JP7042580B2 - Connector, housing, cover body, and wire harness with connector - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to, for example, a connector for electrically connecting a wire harness, a housing constituting the connector, a cover body, and a wire harness with a connector in which a connector is attached to the tip of the wire harness.

Electrical components installed in automobiles and the like are connected to other electrical components and power supply devices via wire harnesses in which covered electric wires are bundled, or wire harnesses are connected to each other to form an electric circuit. At this time, the wire harness and the electrical component or the power supply device are connected by male-female fitting the connectors attached to the respective connectors. Then, as one of the connectors, a connector provided with a cover body that covers the rear of the housing into which the connection terminal is inserted has been proposed (see Patent Document 1).

The connector provided with such a cover body is configured by assembling the housing and the cover body, and provides a clearance for assembling. Therefore, for example, when an external force such as vibration is applied in the assembled state, relative movement called rattling may occur between the housing and the cover body.

JP-A-2017-126507

An object of the present invention is to provide a connector capable of suppressing relative movement between a connected housing and a cover body, a housing and a cover body constituting the connector, and a wire harness with a connector.

The present invention is a connector in which a housing into which a connection terminal connected to the tip of a covered electric wire is inserted from the rear and a cover body covering the rear of the housing are connected in the front-rear direction, and the cover in the housing is connected. The connecting portion with the body is provided with an insertion portion composed of a flange portion, and the connecting portion with the housing in the cover body is composed of a groove forming portion for forming a receiving groove into which the flange portion is inserted. The attachment portion is provided, and the attachment portion is provided in the insertion / detachment direction in which the attachment portion intersects the front-rear direction, and the attachment portion is inserted into the attachment portion. One of the locking portion and the locked portion that are locked in the escape direction of the insertion portion from the attachment portion is provided on one of the housing and the cover body, and the locking portion and the engagement portion are provided. The other of the stop portions is provided on the other of the housing and the cover body, and at least one of the locking portions that engage with each other in the locking portion and the locked portion is perpendicular to the insertion / removal direction. The groove forming portion is composed of a pair of wall portions arranged at intervals facing the thickness of the flange portion, and is configured in front of the wall portion. It is characterized in that it is provided with a contact portion that abuts on the bottom surface of the housing.

Further, the present invention is a housing in which the rear is covered by a cover body connected in the front-rear direction and a connection terminal connected to the tip of a covered electric wire is inserted from the rear, and the connecting portion with the cover body. Is provided with an attachment portion provided on the cover body and an insertion portion inserted in the insertion / detachment direction intersecting the front-rear direction, and the insertion portion is inserted into the attachment portion. In the attached state, one of a locking portion and a locked portion that are locked in the direction of escape from the inserted portion is provided, and the locking portion and the locked portion are provided . In one of them, the locking portion provided on the cover body to be engaged with the other is composed of an inclined surface that is inclined in the front-rear direction with respect to the surface perpendicular to the insertion / removal direction, and the insertion portion is formed. , The attachment portion is composed of a groove forming portion forming a receiving groove into which the flange portion is inserted, and the groove forming portion is spaced apart from the thickness of the flange portion. It is composed of a pair of wall portions arranged in a row, and is characterized in that a bottom surface abuts on a contact portion extending forward from the wall portion.

Further, the present invention is a cover body in which a connection terminal connected to the tip of a covered electric wire is connected in the front-rear direction to a housing to be inserted from the rear and covers the rear of the housing, and is a connecting portion with the housing. An insertion portion provided in the housing and an attachment portion to be inserted in the insertion / removal directions intersecting the front-rear direction are provided, and the insertion portion is inserted into the attachment portion. In the inserted state, one of a locking portion and a locked portion that are locked in the direction of escape from the inserted portion from the inserted portion is provided, and the locking portion and the locked portion are provided. On the one hand, the locking portion provided in the housing to be engaged with the other is composed of an inclined surface that is inclined in the front-rear direction with respect to the surface perpendicular to the insertion / removal direction, and the insertion portion is a flange. The attachment portion is composed of a groove forming portion for forming a receiving groove into which the flange portion is inserted, and the groove forming portion is arranged at intervals facing the thickness of the flange portion. It is characterized in that it is composed of a pair of wall portions, extends forward from the wall portion, and is provided with a contact portion that abuts on the bottom surface of the housing.

In the above-mentioned locking portion and locked portion, when the locking portion is provided in the housing and the locked portion is provided in the cover body, the locking portion is provided in the cover body. , The locked portion is provided in the housing, or the locked portion and the plurality of locked portions are provided, and the locked portion and the locked portion are provided in the cover body and the housing, respectively. Includes cases such as being prepared.

The inclined surface inclined in the front-rear direction with respect to the above-mentioned plane perpendicular to the insertion / removal direction is, for example, a vertical surface when the insertion / removal direction is the vertical direction, that is, a surface inclined in the front-rear direction with respect to the horizontal plane. It can be a surface that inclines forward or a surface that inclines backward.

The inclined surface may be an inclined surface in which all of the locking portions are inclined or an inclined surface in which a part of the locking portions is inclined, and further, an inclined plane or a curvature protruding toward the locking side. It may be a surface.

According to the present invention, the relative movement between the housing and the cover body can be suppressed in the assembled state.
More specifically, a housing for inserting a connection terminal connected to the tip of a covered electric wire from the rear and a cover body for covering the rear of the housing are inserted into the housing and one of the connecting portions of the cover body. In a connector in which the attachment portion is inserted into the other attachment portion and connected in the front-rear direction, the locking portion and the locked portion that are locked in the escape direction of the insertion portion from the attachment portion are mutually engaged. Since at least one of the locking portions that are engaged with each other is composed of an inclined surface that is inclined in the front-rear direction with respect to the surface perpendicular to the insertion / removal direction, the locked portion and the engagement in the locked state are engaged. A part of the locking force in the front-rear direction by the stop portion can be applied in the insertion direction, and a part of the locking force in the escape direction or the insertion direction can be applied in the front-rear direction. That is, it is possible to change the direction of action of a part of the locking force between the locked portion and the locking portion, and it is possible to suppress the relative movement between the connected housing and the cover body. Therefore, it is possible to prevent rattling noise and slight vibration wear caused by the relative movement between the housing and the cover body.

To apply a part of the locking force in the above-mentioned locking state in the insertion direction means to apply a force for pushing or pulling the insertion portion inserted into the attachment portion in a further pushing direction. In other words, to act a part of the locking force in the locked state in the front-rear direction means to apply a force to push or pull the cover body toward the housing, or to act backward, that is, in the rear. It means applying a pushing or pulling force from the housing toward the cover body.

Further, the insertion portion is composed of a flange portion provided in the housing, the attachment portion is provided in the cover body, and a groove forming portion forming a receiving groove into which the flange portion is inserted. Consists of

As a result, the cover body and the housing can be connected by inserting the flange portion into the receiving groove formed by the groove forming portion. Specifically, the housing and the cover body can be connected in the connecting direction by inserting a flange portion provided in the housing into the receiving groove provided in the cover body in a direction intersecting the connecting direction. can.

Further, at least one of the locking portion that locks in the escape direction of the flange portion from the receiving groove and the locking portion that engages with each other in the locked portion with respect to the surface perpendicular to the insertion / removal direction. Since it is composed of an inclined surface that is inclined in the front-rear direction, a part of the locking force in the front-rear direction by the locked portion and the locking portion in the locked state is applied in the insertion direction. The flange portion is pressed against the bottom side of the receiving groove, or a part of the locking force in the escape direction or the insertion direction is applied in the front-rear direction to form the flange portion to form the receiving groove. By pressing it against the portion, the relative movement between the connected housing and the cover body can be suppressed.

Furthermore, the groove forming portion is composed of a pair of wall portions arranged at intervals facing the thickness of the flange portion, extends forward from the wall portion, and abuts on the bottom surface of the housing. The part is provided.

As a result, the relative movement between the connected housing and the cover body can be further suppressed. More specifically, the groove forming portion is composed of a pair of wall portions arranged at intervals facing the thickness of the flange portion, extends forward from the wall portion, and abuts on the bottom surface of the housing. Since the contact portion is provided, in the assembled state, a part of the locking force in the front-rear direction by the locked portion and the locking portion in the locked state is applied to the flange in the insertion direction. The flange portion is pressed against the wall portion forming the receiving groove by pressing the portion against the bottom side of the receiving groove or by applying a part of the locking force in the escape direction or the insertion direction in the front-rear direction. In addition, since the contact portion extending forward from the wall portion and the bottom surface of the housing come into contact with each other, the relative movement between the connected housing and the cover body can be further suppressed.

