KR20200072710A - Connector having terminal alignment means - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a connector including a terminal arranging means. The connector includes: a plurality of terminals (T); a connector housing (10) to which the terminals (T) are fixed and which electrically connect a part of one ends of the terminals (T) with a counterpart object when assembled with a counterpart connector or circuit board; and arranging means (30, 50) arranging a gap between the terminals (T) by including an arranging hole through which a part of the ends of the terminals (T) goes when assembled with the connector housing (10). The arranging means (30, 50) include a first arranging plate (30) and a second arranging plate stacked on each other and including a first arranging hole (35) and a second arranging hole (55) bored in a width larger than the terminals (T) and arranging the terminals (T) by coming in contact with different sides of the terminals (T) when assembled with the connector housing (10). Since the arranging holes of the two arranging plates are wider than the width of the terminals, interference with the terminals can be reduced during the assembly of the arranging plates, and also, even if the terminals (T) are misarranged, compensation for the mis-arrangement can be made in a way.

Description

Connector having terminal alignment means

The present invention relates to a connector having a terminal alignment means, and more particularly, to a connector for arranging between terminals installed in the connector while a separate alignment plate is stacked.

Generally, a connector is composed of a connector housing and a terminal, and is widely used in power circuits such as washing machines, refrigerators, and automobiles. The use of connectors in these electrical and electronic devices has the advantage of greatly simplifying the maintenance work as well as the manufacturing of the device, since multiple parts can be assembled individually and then inserted into the final product.

Among these connectors is a connector with very many terminals. For example, a board-mounted connector installed on a printed circuit board has a plurality of thin terminals arranged. The board-mounted connector is installed directly on the printed circuit board, and at the same time, it is connected to another connector to transmit signals or power to the outside. The board-mounted connector is composed of a housing fixed to a printed circuit board and a plurality of terminals installed in the housing.

However, terminals are very long in length compared to their width, so they cannot be inserted into the mounting hole on the printed circuit board unless they are accurately aligned. If the connector is forcibly inserted in a misaligned state, the terminal may bend and be damaged.

To solve this, an alignment means for aligning the terminals is also used. This alignment means is for aligning the terminals prior to installing the connector on the circuit board, and aligns the terminals in the process of being assembled to the connector. The alignment means has a plurality of holes in a flat plate structure, and the terminals are aligned when the terminals are fitted into the holes.

However, it is also not easy to accurately insert the terminal into the alignment means. This is because the holes are made to fit the thickness of the terminal, but if the size of the hole is increased for workability, there is a problem that the terminals cannot be accurately aligned.

Republic of Korea Registered Patent 10-0259893 Republic of Korea Registered Patent 10-0259892

The present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, the object of the present invention is that the two alignment plates are stacked to support both sides of the terminals, so that the terminals are aligned.

Another object of the present invention is to make the terminals completely adhere to both sides while moving relative to the left and right after two alignment plates are stacked.

According to a feature of the present invention for achieving the above object, the present invention is a plurality of terminals, and when the terminals are fixed and assembled to a mating connector or circuit board, a part of the ends of the terminals is electrically connected to the counterpart. A connector housing to be connected, and an alignment hole through which a part of the ends of the terminals pass when assembled in the connector housing, include alignment means to align the gaps between the terminals, and the alignment means are stacked with each other. When assembled to the connector housing, the first alignment hole and the second alignment hole that align the terminals by contacting the different sides of the terminals, respectively, include a first alignment plate and a second alignment plate that are larger than the widths of the terminals. do.

The alignment means is provided with a first alignment plate on a plate through which a first alignment hole supporting at least one side of the terminals passes when a part of the ends of the terminals passes, and is located outside the first alignment plate and in the connector housing. When assembled, the first alignment plate is fixed to the connector housing together and includes a second alignment plate having a plate through which a second alignment hole supporting opposite sides of the terminals is passed.

The first alignment hole and the second alignment hole are made to be wider than the widths of the terminals, so that a clearance space is formed between either side of both sides of the terminals, but the first alignment plate and the second alignment plate are When the relative movements are performed in directions perpendicular to each other, the clearance spaces are filled by supporting both sides of the terminals, respectively.

Each of the first alignment hole and the second alignment hole includes a plurality of alignment slits in which terminals extend in an aligned direction, and seating grooves made in a direction in which the width of the alignment slits is wide and supports the terminals. , The seating groove of the first alignment hole and the seating groove of the second alignment hole are made in opposite directions to support opposite sides of the terminals, respectively.

