JP2022084437A - connector - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a connector with high connection reliability between a plug and a socket.SOLUTION: A connector includes a plug having a plug-side connection member, and a socket having a socket-side connection member connected from a first direction so as to be rotated between a first position and a second position with respect to the plug-side connection member. The plug-side connection member include: a body section; a first regulation member which regulates the plug moving in the first direction with respect to the socket; a second regulation member which can move between a third position and a fourth position in the first direction; and a biasing member which biases the second regulation member from the fourth position toward the third position. When the socket-side connection member is located in the second position, the second regulation member regulates the socket-side connection member moving from the second position to the first position when located in the third position, and releases the regulation on the socket-side connection member rotating with respect to the plug-side connection member when located in the fourth position.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

The present disclosure relates to connectors.

Patent Document 1 discloses a screw connection type connector.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-237348

With a screw connection type connector, it is structurally difficult to avoid loosening of the screw, and the loosening of the screw may reduce the connection reliability between the male and female housings.

The present disclosure is intended to provide connectors with high connection reliability between plugs and sockets.

The connector of the example of the present disclosure is
A plug with a plug-side connection member and
The first position is rotatable with respect to the plug-side connecting member between the first position where the plug can be removed and the second position where the plug cannot be removed in the circumferential direction with respect to the center line extending in the first direction. Equipped with a socket with a socket-side connecting member that is detachably connected from the direction,
The plug-side connecting member
The main body extending along the first direction and
In the second direction intersecting the first direction, it is fixed to the main body at a position farther from the center line than the main body, the socket and the plug are connected, and the socket side connecting member is in the second position. A first regulating member that regulates the movement of the plug with respect to the socket in the first direction when located in
In the second direction, it is arranged farther from the center line than the main body portion, and in the first direction, it is farther from the socket side connecting member than the first restricting member and closer to the first regulating member. A second regulating member that is movably arranged between the three positions and a fourth position that is farther from the first regulating member than the third position.
It has an urging member that is arranged away from the socket-side connecting member in the first direction and urges the second regulating member from the fourth position toward the third position. death,
The second regulating member is
When the socket-side connecting member is located at the second position, the rotation of the socket-side connecting member from the second position to the first position is restricted when the socket-side connecting member is located at the third position. , It is configured to release the restriction on the rotation of the socket side connecting member with respect to the plug side connecting member when it is located at the fourth position.

According to the connector, when the socket side connecting member is located at the second position, the first regulating member regulates the movement between the socket and the plug in the first direction, and the second regulating member is positioned at the third position. When it is positioned, the rotation of the socket-side connector with respect to the plug-side connector is restricted from the second position to the first position. With such a configuration, it is possible to realize a connector with high connection reliability between the socket and the plug.

The perspective view which shows the connector of one Embodiment of this disclosure. Sectional drawing taken along line II-II of FIG. The perspective view which shows the part of the socket of the connector of FIG. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IV-IV of FIG. 3 of the socket-side connecting member of the connector of FIG. The perspective view which shows a part of the plug of the connector of FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a part of a plug in a state where the covering portion of the connector of FIG. 1 is omitted. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a first modification of the connector of FIG. The perspective view which shows the 2nd modification of the connector of FIG.

Hereinafter, an example of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, terms indicating a specific direction or position (for example, terms including "top", "bottom", "right", and "left") are used as necessary, but the use of these terms is used. Is for facilitating the understanding of the present disclosure with reference to the drawings, and the meaning of those terms does not limit the technical scope of the present disclosure. Further, the following description is merely an example and is not intended to limit the present disclosure, its application, or its use. Furthermore, the drawings are schematic, and the ratios of each dimension do not always match the actual ones.

As shown in FIG. 1, the connector 1 of the embodiment of the present disclosure includes a socket 10 and a plug 20 removably connected to the socket 10. A cable 2 is connected to each of the socket 10 and the plug 20. As shown in FIG. 2, the socket 10 has a socket-side connecting member 30, and the plug 20 has a plug-side connecting member 40. The socket-side connecting member 30 is rotatable with respect to the plug-side connecting member 40 between the first position P1 (see FIG. 4) and the second position P2 in the circumferential direction with respect to the center line CL of the connector 1 extending in the first direction X. In this state, it is connected so that it can be released from the first direction X. The socket side connecting member 30 is provided with a female screw 11 as an example. As an example, the plug-side connecting member 40 is provided with a male screw 21 that is releasably fastened to the female screw 11 from the first direction (for example, the X direction). The female screw 11 and the male screw 21 may be omitted.

