KR20130121644A - Connector having protect plate - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a connector including a protection plate which protects a tap terminal in a transfer process of a combination connector for a vehicle and includes: a cap housing which includes a plurality of tap terminals, the protection plate which is mounted in the cap housing and protects the tap terminals, a plug housing which is mounted on the protection plate, and a lever housing which is mounted in the plug housing. Damage to the tap terminal is prevented when the connector is transferred.

Description

Connector having protect plate {Connector having protect plate}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a connector with a protective plate, and more particularly to a connector with a protective plate for protecting a tab terminal generated during the transfer of a vehicle combination connector.

In addition, the present invention relates to a connector that not only protects a tab terminal generated in the process of mounting and detaching a vehicle combination connector, but also easily realizes mounting and detachment.

The present invention also relates to a method of coupling and detaching a connector that can protect a tab terminal while easily coupling and detaching a cap housing and a plug housing.

In accordance with the trend of advanced and multifunctional devices, such as the improvement of the engine performance of the vehicle and the mounting of various convenience devices, many electronic devices and controllers are mounted in the vehicle, and power lines, control signal lines, and communication lines between the various electronic devices are provided. Cables and the like are installed in a predetermined arrangement, including wiring harnesses including the back.

In particular, a connector is mounted at one end of a wiring harness or a cable for electrical connection between controllers, including various electric appliances, and the connector is manufactured in different shapes according to the rated capacity of the electric appliance and the specification of the wire used.

As a result, assembling a plurality of connectors for connecting various wiring harnesses and the like in-line, it is a cause of increase in the work man.

One example of the technique for solving such a problem is described in Documents 1 and 2 below.

For example, Patent Document 1 below is provided with three connectors, the first of the three connectors is a box-shaped structure with an open top, the second connector is composed of a cap housing and plug housing for electrical connection, The three connectors are assembled as plug structures for electrical connection.

In addition, Patent Literature 2 below includes a main body having a first connector portion coupled to a second connector portion at one side having a plurality of connection terminals therein, and inserted or drawn out at both sides of the main body, respectively, so that the first connector portion and the second connector portion A connector including a sliding guide member for coupling or disconnecting the connecting terminals and a lever member coupled to connect both sliding guide members so as to simultaneously pull out or insert the connecting terminals and rotatably formed and a front or rear side of the main body; A connector having a cable cover included in the cable cover is disclosed.

Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 10-1091660 (2011.12.02 registration) Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 2011-0120549 (2011.11.04 published)

However, in the conventional technology as described above, there is a problem in that some of the plurality of tab terminals are bent or cut in a transport process for mounting on a vehicle after manufacturing the connector.

In addition, in order to solve the above problems, when providing a protective cap for protecting the tab terminal, it is necessary to attach a protective cap during manufacture and to remove the protective cap when mounting to a vehicle, thus increasing the number of processes. There was a problem.

Moreover, when the connector is detached after the vehicle is mounted, there is also a problem that the tab terminal is damaged.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the problems as described above, and to provide a connector that provides a protective plate to prevent damage to the tab terminal during transport of the connector.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a connector that provides a protective plate to prevent deformation of the tab terminal during assembly and disassembly of the connector.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a method of coupling and detaching a connector which can protect a tab terminal while easily coupling or detaching a cap housing and a plug housing.

In order to achieve the above object, a connector according to the present invention includes a cap housing having a plurality of tab terminals, a protective plate mounted in the cap housing to protect the tab terminal, a plug housing mounted on the protective plate, and mounted on the plug housing. And a lever housing, wherein the protection plate is movable up and down in the cap housing by the raising member and the lowering member.

In addition, in the connector according to the present invention, the protective plate is characterized in that it is kept spaced apart by a predetermined distance in the cap housing to protect the plurality of tab terminals.

In the connector according to the present invention, the protective plate is in close contact with the cap housing by being mounted in the cap housing.

