JP2014049360A - Connector fitting structure, and electric connection box - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a connector fitting structure in which power required for fitting/separating connectors can be reduced and a half fitted state of the connectors can be detected without complicating fitting work of the connectors, and to provide an electric connection box.SOLUTION: In a connector fitting structure 1 between two connectors 10A, 10B each with a control lever and a multi-terminal connector 60, when fitting the two connectors 10A, 10B each with a control lever, turning directions of the control levers 20A, 20B are set in such a manner that the control levers are turned in directions where control parts 24A, 24B approach each other. The control part 24B of the connector 10B with the control lever to be fitted later includes an abutment part 30 for half fitting detection which is abutted to the control part 24A of the connector 10A with the control lever to be fitted first, in the middle of a turning operation for fitting, in the case where the connector 10A with the control lever to be fitted first has not been fitted.

Description

  The present invention relates to a connector fitting structure between two connectors with operating levers and a multi-fitting type connector provided with two fitting recesses to be fitted by a turning operation of the operating lever, and fitting of the connectors. The present invention relates to an electrical junction box incorporating a composite structure.

  Conventionally, as a fitting structure of a connector incorporated in an electrical junction box in which electrical parts such as connectors, relays, and fuses are aggregated to supply electric power to an electronic device such as a motor mounted on an automobile. A connector with an operation lever has been proposed in which a force required for fitting and detaching of the connector is reduced by the action of a cam mechanism by rotating the operation lever (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  The connector with an operation lever described in Patent Document 1 is a connector of two connectors with an operation lever and a multi-fitting type connector provided with two fitting recesses that are fitted by a turning operation of the operation lever. The first connector housing (connector housing of the multi-fitting connector) is provided with a slidable detection member, and the detection member slides around the fitting opening of the two fitting recesses. By doing so, it is detected whether or not the connector fitting is completed.

JP 2010-9843 A

  However, in the connector fitting structure using the connector with the operation lever described in Patent Document 1, it is necessary to detect the half-fitted state of the connector by performing the sliding movement operation of the detection member. There was a problem that became complicated.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and detects the half-fitted state of the connector without reducing the force required for fitting and detaching the connector and complicating the fitting work of the connector. It is an object of the present invention to provide a connector fitting structure and an electrical junction box that can be used.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the connector fitting structure according to claim 1 of the present invention is provided with a rotation fulcrum on one end side and an operation part on the other end side. Two connectors with operating levers, each of which has an operating lever rotatably attached to the connector housing, and two fitting recesses into which the connector housings of the connectors with operating levers are fitted by rotating the operating lever. In the connector fitting structure with the multi-fitting connector provided, the two operation lever-attached connectors are configured such that when the connector housing is fitted in each of the two fitting recesses, The rotation operation direction is set so as to be rotated in a direction in which the operation units come closer to each other, and the operation to be fitted later of the two connectors with operation levers is performed. The operation portion of the connector with a lever, when the connector housing and the fitting recess of the connector with an operation lever to be fitted first are not fitted, in the middle of the turning operation for fitting, It has a contact portion for half-fitting detection that comes into contact with the operation portion of the connector with an operation lever that is fitted first.

  In the connector fitting structure according to claim 2 of the present invention, in the above invention, the half-fitting detection contact portion is fitted with the operation lever of the connector with the operation lever to be fitted later. With an operation lever that is fitted to the end so that the operation lever of the connector with an operation lever that is fitted first is turned to the fitting completion operation position when the operation is turned to the completion completion operation position It is abutted against the operation portion of the connector.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the connector fitting structure according to the above-mentioned invention, wherein the half-fitting detection contact portion is the operation of the connector with an operation lever that is later fitted into the fitting recess. It is characterized by being provided integrally with the part.

  In the connector fitting structure according to claim 4 of the present invention, in the above invention, the operation levers of the two connectors with operation levers have the same shape except for the half-fitting detection contact portion. None, the half-fitting detection contact portion is provided to be detachable from the operation lever.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, an electrical junction box according to claim 5 of the present invention is an electrical junction box formed by integrating electrical components. The fitting structure of the connector is incorporated.

