JP7006638B2 - connector - Google Patents

Description

The present disclosure relates to connectors.

Patent Document 1 discloses a first connector and a second connector that can be connected to each other along a predetermined direction. The first connector has a recess having a locking portion inside. Further, the second connector has a tubular shape that can be inserted into the concave portion of the first connector, and a locked portion to which the locking portion of the first connector can be locked is provided on the outer peripheral surface thereof.

U.S. Pat. No. 7,695,302

By the way, the first connector and the second connector are so-called snap-fit connection type connectors. Normally, only the snap-fit connection type connector can be connected and held for such a snap-fit connection type connector, so it is not possible to connect and hold a connector other than the snap-fit connection type connector, which is convenient. It may lack sex.

It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a highly convenient connector that can be connected and held to different connection type connectors.

The connector of the example of the present disclosure is
Can be locked and held with respect to the first mating connector connected along the first direction, or can be fitted and held with respect to the second mating connector connected along the first direction. In the connector
A connector body that extends along the first direction and has a connector provided at the first end of the first direction and having a connection portion that can be connected to the first mating connector and the second mating connector.
The locked portion of the first mating connector is arranged around the first direction of the first end of the connector main body, and the first mating connector is connected to the connecting portion. With a locking member that can be locked in the first direction,
It has a tubular shape that surrounds the locking member around the first direction, and at the end of the inner surface thereof in the first direction and closer to the first end, the connection portion is on the second mating side. A holding member that is provided with a thread groove portion that can be fitted to the thread portion of the second mating connector in a connected state with the connector connected and that can rotate around the first direction with respect to the connector body. And with
The locking member
The cover extends in the first direction and is arranged around the first direction at intervals from each other, and is elastically deformed in the second direction intersecting the first direction and away from the connector body. It has multiple claws that can be locked to the locking part,
The holding member
A holding position for holding the plurality of claws locked to the locked portion, and
It is arranged at intervals around the first direction with respect to the holding position to release the holding of the plurality of claws, and between the threaded portion and the holding / releasing position where the thread portion can be fitted into the thread groove portion. Is configured to be rotatable.

According to the connector, the locking members extend in the first direction and are arranged around the first direction at intervals from each other, and in the second direction intersecting the first direction and away from the connector body. It is elastically deformed to have a plurality of claws that can be locked to the locked portion of the first mating connector. Further, the holding member is arranged at a space around the first direction with respect to the holding position for holding the plurality of claws locked to the locked portion of the first mating connector. The holding to the plurality of claw portions is released, and the threaded portion of the second mating connector is configured to be rotatable between the holding and releasing position that can be fitted into the thread groove portion. In the connector, a plurality of claws can be locked and held in a connected state with respect to the first mating connector of the snap-fit connection type, and a thread groove portion can be held with respect to the second mating connector of the screw connection type. Can be fitted and held in the connected state. That is, it is possible to realize a highly convenient connector that can be held in a connected state even when the mating connector is not only a snap-fit connection type connector but also a screw connection type connector.

The perspective view which shows the state which the holding member of the connector of one Embodiment of this disclosure is located at the holding release position. A plan view of the connector of FIG. 1 as viewed from the direction of arrow C in FIG. Sectional drawing taken along the line III-III of FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the holding member of the connector of FIG. 1 is located at the holding position. A plan view of the connector of FIG. 4 as viewed from the direction of arrow C in FIG. Sectional drawing along the VI-VI line of FIG. The perspective view which shows the locking member of the connector of FIG. The perspective view which shows the holding member of the connector of FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the holding member is removed from the connector of FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the holding member and the first display member are removed from the connector of FIG. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the second display member of the connector of FIG. 1 as viewed from the direction of arrow C in FIG. FIG. 1 is a first diagram for explaining the positional relationship between the contact portion of the first display member and the contacted portion of the second display member when the holding member of the connector of FIG. 1 is rotated. FIG. 2 is a second diagram for explaining the positional relationship between the contact portion of the first display member and the contacted portion of the second display member when the holding member of the connector of FIG. 1 is rotated.

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 FIGS. 1 to 6, the connector 1 of the embodiment of the present disclosure includes a so-called snap-fit connection type first mating connector 200 (see FIG. 6) and a so-called screw connecting type second mating connector. It is configured to be able to selectively hold a connection with the side connector 210 (see FIG. 3) along the first direction A. That is, the connector 1 is configured to be able to be locked and held with respect to the first mating connector 200 connected along the first direction A, and the second mating connector connected along the first direction A. It is configured so that it can be fitted and held with respect to 210.

As shown in FIG. 1, the connector 1 is arranged around the connector main body 10, the locking member 20 arranged around the first direction A of the connector main body 10, and the first direction A of the locking member 20. It is provided with a holding member 30. As an example, the holding member 30 is configured to be rotatable around the first direction A with respect to the connector main body 10 without moving in the first direction A. 1 to 3 show the connector 1 when the holding member 30 is in the holding release position P1, and FIGS. 4 to 6 show the connector 1 when the holding member 30 is in the holding position P2. ..

