JP2017220377A - Connector structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily move a moving member to a closed side of an insertion hole.SOLUTION: In a connector structure 10, a wiring 34 is inserted into an insertion hole 16 of a female connector 12 through an insertion hole 32 of fixing part 30 in a state where a fixing claw 26B is engaged to a fixing wall 14A in the female connector 12. Sequentially, since the fixing part 30 is moved to a closed side of the insertion hole 16 by a closed part 30B when a release rib 40A of a male connector 40 releases the engagement of the fixing claw 26B to the fixing wall 14A and a moving claw 26 of the female connector 12 is rotated onto an upper side during the male connector 40 is mounted to the female connector 12, the fixing part 30 can be easily moved to the closed side of the insertion hole 16.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a connector structure in which wiring is inserted into an insertion hole of a first connector.

  In the flat harness described in Patent Document 1 below, terminal fittings and a circuit board are inserted into the cavity of the connector housing, and the first retainer and the second retainer are moved to the closed side of the cavity, respectively. And the movement of the circuit board is suppressed.

  Here, in this flat harness, it is preferable that the first retainer and the second retainer can be easily moved to the closed side of the cavity.

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  In view of the above fact, an object of the present invention is to obtain a connector structure that can easily move a moving member to a closing side of an insertion hole.

  The connector structure according to claim 1, wherein a first connector provided with an insertion hole, a wiring inserted into the insertion hole, a second connector attached to the first connector, and the first connector to the first connector. 2 and a moving member that is moved to the closing side of the insertion hole when the connector is mounted.

  The connector structure according to claim 2 is the connector structure according to claim 1, wherein the first connector, the moving member, or the second connector is attached to the first connector when the second connector is attached to the first connector. An engagement portion is provided in which engagement is released and the moving member is moved to the closing side of the insertion hole.

  The connector structure according to claim 3 is the connector structure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the connector is moved when the second connector is attached to the first connector, and the moving member is inserted into the insertion hole. The moving part moved to the closing side is provided.

  The connector structure according to claim 4 is the connector structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the wiring is configured, and the terminal is inserted into the insertion hole and the wiring is configured. And a harness connected to one side portion of the terminal and extending from the insertion hole, and the moving member is moved to the closing side of the insertion hole and arranged on the other side.

  In the connector structure according to the first aspect, the wiring is inserted into the insertion hole of the first connector, and the second connector is attached to the first connector. Further, the moving member is moved to the closing side of the insertion hole, and the movement of the wiring with respect to the first connector is suppressed.

  Here, when the second connector is attached to the first connector, the moving member is moved to the closing side of the insertion hole. For this reason, the moving member can be easily moved to the closing side of the insertion hole.

  In the connector structure according to claim 2, when the second connector is attached to the first connector, the engagement of the engaging portion with the first connector, the moving member, or the second connector is released, and the moving member is It is moved to the closed side of the insertion hole. For this reason, when a 2nd connector is mounted | worn with a 1st connector, a moving member can be moved to the closing side of an insertion hole.

  In the connector structure according to the third aspect, when the second connector is attached to the first connector, the moving portion is moved, and the moving member is moved to the closing side of the insertion hole. For this reason, when a 2nd connector is mounted | worn with a 1st connector, a moving member can be moved to the closing side of an insertion hole.

  In the connector structure according to the fourth aspect, the terminal and the harness constitute the wiring. The terminal is inserted into the insertion hole, and the harness is connected to the terminal and extends from the insertion hole.

  Here, the harness is connected to one side portion of the terminal, and the moving member is moved to the closing side of the insertion hole and disposed on the other side of the harness. For this reason, it can suppress that a moving member moves a harness to the one side, and can suppress that a moving member moves a terminal via a harness.