  In the connector fitting structure according to claim 1 of the present invention, the two connectors with operation levers rotate the operation levers to reduce the force required for fitting and detaching the connectors, and When the connector housing of the connector with operation lever that is fitted first and the fitting recess are half-fitted, the contact portion for half-fitting detection of the connector with operation lever that is fitted later is fitted. In the middle of the pivoting operation, the operation lever of the connector with the operation lever that is fitted first is contacted with the operation lever of the connector with the operation lever that is fitted later. Therefore, it is possible to detect that the connector housing of the connector with the operating lever that has been fitted first and the fitting recess are half-fitted, and as a result, Mating, separation It is possible to reduce the force required, and detects the half-fitted state of the connector without complicating the fitting operation of the connector.

  The connector fitting structure according to claim 2 of the present invention is such that the operation lever of the connector with the operation lever to be fitted later is turned to the fitting completion operation position, thereby being fitted to the tip. Since the connector housing of the connector with an operating lever to be fitted is reliably completed in the fitting recess, the connector with the operating lever to be fitted first, and the connector with the operation lever to be fitted later Each connector housing can be reliably completed in the corresponding fitting recess.

  In the connector fitting structure according to claim 3 of the present invention, the half-fitting detection contact portion does not need to be a separate component from the operation lever, so that the number of components can be reduced.

  In the connector fitting structure according to claim 4 of the present invention, the half-fitting detection is performed with respect to the operation levers of the two operation lever-attached connectors in which the portions excluding the half-fitting detection contact portion have the same shape. By attaching and detaching the contact portion, it is possible to share a portion excluding the half-fitting detection contact portion of the operation lever of the two operation lever-attached connectors, so that the component cost can be suppressed.

  Since the electrical connection box according to claim 5 of the present invention incorporates the connector fitting structure according to claim 1-4, it is the same as the connector fitting structure according to claim 1-4. Can produce various effects.

FIG. 1 is a side view of the periphery of a connector fitting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention and a diagram showing a part of an electrical junction box. Two connector lever connector housings are fitted in respective fitting recesses. It is the figure which showed the state before being united. FIG. 2 is a side view of the periphery of the connector fitting structure and a part of the electrical junction box according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a view of the connector with an operation lever having the fitting detection contact portion shown in FIG. 1 as viewed obliquely from above. FIG. 4 is a view of the operation lever having the fitting detection contact portion shown in FIG. 1 as viewed obliquely from below. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a procedure for fitting the connector housing of the connector with two operation levers into each fitting recess. FIG. 6 is a view for explaining an operation in which the connector housing of the connector with the first fitting operation lever is completed from the half-fitted state when the connector housing of the connector with the rear fitting operation lever is completed. FIG. FIG. 7 is a view showing a part of a connector fitting structure and an electric junction box according to a modification of the connector fitting structure according to the embodiment of the invention.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a connector fitting structure and an electrical junction box according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a side view of the periphery of a connector fitting structure 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention and a diagram showing a part of an electrical connection box 100. The connector housings 40 of two connectors 10A, 10B with operation levers It is the figure which showed the state before 40 is fitted by each fitting recessed part 61,61. FIG. 2 is a side view of the periphery of the connector fitting structure 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention and a diagram showing a part of the electrical junction box. FIG. 3 is a view of the connector 10B with an operation lever having the half-fitting detection contact portion 30 shown in FIG. 1 as viewed obliquely from above. FIG. 4 is a view of the operating lever 20B having the half-fitting detection contact portion 30 shown in FIG. 1 as viewed obliquely from below.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the vertical direction is defined as shown in the figure for convenience of explanation.
A connector fitting structure 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a multi-fitting type in which two connectors with operating levers and two fitting recesses into which connector housings of the connectors with operating levers are fitted are provided. And a connector. The connector fitting structure 1 is incorporated in an electrical connection box 100 formed by integrating electrical components such as connectors, relays, and fuses in order to supply electric power to electronic devices such as motors mounted on automobiles. It is.

  First, two connectors 10A and 10B with an operation lever will be described. The two operation lever-equipped connectors 10A and 10B are provided with rotation levers 22a and 22b on one end side and operation levers 20A and 20B provided with operation portions 24A and 24B on the other end side on the connector housings 40 and 40, respectively. It is attached so that it can rotate.

  When the connector housings 40 and 40 are fitted in the two fitting recesses 61 and 61, respectively, the two operation lever-equipped connectors 10A and 10B are configured such that the rotating operation directions of the operation levers 20A and 20B are the mutual operation portions. It is set so that 24A and 24B are rotated in the direction approaching. Such two connectors 10A and 10B with an operating lever are a connector 10A with an operating lever in which the connector housing 40 is first fitted into the fitting recess 61 (hereinafter referred to as a “connector with a first fitting operating lever”). The connector 10B with an operation lever to be fitted later into the fitting recess 61 (hereinafter referred to as “connector with a rear fitting operation lever”).