As shown in FIG. 1, the connector main body 10 has a substantially cylindrical shape as an example, and constitutes a female type. The connector main body 10 extends along the first direction A and is provided at the first end portion 101 of the first direction A so as to be connectable to the first mating connector 200 and the second mating connector 210. It has a part 11. Further, a cable 2 having a conductor member (not shown) is connected to the second end 102 arranged on the opposite side of the first end 101 in the first direction A of the connector main body 10. As an example, the connector body 10 and the cable 2 are integrally molded.

Inside the connection portion 11, a plurality of terminal accommodating portions 12 into which the plug terminals 201 and 211 of the mating side connectors 200 and 210 can be inserted and removed from the first direction A are provided. Each terminal accommodating portion 12 accommodates a socket terminal 111 (shown in FIGS. 3 and 6) electrically connected to the conductor member of the cable 2. Each socket terminal 111 can be connected to the plug terminals 201 and 211 of the other side connectors 200 and 210 in the terminal accommodating part 12 in the connected state where the other side connectors 200 and 210 are connected to the connection part 11. It is configured in. In this embodiment, as an example, four terminal accommodating portions 12 are provided in the connecting portion 11.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, an O-ring 16 is provided on the outer periphery of the connecting portion 11. In the connected state in which the mating side connectors 200 and 210 are connected to the connecting portion 11, the O-ring 16 seals between the connecting portion 11 and the mating side connectors 200 and 210, and each terminal accommodating portion 12 It is configured to prevent the ingress of liquid or dust into the interior.

As shown in FIG. 2, the locking member 20 is arranged around the first direction A of the first end portion 101 of the connector main body 10, and the first mating connector 200 is connected to the connecting portion 11 in a connected state. It is configured to be lockable in the first direction A on the locked portion 202 (see FIG. 6) of the first mating connector 200. Note that FIG. 2 shows the connector 1 viewed from the first end 101 side of the first direction A (that is, viewed from the direction indicated by the arrow C in FIG. 1).

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, the locking member 20 has an annular main body portion 21 and a plurality of claw portions 22 provided on the main body portion 21. The main body portion 21 is arranged on the connector main body 10 so as to surround the connector main body 10 around the first direction A (see FIGS. 3 and 6). In this embodiment, as an example, the main body 21 is attached to the connector main body 10 in a state where it cannot move in the first direction A and cannot rotate around the center line CL of the connector 1. Each claw portion 22 extends from the main body portion 21 in the first direction A and is arranged around the first direction A at a distance from each other. In this embodiment, as an example, three claw portions 22 arranged at equal intervals around the center line CL extending in the first direction A of the connector 1 are provided.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, each claw portion 22 has an arc plate shape curved along the outer surface of the connector main body 10, and has a second direction (that is, the first direction A) intersecting the first direction A. It is configured to be elastically deformable in the radial direction with respect to the center line CL of the connector 1 extending in the direction away from the connector main body 10 (see FIG. 3). The tip of each claw portion 22 (that is, the end portion in the first direction A and farther from the main body portion 21) has a protrusion 23 extending in the second direction and in a direction approaching the connector main body 10. is doing. In this embodiment, the protrusion 23 is hooked on the locked portion 202 of the first mating connector 200, so that the locking member 20 is engaged with the locked portion 202 of the first mating connector 200 in the first direction A. Locks in.

As shown in FIG. 1, the holding member 30 has a tubular shape that surrounds the locking member 20 around the first direction A. In this embodiment, as an example, the holding member 30 has a substantially cylindrical shape. As shown in FIG. 8, the holding member 30 is provided with a thread groove portion 31 and a plurality of claw accommodating portions 32.

The thread groove portion 31 is provided in the first direction A on the inner surface of the holding member 30 facing the connector main body 10 in the second direction and at the end portion of the connector main body 10 on the first end 101 side. In this embodiment, as an example, the holding member 30 has three threaded groove portions 31 arranged side by side at equal intervals around the center line CL of the connector 1 (two threaded groove portions 31 in FIG. 8). Shows only). Each thread groove portion 31 is composed of a plurality of thread grooves arranged at equal intervals along the first direction A (see FIGS. 3 and 6).

Each claw accommodating portion 32 is arranged around the first direction A of the holding member 30 and facing each claw portion 22, and at the holding release position P1 (see FIG. 3), the holding member 30 is moved to the second direction B. It is composed of through holes that can penetrate and accommodate each of the plurality of claw portions 22 of the locking member 20. In this embodiment, as an example, three claw accommodating portions 32 are arranged side by side at equal intervals around the center line CL of the connector main body 10. Further, the thread groove portion 31 is arranged between the two claw accommodating portions 32 adjacent to each other around the center line CL of the connector 1. That is, each thread groove portion 31 and each claw accommodating portion 32 are arranged alternately in series around the center line CL of the connector main body 10.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the holding release position P1 and the holding position P2 are arranged at intervals around the center line CL of the connector 1. As shown in FIG. 3, the holding release position P1 is a position where the holding member 30 releases the holding of the locking member 20 with respect to each claw portion 22 so that each claw portion 22 can move in the second direction B. Further, the holding release position P1 is a position where the threaded portion 212 of the second mating connector 210 can be fitted into the threaded groove portion 31 of the holding member 30. As shown in FIG. 6, the holding position P2 holds each claw portion 22 of the locking member 20 in a state of being locked in the first direction A to the locked portion 202 of the first mating connector 200. This is a position that restricts the movement of each claw portion 22 in the second direction B.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, an annular protrusion 34 extending radially inward with respect to the center line CL of the connector 1 is provided on the inner surface of the holding member 30 facing the connector main body 10. The annular projection 34 is arranged in the first direction A between the locking member 20 and the second display member 50 described later and in contact with the main body portion 21 of the locking member 20, and is arranged in a state of being in contact with the main body portion 21 of the locking member 20. It regulates movement in the first direction A.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the connector 1 further includes a first display member 40 and a second display member 50 provided at the second end 102 in the first direction A of the connector main body 10. ..