Further, as an aspect of the present invention, the locking portion is composed of a locking claw provided on the flange portion, and the locked portion is provided on the groove forming portion and can be deformed in the front-rear direction. It is composed of a deformed locked portion, and the elastic locking force in the front-rear direction by the deformed locked portion may be applied to the insertion direction of the flange portion.

According to the present invention, the relative movement between the connected housing and the cover body can be further suppressed.
More specifically, in the inserted state in which the flange portion is inserted into the receiving groove, the locking claw provided on the flange portion and the deformation cover provided on the groove forming portion forming the receiving groove. Since the engaging portion engages with the locking portion, the flange portion can reliably lock the engaged state inserted in the receiving groove, and the relative movement between the housing and the cover body can be further suppressed.

Further, in the inserted state in which the flange portion is inserted into the receiving groove, a part of the elastic locking force in the front-rear direction by the deformed locked portion can be applied in the insertion direction. The flange portion can be further pressed against the bottom side of the receiving groove to further suppress the relative movement between the connected housing and the cover body.

The present invention is a connector in which a housing into which a connection terminal connected to the tip of a covered electric wire is inserted from the rear and a cover body covering the rear of the housing are connected in the front-rear direction, and the cover in the housing. The connecting portion with the body is provided with an insertion portion composed of a flange portion, and the connecting portion with the housing in the cover body is composed of a groove forming portion for forming a receiving groove into which the flange portion is inserted. The attachment portion is provided, and the attachment portion is provided in the insertion / detachment direction in which the attachment portion intersects the front-rear direction, and the attachment portion is inserted into the attachment portion. Of the locking portion and the locked portion that are locked in the escape direction of the insertion portion from the attachment portion, the locking portion is provided in the housing, and the locked portion is attached to the cover body. At least one of the locking portion and the locking portion that are locked to each other in the locked portion is composed of an inclined surface that is inclined in the front-rear direction with respect to the surface perpendicular to the insertion / removal direction. The locking portion is composed of a locking claw provided on the flange portion, and the locked portion is provided on the groove forming portion and is composed of a deformable locked portion that can be deformed in the front-rear direction. It is characterized in that the elastic locking force in the front-rear direction by the deformed locked portion is applied in the insertion direction of the flange portion.

Further, the present invention is a housing in which the rear is covered by a cover body connected in the front-rear direction and a connection terminal connected to the tip of a covered electric wire is inserted from the rear, and the connecting portion with the cover body. Is provided with an attachment portion provided on the cover body and an insertion portion inserted in the insertion / detachment direction intersecting the front-rear direction, and the insertion portion is inserted into the attachment portion. In the inserted state, the locking portion that locks in the escape direction of the insertion portion from the attachment portion and the locking portion among the locked portions are provided, and the cover body is provided in the locking portion. The locking portion to be locked with the locked portion provided in the above is composed of an inclined surface inclined in the front-rear direction with respect to the surface perpendicular to the insertion / removal direction, and the insertion portion is a flange portion. The attachment portion is composed of a groove forming portion forming a receiving groove into which the flange portion is inserted, and the locking portion is composed of a locking claw provided on the flange portion. The locked portion is provided in the groove forming portion and is configured by the deformed locked portion that can be deformed in the front-rear direction, and the front-rear and rear by the deformed locked portion in the insertion direction of the flange portion. It is characterized by the action of elastic locking in the direction.

Further, the present invention is a cover body in which a connection terminal connected to the tip of a covered electric wire is connected in the front-rear direction to a housing to be inserted from the rear and covers the rear of the housing, and is a connecting portion with the housing. An insertion portion provided in the housing and an attachment portion to be inserted in the insertion / removal directions intersecting the front-rear direction are provided, and the insertion portion is inserted into the attachment portion. In the inserted state, the locked portion among the locked portion and the locked portion that are locked in the escape direction of the inserted portion from the inserted portion is provided, and the housing is provided in the locked portion. The locking portion to be locked with the locking portion provided in the above is composed of an inclined surface inclined in the front-rear direction with respect to the surface perpendicular to the insertion / removal direction, and the insertion portion is a flange portion. The attachment portion is configured by a groove forming portion forming a receiving groove into which the flange portion is inserted, and the locking portion is composed of a locking claw provided on the flange portion. The locked portion is provided in the groove forming portion and is configured by the deformed locked portion that can be deformed in the front-rear direction, and the elastic locking force in the front-rear direction by the deformed locked portion is applied to the flange. It is characterized by acting in the insertion direction of the portion.

According to the present invention, the relative movement between the housing and the cover body can be suppressed in the assembled state.
More specifically, a housing for inserting a connection terminal connected to the tip of a covered electric wire from the rear and a cover body for covering the rear of the housing are inserted into the housing and one of the connecting portions of the cover body. In a connector in which the attachment portion is inserted into the other attachment portion and connected in the front-rear direction, the locking portion and the locked portion that are locked in the escape direction of the insertion portion from the attachment portion are mutually engaged. Since at least one of the locking portions that are engaged with each other is composed of an inclined surface that is inclined in the front-rear direction with respect to the surface perpendicular to the insertion / removal direction, the locked portion and the engagement in the locked state are engaged. A part of the locking force in the front-rear direction by the stop portion can be applied in the insertion direction, and a part of the locking force in the escape direction or the insertion direction can be applied in the front-rear direction. That is, it is possible to change the direction of action of a part of the locking force between the locked portion and the locking portion, and it is possible to suppress the relative movement between the connected housing and the cover body. Therefore, it is possible to prevent rattling noise and slight vibration wear caused by the relative movement between the housing and the cover body.

Further, the insertion portion is composed of a flange portion provided in the housing, the attachment portion is provided in the cover body, and a groove forming portion forming a receiving groove into which the flange portion is inserted. It is composed of.

As a result, the cover body and the housing can be connected by inserting the flange portion into the receiving groove formed by the groove forming portion. Specifically, the housing and the cover body can be connected in the connecting direction by inserting a flange portion provided in the housing into the receiving groove provided in the cover body in a direction intersecting the connecting direction. can.

Further, at least one of the locking portion that locks in the escape direction of the flange portion from the receiving groove and the locking portion that engages with each other in the locked portion with respect to the surface perpendicular to the insertion / removal direction. Since it is composed of an inclined surface that is inclined in the front-rear direction, a part of the locking force in the front-rear direction by the locked portion and the locking portion in the locked state is applied in the insertion direction. The flange portion is pressed against the bottom side of the receiving groove, or a part of the locking force in the escape direction or the insertion direction is applied in the front-rear direction to form the flange portion to form the receiving groove. By pressing it against the portion, the relative movement between the connected housing and the cover body can be suppressed.

Furthermore, the locking portion is composed of locking claws provided on the flange portion, and the locked portion is provided on the groove forming portion and is deformed and locked so as to be deformable in the front-rear direction. It is composed of a portion, and the elastic locking force in the front-rear direction by the deformed locked portion is applied to the insertion direction of the flange portion.

As a result, the relative movement between the connected housing and the cover body can be further suppressed.
More specifically, in the inserted state in which the flange portion is inserted into the receiving groove, the locking claw provided on the flange portion and the deformation cover provided on the groove forming portion forming the receiving groove. Since the engaging portion engages with the locking portion, the flange portion can reliably lock the engaged state inserted in the receiving groove, and the relative movement between the housing and the cover body can be further suppressed.

Further, in the inserted state in which the flange portion is inserted into the receiving groove, a part of the elastic locking force in the front-rear direction by the deformed locked portion can be applied in the insertion direction. The flange portion can be further pressed against the bottom side of the receiving groove to further suppress the relative movement between the connected housing and the cover body.

Further, as an aspect of the present invention, the housing is composed of a housing body into which the connection terminal is inserted and a housing case into which the housing body is inserted from the rear, and the flange portion and the locking claw are the housing. It may be provided in the case.

According to the present invention, the housing body into which the connection terminal is inserted is assembled from the rear of the housing case, and the flange portion and the locking claw provided on the housing case are connected and fixed to the cover body, thereby improving the handleability. can do.

Further, as an aspect of the present invention, the cover body may be provided with a regulation convex portion that restricts the rearward extraction of the housing body from the housing case in a connected state.