Here, the connector 10B with the rear fitting operation lever will be specifically described.
First, the operation lever 20B will be described.
As shown in FIG. 4, the operation lever 20 </ b> B has a plate shape, a pair of lever side plate portions 21 arranged so as to face each other, and rotation as a rotation fulcrum on one end side of each lever side plate portion 21. The fulcrum hole portions 22a and 22b and the cam projection 23 are provided, and a U-shape is provided in which the operation portion 24B is provided so as to connect the other end side.

  The rotation fulcrum hole portions 22a and 22b are formed by turning the rotation fulcrum protrusions 40a and 40b as the rotation fulcrum protruding from the outer surface of the connector housing 40 into the hole, thereby rotating the operation lever 20B. It functions as a fulcrum.

  The cam projection 23 is configured to function as a cam mechanism by being fitted into a cam groove 61b (described later) formed in the fitting recess 61.

  An elastic lock arm 25 is provided on the rear surface of the operation portion 24B so as to protrude downward in a cantilever shape. The elastic lock arm 25 is formed on an engagement protrusion 61a protruding from the inner surface of the fitting recess 61. By being engaged, the operation lever 20B is locked at the fitting completion operation position. That is, the elastic lock arm 25 fixes the connector housing 40 and the fitting recess 61 of the connector 10B with the rear fitting operation lever in a fitted state by being engaged with the engaging protrusion 61a.

  In addition, the operation portion 24B of the connector 10B with the rear fitting operation lever can be rotated for fitting when the connector housing 40 and the fitting recess 61 of the connector 10A with the first fitting operation lever are not fitted. A half-fitting detection contact portion 30 that is brought into contact with the operation portion 24A of the connector 10A with a front fitting operation lever is provided on the way.

The half-fitting detection contact part 30 is provided integrally with the operation part 24B of the connector 10B with a rear fitting operation lever. More specifically, the operation portion 24B provided with the half-fitting detection contact portion 30 has an upper surface that is an upward inclined surface toward the end edge surface 24b in a direction perpendicular to the fitting direction, and the end surface 24b The width in the peripheral fitting direction is increased by the thickness of the half-fitting detection contact portion 30 as compared with the width in the fitting direction of the end edge surface 24a of the operation portion 24A of the connector 10A with the first fitting operation lever. The width is set. The half-fitting detection contact portion 30 is plate-shaped in a direction orthogonal to the fitting direction from the upper end surface 24b of the operation portion 24B, whose width in the fitting direction is increased as compared with the operation portion 24A. Protruding to.
For this reason, when the operation lever 20B is rotated to the fitting completion operation position, the lower surface of the half-fitting detection contact portion 30 contacts the upper surface of the operation portion 24A of the connector 10A with the first fitting operation lever. It has come to be.
Such a half-fitting detection contact portion 30 is operated when the operation lever 20B of the connector 10B with the rear fitting operation lever is rotated to the fitting completion operation position. The lever 20A is brought into contact with the operation portion 24A of the connector 10A with a first fitting operation lever so that the lever 20A is rotated to the fitting completion operation position.

Next, the connector housing 40 will be described.
The connector housing 40 is a male connector housing, and as shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of terminal accommodating chambers 41 are provided therein, and the terminals of the electric wires 50 with terminals are held and accommodated in the terminal accommodating chambers 41. It has become.
The connector housing 40 is provided with a guide rib 42 that is slidably inserted into a guide groove 62 c formed in the fitting recess 61. By inserting the guide rib 42 into the guide groove 62c, the connector housing 40 functions as a guide mechanism that guides and moves in the fitting direction.

Note that the connector 10A with a front fitting operation lever has substantially the same configuration as the connector 10B with a rear fitting operation lever except that the configuration of the operation portion 24A is different. Are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.
The connector 10A with the first fitting operation lever is set so that the operation unit 24A is rotated in a direction approaching the operation unit 24B when the operation lever 20A is rotated in the rotation direction for fitting. .
The operation lever 20A differs from the operation lever 20B in that the operation lever 20A includes an operation unit 24A instead of the operation unit 24B.
Unlike the operation unit 24B, the operation unit 24A does not include the half-fitting detection contact unit 30. Therefore, as described above, the width in the fitting direction of the end edge surface 24a is set smaller than the width in the fitting direction around the end edge surface 24b, and is fitted from the upper part of the end edge surface 24b of the operation portion 24B. The lower surface of the half-fitting detection contact portion 30 projecting in a direction orthogonal to the direction is in contact with the upper surface of the operation portion 24A.