The socket 10 is provided with an accommodating portion 12 (see FIG. 3) accommodating a socket terminal (not shown) electrically connected to the cable 2. The plug 20 is provided with a plug terminal 22 electrically connected to the cable 2 and is housed in a housing portion of the socket 10. As a result, the socket 10 and the plug 20 are electrically connected. In a state where the socket 10 and the plug 20 are connected, the socket side connecting member 30 and the plug side connecting member 40 are sealed so as to prevent contact of liquid or dust to the socket terminal and the plug terminal.

As shown in FIG. 3, the socket 10 has a socket-side connecting member 30 provided with a recess 31. The socket-side connecting member 30 has a substantially cylindrical shape as an example. As an example, the recess 31 has a substantially circular opening 32 on the end surface of the socket-side connecting member 30 closer to the plug-side connecting member 40 in the first direction X, and the recess-shaped recess 31 has a substantially circular opening 32 in the first direction X of the plug-side connecting member 40. Accommodates the end closer to the socket-side connecting member 30 in the above (see FIG. 2). At substantially the center of the recess 31, a columnar protrusion 33 extending in the first direction X is provided. A gap 34 is provided between the outer peripheral surface of the protruding portion 33 and the inner surface of the recess 31 in the radial direction (hereinafter, simply referred to as the radial direction) with respect to the center line CL of the socket side connecting member 30. The radial direction of the socket side connecting member 30 is an example of the second direction, and is shown in FIG. 2 in the Y direction, for example. A plurality of accommodating portions 12 are provided on the end surface of the protruding portion 33 facing the plug 20.

As shown in FIG. 4, on the radial inner surface of the socket side connecting member 30 constituting the recess 31, a release groove 35, a first regulation groove 36, a second regulation groove 37, and a regulation wall portion 38 are provided. Is provided.

The release groove 35 extends from the opening 32 along the first direction X, and accommodates the regulation protrusion 53 and the second regulation leg portion 62, which will be described later. The release groove 35 connects the outside of the socket side connection member 30 to the first regulation groove 36.

The first regulating groove 36 extends in the circumferential direction with respect to the center line CL (hereinafter, simply referred to as the circumferential direction), and accommodates the regulating projection 53. One end of the first restricting groove 36 in the circumferential direction is connected to the end of the release groove 35 far from the opening 32 in the first direction X. Female threads 11 are arranged on both sides of the first regulating groove 36 in the circumferential direction. A guide surface 361 is provided on the side surface of the first regulation groove 36 closer to the opening 32 in the first direction X. The guide surface 361 is curved while being inclined in a direction away from the opening 32 in the first direction as it is separated from the release groove 35 in the circumferential direction, and guides the movement of the regulation protrusion 53 in the circumferential direction. The guide surface 361 is provided at the other end in the circumferential direction, and has a curved surface 362 slightly protruding toward the opening 32 in the first direction X.

The second regulation groove 37 extends in the circumferential direction and accommodates the second regulation leg portion 62. The second regulation groove 37 is provided in the region 371 that overlaps the other end of the first regulation groove 36 in the circumferential direction at the edge of the opening 32 in the first direction X, independently of the release groove 35 and the first regulation groove 36. Has been done.

The restricting wall portion 38 is provided between the circumferential release groove 35 and the second restricting groove 37 at the edge of the opening 32, and is circumferentially and when the second restricting leg portion 62 is located in the region 371. The movement of the second regulation leg 62 in the direction from the second regulation groove 37 to the release groove 35 is restricted. The end of the regulation wall portion 38 closer to the opening 32 in the first direction X is inclined in the radial direction of the socket side connecting member 30 toward the center line CL as the distance from the opening 32 increases in the first direction X. An inclined surface 381 is provided.