It is sectional drawing seen from the left which shows the female connector and fixing part of the connector structure which concern on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is the front view seen from back which shows the fixed part of the connector structure concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is sectional drawing seen from the left which shows the female connector of the connector structure which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention, fixing parts, and wiring. It is sectional drawing seen from the left which shows the connector structure which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing seen from the left which shows the connector structure which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 4 shows a cross-sectional view of the connector structure 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the left. In the drawings, the front of the connector structure 10 is indicated by an arrow FR, the front of the connector structure 10 is indicated by an arrow RH, and the upper part of the connector structure 10 is indicated by an arrow UP.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the connector structure 10 according to this embodiment includes a female connector 12 (see FIG. 1) as a first connector, and a portion other than the upper portion of the female connector 12 is an abbreviated body portion. A rectangular parallelepiped box-shaped female housing 14 is provided.

  A predetermined number (four in this embodiment) of insertion holes 16 having a rectangular cross section are formed in the lower portion of the female housing 14, and each of the predetermined number of insertion holes 16 extends in the front-rear direction, They are arranged at equal intervals in the left-right direction. The front side of the insertion hole 16 is closed by the front wall of the female housing 14, and the entire rear side of the insertion hole 16 is open to the rear side of the female housing 14. A rectangular connection hole 18 is formed through the central portion of the front wall of the insertion hole 16, and the connection hole 18 opens the insertion hole 16 to the front side of the female housing 14.

  A rectangular plate-like retainer 20 as a locking portion is provided at the center of the lower wall of the insertion hole 16, and the retainer 20 protrudes upward from the lower wall of the insertion hole 16 to enter the insertion hole 16. Has been inserted. Further, the retainer 20 can be released from the upward protrusion from the lower wall of the insertion hole 16 and can be released from the insertion hole 16.

  In the upper part of the female housing 14, a release hole 22 having a rectangular cross section is formed at the center in the left-right direction. The release hole 22 extends in the front-rear direction, and the entire front side and rear side are respectively female. Opened to the front and rear sides of the housing 14. On the upper wall of the female housing 14, a fixing hole 24 having a rectangular shape in a top view is formed above the rear portion of the release hole 22, and the entire rear side of the fixing hole 24 is the rear side of the female housing 14. It is open to. The fixing hole 24 opens the entire rear portion of the release hole 22 upward, and the upper wall of the female housing 14 is a fixing wall 14 </ b> A as an engaged portion on the front side of the fixing hole 24.

  A moving claw 26 as a moving part is provided on the upper portion of the female connector 12, and the front end of the moving claw 26 is integrated with the central portion in the left-right direction of the front end portion of the upper wall of the female housing 14. The moving claw 26 extends upward as it goes rearward, and the rear end portion of the moving claw 26 extends upward. The front end portion of the moving claw 26 has elasticity, and the front end portion of the moving claw 26 is elastically deformed so that the moving claw 26 can be rotated in the vertical direction around the front end portion.

  A triangular columnar lock claw 26A as a lock portion is integrally provided at the middle portion of the moving claw 26 in the front-rear direction, and the lock claw 26A protrudes upward. The front surface of the lock claw 26A is inclined in the upward direction as it goes rearward, and the rear surface of the lock claw 26A is arranged perpendicular to the front-rear direction. A mounting hole 28 having a rectangular cross section as a mounted portion is formed at the rear end of the moving claw 26, and the mounting hole 28 penetrates the rear end of the moving claw 26 in the front-rear direction. The attachment hole 28 is used for removing a mold for forming the lock claw 26A.

  A substantially rectangular plate-like fixed claw 26B as an engaging portion is integrally provided at an intermediate portion in the front-rear direction of the moving claw 26, and the fixed claw 26B extends downward. The lower end portion (tip portion) of the fixed claw 26B protrudes to the front side, and as shown in FIG. 3, the moving claw 26 is rotated downward, so that the fixed claw 26B passes through the fixed hole 24 in the female housing 14. Thus, the lower end portion of the fixed claw 26B is engaged with the rear end of the fixed wall 14A of the female housing 14 by the elastic force (elastic restoring force) upward of the front end portion of the moving claw 26 by being inserted into the release hole 22. The rotating state of the moving claw 26 to the lower side can be maintained (fixed).

