JP2015090787A - Connector - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a connector, capable of improving workability while preventing the occurrence of a damage, when releasing a terminal from a housing.SOLUTION: A connector 1 includes: a housing 3; a plurality of terminal accommodation holes 7 disposed on the housing 3 for accommodating terminals 5; spacer accommodation holes 9 communicating with the terminal accommodation holes 7; and spacers 11 inserted into the spacer accommodation holes 9 for engaging the terminals 5. Each spacer 11 includes: a flexible temporary engagement part 13 for temporarily engaging each terminal 5; and a regular engagement part 15, disposed opposite to temporary engagement part 13 and the insertion direction of the spacer 11, for regularly engaging the terminal 5. The disposition position of the spacer 11 to a spacer accommodation hole 9 is an intermediate position between the temporary engagement position and the regular engagement position, to disable interference of the temporary engagement part 13 and the regular engage part 15 to the terminal 5.

Description

  The present invention relates to a connector.

  Conventionally, as a connector, a housing, a plurality of terminal receiving holes provided along the length direction of the housing and receiving terminals, and a spacer provided along the height direction of the housing and communicated with the terminal receiving holes An apparatus including an opening as an accommodation hole and a rear holder as a spacer that is inserted into the opening and locks a terminal is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).

  In this connector, a flexible locking piece as a temporary locking portion for temporarily locking the terminal is provided in the terminal receiving hole so as to be able to be bent, and the terminal locking as a final locking portion for permanently locking the terminal to the rear holder. A protrusion is provided, and the terminal is temporarily locked to the terminal receiving hole by locking the flexible locking piece to the terminal, and the terminal locking protrusion is locked to the terminal by inserting the rear holder into the opening. The main locking is used to prevent the terminal from coming off from the terminal receiving hole.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-226025

  However, in the connector as in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, since the temporary locking portion is provided in the terminal accommodating hole, when releasing the terminal from the housing, after releasing the locking by the main locking portion of the spacer, The locking by the temporary locking part had to be released by the jig.

  In releasing the lock by such a jig, the jig, the temporary lock portion, or the terminal may be damaged by the jig. In addition, in order to unlock the plurality of terminals, the terminals must be unlocked one by one with a jig, and workability is reduced.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a connector that can improve workability while preventing damage from occurring when the terminal is detached from the housing.

  The invention according to claim 1 is a housing, a plurality of terminal accommodating holes provided along the length direction of the housing and accommodating terminals, and provided in the terminal accommodating hole provided along the height direction of the housing. A connector comprising a spacer receiving hole communicated with and a spacer inserted into the spacer receiving hole and locking the terminal, wherein the spacer is provided in a flexible manner and temporarily holds the terminal. A stop portion, a temporary locking portion and a main locking portion that is provided to face the insertion direction of the spacer and that locks the terminal, and the position of the spacer with respect to the spacer receiving hole is A temporary locking position in which the terminal can be received in the terminal receiving hole and the terminal is locked in the temporary locking portion, and the terminal in the main locking portion in a state where the spacer is completely inserted in the spacer receiving hole. Lock A locking position; and an intermediate position that is located between the temporary locking position and the final locking position and that makes the temporary locking part and the main locking part non-interfering with the terminal. It is characterized by that.

  In this connector, when the arrangement position of the spacer with respect to the spacer receiving hole is an intermediate position, the temporary locking portion and the main locking portion are made non-interfering with the terminal. There is no need to displace and the terminal can be detached from the housing. In addition, it is not necessary to unlock the terminals one by one with a jig.

  Therefore, in such a connector, since it is not necessary to use a jig when the terminal is detached from the housing, workability can be improved while preventing the occurrence of damage.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the connector according to claim 1, wherein a space between the temporary locking portion and the main locking portion is set to be equal to or longer than a length perpendicular to an insertion direction of the terminal. It is characterized by.

  In this connector, since the space between the temporary locking portion and the main locking portion is set to be equal to or longer than the length perpendicular to the terminal insertion direction, the arrangement position of the spacer with respect to the spacer receiving hole is the intermediate position. At this time, it is possible to reliably prevent the temporary locking portion and the main locking portion from interfering with the terminal.

  According to the present invention, there is an effect that it is possible to provide a connector capable of improving workability while preventing damage from occurring when the terminal is detached from the housing.