As shown in FIG. 4, in the connector 1, when the socket side connecting member 30 is located at the first position P1, the second regulating leg portion 62 is located at the release groove 35, and the socket side connecting member 30 is located at the second position. When it is located at the position P2 and the second regulating leg 62 is located at the third position P3 (see FIG. 6) described later, it is close to the socket side connecting member 30 in the first direction X of the second regulating leg 62. One end is located in region 371. In FIG. 4, members other than the socket-side connecting member 30 are omitted, and the regulating projection 53 and the second regulating leg when the socket-side connecting member 30 is located at each of the first position P1 and the second position P2. The portion 62 is shown by a dotted line.

As shown in FIG. 5, the plug 20 has a plug-side connecting member 40, a first regulating member 50, a second regulating member 60, and an urging member 70.

The plug-side connecting member 40 extends along the first direction X, and is provided with a male screw 21 extending in the circumferential direction at the end closer to the socket-side connecting member 30 in the first direction X. As an example, the plug-side connecting member 40 has a substantially cylindrical main body portion 41 (an example of the main body portion) and a covering portion 42 provided on the radial outer side of the main body portion 41. A recess 43 in which a plurality of plug terminals 22 are housed is provided on the end surface of the main body 41 closer to the socket-side connecting member 30 in the first direction X. Each plug terminal 22 projects from the bottom surface of the recess 43 in the first direction X. As shown in FIG. 2, the covering portion 42 is arranged in the second direction Y at a distance from the center line CL with respect to the second regulating member 60. As an example, the covering portion 42 has a substantially cylindrical shape and covers a part of the main body portion 41, a part of the first regulating member 50, and a part of the second regulating member 60. A male screw 21 is provided on the first portion 421 that covers the main body portion 41 of the covering portion 42. A guide protrusion 63 of the second regulating member 60 extending along the first direction X to the second portion 422 covering a part of the first regulating member 50 and a part of the second regulating member 60 of the covering portion 42. A guide groove 44 for accommodating the above is provided.

As shown in FIG. 2, the first regulating member 50 is fixed to the plug-side connecting member 40 at a position farther from the center line CL than the plug-side connecting member 40 in the second direction Y. The first restricting member 50 restricts the movement of the plug 20 and the socket 10 in the first direction X when the socket 10 and the plug 20 are connected and the socket side connecting member 30 is located at the second position P2. ..

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the first regulating member 50 is connected to the first base portion 51 extending in the circumferential direction of the main body portion 41 and the socket side connection from the first base portion 51 along the first direction X. It has a first regulating leg 52 extending toward the member 30. As an example, the first regulating member 50 has a plurality of first regulating legs 52 arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction of the first base portion 51. In FIG. 6, the covering portion 42 of the plug-side connecting member 40 is omitted.

As an example, the first base portion 51 has a substantially annular shape extending along the outer peripheral surface of the main body portion 41. Each first regulation leg 52 has a substantially rectangular plate shape, and is arranged so that the first direction X is the longitudinal direction. A regulation protrusion 53 is provided at the end of each first regulation leg 52 closer to the socket side connection member 30 in the first direction X. The regulation protrusion 53 extends in the radial direction of the first base portion 51 (an example of the second direction) and in a direction away from the center line CL. The regulating protrusion 53 is provided at an end far from the socket-side connecting member 30 in the first direction X, and has a curved surface 531 protruding in the first direction X and in a direction away from the socket-side connecting member 30. .. The curved surface 531 together with the guide surface 361 of the first regulation groove 36 facilitates the rotation of the socket side connecting member 30 with respect to the plug side connecting member 40.

As shown in FIG. 2, the second regulating member 60 is arranged at a distance from the center line CL than the plug-side connecting member 40 in the second direction Y. As shown in FIG. 6, the second regulating member 60 has a third position P3 and a third position P3 that are farther from the socket side connecting member 30 than the first regulating member 50 and closer to the first regulating member 50 in the first direction X. It is configured to be movable between the fourth positions P4, which is farther from the first regulating member 50.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the second regulating member 60 has a second base portion 61 extending in the circumferential direction of the main body portion 41 and a socket along the first regulating leg portion 52 from the second base portion 61. It has a second regulating leg portion 62 extending toward the side connecting member 30, and a guide protrusion 63 extending from the second base portion 61 in the radial direction of the main body portion 41 (an example of the second direction). As an example, the second regulating member 60 has a plurality of second regulating legs 62 arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction of the second base portion 61.