The regulation convex portion is a convex portion arranged so as to abut on the rear end of the housing body to be pulled out, and a convex portion that is fitted into the housing body inserted into the housing case to regulate the movement to the rear. And so on.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the housing body from being inadvertently pulled out from the housing case.

Further, as an aspect of the present invention, the cover body may be composed of a pair of combination cover bodies that sandwich the housing from the insertion / removal directions intersecting the front-rear direction.
According to the present invention, the rear periphery of the housing can be easily surrounded by the combined cover body.

The present invention is also characterized in that it is a wire harness with a connector composed of the connector and a plurality of covered electric wires to which the connection terminal is connected to the tip.
According to the present invention, it is possible to construct a highly durable wire harness with a connector. More specifically, since the connector and the connection terminal to which the connection terminal is connected to the tip cover the rear of the housing to which the connection terminal is inserted from the rear, a wire harness with a highly durable connector is configured. be able to.

As an aspect of the present invention, the cover body may be provided with a band mounting portion for mounting the connection terminal and a fixing band for bundling and fixing the covered electric wire extending rearward from the housing. ..

According to the present invention, it is possible to construct a wire harness with a connector that can improve durability. More specifically, since the wire harness can be bundled and fixed to the cover body, even when an external force acts on the wire harness, the external force acts on the cover body through the band mounting portion where the band is mounted, so that the housing It is possible to construct a wire harness with a connector that can improve durability without applying an external force to the connection terminals housed in the housing.

Further, although the connection terminal connected to the tip is fixed to the cover body by bundling the wire harness composed of the coated electric wire inserted into the housing, as described above, the connected housing and the cover body are used. Since the relative movement can be suppressed, even when vibration is applied, the wire harness and the cover body vibrate in the vibration mode of the same phase, and the relative movement of the wire harness and the cover body can be suppressed.

In particular, when the coated electric wire constituting the wire harness is a coated electric wire having a reduced diameter, as described above, if the wire harness and the cover body move relative to each other, the reduced diameter coated electric wire may be damaged. However, as described above, since it is possible to suppress the relative movement of the wire harness and the cover body, it is possible to prevent the wire harness composed of the coated electric wire having a reduced diameter from being damaged.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a connector capable of suppressing relative movement between a connected housing and a cover body, a housing and a cover body constituting the connector, and a wire harness with a connector.

Schematic perspective view of a connector that fits male and female. The schematic perspective view which shows the internal structure of the connector which fits male and female. An exploded perspective view from the rear upper surface side of the female connector. An exploded perspective view of the female connector from the front bottom side. Explanatory drawing of the female connector. Cross-sectional perspective view from the front upper surface side of the base cover body. Explanatory drawing about assembly of base cover body and housing. Explanatory drawing about assembly of base cover body and housing. A perspective view from the rear upper surface side regarding the assembly of the upper cover body.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
Note that FIG. 1 shows a schematic perspective view of the male-female mating connectors 1,100, FIG. 2 shows a schematic perspective view showing the internal configuration of the male-female mating connectors 1,100, and FIG. 3 shows a schematic perspective view of the female connector 1. An exploded perspective view from the rear upper surface side is shown, FIG. 4 shows an exploded perspective view from the front bottom surface side of the female connector 1, FIG. 5 shows an explanatory view of the female connector 1, and FIG. 6 shows a base cover body 60. 7 and 8 show an explanatory view of the assembly of the base cover body 60 and the housing 10, and FIG. 9 shows a perspective view of the assembly of the upper cover body 50 from the rear upper surface side. The figure is shown.

More specifically, FIG. 5 (a) shows a bottom view of the female connector 1, FIG. 5 (b) shows a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 5 (a), and FIG. 5 (c) shows FIG. 5 (a). ) B cross-sectional view is shown. Further, FIG. 6 shows a cross-sectional perspective view from the front upper surface side of the base cover body 60 in the CC cross section shown in FIG.

Further, FIG. 7A shows a perspective view from the rear upper surface side in a state before the housing 10 is inserted into the base cover body 60, and FIG. 7B shows the housing 10 inserted into the base cover body 60. FIG. 8A shows a perspective view from the rear upper surface side of the state, which is a cross-sectional view of the state before the housing 10 is inserted into the base cover body 60 at the BB cross-sectional position of FIG. 5A. 8 (b) shows a cross-sectional view during attachment of the housing 10 to the base cover body 60 at the same cross-sectional position, and FIG. 8 (c) shows the completion of attachment of the housing 10 to the base cover body 60 at the same cross-sectional position. The cross-sectional view of this state is shown.
In FIGS. 3, 5, 7, and 8, the wire harness 70 is not shown, and in FIG. 4, the housing body 20 and the wire harness 70 are not shown.

For example, in a wire harness 70 used for connecting an electrical component installed in an automobile or the like to another electrical component or a power supply device to form an electric circuit, connectors 1 and 100 attached to the wire harness 70 are fitted to each other. Then, the wire harnesses 70 are connected to each other, and are connected to electrical components and a power supply device.

More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the female connector 1 is attached to the tip of the wire harness 70 configured by bundling the coated electric wires 70a, and is attached to the electrical components and wire harness on the connection partner side (not shown). It can be electrically connected by mating male and female with the male connector 100.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, the direction in which the female connector 1 and the male connector 100 are fitted is defined as the fitting direction Ch, and the direction from the female connector 1 to the male connector 100 is defined as the first fitting direction Ch1. The direction in which the male connector 100 faces the female connector 1 is defined as the second fitting direction Ch2. Further, the fitting direction Ch coincides with the connecting direction Co that connects the housing 10 and the cover body 40, which will be described later.

The male connector 100 includes a horizontally long rectangular male housing 110 whose front side (front side in FIG. 1, second mating direction Ch2) is open, and a plurality of male connection terminals 111 (FIG. 1) arranged in an aligned manner. It is composed of 2) and.

The male connection terminal 111 includes a connection tab 112 in the second mating direction Ch2 connected to the terminal connection portion of the female connection terminal of the female connector 1 described later, and electrical components and wire harnesses on the connection partner side (not shown). It is composed of an electrical connection unit 113 that is electrically connected to the vehicle.
The aligned male connection terminals 111 correspond to the number and arrangement of female connection terminals (not shown) in the female connector 1 described later.

The male housing 110 is a bottomed square cylindrical body having an open space X inside into which the housing case 30 of the female connector 1 described later is inserted, and the connection tab 112 of the male connection terminal 111 in the open space X. Is arranged so as to protrude. Further, on the open space X side of the upper part of the male housing 110, a fitted fixing portion (not shown) corresponding to the fitting fixing portion 31 provided in the housing case 30 of the female connector 1 described later is provided. There is.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the female connector 1 includes a housing 10 and a cover body 40. The female connector 1 and the wire harness 70 constitute a wire harness 2 with a connector.
In FIG. 3, the direction of connecting the housing 10 and the cover body 40 shown by the arrow Co is the connecting direction, the side of the housing 10 with respect to the cover body 40 is connected to the front Co1 in the connecting direction, and the side of the cover body 40 to the housing 10 is connected. It is set to Co2 backward in the direction.

Further, in FIG. 3, the direction shown by the arrow W is the width direction. Further, the direction in which the housing 10 and the base cover body 60 shown by the arrow IL in FIG. 3 are inserted and removed is the insertion / removal direction, and the direction in which the housing 10 is inserted into the base cover body 60 is the insertion direction IL1 (FIG. 3). The direction in which the housing 10 escapes from the base cover body 60 is the escape direction IL2 (upward in FIG. 3). In the present specification, the insertion direction IL1 is also referred to as a downward IL1, and the escape direction IL2 is also referred to as an upward IL2.

The wire harness 70 is configured by bundling a plurality of coated electric wires 70a having a reduced diameter, and a female connection electrically connected to the connection tab 112 of the male connector 100 at the tip of each coated electric wire 70a. Terminals (not shown) are connected. In this embodiment, 40 covered electric wires 70a are bundled to form a wire harness 70. Further, the coated electric wire 70a is an electric wire in which the periphery of the conductor is coated with an insulating coating, and although the diameter is smaller than that of a general coated electric wire, it may be a coated electric wire having a normal diameter.

