JPH0750183A - Connector - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a connector which can reduce connecting manhours. CONSTITUTION:Two flat terminals 22 forming a first terminal group for large current and each pin terminal 23 forming a second terminal group for small current are housed in a connector housing 21, and a part of the flat terminal 22 led out of the connector hosing 21 is used as a terminal part to form a terminal part 26 in the connector housing 21. Necessity for soldering terminals of a connector with parts through wires like a conventional one is eliminated, and a connector and a part can be connected easily by engaging the connector part 26 with a connector part 11a to be engaged therewith, and the connecting manhours can be reduced.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is, for example, a connector provided on the apparatus side for electrically connecting parts inside the apparatus and the outside of the apparatus, and having a connection terminal for electrically connecting the inside and outside of the apparatus. Regarding connectors.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, when a power source or an electric signal is supplied from the outside of a device to a part inside the device, a connector for connecting an external electric wire is attached to a casing of the device, and a power supply is supplied from the connection terminal to the parts. There is a method of supplying an electric signal.

This type of connector generally comprises a connector housing formed of an insulating resin and connection terminals housed and held in the connector housing. The connector housing is exposed to the outside of the device. It is attached to the housing of the device and the connector part etc. attached to the wire harness outside the device is fitted to this housing, while the connector terminals and parts are connected by soldering etc. inside the device. Has become.

[0004]

However, as described above, in the conventional case, the terminals of the connector and the parts inside the device are connected by soldering or the like, and therefore these connections cannot be easily made, and the connector is not easily connected. And the number of connecting steps between the internal parts and the parts inside the device increases.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned inconvenience, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a connector capable of easily connecting a connector and a component.

[0006]

The invention according to claim 1 is
A connector provided on the device side for electrically connecting the inside of the device and the outside of the device, the first terminal group including a terminal electrically connected to a first component inside the device, and the device. A connector provided with a second terminal group configured by a terminal electrically connected to a second internal component, wherein the connector housing has a portion for leading the first terminal group to the outside of the connector housing. The present invention provides a connector characterized in that a connector portion is formed on at least a part of.

Further, as described in claim 2, the first
You may provide a relay terminal in at least one part of the terminal group of.

[0008]

In the connector constructed as above,
Since the connector portion is formed on at least a part of the lead-out portion of the first terminal group in the connector housing to the outside of the connector housing, it is necessary to connect the connector and the component by soldering through an electric wire or the like as in the conventional case. Instead, the connector portion that fits into the above-described connector portion may be provided on the component side, and the number of connection steps can be reduced.

It is also effective to provide a relay terminal on at least a part of the first terminal group.

[0010]

【Example】

(First Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the connector of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view seen from diagonally rearward and above, FIG. 3 is a cutaway plan view, and FIG. 4 uses this connector. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an integrated unit in an antilock brake system (hereinafter referred to as ABS), and FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of FIG.

First, A in which the connector of this embodiment is used
The schematic configuration of the integrated unit in the BS will be described.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the integrated unit in this ABS comprises a hydraulic unit 1 and an electronic control unit 2.

The hydraulic unit 1 includes a housing 4 in which oil passages are appropriately formed, a motor 5 as an actuator mounted and fixed to the housing 4, and a plurality of flow control valves for opening and closing the oil passages. It is composed of a plurality of solenoids 6 for activating each and a base plate 7 mounted and fixed to the bottom of the housing 4.

Further, in the electronic control unit 2, a printed circuit board 9 on which electronic parts and the like are mounted and a connector portion 11a which fits into a connector portion 26 formed on the rear surface side of the connector 20 as described later are formed on the front surface. The junction block 10, the plurality of relays 12 connected to the connector portion 11b formed on the rear surface of the junction block 10, and the connector 20 fixed to the printed board 9.
A pair of divided case bodies 13a in which the printed circuit board 9, the junction block 10, the connector 20 and the like are housed,
And a case 13 made of 13b.

The printed circuit board 9, the junction block 10, the connector 20, etc. are electrically connected, and as shown in FIG. 4, the housing body 21b of the connector 20 provided on the printed circuit board 9 has one divided case body 13.
It is accommodated in the divided case body 13a so as to project to the outside from the opening on the front surface of a.

Further, the other split case body 13b is formed with a relay storage portion 13c for storing the relay 12 and an insertion hole 13d through which the connection portion 6a of each solenoid 6 is inserted. A mounting boss 13e having a screw insertion hole is provided on the outer surface side.

The connecting portion 6a of each solenoid 6 is directly connected and held at a predetermined position on the printed circuit board 9 or the junction block 10 through each insertion hole 13d. An O-ring 6b mounted on the outer periphery of each connecting portion 6a provides a waterproof seal between each connecting portion 6a inserted into each connector insertion hole 13d and the divided case body 13b.

