JP2011154945A - Male connector and male/female connector set - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a male connector aimed at improvement of assembling workability, cost reduction and thinning, through restraint of the number of components to a minimum. <P>SOLUTION: A connector set is provided with a first housing 10, second housings 20A, 20B, constituting a male connector housing 1A by being overlapped with a plate face of the first housing, a hinge 29 integrally coupling the first housing and the second housings in free rotation, a lock protrusion 13 as well as a lock hole 23 integrally fitted to the first housing and the second housings, a plurality of first terminals 60 mounted on a tip of each of a plurality of wires 70, and cavities 12, 22 formed on an overlapping face of the first housing and the second housings so as to contain the first terminals and the vicinities of the tips of the wires. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a male connector that can be reduced in thickness and size, and a male / female connector set using the male connector.

  FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a conventional connector (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  The connector 500 is a shielded cable connector and includes a housing body 510 and a case 550 into which the housing body 510 is inserted. A plurality of terminal accommodating portions 512 are provided on the upper surface side and the lower surface side of the housing body 510, and a lid 520 is provided so as to cover the surface opening portion of each terminal accommodating portion 512. In this connector 500, a terminal (not shown) attached to the tip of an electric wire is accommodated in each terminal accommodating portion 512, the lid body 520 is closed, and then the housing main body 510 is inserted into a box-shaped case 550, thereby The body 520 is held in a closed state.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-92506

  By the way, in the case of the conventional connector 500 of FIG. 9, since the case 550 is used in addition to the housing body 510 having the lid 520, the number of parts is large, the assembly workability is poor, and the cost is high. . Further, since the number of parts is large, it has been difficult to reduce the thickness.

  In view of the above circumstances, the present invention minimizes the number of parts to improve assembly workability, reduce costs, and further reduce the thickness of the male connector, and its male connector The object is to provide a male / female connector set using connectors.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a male connector according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a first housing having a rectangular plate shape and a male connector housing together with the first housing by being superimposed on a plate surface of the first housing. A rectangular plate-shaped second housing, a hinge for integrally connecting the first housing and the second housing so as to be rotatable, and at least one of the first housing and the second housing; A locking means for locking in a state in which the first housing and the second housing are overlapped; a plurality of first terminals attached to tips of a plurality of electric wires as connector terminals housed in the male connector housing; A key formed for each terminal on the overlapping surface of the first housing and the second housing to accommodate the vicinity of the terminal and the tip of the electric wire. Characterized by comprising the Activity and.

  A male connector according to a second aspect of the present invention is the male connector according to the first aspect, wherein the hinge is disposed at a front end edge of the first housing and the second housing so as to be positioned at a front end of the male connector housing. The second housing is connected to the first housing so as to open and close the rear end side with the hinge as a fulcrum, and the cavity is connected to the first terminal at the front of the first housing and the second housing. It is formed in the shape which distribute | arranged the accommodating part which accommodates, and has arrange | positioned the accommodation groove | channel which accommodates the electric wire extended back from the said 1st terminal in the rear part.

  A male connector according to a third aspect of the present invention is the male connector according to the second aspect, wherein, among the accommodating portions of the first terminal constituting the cavity, the terminal first half accommodating the whole first half of the terminal. The portion is formed only on one of the overlapping surfaces of the first housing and the second housing, and the terminal is dropped when the front half of the terminal is received on the periphery of the terminal front half receiving portion. The nail | claw to stop is formed, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  A male connector according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the male connector according to the second or third aspect, wherein the first terminal is prevented from moving in the front-rear direction by engaging the first terminal with the cavity. A locking portion is provided.

  The invention of claim 5 is a set of the male connector according to any one of claims 2 to 4 and a female connector having a second terminal electrically connected to the first terminal of the male connector. The first housing or the second housing constituting the male connector housing is provided with a guide groove along the front-rear direction for fitting the female connector housing of the male connector and the female connector, and the female connector includes the male connector. The wire spring-shaped second terminal that is elastically contacted with the first terminal inside the male connector housing is provided by being inserted along the guide groove when the connector housing and the female connector housing are fitted together. The second terminal is brought into sliding contact with the outer surface of the first terminal in accordance with the fitting of the male connector housing and the female connector housing. Wherein the Jo spring portion.