When the first alignment plate and the second alignment plate move relative to each other in a direction perpendicular to the stacking direction, the seating groove of the first alignment hole surrounds at least a portion of the entire side surfaces of the terminals, and the seating groove of the second alignment hole is The rest of the side surfaces of the terminals are wrapped by varying the height from the seating groove of the first alignment hole.

The first alignment plate and the second alignment plate have locking jaws and locking grooves that can be assembled by moving relative to each other in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which they are stacked.

The first alignment plate has an assembly bar protruding in the direction of the second alignment plate, and a locking jaw protrudes from the assembly bar, and the second alignment plate is perpendicular to a direction in which the first alignment plate and the second alignment plate are stacked with each other. A plurality of locking grooves are made along one direction, and the locking jaws may be caught at different positions.

The second alignment plate has an assembly hook, and the assembly hook can be sequentially assembled to the first assembly groove and the second assembly groove side by side along the direction in which the second alignment plate is assembled on the inner surface of the connector housing. have.

The connector having the terminal alignment means according to the present invention as described above has the following effects.

In the present invention, two alignment plates stacked on both sides of the terminals support each other to align the terminal spacing. Since the alignment holes in the two alignment plates are wider than the width of the terminals, in the process of assembling the alignment plate with the terminal. Interference is reduced and even if terminals are misaligned, they can be compensated to some extent. Therefore, the connector assembly workability is improved, and the alignment of the terminals is improved, thereby improving the quality.

And in the present invention, if the relative movement in the direction perpendicular to the direction in which the two alignment plates are stacked, the gap existing between the alignment holes and the outer surfaces of the terminals in a pre-assembled state is filled to completely support both sides of the terminals. Therefore, there may be a clearance between the terminals and the alignment holes of the alignment plate until the temporary assembly of the alignment plate, so it is possible to more easily assemble the large number of terminals and the alignment plate installed without great resistance.

1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a connector having a terminal alignment means according to the present invention.
Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the alignment means constituting the embodiment of Figure 1 is separated.
3 is a perspective view showing a state in which only the first alignment plate is assembled to the connector housing among the alignment means constituting the embodiment of FIG. 1.
4A to 4C are assembly state views sequentially showing a process in which the first alignment plate and the second alignment plate constituting the embodiment of FIG. 1 are assembled to a connector housing in a cross-sectional shape.
5A and 5B are assembly state views sequentially showing the assembly process between the first alignment plate and the second alignment plate among the alignment means constituting the embodiment of FIG. 1.

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail through exemplary drawings. It should be noted that in adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, the same components have the same reference numerals as possible even though they are displayed on different drawings. In addition, in describing the embodiments of the present invention, when it is determined that detailed descriptions of related well-known structures or functions interfere with the understanding of the embodiments of the present invention, detailed descriptions thereof will be omitted.

In addition, in describing the components of the embodiments of the present invention, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), (b), and the like can be used. These terms are only for distinguishing the component from other components, and the nature, order, or order of the component is not limited by the term. When a component is described as being "connected", "coupled" or "connected" to another component, that component may be directly connected to or connected to the other component, but another component between each component It should be understood that may be "connected", "coupled" or "connected".

The present invention relates to a connector, and to a connector that can be well aligned between the plurality of terminals (T). To this end, the present invention includes the alignment means (30, 50), the alignment means (30, 50) is made of a structure in which a plurality of alignment plates are stacked with each other again. Multiple alignment plates make it easy to insert the terminal and ensure alignment after insertion. Hereinafter, the alignment means 30 and 50 will be mainly described, and the connector will be described as an example of a board-mounted connector installed on a circuit board. For reference, the present invention can be applied to various types of connectors in addition to the board-mounted connectors.

It can be seen that the connector of the present invention is largely composed of a connector housing 10 and alignment means 30 and 50. The connector housing 10 is made of a connector, and is made of an insulating material. The shape of the connector housing 10 is approximately a hexahedral shape as shown in FIG. 1, and there are a plurality of terminals T in the inner space S. There are dozens of the terminals T, and they are spaced apart from each other. In this embodiment, the terminals T are injected together in an insert injection method when the connector housing 10 is made, and are fixed to the connector housing 10. Each terminal T is connected to a counterpart, where the counterpart may be a mounting hole of a printed circuit board or a counterpart terminal. In the following, the terminals T mean a plurality of terminals T.