Further, in the connector according to the present invention, a plurality of guard plate locking members are provided in the cap housing to keep the guard plate spaced apart by a predetermined distance so as to function as the lifting member and the lower member. It characterized in that a plurality of plug locking member made of.

In the connector according to the present invention, the plurality of protective plate locking members are formed of a flat part and a protrusion projecting from the flat part, and are spaced apart from an inner surface of the cap housing.

In addition, in the connector according to the present invention, a plurality of locking grooves that are caught by the plurality of protective plate locking members is provided outside the protective plate.

In the connector according to the present invention, the plurality of protective plate locking members are made of a variable type, and the plug housing moves a plurality of protective plate locking members to separate the plurality of locking grooves and the plurality of protective plate locking members. Characterized in that the separation projection is provided.

In the connector according to the present invention, the cap housing is provided with a plurality of separation preventing members for preventing the separation of the protective plate, the plug housing is provided with a plurality of fixing projections that are caught by the plurality of plug locking members. It features.

In addition, in the connector according to the present invention, each of the plurality of anti-separation protrusions has a flat bottom, and has a surface inclined from the top to the bottom, and each of the plurality of protective plate locking members has a flat top, It is characterized by having a surface inclined from the top to the bottom.

In addition, in the connector according to the present invention, the plurality of separating projections and the plurality of fixing projections are made of inclined surfaces of the upper and lower portions, respectively, and the plurality of plug locking members are respectively inclined surfaces of the upper and lower portions. Characterized in that made.

In the connector according to the present invention, the lowering member is characterized in that the protective plate is formed so that the protective plate is lowered by the coupling of the initial state of the protective plate is terminated by the plug housing introduced into the cap housing.

In the connector according to the present invention, the lifting member is formed so that the protection plate is raised and maintained in an initial state due to the upward movement of the plug housing.

Further, in the connector according to the present invention, the initial state of the protection plate is characterized in that it is held by the protection plate engaging member in the cap housing and the locking groove formed in the protection plate correspondingly.

In the connector according to the present invention, the lifting member is provided with a separating protrusion formed in the plug housing so as to release the coupling force of the initial state.

In addition, the method of coupling the connector according to the present invention in order to achieve the above object is a coupling method of the connector for coupling the cap housing and the plug housing, (a) to protect the tab terminal spaced apart by a predetermined distance within the cap housing Mounting a protective plate, (b) mounting the plug housing to the protective plate, (c) rotating the lever housing to bring the protective plate into close contact with the cap housing, and in step (a) the cap The protective plate mounted in the housing is movable up and down in the cap housing, and is not drawn out of the cap housing.

As described above, according to the connector according to the present invention, the effect of preventing damage to the tab terminal at the time of conveyance of the connector with the protective plate mounted in the cap housing is obtained.

Further, according to the connector according to the present invention, since the cap housing and the plug housing are coupled or separated while the protection plate is mounted in the cap housing, the effect of preventing damage to the tab terminal during the joining or separating process can be obtained. Lose.

Further, according to the connector according to the present invention, since the cap housing and the plug housing are coupled or separated in a state in which the protective plate protecting the tab terminal is mounted in the cap housing, the protective plate is guided and coupled to the tab terminal inserted or separated in the plug housing. Alternatively, the effect that separation can be easily realized is also obtained.

1 is a perspective view of a connector with a protective plate according to the present invention,
2 is an exploded perspective view of the connector shown in FIG. 1;
3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the protective plate is mounted in the cap housing according to the present invention;
4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the plug housing is mounted in the protective plate according to the present invention;
5A illustrates a state in which the plug housing is lowered to release the protection plate locking member, and FIG. 5B is a view illustrating a state in which a plurality of fixing protrusions provided in the plug housing pass through the plug locking member;
FIG. 6A shows a state where the protective plate is in close contact with the cap housing, and FIG. 6B shows a state in which the cap housing, the protective plate, and the plug housing are completed.

These and other objects and novel features of the present invention will become more apparent from the description of the present specification and the accompanying drawings.

Hereinafter, the structure of this invention is demonstrated according to FIG. 1 and FIG.