  The invention of claim 6 is a set of the male connector according to any one of claims 2 to 4 and a female connector provided with a second terminal electrically connected to the first terminal of the male connector. The first housing that constitutes the male connector housing is formed in a strip shape that is long in the left-right direction, and the upper second housing that overlaps the upper plate surface of the first housing is the left and right sides of the first housing. A male connector housing comprising the first housing and the second housing is disposed in the central space on the upper plate surface of the first housing, the female connector being provided with a space in the middle of the direction. A lock arm is provided that locks with a lock portion on the female connector housing side when fitted into the opening of the female connector housing.

  The invention of claim 7 is the male / female connector set according to claim 6, wherein the hinge is engaged with the male connector housing and the female connector housing, and the lock portion of the lock arm is the female part. When engaged with the lock portion of the connector housing, it is pressed against the inner wall in the opening of the female connector housing and the elastic reaction force generated thereby causes the engagement between the lock portion of the lock arm and the lock portion of the female connector. It is characterized by being formed to close the gap.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the first housing and the second housing constituting the male connector housing are integrally connected through a hinge, and are formed into an integrally molded product, and at least one of the first housing and the second housing. On the other hand, since the locking means for locking the two housings in an overlapped state is provided integrally, the terminal can be moved between the two housings by a single operation of only overlapping and locking the first housing and the second housing. Can be accommodated. Therefore, it is not necessary to insert the housing into the case as in the prior art, the case is unnecessary, the number of parts can be reduced, the assembly workability can be improved, and the cost can be reduced. Further, since unnecessary parts such as a case are unnecessary, the male connector housing can be made thinner and smaller as much as possible.

  According to the second aspect of the invention, since the electric wire extends to the opposite side of the hinge connecting the first housing and the second housing, the terminal attached to the tip of the electric wire is accommodated in the cavity, and the first housing and The male connector can be easily assembled by simply rotating the second housing in the closing direction with the hinge as a fulcrum and overlapping the second housing without obstructing the electric wire. Further, since the hinge is at the front end, the gap at the front end of the male connector housing (the gap between the overlapping surfaces of the first housing and the second housing) can be closed by the hinge, so that foreign matter can enter the cavity as much as possible. Can be prevented.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the terminal first half accommodating portion for accommodating the entire first half of the terminal is provided on only one of the overlapping surfaces of the first housing and the second housing, and the first half of the terminal is provided. Since the claw is provided on the periphery of the part accommodating part to prevent the accommodated terminal from falling off, there is no fear that the terminal once accommodated will be detached, and the first housing and the second housing can be easily overlapped to form a male connector. Can be assembled.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the terminal can be prevented from coming off without providing a lance inside the cavity, the shape of the housing can be simplified and the male connector can be reduced in profile (thin). ).

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the first terminal and the second terminal can be electrically connected by sliding the spring portion of the second terminal to the outer surface of the first terminal. In this case, since the wire spring-like second terminal is inserted into the guide groove according to the fitting of the male connector housing and the female connector housing, it is difficult to move from side to side, and it is possible to prevent contact failure due to movement. it can. Moreover, the effect that the insulation between adjacent terminals increases is also obtained by the second terminal being accommodated in the guide groove.

  According to the invention of claim 6, the second housing to be overlapped with the upper plate surface of the first housing is divided into two pieces, and the lock arm is arranged in the divided space on the plate surface of the first housing. Compared with providing a lock arm in the two housings, the entire male connector can be made thinner.

  According to the invention of claim 7, since the backlash between the lock portions of the male / female connector can be absorbed by the elasticity of the hinge, the fine sliding wear of the contact portion between the terminals of the male connector and the female connector is prevented. be able to.

It is a perspective view which shows the state in the middle of the assembly of the male connector of embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the assembly completion state of the same male connector. It is a sectional side view of the same male connector. It is AA arrow sectional drawing of FIG. It is a BB arrow sectional view of Drawing 3. (A) is a perspective view which shows the structure of the crimp terminal as a 1st terminal used for the male connector of this embodiment, (b) is a perspective view which shows the structure of the press-contact terminal as the alternative. It is a figure which shows the structure of the male / female connector set of embodiment of this invention, and is a perspective view which shows the state before fitting a male connector and a female connector. It is a sectional side view which shows the state which fitted the male connector and female connector of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows schematic structure of the conventional connector.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  1 is a perspective view showing a state in the middle of the assembly of the male connector of the embodiment, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a completed state of the male connector, FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of the male connector, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 3, FIG. 6A is a perspective view showing a configuration of a crimp terminal as a first terminal used in the male connector, and FIG. b) is a perspective view showing the configuration of the press contact terminal as an alternative, FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the configuration of the set of the male connector and the female connector, and is a perspective view showing a state before the male connector and the female connector are fitted together. 8 and 8 are side sectional views showing a state in which the male connector and the female connector are fitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the male connector 1 of this embodiment includes a male connector housing 1 </ b> A made of a synthetic resin integrally molded product and a plurality of first terminals 60 attached to the tips of a plurality of electric wires 70. It consists of and. The male connector housing 1A includes a rectangular strip-shaped first housing 10 that is long in the left-right direction, and a rectangular-plate-shaped second housing 20A that is superposed on an upper plate surface and a lower plate surface of the first housing 10. , 20B.