As an example, the second base portion 61 has a substantially annular shape extending along the outer peripheral surface of the main body portion 41. Each of the second regulation legs 62 has a substantially rectangular plate shape, and is arranged so that the first direction X is the longitudinal direction. The end 621 of each second regulation leg 62 closer to the socket side connection member 30 in the first direction X is farther from the socket side connection member 30 than the regulation protrusion 53 in the first direction X, as shown in FIG. It is placed in a position. As shown in FIG. 4, each second regulation leg portion 62 has an inclined surface 622 facing the regulation wall portion 38 when it is located in the release groove 35. The inclined surface 622 is inclined in a direction away from the regulation wall portion 38 in the circumferential direction with respect to the center line CL as it is separated from the second base portion 61 in the first direction X. As an example, as shown in FIG. 5, the guide protrusion 63 has a substantially L-shaped plate shape, and has a first portion 631 extending radially from the second base portion 61 with respect to the center line CL of the main body portion 41, and a first portion 631. It is composed of a second portion 632 extending in one direction and in a direction away from the socket 10. In the present embodiment, the guide protrusion 63 is arranged between the second regulating leg portions 62 adjacent to the second base portion 61 in the circumferential direction. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the radial outer end of the guide protrusion 63 (an example of the second direction) is arranged on substantially the same surface as the radial outer end of the covering portion 42.

The urging member 70 is composed of a coil spring as an example. The urging member 70 is arranged in the first direction X away from the socket 10 than the second regulating member 60, and urges the second regulating member 60 from the fourth position P4 to the third position P3.

Next, an operation when connecting the socket 10 and the plug 20 and an operation when disconnecting the socket 10 and the plug 20 will be described.

When connecting the socket 10 and the plug 20, the opening 32 of the socket-side connecting member 30 and the recess 43 of the main body 41 of the plug-side connecting member 40 are brought close to each other, and the socket-side connecting member 30 is the plug-side connecting member. Connect to 40 in the state of being located at the first position P1.

When the socket-side connecting member 30 is connected to the plug-side connecting member 40, the socket-side connecting member 30 is rotated in the circumferential direction to move from the first position P1 to the second position P2. At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, the regulation protrusion 53 of the first regulation leg 52 moves along the guide surface 361 of the first regulation groove 36 and moves to the curved surface 362. The inclined surface 622 at the tip of the second regulation leg portion 62 comes into contact with the regulation wall portion 38, gets over the regulation wall portion 38, and moves to the region 371 of the second regulation groove 37. When the second regulating leg portion 62 gets over the regulating wall portion 38, the second regulating member 60 moves from the third position P3 to the fourth position P4 against the urging force of the urging member 70 (FIG. 6). reference).

When the socket side connecting member 30 moves to the second position P2, the movement in the first direction X between the socket 10 and the plug 20 is restricted by the regulating protrusion 53 of the first regulating groove 36 and the first regulating leg 52. .. Further, when the socket side connecting member 30 is located at the second position P2, the second regulating member 60 is urged by the urging member 70 from the fourth position P4 toward the third position P3, and the second regulating leg The portion 62 is located in the region 371 of the second regulation groove 37. Therefore, the regulation wall portion 38 and the second regulation leg portion 62 restrict the rotation of the socket side connection member 30 with respect to the plug side connection member 40, and loosen the fastening between the female screw 11 of the socket 10 and the male screw 21 of the plug 20. Can be prevented. That is, when the plug 20 is located at the second position P2, the second regulating member 60 rotates the plug 20 from the second position P2 to the first position P1 when it is located at the third position P3. Is configured to regulate the rotation of the plug 20 when it is located at the fourth position P4.

When disconnecting the socket 10 and the plug 20, the guide protrusion 63 is operated to move the second regulating leg portion 62 from the third position P3 to the fourth position P4. Then, in a state where the second regulating leg portion 62 is located at the fourth position P4, the socket side connecting member 30 is rotated in the circumferential direction to move from the second position P2 to the first position P1. As a result, the movement restriction between the socket 10 and the plug 20 in the first direction X is lifted, and by moving the socket 10 and the plug 20 in the first direction and in a direction away from each other, the movement between the socket 10 and the plug 20 is released. The connection is disconnected.