1 is a perspective view of a connector with a protective plate according to the invention, Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the connector shown in FIG.

1 and 2, the connector according to the present invention includes a cap housing 10 having a plurality of tab terminals, a protective plate 20 mounted in the cap housing 10 to protect the tab terminals, It consists of a plug housing 30 mounted on the protective plate 20, the lever housing 40 mounted on the plug housing 30, the protective plate is moved up and down in the cap housing by the lifting member and the lower member. It is possible.

The lifting member and the lowering member do not refer to any specific component, but rather to the organic coupling of the respective components provided in the cap housing 10, the protection plate 20, the plug housing 30, and the lever housing 40. It means a configuration according to. That is, the rising member and the falling member are raised or lowered by the protection plate 20 according to the shape and function of each component provided in the cap housing 10, the protection plate 20, the plug housing 30, and the lever housing 40. It means each component to realize the rise or fall of the protection plate. More specifically, the lowering member is a structure formed so that the protective plate 20 is lowered by the termination of the coupling of the protective plate 20 by the plug housing 30 introduced into the cap housing 10, The lifting member has a structure in which the protection plate 20 is raised and maintained in an initial state due to the upward movement of the plug housing 30. In addition, the rising member and the lowering member correspond to the rising member when the configuration acting upon the rising of the protection plate 20 even if the same component, and corresponds to the lowering member when the configuration acting upon the lowering of the protection plate 20.

In the cap housing 10, a plurality of separation preventing projections 11 for preventing the separation of the protective plate 20, a plurality of maintaining the protective plate 20 in a state (initial state) spaced by a predetermined distance (L) When the protection plate locking member 12, the protection plate 20 is raised or lowered, a space 13 and a guide protrusion 15 provided with a space to allow movement of a portion of the protection plate 20 to be described later are provided. do.

As shown in FIG. 2, the plurality of anti-separation protrusions 11 are provided at four corner portions of the inner side of the cap housing 10, and each lower portion is formed in a plane, and the upper portion is lowered. It is formed integrally with the cap housing 10 in the photographic surface. Therefore, when the protection plate 20 is mounted to the cap housing 10, it is easily mounted through the inclined surface of the separation preventing protrusion 11, and the cap housing 10 is formed by the plane of the separation preventing protrusion 11. Prevents drawing out. In FIG. 2, the structure has been provided with four separation preventing protrusions 11. However, the present invention is not limited thereto and may be provided only at two locations in the diagonal direction.

In addition, the plurality of protection plate locking members 12 are formed of a flat portion and a protrusion projecting from the flat portion. In addition, the plurality of protection plate locking members 12 are spaced apart from the inner surface of the cap housing 10 and are variable in shape so as to be movable in the spaced space inside the cap housing 10. Protrusions of the plurality of protection plate locking member 12 is made of a flat top, and has a surface inclined from the top to the bottom.

The protection plate 20 is provided with a plurality of grooves corresponding to the shape of the plurality of tab terminals, as shown in Figure 2 to protect the plurality of tab terminals provided in the cap housing 10, the cap housing It is kept within a certain distance within (10). Therefore, the protective plate 20 is movable up and down in the cap housing 10 in a space spaced by a predetermined distance.

In addition, the protective plate 20 is provided with an accommodating portion 21 formed in an approximately half arc shape to accommodate the rotational movement of the lever housing 40. On the other hand, the outer side of the protective plate 20 is provided with a plurality of locking grooves 22 which are respectively caught by the plurality of protective plate locking member 12, the inner side of the protective plate 20 a plurality of plug locking members (variable type) ( 23) is provided. That is, as shown in Figure 2, the plurality of locking grooves 22 are provided on both sides of the receiving portion 21, the plurality of plug locking member 23 is in a portion where the receiving portion 21 is not formed It is provided with two each, it is possible to move to the inside and outside of the protective plate (20). The plurality of plug locking members 23 are formed of inclined surfaces of the upper and lower portions, respectively.