  Here, the lower second housing 20 </ b> B is formed in the shape of a strip having the same size as the first housing 10, but the upper second housing 20 </ b> A is a space in the center in the left-right direction of the first housing 10. It is divided into two pieces with a gap. Then, a male connector housing 1A composed of the first housing 10 and the second housings 20A and 20B is installed in the center space of the upper plate surface of the first housing 10 as shown in FIGS. A lock arm 18 having a lock protrusion (lock portion) 19 that locks with the lock portion 119 on the female connector housing 110 side when fitted into the opening 112 of the female connector housing 110 of the connector 100 is provided.

  The first housing 10 and the upper and lower second housings 20A and 20B are integrally connected to each other by a hinge 29 formed of a semi-cylindrical thin wall. The hinge 29 is arranged at the front end edges of the first housing 10 and the second housings 20A and 20B so as to be located at the front end of the male connector housing 1A, and thereby the second housing 20A with respect to the first housing 10. 20B are connected to open and close the rear end side with the hinge 29 as a fulcrum.

  The first housing 10 and the second housings 20A and 20B are integrally formed with a lock projection 13 and a lock hole 23 (locking means) for locking the first housing 10 and the second housings 20A and 20B in a state of being overlapped. Is provided. Here, the lock projections 13 project from the upper and lower plate surfaces of the first housing 10, and the lock holes 23 are provided through the second housings 20A and 20B. Two sets of the lock projection 13 and the lock hole 23 are provided for each of the second housings 20A and 20B so that they can be stably locked, and the terminal arrangement regions 11A and 11B on the plate surface of the first housing 10 are provided. It is arranged at the position to pinch. The terminal arrangement region 11A on the upper plate surface of the first housing 10 is provided separately on both sides of the lock arm 18, and the terminal arrangement region 11B on the lower plate surface is provided on the left and right sides of the first housing 10. It is provided over almost the entire direction.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6 (a), the first terminal 60 attached to the tip of the electric wire 70 has a crimp section (front half) 61 having a rectangular cross section at the front portion, and covers the electric wire 70 at the rear portion. It has a cylindrical covering crimping portion 62 that is crimped to the portion with the mark. As shown in FIG. 5, the crimping portion 61 has a conductor 71 of an electric wire 70 placed on a flat bottom plate 61c, and in this state, a pair of crimping pieces 61d and 61d rising from both side edges of the bottom plate 61c are bent inward. The upper surface 61a of the crimping portion 61 has irregularities due to the mating portion of the crimping piece 61d, but the lower surface 61b of the bottom plate 61c is a smooth surface without irregularities. In addition, the cover crimping portion 62 is smaller in width than the crimping portion 61 but has a large height (diameter), and when viewed from the front of the terminal 60, it is higher than the upper surface 61 a and the lower surface 61 b of the crimping portion 61. Is protruding.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the overlapping surface of the first housing 10 and the second housings 20 </ b> A and 20 </ b> B accommodates a plurality of first terminals 60 attached to the tips of the wires 70 and the vicinity of the tips of the wires 70. Therefore, the cavities 12 and 22 are formed for each terminal 60. The cavities 12 and 22 are provided in the terminal arrangement regions 11A and 11B on the plate surface of the first housing 10 and regions corresponding to the second housings 20A and 20B, respectively. The housings 20A and 20B are arranged at regular intervals in the left-right direction.

  Each of the cavities 12 and 22 has an accommodating portion for accommodating the first terminal 60 at the front part of the first housing 10 and the second housings 20A and 20B, and accommodates an electric wire 70 extending rearward from the first terminal 60 at the rear part. Each of the receiving grooves is formed in a shape, and is set so that the electric wire 70 extends toward the side opposite to the side with the hinge 29 (rear side).

