JP2020087676A - connector - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a connector that is capable of achieving height reduction of the connector and has favorable terminal assemblability.SOLUTION: A connector 1 comprises: a terminal 10 that has a connection part 11, which is connected to a mating terminal 50, on a front side, and has fixing parts 12 and 13, which fix an end part of an electric wire W, on a back side; and a plate-shaped housing 20 that has an opened upper part and a terminal housing part, which holds the terminal 10. The connection part 11 of the terminal 10 is provided with protrusions 15 and 16 that protrude outward in a width direction on both sides in the width direction of the connection part 11, and the terminal housing part of the housing 20 is provided with grooves 25 and 26, which are opened inward in the width direction and on the front side and extend in a forward and backward direction, on both sides in the width direction of the terminal housing part. By bringing the protrusions 15 and 16 into engagement with the grooves 25 and 26, the terminal 10 is held by the housing 20.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 15

Description

The present invention relates to a connector.

BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, a connector including a housing having a terminal accommodating portion for accommodating a terminal connected to an electric wire is widely known (for example, see Patent Document 1). In this type of connector, it is necessary to provide a retaining mechanism for preventing the terminal accommodated in the terminal accommodating portion from coming off. In the connector described in the above document, a retaining mechanism is configured by locking a lance (a cantilever-like elastic piece) provided on the housing side so as to face the inside of the terminal accommodating portion to the stepped portion of the terminal. ..

JP, 2004-134189, A

In recent years, there has been an increasing demand for reducing the height of connectors. Here, if a mechanism that uses the locking between the housing-side lance and the stepped portion of the terminal is adopted as the retaining mechanism, a vertical space for providing the lance and the stepped portion of the terminal is inevitably required. , This space was one of the factors that hinder the height reduction of the connector.

On the other hand, this problem can be solved by radically changing the retaining mechanism. However, in that case, it is also very important that the assembling property of the terminals does not deteriorate.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a connector that can reduce the height of the connector and that has a good terminal assembling property.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the connector according to the present invention is characterized by the following (1) to (4).
(1)
A terminal having a connecting portion to be connected to the mating terminal on the front side and having an electric wire fixing portion for fixing the end of the electric wire on the rear side;
A plate-shaped housing having a terminal accommodating portion that holds the terminal while the upper side is opened,
Equipped with
The connecting portion of the terminal is provided with projecting pieces that protrude outward in the width direction on both sides in the width direction of the connecting portion,
The terminal accommodating portion of the housing is provided with a groove that is open on the inner side in the width direction and on the front side and extends in the front-rear direction on both sides in the width direction of the terminal accommodating portion,
A connector in which the terminal is retained in the housing by locking the protrusion in the groove.
(2)
In the connector according to (1) above,
The projecting piece is configured to be able to enter the groove by pulling the terminal placed in the terminal accommodating portion rearward with respect to the housing so that the projecting piece is located on the front side of the groove. It must be a connector.
(3)
In the connector according to (1) or (2) above,
It is a connector in which a protruding portion that protrudes in the vertical direction is formed on the protruding piece, and the protruding portion is press-fitted into the groove.
(4)
In the connector according to any one of (1) to (3) above,
A connector in which a front end edge portion of the housing is press-fitted into a groove provided in the mating housing when the housing and the mating housing holding the mating terminal are fitted to each other.

According to the connector of the above (1), a space in the width direction is required to provide the protrusion protruding outward in the width direction, but a space in the vertical direction for providing the lance and the stepped portion of the terminal is not necessary. Therefore, the height of the connector can be reduced. Furthermore, the terminal can be securely held in the housing by merely performing an extremely simple operation of placing the terminal in the terminal housing portion having an opening at the top and pulling the terminal rearward. As described above, it is possible to reduce the height of the connector and to provide a connector in which the terminals can be easily assembled.

According to the connector having the above-mentioned configuration (2), it is possible to provide a specific operation required to hold the terminal in the housing by pulling the terminal placed in the terminal accommodating portion to the rear side.

According to the connector of the above configuration (3), the protrusion of the terminal-side protruding piece is press-fitted into the housing-side groove when the terminal is completely assembled to the housing, so that rattling between the housing and the terminal is reliably suppressed. can do.