The housing 10 is composed of a plurality of housing bodies 20 and a housing case 30 in which the housing body 20 can be inserted from the rear Co2 in the connecting direction.
The housing body 20 has a wide rectangular parallelepiped shape that is longer in the width direction W than the vertical IL and longer in the connecting direction Co than the width direction W. A unit 22 is provided.

A plurality of position-regulating convex portions 22 are arranged in the width direction W at predetermined intervals in front of Co1 in the connecting direction on the upper surface of the housing body 20. Further, the side surface of the housing main body 20 is formed in a hook shape in cross section so as to fit unevenly when a plurality of side surfaces are arranged in the width direction W.

The cavity 21 penetrating the housing body 20 in the connecting direction Co accommodates the female connection terminal connected to the tip of the coated electric wire 70a, and is configured to be able to fix the position of the connecting direction Co. The connection tab 112 of the male connector 100 is configured to be insertable.

A plurality of cavities 21 are arranged in the housing main body 20 at predetermined intervals in the width direction W, but in the present embodiment in which the wire harness 70 is composed of 40 covered electric wires 70a, eight cavities 21 are provided. Has been done.

The housing body 20 configured in this way can be arranged in the width direction W and superposed on the vertical IL, but in the present embodiment in which the housing body 20 is provided with eight cavities 21, the housing body 20 is provided in the width direction. A total of five housing bodies 20 are used by stacking one step in the insertion / removal direction IL at the center of W and two steps in the insertion / removal direction IL on both sides of the width direction W.

The housing case 30 into which the housing body 20 can be inserted from the rear Co2 in the connecting direction is a wide rectangular body having a longer width direction W than the vertical IL and a longer connecting direction Co than the width direction W, and penetrates the connecting direction Co. A housing space Y is provided inside, and a flange portion 33 extending in the insertion / removal direction IL and the width direction W is provided at the end of Co2 rearward in the connecting direction of the housing case 30.

The accommodation space Y is a concave space that can accommodate the five housing bodies 20 having the above-mentioned arrangement and is wide in the width direction W when viewed from the connection direction Co. The inner surface of the housing case 30 facing the accommodation space Y is a space. A long guide uneven portion is provided in the connecting direction Co where the position restricting convex portion 22 can slide.

The upper surface of the housing body 20 is provided with a fitting fixing portion 31 provided for the male housing 110 and a fitting fixing portion 31 for fitting and fixing. The fitting fixing portion 31 is provided at a position corresponding to the center of the accommodation space Y, which is a concave space wide in the width direction W when viewed from the connection direction Co, and is a piece having the end portion of the front Co1 in the connection direction as a fulcrum. It is composed of elastic pieces in a holding shape. A locking claw 311 is provided on the upper surface of the fitting fixing portion 31, and a pushing portion 312 that can be pushed toward the downward IL1 is provided at the end of the fitting fixing portion 31 at the rear end of the connecting direction Co2. There is. Further, a U-shaped guide 32 in a plan view connected to the flange portion 33, which will be described later, is provided above the pushing portion 312, and the guide 32 prevents the pushing portion 312 from being inadvertently pushed.

As described above, the flange portion 33 has a plate shape having a predetermined thickness t1 extending from the end portion of Co2 rearward in the connecting direction of the housing case 30 in the insertion / removal direction IL and the width direction W. The upper portion of the flange portion 33 is provided on both sides of the guide 32 in the width direction W, and the portion corresponding to the guide 32 is not provided. Further, on the lower side of the flange portion 33 extending in the insertion / removal direction IL and the width direction W, a locking claw 34 projecting to the rear Co2 in the connecting direction is provided.

As shown in FIG. 8, the locking claw 34 protruding rearward in the connecting direction Co2 has an inclined upper surface 341 and a guide inclined surface 342, and is formed in a lateral trapezoidal shape.
The guide inclined surface 342 is composed of a surface perpendicular to the insertion / removal direction IL, that is, an inclined surface that rises forward with the tip side facing upward with respect to a virtual horizontal plane composed of the connecting direction Co and the width direction W. In this embodiment, it is tilted at 45 degrees with respect to the virtual horizontal plane.

The inclined upper surface 341 is composed of an inclined surface whose tip side faces downward toward IL1 with respect to a virtual horizontal plane. In this embodiment, it is tilted at about 15 degrees, which is 45 degrees or less with respect to the virtual horizontal plane. Further, as shown in FIG. 8A, the base end of the inclined upper surface 341 is arranged at a position lower than the bottom surface 30a of the housing case 30 by a predetermined interval H1.

A plurality of locking claws 34 configured in this way are provided at predetermined intervals in the width direction W. Specifically, three locking claws 34 arranged at predetermined intervals in the width direction W are arranged near the center position of each housing body 20 to be inserted into the accommodation space Y side by side in the width direction W.
Further, a slit 35 extending upward IL2 is provided at the lower end of the flange portion 33 between the locking claws 34 arranged at predetermined intervals in the width direction W.

The housing 10 can be configured by inserting the housing body 20 into the accommodation space Y from the rear Co2 in the connecting direction of the housing case 30 configured in this way. In the housing 10, the end face of the housing body 20 inserted into the accommodation space Y and the rear Co2 in the connecting direction is the end face of the rear Co2 in the connecting direction of the flange portion 33 formed at the end of the rear Co2 in the connecting direction of the housing case 30. It is fixed so as to be flush with each other or slightly project to the rear Co2 in the connecting direction.

The cover body 40 that is connected to the housing 10 and covers the rear Co2 in the connection direction of the housing 10 covers the upper cover body 50 that covers the rear Co2 in the connection direction of the housing 10 from above and the rear Co2 in the connection direction of the housing 10 from below. The upper cover body 50 and the base cover body 60 are connected to each other by sandwiching the flange portion 33 of the housing case 30 from the vertical direction.

The upper cover body 50 is widened from the rear Co2 in the connecting direction toward the front Co1 in the connecting direction to the extent that the rear cover portion 51 having a rectangular shape in a plan view covering the wire harness 70 and the length in the width direction are the same as those of the housing case 30. The widening portion 52 and the upper receiving groove portion 53 into which the flange portion 33 of the housing case 30 is inserted are arranged in this order. As described above, the upper cover body 50 in which the rear cover portion 51, the widening portion 52, and the upper receiving groove portion 53 are integrally configured is made of an appropriately elastically deformable resin.

The rear cover portion 51 is composed of an upper surface and a side surface 511, and a notch 512 through which the wire harness 70 is inserted is provided on the rear side surface 511a of the rear Co2 in the connecting direction. Of the side surfaces 511 on both sides in the width direction W, the first side surface 511b on the front side in FIGS. 3 and 4 engages with the locking claw 613 provided on the side surface 611b of the rear cover portion 61 of the base cover body 60 described later. The side view concave fixed latch 513 is provided so as to project downward.

Of the side surfaces 511 on both sides in the width direction W, the second side surface 511c on the inner side in FIGS. 3 and 4 is longer than the rear side surface 511a and the first side surface 511b and protrudes downward. Further, the second side surface 511c has a ridge wall 514 at the front Co1 in the connecting direction and the rear Co2 in the connecting direction, and is formed in an inward concave shape in the width direction W when viewed from the bottom surface side. Further, the gable wall 514 is provided with a vertical guide convex portion 515 that protrudes to the outside of the connecting direction Co. The second side surface 511c is formed to have a length similar to the height of the cover body 40 formed by assembling the upper cover body 50 and the base cover body 60.

The widening portion 52 that widens from the rear cover portion 51 to the same width direction length as the housing case 30 is composed of an upper surface 522 and a side surface 521, and both side surfaces 521 in the width direction W have a base cover body 60 described later. A side view concave fixed latch 523 that engages with the locking claw 623 provided on the side surface 621 of the widening portion 62 is provided so as to project downward.

An operation in which the upper surface 522 is gradually deepened toward the depth corresponding to the guide 32 of the housing case 30 and gradually widened toward the length in the width direction at the center of the width direction W of the front Co1 in the connecting direction. A recess 524 is formed.

The upper receiving groove portion 53 provided at the end of the front Co1 in the connecting direction of the widening portion 52 corresponds to the upper side of the flange portions 33 provided on both sides of the width direction W of the guide 32, and corresponds to the upper side of the operation recess 524 in the width direction W. It is provided on both outer sides of the above and is formed with a length in the width direction corresponding to the flange portion 33.