The first display member 40 has a cylindrical shape that surrounds the connector main body 10 around the first direction A. The first display member 40 is configured to be rotatable around the first direction A with respect to the connector main body 10 as the holding member 30 rotates. The second display member 50 has a cylindrical shape that surrounds the first display member 40 around the first direction A. The second display member 50 covers a part of the first display member 40 and is non-rotatably attached to the connector main body 10 around the first direction A.

As shown in FIG. 9, the first display member 40 is provided in a portion exposed from the first main body portion 41 and the second display member 50 not covered by the second display member 50 of the first main body portion 41. It has a display protrusion 42 that protrudes in the second direction and in a direction away from the connector main body 10. The first main body 41 has a substantially cylindrical shape as an example. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the display protrusion 42 is arranged in the notch 33 provided at the end of the holding member 30 facing the second display member 50 with a gap in the first direction A. .. As a result, the first display member 40 can rotate around the center line CL of the connector 1 in conjunction with the rotation of the holding member 30 around the center line CL of the connector 1, and also has a gap between the holding member 30 and the notch 33. It is configured to be movable in the first direction A within the range.

As shown in FIG. 10, the first main body 41 is provided on the surface of the second display member 50 to be described later, facing the second main body 51, and is recessed in the second direction and in the direction away from the second main body 51. It has a recess 43. In this embodiment, the recess 43 is a through hole that penetrates the second main body 51 in the second direction, and the outer surface 103 of the connector main body 10 constitutes the bottom surface of the recess 43. Further, in this embodiment, the first main body portion 41 has a plurality of recesses 43 arranged at intervals around the center line CL.

Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the first display member 40 has a contact portion 44 provided at an end portion 412 of the first main body portion 41 far from the holding member 30 in the first direction A. The contact portion 44 is provided at the end portion 412 of the first main body portion 41 and is arranged substantially in the center of the bottom surface of the notch 413 extending in the circumferential direction with respect to the center line CL of the connector 1, and is arranged in the first direction A and from the holding member 30. It protrudes in the direction of separation. The contact portion 44 is provided integrally with the first main body portion 41 and is configured to rotate together with the first main body portion. In this embodiment, the first display member 40 has three contact portions 44 arranged at equal intervals around the center line CL of the connector 1 (only one contact portion 44 is shown in FIG. 10). .. At both ends of the contact portion 44 in the circumferential direction with respect to the center line CL of the connector 1, inclined surfaces 441 that incline away from the holding member 30 as the distance from the center of the contact portion 44 in the circumferential direction increases.

As shown in FIG. 9, the second display member 50 has a second main body portion 51 and a display portion 52 provided on the second main body portion 51. As an example, the second main body 51 has a substantially cylindrical shape, has an inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of the first main body 41 of the first display member 40, and is fixed to the second end 102 of the connector main body 10. There is. In this embodiment, the outer surface of the second main body 51 is formed substantially flush with the outer peripheral surface of the holding member 30 in the first direction A. In other words, the second main body 51 has an outer diameter with respect to the center line CL of the connector 1 which is substantially the same as the holding member 30, and restricts the movement of the holding member 30 in the first direction A. The display unit 52 displays that the holding member 30 is located at the holding position P2 alongside the display projection 42 of the first display member 40 along the first direction A when the holding member 30 is at the holding position P2. do.

Specifically, the display unit 52 has a mark portion 53 arranged near the display protrusion 42 in the first direction A, and a through hole 54 penetrating the second main body portion 51 in the second direction. As an example, the mark portion 53 is composed of a substantially triangular concave portion. The through hole 54 has a substantially rectangular shape, and is arranged so as to overlap the recess 43 in the second direction when the holding member 30 is located at the holding release position P1 (see FIG. 1). When the holding member 30 is located at the holding position P2, the outer surface 411 of the first main body 41 of the first display member 40 (that is, the second main body of the first main body 41) is passed through the through hole 54. Of the surface facing the portion 51, the portion excluding the recess 43) is exposed to the outside of the connector 1 (see FIG. 4). With such a configuration, it is displayed that the holding member 30 is located at the holding position P2 and the plurality of claw portions 22 of the locking member 20 are held by the holding member 30.

For example, by coloring each of the outer surface 411 of the first main body 41 and the outer surface 103 of the connector main body 10 in different colors, the holding member 30 is located at the holding release position P1 or is held. It is possible to display more clearly whether or not the connector is located at the position P2.