  In this case, as shown in FIG. 3, the cavity 12 on the first housing 10 side is formed as a recess that accommodates approximately half of the cross section of the wire crimping portion 62 of the electric wire 70 and the first terminal 60. The cavity 22 on the second housing 20 </ b> A, 20 </ b> B side is formed as a recess that accommodates the entire cross-section of the crimping portion 61 of the first terminal 60 and substantially half of the cross-section of the covering crimping portion 62 and the electric wire 70. Therefore, the accommodating portion for accommodating the first terminal 60 is mainly secured by the cavity 22 on the second housing 20A, 20B side, and the accommodating groove for accommodating the electric wire 70 is provided between the first housing 10 and the second housing 20A, 20B. The cavities 12 and 22 are allocated and secured.

  In particular, as shown in FIG. 4, a further first half portion of the front side portion of the second housing 20 </ b> A (same for 20 </ b> B) (the portion corresponding to the accommodating portion of the first terminal 60) is the first terminal 60. The crimping portion 61 of the first terminal 60 is formed as a terminal front half portion receiving portion 22a that can accommodate the whole, and the terminal front half portion receiving portion 22a has a crimping portion of the first terminal 60 on the periphery thereof. A claw 27 is formed to stop the drop-out when 61 is fitted. Note that these claws 27 are formed using die-cutting grooves 26 (see FIGS. 2 and 5) provided on both side edges of a guide groove 25 described later.

  Also, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, before and after the portion of the cavity 12, 22 of the first housing 10 and the second housing 20 </ b> A, 20 </ b> B that houses the covering crimping portion 62 of the first terminal 60, Locking walls (locking portions) 12 a and 24 that prevent the first terminal 60 from moving in the front-rear direction by engaging with the first terminal 60 are provided.

  2, 7, and 8, a guide groove 25 is provided on the front outer surface of each of the second housings 20 </ b> A and 20 </ b> B along the front-rear direction for fitting the male connector 1 and the female connector 100. It has been. Inside these guide grooves 25 are provided guide walls 28 over which the spring parts 161 of the second terminals 160 on the female connector 100 side ride.

  When assembling the male connector 1 having such a structure, first, as shown in FIG. 1, the first terminal 60 attached to the tip of the electric wire 70 and the electric wire 70 are inserted into the cavities 22 of the second housings 20 </ b> A and 20 </ b> B. Insert near the tip. At that time, as shown in FIG. 4, the first terminal 60 is secondly moved by the action of the claw 27 by fitting the crimping portion 61 of each first terminal 60 into the terminal front half accommodating portion 22 a of the cavity 22. It can be temporarily fixed to the housings 20A and 20B. When in the temporarily fixed state, approximately half of the cross-section of the cover crimping portion 62 of the first terminal 60 fits into a space continuous to the rear side of the terminal front half accommodating portion 22a, When the end contacts the locking wall 24 of the cavity 22, the first terminal 60 is positioned and fixed so that it does not come out rearward. In addition, substantially half of the cross section of the electric wire 70 extending to the rear side of the first terminal 60 is in a state of being fitted in a semicircular accommodation groove in the rear half of the cavity 22.

  Next, in this state, the second housing 20A, 20B is turned together with the electric wire 70 and the terminal 60, and the second housing 20A, 20B is rotated with the hinge 29 as a fulcrum. Overlay the lower plate. Then, the lock projections 13 are engaged with the lock holes 23, whereby the second housings 20A and 20B and the first housing 10 are locked. Further, substantially the other half of the cross section of the covering crimping portion 62 of the electric wire 70 and the first terminal 60 is accommodated in the cavity 12 on the first housing 10 side, and the front end of the covering crimping portion 62 is engaged with the locking wall 12a. By doing so, it is positioned so as not to move forward. Thereby, the assembly of the male connector 1 is completed.

  As described above, in the male connector 1 of this embodiment, the first housing 10 and the second housings 20A and 20B constituting the male connector housing 1A are integrally connected through the hinge 29 to be an integrally molded product. In addition, since the first housing 10 and the second housing 20A, 20B are integrally provided with the lock protrusion 13 and the lock hole 23 (lock means) for locking the two housings 10, 20A, 20B in an overlapped state, The first terminal 60 can be accommodated between the two housings 10, 20 </ b> A, 20 </ b> B by a single operation in which the first housing 10 and the second housings 20 </ b> A, 20 </ b> B are overlapped and locked. Therefore, it is not necessary to insert the housing into the case as in the prior art, the case is unnecessary, the number of parts can be reduced, the assembly workability can be improved, and the cost can be reduced. In addition, since unnecessary parts such as a case are unnecessary, the male connector housing 1A can be made thinner and smaller as much as possible.