The upper receiving groove portion 53 includes an inner surface surface 531 provided at the end of the front Co1 in the connecting direction of the widening portion 52, an outer surface surface 532 arranged at a predetermined interval in the connecting direction Co, and a side surface 533 in the width direction. It is composed of. Then, an upper receiving groove 54 surrounded by an inner surface 531 and an outer surface 532 and a side surface 533 in the width direction is formed.

The upper receiving groove 54 has a groove shape having a groove width corresponding to the distance between the connecting direction Co between the inner surface 531 and the outer surface 532 and a groove depth corresponding to the height of the outer surface 532. Specifically, the upper receiving groove 54 has a groove width t2 (see FIG. 8A) corresponding to the thickness t1 of the flange portion 33, that is, the inner surface 531 and the outer surface 532 are grooves in the connecting direction Co. They are spaced apart at intervals corresponding to the width t2. The groove width t2 is an interval at which the flange portion 33 having a thickness t1 can be inserted into the upper receiving groove 54, and is formed to be as wide as or slightly wider than the thickness t1.

The base cover body 60 constituting the cover body 40 in combination with the upper cover body 50 configured in this way covers the wire harness 70 from the rear Co2 in the connecting direction toward the front Co1 in the connecting direction in a rectangular shape in a plan view. From the cover portion 61, the widening portion 62 whose width direction length is widened to the same extent as the housing case 30, the lower receiving groove portion 63 into which the flange portion 33 of the housing case 30 is inserted, and the lower receiving groove portion 63 to the front Co1 in the connecting direction. The extending saucer portions 65 are arranged and configured in this order. As described above, the base cover body 60 in which the rear cover portion 61, the widening portion 62, the lower receiving groove portion 63, and the saucer portion 65 are integrally configured is made of an appropriately elastically deformable resin like the upper cover body 50. ..

The rear cover portion 61 is composed of a bottom surface 617 and a side surface 611, and a notch 612 through which the wire harness 70 is inserted is provided on the rear side surface 611a of the rear Co2 in the connecting direction. Of the side surfaces 611 on both sides in the width direction W, the first side surface 611b on the front side in FIGS. A locking claw 613 with a triangular cross section is provided.

The locking claw 613 is a plane perpendicular to the insertion / removal direction IL, that is, an upward inclined surface 613a having a tip side facing downward toward IL1 with respect to a virtual horizontal plane composed of a connection direction Co and a width direction W. It is formed in a right-angled triangular shape when viewed from the connecting direction Co with the horizontal bottom surface 613b along the horizontal plane of the above.

Further, the portion facing the first side surface 611b on the front side in the width direction W is notched toward the bottom surface 617, and the guide convex portion 515 slides into the front Co1 in the connecting direction of the notched portion. A slide groove 614 is provided.
Further, the bottom surface 617 is provided with a recess 615 cut in a concave shape from the notched portion toward the front side and a concave through hole 616 on the front side of the recess 615.

The widening portion 62 that widens from the rear cover portion 61 to the same width direction length as the housing case 30 is composed of a bottom surface 622 and a side surface 621, and both side surfaces 621 in the width direction W are provided on the above-mentioned side surface 521. A locking claw 623 having a right triangle cross section that protrudes outward in the width direction W that engages with the fixed latch 523 is provided.

Similar to the locking claw 613, the locking claw 623 has a connecting direction Co with an upwardly inclined surface 623a having a tip side facing downward toward IL1 and a horizontal bottom surface 623b along the virtual horizontal plane. It is formed in the shape of a right-angled triangle when viewed from above.
At the end of the front Co1 in the connecting direction of the bottom surface 622, a portion corresponding to the insertion / removal latch 66 provided in the lower receiving groove portion 63, which will be described later, is penetrated through the insertion / removal direction IL to form a through hole 624.

The lower receiving groove portion 63 provided at the end of the front Co1 in the connecting direction of the widening portion 62 is formed with a length in the width direction corresponding to the flange portion 33.
The lower receiving groove portion 63 includes an inner grain surface 631 provided at the end of the front Co1 in the connecting direction of the widening portion 62, an outer grain surface 632 arranged at a predetermined interval in the connecting direction Co, and a side surface 633 in the width direction. It is composed of. Then, a lower receiving groove 64 surrounded by an inner surface 631, an outer surface 632, and a side surface 633 in the width direction is formed.

The lower receiving groove 64 is formed with a groove width corresponding to the distance between the inner surface 631 and the outer surface 632 in the connecting direction Co, and has a groove shape penetrating the insertion / removal direction IL. Specifically, the lower receiving groove 64 has a groove width t2 (see FIG. 8A) corresponding to the thickness t1 of the flange portion 33, like the upper receiving groove 54, that is, the inner surface 631 and the outer surface 632. Are arranged at intervals corresponding to the groove width t2 in the connecting direction Co. The groove width t2 is an interval at which the flange portion 33 having a thickness t1 can be inserted into the lower receiving groove 64, and is formed to be as wide as or slightly wider than the thickness t1.

Further, in the portion of the inner surface 631 constituting the lower receiving groove 64 corresponding to the through hole 624, the attachment latch 66 that engages with the locking claw 34 provided on the flange portion 33 has a predetermined interval in the width direction W. It is configured to be separated.

The insertion latch 66 has a reverse concave shape provided with a locking bar 661 at the upper portion when viewed from the connection direction Co. As shown in the enlarged view of FIGS. 8B and 8C, the bottom surface 661a of the upper locking bar 661 is composed of a plane perpendicular to the insertion / removal direction IL, that is, a connection direction Co and a width direction W. It is composed of a curved surface whose tip side (Co1 in the front in the connecting direction) gradually rises toward IL2 upward with respect to the virtual horizontal plane.

Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8A, the bottom surface 661a is arranged at a position lower than the upper surface 651a of the bottom surface portion 651 of the saucer portion 65, which will be described later, by a predetermined interval H2. The predetermined interval H2 of the insertion / removal direction IL from the upper surface 651a to the bottom surface 661a of the bottom surface portion 651 of the saucer portion 65 is the predetermined interval H1 of the insertion / removal direction IL from the bottom surface 30a of the housing case 30 to the base end of the inclined upper surface 341. It is set to the same level or slightly shorter than that.

In the portion corresponding to the widening portion 62 on the inner surface 631 where the attachment latch 66 is provided, the portion other than the range where the attachment latch 66 is provided is a protruding wall protruding upward from the bottom surface 622 to the IL2. 67 is provided.

Further, a rib portion 68 that straddles the inner surface 631 and the outer surface 632 in the connecting direction Co is provided at the lower part of the inner surface 631 and the outer surface 632 that form the lower receiving groove 64. The rib portion 68 is formed at a position corresponding to the slit 35 provided in the flange portion 33 and having a size that can be fitted to the slit 35.

The outer surface 632, which constitutes the lower receiving groove 64 with the inner surface 631 and the side surface 633 in the width direction, is provided with a saucer portion 65 extending toward the front Co1 in the connecting direction. The saucer portion 65 is a bottom surface portion 651 and side surface portions 652 extending upward to IL2 on both sides of the bottom surface portion 651 in the width direction W, and has a concave shape as viewed from a connecting direction Co having a width corresponding to the width direction length of the housing case 30. Is formed in. The upper surface 651a of the bottom surface portion 651 of the saucer portion 65 comes into contact with the bottom surface 30a of the housing case 30 in the assembled state with the housing 10.
The cover body 40 can be configured by assembling the upper cover body 50 and the base cover body 60 configured in this way from the insertion / removal direction IL.

Subsequently, the assembly of the female connector 1 in which each element is configured as described above will be described.
First, a female connection terminal (not shown) connected to the tip of the coated electric wire 70a is inserted into the cavity 21 of the housing body 20 from the rear Co2 in the connecting direction, and the coated electric wire 70a is assembled to the housing body 20. A female connector may be arranged in the cavity 21 in advance, and a coated electric wire 70a may be inserted from Co2 rearward in the connecting direction of the cavity 21 to connect the coated electric wire 70a and the female connection terminal.

In this way, a predetermined number of housing main bodies 20 to which the covered electric wires 70a are assembled are prepared, these housing main bodies 20 are arranged in the above-mentioned arrangement, and the housing case 30 is arranged from the rear Co2 in the connecting direction with respect to the accommodation space Y. The housing 10 is configured by inserting and assembling the housing body 20 and the housing case 30.