  A fixed part 30 (see FIGS. 1 and 2) as a moving member is disposed on the rear side of the female connector 12. The upper part of the fixed part 30 has a substantially long rectangular plate shape, and the upper part of the fixed part 30 extends in the vertical direction. A substantially rectangular plate-like attachment claw 30A as an attachment portion is integrally provided at the upper end portion of the fixed part 30. The attachment claw 30A extends forward, and the front end portion (tip portion) faces upward. It is protruding. The mounting claw 30 </ b> A is inserted into the mounting hole 28 of the moving claw 26 of the female connector 12, and the front end is engaged with the front surface of the rear end of the moving claw 26. 30A is attached, and the fixed part 30 is attached to the rear end of the moving claw 26.

  The lower part of the fixed part 30 has a substantially rectangular plate shape, and the lower part of the fixed part 30 is movable in the vertical direction with respect to the female housing 14 of the female connector 12 and also in the horizontal direction. Movement is regulated. A predetermined number (four in this embodiment) of rectangular insertion holes 32 are formed through the lower portion of the fixed part 30, and the predetermined number of insertion holes 32 are arranged at equal intervals in the left-right direction. Yes. The entire left and right direction of the lower part of the insertion hole 32 is opposed to the entire left and right direction of the upper part of the rear opening of the insertion hole 16 in the female housing 14 in the front-rear direction, and the lower part of the fixing part 30 below the insertion hole 32 is rectangular. The plate-like closing portion 30B is used to close a portion other than the upper portion of the rear opening of the insertion hole 16. As shown in FIG. 3, in the female connector 12, when the lower end portion of the fixed claw 26B is engaged with the rear end of the fixed wall 14A and the downward rotation state of the movable claw 26 is maintained, the insertion is performed. The entire hole 32 is opposed to the entire rear opening of the insertion hole 16 in the front-rear direction, and the entire rear opening of the insertion hole 16 is opened to the rear side of the fixed part 30 through the entire insertion hole 32.

  A wiring 34 is inserted (attached) from the rear side into the insertion hole 16 of the female connector 12 (female housing 14). A substantially rectangular cylindrical female terminal 36 as a terminal is provided at the front end portion (tip portion) of the wiring 34, and the entire female terminal 36 is disposed in the insertion hole 16. A locking recess 36A as a locked portion is formed at the lower end portion of the rear portion of the female terminal 36, and the locking recess 36A is open to the lower side and the left and right sides. The retainer 20 on the lower wall of the insertion hole 16 is inserted into the locking recess 36A, the front surface of the locking recess 36A is locked to the retainer 20, and the movement of the female terminal 36 to the rear side is engaged by the retainer 20. It has been stopped. The inside of the female terminal 36 is open to the front side, and the inside of the female terminal 36 is opposed to the connection hole 18 on the front wall of the insertion hole 16 in the front-rear direction.

  A harness 38 (electric wire) is fixed and electrically connected to the upper part of the rear part of the female terminal 36, and the harness 38 is inserted through the insertion hole 32 of the fixing part 30 through the upper part of the rear opening of the insertion hole 16. Is extended to the rear side of the fixed part 30.

  The female connector 12 is fitted (fitted) with a substantially rectangular box-shaped male connector 40 as a second connector from the front side, and the inside of the male connector 40 is open to the rear side. A rectangular plate-like release rib 40A as a release portion is integrally provided in the middle portion in the left-right direction at the middle portion in the vertical direction of the front wall of the male connector 40, and the release rib 40A extends rearward. The male connector 40 is disposed. The release rib 40A is inserted into the release hole 22 of the female connector 12 (female housing 14) from the front side, and the release rib 40A reaches the position in the front-rear direction of the fixing hole 24 of the female connector 12 (female housing 14). Yes.