According to the connector 1 of the present embodiment, the following effects can be exhibited.

In the connector 1, when the socket side connecting member 30 is located at the second position P2, the first regulating member 50 restricts the movement between the socket 10 and the plug 20 in the first direction X, and the second regulating member 60. Restricts the rotation of the socket-side connector 30 from the second position P2 to the first position P1 with respect to the plug-side connector 40 when is located at the third position P3. With such a configuration, it is possible to realize a connector 1 having high connection reliability between the socket 10 and the plug 20.

The plug-side connecting member 40 is arranged away from the center line CL in the second direction (for example, in the radial direction) from the second regulating member 60, and is provided with a guide groove 44 extending along the first direction X. 42 further. The second regulating member 60 has a second base portion 61 extending in the circumferential direction and a guide protrusion 63 extending from the second base portion 61 in the second direction (for example, in the radial direction) and being accommodated in the guide groove 44. With such a configuration, it is possible to realize a connector 1 having higher connection reliability between the socket 10 and the plug 20.

The outer end of the guide protrusion 63 in the second direction (for example, the radial direction) is arranged on substantially the same surface as the outer end of the covering portion 42 in the second direction (for example, the radial direction). With such a configuration, it is possible to improve the usability of the connector 1 while improving the operability of the guide protrusion 63.

The first regulating member 50 extends from the first base portion 51 extending in the circumferential direction toward the socket side connecting member 30 along the first direction X, and the socket side connection in the first direction X. It has a first regulating leg 52 provided at an end closer to the member 30 and having a regulating projection 53 extending in a second direction (eg, radial direction) and in a direction away from the center line CL. The second regulating member 60 extends from the second base portion 61 toward the socket side connecting member 30 along the first regulating leg portion 52, and the end closer to the socket side connecting member 30 in the first direction X is the second. It has a second regulatory leg 62 that is located farther from the socket-side connecting member 30 than the regulatory projection 53 in one direction X. The socket-side connecting member 30 has an opening 32 on the end surface closer to the plug-side connecting member 40 in the first direction X, and is closer to the socket-side connecting member 30 in the first direction X of the plug-side connecting member 40. A recess 31 is provided to accommodate the end portion of the. On the inner surface of the socket side connecting member 30 constituting the recess 31 in the second direction (for example, in the radial direction), a regulating protrusion 53 and a second regulating leg 62 are provided along the first direction X from the opening 32. A first release groove 35 that accommodates the release groove 35 and a first end that extends in the circumferential direction and has one end in the circumferential direction connected to the end farther from the opening 32 in the first direction X of the release groove 35 and that accommodates the regulation protrusion 53. The regulating groove 36 and the region 371 that overlaps the other end of the first regulating groove 36 in the circumferential direction at the edge of the opening 32 in the first direction X are provided independently of the release groove 35 and the first regulating groove 36. 2 Provided between the second regulating groove 37 accommodating the regulating leg portion 62, the circumferential release groove 35 and the second regulating groove 37 at the edge of the opening 32, and the second regulating leg portion 62 is located in the region 371. In this case, a regulating wall portion 38 that restricts the movement of the second regulating leg portion 62 in the circumferential direction and in the direction from the second regulating groove 37 toward the release groove 35 is provided. When the socket side connecting member 30 is located at the first position P1, the second regulating leg portion 62 is located at the release groove 35, the socket side connecting member 30 is located at the second position P2, and the second regulating member 60 is located. Is located at the third position P3, the end of the second regulatory leg 62 farther from the second base 61 in the first direction X is located in the region 371. With such a configuration, it is possible to realize a connector 1 having higher connection reliability between the socket 10 and the plug 20.

The second regulation leg portion 62 has an inclined surface 622 facing the regulation wall portion 38 when it is located in the release groove 35. The inclined surface 622 is inclined in the circumferential direction away from the regulation wall portion 38 as it is separated from the second base portion 61 in the first direction X. With such a configuration, the socket side connecting member 30 can be easily rotated from the first position P1 to the second position P2.