At this time, as described above, the end face of the rear Co2 in the connecting direction of the housing body 20 is flush with the end face of the rear Co2 in the connecting direction of the housing case 30, that is, the end face of the rear Co2 in the connecting direction of the flange portion 33, or the rear Co2 in the connecting direction. It will protrude slightly.

Next, the housing 10 is assembled to the base cover body 60 to connect the housing 10 and the base cover body 60. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 7 (a) and 8 (a), the housing 10 is arranged so that the flange portion 33 is located above the lower receiving groove 64 of the base cover body 60, and the housing 10 is inserted. It is moved to the landing direction IL1 and the flange portion 33 is inserted into the lower receiving groove 64 to connect the housing 10 and the base cover body 60 (see FIGS. 7 (b) and 8 (c)).

More specifically, when the flange portion 33 arranged above the lower receiving groove 64 is moved to the insertion direction IL1 and inserted, as shown in FIG. 8B, the guide inclined surface 342 of the locking claw 34 is inserted. The locking bar 661 of the insertion latch 66 is pushed back to Co2 rearward in the connecting direction. Further, when the locking claw 34 moves to the insertion direction IL1 and the locking bar 661 gets over the guide inclined surface 342 and is attached to the inclined upper surface 341, the locking bar 661 has its own elastic force F, and the locking bar 661 is Co1 forward in the connecting direction. Move to.

Then, when the bottom surface 30a of the housing case 30 moves in the insertion direction IL1 until it abuts on the top surface 651a of the bottom surface portion 651 of the saucer portion 65, the locking bar 661 moves to the front Co1 in the connecting direction and becomes the locking claw 34. The attachment latch 66 is engaged, and the housing 10 and the base cover body 60 can be firmly fixed.

Further, in the above-mentioned engaged state, the predetermined interval H2 of the insertion / removal direction IL from the upper surface 651a of the bottom surface portion 651 of the saucer portion 65 to the bottom surface 661a of the insertion / removal latch 66 is set from the bottom surface 30a of the housing case 30 to the inclined upper surface 341. Since it is set to be about the same as or slightly shorter than the predetermined interval H1 of the insertion / removal direction IL to the base end, the elastic force F (see the enlarged view of FIG. 8C) by the insertion / removal latch 66 is the front Co1 in the connection direction. Will act on.

However, since the bottom surface 661a of the locking bar 661 is in contact with the inclined upper surface 341 composed of the inclined upper surface having the tip side facing downward toward IL1 with respect to the above-mentioned virtual horizontal plane, it is a part of the elastic force F. Acts on the locking claw 34 as the insertion direction force F1 toward the insertion direction IL1. Therefore, the insertion direction force F1 urges the housing case 30 in which the bottom surface 30a abuts on the upper surface 651a to the insertion direction IL1 via the locking claw 34, and the base cover body 60 and the housing 10 are urged. It can be fixed more firmly.

On the contrary, the locking claw 34 moves in the escape direction IL2 and the escape direction force F3 acts on the insertion latch 66, or the height relationship between the bottom surface 661a of the locking bar 661 and the inclined upper surface 341 of the locking claw 34. Therefore, when the insertion direction force F1 in which the locking bar 661 presses the locking claw 34 against the insertion direction IL1 acts in the locked state, the inclined upper surface 341 composed of the inclined surface and the bottom surface 661a of the locking bar 661 A part of the insertion / removal direction forces F1 and F3 is used as a front pressing force F2 of Co1 in the connection direction by the insertion / removal latch 66, and the flange portion 33 is connected to the front in the connection direction via the locking claw 34. By pressing against Co1, the base cover body 60 and the housing 10 can be more firmly fixed.

In the state where the housing 10 and the base cover body 60 are assembled in this way, as shown in FIG. 5B, the protruding wall 67 has a protrusion wall 67 with respect to the end surface of the rear Co2 of the housing body 20 of the housing 10 in the connecting direction. The end faces of the front Co1 in the connecting direction come into contact with each other.

With the base cover body 60 and the housing 10 assembled as described above, the fixing band 71 is wound around the wire harness 70 from the rear Co2 in the connecting direction of the housing 10 via the protective tape 72, and the fixing band 71 is wound. Is passed through the recess 615 and the through hole 616 and tightened. By tightening the fixing band 71, the wire harness 70 extending from the housing body 20 inserted in the housing 10 to the rear Co2 in the connecting direction can be fixed to the base cover body 60 to which the housing 10 is assembled (FIG. 9). reference).

In the rear cover portion 61 of the base cover body 60, the portion facing the first side surface 611b on the front side in the width direction W is notched toward the bottom surface 617, so that the fixing band 71 can be easily tightened. It can be carried out.

Then, the upper cover body 50 is assembled from above the base cover body 60. Specifically, the upper portion 50 is inserted in the insertion direction IL1 while the upper portion of the flange portion 33 is inserted into the upper receiving groove 54 and the guide convex portion 515 provided on the gable wall 514 is slid-fitted into the slide groove 614. Move to. Then, the fixed latches 513 and 523 are engaged with the locking claws 613 and 623 to fix the assembled state of the base cover body 60 and the upper cover body 50 to form the cover body 40, and the housing 10 and the cover body 40 are formed. Complete the connection with.

In the assembled state of the upper cover body 50 and the base cover body 60, the outside of the wire harness 70 in the width direction W is covered by the second side surface 511c, and the connecting direction Co of the wire harness 70 is covered by the wall 514. Therefore, the wire harness 70 is not exposed, that is, the band cut end face of the wire harness 70 is not exposed, which is safe.

In this way, the housing 10 into which the female connection terminal connected to the tip of the covered electric wire 70a is inserted from the rear Co2 in the connecting direction and the cover body 40 covering the rear Co2 in the connecting direction of the housing 10 are connected in the connecting direction Co. As the female connector 1, the housing 10 is provided with a flange portion 33, and the cover body 40 is provided with receiving grooves 54 and 64 into which the flange portion 33 is inserted into the insertion / removal direction IL intersecting the connection direction Co. In the inserted state in which the flange portion 33 is inserted into the receiving grooves 54 and 64, the housing 10 is provided with a locking claw 34 for locking the flange portion 33 from the receiving groove 64 in the escape direction IL2, and the housing 10 is provided with an insertion latch. 66 is provided in the cover body 40, and the inclined upper surface 341 and the bottom surface 661a of the locking bar 661 that are locked to each other in the locking claw 34 and the attachment / latch 66 are connected to the insertion / removal direction IL with respect to the virtual horizontal plane. Since it is inclined to Co, the relative movement between the housing 10 and the cover body 40 can be suppressed in the assembled state.

More specifically, at the locking claw 34 that engages with the escape direction IL2 of the flange portion 33 from the receiving groove 64 and the locking portion that engages with each other in the insertion latch 66, the insertion / removal direction IL with respect to the virtual horizontal plane. Since the inclined upper surface 341 and the lower surface 661a inclined in the connecting direction Co are formed, a part of the elastic force F in the connecting direction Co by the insertion latch 66 and the locking claw 34 in the locked state is used in the insertion direction IL1. Or a part of the insertion / removal direction forces F1 and F3 of the insertion / removal direction IL can be made to act on the connection direction Co. That is, the direction of action of a part of the locking force by the insertion latch 66 and the locking claw 34 can be changed, and the relative movement between the connected housing 10 and the cover body 40 can be suppressed. Therefore, it is possible to prevent rattling noise and slight vibration wear caused by the relative movement between the housing 10 and the cover body 40.

Further, the housing 10 and the cover body 40 are attached to each other by inserting the flange portion 33 provided in the housing 10 into the downward IL1 intersecting the connecting direction Co with respect to the receiving grooves 54 and 64 provided in the cover body 40. It can be connected in the connection direction.

Further, at the locking claw 34 that locks to the escape direction IL2 of the flange portion 33 from the receiving groove 64 and the locking portion that locks each other in the insertion latch 66, the flange portion 33 is connected to the insertion / removal direction IL with respect to the virtual horizontal plane. Since the inclined upper surface 341 and the lower surface 661a inclined in the direction Co are formed, a part of the elastic force F in the connecting direction Co by the insertion latch 66 and the locking claw 34 in the locked state acts on the insertion direction IL1. The flange portion 33 can be pressed against the groove 64 in the insertion direction IL1. Further, a part of the insertion / removal direction forces F1 and F3 of the insertion / removal direction IL is applied to the connection direction Co to press the flange portions 33 against the receiving grooves 53 and 63 forming the receiving grooves 54 and 64 to connect them. It is possible to suppress the relative movement between the housing 10 and the cover body 40.