According to the connector of the above (4), when the housing and the mating housing are fitted to each other, the front edge of the housing is press-fitted into the groove provided in the mating housing. It is possible to reliably suppress play between the housings.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a connector in which the height of the connector can be reduced and the terminal can be easily assembled.

The present invention has been briefly described above. Further, the details of the present invention will be further clarified by reading through a mode for carrying out the invention described below (hereinafter, referred to as “embodiment”) with reference to the accompanying drawings. ..

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a connector according to this embodiment. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the connector shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the mating connector. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the mating connector shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the terminal shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of the inside of the frame of FIG. FIG. 7 is a side view of the terminal. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the housing shown in FIG. FIG. 9 is a front view of the housing. FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of the inside of the frame of FIG. FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a state in which the terminals are placed in the terminal accommodating portion of the housing. FIG. 13 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 11 in the state shown in FIG. FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a state in which the terminal placed in the terminal accommodating portion is pulled rearward. FIG. 15 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 11 in the state shown in FIG. FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the upper cover shown in FIG. FIG. 17 is a perspective view of the upper cover turned upside down. FIG. 18 is an enlarged view of the inside of the frame of FIG. FIG. 19 is a perspective view of the lower cover shown in FIG. FIG. 20 is a perspective view of the lower cover turned upside down. FIG. 21 is an enlarged view of the inside of the frame of FIG. FIG. 22 is a front view of the connector shown in FIG. FIG. 23 is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. FIG. 24 is an enlarged view of the inside of the frame of FIG. FIG. 25 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 24 on the lower cover side. FIG. 26 is a perspective view of the connector cover shown in FIG. 27A is a perspective view of the first mating terminal shown in FIG. 4, and FIG. 27B is a perspective view of the second mating terminal shown in FIG. FIG. 28 is an enlarged view of the press-fitting portion of the mating terminal shown in FIG. 27. FIG. 29 is a perspective view of the mating housing shown in FIG. 4. FIG. 30 is a perspective view of the mating housing viewed from the rear side. FIG. 31 is an enlarged view of the inside of the frame of FIG. FIG. 32 is a diagram for explaining a state in which the press-fitting portion of the mating terminal is press-fitted into the terminal accommodating hole of the mating housing. FIG. 33 is a rear view of the mating housing. 34 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. FIG. 35 is an enlarged view of the inside of the frame of FIG. 34. FIG. 36 is a view corresponding to FIG. 35 in a state where the mating terminal is accommodated in the terminal accommodating hole of the mating housing. FIG. 37 is a perspective view showing a state in which the housing and the mating housing are fitted together. FIG. 38 is a rear view of the mating housing in a state where the housing and the mating housing are fitted together. 39 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line DD of FIG. FIG. 40 is an enlarged view around the contact point between the terminal and the counterpart terminal in FIG. 39. FIG. 41 is an enlarged view of a portion where the front edge of the housing is press-fitted into the groove of the mating housing in FIG. 39. 42 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line EE of FIG. 39. FIG. 43 is an enlarged view of the inside of the frame of FIG. 42.

<Embodiment>
Hereinafter, a connector 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 2, the connector 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes a terminal 10, a housing 20, a cover 30, and a connector cover 40. As shown in FIG. 4, the mating connector 2 shown in FIG. 3 that fits into the connector 1 includes terminals 50A and 50B, a mating housing 60, and a pair of pegs 70. The mating housing 60 is mounted on and fixed to a substrate (not shown) using a pair of pegs 70. Hereinafter, the terminals 50A and 50B may be collectively referred to as the terminal 50.

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, in the axial direction (fitting direction) of the connector 1 shown in FIG. 1, the side (left side in FIG. 1) to which the mating terminal 50 is fitted is the front side, and the opposite side (right side in FIG. 1). ) Is called the rear side. Further, in FIG. 1, the upper side and the lower side are called the upper side and the lower side, respectively. Similarly, in the axial direction (fitting direction) of the mating connector 2 shown in FIG. 3, the side on which the terminal 10 is fitted (right side in FIG. 3) is the front side, and the opposite side (left side in FIG. 3) is the rear side. Call it the side. Further, in FIG. 3, the upper side and the lower side are called the upper side and the lower side, respectively. Hereinafter, each component that constitutes the connector 1 will be described in order.