It is a disassembled perspective view of the connector which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing when a terminal is accommodated in the housing of the connector which concerns on embodiment of this invention. (A) is sectional drawing in the temporary latching position of the spacer of the connector which concerns on embodiment of this invention. (B) is a principal part enlarged view of Fig.3 (a). (A) is sectional drawing in the final latching position of the spacer of the connector which concerns on embodiment of this invention. (B) is the principal part enlarged view of Fig.4 (a). (A) is sectional drawing in the intermediate position of the spacer of the connector which concerns on embodiment of this invention. (B) is the principal part enlarged view of Fig.5 (a).

  A connector according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The connector 1 according to the present embodiment is provided along the housing 3, a plurality of terminal accommodation holes 7 provided along the length direction of the housing 3 and accommodating the terminals 5, and along the height direction of the housing 3. A spacer receiving hole 9 communicated with the terminal receiving hole 7 and a spacer 11 inserted into the spacer receiving hole 9 to lock the terminal 5 are provided.

  In addition, the spacer 11 is provided with a temporary locking portion 13 that is provided so as to be bent and temporarily holds the terminal 5, and the temporary locking portion 13 and the spacer 11 that are provided facing each other in the insertion direction of the spacer 11. The main locking portion 15 is provided.

  The arrangement position of the spacer 11 with respect to the spacer accommodation hole 9 is such that the terminal 5 can be accommodated in the terminal accommodation hole 7 and the temporary engagement portion 13 engages the terminal 5 with the temporary engagement portion 13. In the state where the terminal 5 is locked by the main locking portion 15 and the temporary locking portion 13 and the main locking position between the temporary locking position and the main locking position. And an intermediate position for making the portion 15 non-interfering with the terminal 5.

  Further, the space between the temporary locking portion 13 and the main locking portion 15 is set to be equal to or longer than the length in the direction orthogonal to the insertion direction of the terminal 5.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the housing 3 is made of an insulating material such as synthetic resin and is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape. The housing 3 is made of an insulating material such as synthetic resin, and is accommodated in a housing cover 17 formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape larger than the housing 3. Such a housing 3 is provided with a plurality of terminal accommodating holes 7 along the length direction.

  The plurality of terminal receiving holes 7 are stacked in a plurality of stages in the height direction, and are arranged in a plurality of rows in the width direction. The terminal receiving hole 7 is opened on the inner side of the housing cover 17 in the length direction of the housing 3, and the terminal 5 inserted through the housing cover 17 is inserted and received from this opening.

  The terminal 5 is made of a conductive material such as metal, and is a female terminal having a box-like connection portion 21 that is electrically connected to a terminal portion of an electric wire 19 connected to a power source or equipment. The terminal 5 is accommodated in the terminal accommodating hole 7 from the opening side of the terminal accommodating hole 7 of the housing 3 after being inserted through a through hole provided in the bottom of the housing cover 17. The terminal accommodating hole 7 that accommodates such a terminal 5 communicates with the spacer accommodating hole 9.

  The spacer accommodation holes 9 are provided along the height direction of the housing 3 and communicate with the plurality of terminal accommodation holes 7. A spacer 11 is inserted into the spacer receiving hole 9 from an opening provided on one surface side in the height direction of the housing 3.

  The spacer 11 is made of an insulating material such as synthetic resin, and a plurality of hole portions 23 are provided at positions corresponding to the plurality of terminal receiving holes 7 so as to penetrate in the thickness direction. The diameter of the hole 23 is set larger than the diameter of the terminal accommodating hole 7.

  The spacer 11 is provided in the hole 23 so as to be able to bend and temporarily lock the connection portion 21 of the terminal 5, and to the spacer receiving hole 9 of the temporary lock portion 13 and the spacer 11. The main locking portion 15 is provided to face the insertion direction of the terminal 5 and lock the connection portion 21 of the terminal 5.

  The space between the temporary locking portion 13 and the main locking portion 15 is set to be equal to or longer than the length in the direction orthogonal to the insertion direction of the terminal 5, that is, the height of the box-shaped connection portion 21 of the terminal 5. For this reason, when the connection part 21 of the terminal 5 is located between the temporary locking part 13 and the final locking part 15, the temporary locking part 13 and the final locking part 15 interfere with the terminal 5. There is nothing to do.

  In such a spacer 11, the arrangement position of the housing 3 with respect to the spacer accommodation hole 9 is set in three stages, that is, a temporary locking position, a final locking position, and an intermediate position. In addition, holding of the spacer 11 with respect to the spacer accommodation hole 9 in each position is performed by engagement means (not shown) provided in the spacer accommodation hole 9 and the spacer 11.