Next, the multi-fitting connector 60 will be described.
1 to 3, the multi-fitting connector 60 is incorporated in the electrical connection box 100, and the connector housings 40, 40 of the two operation lever connectors 10A, 10B of the two operation lever connectors 10A, 10B are provided. Two fitting recesses 61, 61 to be fitted by turning operation levers 20A, 20B are provided.

Each fitting recess 61 functions as a female connector housing into which the connector housing 40 is fitted, and the two fitting recesses 61, 61 are integrally formed by an integral housing 62.
Each fitting recess 61 holds a plurality of mating connection terminals (not shown) connected to a plurality of terminals (not shown) held in the connector housing 40 to be fitted. The plurality of mating connection terminals (not shown) are connected to a circuit board (not shown) installed in the electrical connection box 100.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, an engagement protrusion 61a, a cam groove 62b, and a guide groove 62c are formed in each fitting recess 61.
The engaging protrusion 61a engages the operation levers 20A and 20B by engaging the elastic lock arm 25 of the operation levers 20A and 20B of the connectors 10A and 10B with the operation lever fitted in the fitting recess 61. It is locked at the completion operation position.
The cam groove 61b is a groove that functions as a cam mechanism when the cam projection 23 is fitted.
The guide groove 62c is a groove formed from the fitting inlet of the fitting recess 61 toward the bottom surface of the recess along the fitting direction. By inserting the guide rib 42, the connector housing 40 is moved in the fitting direction. A groove that functions to guide.

In such a connector fitting structure 1, a force required for fitting and detaching the connector is reduced by the action of the cam mechanism by the turning operation of the operation levers 20 </ b> A and 20 </ b> B.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the two operation lever-equipped connectors 10A and 10B are temporarily held at predetermined rotation positions with respect to the connector housings 40 and 40 by the operation levers 20A and 20B. ing. This is because when the connector housings 40, 40 are started to be fitted into the fitting recesses 61, 61, the cam protrusion 23 is fitted into the cam groove 61b without adjusting the rotational positions of the operation levers 20A, 20B. It is to do.

  Next, a procedure for fitting the connector housings 40, 40 of the two connectors with operating levers 10A, 10B into the fitting recesses 61, 61 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a procedure for fitting the connector housings 40, 40 of the two connectors with operating levers 10A, 10B into the fitting recesses 61, 61. FIG. FIG. 6 shows an operation in which the connector housing 40 of the connector 10A with the first fitting operation lever is completed from the half-fitted state when the connector housing 40 of the connector 10B with the rear fitting operation lever is completed. It is a figure for demonstrating.

First, the worker fits the connector 10A with the first fitting operation lever into the fitting recess 61 (see FIG. 5A). In this step, the connector housing 40 is started to be fitted into the fitting recess 61 while the operation lever 20A is temporarily held at a predetermined rotation position, and the lower end of the guide rib 42 is inserted into the guide groove 62c. Thus, the operation lever 20A starts to rotate.
When the operation lever 20A starts to rotate, the connector housing 40 is moved in the fitting direction while the cam mechanism is operated.
Here, when the connector housing 40 and the fitting recess 61 of the connector 10A with the first fitting operation lever are completely fitted, the elastic lock arm 25 and the engaging protrusion 61a are engaged. If it is in the half-fitted state, the elastic lock arm 25 and the engaging projection 61a are in a non-engaged state, and the operation part 24A is positioned so as to be shifted in the direction opposite to the rotation direction for fitting. .

Thereafter, the operator fits the connector housings 40, 40 of the two operation lever-equipped connectors 10A, 10B into the fitting recesses 61, 61 by fitting the connector 10B with the rear fitting operation lever into the fitting recess 61. The work to be combined is completed (see FIGS. 5B and 5C).
Here, when the connector housing 40 of the connector 10B with the rear fitting operation lever and the fitting recess 61 are completely fitted, the elastic lock arm 25 and the engaging protrusion 61a are engaged.
If the connector housing 40 of the connector 10A with the first fitting operation lever is in the half-fitted state, the operation portion 24B of the connector 10B with the rear fitting operation lever is fitted in the middle of the turning operation for fitting. It abuts on the operation portion 24A of the connector 10A with the combined operation lever. More specifically, the lower surface (abutment surface S2) of the contact portion 30 for half-fitting detection is brought into contact with the upper surface (abutment surface S1) of the operation portion 24A that is displaced as described above. The portion 24B is positioned so as to be shifted in the direction opposite to the rotation direction for fitting.