First, the terminal 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. The terminal 10 is a terminal formed by subjecting a plate-shaped metal member to press working, bending, etc., and a connecting portion 11 connected to the counterpart terminal 50 and a wire W continuous to the rear side of the connecting portion 11. A conductor fixing portion 12 that fixes the conductor core wire, and a coating fixing portion 13 that is continuous to the rear side of the conductor fixing portion 12 and that fixes the coating of the electric wire W are provided.

The connecting portion 11 has a two-layer structure of a metal plate in which a strip-shaped metal plate extending to the front side is folded back to the upper side. The upper metal plate that constitutes the connection portion 11 is provided with a contact portion 14 that bulges upward and has a flat top surface. As will be described later, the spring plate portion 54 (see FIG. 27) of the mating side terminal 50 is pressed into contact with the contact portion 14, so that the terminal 10 and the mating side terminal 50 are electrically connected.

The front side end of the lower metal plate that constitutes the connection portion 11 and the position separated from the front side end by a predetermined distance to the rear side respectively project outward in the width direction on both sides in the width direction. A pair of protrusions 15 and a pair of protrusions 16 are provided. In particular, the pair of protrusions 16 is formed with a raised portion 16a that is raised upward at the center in the front-rear direction (see particularly FIG. 6). As will be described later, these protruding pieces 15 and 16 have a function of holding (fixing) the terminal 10 in the housing 20 (see FIG. 15 and the like).

The conductor fixing portion 12 is formed with a pair of caulking pieces 17. By crimping the conductor core wire exposed from the electric wire W by these caulking pieces 17, the conductor core wire is fixed and electrically connected to the conductor fixing portion 12.

A pair of caulking pieces 18 are formed on the covering fixing portion 13. By crimping the cover of the electric wire W with these caulking pieces 18, the electric wire W is fixed to the covering fixing portion 13.

A pair of protrusions 19 protruding upward is provided at a boundary portion between the connecting portion 11 and the conductor fixing portion 12 in the terminal 10. As will be described later, the protrusion 19 has a function of preventing the terminal 10 from coming off to the front side and the rear side.

Next, the housing 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 8, the housing 20 includes a rectangular flat plate-shaped housing body 21. A plurality of terminal accommodating portions for accommodating the plurality of terminals 10 are formed on the upper and lower surfaces of the housing body 21, respectively. The configurations of the upper surface side and the lower surface side of the housing main body 21 are generally the same, although there are some differences, so only the configuration on the upper surface side of the housing main body 21 will be described below.

On the upper surface of the housing body 21, a plurality of standing walls 22 that extend in the front-rear direction at intervals in the width direction are integrally formed. Each standing wall 22 has a function of partitioning two terminal accommodating portions adjacent to each other in the width direction. That is, on the upper surface of the housing body 21, a plurality of terminal accommodating portions which are partitioned by the plurality of standing walls 22 and whose upper side is open are formed side by side in the width direction.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 (particularly FIG. 11 ), the terminal housings are respectively located at the front end portions of the terminal housing portions and at positions rearward of the front end portions by a predetermined distance. A pair of protrusions 23 and a pair of protrusions 24 projecting inward in the width direction are provided on the wall surfaces on both sides in the width direction of the portion (specifically, both wall surfaces facing each other of a pair of adjacent standing walls 22). ing. The width dimension between the widthwise end faces of the pair of protrusions 23 and the pair of protrusions 24 is slightly smaller than the width dimension of the terminal accommodating portion.

As a result, between the upper surface of the housing body 21 and the pair of protrusions 23, a pair of grooves 25 that are open in the width direction and extend in the front-rear direction are formed. Between the upper surface of the housing main body 21 and the pair of protrusions 24, a pair of grooves 26 that are open in the width direction and extend in the front-rear direction are formed. The pair of grooves 25 are open on both sides in the front-rear direction. The pair of grooves 26 are open to the front side, and the rear side is closed by the bottom surface. These grooves 25 and 26 have a function of holding (fixing) the terminal 10 in the housing 20.

