JPH0732877U - Self-aligning connector - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide an automatic alignment connector having a vertical alignment function and a horizontal alignment function when the connector is assembled. [Structure] The self-aligning connector 1 of the present invention comprises a tongue-shaped projection 4
A male connector 2 into which a bolt 5 is inserted, a projection insertion hole 6 for inserting the tongue-shaped projection 4 and a male connector receiving portion 7, and a bolt insertion hole 8 is provided. The female connector 3 has a nut 9 buried in the open end.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a connector having a centering function used in, for example, an automobile.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 As shown in FIG. 5, a conventional self-aligning connector 11 includes a male connector 12 into which a bolt 14 is inserted and a female connector 13 having a bolt insertion hole 15 and a nut 16 embedded therein. The male connector 12 and the female connector 13 are attached to the terminals of the wire harnesses W and W ', respectively.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the male and female connectors 13 are first coupled to each other by a female member which is fitted and locked vertically to a fitting port a provided on a vehicle panel A which is a connector assembly part. The bolt 14 of the male connector 12 is inserted into the bolt insertion hole 15 of the connector 13 to temporarily join the bolts while aligning the front and rear.

Next, using a tool such as an impact wrench, the bolt 14 is tightened to the nut 16 as shown in FIG. 7 so that the connectors are permanently connected (see Japanese Patent Application No. 3-231181).

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, since the above structure has almost no centering function in the up-down direction or the left-right direction, high assembly precision is required especially when automatically connecting the connectors, which makes the work difficult. However, there was a problem such as misalignment in the connection.

[0006]

[The purpose of the device]

 The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides an automatic centering connector having a centering function in the upward and downward directions and the horizontal direction when the connector is assembled.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a self-aligning connector consisting of a male connector into which a bolt is inserted and a female connector having a bolt insertion hole, in which the male connector is provided with a protrusion and the female connector is provided with a protrusion. Is characterized in that a projection insertion hole for inserting the projection and a male connector receiving portion are provided. Also, the connector is characterized by being attached obliquely to the assembly member.

[0008]

[Action]

 In the self-aligning connector of the present invention, the male connector is provided with a projection, and the female connector is provided with a projection insertion hole for inserting the projection and a male connector receiving portion, so that the connector is vertically and horizontally oriented. Also has a centering function.

[0009]

【Example】

 Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, a self-aligning connector 1 of the present invention includes a male connector 2 having a tongue-shaped projection 4 into which a bolt 5 is inserted, a projection insertion hole 6 for inserting the tongue-shaped projection 4 and a male connector. The female connector 3 has a connector receiving portion 7, a bolt insertion hole 8 is provided, and a nut 9 is embedded in an opening end of the insertion hole 8.

The male connector receiving portion 7 is provided so that the lower end and left and right of the female connector 3 are projected. The male connector 2 is attached to the terminal portion of the engine side wire harness W, and the female connector 3 is attached to the end portion of the wire harness W'inside the passenger compartment.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the male connector 2 and the female connector 3 are coupled to each other by first inserting the tongue-shaped projection 4 of the male connector 2 into the fitting port a of the vehicle panel A, which is an assembly member. The female connector 3 is fitted and locked to the connector receiving portion 7 at the lower end of the female connector 3 to perform vertical alignment. Next, the left and right connector receiving portions 7 of the female connector 3 perform horizontal alignment, and the tongue-like protrusions 4 of the male connector 2 are inserted into the male connector 2 while being inserted into the protrusion insertion holes 6 of the female connector 3. The bolt 5 is inserted into the bolt insertion hole 8 of the connector 3 and the connectors are half-fitted while aligning in the front-rear direction (see FIG. 2).

Next, using a tool such as an impact wrench, the bolt 5 inserted into the male connector 2 is tightened to the nut 9 embedded in the female connector 3 to make a final connection (see FIG. 3).

In the present embodiment, an example is shown in which the female connector 3 is obliquely fitted and locked in the fitting opening a of the vehicle panel A so that the connectors can be joined together. As in the prior art, the female connector 3 may be fitted and locked vertically to the fitting port a to perform the joining, and these can be appropriately selected.

[0014]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, in the self-aligning connector of the present invention, the male connector is provided with the projection, and the female connector is provided with the projection insertion hole for inserting the projection and the male connector receiving portion. It is possible to easily connect the connectors to each other, and it is possible to prevent the connection from being displaced. Further, since the female connector is obliquely attached to the assembling member, the workability of connection is improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing a self-aligning connector of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view showing a half-fitted state of the self-centering connector of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side cross-sectional view showing a fully connected state of the self-aligning connector of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the self-aligning connector of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view showing a conventional self-aligning connector.

FIG. 6 is a side sectional view showing a half-fitted state of a conventional self-centering connector.

FIG. 7 is a side cross-sectional view showing a main coupling state of a conventional self-aligning connector.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Self-Aligning Connector 2 Male Connector 3 Female Connector 4 Tongue-shaped Projection 5 Bolt 6 Projection Insertion Hole 7 Male Connector Receiving Part A Vehicle Panel W Wire Harness a Fitting Port

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Creator Takahiro Kobayashi 2-6-1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A self-aligning connector comprising a male connector into which a bolt is inserted and a female connector having a bolt insertion hole, wherein the male connector is provided with a protrusion, and the female connector is inserted with the protrusion. A self-aligning connector having a projection insertion hole and a male connector receiving portion. 2. The self-aligning connector according to claim 1, wherein the connector is obliquely attached to the assembly member.