JPH1154229A - Conductive connector - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the load applied to electric wires and miniaturize the outline of a connector so as to improve reliability and appearance by making mutual first terminals, mutual second terminals, and the first and second terminals conductive to each other via a common terminal. SOLUTION: A conductive connector 10 has female terminals 5 respectively mounted in terminal connectors 13, 14 so that the fitting directions coincide with the extended directions of electric wires C, so that at the time of fitting the terminal connectors 13, 14 to a common connector 16, the female terminals 5 are connected, as they are, to male terminals 17a on both sides of a common terminal 17 in the common connector 16 to obtain conductivity, and the conductive connector 10 can be fixed, as it is, to a wire harness. The electric wires C can therefore be made conductive, without pulling out the electric wires C extra or applying load to the electric wires C. The conductive connector 10 is also prevented from becoming wide and large-sized, since the female terminals 5 which have been divided for each extended direction of the electric wires C are mounted in the terminal connectors 13, 14.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a conductive connector, and more particularly to a conductive connector capable of conducting between wires connected to an electric device in the extending direction thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, among wire harnesses for electrically connecting electrical devices, for example, wires connected to the ground and wires using a common electrical signal are connected to the same terminal of the electrical device. Is unsuitable, so that only one electric wire is connected to the terminal of the electric device by conducting the electric current on the way.

For example, as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the electrical connection between the electric wires is performed by a bus bar connector 3 for accommodating a so-called bus bar 1 in a housing 2 in which the rear ends of a plurality of male terminals 1a are shared. And a female terminal 5 which can be connected to the male terminal 1a of the bus bar 1 and electrically connected thereto.
Is connected to each of the electric wires C that need to be electrically connected, a terminal connector 7 housed in the housing 6 is produced, and the female terminals 5 are connected to the male terminals 1a of the bus bar 1 by fitting the connectors 3 and 7 together. The connection between the electric wires C is thus performed.

[0004]

However, in such conventional conduction between the electric wires, the electric wire C is pulled out from the wire harness W in a direction in which the electric wire C is bent with respect to the extending direction, and the electric wire C is drawn. After a terminal connector 7 for accommodating the connected female terminal 5 is manufactured and a wiring check is performed, the terminal connector 7 is fitted to the bus bar connector 3 to conduct the electric wire C via the bus bar 1.

[0005] Therefore, the fitted terminal connector 7 and busbar connector 3 are connected to the electric wire C as shown in FIG.
Is bent with the tape T to the wire harness W in a state where the wire C is bent, so that a load is applied to the electric wire C and the appearance is not excellent. In addition, the wire C needs to be pulled out extra to bend, which leads to an increase in cost. Furthermore, since the female terminal 5 connected to the electric wire C is housed in the terminal connector 7 from the same direction, the external shape becomes large, and there is a problem that a large space is required.

Therefore, the present invention realizes a reduction in the load applied to the wires and a reduction in the size of the connector by conducting the wires in the direction in which they extend, thereby achieving excellent reliability and appearance and space saving. It is another object of the present invention to provide a connector capable of reducing costs.

[0007]

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a conduction connector for conducting an electric wire to be attached to an electric device, wherein a plurality of first terminals connected to the electric wire are accommodated. A first connector to be mounted, a second connector to accommodate a plurality of second terminals to which electric wires different from the first terminal are connected, and a first terminal in which each of the first and second connectors is fitted from opposite directions. And a common connector for accommodating a common terminal connected to the second terminal, wherein the first terminals, the second terminals, and the first and second terminals are conducted through the common terminal. Is what you do.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a conduction connector for conducting an electric wire attached to an electric device, wherein the plurality of first terminals connected to the electric wire are accommodated. A first connector to be mounted, a second connector to accommodate a plurality of second terminals to which electric wires different from the first terminal are connected, and a first connector when the first and second connectors are fitted from opposite directions. A common terminal connected to the first terminal and the second terminal, wherein the first terminals, the second terminals, and the first and second terminals are conducted through the common terminal. .

According to the present invention, the first and second connectors can be fitted from opposite directions to connect the respective first and second terminals to the common terminal so as to conduct. Therefore, the electric wire may be connected to the first or second terminal housed in the first or second connector in the extending direction. According to the first aspect of the present invention, the common terminal is housed in the common connector, and the first and second connectors are respectively fitted to the common connector to connect the first and second terminals to the common terminal. You. According to the second aspect of the present invention, the common terminal is connected to each of the first and second terminals when the first and second connectors are fitted.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 are views showing one embodiment of a conductive connector according to the present invention, and this embodiment corresponds to the first aspect of the present invention. In the present embodiment, the same components as those of the above-described related art will be described using the same reference numerals.