Further, as shown in FIG. 11, the second display member 50 is provided on the inner surface of the second main body 51 facing the first display member 40, and is provided on the rotation path 442 of the contact portion 44 of the first display member 40. It has a contacted portion 55 arranged so as to be in contact with the contacted portion 44. Note that FIG. 11 shows the second display member 50 viewed from the holding member 30 side in the first direction A (that is, viewed from the direction indicated by the arrow C in FIG. 1). The contacted portion 55 is provided on one of the plate surfaces of the annular plate member 511 extending radially inward from the inner surface of the second main body portion 51, and is in the first direction A and in a direction approaching the holding member 30 (that is, FIG. It protrudes in the paper penetrating direction in No. 11 and in the direction from the back side to the front side).

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, a coil spring 15 as an example of an elastic member is provided between the main body 21 of the locking member 20 and the first display member 40. The coil spring 15 is arranged so as to be expandable and contractible in the first direction A, and urges the first display member 40 in the first direction A and toward the second end 102 of the connector main body 10.

As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, when the holding member 30 is rotated between the holding release position P1 and the holding position P2, the inclined surface facing the contacted portion 55 in the contact portion 44 of the first display member 40. The 441 presses and contacts the contacted portion 55 of the second display member 50 to get over the contacted portion 55. The rotational load of the holding member 30 and the first display member 40 changes before and after the contact portion 44 gets over the contacted portion 55 due to the urging force of the coil spring 15. Further, when the contact portion 44 gets over the contacted portion 55, the contact portion 44 collides with the plate member 511 of the second display member 50 due to the urging force of the coil spring 15, and a collision sound is generated. An operation feeling (that is, a click feeling) is formed by such a change in the rotational load of the holding member 30 and the first display member 40 and the collision sound generated when the contact portion 44 gets over the contacted portion 55. To. The formed operational feeling notifies that the holding member 30 has rotated from the holding / releasing position P1 to the holding / releasing position P2, or has rotated from the holding position P2 to the holding / releasing position P1.

The rotation of the first display member 40 with respect to the second display member 50 is restricted by both ends of the notch 413 of the first display member 40 in the circumferential direction with respect to the center line CL of the connector 1, and the holding member 30 and the first display member are restricted. The rotation range of 40 is determined.

Next, the operation when the connector 1 is connected and held to the counterpart connectors 200 and 210 will be described.

When the mating side connector is the so-called snap-fit connection type first mating side connector 200, each of the locking members 20 is in a state where the holding member 30 is located at the holding release position P1 (see FIGS. 1 to 3). The protrusion 23 of the claw portion 22 is locked to the locked portion 202 of the first mating connector 200 (see FIG. 4). In this state, the holding member 30 is rotated from the holding release position P1 to the holding position P2 to restrict the movement of the protrusion 23 of each claw portion 22 in the second direction B as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6. As a result, the connector 1 is locked and held in a connected state with respect to the first mating connector 200. In general, the snap-fit connection type connector can be more easily connected and held to the mating connector than the screw connection type connector.

Further, when the mating side connector is a so-called screw connection type second mating side connector 210, the holding member 30 is located at the holding release position P1 (see FIGS. 1 to 3), and the second mating side is the second mating side. The threaded portion 212 of the connector 210 is fitted into the threaded groove portion 31 of the holding member 30. As a result, the connector 1 is fitted and held in a connected state with respect to the second mating connector 210. In general, the screw connection type connector can hold the connection state to the mating connector more firmly than the snap fit connection type connector.

As described above, according to the connector 1, the locking member 20 extends in the first direction A and is arranged around the first direction A at a distance from each other, and the second direction A intersects the first direction A. It has a plurality of claws 22 that can be elastically deformed in the direction and away from the connector body 10 and can be locked to the locked portion 202 of the first mating connector 200. Further, the holding position P2 in which the holding member 30 holds a plurality of claw portions 22 in a state of being locked to the locked portion 202 of the first mating connector 200, and the first direction A with respect to the holding position P2. It is arranged with a space around it to release the holding to the plurality of claw portions 22, and the thread portion 212 of the second mating connector 210 is placed between the holding release position P1 capable of fitting into the thread groove portion 31. It is configured to be rotatable. That is, in the connector 1, the plurality of claw portions 22 can be locked and held in the connected state with respect to the first mating connector 200 of the snap-fit connection type, and the screw groove portion 31 allows the second screw connection type connector 200 to be locked and held. It can be fitted and held in the connected state with respect to the mating connector 210. That is, it is possible to realize a highly convenient connector 1 that can be held in a connected state even when the mating connector is not only a snap-fit connection type connector but also a screw connection type connector.