  A moving claw 26 of the female connector 12 is inserted into the upper part in the male connector 40 from the rear side, and the moving claw 26 is in a state where the front end is elastically deformed downward by the upper wall of the male connector 40. And rotated downward. A rectangular lock hole 42 as a locked portion is formed in the upper wall of the male connector 40 at the center in the left-right direction, and the lock claw 26A of the moving claw 26 is inserted into the moving claw 26 in the lock hole 42. It is inserted by an elastic force (elastic restoring force) to the upper side of the front end. For this reason, the movement to the front side of the lock hole 42 is regulated by the rear surface of the lock claw 26 </ b> A, and the movement of the male connector 40 to the front side with respect to the female connector 12 is regulated, so that the male connector 40 is locked to the female connector 12. Thus, the detachment of the male connector 40 from the female connector 12 is restricted.

  A predetermined number (four in the present embodiment) of long rectangular columnar male terminals 44 are fixed to the lower portion of the front wall of the male connector 40, and each of the predetermined number of male terminals 44 extends rearward. And arranged in the male connector 40 and arranged at equal intervals in the left-right direction. The male terminal 44 is inserted through the connection hole 18 in the front wall of the insertion hole 16 of the female connector 12 (female housing 14) and is inserted into and contacted with the female terminal 36 of the wiring 34. The male terminal 44 is a female terminal. 36 is electrically connected. Note that a harness (not shown) is electrically connected to the male terminal 44.

  Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

  In the connector structure 10 having the above configuration, after the wiring 34 is inserted into the insertion hole 16 of the female connector 12 (female housing 14) from the rear side, the male connector 40 is attached to the female connector 12 from the front side.

  Before the wiring 34 is inserted into the insertion hole 16 from the rear side, the moving claw 26 of the female connector 12 is rotated downward by elastic deformation of the front end portion, and the fixed claw 26B of the moving claw 26 is moved to the female housing 14. Is inserted into the release hole 22 through the fixing hole 24, and the lower end portion of the fixing claw 26B is engaged with the rear end of the fixing wall 14A of the female housing 14 by the elastic force upward of the front end portion of the moving claw 26. The rotating state of the moving claw 26 to the lower side is maintained. Moreover, the attachment claw 30A of the fixed part 30 is attached to the attachment hole 28 at the rear end of the moving claw 26, and the fixed part 30 is attached to the rear end of the moving claw 26. For this reason, the entire insertion hole 32 of the fixing part 30 is opposed to the entire rear opening of the insertion hole 16 in the front-rear direction, and the entire rear opening of the insertion hole 16 passes through the entire insertion hole 32. Open to the rear. Further, the insertion of the retainer 20 into the insertion hole 16 in the lower wall of the insertion hole 16 (the lower wall of the female housing 14) is released.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 3, the wiring 34 is inserted into the insertion hole 16 from the rear side through the insertion hole 32, and the entire female terminal 36 of the wiring 34 is disposed in the insertion hole 16. 38 is inserted into the insertion hole 32 through the rear opening of the insertion hole 16. Thereafter, the retainer 20 is inserted into the insertion hole 16 and inserted into the locking recess 36 </ b> A of the female terminal 36, whereby the movement of the female terminal 36 toward the rear side is locked by the retainer 20.

  Finally, as shown in FIG. 4, the male connector 40 is attached to the female connector 12 from the front side, so that the male terminal 44 of the male connector 40 is connected to the connection hole 18 on the front wall of the insertion hole 16 (front wall of the female housing 14). Are inserted into and contacted with the female terminal 36 (electrically connected to the female terminal 36). At this time, the release rib 40A of the male connector 40 is inserted into the release hole 22 of the female housing 14 from the front side, and the lower end portion of the fixed claw 26B is moved to the rear side, thereby fixing the lower end portion of the fixed claw 26B. The engagement with the rear end of the wall 14A is released, and the moving claw 26 is rotated upward by the elastic force upward of the front end portion. For this reason, the lock claw 26A of the moving claw 26 is inserted into the lock hole 42 on the upper wall of the male connector 40, and the separation of the male connector 40 from the female connector 12 is restricted. Moreover, the fixed part 30 is moved upward (closed side of the insertion hole 16) by the moving claw 26, and the rear side opening of the insertion hole 16 is closed by the closing part 30 </ b> B (part below the insertion hole 32) of the fixed part 30. Parts other than the upper part are closed.