  In addition, since the electric wire 70 extends on the opposite side of the hinge 29 connecting the first housing 10 and the second housing 20A, 20B, the first terminal 60 attached to the tip of the electric wire 70 is accommodated in the cavity 22, By simply rotating the first housing 10 and the second housings 20A, 20B in the closing direction with the hinge 29 as a fulcrum and overlapping them, the male connector 1 can be easily assembled without causing the electric wire 70 to get in the way. Moreover, since the hinge 29 is at the front end, the hinge 29 can close the gap at the front end of the male connector housing 1A (the gap between the overlapping surfaces of the first housing 10 and the second housings 20A and 20B). Intrusion into the cavities 12 and 22 can be prevented as much as possible.

  In addition, a terminal front half accommodating portion 22a for accommodating the entire crimped portion (front half) 61 of the first terminal is provided only on the overlapping surface of the first housing 10 on the second housing 20A, 20B side. Since the nail | claw 27 is provided in the peripheral edge of the part accommodating part 22a, and the fall of the accommodated 1st terminal 60 is carried out, there is no fear that the 1st terminal 60 accommodated once may come off, and the 1st housing 10 is easily The male connector 1 can be assembled by overlapping the second housings 20A and 20B.

  In addition, since the first terminal 60 can be prevented from coming off without providing a lance inside the cavities 12 and 22, the shapes of the first housing 10 and the second housings 20A and 20B can be simplified. At the same time, the male connector 1 can be reduced in height (thinned).

  Further, the second housing 20A to be superimposed on the upper plate surface of the first housing 10 is divided into two, and a lock arm 18 for fixing the female connector 100 to the divided space on the plate surface of the first housing 10 is provided. Since it arrange | positions, compared with providing a lock arm in the outer surface of 2nd housing 20A, the thickness reduction of the whole male connector 1 is attained.

  Next, with reference to FIG.7 and FIG.8, the female connector 100 used with the male connector 1 and a set is demonstrated.

  This female connector 100 is of a type that is directly attached on the circuit board 200, and includes a female connector housing 110 made of a synthetic resin molded product having an opening 112 opened forward, and a plurality of female connector housings 110 mounted on the female connector housing 110. And a second terminal 160 having a wire spring shape.

  Of the inner surface of the opening 112 of the female connector housing 110, the ceiling wall and the bottom wall are provided with grooves 114 along the front-rear direction, and the front half of the second terminal 160 is accommodated in each groove 114. The second terminal 160 is integrated with the female connector housing 110 by embedding the middle portion in the length direction in the rear wall of the female connector housing 110, and the rear half portion in the length direction is the rear foot portion 165. The female connector housing 110 is pulled out in an L-shaped bent shape. The female connector 100 is mounted on the circuit board 200 by soldering the tips of the rear legs 165 of the second terminals 160 to the through holes 201 of the circuit board 200.

  Each second terminal 160 is electrically connected to the first terminal 60 of the male connector 1, and a spring bent in a U-shape at the front end of the front half housed in the opening 112 of the female connector housing 110. In addition to having a portion 161, a contact portion 162 that contacts the top wall and the bottom wall of the female connector housing 110 is provided at the distal end thereof. The spring part 161 is bent in a convex shape in a direction away from the ceiling wall and the bottom wall in a plane perpendicular to the ceiling wall and the bottom wall of the female connector housing 110. The abutting portions 162 abut on the ceiling wall and the bottom wall of the female connector housing 110, respectively, and the proximal end side of the spring portion 161 (the intermediate portion in the length direction of the second terminal 160) is on the rear wall of the female connector housing 110. By being embedded, it is possible to exhibit a strong spring property as a both-end support spring.

  In this case, the direction in which the spring portion 161 exerts the spring force is a direction perpendicular to the ceiling wall and the bottom wall of the female connector housing 110, and the spring portion 161 of the second terminal 160 on the ceiling wall side faces the ceiling wall. When pressed, it exerts a spring force in the opposite direction (away from the ceiling wall). Further, when the spring portion 161 of the second terminal 160 on the bottom wall side is pressed toward the bottom wall, it exerts a spring force in the opposite direction (the direction away from the bottom wall).