Further, the connector 1 is provided at the second end 102 arranged on the opposite side of the first end 101 in the first direction A of the connector body 10, and with respect to the connector body 10 as the holding member 30 rotates. The connector body 10 has a first display member 40 that can rotate around the first direction A and a tubular shape that surrounds the first display member 40 around the first direction A and covers a part of the first display member 40. On the other hand, a second display member 50 which is non-rotatably attached around the first direction A is further provided. The first display member 40 is provided in a portion exposed from the first main body portion 41 and the second display member 50 not covered by the second display member 50 of the first main body portion 41, and is provided in the second direction and the connector main body. It has a display protrusion 42 that protrudes in a direction away from 10. Further, the second display member 50 is provided in the second main body portion 51 and the second main body portion 51, and when the holding member 30 is in the holding position P2, the holding member is arranged side by side with the display protrusion 42 along the first direction A. It has a display unit 52 that indicates that 30 is located at the holding position P2. With such a configuration, it is possible to display whether the holding member 30 is located at the holding release position P1 or at the holding position P2. As a result, a more convenient connector 1 can be realized.

Further, the first display member 40 is provided on the surface of the first main body 41 facing the second main body 51 of the second display member 50, and is recessed in the second direction and in the direction away from the second display member 50. Has 43. The display unit 52 penetrates the second main body 51 of the second display member 50 in the second direction and is arranged so as to overlap the recess 43 in the second direction when the holding member 30 is in the holding release position P1. It has a hole 54. Of the surface of the first main body 41 facing the second main body 51, the portion excluding the recess 43 is exposed to the outside through the through hole 54, so that the holding member 30 is located at the holding position P2. Is displayed. With such a configuration, it is possible to more clearly indicate whether the holding member 30 is located at the holding release position P1 or at the holding position P2. As a result, a more convenient connector 1 can be realized.

Further, the first display member 40 is provided at an end portion of the first main body 41 that is far from the holding member 30 in the first direction A, and protrudes in the first direction A and away from the holding member 30. It has a contact portion 44 that rotates together with the main body portion 41. The second display member 50 is provided on the inner surface of the second main body 51 facing the first display member 40, protrudes in the first direction A and approaches the holding member 30, and the rotation path of the contact portion 44. It has a contacted portion 55 disposed on the 442 so as to be contactable with the contact portion 44. When the holding member 30 is rotated between the holding position P2 and the holding release position P1, the contact portion 44 comes into contact with the contacted portion 55 and gets over the contacted portion 55, thereby forming a feeling of operation. With such a configuration, it is possible to more reliably notify that the holding member 30 has rotated from the holding / releasing position P1 to the holding / releasing position P2, or that the holding member 30 has rotated from the holding position P2 to the holding / releasing position P1. As a result, a more convenient connector 1 can be realized.

Further, it is arranged between the locking member 20 and the first display member 40 in the first direction A, and urges the first display member 40 toward the second end 102 of the connector main body 10 in the first direction A. The coil spring 15 is further provided. With such a configuration, when the holding member 30 is rotated between the holding position P2 and the holding release position P1, a feeling of operation can be reliably formed.

Further, the holding member 30 is arranged around the first direction A, and has a plurality of claw accommodating portions 32 capable of accommodating each of the plurality of claw portions 22 of the locking member 20 at the holding release position P1. .. With such a configuration, it is possible to realize a highly convenient connector 1 while reducing the size of the connector 1 in the radial direction.

Further, each claw accommodating portion 32 is composed of a through hole that penetrates the holding member 30 in the second direction. As a result, it is possible to realize a highly convenient connector 1 while reducing the size of the connector 1 in the second direction with a simple configuration.

Further, the locking member 20 has a ring-shaped main body portion 21 that surrounds the connector main body 10 around the first direction A, and the main body portion 21 is provided with a plurality of claw portions 22. As a result, the highly convenient connector 1 can be realized with a simple configuration.

Further, each claw portion 22 is provided at the end portion in the first direction A and closer to the first end portion 101, extends in the second direction toward the connector main body 10, and has a first connection portion 11. It has a protrusion 23 that can be locked to the locked portion 202 in a connected state in which the mating connector 200 is connected. As a result, the connector 1 can be locked and held in a connected state to a plurality of types of first mating side connectors 200 having different shapes of the locked portion 202 with a simple configuration.

In the connector 1, the mating connector can be held in the connected state even when the mating connector is not only the snap-fit connecting type first mating connector 200 but also the screw connecting type second mating connector 210. However, it is not limited to this. The connector 1 may be at least as long as it can be locked and held with respect to the first mating connector 200, which is a snap-fit connection type connector, and for example, the thread groove portion 31 of the holding member 30 can be omitted. According to such a connector 1, the connector 1 is connected to a plurality of types of snap-fit connection type first mating connectors 200 having different shapes of the locked portions 202 due to the plurality of claw portions 22. Since it can be locked and held, a highly convenient connector 1 can be realized.

Each claw accommodating portion 32 may form a space that allows elastic deformation of the plurality of claw portions 22 in the second direction and in the direction away from the connector main body 10, and penetrates the holding member 30 in the second direction. It is not limited to the case where it is composed of through holes. For example, it may be configured by a recess provided on the inner surface of the holding member 30 facing the connector main body 10 in the second direction. In this way, by forming each claw accommodating portion 32 with recesses, the waterproof effect can be enhanced as compared with the case where each claw accommodating portion 32 is configured with through holes.

