JP2522100Y2 - Terminal storage structure - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a terminal housing structure capable of reliably and easily detecting a terminal mounting state.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In order to connect electric wires for wiring in a motor vehicle or the like, a large number of electric wires having terminals attached to the ends are mounted on respective terminal accommodating portions of a housing having a large number of terminal accommodating portions. Are collectively connected together with the housing. Thus, the terminal accommodating portion of the housing is shown in FIG.
B. As shown in FIG.
Is locked to the shelf 5 of the terminal storage section (FIG. 1A), or the locking piece 7 of the terminal storage section is locked to the jaw 8 of the terminal (FIG. 2B). The terminal 3 was prevented from falling out of the terminal storage portion 1, and the mounting state of the terminal 3 was checked by pulling out the wire 9 from outside the terminal storage portion 1.

[0003]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the method of checking the terminal mounting state by pulling the wires as described above, it takes too much time when the number of wires to be connected increases, and the check is inevitably lost. However, there is a problem that a trouble due to poor connection occurs.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made as a result of intensive studies in view of such a situation, and a purpose thereof is to provide a terminal housing structure capable of reliably and easily detecting a terminal mounting state. Is to provide. That is, the present invention is a terminal storage portion structure in which a plate-like body is vertically attached to the inner wall surface at a predetermined position on the inner wall of the terminal storage portion. The terminal body is pushed by the terminal tip to change its direction in a direction parallel to the inner wall surface of the terminal storage portion, and the terminal mounting state is detected based on the orientation of the plate member. is there.

[0005]

According to the terminal storage portion structure of the present invention, a plate-like body is vertically mounted on the inner wall surface at a predetermined position on the inner wall of the terminal storage portion, and terminals are mounted on the terminal storage portion. Then, the plate-like body is pushed by the terminal tip portion and changes its direction in a direction parallel to the inner wall surface of the terminal storage portion. When the side of the plate is visible, the terminal is completely mounted.When the plane of the plate is visible, it is determined that the mounting is incomplete. Can be reliably detected at a glance.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the terminal housing structure of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1A to 1D are explanatory views showing a first embodiment of the terminal housing portion structure of the present invention. FIGS. 1A and 1B are top views of the terminal storage section before the terminal is mounted (a view of the terminal storage section from above) and side views, and FIGS. 3C and 3D are top views of the terminal storage section after the terminal is mounted. And a side view. A plate-like body 2 is provided at a predetermined position of the terminal storage part 1 vertically on the inner wall surface of the terminal storage part 1 (see FIG. 2B). Can be seen (Figure a). When the terminal 3 of the faston type is pushed into the terminal storage portion 1, and the locking piece 4 of the terminal 3 is locked on the shelf 5 of the terminal storage portion and the terminal 3 is mounted on the terminal storage portion 1, the plate-like body 2 is formed. Is pushed by the tip 6 of the terminal and changes its direction in a direction parallel to the inner wall surface of the terminal housing (FIG. 2). Terminal storage section 1
When viewed from above, only the side surface portion of the plate-like body 2 is visible (FIG. 3C), and it is detected that the terminal 3 is completely mounted.

FIGS. 2A to 2D are explanatory views showing a second embodiment of the terminal accommodating portion structure of the present invention. FIGS. 2A and 2B are a top view and a side view of the terminal accommodating portion before the terminal is mounted. C and D are a top view and a side view, respectively, of the terminal housing after the terminals are mounted. In this terminal storage portion structure, a locking piece 7 is provided in the terminal storage portion 1 (FIGS. 2A and 2B), and the terminal 3 is pushed into the terminal storage portion 1 so that the locking piece 7 of the terminal storage portion is a jaw portion of the terminal. When the terminal 3 is attached to the terminal storage portion 1 while being locked by the terminal 8, the plate-like body 2 is pushed by the distal end portion 6 of the terminal and changes its direction in a direction parallel to the inner wall surface of the terminal storage portion (FIG. D). When the terminal housing 1 is viewed from above, only the side surface of the plate-like body 2 is visible (FIG. 3C), and it is detected that the terminal 3 is completely attached. In the present invention, it is preferable that the plate-shaped body 2 provided on the inner wall of the terminal storage portion be formed integrally with the terminal storage portion 1 without requiring any trouble of mounting. If the flat portion of the plate 2 is colored differently from the surroundings, the direction of the plate 2 can be determined more reliably. The case where the faston type terminal is used as the terminal has been described above. However, the same effect can be obtained by applying the terminal housing structure of the present invention to another type of terminal.

[0008]

As described above, according to the terminal housing structure of the present invention, it is possible to reliably and easily detect the mounting state of the terminal, and to avoid troubles due to poor terminal mounting.
It has a remarkable industrial effect.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a first embodiment of a terminal housing portion structure of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a second embodiment of the terminal housing portion structure of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side view illustrating a conventional terminal housing structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Terminal storage part 2 Plate-shaped body 3 Terminal 4 Terminal locking piece 5 Terminal storing part shelf 6 Terminal tip part 7 Terminal storing part locking piece 8 Terminal jaw 9 Electric wire

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A terminal storage structure in which a plate-like body is vertically attached to a predetermined portion of an inner wall of the terminal storage in the terminal storage. A terminal body pressed by the terminal tip to change its direction in a direction parallel to an inner wall surface of the terminal storage part, and to detect a mounting state of the terminal based on a direction of the plate-like body; Construction.