JPH07282903A - Connector with contact arranging member - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent unexpected movement of a contact arranging board for preventing deformation of a male contact at the time of harness arrangement. CONSTITUTION:A connector 30 with a contact arranging member is provided with a contact arranging member 50 movable in the fitting direction and a locking member 60 capable of taking two positions, a temporary locking position in the direction orthogonal to the fitting direction and a proper locking position. When an arm 54 of the contact arranging member 50 and the locking member 60 take the temporary locking positions, abutting of inclined surfaces on each other prevents movement of the contact arranging member 50. When the locking member 60 is moved to the proper locking position to complete a harness, the contact arranging member 50 is brought into a movable state.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a connector with a contact arranging member provided with a contact arranging member for preventing bending of male contacts.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional connector with a contact arranging member provided with a contact arranging member for preventing bending of male contacts arranged in a housing is shown in FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-2094).
79). 8 is an exploded perspective view showing a state before the female connector and the male connector are fitted together, FIG. 9 is a vertical sectional view showing the female connector, and FIG. 10 is a female connector.
(A) is a partial enlarged sectional view showing a state before a male connector is fitted, and (b) is a partially enlarged sectional view showing a state where a male connector is being fitted.

In the housing 12 of the female connector 10,
A plurality of male contacts 14 are arranged, and a tip portion 14 a of each male contact 14 penetrates through holes formed in the contact alignment member 16. In the contact aligning member 16, the end 16b of the arm 16a of the contact aligning member 16 and the protrusion 12a formed on the housing 12 are engaged to prevent the contact aligning member 16 from coming off, and the end 16b and the protrusion 12b are engaged to temporarily secure the contact aligning member 16. To be done. At the initial stage when the female connector 10 and the male connector 20 are fitted together, as shown in FIG.
The end 16 of the contact alignment member 16 as shown in FIG.
b is pushed by the protrusion 20a formed on the male connector 20. When the male connector 20 is further inserted and fitted, the protrusion 20a goes over the end 16b and enters. When the male connector 20 is further inserted, the male connector 20
Since the front end surface of the contact abuts the plate-like portion 16c of the contact alignment member 16 and pushes the contact alignment member 16 inward, the end portion 16b and the projection 12b are disengaged, and the contact alignment member 16 is inserted into the male contact 14. Move to the rear end. As a result, the female connector 10 and the male connector 20 are fitted together. In addition, the female connector 10 includes a housing 12
A locking member 1 mounted on the head and locking the male contact 14
8 are provided.

As described above, in the connector with the contact alignment member, the bending of the male contact is prevented by inserting the tip portion of the male contact 14 into the through hole formed in the contact alignment member 16. . When the female connector 10 and the male connector 20 are fitted, the contact alignment member 16 is pushed by the male connector 20 and moves to the rear end portion of the male contact 14, but the male connector is fitted. Unless they match, the end 16b and the housing 1
The protrusions 12a formed on the second member are engaged with each other to prevent them from coming off, and the end portions 16b and the protrusions 12b are engaged with each other to be temporarily fixed so that they are not inadvertently moved by an external force during transportation. .

[0005]

However, at the site of harness production, a sharp jig, another small connector, a wire bundle, or the like comes into contact with the contact alignment member, and the contact alignment member is inadvertently changed to the male contact. There is a risk of moving to the rear end portion of the male contact, and it may not be possible to prevent bending of the male contact. Further, since the contact alignment member is housed in the fitting recess of the female connector, there is a problem that it is difficult to return the male contact to its original position when it is moved to the rear end portion.

In view of the above circumstances, it is an object of the present invention to provide a connector with a contact aligning member, which reliably prevents the contact aligning member from accidentally moving.

[0007]

To achieve the above object, a connector with a contact alignment member of the present invention is provided with an alignment plate having through holes through which a plurality of male contacts pass, and from the alignment plate, A contact alignment member that has an arm extending toward the rear end of the male contact and that moves between the front end and the rear end of the male contact; and a side wall on which a locking member insertion opening is formed. A connector housing having the contact alignment member and moving between a temporary locking position that is inserted from the locking member insertion port and is temporarily locked to the connector housing and a final locking position that is fully locked. A rear end of the male contact by contacting the arm of the contact aligning member in a state where the front end of the male contact penetrates the through hole at the temporary locking position. To prevent movement of said contact aligning member in the direction, it is characterized in that it comprises a locking member for locking the male contact while permitting the movement in the main locking position.

