolt 250 and a pair of inclined pieces 264B that sandwich the wedge 262B on one end side in the case 210. Prepare.

  In order to press-contact the electric wire side terminal 110 and the equipment side terminal 220 with the female connector 200, the bolt 250 is rotated. The bolt 250 does not advance or retreat with respect to the case 210, but the wedge 262B screwed to the bolt 250 moves in the axial direction as the bolt 250 rotates. Therefore, if the wedge 262B is moved downward in FIG. 6B, the interval between the pair of inclined pieces 264B is widened, and one of the inclined pieces 264B presses the insulating piece 230. By this pressing, the electric wire side terminal 110 can be connected to the device side terminal 220. When the electric wire side terminal 110 is pulled out from the female connector 200, the interval between the inclined pieces 264B may be narrowed by moving the wedge 262B upward by the rotation of the bolt 250.

<Embodiment 4>
Next, Embodiment 3 having a configuration different from that of Embodiment 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The main differences from the first embodiment of the present example are also the arrangement location of the compression spring 240 and the configuration of the power transmission mechanism 260.

  In this example, the bolt 250B is rotatably attached to the case 210. However, even if the bolt 250B is rotated, it does not advance or retreat with respect to the case 210. In the bolt 250B, one of the upper half and the lower half in the figure is a right-hand thread and the other is a left-hand thread. A pair cam 264P made up of a block piece having a trapezoidal cross section is screwed into each of the right screw portion and the left screw portion. In the pair cam 264P, the block pieces are moved toward and away from each other as the bolt 250B rotates, and a V-shaped valley surface is formed on the side surface on the compression spring 240 side. On the other hand, the insulating piece 230 adjacent to the pair cam 264P includes a mountain-shaped surface 230M protruding in a Λ shape with respect to the bolt side. This mountain surface 230M fits the valley surface of the pair cam 264P.

  In order to connect the electric wire side terminal 110 to the equipment side terminal 220 with the female connector 200, the interval between the block pieces is varied by rotating the bolt 250. That is, if the block pieces are brought close to each other, the valley-shaped surface of the pair cam 264P presses the mountain-shaped surface 230M of the insulating piece 230. By this pressing, each insulating piece 230 is pressed, and the electric wire side terminal 110 and the device side terminal 220 are also pressed. On the other hand, in order to release the pressing of the terminals 110 and 220, the block pieces may be separated from each other so that the valley-shaped surface of the pair cam 264P is not in contact with the mountain-shaped surface 230M of the insulating piece 230. Accordingly, the pressing of each insulating piece 230 is released, and the electric wire side terminal 110 can be easily pulled out from the female connector 200.

<Embodiment 5>
Next, Embodiment 3 having a configuration different from that of Embodiment 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The main differences from the first embodiment of the present example are also the arrangement location of the compression spring 240 and the configuration of the power transmission mechanism 260.

  Also in this example, the bolt 250B provided with the right screw and the left screw similar to the fourth embodiment is used. A disc-shaped pressing piece 262W is screwed into each of the right screw portion and the left screw portion of the bolt 250B. Therefore, if the bolt 250B is rotated, the interval between the pair of pressing pieces 262W can be varied. On the other hand, a leaf spring 264S that bulges and returns in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the bolt 250B as the pressing piece 262W approaches and separates is mounted between the pressing pieces 262W.

  In order to connect the electric wire side terminal 110 and the equipment side terminal 220 with the female connector 200, the interval between the pressing pieces 262W is varied by rotating the bolt 250B. That is, when the pressing pieces 262W are brought close to each other, the leaf spring 264S swells in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the bolt 250B. Accordingly, since the leaf spring 264S presses the insulating piece 230, the insulating pieces 230 are pressed together, and the electric wire side terminal 110 and the device side terminal 220 are also pressed. On the other hand, in order to release the pressing of both terminals, the leaf springs 264S may be brought out of contact with the insulating pieces 230 by separating the pressing pieces 262W from each other. Accordingly, the pressing of each insulating piece 230 is released, and the electric wire side terminal 110 can be easily pulled out from the female connector 200.

<Embodiment 6>
Next, a third embodiment having a configuration different from that of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The main differences from the first embodiment of the present example are also the arrangement location of the compression spring 240 and the configuration of the power transmission mechanism 260.

  The power transmission mechanism 260 of this example is provided with a pair of links 268 that are bent and extended in conjunction with the advance and retreat of the bolt 250C, and a pressing piece that presses the insulating piece 230 when the link 268 is bent. With. That is, the end of the bolt 250 C screwed to the case 210 is provided with a connecting portion 270 that does not transmit the rotation of the bolt 250 C but transmits only the forward and backward movement, and one end is connected to the end of the connecting portion 270. One end of the link 268A is rotatably supported. The other end of the link 268A is rotatably supported with the other link 268B, and the other end of the other link 268B is rotatably supported with respect to the case 210. A substantially V-shaped pressing piece 269 is provided at a connection point between the links 268A and 268B, that is, a portion corresponding to the elbow. The pressing piece 269 presses / releases the adjacent insulating piece 230 according to the degree of bending of the links 268A and 268B.