  As shown in FIG. 6B, the displacement of the operation portion 24B is visually observed by the gap between the contact surfaces S1 and S2, so that the operator can detect that the connector housings 40, 40 and the fitting recesses 61, 61 are A half-fitted state is detected.

In this case, as shown in FIGS. 6B and 6C, the operator further rotates the operation lever 20B of the connector 10B with the rear fitting operation lever toward the rotation direction for fitting. By doing so, the elastic lock arm 25 and the engagement protrusion 61a of the connector 10B with the rear fitting operation lever are engaged. That is, the worker rotates the operation lever 20B of the connector 10B with the rear fitting operation lever to the fitting completion operation position.
Accordingly, the operation lever 20A is turned in the turning direction for fitting while the upper surface (contact surface S1) of the operation portion 24A is in contact with the lower surface (contact surface S2) of the contact portion 30 for half-fitting detection. The connector housings 40, 40 and the fitting recesses 61, 61 are completely engaged with each other, and the elastic locking arm 25 of the connector 10A with the first fitting operation lever is engaged with the engaging protrusion 61a.
That is, the contact portion 30 for half-fitting detection has the operation portion 24A of the connector 10A with the first fitting operation lever so that the operation lever 20A of the connector 10A with the first fitting operation lever is rotated to the fitting completion operation position. Abut.

  In the connector fitting structure 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the two connectors 10A and 10B with operation levers rotate the operation levers 20A and 20B, thereby reducing the force required for connector fitting and removal. When the connector housing 40 of the connector 10A with the first fitting operation lever and the fitting recess 61 are half-fitted, the half-fitting detection contact portion 30 of the connector 10B with the rear fitting operation lever is In the middle of the turning operation for fitting, the operation lever 20B of the connector 10B with the rear fitting operation lever is rotated for fitting because it comes into contact with the operation portion 24A of the connector 10A with the first fitting operation lever. It is possible to detect that the connector housing 40 and the fitting recess 61 of the connector 10A with the first fitting operation lever are half-fitted only by being moved, and as a result, the connector Fitting to reduce the force required to withdrawal, and it is possible to detect the half-fitted state of the connector without complicating the fitting operation of the connector.

  Further, the connector fitting structure 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention is provided with a first fitting operation lever by rotating the operation lever 20B of the connector 10B with rear fitting operation lever to the fitting completion operation position. Since the connector housing 40 of the connector 10A is securely fitted into the fitting recess 61, the connector housings 40, 40 of the connector 10A with the first fitting operation lever and the connector 10B with the rear fitting operation lever are associated. The fitting can be reliably completed in the fitting recesses 61 and 61.

  Moreover, since the connector fitting structure 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention does not require the half-fitting detection contact portion 30 to be a separate component from the operation lever 20B, the number of components can be reduced.

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Next, a modified example of the connector fitting structure 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a view showing a connector fitting structure 2 of a modification of the connector fitting structure 1 according to the embodiment of the invention. FIG. 7A is a side view of the periphery of the connector fitting structure 2 according to a modification of the embodiment of the present invention, and shows a state in which the half-fitting detection contact portion 90 is detached. . FIG. 7B is an enlarged view of the vicinity of each half-fitting detection contact portion 90 in a state where the connector housings 40 and 40 have been fitted into the fitting recesses 61 and 61, respectively. .
The connector fitting structure 2 of this modification is different from the connector fitting structure 1 of the embodiment in that a connector 70B with an operation lever is provided instead of the connector 10B with an operation lever.
Other configurations are the same as those in the embodiment, and the same components as those in the embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  The connector 70B with an operation lever has an operation lever 80B. The operation lever 80B has the same shape as the operation lever 20A except for the half-fitting detection contact part 90, and the half-fitting detection contact part 90 is detachable from the operation lever 80B. For this reason, it can utilize as the operation lever 80B by attaching the contact part 90 for half-fitting detection to the operation lever 20A.