The locking member 20 extends in the first direction A and is arranged around the first direction A at a distance from each other, and is in the second direction intersecting the first direction A and in the direction away from the connector main body 10. It suffices to have a plurality of elastically deformable claw portions 22. For example, the ring-shaped main body portion 21 may be omitted, and each claw portion 22 may be directly attached to the connector main body 10.

If each claw portion 22 can be locked to the locked portion 202 of the first mating connector 200 in the first direction A in a connected state in which the first mating connector 200 is connected to the connecting portion 11. good. For example, the protrusion 23 of each claw portion 22 can adopt an arbitrary shape and size depending on the design of the connector 1 and the like.

The elastic portion is not limited to the coil spring 15, and any configuration can be adopted in which the first display member 40 can be urged in the first direction A and toward the second end portion 102 of the connector main body 10. Further, the coil spring 15 may be omitted.

The display unit 52 is not limited to the case where the holding member 30 is aligned with the display protrusion 42 along the first direction A when the holding member 30 is in the holding position P2, and the display protrusion 42 and the display unit 52 are not limited to the case where the holding member 30 is in the holding release position P1. It may be configured to line up with A along one direction.

Further, the display unit 52 is not limited to the case where the display unit 52 is composed of a substantially triangular mark portion 53 and a substantially rectangular through hole 54. For example, the through hole 54 may be formed in a substantially triangular shape so that the through hole 54 also serves as a mark portion 53. That is, the configuration of the display unit 52 can be appropriately changed according to the design of the connector 1 and the like.

The through hole 54 is not limited to the case where the holding member 30 is arranged so as to overlap the recess 43 in the second direction when the holding member 30 is in the holding release position P1, but also in the second direction when the holding member 30 is in the holding position P2. It may be configured to be arranged so as to overlap the recess 43.

The first display member 40 and the second display member 50 can be omitted. That is, the connector 1 may be configured by the connector main body 10, the locking member 20, and the holding member 30.

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
Can be locked and held with respect to the first mating connector 200 connected along the first direction A, or fitted to the second mating connector 210 connected along the first direction A. In the connector 1 that can be held together
A connection portion 11 that extends along the first direction A and is provided at the first end portion 101 of the first direction A and can be connected to the first mating connector 200 and the second mating connector 210. The connector body 10 to have and
In a connected state in which the first end portion 101 of the connector body 10 is arranged around the first direction A and the first mating connector 200 is connected to the connection portion 11, the first direction A is the same. A locking member 20 that can be locked to the locked portion 202 of the first mating connector 200,
The locking member 20 has a tubular shape that surrounds the first direction A, and is provided at the end portion of the inner surface of the locking member 20 that is closer to the first end portion 101 and is provided in the first direction A. The second mating connector 210 is connected to the threaded groove portion 31 that can be fitted into the threaded thread portion 212 of the second mating side connector 210, and the connector body 10 is described as described above. A holding member 30 that is rotatable around the first direction A is provided.
The locking member 20
It extends in the first direction A and is arranged around the first direction A at a distance from each other, and is elastic in the second direction B intersecting the first direction A and in a direction away from the connector main body 10. It has a plurality of claw portions 22 that can be deformed and locked to the locked portion 202.
The holding member 30
A holding position P2 for holding the plurality of claw portions 22 in a locked state with the locked portion 202, and a holding position P2.
The holding position P2 is arranged at intervals around the first direction A to release the holding of the plurality of claw portions 22, and the threaded portion 212 can be fitted into the threaded groove portion 31. It is configured to be rotatable between the release position P1 and the like.

According to the connector 1 of the first aspect, the plurality of claw portions 22 can be locked and held in a connected state with respect to the first mating connector 200 of the snap-fit connection type, and the screw groove portion 31 allows the screw connection type. It can be fitted and held in a connected state with respect to the second mating connector 210. That is, it is possible to realize a highly convenient connector 1 that can be held in a connected state even when the mating connector is not only a snap-fit connection type connector but also a screw connection type connector.

The connector 1 of the second aspect of the present disclosure is
The connector body 10 is provided at a second end 102 arranged on the opposite side of the first end 101 in the first direction A of the connector body 10, and the connector body 10 is subjected to the rotation of the holding member 30. A first display member 40 that can rotate around the first direction A,
It has a cylindrical shape that surrounds the first display member 40 around the first direction A and covers a part of the first display member 40, and cannot rotate around the first direction A with respect to the connector main body 10. Further equipped with a second display member 50 attached to the
The first display member 40
The first main body 41 and the portion exposed from the second display member 50 not covered by the second display member 50 of the first main body 41 are provided in the second direction and from the connector main body 10. It has a display protrusion 42 that protrudes in the direction of separation, and has a display protrusion 42.
The second display member 50
The second main body 51 and the holding member 30 provided on the second main body 51 are arranged side by side with the display protrusion 42 along the first direction A when the holding member 30 is at the holding release position P1 or the holding position P2. The holding member 30 has a display unit 52 that indicates that the holding member 30 is located at the holding release position P1 or the holding position P2.

According to the connector 1 of the second aspect, it is possible to display whether the holding member 30 is located at the holding release position P1 or at the holding position P2. As a result, a more convenient connector 1 can be realized.