Hereinafter, a procedure for holding (fixing) the terminal 10 in the housing 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 to 15. In this example, the electric wire W is connected to the terminal 10 in advance. First, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, in the terminal 10 to which the electric wire W is connected, the pair of projecting pieces 15 are in front of the pair of grooves 25, and the pair of projecting pieces 16 are in the pair of grooves 26. It is placed in the terminal accommodating portion so as to be located on the front side. This state is obtained by passing the pair of protrusions 16 through the gap between the protrusions 23 and 24 adjacent in the front-rear direction from the upper side to the lower side (see the arrow shown in FIG. 13 ).

Next, from this state, as shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the terminal 10 to which the electric wire W is connected is rearward of the housing 20, and the rear end surfaces of the pair of projecting pieces 16 have the pair of grooves 26. Pull it in until it touches the bottom. As a result, a state is obtained in which the pair of projecting pieces 15 are locked in the pair of grooves 25, and the pair of projecting pieces 16 are locked in the pair of grooves 26 (in particular, see FIG. 15 ). Further, in this state, the raised portions 26 a of the pair of protrusions 26 are press-fitted into the pair of grooves 26. As a result, the terminal 10 is held (fixed) in the housing 20, and rattling between the terminal 10 and the housing 20 is suppressed.

Next, the cover 30 will be described with reference to FIGS. In this example, as the cover 30, an upper cover 30A and a lower cover 30B are used (see FIG. 2). The upper cover 30A is attached to the upper surface side of the housing main body 21 and has a function of closing the upper side of the terminal accommodating portion on the upper surface side. The lower cover 30B is attached to the lower surface side of the housing main body 21 and It has a function of closing the lower part of the terminal accommodating portion.

First, the upper cover 30A will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 16 shows the upper cover 30A facing the housing body 21, and FIG. 17 shows the inverted upper cover 30A.

The upper cover 30A includes a cover body 31 having a substantially flat plate shape. Corresponding to the standing wall 22 of the housing body 21, a plurality of standing walls 32 are formed integrally on the lower surface of the cover body 31 so as to extend in the front-rear direction at intervals in the width direction. As a result, when the upper cover 30A is assembled to the housing 20, the upper portion of the terminal accommodating portion of the housing body 21 is closed by the upper cover 30A to form a terminal accommodating portion having a cylindrical shape continuous in the front-rear direction. To be done.

As shown in FIG. 18, there are a plurality of downwardly projecting ends on the lower surface of the cover main body 31 of the upper cover 30A and at positions rearward from the front end by a predetermined distance. The protrusion 33 and the plurality of protrusions 34 are integrally formed at positions of the plurality of terminal accommodating portions in the width direction (positions between the adjacent standing walls 32). As will be described later, the protrusions 33 and 34 have a function of preventing the terminal 10 from slipping out to the front side and the rear side when the upper cover 30A is assembled to the housing 20.

Engagement portions 35 that engage with the engagement portions 36 (see FIGS. 19 and 20) of the lower cover 30B when assembled in the housing 20 are integrally formed at both widthwise ends of the cover body 31 of the upper cover 30A. Is formed by. Further, an engaging portion 37 that engages with the engaging portion 27 (see FIG. 8) of the housing 20 at the time of assembling to the housing 20 is integrally formed at the central portion in the width direction at the front end portion of the cover body 31 of the upper cover 30A. Is formed by.

Next, the lower cover 30B will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 19 shows the lower cover 30B in the orientation when assembled to the housing body 21, and FIG. 20 shows the inverted lower cover 30B. The configurations of the upper cover 30A and the lower cover 30B are generally the same, although there are some differences except that they are symmetrical in the vertical direction. Therefore, regarding the lower cover 30B, the same reference numerals as those of the upper cover 30A are given to the configurations corresponding to the respective configurations of the upper cover 30A, and the description thereof is replaced.

