JPH1186918A - Conducting connector - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the deterioration in workability in the following process and reduce the number of part items by conducting a conducting terminal connected to a wire by a short-circuiting member in the state where a plurality of conducting terminals are juxtaposed and housed within a housing, and connecting a connecting terminal connected to the other wire to the conducting terminal within the housing. SOLUTION: A wire E connected to a conducting terminal 12 housed and juxtaposed within a housing 11 is conducted by inserting the pressure contact edge 13a of a short-circuiting member 13 through the insert port 15 of the housing 11 by rotating a rotating cover 18 to cut a coating, and pressing the pressure contact edge 13a into contact with a core wire. Thus, the wire E connected to the conducting terminal 12 can be easily conducted by rotating the rotating cover 18. A connector for housing a connecting terminal connected to the other wire E is fitted thereto, whereby the connecting terminal is connected to the conducting terminal 12 to electrically connect (conduct) also the other wire E.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a continuity connector, and more particularly, to a continuity connector capable of conducting between terminals in a connector without using another connector.

[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. Since it is inappropriate to perform the connection, only one electric wire is connected to the terminal of the electric device by conducting the electric current on the way.

As shown in FIG. 6, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, the electrical connection between the electric wires is performed by stripping the cover of the electric wire E and crimping the splice terminal 1 to the core wire C, and then winding the tape 2 to obtain insulation. As shown in FIG. 7, the plurality of press-connecting blades 3a of the conductive plate (short-circuit member) 3 are not
In this case, the core wire C is pressed into contact with the core wire C to make it conductive, and then housed in a resin case 4 to maintain the pressure-contact state together with insulation.

As shown in FIG. 8, a so-called joint connector 6 for accommodating a so-called bus bar 5 having a plurality of male terminals 5a is prepared.
A terminal connector 8 housed by connecting a female terminal 7 that can be electrically connected to and connected to a wire E that needs to be electrically connected.
And the connectors 6 and 8 are fitted together to establish conduction between the electric wires E.

[0005]

However, in such a conventional continuity between electric wires, the splice terminal 1 is not used.
In either case of crimping or pressing of the press contact blade 3a, a plurality of types of splice terminals 1, conductive plates 3, and cases 4 corresponding to the size and number of the electric wires E to be conducted must be prepared. In addition, when the joint connector 6 is used, the joint connector 6 must be prepared as a separate component in addition to the terminal connector 8, which increases the component cost.

Further, in such conduction between the electric wires E,
As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the sub-harnesses W1 and W2 having the connector 9 connected to both ends are made into one wire harness W for conducting between the electric wires E, so that the scale of the wire harness W is large. There is also a problem that it is difficult to handle and the work of the next process becomes difficult.

[0007] Therefore, the present invention provides a connector capable of reducing the number of components without lowering the workability of the next step by realizing conduction between electric wires without using a joint connector or the like. The purpose is to do.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of conductive terminals connected to an electric wire are electrically connected by a short-circuit member in a state of being housed in parallel in a housing. Later, a conductive connector for electrically connecting the wires connected to these terminals by connecting the connection terminals connected to other wires to the conductive terminals in the housing, wherein the housing has An insertion opening that opens so that the connected electric wire faces the outside, a short-circuit member having a plurality of press-contact blades cut into a coating of the electric wire and pressed against a core wire of the electric wire, and the short-circuit member faces the insertion hole. A rotating cover fixed to the side and a hinge mechanism rotatably supporting one end of the rotating cover so as to insert the press-contact blade of the short-circuit member from the insertion port. It is.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the electric wire housed in the housing and connected to the parallel conducting terminals is configured such that the press-connecting blade of the short-circuit member is rotated by rotating the rotating cover. It is inserted from the insertion opening and cut into the coating, and the press-contact blade is pressed against the core wire to conduct electricity. Therefore, by rotating the rotating cover, the electric wire connected to the conducting terminal can be easily conducted, and by fitting a connector accommodating the connecting terminal connected to the other electric wire, the connecting terminal is connected. The other electric wires are electrically connected (conductive) by being connected to the conductive terminal.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, the short-circuit member is divided so as to be electrically insulated between any press-contact blades. Things. According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the electric wire connected to the conductive terminal, the press-contact blade for each of the divided short-circuit members is pressed against the core wire. Therefore, the electric wire is conducted for each divided short-circuit member.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first or second aspect of the present invention, a press-contact blade of a short-circuit member is inserted into the rotary cover from an insertion port of a housing, and a core wire of the electric wire is provided. A holding portion that engages with the housing when pressed against the core to hold the pressure contact between the pressure contact blade and the core wire of the electric wire. According to the third aspect of the invention, when the rotating cover is rotated to press the press-contact blade of the short-circuit member against the core wire of the electric wire, the holding portion engages with the housing and rotates in the opposite direction. Is restricted. Therefore,
The press contact between the press contact blade of the short circuit member and the core wire of the electric wire is maintained.