  When the male connector housing 1A and the female connector housing 110 are fitted together, the first half of the second terminal 160 (the portion including the spring portion 161 and the contact portion 162) is the second housing 20A, 20B of the male connector 1. Is inserted along the guide groove 25 provided in the first connector 60 to elastically contact the first terminal 60 inside the male connector housing 1A, and in particular, the spring portion 161 is used to fit the male connector housing 1A and the female connector housing 110. Accordingly, the first terminal 60 and the second terminal 160 are electrically connected by sliding contact with the smooth lower surface (outer surface) 61 a of the first terminal 60.

  Further, the hinge 29 composed of a semi-cylindrical thin wall located at the front end edge of the first housing 10 and the second housing 20A, 20B constituting the male connector housing 1A can perform the following functions. Is formed. That is, when the male connector housing 1A and the female connector housing 110 are fitted and the lock portion 19 of the lock arm 18 is engaged with the lock portion 119 of the female connector housing 110 as shown in FIG. The lock portion 19 of the lock arm 18 is pressed against the inner wall 112a in the opening 112 of the female connector housing 110 by the elastic reaction force generated in the direction of arrow C in FIG. 8 (the direction opposite to the connector fitting direction). It is formed so that the engagement gap with the lock part 119 of the female connector 100 can be reduced.

  In the set of the male connector 1 and the female connector 100, since the play between the lock portions 19 and 119 of the male and female connectors can be absorbed by the elasticity of the hinge 29, the terminals 60 of the male connector 1 and the female connector 100, It is possible to prevent fine sliding wear between the contact portions of 160.

  Further, since the spring portion 161 of the second terminal 160 is brought into sliding contact with the smooth lower surface (outer surface) 61b of the crimping portion 61 of the first terminal 60, the first terminal 60 and the second terminal 160 are Electrical connection can be made smoothly. In this case, the wire spring-like second terminal 160 is inserted into the guide groove 25 in accordance with the fitting of the male connector housing 1A and the female connector housing 110, so that it becomes difficult to move left and right, and it becomes a contact failure due to movement. Can be prevented. Further, since the second terminal 160 is accommodated in the guide groove 25, an effect of increasing the insulation between the adjacent terminals 160 is also obtained.

  The first terminal 60 has a very simple structure having only the crimping portion 61 and the cover crimping portion 62. The second terminal 160 also has a U-shaped spring portion 161 on the linear body. Since it has a very simple structure just formed, the cost of the connector can be greatly reduced while reducing the thickness and size of the connector.

  In the above embodiment, the crimp terminal 60 shown in FIG. 6A is taken as an example of the first terminal to be attached to the male connector 1, but the press contact terminal 65 is the first terminal as shown in FIG. 6B. It may be used as a terminal.

  The press contact terminal 65 has a flat bottom wall 66a and a pair of side walls 66b, 66b of a U-shaped terminal body 66 having a pair of side walls 66b, 66b rising from both side edges in the width direction of the bottom wall 66a. Two notches 69 are inserted in the front and rear, a part of the side wall 66b is bent inward, the leading edges of the bent pieces are opposed to each other with an appropriate gap, and the facing leading edges are set as pressure contact blades 67 and 68. Is. In the press contact terminal 65, the electric wire 70 is press-fitted from above into the inside of the terminal body 66 having a U-shaped cross section. Then, the front and rear press contact blades 67 and 68 cut through the coating and come into contact with a conductor (not shown) inside the electric wire 70, whereby the electric wire 70 and the terminal 65 are electrically and mechanically connected.

  In the above embodiment, the lock protrusion 13 is provided on the first housing 10 side and the lock hole 23 is provided on the second housing 20A, 20B side. Conversely, the lock projection 13 is locked on the first housing 10 side. A hole may be provided, a lock protrusion may be provided on the second housing 20A, 20B side, or another type of lock means may be provided.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the case where 2nd housing 20A, 20B was overlap | superposed on both the upper side and lower side of the 1st housing 10 was shown, you may make it overlap | superpose a 2nd housing only on one side. In such a case, the first housing 10 is also exposed to the outside in the same manner as the second housing. Therefore, a guide groove 25 for inserting the mating second terminal 160 is provided on the first housing 10 side. Also good.