[0008]

In the connector with a contact aligning member of the present invention, the engaging member is attached to the arm of the contact aligning member in a state where the tip of the male contact penetrates the through hole until the mating with the mating connector is started. Since the contact alignment member is prevented from moving toward the rear end of the male contact at the temporary locking position, it is possible to ensure that the contact alignment member does not move carelessly at the harness manufacturing site. To be prevented. On the other hand, when mating with the mating connector, the locking member moves to the main locking position and the contact alignment member is allowed to move. As a result, the contact aligning member is pushed by the mating connector and the mating connector and the connector with the contact aligning member can be fitted together.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the connector with a contact aligning member of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 are partial sectional views showing the movement of the contact alignment member of the connector with the contact alignment member. 1 to 3
Up to the above, the contact alignment member is shown by being cut at approximately the center of the contact alignment plate, and the root from the center is the lower arm and the tip from the center is the upper arm extending from the four corners of the contact alignment plate. 4 to 6 show a contact alignment member, FIG. 4 (a) is a side view, FIG. 4 (b) is a plan view, FIG. 5 (a) is a front view, and FIG.
6B is a rear view, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. FIG. 7 shows a locking member, (a) is a front view, (b) is a bottom view, and (c) is a rear view.

The connector 30 with a contact aligning member has a female housing 40 in which male contacts (not shown) are arranged, a contact aligning member 50 housed in the female housing 40, and a female housing 40. And a locking member 60 inserted from a locking member insertion opening 40b formed in the side wall 40a. The contact aligning member 50 is provided to prevent the male contact from bending, and includes an aligning plate 52 having through holes 52a through which a plurality of male contacts pass, and a male mold from each of four corners of the aligning plate 52. It has four arms 54 extending toward the rear end of the contact. The locking member 60 is for locking the male contact,
A temporary locking position that is inserted through a locking member insertion opening 40b formed in each side wall 40a and temporarily locks when a protrusion (not shown) of the female housing 40 is fitted between the protrusions 62 and 64 (see FIG. 1) and the main locking position (the position shown in FIG. 3) in which the protrusion (not shown) of the female housing 40 is fully locked when the protrusion exceeds the protrusion 62. To remove the locking member 60 from the female housing 40, the recess 66
Insert a tool into and remove.

A feature of the connector 30 with a contact aligning member of the present invention is that the contact aligning member 50 and the locking member 60 described above cooperate to surely prevent the contact aligning member 50 from being inadvertently moved. is there. Locking member 60
Is in the temporary locking position, the contact portion 68a of the locking member 60 contacts the contact portion 54a of the arm 54 of the contact alignment member 50.
Contact with each other to reliably prevent the contact alignment member 50 from moving toward the rear end of the male contact. On the other hand, when the locking member 60 moves to the main locking position, the groove 70 of the locking member 60
Since the arm 54 can pass therethrough, the contact alignment member 50 can move toward the rear end portion of the male contact.

Next, the female housing 40 will be described. The bottom wall 44 of the female housing 40 is formed with a projection 46 having a surface 46a that intersects with the fitting direction. The projection 46 is a surface formed on the contact alignment member 50 that intersects with the fitting direction. A pair of L-shaped legs 56 having 56a
(See FIG. 1). This engagement prevents the contact alignment member 50 from being inadvertently moved toward the rear end of the male contact (not shown) due to vibration or the like. Further, a protrusion 48 is also formed on the bottom wall 44 of the female housing 40, and a stopper leg 58 formed on the contact alignment member 50 contacts the protrusion 48 to allow the female housing 40 to contact the contact alignment member 5.
0 is prevented from falling out. Further, a protrusion 49 is formed on the bottom wall 44 of the female housing 40, and a downward slope is formed from the center of the upper surface of the protrusion 49 toward the front and the rear. This protrusion 4
9 is a female housing 40 and a mating connector (not shown)
When the housing is slightly fitted, it engages with the stopper leg 58 to temporarily stop the contact aligning member 50 until the housing of the mating connector abuts the base surface 50a of the contact aligning member 50. This prevents the male contacts (not shown) arranged in the female housing 40 from colliding with the female contacts (not shown) arranged in the housing of the mating connector, and these contacts are securely fitted to each other. To be done. Further, the groove 44a formed in the bottom wall 44 of the female housing 40 is for inserting the tool such as a screwdriver to remove the contact alignment member 50 from the female housing 40. The housing of the mating connector (not shown) is inserted between the pair of L-shaped legs 56, and the pair of L-shaped legs 56 are bent in opposite directions to project from the L-shaped leg 56. A wedge-shaped projection for releasing the engagement of 46 is formed.