The socket-side connecting member 30 has a plurality of second regulating legs 62, and a guide protrusion 63 is arranged between the second regulating legs 62 adjacent in the circumferential direction. With such a configuration, the second regulating member 60 can be easily manufactured, so that the connector 1 having high connection reliability between the socket 10 and the plug 20 can be easily realized.

The connector 1 can also be configured as follows.

The guide groove 44 and the guide protrusion 63 of the covering portion 42 can be omitted.

The guide protrusion 63 may be configured to protrude from the outer end of the covering portion 42 in the second direction (for example, the radial direction), or may be configured to be accommodated inside the guide groove 44.

The male screw 21 is not limited to the case where it is provided on the covering portion 42, and may be provided on the main body portion 41, for example.

As shown in FIG. 7, the regulation wall portion 38 may be provided with an inclined surface 382 facing the second regulation leg portion 62 when the second regulation leg portion 62 is located in the release groove 35. The inclined surface 382 is inclined in the circumferential direction away from the release groove 35 as it approaches the opening 32 in the first direction X. When the inclined surface 382 is provided on the restricting wall portion 38, the inclined surface 622 of the second restricting leg portion 62 may be omitted as shown in FIG. Even in this case, the socket-side connecting member 30 can be easily rotated from the first position P1 to the second position P2.

The present disclosure is not limited to the above embodiment, and when the socket side connecting member is located at the second position, the first regulating member regulates the movement between the socket and the plug in the first direction, and the second regulating member. Can be applied to any connector configured to restrict rotation of the socket-side connector from the second position to the first position with respect to the plug-side connector when is located at the third position.

The various embodiments of the present disclosure have been described in detail with reference to the drawings, and finally, various aspects of the present disclosure will be described. In the following description, a reference reference numeral is also described as an example.

The connector 1 of the first aspect of the present disclosure is
A plug 20 having a plug-side connecting member 40 and
Rotable with respect to the plug-side connecting member 40 between the first position P1 where the plug 20 can be removed and the second position P2 where the plug 20 cannot be removed in the circumferential direction with respect to the center line CL extending in the first direction. A socket 10 having a socket-side connecting member 30 that is detachably connected from the first direction in the above-mentioned state is provided.
The plug-side connecting member 40
The main body 41 extending along the first direction and
In the second direction intersecting the first direction, the socket 10 and the plug 20 are fixed to the main body 41 at a position farther from the center line CL than the main body 41, and the socket 10 and the plug 20 are connected to the socket side connecting member. A first regulating member 50 that regulates the movement of the plug 20 with respect to the socket 10 in the first direction when 30 is located at the second position P2.
In the second direction, the main body portion 41 is arranged away from the center line CL, and in the first direction, the first restricting member 50 is separated from the socket side connecting member 30 and the first regulation is performed. A second regulating member 60 that is movably arranged between a third position P3 that is closer to the member 50 and a fourth position P4 that is farther from the first regulating member 50 than the third position P3.
In the first direction, the second restricting member 60 is arranged farther from the socket side connecting member 30 than the second restricting member 60, and the second restricting member 60 is urged from the fourth position P4 toward the third position P3. It has a force member 70 and
The second regulating member 60 is
When the socket-side connecting member 30 is located at the second position P2, when the socket-side connecting member 30 is located at the third position P3, the second position P2 to the first position P1 of the socket-side connecting member 30 are located. It is configured to restrict rotation to the plug-side connecting member 40 when the socket-side connecting member 30 is located at the fourth position P4.

The connector 1 of the second aspect of the present disclosure is
The plug-side connecting member 40
Further having a covering portion 42 arranged in the second direction away from the center line CL than the second regulating member 60 and provided with a guide groove 44 extending along the first direction.
The second regulating member 60
The second base portion 61 extending in the circumferential direction and
It has a guide protrusion 63 extending from the second base portion 61 in the second direction and being housed in the guide groove 44.

The connector 1 of the third aspect of the present disclosure is
The outer end of the guide protrusion 63 in the second direction is arranged on substantially the same surface as the outer end of the covering portion 42 in the second direction.