  In the temporary locking position of the spacer 11, as shown in FIG. 3, the temporary locking portion 13 is disposed at a position where it interferes with the connection portion 21 of the terminal 5, and the final locking portion 15 interferes with the connection portion 21 of the terminal 5. It is arranged at the position not to.

  By inserting the terminal 5 into the terminal receiving hole 7 at the temporary locking position of the spacer 11, as shown in FIG. 2, the connecting portion 21 of the terminal 5 is received while displacing the temporary locking portion 13 which can be bent. When the terminal 5 is positioned at the normal position, as shown in FIG. 3, the temporary locking portion 13 is restored to a temporary locking state in which the connection portion 21 of the terminal 5 is locked.

  As shown in FIG. 4, in the main locking position of the spacer 11, the spacer 11 is completely inserted into the spacer receiving hole 9 from the temporary locking position, and the temporary locking portion 13 does not interfere with the connection portion 21 of the terminal 5. The main locking portion 15 locks the connection portion 21 of the terminal 5.

  In a state where the main locking portion 15 locks the connecting portion 21 of the terminal 5, the main locking portion 15 is not displaced, and the main locking state in which the terminal 5 is prevented from coming off from the terminal accommodating hole 7. It becomes.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the intermediate position of the spacer 11 is set such that the insertion position of the spacer 11 with respect to the spacer receiving hole 9 is set between the temporary locking position and the final locking position. Both the parts 15 are arranged at positions where they do not interfere with the connection part 21 of the terminal 5.

  For this reason, when the terminal 5 is detached from the housing 3, the spacer 11 is arranged at an intermediate position, and the terminal 5 is pulled out from the terminal accommodating hole 7, whereby the temporary locking portion 13 and the main locking portion 15 are connected to each other. The terminal 5 can be easily detached from the housing 3 without interfering with the housing 5, and workability can be improved.

  By setting the intermediate position of the spacer 11 in this way, it is not necessary to use a jig when the terminal 5 is detached from the housing 3, and the housing 3, the temporary locking portion 13, or the terminal 5 by using the jig is used. Can prevent damage.

  In such a connector 1, when the arrangement position of the spacer 11 with respect to the spacer receiving hole 9 is an intermediate position, the temporary locking portion 13 and the main locking portion 15 are made non-interfering with the terminal 5. The terminal 5 can be detached from the housing 3 without the need for displacing the temporary locking portion 13 using the. In addition, it is not necessary to unlock the terminals 5 one by one with a jig.

  Therefore, in such a connector 1, since it is not necessary to use a jig when the terminal 5 is detached from the housing 3, workability can be improved while preventing the occurrence of damage.

  Further, since the space between the temporary locking portion 13 and the main locking portion 15 is set to be longer than the length in the direction orthogonal to the insertion direction of the terminal 5, the arrangement position of the spacer 11 with respect to the spacer receiving hole 9 is intermediate. When it is the position, it is possible to reliably prevent the temporary locking portion 13 and the main locking portion 15 from interfering with the terminal 5.

  In the connector according to the embodiment of the present invention, the spacer accommodating hole is provided along the height direction of the housing. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the spacer accommodating hole may be provided along the width direction of the housing. Good.

  Moreover, although the housing is accommodated in the housing cover, it is not necessary to accommodate the housing in the housing cover.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Connector 3 ... Housing 5 ... Terminal 7 ... Terminal accommodation hole 9 ... Spacer accommodation hole 11 ... Spacer 13 ... Temporary locking part 15 ... Final locking part

Claims (2)

A housing, a plurality of terminal receiving holes provided along the length direction of the housing to receive terminals, a spacer receiving hole provided along the height direction of the housing and communicated with the terminal receiving holes; A connector provided with a spacer inserted into the spacer receiving hole and locking the terminal,
A temporary locking portion that is provided in the spacer so as to be bent and temporarily locks the terminal, and a main locking that is provided facing the temporary locking portion and the insertion direction of the spacer and that locks the terminal. Are provided,
An arrangement position of the spacer with respect to the spacer receiving hole is such that the terminal can be received in the terminal receiving hole and the terminal is locked by the temporary locking portion, and the spacer is completely in the spacer receiving hole. A main locking position in which the terminal is locked by the main locking portion in a state of being inserted into the temporary locking portion, and the temporary locking portion and the main locking position between the temporary locking position and the main locking position. A connector having an intermediate position that makes the stop portion non-interfering with the terminal. The connector according to claim 1,
The connector between the temporary locking portion and the main locking portion is set to be longer than a length in a direction orthogonal to the insertion direction of the terminal.

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