  In the above-described embodiment, the first housing 60a is provided with the terminal first half housing portion 22a in which the entire first half (crimping portion) 61 of the first terminal 60 is housed in the cavity 22 on the second housing 20A, 20B side. The entire front half (crimp part) 61 of the first terminal 60 may be accommodated on the 10 side. In this case, the second housings 20A and 20B serve as a simple lid.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Male connector 1A Male connector housing 10 1st housing 12 Cavity 12a Locking wall (locking part)
13 Locking protrusion (locking means)
18 Lock arm 19 Lock part 20A, 20B Second housing 22 Cavity 22a Terminal front half accommodating part 23 Lock hole (locking means)
24 Locking wall (locking part)
27 Claw 29 Hinge 60 Crimp terminal (first terminal)
61 Crimping part (first half)
61b Lower surface (outer surface)
62 Covered caulking part 65 Pressure contact terminal (first terminal)
70 Electric wire 100 Female connector 110 Female connector housing 112 Opening 112a Back wall 119 Lock portion 160 Second terminal 161 Spring portion

Claims (7)

A rectangular plate-shaped first housing;
A rectangular plate-shaped second housing that forms a male connector housing together with the first housing by being superimposed on the plate surface of the first housing;
A hinge for integrally connecting the first housing and the second housing in a rotatable manner;
Locking means provided integrally with at least one of the first housing and the second housing and locking the first housing and the second housing in a state of being overlapped;
As a connector terminal accommodated in the male connector housing, a plurality of first terminals attached to tips of a plurality of electric wires,
A cavity formed for each of the terminals on the overlapping surface of the first housing and the second housing to accommodate the first terminal and the vicinity of the tip of the electric wire;
A male connector comprising: The male connector according to claim 1,
The hinge is disposed at a front end edge of the first housing and the second housing so as to be positioned at a front end of the male connector housing, and the second housing is a rear end side with respect to the first housing with the hinge as a fulcrum. The cavity is connected to the front portion of the first housing and the second housing, and a receiving portion for receiving the first terminal is provided at the front portion of the first housing and the second housing, and an electric wire extending rearward from the first terminal is received at the rear portion. It is formed in the shape which each arranged the accommodation groove | channel to perform, The male connector characterized by the above-mentioned. The male connector according to claim 2,
Of the accommodating portions of the first terminals constituting the cavity, a terminal front half accommodating portion that accommodates the entire first half of the terminal is provided on one surface of the overlapping surfaces of the first housing and the second housing. The male connector is characterized in that a claw is formed on the periphery of the terminal front half housing portion to prevent the terminal from falling off when the front half of the terminal is housed. The male connector according to claim 2 or 3,
A male connector, wherein the cavity is provided with a locking portion that engages with the first terminal to prevent the movement of the first terminal in the front-rear direction. A set of the male connector according to any one of claims 2 to 4 and a female connector having a second terminal electrically connected to the first terminal of the male connector,
The first housing or the second housing constituting the male connector housing is provided with a guide groove along the front-rear direction for fitting the male connector and the female connector, and the female connector includes the male connector housing and the female connector. The wire spring-like second terminal that is elastically contacted with the first terminal inside the male connector housing by being inserted along the guide groove when the female connector housing is fitted is provided. A male / female connector characterized in that a two-terminal is provided with a letter-shaped spring portion that comes into sliding contact with the outer surface of the first terminal when the male connector housing and the female connector housing are fitted together. set. A set of the male connector according to any one of claims 2 to 4 and a female connector having a second terminal electrically connected to the first terminal of the male connector,
The first housing constituting the male connector housing is formed in a strip shape that is long in the left-right direction, and the upper second housing that is superimposed on the upper plate surface of the first housing is arranged in the left-right direction of the first housing. A male connector housing composed of the first housing and the second housing is disposed in the central space on the upper plate surface of the first housing, and a female connector of the female connector is provided. A male / female connector set comprising a lock arm that locks with a lock portion on the female connector housing side when fitted into the opening of the connector housing. The male / female connector set according to claim 6,
When the male connector housing and the female connector housing are fitted and the lock arm is engaged with the lock portion of the female connector housing, the hinge is attached to the inner wall of the opening of the female connector housing. A male-female connector set characterized in that the engagement gap between the lock part of the lock arm and the lock part of the female connector is closed by an elastic reaction force generated by pressing.

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