The connector 1 of the fourth aspect of the present disclosure is
The first regulating member 50
The first base portion 51 extending in the circumferential direction and
It extends from the first base portion 51 toward the socket side connecting member 30 along the first direction, and is provided at an end closer to the socket side connecting member 30 in the first direction and is provided in the second direction. It also has a first regulating leg 52 having a regulating projection 53 extending in a direction away from the center line CL.
The second regulating member 60
The end 621 that extends from the second base portion 61 toward the socket-side connecting member 30 along the first regulating leg portion 52 and is closer to the socket-side connecting member 30 in the first direction is the first. It has a second restricting leg 62 that is arranged at a position farther from the socket side connecting member 30 than the restricting protrusion 53 in the direction.
The socket side connecting member 30 has
It has an opening 32 on the end surface closer to the plug-side connecting member 40 in the first direction, and accommodates the end portion of the plug-side connecting member 40 closer to the socket-side connecting member 30 in the first direction. A recess 31 is provided to be provided.
On the inner surface of the socket side connecting member 30 constituting the recess 31 in the second direction,
A release groove 35 extending from the opening 32 along the first direction and accommodating the regulating protrusion 53 and the second regulating leg portion 62.
A first regulating groove extending in the circumferential direction, having one end in the circumferential direction connected to the end of the release groove 35 far from the opening 32 in the first direction, and accommodating the regulating protrusion 53. 36 and
The release groove 35 and the first regulation groove 36 are provided independently of the release groove 35 and the first regulation groove 36 in a region 371 that overlaps the other end of the first regulation groove 36 in the circumferential direction at the edge of the opening 32 in the first direction. The second regulation groove 37 accommodating the second regulation leg 62,
Provided between the release groove 35 and the second regulation groove 37 in the circumferential direction at the edge of the opening 32, and when the second regulation leg portion 62 is located in the region 371, in the circumferential direction. In addition, a regulation wall portion 38 that restricts the movement of the second regulation leg portion 62 in the direction from the second regulation groove 37 to the release groove 35 is provided.
When the socket-side connecting member 30 is located at the first position P1, the second regulating leg portion 62 is located at the release groove 35, and the socket-side connecting member 30 is located at the second position P2. When the second restricting member 60 is located at the third position P3, the end of the second regulating leg portion 62 in the first direction far from the second base portion 61 is located in the region 371. To position.

The connector 1 of the fifth aspect of the present disclosure is
The second regulation leg 62
It has an inclined surface 622 facing the regulation wall portion 38 when it is located in the release groove 35.
The inclined surface 622
As it moves away from the second base portion 61 in the first direction, it is inclined in a direction away from the regulation wall portion 38 in the circumferential direction.

The connector 1 of the sixth aspect of the present disclosure is
The regulation wall portion 38
When the second regulation leg 62 is located in the release groove 35, the second regulation leg 62 has an inclined surface 382 facing the second regulation leg 62.
The inclined surface 382
As it approaches the opening 32 in the first direction, it is inclined in the circumferential direction away from the release groove 35.

The connector 1 of the seventh aspect of the present disclosure is
The second regulating member 60 has a plurality of the second regulating legs 62.
The guide protrusion 63 is arranged between the second restricting legs 62 adjacent to the circumferential direction.

By appropriately combining any of the various embodiments or modifications thereof, the effects of each can be achieved. Further, a combination of embodiments, a combination of examples, or a combination of an embodiment and an embodiment is possible, and a combination of features in different embodiments or examples is also possible.

The connectors of the present disclosure can be applied to, for example, automobile machine tools.

1 Connector 2 Cable 10 Socket 11 Female thread 12 Accommodating part 20 Plug 21 Male thread 22 Plug terminal 30 Socket side connection member 31 Recessed part 32 Opening part 33 Protruding part 34 Gap 35 Release groove 36 First regulation groove 361 Guide surface 362 Curved surface 37 Second Restriction groove 371 Area 38 Restriction wall part 381, 382 Inclined surface 40 Plug side connection member 41 Main body part 42 Cover part 421 First part 422 Second part 43 Recess 44 Guide groove 50 First regulation member 51 First base part 52 First Regulation leg 53 Restriction protrusion 531 Curved surface 60 Second regulation member 61 Second base part 62 Second regulation leg 621 End 622 Inclined surface 63 Guide protrusion 631 First part 632 Second part 70 Erasing member

Claims (7)