Further, rubber plate-like seal bodies (not shown) are arranged along the outer peripheral joint surfaces of the divided case bodies 13a and 13b, and are fastened to each other by screws 15. The case 13 and the housing 4 are attached to the base plate 7
The base plate 7 and the housing 4 are fixed to each other by arranging them at a predetermined position and screwing the fixing screw 16 into the screw insertion hole of the mounting boss 13e, and the hydraulic unit 1 and the electronic control unit 2 are integrated there. Has been done.

Further, one end of the base plate 7 is provided with a screw portion 7a for attaching to the chassis of the vehicle.

A harness-side connector 19 provided at an end of a wire harness 18 for inputting various sensor signals and the like from the vehicle side and electricity and the like from a battery to the connector 20 protruding from the opening of the divided case body 13a. Is detachably connected.

By the way, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the connector 20 is formed integrally with the board 21a and the front side of the board 21a, and the harness side connector 19 is formed.
A connector housing 21 that is fixed to the printed circuit board 9 and that includes a rectangular-tube-shaped housing body 21b into which
Two flat terminals 22 that are accommodated in parallel in the lower side of the connector housing 21 and that form the first terminal group for the large current, the latter half of which is led out of the connector housing 21,
The rear half of the pin housing 23 is housed in the upper side of the connector housing 21 and is composed of a plurality of pin terminals 23 that form a second terminal group for small current and are led to the outside of the connector housing 21. Connector housing 21
The part of the connector that is led out to the outside is electrically connected to the mounted components of the printed circuit board 9 with the connector housing 21 fixed to the printed circuit board 9.

Further, as shown in FIG.
Of the connector housing 21 is formed on the lower rear surface of the substrate 21a of the connector housing 21. It is designed to fit with.

The connector portion 11a of the junction block 10 is, as shown in FIG. 3A, the bus bar 1 of the junction block 10 which is an electric circuit element.
A part of 0a is bent forward to form a connection terminal 27, a rear portion of the female relay terminal 28 is attached to the connection terminal 27, and a housing 29 is provided to cover and accommodate the female relay terminal 28. Is integrally formed at the lower left end of the front surface of the junction block 10, and the connector terminal 11a is constituted by the connection terminal 27, the relay terminal 28, and the housing 29.

Then, as shown in FIG. 3B, the rear portion of the flat terminal 22 is fitted inside the connector portion 26 to the front portion of the relay terminal 28 of the connector portion 11a by fitting the both connector portions 11a and 26 together. The flat terminal 22 is inserted and connected to the bus bar 10a, and the flat terminal 22 thus connected to the bus bar 10a is further connected to the wire harness 30 (see FIG. 5).
The flat terminal 2 is connected to the motor 5 and the like via the harness side connector 19 and the wire harness 18 inside the connector housing 21.
2 is connected to a battery or the like.

At this time, the wire harness 30 is introduced into the case 13 by liquid-tightly penetrating the rear wall of the relay accommodating portion 13c with a sealing material or the like.

The electronic components mounted on the printed circuit board 9 are connected to the outside of the connector housing 21 of each pin terminal 23 by soldering, and the inside of the connector housing 21 of each pin terminal 23 is connected to the harness side. Various sensors are connected via the connector 19 and the wire harness 18.

Therefore, one connector housing 21
The flat terminals 22 forming the first terminal group and the pin terminals 23 forming the second terminal group are housed therein, and at least a part of the lead-out terminals of the flat terminals 22 to the outside of the connector housing 21 are accommodated. Since the connector portion 26 is formed, the connector portion 26 and the bus bar 1 of the junction block 10 are
By simply fitting the connector portion 11a having a part of 0a as a terminal, the internal component of the apparatus and the connector 20 can be easily connected, and the conventional soldering step is unnecessary.

(Second Embodiment) FIG. 6 is a sectional plan view of a second embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 6A, the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 3A indicate the same or corresponding ones, and
The difference from (a) is that instead of the connector portion 11a of the junction block 10, the connection terminal 32 is connected to the tip of the wire harness 30 connected to the motor 5, and the housing 33 is provided to accommodate the connection terminal 32. The connector portion 34 is attached to form the connector portion 34, and as shown in FIG. 6B, the connector portion 34 and the connector portion 26 are fitted to connect the flat terminal 22 and the wire harness 30. is there.

Therefore, according to the second embodiment, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained.

(Third Embodiment) FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 8 is a perspective view as seen obliquely from the rear and above, and FIG.
Is a cutaway plan view, and FIG. 10 is an AB in which this connector is used.
It is an exploded perspective view showing an integrated unit in S.

The structure of the integrated unit in the ABS in which the connector of this embodiment is used is basically the same as that shown in FIG. 5, and instead of the connector portion 11a of the junction block 10 in FIG. And FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3A, as in the case of FIG. 3A, a rectangular tubular housing 36 that accommodates the connection terminal 27 formed by bending a part of the bus bar 10 a is provided at the lower left front surface of the junction block 10. 5 is different from that of FIG. 5 in that the connector 20 is formed integrally with the portion and a connector 40 having a slightly different structure from the connector 20 in FIG. 5 is fixed to the printed circuit board 9.