The connector 1 of the third aspect of the present disclosure is
The first display member 40 is provided on the surface of the first main body 41 facing the second main body 51 of the second display member 50, and is separated from the second display member 50 in the second direction. It has a recess 43 that is recessed in the direction.
When the display unit 52 penetrates the second main body 51 of the second display member 50 in the second direction and the holding member 30 is at the holding release position P1 or the holding position P2, the second display unit 52. It has a through hole 54 arranged so as to overlap the recess 43 in the direction.
Of the surface of the first main body 41 facing the second main body 51, the portion other than the recess 43 is exposed to the outside through the through hole 54, so that the holding member 30 is held in the holding position. It is displayed that the position is located at P2 or the holding release position P1.

According to the connector 1 of the third aspect, it is possible to more clearly indicate whether the holding member 30 is located at the holding release position P1 or at the holding position P2. As a result, a more convenient connector 1 can be realized.

The connector 1 of the fourth aspect of the present disclosure is
The first display member 40 is provided at the end 412 of the first main body 41 far from the holding member 30 in the first direction A, and is in the first direction A and away from the holding member 30. Has a contact portion 44 that protrudes in and rotates with the first main body portion 41.
The second display member 50 is provided on the inner surface of the second main body 51 facing the first display member 40, protrudes in the first direction A and approaches the holding member 30, and is described as described above. It has a contacted portion 55 arranged so as to be contactable with the contact portion 44 on the rotation path 442 of the contact portion 44.
When the holding member 30 is rotated between the holding position P2 and the holding release position P1, the contact portion 44 comes into contact with the contacted portion 55 and gets over the contacted portion 55. A feeling is formed.

According to the connector 1 of the fourth aspect, it is possible to more reliably notify that the holding member 30 has rotated from the holding / releasing position P1 to the holding / releasing position P2, or that the holding member 30 has rotated from the holding position P2 to the holding / releasing position P1. .. As a result, a more convenient connector 1 can be realized.

The connector 1 of the fifth aspect of the present disclosure is
Arranged between the locking member 20 and the first display member 40 in the first direction A, the first display member 40 is urged in the first direction A and toward the second end 102. The elastic member 15 is further provided.

According to the connector 1 of the fifth aspect, when the holding member 30 is rotated between the holding position P2 and the holding release position P1, an operation feeling can be surely formed.

The connector 1 of the sixth aspect of the present disclosure is
The holding member 30
It has a plurality of claw accommodating portions 32 arranged around the first direction A and capable of accommodating each of the plurality of claw portions 22 of the locking member 20 at the holding release position P1.

According to the connector 1 of the sixth aspect, it is possible to realize a highly convenient connector 1 while reducing the size of the connector 1 in the radial direction thereof.

The connector 1 of the seventh aspect of the present disclosure is
Each of the plurality of claw accommodating portions 32 forms a space that allows elastic deformation of the plurality of claw portions 22 in the second direction and in the direction away from the connector main body 10.

According to the connector 1 of the seventh aspect, it is possible to realize a highly convenient connector 1 while miniaturizing the connector 1 in the second direction with a simple configuration.

The connector 1 of the eighth aspect of the present disclosure is
The locking member 20 has a ring-shaped main body portion 21 that surrounds the connector main body 10 around the first direction A, and the main body portion 21 is provided with the plurality of claw portions 22.

According to the connector 1 of the eighth aspect, a highly convenient connector 1 can be realized with a simple configuration.

The connector 1 of the ninth aspect of the present disclosure is
Each of the plurality of claw portions 22 is provided at the end portion in the first direction A and far from the main body portion 21, extends in the second direction toward the connector main body 10, and is the connection portion. 11 has a protrusion 23 that can be locked to the locked portion 202 in a connected state in which the first mating connector 200 is connected.

According to the connector 1 of the ninth aspect, the connector 1 can be locked and held in a connected state to a plurality of types of first mating connector 200 having different shapes of the locked portion 202 and the like with a simple configuration.

The connector 1 of the tenth aspect of the present disclosure is
In the connector 1 that can be locked and held with respect to the mating connector 200 connected along the first direction A,
A connector body 10 extending along the first direction A and having a connecting portion 11 provided at the first end portion 101 of the first direction A and connectable to the mating connector.
The mating connector is arranged around the first direction A of the first end 101 of the connector main body 10, and the mating connector 200 is connected to the connecting portion 11 in the first direction A. A locking member 20 that can be locked to the locked portion 202 of the 200,
The holding position P2 that is arranged around the first direction A of the locking member 20 and holds the locking member 20 in a state of being locked to the locked portion 202, and the holding position P2 with respect to the holding position P2. A holding member that is arranged at a distance around the first direction A and is rotatable around the first direction A with respect to the connector main body 10 between the holding release position P1 that releases the holding with respect to the locking member 20. With 30
The locking member 20
It extends in the first direction A and is arranged around the first direction A at a distance from each other, and is elastically deformed in the second direction intersecting the first direction A and in a direction away from the connector main body 10. It has a plurality of possible claw portions 22.