[0012] The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claims 1 to 3.
In addition to the configuration of the invention described in any one of the above, the hinge mechanism has a rotating fulcrum movable away from a fixed position of the rotating cover to the housing, and a short circuit fixed to the rotating cover. The pressure contact blade of the member is configured to be vertically cut into the electric wire. According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the rotating cover is rotated at a rotating fulcrum of a hinge mechanism movable away from a position fixed to the housing, so that the press-connecting blade of the short-circuit member is perpendicular to the covering of the electric wire. It can be cut from the direction and pressed against the core wire. Therefore, there is no load to shift the conductive terminal housed in the housing in the housing direction.

[0013] The invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to claims 1 to 4.
In addition to the configuration of the invention described in any one of the above, the conductive terminal is a male terminal connectable to a female terminal connection terminal. According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the conductive terminal for connecting the press-contact blade of the short-circuit member to the wire for pressing the core wire against the core wire is a male terminal. Therefore, the female terminals of the connection terminals can be connected.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 5 are views showing one embodiment of a conductive connector according to the present invention. 1 to 3, a conductive connector 10 includes a housing 11 that can be fitted to the terminal connector 101 shown in FIGS.
A male terminal (conduction terminal) 12 connectable to a female terminal (connection terminal) housed in 101, and a plurality of cuts made in the sheath of the electric wire E connected to the male terminal 12 and pressed against the core wire C. And a conductive plate (short-circuit member) 13 having a press-contact blade 13a. In the following description, the terminal connector 10
The case of connecting to 1 will be described.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the housing 11 and the male terminal 12 are provided with a swing projection 11a on the ceiling side, and the male terminal 12 is housed in the housing 11. A lance hook 12a that engages after swinging the swing projection 11a when mounting is formed,
After the male terminals 12 are housed in the housing 11 in a parallel state, the male terminals 12 are not moved in the housing direction when the terminal connectors 101 are fitted and the female terminals are connected. In addition, 12b in FIG. 2 is a crimping piece for crimping the core wire C of the electric wire E, and 11b in FIG. 3 is a projection provided on the housing 11 so as to engage with the fitted terminal connector 101.

The housing 11 is formed so that a press-contact blade 13a of a conductive plate 13 extending in a direction perpendicular to the housing direction can be inserted vertically.
On the upper surface), a plurality of insertion ports 15 are formed so that the electric wires E connected to the male terminals 12 are exposed to the outside, and the hinge mechanism 17 on one side where the insertion port 15 is opened is rotatable. The conductive plate 13 is press-fitted into the rib 18a on the lower surface (the rotational direction side opposite to one surface side of the housing 11) of the rotary cover 18 that is supported by and closes the insertion port 15. Hinge mechanism 17
Is provided with a support portion 17c that rotatably supports the rotating cover 18 by using two positions on one surface side of the housing 11 and the rotating cover 18 as rotating fulcrums 17a and 17b, and the hinge mechanism 17 includes: Rotate the cover 18 to the fulcrum 17a on the housing 11 side.
(A fixed position) and can be rotated by a rotatable fulcrum 17b at a position distant from the fulcrum 17a.
The pressure contact blade 13a can be inserted into the insertion port 15 of the housing 11 from the vertical direction, cut into the electric wire E connected to the male terminal 12, and press-contacted. Also, the rotating cover 18 has
A side plate 19 facing the side surface of the housing 11 when the press contact blade 13a of the conductive plate 13 is pressed against the electric wire E of the male terminal 12 is provided. A projection 19a that fits into the hole 11c and fixes the rotating cover 18 to the housing 11 is formed.

As shown in FIG. 3, the housing 11 has ribs 11 for supporting the male terminal 12 side and the receiving port side of the electric wire E.
The ribs 11d and 11e form a so-called strain relief structure that sandwiches the electric wire E in a crank shape between the electric wire E and the press-contact blade 13a of the conduction plate 13, and is rotated by the hinge mechanism 17. When the cover 18 is rotated and the press-contact blade 13a of the conductive plate 13 is inserted into the insertion port 15 from the vertical direction,
The covering of the wire E is cut into the press contact blade 13a near the rib 11d, and the wire E is allowed to bend when a load is applied thereafter.