As shown in FIGS. 22 to 25, when the upper cover 30A and the lower cover 30B are assembled to the housing 20, the engaging portion 37 (see FIG. 16) of the upper cover 30A and the engaging portion 27 of the housing 20 (see FIG. 16). 8)), and the plurality of engaging portions 35 of the upper cover 30A and the plurality of engaging portions 36 of the lower cover 30B are engaged with each other. By these cooperations, the upper cover 30A and the lower cover 30B are respectively immovably assembled to the housing 20, and the upper cover 30A and the lower cover 30B are also immovably assembled to each other.

Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 24 and 25, the protrusions 33 and 34 of the upper cover 30A and the lower cover 30B are arranged so as to surround the protrusion 19 of the corresponding terminal 10 in the front-rear direction. As a result, the cooperation of the projection 19 and the projection 33 prevents the terminal 10 from coming off to the front side, and the cooperation of the projection 19 and the projection 34 prevents the terminal 10 from coming out to the rear side. To be prevented.

Next, the connector cover 40 will be described with reference to FIG. The connector cover 40 includes a pair of plate-shaped wire accommodating portions 41 arranged so as to face each other in the vertical direction, and an electric wire holding portion 42 integrally formed behind the lower electric wire accommodating portion 41. , Is provided. In the connector cover 40, the engaging portions 43 provided at the front end portions of the pair of electric wire accommodating portions 41 are provided at the rear end portions of the upper cover 30A and the lower cover 30B that are assembled to the housing 20, respectively. By attaching to the provided engaging portion (not shown), the housing 20 is fixed to the housing 20 so as to project rearward from the rear end surface (see FIG. 1).

The pair of electric wire housing portions 41 has a function of housing and protecting a plurality of electric wires W extending rearward from the plurality of terminals 10 housed in the plurality of terminal housing portions. The electric wire holding portion 42 is a portion used to bundle and hold a plurality of electric wires W extending rearward from the housing 20. The plurality of electric wires W extending rearward from the housing 20 are held in the electric wire holding portion 42 in a state of being bundled by using a tie band or the like. The connector 1 has been described above.

Next, with reference to FIG. 27 to FIG. 36, each component constituting the mating connector 2 shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 will be described in order.

First, the counterpart terminal 50 will be described with reference to FIGS. 27 and 28. As shown in FIG. 27, as the counterpart terminal 50, the counterpart terminal 50A shown in FIG. 27(a) and the counterpart terminal 50B shown in FIG. 27(b) are used as the counterpart terminal 50. The mating terminal 50A is a terminal that is inserted into the upper terminal accommodating hole 62 of the terminal accommodating holes 62 (see FIG. 30) formed in the mating housing 60 in the upper and lower two stages, and the mating terminal 50B. Is a terminal inserted into the lower terminal accommodating hole 62.

The mating terminals 50A and 50B are both male terminals formed by subjecting a plate-shaped metal member to press work, bending work, and the like, and a connecting portion 51 that comes into contact with the contact portion 14 (see FIG. 7) of the terminal 10. The press-fitting portion 52 that is continuous to the rear side of the connection portion 51 and the tab portion 53 that is continuous to the rear side of the press-fitting portion 52 are provided.

A spring plate portion 54 formed by bending a strip-shaped metal plate is arranged at the connecting portion 51 of the counterpart terminals 50A and 50B. The top of the spring plate portion 54 comes into contact with the contact portion 14 of the terminal 10. A protective wall portion 55 for protecting the spring plate portion 54 is provided at the front end of the connecting portion 51. The protective wall portion 55 has a function of preventing an external force from exerting an external force on a bent portion of the spring plate portion 54 on the front side and deforming the bent portion of the spring plate portion 54.

The press-fitting portions 52 of the mating terminals 50A and 50B are provided with a plurality of claw portions 56 protruding in the vertical direction on both sides in the vertical direction of a pair of side walls extending in the vertical direction (see particularly FIG. 28). As will be described later, when the mating terminal 50 is inserted into the terminal accommodation hole 62, the claw portion 56 is press-fitted into the press-fitting stepped portion 64 provided in the terminal accommodation hole 62.