Next, the connector 3 with a contact aligning member
The movement of the zero contact alignment member 50 will be described. In the state shown in FIG. 1, the locking member 60 is temporarily locked to the female housing 40, and the tip of the male contact penetrates the contact aligning member 50. The housing of is not fitted at all. In this state, the surface 46a of the protrusion 46 of the female housing 40 and the surface 56a of the L-shaped leg 56 of the contact alignment member 50 are brought into contact with each other, so that the protrusion 46 and the L-shaped leg 56 are engaged with each other and the male mold The contact alignment member 50 is prevented from moving carelessly toward the rear end portion of the contact. Further, the tip of the male contact penetrates through the through hole 52 a of the contact alignment member 50 and the contact alignment member 50.
Is held at the tip of the male contact, it is possible to prevent bending due to external force or the like.

In the state shown in FIG. 2, the contact aligning member 50 is pushed into contact with the locking member 60. At a harness manufacturing site, a sharp jig, another small connector, a wire bundle, or the like is used as the contact alignment member 50.
May come into contact with and push hard. Contact alignment member 5
When 0 is strongly pressed, the L-shaped leg 56 moves over the protrusion 46 and moves toward the rear end portion of the male contact, so that the bending of the male contact cannot be prevented. But,
In the connector 30 with the contact alignment member, the locking member 6
When 0 is in the temporary locking position shown in FIG. 2, the contacting portion 68 of the locking member 60 contacts the contacting portion 54a of the arm 54 of the contact aligning member 50, and the rear end portion of the male contact. The contact alignment member 50 is reliably prevented from moving in the direction. Therefore, even if the contact alignment member is strongly pressed at the site of harness production, it can be reliably prevented from being inadvertently moved, and the contact alignment member can be prevented from bending.

The state shown in FIG. 3 is a state in which the locking member is moved to the main locking position. In this state, the male contact is locked by the pin locking projection 72 (see FIG. 7) to prevent the male contact from coming off. Further, the groove 70 of the locking member 60 is formed in the arm 54.
The contact aligning member 50 is pushed by the mating with the mating connector and can move toward the rear end portion of the male contact. Further, in this state, since the locking member 60 is prevented from coming off by the arm 54, it does not fall off from the locking member 60 in the fitted state.

In the above embodiment, the contact portion 54 of the arm 54
Although a and the contact portion 68 of the locking member 60 are inclined surfaces, they may be orthogonal surfaces orthogonal to the fitting direction.

[0017]

As described above, in the connector with the contact aligning member of the present invention, at the temporary locking position of the locking member, the locking member comes into contact with the arm of the contact aligning member and the rear end of the male contact. Since the contact alignment member is prevented from moving in the direction of the parts, the contact alignment member is reliably prevented from being inadvertently moved at the site of harness production or the like.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a normal state in which a contact alignment member of a connector with a contact alignment member is located at a tip portion of a male contact.

FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which an external force acts on the contact alignment member of the connector with the contact alignment member and the contact alignment member is pushed backward.

FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state where fitting of a connector with a contact alignment member is completed.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a contact alignment member,
(B) is a plan view.

FIG. 5 shows a contact alignment member, (a) is a front view,
(B) is a rear view.

6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

7 (a) is a front view, FIG. 7 (b) is a bottom view, and FIG. 7 (c) is a rear view.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view showing a state before a conventional female connector and a male connector are fitted to each other.

FIG. 9 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a conventional female connector.

FIG. 10 shows a conventional female connector, (a) is a partially enlarged sectional view showing a state before a male connector is fitted,
(B) is a partial enlarged sectional view showing a state in which the male connector is being fitted.

[Explanation of symbols]

 30 Connector with Contact Alignment Member 40 Female Housing 40a Side Wall 40b Locking Member Insertion Port 50 Contact Alignment Member 52 Alignment Plate 52a Through Hole 54 Arms 54a, 68 Abutment Part 60 Locking Member

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A male contact, comprising: an alignment plate having through holes through which a plurality of male contacts pass, and an arm extending from the alignment plate toward a rear end portion of the male contact. A contact alignment member that moves between a front end portion and a rear end portion of the connector, a connector housing that has a side wall in which a locking member insertion opening is formed, and that accommodates the contact alignment member, and a locking member insertion opening The contact alignment in a state in which a tip end portion of the male contact penetrates the through hole and is moved between a temporary locking position where the male contact is inserted and temporarily locked to the connector housing and a final locking position where the male housing is fully locked. The arm of the member abuts at the temporary locking position to prevent the contact aligning member from moving toward the rear end of the male contact, and prevents the contact from moving at the full locking position. Contact alignment member with the connector, characterized in that it comprises a locking member for locking the male contact as well as volume.