Therefore, the male terminal 12 is provided in the housing 11.
By rotating the rotating cover 18 in the state of being accommodated and arranged in parallel, the press-contact blade 13a of the conductive plate 13 is vertically inserted from the insertion port 15 to cover the electric wire E connected to the male terminal 12. The female terminal is connected to the male terminal 12 by fitting the terminal connector 101, and then the wire E of the male terminal 12 is pressed into contact with the pressing blade 13a.
Can also be conducted between the electric wires E connected to the female terminals via the conducting plate 13 which presses and contacts the conductors.

At this time, since the press contact blade 13 of the conductive plate 13 cuts vertically into the coating of the electric wire E, no load is applied to the male terminal 12 connected to the electric wire E in the housing direction. Further, since the electric wire E is supported by the ribs 11d and 11e, it can bend even if a load is applied after the press-contact blade 13a of the conductive plate 13 cuts into the coating and press-contacts the core wire C,
Even if the size of the electric wire E is different, the press-contact blade 13a of the conduction plate 13 can be pressed against the core wire C of the electric wire E without giving an excessive load. Furthermore, the side plate of the rotating cover 18
The projection 19a of the housing 19 fits into the holding hole 11c of the housing 11, so that the rotation in the reverse direction can be restricted, and the press contact between the press contact blade 13a of the conductive plate 13 and the core wire C of the electric wire E is held. be able to.

As described above, in this embodiment, the electric wire E
After housing the male terminals 12 connected to the housing 11 in the housing 11 and arranging them, the rotating cover 18 is simply rotated by the hinge mechanism 17, and the press-contact blade 13 a of the conductive plate 13 is vertically moved from the insertion port 15. The wire E connected to the male terminal 12 is cut into the wire E, and the wire E is pressed into contact with the core wire C. The wires E can be electrically connected by the conductive plate 13. And
By fitting the terminal connector 101 accommodating the female terminal to the conductive connector 10, it is also possible to conduct between the electric wires E of the female terminal connected to the male terminal 12. Therefore, the electric wires E can be electrically connected by a simple operation just by rotating the rotation cover 18, and as shown in FIG. 5, the sub-harness W1 and the sub-harness W2 are assembled in the next step. Can be.

At this time, the rotating cover 18 is
Thereby, the press-contact blade 13 of the conductive plate 13 can be vertically cut into the coating of the electric wire E and can be rotated so as to press against the core wire C, so that the male terminal 12 is not displaced in the housing 11. In addition, the rotation cover 18 can hold the press contact between the press contact blade 13a of the conduction plate 13 and the core wire C of the electric wire E by the protrusion 19a of the side plate 19 being fitted into the holding hole 11c of the housing 11, and by vibration or the like. It can be prevented that the pressure contact state is loosened and conduction failure occurs. Further, the electric wire E to which the press contact blade 13a of the conductive plate 13 presses is provided by the strain relief structure of the ribs 11d and 11e of the housing 11.
After the pressure contact of the wire 13a, the wire 13a can escape in the shape of a crank, and the size of the electric wire E can be absorbed to some extent.

Further, the rotating cover 18 is
11 is integrally attached to the wire 11 by integral molding or the like.
Can be reduced, and even if it is forgotten, the electric wire E can be made conductive simply by rotating without going to take parts. Also,
As another aspect of the present embodiment, although not shown, instead of one conductive plate 13 for conducting between the male terminals 12 in the present embodiment, for example, a divided conductive plate divided into two between press-contact blades 13a is used. May be press-fitted into the rotating cover 18 so as not to contact each other, and the divided conductive plates may be connected between the electric wires E connected to the male terminals 12 (claim 2). With such a configuration, for example, the electric wire can be branched by connecting, for example, only one female terminal to the male terminal 12 connected to the electric wire E conducted by one split conducting plate.

Further, in the present embodiment, the hinge mechanism 17 for rotating the rotation cover 18 by the two rotation fulcrums 17a and 17b of the support portion 17c is provided, but instead of the support portion 17c, the hinge mechanism 17 can be bent. By providing a hinge mechanism having a plate-like support portion having a constant width, the rotation cover 18 can be moved in a free direction (rotation at a free position), and the press-contact blade 13a of the conduction plate 13 is formed. Can be easily inserted vertically from the insertion port 15 (claim 4).