Further, the receiving groove portion 63 is composed of a pair of inner surface surface 631 and outer surface surface 632 arranged at intervals corresponding to the groove width t2 facing the thickness t1 of the flange portion 33, and is connected from the side surface surface 632. Since the bottom surface portion 651 of the saucer portion 65 that extends to the front Co1 in the direction and abuts on the bottom surface 30a is provided, the relative movement between the connected housing 10 and the cover body 40 can be further suppressed.

More specifically, the receiving groove portions 53 and 63 are composed of a pair of inner surface surfaces 531, 631 and outer surface surface 532, 632 arranged at intervals facing the thickness t1 of the flange portion 33, and the outer surface surface 632. Since the bottom surface portion 651 of the saucer portion 65 that extends forward from the bottom surface 30a and abuts on the bottom surface 30a is provided, a part of the elastic force F in the connecting direction Co by the insertion latch 66 and the locking claw 34 in the locked state. Can act on the insertion direction IL1 to press the flange portion 33 against the groove 64 in the insertion direction IL1. Further, a part of the insertion / removal direction forces F1 and F3 of the insertion / removal direction IL is applied to the connection direction Co to form flange portions on the inner surface 531 and 631 and the outer surface 532 and 632 forming the receiving grooves 54 and 64. Since the bottom surface portion 651 of the saucer portion 65 extending forward from the outer flange surface 632 and the bottom surface portion 30a of the housing 10 come into contact with each other while pressing the 33, the relative movement between the connected housing 10 and the cover body 40 is further suppressed. can do.

Further, since the locking claw 34 is provided in the flange portion 33 and the insertion groove portion 63 is provided with the insertion latch 66 that can be deformed in the connection direction Co, the elastic force F in the connection direction Co by the insertion latch 66 is applied. By acting on the insertion direction IL1 of the flange portion 33, the relative movement between the connected housing 10 and the cover body 40 can be further suppressed.

Further, in the inserted state in which the flange portion 33 is inserted into the receiving grooves 54 and 64, the elastic force F in the connecting direction Co by the insertion latch 66 may be applied to the flange portion 33 in the insertion direction IL1. Therefore, the flange portion 33 can be further pressed against the receiving groove 64 in the insertion direction IL1 to further suppress the relative movement between the connected housing 10 and the cover body 40.

Further, the housing 10 is composed of a housing body 20 into which a female connection terminal is inserted and a housing case 30 into which the housing body 20 is inserted from the rear Co2 in the connecting direction, and the flange portion 33 and the locking claw 34 are housings. Since it is provided in the case 30, the housing body 20 into which the female connection terminal is inserted is assembled from the rear Co2 in the connecting direction of the housing case 30, and also covers the flange portion 33 and the locking claw 34 provided in the housing case 30. Since it is connected to and fixed to the body 40, the handleability can be improved.

Further, since the cover body 40 is provided with a protruding wall 67 that regulates the extraction of the housing body 20 from the housing case 30 to the rear Co2 in the connecting direction in the connected state, the housing body 20 is carelessly removed from the housing case 30. It is possible to prevent it from coming out.

Further, since the cover body 40 is composed of a pair of upper cover body 50 and base cover body 60 that sandwich the housing 10 from the insertion / removal direction IL intersecting the connection direction Co, the periphery of the housing 10 rearward Co2 in the connection direction. Can be easily surrounded by the combination cover body 40.

Further, the wire harness 2 with a connector composed of the female connector 1 and the plurality of covered electric wires 70a to which the female connection terminal is connected to the tips thereof is a female type connected to the tips of the plurality of coated electric wires 70a. Since the connection terminal covers the connection direction rear Co2 of the housing 10 inserted from the connection direction rear Co2 with the cover body 40, a highly durable wire harness with a connector can be configured.

Further, since the cover body 40 is provided with a recess 615 and a through hole 616 for mounting a fixing band 71 for bundling and fixing the covered electric wire 70a extending from the housing 10 to the rear Co2 in the connecting direction, a connector that can improve durability is provided. The wire harness 2 can be configured.

More specifically, since the wire harness 70 can be fixed to the cover body 40, even when an external force acts on the wire harness 70, the external force is applied to the cover body through the recess 615 and the through hole 616 to which the fixing band 71 is mounted. Since it acts on 40, an external force does not act on the female connection terminal housed in the housing 10, and the wire harness 2 with a connector that can improve durability can be configured.

Further, although the female connection terminal connected to the tip fixes the wire harness composed of the coated electric wire 70a inserted into the housing 10 to the cover body 40, as described above, the cover is connected to the housing 10. Since the relative movement with the body 40 can be suppressed, the wire harness 70 and the cover body 40 vibrate in the same phase vibration mode even when vibration acts, and the wire harness 70 and the cover body 40 move relative to each other. It can be suppressed.

In particular, since the wire harness 70 is composed of the reduced diameter coated electric wire 70a, as described above, when the wire harness 70 and the cover body 40 move relative to each other, the reduced diameter coated electric wire 70a is damaged. However, as described above, since the relative movement of the wire harness 70 and the cover body 40 can be suppressed, even the wire harness 70 composed of the coated electric wire 70a having a reduced diameter may be damaged. Can be prevented.

In the correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the above-described embodiment,
The coated electric wire of the present invention corresponds to the coated electric wire 70a and corresponds to the coated electric wire.
Similarly below
The connection terminal corresponds to the female connection terminal,
The rear corresponds to the rear Co2 in the connecting direction,
The housing corresponds to the housing 10 and
The cover body corresponds to the cover body 40 and
The front-back direction corresponds to the connection direction Co,
The connector corresponds to the female connector 1 and
The insertion part and the flange part correspond to the flange part 33, and the flange part corresponds to the flange part 33.
The insertion / removal direction corresponds to the insertion / removal direction IL,
The attachment portion and the receiving groove correspond to the receiving grooves 54 and 64.
The locking portion and the locking claw correspond to the locking claw 34.
The locked portion and the deformed locked portion correspond to the insertion latch 66, and the locked portion and the deformed locked portion correspond to the insertion latch 66.
The vertical plane corresponds to the virtual horizontal plane,
The inclined surface corresponds to the inclined upper surface 341 and
The groove forming portion corresponds to the receiving groove portions 53 and 63, and corresponds to the receiving groove portions 53 and 63.
The thickness of the flange portion corresponds to the thickness t1 and
The distance facing the thickness of the flange portion corresponds to the groove width t2.
The wall portion corresponds to the inner surface 531 and 631 and the outer surface 532,632.
The bottom surface of the housing corresponds to the bottom surface 30a and
The contact portion corresponds to the bottom surface portion 651 of the saucer portion 65, and corresponds to the bottom portion 651.
The elastic locking force corresponds to the elastic force F,
The housing body corresponds to the housing body 20 and
The housing case corresponds to the housing case 30 and
The regulation convex part corresponds to the protruding wall 67,
The paired combination cover body corresponds to the upper cover body 50 and the base cover body 60 constituting the cover body 40.
The wire harness with a connector corresponds to the wire harness 2 with a connector.
The fixed band corresponds to the fixed band 71,
The band mounting portion corresponds to the recess 615 and the through hole 616,
The present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, and many embodiments can be obtained.

For example, in the above description, the housing body 20 is inserted into the housing case 30 to form the housing 10, but the housing may be a housing in which the housing case and the housing body are integrated.

Further, in the above description, the locking claw 34 is provided in the housing 10 and the attachment latch 66 is provided in the cover body 40. However, the locking claw 34 is provided in the cover body 40 and the attachment latch 66 is provided. May be provided in the housing 10. Further, a plurality of pairs of the locking claw 34 and the attachment latch 66 may be provided, and each of the locking claw 34 and the attachment latch 66 may be provided on the cover body 40 and the housing 10.

The protruding wall 67 may be a convex portion or the like that is fitted to the housing body 20 inserted in the housing case 30 to restrict movement to the rear Co2 in the connecting direction.
Further, either one of the inclined upper surface 341 formed of the inclined surface and the bottom surface 661a of the locking bar 661 formed of the curved surface may be formed of a flat surface along the above-mentioned virtual horizontal plane.