The plug locking member 23 is elastically movable in the space 13 provided in the cap housing 10.

In addition, the protection plate 20 is provided with a plurality of holding portions 24 as shown in FIG. This holding part 24 not only more securely maintains the coupling state of the plug housing 30 and the protection plate 20, but also inserts or detaches when each tab terminal having various shapes is inserted into or removed from the plug housing 30. Since it guides, it is possible to prevent damage to the tab terminal due to misalignment when the cap housing 10 and the plug housing 30 is coupled or separated. In addition, in Figure 2, the holding portion 24 is shown in a substantially cross-shaped protruding pillar shape, but not limited to this, if provided with the function of guiding the coupling with the plug housing 30, its position, number and shape Is deformable.

The plug housing 30 is provided with protrusions 31 at both sides to be coupled to the lever housing 40. In addition, the plug housing 30 includes a plurality of separation protrusions 32 for moving the plurality of protection plate locking members 12 to separate the plurality of locking grooves 22 and the plurality of protection plate locking members 12. A plurality of fixing protrusions 33 that are caught by the plurality of plug locking members 23 are provided. The plurality of separating protrusions 32 and the plurality of fixing protrusions 33 are formed in the inclined surface of the top and bottom, respectively.

In addition, a plurality of insertion parts 34 are provided in the plug housing 30 to correspond to the holding part 24 provided in the protection plate 20, thereby firmly coupling the protection plate 20 to the plug housing 30. Keep it.

The lever housing 40 has a rotating portion 41 which rotates in the receiving portion 21 formed in an arc shape, a coupling groove 42 coupled to the protrusion 31 of the plug housing 30 and an operator by the cap housing. 10 is provided with a guide groove 45 for guiding the rotation of the operation part 43 and the rotation part 41 to rotate the rotation part 41 when the plug housing 30 is coupled (mounted) or removed. The guide groove 45 is mounted to the guide protrusion 15 provided inside the cap housing 10.

The cap housing 10, the protection plate 20, the plug housing 30, and the lever housing 40 as described above are each made of a material having insulation and rigidity, and are preferably made of plastic, ceramic resin, or the like. Do.

Next, the coupling and disconnection of the connector as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6.

3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the protective plate is mounted in the cap housing according to the present invention, Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the plug housing is mounted in the protective plate according to the present invention, Figure 5a is a plug housing is lowered to catch the protective plate 5B is a view showing a state in which a plurality of fixing projections provided on the plug housing have passed through the plug locking member, FIG. 6A shows a state where the protection plate is in close contact with the cap housing, and FIG. 6B is It is a figure which shows the state which the coupling | bonding of a cap housing, a protection plate, and a plug housing is completed.

First, the coupling method of the connector according to the present invention will be described.

As a coupling method of the connector for coupling the cap housing 10 and the plug housing 30 according to the present invention, first, a state (initial state) spaced apart by a predetermined distance (L) in the cap housing 10 as shown in FIG. Attach the protective plate 20 to protect the tab terminal.

This mounting is carried out by the operator pushing the protective plate 20 into the cap housing 10 during the manufacture of the connector according to the invention.

That is, the protective plate 20 is inserted in the open upper portion of the cap housing 10 shown in FIG. By the simple insertion, the lower portion of the protection plate 20 is blocked by a plurality of separation preventing projections 11 provided in the cap housing 10, but the separation preventing projections 11 have a surface inclined from the upper side to the lower side. By pressing by the worker, the protection plate 20 easily passes through the separation preventing protrusion 11. After the protection plate 20 passes through the separation preventing protrusion 11, as illustrated in FIG. 3, a plurality of protection plate locking members 12 provided in the cap housing 10 are provided outside the protection plate 20. The catching groove 22 is caught and kept spaced apart from the inner bottom surface of the cap housing 10 by a predetermined distance (L). This state is a state (initial state) in which portions (tips) of the plurality of tab terminals embedded in the cap housing 10 are respectively inserted into the plurality of grooves formed in the protective plate 20.