According to the connector 1 of the tenth aspect, the connector 1 can be locked and held in a connected state to a plurality of types of mating side connectors 200 having different shapes of the locked portions 202 by the plurality of claw portions 22, which is convenient. A highly high-performance connector 1 can be realized.

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 Connector body 101 1st end 102 2nd end 103 Outer surface 11 Connection 111 Socket terminal 12 Terminal housing 15 Coil spring 16 Oring 20 Locking member 21 Main body 22 Claw 23 Projection 30 Holding Member 31 Thread groove 32 Claw accommodating 33 Notch 34 Circular protrusion 40 First display member 41 First main body 411 Outer surface 4 12 End 413 Notch 42 Display protrusion 43 Recess 44 Contact part 441 Inclined surface 442 Rotation path 50 Second display member 51 2nd main body 511 Plate member 52 Display 53 Mark 54 Through hole 55 Contacted portion 200 1st mating connector 201 Plug terminal 202 Locked portion 210 2nd mating connector 211 Plug terminal 212 Threaded portion P1 Holding release position P2 Holding position CL Center line

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Can be locked and held with respect to the first mating connector connected along the first direction, or can be fitted and held with respect to the second mating connector connected along the first direction. In the connector
A connector body that extends along the first direction and has a connector provided at the first end of the first direction and having a connection portion that can be connected to the first mating connector and the second mating connector.
The locked portion of the first mating connector is arranged around the first direction of the first end of the connector main body, and the first mating connector is connected to the connecting portion. With a locking member that can be locked in the first direction,
It has a tubular shape that surrounds the locking member around the first direction, and at the end of the inner surface thereof in the first direction and closer to the first end, the connection portion is on the second mating side. A holding member that is provided with a thread groove portion that can be fitted to the thread portion of the second mating connector in a connected state with the connector connected and that can rotate around the first direction with respect to the connector body. And with
The locking member
The cover extends in the first direction and is arranged around the first direction at intervals from each other, and is elastically deformed in the second direction intersecting the first direction and away from the connector body. It has multiple claws that can be locked to the locking part,
The holding member
A holding position for holding the plurality of claws locked to the locked portion, and
It is arranged at intervals around the first direction with respect to the holding position to release the holding of the plurality of claws, and between the threaded portion and the holding / releasing position where the thread portion can be fitted into the thread groove portion. The connector is configured to be rotatable. It is provided at the second end portion of the connector body arranged on the opposite side of the first end portion in the first direction, and rotates around the first direction with respect to the connector body as the holding member rotates. With the possible first display member,
A first display member having a cylindrical shape that surrounds the first display member around the first display member and covers a part of the first display member, and is non-rotatably attached to the connector body in the first direction. With 2 display members
The first display member is
It is provided in the first main body portion and the portion of the first main body portion exposed from the second display member that is not covered by the second display member, and projects in the second direction and in a direction away from the connector main body. Has a display protrusion,
The second display member is
The holding member is provided in the second main body portion and the second main body portion, and when the holding member is in the holding release position or the holding position, the holding member is aligned with the display protrusion along the first direction, and the holding member holds the holding member. The connector according to claim 1, further comprising a display unit indicating that the connector is located at the release position or the holding position. The first display member is provided on the surface of the first main body portion of the second display member facing the second main body portion, and has a concave portion recessed in the second direction and in a direction away from the second display member. Have and
The display portion penetrates the second main body portion of the second display member in the second direction and overlaps with the recess in the second direction when the holding member is in the holding release position or the holding position. With through holes arranged so that
Of the surface of the first main body facing the second main body, the portion excluding the recess is exposed to the outside through the through hole, so that the holding member is in the holding position or the holding release position. The connector of claim 2, which is indicated to be located at. The first display member is provided at an end portion of the first main body portion in the first direction far from the holding member, and protrudes in the first direction and in a direction away from the holding member. It has a contact part that rotates with the part,
The second display member is provided on the inner surface of the second main body portion facing the first display member, projects in the first direction and in a direction approaching the holding member, and a rotation path of the contact portion. It has a contacted portion arranged above the contact portion so as to be contactable, and has a contacted portion.
When the holding member is rotated between the holding position and the holding release position, the contact portion comes into contact with the contacted portion and gets over the contacted portion, thereby forming a feeling of operation. The connector of claim 2 or 3. Further provided is an elastic member arranged between the locking member and the first display member in the first direction and urging the first display member in the first direction and toward the second end portion. , The connector of claim 4. The holding member
Any of claims 1 to 5, which are arranged around the first direction and have a plurality of claw accommodating portions capable of accommodating each of the plurality of claw portions of the locking member at the holding release position. One connector. The connector according to claim 6, wherein each of the plurality of claw accommodating portions forms a space that allows elastic deformation of the plurality of claw portions in the second direction and in a direction away from the connector main body. Any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the locking member has a ring-shaped main body portion that surrounds the connector main body around the first direction, and the main body portion is provided with the plurality of claw portions. Two connectors. Each of the plurality of claws is provided at an end portion in the first direction and far from the main body portion, extends in the second direction toward the connector main body, and has the first connection portion. The connector according to claim 8, further comprising a protrusion that can be locked to the locked portion in a connected state in which the mating connector is connected.

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