1 ... Female connector 2 ... Wire harness with connector 10 ... Housing 20 ... Housing body 30 ... Housing case 30a ... Bottom 33 ... Flange portion 34 ... Locking claw 40 ... Cover body 50 ... Upper cover body 53, 63 ... Receiving groove portion 54 , 64 ... Receiving groove 60 ... Base cover body 65 ... Reservoir 66 ... Latch 67 ... Protruding wall 70 ... Wire harness 70a ... Covered wire 71 ... Fixed band 341 ... Inclined upper surface 531,631 ... Inner flange surface 532,632 ... Outer flange Surface 615 ... Recessed hole 616 ... Through hole 651 ... Bottom surface Co ... Connecting direction Co2 ... Connecting direction rear F ... Elastic force IL ... Insertion / removal direction t1 ... Thickness t2 ... Groove width

Claims (12)

A connector in which a housing into which a connection terminal connected to the tip of a covered electric wire is inserted from the rear and a cover body covering the rear of the housing are connected in the front-rear direction.
The connecting portion of the housing to the cover body is provided with an insertion portion formed of a flange portion and is provided with an insertion portion.
The cover body is connected to the housing with a groove forming portion for forming a receiving groove into which the flange portion is inserted, and the insertion portion is inserted in the insertion / removal direction intersecting the front-rear direction. Equipped with an attachment part,
In the inserted state in which the insertion portion is inserted into the attachment portion, one of the locking portion and the locked portion that engages in the escape direction of the insertion portion from the attachment portion is , The housing and the cover body are provided, and the other of the locking portion and the locked portion is provided on the other of the housing and the cover body.
At least one of the locking portion and the locking portion that are locked to each other in the locked portion is composed of an inclined surface that is inclined in the front-rear direction with respect to the surface perpendicular to the insertion / removal direction.
The groove forming portion is composed of a pair of wall portions arranged at intervals facing the thickness of the flange portion.
A connector provided with a contact portion extending forward from the wall portion and abutting on the bottom surface of the housing. The locking portion is composed of a locking claw provided on the flange portion.
The locked portion is provided in the groove forming portion and is configured by the deformed locked portion that can be deformed in the front-rear direction.
The connector according to claim 1, wherein the elastic locking force in the front-rear direction by the deformed locked portion is applied to the insertion direction of the flange portion. A connector in which a housing into which a connection terminal connected to the tip of a covered electric wire is inserted from the rear and a cover body covering the rear of the housing are connected in the front-rear direction.
The connecting portion of the housing to the cover body is provided with an insertion portion formed of a flange portion and is provided with an insertion portion.
The cover body is connected to the housing with a groove forming portion for forming a receiving groove into which the flange portion is inserted, and the insertion portion is inserted in the insertion / removal direction intersecting the front-rear direction. Equipped with an attachment part,
In the inserted state in which the inserted portion is inserted into the attached portion, the engaging portion is engaged among the locking portion and the locked portion that are locked in the direction of escape of the insertion portion from the inserted portion. A stop is provided on the housing and the locked portion is provided on the cover.
At least one of the locking portion and the locking portion that are locked to each other in the locked portion is composed of an inclined surface that is inclined in the front-rear direction with respect to the surface perpendicular to the insertion / removal direction.
The locking portion is composed of a locking claw provided on the flange portion.
The locked portion is provided in the groove forming portion and is configured by the deformed locked portion that can be deformed in the front-rear direction.
A connector that causes the elastic locking force in the front-rear direction by the deformed locked portion to act in the insertion direction of the flange portion. The housing is
It is composed of a housing body into which the connection terminal is inserted and a housing case into which the housing body is inserted from the rear.
The connector according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the flange portion and the locking claw are provided on the housing case. On the cover body
The connector according to claim 4, further comprising a regulated convex portion for restricting the rearward extraction of the housing body from the housing case in a connected state. The cover body
The connector according to any one of claims 1 to 5, which is composed of a pair of combination cover bodies that sandwich the housing from the insertion / removal directions that intersect in the front-rear direction. The connector according to any one of claims 1 to 6 and
A wire harness with a connector composed of a plurality of covered electric wires to which the connection terminal is connected to the tip. On the cover body
The wire harness with a connector according to claim 7, wherein the connection terminal is inserted and a band mounting portion for mounting a fixing band for bundling and fixing the covered electric wire extending rearward from the housing is provided. A housing in which the rear is covered by a cover body connected in the front-rear direction, and the connection terminal connected to the tip of the covered electric wire is inserted from the rear.
The connecting portion with the cover body is provided with an attachment portion provided on the cover body and an insertion portion inserted in the insertion / removal direction intersecting the front-rear direction.
In the inserted state in which the insertion portion is inserted into the attachment portion, one of the locking portion and the locked portion that engages in the escape direction of the insertion portion from the attachment portion is Be prepared,
In one of the locking portion and the locked portion, the locking portion provided in the cover body and engaged with the other is inclined in the front-rear direction with respect to the surface perpendicular to the insertion / removal direction. Consists of sloping surfaces,
The attachment portion is composed of a flange portion.
The attachment portion is composed of a groove forming portion that forms a receiving groove into which the flange portion is inserted.
The groove forming portion is composed of a pair of wall portions arranged at intervals facing the thickness of the flange portion.
A housing in which the bottom surface abuts on a contact portion extending forward from the wall portion. A housing in which the rear is covered by a cover body connected in the front-rear direction, and the connection terminal connected to the tip of the covered electric wire is inserted from the rear.
The connecting portion with the cover body is provided with an attachment portion provided on the cover body and an insertion portion inserted in the insertion / removal direction intersecting the front-rear direction.
In the inserted state in which the inserted portion is inserted into the attached portion, the engaging portion is engaged among the locking portion and the locked portion that are locked in the direction of escape from the inserted portion from the inserted portion. Equipped with a stop,
In the locking portion, the locking portion to be locked with the locked portion provided on the cover body is composed of an inclined surface inclined in the front-rear direction with respect to the surface perpendicular to the insertion / removal direction.
The attachment portion is composed of a flange portion.
The attachment portion is composed of a groove forming portion that forms a receiving groove into which the flange portion is inserted.
The locking portion is composed of a locking claw provided on the flange portion.
The locked portion is provided in the groove forming portion and is configured by the deformed locked portion that can be deformed in the front-rear direction.
A housing in which elastic locking in the front-rear direction by the deformed locked portion acts in the insertion direction of the flange portion . A cover body in which a connection terminal connected to the tip of a covered electric wire is connected in the front-rear direction to a housing to be inserted from the rear and covers the rear of the housing.
The connecting portion with the housing is provided with an insertion portion provided in the housing and an attachment portion to be inserted in the insertion / removal direction intersecting the front-rear direction.
In the inserted state in which the insertion portion is inserted into the attachment portion, one of the locking portion and the locked portion that engages in the escape direction of the insertion portion from the attachment portion is Be prepared,
In one of the locking portion and the locked portion, the locking portion provided in the housing and engaged with the other is inclined in the front-rear direction with respect to the surface perpendicular to the insertion / removal direction. Consists of faces,
The attachment portion is composed of a flange portion.
The attachment portion is composed of a groove forming portion that forms a receiving groove into which the flange portion is inserted.
The groove forming portion is composed of a pair of wall portions arranged at intervals facing the thickness of the flange portion.
A cover body that extends forward from the wall portion and is provided with a contact portion that abuts on the bottom surface of the housing. A cover body in which a connection terminal connected to the tip of a covered electric wire is connected in the front-rear direction to a housing to be inserted from the rear and covers the rear of the housing.
The connecting portion with the housing is provided with an insertion portion provided in the housing and an attachment portion to be inserted in the insertion / removal direction intersecting the front-rear direction.
In the inserted state in which the inserted portion is inserted into the attached portion, the covered portion of the locked portion and the locked portion that are locked in the direction of escape of the inserted portion from the attached portion. A locking part is provided,
In the locked portion, the locking portion provided in the housing and engaged with the locking portion is composed of an inclined surface that is inclined in the front-rear direction with respect to the surface perpendicular to the insertion / removal direction.
The attachment portion is composed of a flange portion.
The attachment portion is composed of a groove forming portion that forms a receiving groove into which the flange portion is inserted.
The locking portion is composed of a locking claw provided on the flange portion.
The locked portion is provided in the groove forming portion and is configured by the deformed locked portion that can be deformed in the front-rear direction.
A cover body that causes the elastic locking force in the front-rear direction by the deformed locked portion to act in the insertion direction of the flange portion.

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