The tab portions 53 of the mating terminals 50A and 50B are bent and formed in a crank shape, and the tip end portions of the tab portions 53 extending in the front-rear direction are provided when the mating housing 60 is mounted on a substrate (not shown). It will be connected to the circuit of the substrate.

Next, the mating housing 60 will be described with reference to FIGS. 29 to 36. As shown in FIG. 29, the mating housing 60 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing body 61. As can be understood from FIG. 30 and FIG. 34, a plurality of terminal accommodating holes 62 located in two upper and lower stages are formed in the rear side portion of the housing body 61. As can be understood from FIGS. 29 and 34, a fitting space 63 that is continuous with the plurality of terminal accommodating holes 62 is formed inside the front portion of the housing body 61.

As shown in FIG. 31, press-fitting stepped portions 64 are formed on the upper and lower walls at the rear end of each terminal receiving hole 62. As shown in FIGS. 34 and 35, a stopper portion 66 is projectingly provided at the front end portion of each terminal accommodating hole 62. The mating terminal 50 is inserted into the terminal accommodating hole 62 until the front end (protection wall 55) of the connecting portion 51 contacts the stopper 66 (see FIG. 36). As a result, the mating terminal 50 is accommodated in the regular position of the terminal accommodating hole 62. When the mating terminal 50 is in the regular position, the spring plate portion 54 of the connecting portion 51 is positioned so as to face the fitting space 63 (see FIG. 36 ).

When the mating terminal 50 is accommodated in the regular position, as shown in FIG. 32, the claw portion 56 of the press fitting portion 52 of the mating terminal 50 is press fitted into the press fitting step portion 64. As a result, the mating terminal 50 is held (fixed) at the regular position of the terminal accommodating hole 62, and rattling between the mating terminal 50 and the mating housing 60 is suppressed.

As shown in FIG. 29, the mating housing 60 is provided with a pair of mounting portions 65 for mounting the pair of pegs 70 (see FIG. 4). The mating housing 60 is mounted and fixed to the substrate by using the pair of pegs 70 with the pair of pegs 70 attached to the pair of mounting portions 65. The mating connector 2 has been described above.

Next, a fitting state in which the connector 1 and the mating connector 2 are fitted to each other will be described with reference to FIGS. 37 to 43. As can be understood from FIGS. 37 and 39, when the connector 1 is inserted into the fitting space 63 of the mating connector 2, the connector 1 and the mating connector 2 are brought into a fitted state.

In the fitted state, as shown in FIG. 40, the contact portion 14 of the terminal 10 on the connector 1 side and the spring plate portion 54 of the mating terminal 50 on the mating connector 2 side are in pressure contact with each other in the vertical direction. As a result, the terminal 10 and the counterpart terminal 50 are electrically connected.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 39 and 41 to 43, the front edge of the housing 20 is inserted into the groove 67 provided in the mating housing 60. The edge portion may be press-fitted into the groove 67. As a result, play between the housing 20 and the mating housing 60 is suppressed. This press-fitting is achieved by press-fitting the front edge portion of the housing 20 into ribs 68 (see FIG. 43) formed at a plurality of locations on the inner wall surface of the groove 67.

As described above, according to the connector 1 of the embodiment of the present invention, the terminal 10 needs a space in the width direction for providing the projections 15 and 16 protruding outward in the width direction, but the lance and the stepped portion of the terminal are required. Since the vertical space for providing the connector is unnecessary, it is possible to reduce the height of the connector 1. Further, the terminal 10 can be securely held in the housing 20 by merely performing an extremely simple operation of placing the terminal 10 in the terminal accommodating portion having an opening at the top and pulling the terminal 10 rearward. From the above, it is possible to provide a connector 1 which can be made low in height and which has a good assembling property of the terminal 10.

Further, when the terminal 10 is completely assembled to the housing 20, the raised portion 16a of the projecting piece 16 on the terminal 10 side is press-fitted into the groove 26 on the housing 20 side, so that looseness between the housing 20 and the terminal 10 is reliably suppressed. be able to.