Next, the plug housing 30 is mounted in the protection plate 20 while the lever housing 40 is coupled to the plug housing 30. Mounting of the plug housing 30 and the protection plate 20 by positioning the insertion portion 34 formed in the plug housing 30 in the holding portion 24 provided in the protection plate 20, as shown in FIG. 4. Can be easily achieved by inserting On the other hand, the guide groove 45 is mounted to the guide protrusion 15 provided inside the cap housing 10.

Thereafter, the lever housing 40 is rotated to closely contact the protection plate 20 in the cap housing 10.

That is, when the operation part 43 is rotated downward, the guide groove 45 rotates about the guide protrusion 15 as an axis, and the plug housing 30 moves together with the rotation of the lever housing 40 to form the cap housing ( 10) is lowered in the inside, and as shown by the arrow in Figure 5a by the lowering of the plug housing 30, the separating projection 32 moves a plurality of protective plate locking member 12, respectively, a plurality of locking grooves. The 22 and the plurality of protective plate locking members 12 are separated. More specifically, the separating projection 32 provided in the plug housing 30 is composed of the inclined surface and the protruding surface of the upper and lower portions, the lower inclined surface passes through the flat portion of the protective plate engaging member 12, the protruding surface Since the flat part is pushed out of the plug housing 30, the protrusion of the protective plate locking member 12 is also pushed out of the plug housing 30 so that the locking groove 22 is separated from the protective plate locking member 12.

When the locking groove 22 and the protection plate locking member 12 are separated in this manner, as shown in FIG. 6A by the pressing force applied from the lever housing 40, the protection plate 20 is in close contact with the cap housing 10. Each tab terminal is received in the plug housing 30.

On the other hand, since the upper and lower portions of the plug catching member 23 are made of inclined surfaces, as shown in FIG. 5B, the plurality of fixing protrusions 33 provided in the plug housing 30 may further include a plug catching member ( 23), and continues to descend in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 5b to the state shown in Fig. 6b to complete the coupling. At this time, the state of the lever housing 40 is in a state as shown in FIG.

Next, a method of separating a connector for separating the cap housing 10 and the plug housing 30 according to the present invention will be described.

When the operating part 43 of the lever housing 40 is rotated upward in the state shown in FIG. 1, the plug housing 30 and the cap housing 10 are separated.

That is, when the operation part 43 is rotated, the plug part 30 coupled to the lever housing 40 moves upward in the cap housing 10 while the rotation part 41 rotates in the accommodation part 21. After that, the fixing protrusion 33 that has been caught by the plug locking member 23 moves upward as the plug housing 30 rises, and accordingly, the plug locking member 23 engaged with the fixing protrusion 33 is moved. The upper portion of the protection plate 20 moves to the upper portion.

When the protective plate 20 reaches the release preventing protrusion 11 of the cap housing 10 while the protective plate 20 moves upward, the lower portion of the release preventing protrusion 11 is formed in a flat surface to raise the protective plate 20. This is prevented, and the plug locking member 23 is in a state where it can move inside the space part.

After that, when the lifting force by the lever housing 40 is applied to the plug housing 30, the upper part of the fixing projection 33 is made of the inclined surface, and the lower part of the plug locking member 23 is made of the inclined surface. The plug housing 30 is separated from the protection plate 20 by sliding with each other.

When the plug housing 30 moves upward while the upper inclined surface of the separating protrusion 32 passes through the flat portion of the protective plate locking member 12, the protrusion of the protective plate locking member 12 is caught in the locking groove 22. That is, since the upper part of the protrusion part of the guard plate latching member 12 is planar, the guard plate latching member 12 is fitted in the lower part of the latching groove 22.

On the other hand, while the portion of the locking groove 22 of the protective plate 20 moves along the protective plate locking member 12, the upper portion of the locking groove 22 is held in the flat portion of the protrusion of the protective plate locking member 12 so that the cap housing ( 10) to keep the protective plate 20 spaced apart by a predetermined distance (L) within.