  In order to press the electric wire side terminal 110 and the equipment side terminal 220 with the female connector 200, the bending angle of the link 268 is changed by rotating the bolt 250C. That is, when the bolt 250C is advanced into the case 210, the bending angle of the link 268 is reduced, and the pressure contact piece 269 is moved to the compression spring 240 side (left side in the figure). Along with the movement, the pressing piece 269 presses the insulating piece 230, so that the insulating pieces 230 are pressed together, and the electric wire side terminal 110 and the device side terminal 220 are also pressed. On the other hand, in order to release the pressing of the terminals 110 and 220, the bolt 250C is retracted from the case 210, the bending angle of the link 268 is increased, and the pressing piece 269 is released from pressing the insulating piece 230. Accordingly, the pressing of each insulating piece 230 is released, and the electric wire side terminal 110 can be easily pulled out from the female connector 200.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to said embodiment, A various change can be made. For example, the arrangement of the conductors of the three-core electric wires is not limited to the horizontal arrangement as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG.7 (b), the conductor of an electric wire may incline and may be paralleled. In that case, one end of the wire-side terminal 110 is horizontally aligned in accordance with the arrangement of the device-side terminal 220, but the other end is bent halfway and the degree of bending is changed to change the height of each wire having a different height. What is necessary is just to connect with a conductor. And as shown in FIG.7 (c), it is good also considering the conductor arrangement | sequence of an electric wire as a piled-up triangular arrangement | positioning. In that case, only the wire-side terminal 110 connected to the conductor of the wire located at the apex of the triangular arrangement may be bent. As for the arrangement of the wire conductors, the interval between the device side terminals 220 can be arranged narrowly in the order of horizontal arrangement, inclined arrangement, and stacking arrangement.

  In each of the second and subsequent embodiments, the insulating piece 230 is disposed only on the left side of the bolt 250, and the one-phase three-phase AC wire-side terminal 110 is connected to the device-side terminal 220 in the female connector 200. Although the configuration is shown, the same configuration is also provided symmetrically on the right side of the bolt, whereby the two-system three-phase AC wire-side terminal can be connected to the device-side terminal in the female connector.

  The female connector for connecting electric wires of the present invention can be suitably used as a female connector for connecting a male connector of a wire harness of an automobile, a hybrid car, an electric vehicle or the like to the device side.

100 male connector
110 Electric wire side terminal 115 Body 120 O-ring
200 female connector
210 Case 212 Male connector insertion part 214 Frame part 216 Bolt hole
220 Device side terminal
230 Insulation piece
230R groove 230M mountain surface
232 Intermediate insulation piece 232WC Wire side recess 232DC Device side recess
234 End insulation 234DC Equipment side recess
236 Spring seat block 236WC Wire side recess 236H Round spot
240 Elastic material (compression spring)
250, 250B, 250C bolts
250L Large diameter part 250T Small diameter part 252 Seal washer 254 O-ring
256 Locking nut
260 Power transmission mechanism
262, 262B Wedge 262L Straight part 262T Taper part
264P Pair cam 262W Pressing piece
264 Cam 264H Round spot 264I Inclined surface 264V Vertical surface
264B inclined piece 264S leaf spring
266 Eccentric cam
268, 268A, 268B Link 269 Pressing piece
270 connecting part
t interval

Claims (10)

A female connector for connecting a wire having a plurality of device side terminals electrically connected to a plurality of wire side terminals provided on the male connector at the end of the wire,
A plurality of insulating pieces arranged in parallel so as to insulate each device side terminal;
A plurality of insertion / removal holes formed between each device side terminal and the insulating piece, through which the electric wire side terminal is inserted and removed,
An elastic material for urging at least one insulating piece in a parallel direction of the insulating pieces;
One bolt that is advanced and retracted in a direction intersecting the direction of pressure contact between the terminals;
A female connector for connecting an electric wire, comprising: a power transmission mechanism that converts rotational power or forward / backward power of the bolt into power in a pressing direction between the terminals and transmits the power to an insulating piece. The power transmission mechanism is
A wedge attached to the end of the bolt and having a tapered surface;
2. The cam according to claim 1, further comprising: a cam that has an inclined surface adapted to the tapered surface, and that transmits advancing / retreating power of the wedge accompanying the advance / retreat of the bolt to the insulating piece by contact between the tapered surface and the inclined surface. Female connector for connecting wires. The power transmission mechanism is
The female connector for connecting an electric wire according to claim 1, further comprising an eccentric cam that rotates in conjunction with the bolt and presses the insulating piece. The bolt has a right bolt surface on one end side in the axial direction and a left bolt surface on the other end side,
The power transmission mechanism is
A chevron surface formed on the insulating piece and projecting into a Λ shape;
A pair of members that are screwed into each of the right bolt surface and the left bolt surface of the bolt and that are close to and away from each other as the bolt rotates, and are V-shaped valley-shaped surfaces that fit the mountain-shaped surface The female connector for connecting electric wires according to claim 1, further comprising: The bolt has a right bolt surface on one end side in the axial direction and a left bolt surface on the other end side,
The power transmission mechanism is
A pair of pressing pieces that are screwed into each of the right bolt surface and the left bolt surface of the bolt, and that are close to and away from each other as the bolt rotates,
The female connector for connecting an electric wire according to claim 1, further comprising a leaf spring that bulges and returns in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the bolt as the pressing piece approaches and separates. The power transmission mechanism is
A pair of links that are bent and extended in conjunction with the advance and retreat of the bolt;
The female connector for connecting an electric wire according to claim 1, further comprising a pressing piece that is provided at a connection point of the link and presses the insulating piece when the link is bent.   The device-side terminal, the insulating piece, and the elastic material are arranged so as to be symmetrical with respect to the bolt when viewed in plan in the axial direction of the bolt. Female connector for electric wire connection as described.   The female connector for connecting an electric wire according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising a case that rotatably supports the bolt and encloses the device-side terminal, the insulating piece, and the elastic material.   9. A water stop material for stopping water between the bolt and the case by being compressed between the head of the bolt and the case by screwing the bolt into the case is provided. The female connector for connecting electric wires according to item 1.   The female connector for connecting an electric wire according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the bolt and each device side terminal are insulated by an insulating piece and a power transmission mechanism.

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