In FIG. 1 and FIG.
Are female terminals (first and second terminals) 5 to which the electric wires C drawn from the wire harness W and required to be electrically connected are connected.
And a pair of terminal connectors (first and second connectors) 13 and 14 for accommodating the terminal connectors in the housings 11 and 12, respectively. A common connector 16 is provided, and the female terminals 5 of the terminal connectors 13 and 14 are connected and accommodated with the electric wires C distributed in each extending direction.

The common connector 16 has a built-in common terminal 17 that can extend from the common portion and connect to the female terminals 5 in both directions in which the terminal connectors 13 and 14 are fitted. Terminal connectors 13, 14
When these are fitted, conduction between both female terminals 5 can be established via the common terminal 17.

Therefore, the electric wires C which need to be electrically connected to the wire harness W are connected to the female terminals 5 so that the tips can be brought into contact with each other, and the female terminals 5 are connected in the extending direction of each electric wire C. The female terminal 5 is connected to the male terminal 17a of the common terminal 17 only by checking the wiring and fitting the terminal connectors 13 and 14 to the common connector 16 after that. Thus, electrical continuity between the electric wires C can be achieved.

When the conductive connector 10 is fixed to the wire harness W, as shown in FIG.
May be wound with a tape T while being extended in the extending direction, and the terminal connectors 13 and 14 accommodate the female terminals 5 connected to the electric wires C distributed in each extending direction. It can be made compact without becoming sparse.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the conductive connector 10 accommodates the female terminals 5 in the terminal connectors 13 and 14 such that the fitting direction coincides with the extending direction of the electric wire C. When the terminal connectors 13 and 14 are fitted to the common connector 16, the female terminal 5 can be directly connected to the male terminals 17 a on both sides of the common terminal 17 in the common connector 16, and the wires can be connected in the same posture. It can be fixed to the harness W. Therefore, the electric wire C can be conducted without drawing out the electric wire C excessively and without applying a load to the electric wire C. Further, the conductive connector 10 accommodates the female terminals 5 distributed in the extending direction of the electric wire C in the terminal connectors 13 and 14, so that the conductive connector 10 does not become large and large. As a result, the conductive connector 10 has excellent reliability and appearance,
Conduction between the electric wires C can be obtained in a small space and at low cost.

As another mode of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the housing 11 of the terminal connector 13 is fitted to the tip of the housing 12 of the terminal connector 14 when fitted.
May be provided. In this case, even if the housing 15 of the common connector 16 is omitted, only the common terminal 17 is exposed to the terminal connector 13 without being exposed to the outside.
14, the terminal connector 13,
By connecting the male terminal 17a of the common terminal 17 between the 14 and the female terminal 5, conduction between the electric wires C can be established (claim 2).

[0017]

According to the present invention, an electric wire is connected to each of the first and second terminals so that the extending direction of the first and second connectors coincides with the fitting direction of the first and second connectors. The first and second terminals can be connected to the common terminal while being extended in the existing direction to conduct electricity. Therefore, since there is no need to bend the wire, there is no need to extraly pull out the wire and no load is applied. Further, since the first and second terminals face each other and are connected to the common terminal, the connector does not become wide and large. As a result, it is possible to provide a connector that is excellent in reliability and appearance, and that can establish conduction between electric wires in a small space and at low cost.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view showing one embodiment of a conductive connector according to the present invention, and is a perspective view showing a schematic overall configuration thereof.

FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional plan view showing the internal configuration.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a state of use.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing another embodiment and showing an internal configuration thereof.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating the conventional example.

FIGS. 6A and 6B are diagrams showing the internal configuration, wherein FIG. 6A is a perspective view thereof, and FIG. 6B is a partially enlarged perspective view thereof.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a state of use.

[Explanation of symbols]

 5 Female terminals (first and second terminals) 10 Conductive connectors 13 and 14 Terminal connectors (first and second connectors) 16 Common connector 17a Male terminal 17 Common connector C Electric wire W Wire harness

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A conductive connector for conducting an electric wire attached to an electric device, comprising: a first connector for accommodating a plurality of first terminals connected to the electric wire; and a plurality of connectors connected to an electric wire different from the first terminal. A second connector accommodating the second terminal; and a common connector accommodating a common terminal connected to the first terminal and the second terminal by fitting each of the first and second connectors from opposite directions. A continuity connector characterized in that continuity is established between first terminals, between second terminals, and between first and second terminals via a common terminal. 2. A conduction connector for conducting an electric wire attached to an electric device, comprising: a first connector for accommodating a plurality of first terminals connected to the electric wire; and a plurality of connectors connected to an electric wire different from the first terminal. A first connector for accommodating the second terminal, and a common terminal connected to the first terminal and the second terminal when the first and second connectors are fitted from opposite directions; A continuity connector, wherein continuity is established between the second terminals and between the first and second terminals via a common terminal.