A plug with a plug-side connection member and
The first position is rotatable with respect to the plug-side connecting member between the first position where the plug can be removed and the second position where the plug cannot be removed in the circumferential direction with respect to the center line extending in the first direction. Equipped with a socket with a socket-side connecting member that is detachably connected from the direction,
The plug-side connecting member
The main body extending along the first direction and
In the second direction intersecting the first direction, it is fixed to the main body at a position farther from the center line than the main body, the socket and the plug are connected, and the socket side connecting member is in the second position. A first regulating member that regulates the movement of the plug with respect to the socket in the first direction when located in
In the second direction, it is arranged farther from the center line than the main body portion, and in the first direction, it is farther from the socket side connecting member than the first restricting member and closer to the first regulating member. A second regulating member that is movably arranged between the three positions and a fourth position that is farther from the first regulating member than the third position.
It has an urging member that is arranged away from the socket-side connecting member in the first direction and urges the second regulating member from the fourth position toward the third position. death,
The second regulating member is
When the socket-side connecting member is located at the second position, the rotation of the socket-side connecting member from the second position to the first position is restricted when the socket-side connecting member is located at the third position. , A connector configured to lift restrictions on the rotation of the socket-side connector to the plug-side connector when it is located at the fourth position. The plug-side connecting member
It further has a covering portion that is located farther from the center line than the second restricting member in the second direction and is provided with a guide groove extending along the first direction.
The second regulating member is
The second base portion extending in the circumferential direction and
The connector according to claim 1, further comprising a guide protrusion extending from the second base portion in the second direction and being accommodated in the guide groove. The connector according to claim 2, wherein the outer end of the guide protrusion in the second direction is arranged on substantially the same surface as the outer end of the covering portion in the second direction. The first regulating member is
The first base portion extending in the circumferential direction and
It extends from the first base portion toward the socket-side connecting member along the first direction, and is provided at an end closer to the socket-side connecting member in the first direction and is provided in the second direction and at the center. It has a first regulatory leg with a regulatory projection extending away from the line,
The second regulating member is
The second base portion extends toward the socket side connecting member along the first regulating leg portion, and the end closer to the socket side connecting member in the first direction is the regulating protrusion in the first direction. It has a second regulating leg located farther from the socket side connecting member than the above.
The socket side connection member has
A recess is provided that has an opening on the end surface of the plug-side connecting member closer to the plug-side connecting member in the first direction and accommodates the end of the plug-side connecting member closer to the socket-side connecting member in the first direction. Be,
On the inner surface of the socket-side connecting member constituting the recess in the second direction,
A release groove extending from the opening along the first direction and accommodating the regulating protrusion and the second regulating leg.
A first regulation groove extending in the circumferential direction, one end of the circumferential direction being connected to the end of the release groove far from the opening in the first direction, and a first regulation groove accommodating the regulation protrusion.
The release groove and the first regulation groove are provided independently of the release groove and the first regulation groove in a region overlapping the other end of the first regulation groove in the circumferential direction at the edge of the opening in the first direction, and the second regulation leg portion is provided. The second regulation groove that accommodates the
Provided between the release groove and the second regulation groove in the circumferential direction at the edge of the opening, the second regulation is provided in the circumferential direction when the second regulation leg is located in the region. A regulation wall portion for restricting the movement of the second regulation leg portion in the direction from the groove to the release groove is provided.
When the socket-side connecting member is located at the first position, the second regulating leg is located at the release groove, the socket-side connecting member is located at the second position, and the second regulating member is located. The connector according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the end portion of the second regulating leg portion in the first direction far from the second base portion is located in the region when the third position is located. The second regulation leg
When it is located in the release groove, it has an inclined surface facing the regulation wall portion and has an inclined surface.
The inclined surface
The connector according to claim 4, wherein the connector is inclined in the circumferential direction toward a direction away from the regulation wall portion as the distance from the second base portion is increased in the first direction. The regulation wall part
When the second regulation leg portion is located in the release groove, the second regulation leg portion has an inclined surface facing the second regulation leg portion and has an inclined surface.
The inclined surface
The connector according to claim 4, which is inclined in the circumferential direction away from the release groove as it approaches the opening in the first direction. The second regulating member has a plurality of the second regulating legs.
The connector according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein the guide protrusion is arranged between the second regulating legs adjacent to the circumferential direction.

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