By the way, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, this connector 40 is integrally formed on the board 41a and the front side of the board 41a, and the above-mentioned harness side connector 19 is formed.
A connector housing 41 fixed to the printed circuit board 9 and comprising a rectangular tube-shaped housing body 41b into which
Two flat terminals 42, which are arranged side by side on the lower side of the connector housing 41 and are connected to the outside of the connector housing 41, which are large-current connecting terminals, and a flat terminal 42 on the upper side of the connector housing 41. The latter half of the connector housing 41 is composed of a plurality of pin terminals 43 which are connection terminals for a small current led to the outside of the connector housing 41. The lead-out portion of each pin terminal 43 to the outside of the connector housing 41 is a connector housing 41. Is fixed to the printed circuit board 9 and is electrically connected to mounting components of the printed circuit board 9.

Then, as shown in FIG. 9A, the front portion of the relay terminal 45 having the outer shape as shown in FIG. 8 is attached to the lead-out portion of the flat terminal 42 to the outside of the connector housing 41. As shown in b), the rear portion of the relay terminal 45 and the connection terminal 27 are electrically connected in the housing 36 so that the bus bar 10a and the flat terminal 42 are connected via the relay terminal 45. The flat terminal 42 connected to is further connected to a motor or the like via the wire harness 30 (see FIG. 10).

Here, the pin terminals 43 are connected to various sensors and the like through the harness side connector 19 and the like, and the flat terminals 42 are connected to the battery inside the connector housing 41 through the harness side connector 19 and the like. Is the same as in the first embodiment.

Therefore, according to the third embodiment, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained.

Of course, the wire harness and the flat terminal 42 may be connected by the relay terminal 45 shown in the third embodiment.

In each of the above embodiments, the case where the first terminal group is a flat terminal and the second terminal is a pin terminal has been described, but it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to these.

Furthermore, for a large current in the housing,
The arrangement of each terminal group for small current is not limited to that shown in each of the above embodiments.

Needless to say, the present invention can be applied not only to the above-mentioned integrated unit in the ABS but also to various systems such as a traction control system (TCS).

[0041]

As described above, according to the connector of the present invention, the connector portion is formed on at least a part of the lead-out portion of the first terminal group in the connector housing to the outside of the connector housing. It suffices to fit the connector section and the connector section on the component side that can be fitted to this without soldering work, and the connector and the component can be easily connected, reducing the number of connection steps. There is an advantage that it can be achieved.

Also, by providing a relay terminal on at least a part of the first terminal group, the same effect as the above can be obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a first embodiment of the present invention in use.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the first embodiment seen from diagonally above and behind.

FIG. 3 is a sectional plan view of the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an integrated unit in an ABS in which the connector of the first embodiment is used.

5 is an exploded perspective view of the unit of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a cutaway plan view of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a third embodiment of the present invention in use.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the third embodiment as seen from diagonally above and behind.

FIG. 9 is a sectional plan view of the third embodiment.

FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of an integrated unit in an ABS in which the connector of the first embodiment is used.

[Explanation of symbols]

10a Bus bar 11a Connector part 21,41 Connector housing 22,42 Flat terminal (terminal of the first terminal group for large current) 23,43 Pin terminal (terminal of the second terminal group for small current) 26 Connector part 29 Housing 30 Wire harness 34 Connector part 36 Housing 45 Relay terminal

Continued Front Page (72) Inventor Isao Isao 1-3-3 Shimaya, Konohana-ku, Osaka City Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. Osaka Works (72) Inventor Kenji Nakai 1-3-3 Shimaya, Konohana-ku, Osaka Sumitomo Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Osaka Works (72) Inventor Seiji Ueda 1-3-3 Shimaya, Konohana-ku, Osaka City Sumitomo Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Osaka Works (72) Inventor Hitoshi Hashiba 1-1, Shimaya, Konohana-ku, Osaka City No. 3 Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. Osaka Works (72) Inventor, Tadashi Wada 1-3-1, Shimaya, Konohana-ku, Osaka City Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. Osaka Works

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A connector housing provided on the device side for electrically connecting the inside of the device and the outside of the device, the connector housing fixedly supported by a casing of the device, and the first component inside the device electrically connected. A connector including a first terminal group configured by terminals electrically connected to each other and a second terminal group configured by terminals electrically connected to a second component inside the device, wherein A connector, wherein a connector portion is formed on at least a part of a portion of the first terminal group in the housing, which is led out to the outside of the connector housing. 2. A connector provided on the device side for electrically connecting the inside of the device to the outside of the device, the connector housing fixedly supported by a casing of the device, and the first component inside the device electrically connected. A first terminal group formed of terminals that are electrically connected to each other, and a second terminal group formed of terminals that are electrically connected to a second component inside the device, wherein A connector in which a relay terminal is provided on at least a part of the first terminal group.