  The connector fitting structure 2 of this modification has the same effect as the connector fitting structure 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, and the portions other than the half-fitting detection contact portion 90 have the same shape. The half-fitting detection of the operation levers of the connectors 10A, 70B with two operation levers is performed by attaching / detaching the half-fitting detection contact portion 90 to / from the operation levers 20A, 80B of the connectors 10A, 70B with two operation levers Since the portion excluding the contact portion 90 for use can be shared, the component cost can be reduced.

  In addition, since the electrical connection box 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention incorporates the connector fitting structures 1 and 2, the same effects as the connector fitting structures 1 and 2 can be obtained.

  In the connector fitting structures 1 and 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the connectors 10A, 10B, and 70B with two operation levers and the connector housings 40 of the two connectors 10A, 10B, and 70B with operation levers are fitted. Although the connector fitting structures 1 and 2 with the multiple fitting type connector 60 having two fitting recesses 61 to be joined are illustrated, the number of connectors 10A, 10B and 70B with operation levers, and fitting The number of joint recesses 61 is not limited to this. That is, a multi-fitting connector having two sets of connectors with operation levers and two sets of fitting recesses that are fitted into the connector housings of the connectors with one set of operation levers. For example, a plurality of fittings including two sets of connectors with operating levers and two sets of fitting recesses to be fitted to two connector connector housings with operating levers. A connector fitting structure with a mold connector may be used.

  In the connector fitting structures 1 and 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the cam mechanism includes the cam groove 61b and the cam projection 23, and the guide mechanism includes the guide rib 42 and the guide groove 62c. Although illustrated, the cam mechanism and the guide mechanism are not limited thereto. That is, if the connector housings 40 of the connectors 1 and 2 with operation levers are fitted into the fitting recesses 61 by the turning operation of the operation levers 20A, 20B, and 80B, other cam mechanisms are provided. , And a guide mechanism may be used.

  The invention made by the present inventor has been specifically described based on the above-described embodiments of the invention. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments of the invention and does not depart from the gist thereof. Various changes can be made.

1, 2 Connector fitting structure 10A, 10B, 70B Operation lever connector 20A, 20B, 80B Operation lever 21 Lever side plate 22a, 22b Rotating fulcrum hole (rotating fulcrum)
23 cam projections 24A, 24B operation parts 24a, 24b end edge surfaces 25 elastic lock arms 30, 90 half-fitting detection contact parts 40 connector housings 40a, 40b rotation fulcrum protrusions (rotation fulcrum)
41 Terminal housing chamber 42 Guide rib 50 Electric wire with terminal 60 Multiple fitting type connector 61 Fitting recess 61a Engaging protrusion 61b Cam groove 62c Guide groove 62 Integrated housing S1, S2 Contact surface 100 Electrical connection box

Claims (5)

Two operation lever connectors, each having an operation lever provided with a rotation fulcrum on one end side and an operation section on the other end side, are rotatably attached to the connector housing; In the connector fitting structure with a multi-fitting connector in which the connector housing is provided with two fitting recesses to be fitted by the turning operation of the operation lever,
The two connectors with operating levers are:
When the connector housing is fitted in each of the two fitting recesses, the rotation operation direction of each operation lever is set so as to be rotated in a direction in which the operation units approach each other,
Of the two connectors with operation levers, the operation portion of the connector with operation levers to be fitted later is
When the connector housing and the fitting recess of the connector with the operating lever to be fitted first are not fitted, with the operating lever to be fitted first during the turning operation for fitting A connector fitting structure characterized by comprising a half-fitting detection abutting portion that abuts on the operation portion of the connector. The half-fitting detection contact portion is
When the operation lever of the connector with the operation lever to be fitted later is rotated to the fitting completion operation position, the operation lever of the connector with the operation lever to be fitted first is moved to the fitting completion operation position. 2. The connector fitting structure according to claim 1, wherein the connector is brought into contact with the operation portion of the connector with an operation lever that is fitted to the tip so as to be rotated. The half-fitting detection contact portion is
3. The connector fitting structure according to claim 1, wherein the connector fitting structure is provided integrally with the operation portion of the connector with an operation lever to be fitted into the fitting recess later. The operating lever of the connector with two operating levers is:
The portion except the half-fitting detection contact portion has the same shape,
The half-fitting detection contact portion is
The connector fitting structure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the connector fitting structure is detachable from the operation lever. In an electrical junction box made up of electrical components,
An electrical connection box, wherein the connector fitting structure according to claim 1 is incorporated.

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