  Thereby, the up-down direction clearance gap between the upper end of the rear side opening of the insertion hole 16 and the upper end of the closing part 30B is made small. For this reason, for example, when the connector structure 10 is mounted on a vehicle, when the vehicle vibrates, the swing of the harness 38 in the vertical direction with respect to the female housing 14 is caused to move between the upper end of the rear opening of the insertion hole 16 and the closing portion 30B. The upper end of the female terminal 36 can be restrained from swinging in the vertical direction, and sliding wear at the contact portion (contact point) between the female terminal 36 and the male terminal 44 can be restrained.

  Here, as described above, by attaching the male connector 40 to the female connector 12, the fixing part 30 is moved to the closing side (upward) of the insertion hole 16 by the closing portion 30B. For this reason, the fixing part 30 can be easily moved to the closing side of the insertion hole 16 by the closing part 30B, and the fixing part 30 is inserted by the closing part 30B separately from the work of attaching the male connector 40 to the female connector 12. It is possible to eliminate the need to perform the work of moving to the closed side of the hole 16.

  Further, as described above, when the male connector 40 is attached to the female connector 12, the release rib 40A of the male connector 40 releases the engagement of the lower end of the fixed claw 26B with the rear end of the fixed wall 14A, and the moving claw 26 is rotated upward by the elastic force upward of the front end portion, so that the fixing part 30 is moved to the closing side of the insertion hole 16 by the closing portion 30B. For this reason, when the male connector 40 is attached to the female connector 12, the fixed part 30 can be automatically moved to the closing side of the insertion hole 16 by the closing portion 30B.

  Further, the harness 38 is fixed to the upper part (one side part) of the rear part of the female terminal 36, and the fixing part 30 is moved to the closing side of the insertion hole 16 by the closing part 30B, so that the closing part 30B is below the harness 38. It is arranged on the (other side). For this reason, it is possible to suppress the closing portion 30B from moving the harness 38 upward, and it is possible to suppress the closing portion 30B from moving (turning) the rear portion of the female terminal 36 upward via the harness 38. The posture of 36 can be made appropriate, and the male terminal 44 can be appropriately electrically connected to the female terminal 36.

  In the present embodiment, the fixing claw 26B is engaged with the female terminal 36. However, the fixing claw 26B may be engaged with the fixing part 30.

[Second Embodiment]
FIG. 5 shows a cross-sectional view of a connector structure 50 according to the second embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the left.

  The connector structure 50 according to the present embodiment has substantially the same configuration as that of the first embodiment, but differs in the following points.

  As shown in FIG. 5, in the connector structure 50 according to this embodiment, the release hole 22 and the fixing hole 24 are not provided in the female housing 14 of the female connector 12, and the fixing claw 26 </ b> B is provided in the moving claw 26 of the female connector 12. It is not done. Further, the male connector 40 is not provided with the release rib 40A.

  The fixed part 30 is formed in a rectangular plate shape, and the lower part of the fixed part 30 is a moving part 30C and is rotatably supported on the rear end of the lower wall of the female housing 14 of the female connector 12. The moving part 30C extends below the female housing 14 and is pressed rearward by the lower wall of the male connector 40. The upper part of the fixed part 30 is a rectangular plate-like closing part 30B. Portions other than the upper part of the rear opening of the insertion hole 16 of the female housing 14 are closed.

  In the connector structure 50 according to the present embodiment, before the wiring 34 is inserted into the insertion hole 16 of the female housing 14 from the rear side, the closing portion 30B (upper portion) of the fixing part 30 rotates rearward and downward. At the same time, the moving part 30C (lower part) of the fixed part 30 is rotated forward and upward, and the entire rear opening of the insertion hole 16 is opened to the rear side of the female housing 14. Further, the insertion of the retainer 20 into the insertion hole 16 in the lower wall of the insertion hole 16 (the lower wall of the female housing 14) is released.