[0024]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the electric wire connected to the conductive terminal in the housing can be configured such that the press-connecting blade of the short-circuit member is inserted into the housing by simply turning the turning cover. Can be inserted into the sheath and cut into the coating, and the press-contact blade can be pressed into contact with the core wire to conduct electricity.
Therefore, by fitting a connector accommodating the connection terminals connected to the other wires, it is possible to conduct the wires connected to these terminals. As a result, it is possible to conduct the electric wires between the electric wires by a simple operation only by rotating the rotating cover, and it is possible to reduce the number of parts without lowering the workability in the next step. In addition, since the rotating cover is integrally attached to the housing, parts management is easy, and the rotating cover can be rotated without forgetting to conduct between the electric wires. Electric wires can be easily conducted without going.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the short-circuit member divides an arbitrary portion of the press-connecting blade in an electrically insulated state, so that the electric wire connected to the conductive terminal is divided for each divided short-circuit member. Can be conducted. Therefore, it is possible to conduct between the wires in an arbitrary pattern, for example,
The electric wire can also be branched according to the pattern of the terminals housed in the housing.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the rotating cover is rotated to press the press-contact blade of the short-circuit member against the core wire of the electric wire, the holding portion is engaged with the housing so that the pressing member is engaged with the housing. The pressure contact state can be maintained. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the short-circuit member from moving due to vibration or the like and loosening the press-contact of the press-contact blade to cause conduction failure. According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the rotating cover is rotated about the movably supported rotating fulcrum to cut the press-contact blade of the short-circuit member from the vertical direction into the covering of the electric wire and press-contact the core wire thereof. Can be done. Therefore, the conductive terminals in the housing are not shifted in the receiving direction.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the conductive terminal for connecting the press-connecting blade of the short-circuit member to the electric wire for press-contacting the core wire is a male terminal. The female terminal is connected to the conduction terminal, and other electric wires can be electrically connected (conductive).

[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 side view showing an electric wire connected to the conduction terminal and a press-contact blade of a short-circuit member.

FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional side view showing a state where the conductive terminal is housed in a housing.

FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged plan view illustrating its use.

FIG. 5 is a conceptual plan view of the whole of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating a conventional technique for conducting electric wires.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating a conventional technique different from FIG.

FIG. 8 is a conceptual plan view illustrating a conventional technique different from FIGS. 6 and 7;

FIG. 9 is a conceptual plan view for explaining the problem of the related art shown in FIGS. 6 and 7.

FIG. 10 is a conceptual plan view illustrating the problem of the conventional technique shown in FIG. 8.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Conductive connector 11 Housing 12 Male terminal (Conducting terminal) 13 Conducting plate (Short circuit member) 13a Press-contact blade 15 Insertion port 17 Hinge mechanism 17a, 17b Rotating fulcrum 18 Rotating cover 19 Side plate 19a Projection (holding part) E Electric wire W Harness

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A connection terminal connected to another electric wire is connected to a conduction terminal in the housing after a plurality of conduction terminals connected to the electric wire are placed in a housing in parallel and housed in a housing, and are electrically connected by a short-circuit member. A conductive connector for electrically connecting the wires connected to these terminals by coupling, wherein the housing has an insertion opening that opens the wire connected to the conductive terminal to the outside, A short-circuit member having a plurality of press-contact blades cut into the coating and pressed against the core wire of the electric wire, a rotating cover fixed to the side facing the insertion port with the short-circuit member, and a press-contact blade of the short-circuit member inserted. A hinge mechanism rotatably supporting one end of the rotating cover so as to be inserted from a mouth. 2. The short-circuiting member is divided so as to be electrically insulated between any press-contact blades.
3. The continuity connector according to claim 1. 3. A press-contact blade of a short-circuit member is inserted into the rotary cover from an insertion port of the housing and pressed against a core wire of the electric wire, and engages with the housing to engage the press-contact blade with the core wire of the electric wire. The conductive connector according to claim 1, further comprising a holding portion for holding the pressure contact of the conductive connector. 4. The hinge mechanism has a rotation fulcrum movable away from a position where the rotation cover is fixed to the housing, and a press-contact blade of a short-circuit member fixed to the rotation cover is attached to the electric wire. The conductive connector according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the conductive connector is configured to be cut vertically. 5. The conduction connector according to claim 1, wherein said conduction terminal is a male terminal connectable to a connection terminal of a female terminal.