Subsequently, when the operation unit 43 is rotated, the assembly of the plug housing 30 and the lever housing 40 is separated from the cap housing 10.

By separating the cap housing 10 and the plug housing 30 as described above, the protective plate 20 mounted in the cap housing 10 is movable up and down in the cap housing 10, and the cap housing ( It is not withdrawn outside of 10).

Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the above embodiments, it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

By using the connector according to the present invention, it is possible to protect the tab terminal during the transfer of the connector, and the connector can be easily mounted and detached in a vehicle or the like.

10 cap housing 11: release preventing protrusion
12: protection plate locking member 20: protection plate
21: accommodating part 22: locking groove
23: plug locking member 24: holding part
30 plug housing 31 protrusion
32: separation projection 33: fixing projection
34: insert 40: lever housing

Claims (15)

Cap housing with a plurality of tab terminals,
A protective plate mounted in the cap housing to protect the tab terminal;
A plug housing mounted to the protective plate,
A lever housing mounted to the plug housing;
And said protective plate is movable up and down in said cap housing by a raising member and a lowering member. The method of claim 1,
The protective plate is a connector, characterized in that to maintain the initial state spaced apart a predetermined distance in the cap housing to protect the plurality of tab terminals. 3. The method of claim 2,
And the protection plate is brought into close contact with the cap housing by the plug housing being mounted in the cap housing. 3. The method of claim 2,
In order to function as the raising member and the lowering member, a plurality of protection plate locking members are provided in the cap housing to keep the protection plate spaced apart by a predetermined distance, and a plurality of plug locking members of variable shape are provided in the protection plate. And a connector. 5. The method of claim 4,
The plurality of protective plate locking members are formed of a flat portion and a protrusion projecting from the flat portion, characterized in that spaced apart from the inner surface of the cap housing. The method of claim 5,
A connector, characterized in that the outer side of the protective plate provided with a plurality of engaging grooves that are caught by the plurality of protective plate engaging members. The method according to claim 6,
The plurality of protective plate locking member is made of a variable type,
The plug housing is characterized in that the connector is provided with a plurality of separating projections for separating the plurality of locking grooves and the plurality of protective plate locking member by moving the plurality of protective plate locking members. The method of claim 7, wherein
The cap housing is provided with a plurality of separation preventing members for preventing the separation of the protective plate,
And the plug housing is provided with a plurality of fixing protrusions that are caught by the plurality of plug locking members. 9. The method of claim 8,
The plurality of departure prevention projections each have a lower surface in the plane, and has a surface inclined from the upper to the lower,
The plurality of protective plate locking member is a connector, characterized in that each of the top is made of a plane, and has a surface inclined from the top to the bottom. 9. The method of claim 8,
The plurality of separating projections and the plurality of fixing projections are each made of a surface inclined upper and lower,
The plurality of plug locking member is characterized in that the upper and lower portions each made of an inclined surface. 3. The method of claim 2,
The descending member is a connector, characterized in that formed by the plug housing which is introduced into the cap housing is terminated the initial state of the protective plate is released so that the protective plate is lowered. 3. The method of claim 2,
And the lifting member is formed such that the protection plate is raised and maintained in an initial state due to the upward movement of the plug housing. The method according to any one of claims 2, 11 or 12,
And the initial state of the protection plate is maintained by a protection plate engaging member in the cap housing and a locking groove formed in the protection plate corresponding thereto. The method of claim 13,
And the lifting member has a separating protrusion formed on the plug housing to release the coupling force of the initial state. As a coupling method of a connector for coupling the cap housing and plug housing,
(A) mounting a protective plate for protecting the tab terminal in a spaced distance a predetermined distance in the cap housing,
(b) mounting the plug housing to the protective plate,
(c) rotating the lever housing to bring the protective plate into close contact with the cap housing;
The protective plate mounted in the cap housing in the step (a) is movable up and down in the cap housing, it is not connected to the outside of the cap housing, characterized in that the connector.

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