Further, when the housing 20 and the mating housing 60 are fitted together, the front edge of the housing 20 is press-fitted into the groove 67 provided in the mating housing 60, so that the housing 20 and the mating housing 60 are separated from each other. It is possible to reliably prevent play.

<Other forms>
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be adopted within the scope of the present invention. For example, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be modified, improved, and the like as appropriate. In addition, the materials, shapes, dimensions, numbers, locations, etc. of the constituent elements in the above-described embodiments are arbitrary and are not limited as long as the present invention can be achieved.

In the above embodiment, the pair of projecting pieces 15 of the terminal 10 are locked in the pair of grooves 25 of the housing 20, and the pair of projecting pieces 16 of the terminal 10 are locked in the pair of grooves 26 of the housing 20. The terminals 10 are held (fixed) in the housing 20. On the other hand, the terminal 10 may be held (fixed) in the housing 20 only by locking the pair of projecting pieces of the terminal 10 in the pair of grooves of the housing 20.

The features of the above-described embodiment of the connector 1 according to the present invention will be briefly summarized and listed in [1] to [4] below.
[1]
A terminal (10) having a connecting portion (11) connected to the mating terminal (50) on the front side and having electric wire fixing portions (12, 13) for fixing the ends of the electric wires (W) on the rear side; ,
A plate-shaped housing (20) having a terminal accommodating portion that is open at the top and holds the terminal (10);
Equipped with
The connecting portion (11) of the terminal (10) is provided with projecting pieces (15, 16) projecting outward in the width direction on both sides in the width direction of the connecting portion (11),
Grooves (25, 26) that are open to the inside in the width direction and to the front side and extend in the front-rear direction are provided in the terminal receiving portion of the housing (20) on both sides in the width direction of the terminal receiving portion,
The connector (1) in which the terminal (10) is held in the housing (20) by locking the projecting pieces (15, 16) in the grooves (25, 26).
[2]
In the connector (1) according to the above [1],
The terminal (10) placed in the terminal accommodating portion is positioned rearward with respect to the housing (20) so that the projecting pieces (15, 16) are located on the front side of the groove (25, 26). The connector (1) configured such that the protrusions (15, 16) can enter the grooves (25, 26) by being retracted.
[3]
In the connector (1) according to [1] or [2] above,
A connector (1) in which a protruding portion (16a) protruding in the vertical direction is formed on the protruding piece (16), and the protruding portion (16a) is press-fitted into the groove (26).
[4]
In the connector (1) according to any one of the above [1] to [3],
When the housing (20) and the mating housing (60) holding the mating terminal (50) are fitted, the housing (20) is fitted into the groove (67) provided in the mating housing (60). (1), the front edge of which is press-fitted.

1 connector 10 terminal 11 connection part 12 conductor fixing part (electric wire fixing part)
13 Cover fixing part (electric wire fixing part)
15 projecting piece 16 projecting piece 16a raised portion 20 housing 25 groove 26 groove 50 mating terminal 60 mating housing 67 groove W electric wire

Claims (4)

A terminal having a connecting portion to be connected to the mating terminal on the front side and having an electric wire fixing portion for fixing the end of the electric wire on the rear side;
A plate-shaped housing having a terminal accommodating portion that holds the terminal while the upper side is opened,
Equipped with
The connecting portion of the terminal is provided with projecting pieces that protrude outward in the width direction on both sides in the width direction of the connecting portion,
The terminal accommodating portion of the housing is provided with a groove that is open on the inner side in the width direction and on the front side and extends in the front-rear direction on both sides in the width direction of the terminal accommodating portion,
A connector in which the terminal is retained in the housing by locking the protrusion in the groove. The connector according to claim 1,
By pulling the terminal mounted on the terminal accommodating portion rearward with respect to the housing so that the projecting piece is located on the front side of the groove, the projecting piece is configured to be able to enter the groove. The connector. The connector according to claim 1 or 2,
A connector in which a protrusion is formed on the protrusion in a vertical direction, and the protrusion is press-fitted into the groove. The connector according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A connector in which a front end edge portion of the housing is press-fitted into a groove provided in the mating housing when the housing is mated with the mating housing holding the mating terminal.

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