  Next, the wiring 34 is inserted into the insertion hole 16 from the rear side, and the entire female terminal 36 of the wiring 34 is disposed in the insertion hole 16, and the harness 38 of the wiring 34 is connected to the rear side from the rear opening of the insertion hole 16. It is extended to. Thereafter, the retainer 20 is inserted into the insertion hole 16 and inserted into the locking recess 36 </ b> A of the female terminal 36, whereby the movement of the female terminal 36 toward the rear side is locked by the retainer 20.

  Finally, by attaching the male connector 40 to the female connector 12 from the front side, the male terminal 44 of the male connector 40 is inserted into the connection hole 18 on the front wall of the insertion hole 16 (the front wall of the female housing 14), and the female Inserted and contacted in terminal 36 (electrically connected to female terminal 36). At this time, after the moving claw 26 of the female connector 12 is rotated downward by the elastic deformation of the front end portion by the upper wall of the male connector 40, the moving claw 26 is moved upward by the elastic force upward of the front end portion. When the lock claw 26 </ b> A of the moving claw 26 is inserted into the lock hole 42 on the upper wall of the male connector 40 by being rotated, the detachment of the male connector 40 from the female connector 12 is restricted. In addition, the moving part 30C of the fixed part 30 is pressed rearward by the lower wall of the male connector 40, the moving part 30C is rotated rearward and downward, and the closing part 30B of the fixing part 30 is frontward and By turning upward, the closing part 30B closes the part other than the upper part of the rear opening of the insertion hole 16.

  Here, also in this embodiment, the same operation and effect as the first embodiment can be obtained.

  In particular, as described above, when the male connector 40 is attached to the female connector 12, the lower wall of the male connector 40 presses the moving part 30C of the fixed part 30 to the rear side, so that the moving part 30C is rear and lower. The closing part 30 </ b> B of the fixed part 30 is rotated to the closing side (front side and upper side) of the insertion hole 16. For this reason, when the male connector 40 is attached to the female connector 12, the closing portion 30 </ b> B can be automatically rotated to the closing side of the insertion hole 16.

  In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the fixing part 30 is provided on the female connector 12. However, the fixing part 30 may be provided on the male connector 40. In this case, when the male connector 40 is attached to the female connector 12, the fixing part 30 is moved to the closing side of the insertion hole 16 by an urging force, for example.

  Moreover, in the said 1st Embodiment and 2nd Embodiment, while using the female connector 12 as the 1st connector of this invention, the male connector 40 was used as the 2nd connector of this invention. However, the female connector 12 may be the second connector of the present invention, and the male connector 40 may be the first connector of the present invention.

10 Connector structure 12 Female connector (first connector)
16 Insertion hole 26 Moving claw (moving part)
26B Fixed claw (engagement part)
30 Fixed parts (moving members)
30C Moving part 34 Wiring 36 Female terminal (terminal)
38 Harness 40 Male connector (second connector)
50 Connector structure

Claims (4)

A first connector provided with an insertion hole;
Wiring inserted into the insertion hole;
A second connector attached to the first connector;
A moving member that is moved to the closing side of the insertion hole when the second connector is attached to the first connector, and the movement of the wiring with respect to the first connector is suppressed;
Connector structure with   When the second connector is attached to the first connector, the engagement with the first connector, the moving member or the second connector is released, and the moving member is moved to the closing side of the insertion hole. The connector structure according to claim 1, further comprising an engaging portion.   3. The connector structure according to claim 1, further comprising a moving portion that is moved when the second connector is attached to the first connector, and the moving member is moved to the closing side of the insertion hole. Constituting the wiring, and a terminal inserted into the insertion hole;
The harness that constitutes the wiring, is connected to one side portion of the terminal and extends from the insertion hole, and the moving member is moved to the closing side of the insertion hole and disposed on the other side,
The connector structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising:

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