There is an installation leg 12 on the housing body 11 of the connector housing 10, and the installation leg 12 is such that the connector housing 10 is seated and fixed to the printed circuit board. The installation legs 12 are respectively at both ends of the housing body 11, and there are holes for installation. Of course, if the connector is assembled with the mating connector, the installation leg 12 may be omitted. Reference numeral 13 is a connecting body, which is assembled with another counterpart. Here, the counterpart may be another connector.

Inside the connector housing 10 is an insertion channel 14. The insertion channel 14 is made of a recessed shape on the inner inner surface of the connector housing 10, into which the assembly hook 53 of the second alignment plate 50 to be described below is inserted. The assembly hook 53 is guided by the insertion channel 14. As shown in FIG. 1, the insertion channel 14 extends to the bottom of the connector housing 10 and has an open shape.

The connector housing 10 has an assembly groove 15. The assembly groove 15 is located at the top of the insertion channel 14, and is made into a recessed shape on the inner inner surface of the connector housing 10 like the insertion channel 14. The assembling protrusion 54 protruding from the assembling hook 53 of the second alignment plate 50 is fitted into the assembling groove 15 so as to be assembled between the second alignment plate 50 and the connector housing 10. As shown in FIG. 2, the assembly groove 15 is composed of a first assembly groove 15a and a second assembly groove 15b positioned along the direction in which the second alignment plate 50 is assembled, and the second alignment As the plate 50 is fitted in the inner direction (upwards based on FIG. 2) of the connector housing 10, it is sequentially caught in the first assembly groove 15a and the second assembly groove 15b. For reference, the temporary assembling state means a state in which the assembling protrusion 54 of the second alignment plate 50 is fitted into the first assembling groove 15a.

Alignment means (30, 50) is assembled to the connector housing (10). The alignment means 30 and 50 align the terminals T to allow the terminals T to be aligned in the originally designed and manufactured state. The alignment means (30,50) has an alignment hole (35,55) through which a part of the ends of the terminals (T) passes when the alignment means (30,50) is assembled to the connector housing (10). The spacing between the terminals T can be aligned. Alignment means (30,50) is made of an insulating material, like the connector housing (10).

The alignment means (30,50) is composed of a plurality of parts that are stacked on each other, and stacked on the connector housing (10) and assembled to the terminals (T) by respectively contacting the different sides of the terminals (T). Do it. To this end, the alignment means (30, 50) has a first alignment hole (35) and a second alignment hole (55), which are respectively larger than the width of the terminals (T), so that the terminals (T) are more It can be easily fitted.

Looking specifically at the alignment means (30,50), the alignment means (30,50) is composed of a first alignment plate (30) and a second alignment plate (50). Here, the first alignment plate 30 and the second alignment plate 50 are plate structures assembled in a stacked manner, and as shown in FIG. 2, the first alignment plate 30 is two in this embodiment, and the second The alignment plate 50 is one. For reference, the number of the first alignment plate 30 and the second alignment plate 50 may be changed. The first alignment plate 30 may also be configured as one or the second alignment plate 50 may also be configured as a plurality. It is.

The first alignment plate 30 is inserted into the inner space S than the second alignment plate 50, and is fitted before the second alignment plate 50 in the assembly process. There is a first alignment hole 35 in the first plate body 31 of the first alignment plate 30, where at least some of the terminals T pass when a part of the ends of the terminals T pass through. Support one side. 2, the first alignment hole 35 of the first alignment plate 30 located on the left side supports the right side of the terminal, and the first alignment hole 35 on the right side supports the left side of the terminal. . Hereinafter, the first alignment plate 30 located on the left side will be described.

2, the first alignment hole 35 is composed of a first alignment slit 35a and a first seating groove 35b. The first alignment slit 35a extends in the width direction of the first alignment plate 30, and a plurality of the first alignment slits 35a extend in a constant direction. That is, the first alignment slit 35a extends in the direction in which the terminals T are aligned.

A first seating groove 35b is connected to the first alignment slit 35a, and the first seating groove 35b widens the width of the first alignment slit 35a in the first alignment slit 35a. It is made in the direction and the side of the terminals (T) is in contact with it. There are a plurality of first seating grooves 35b in one first alignment slit 35a, which is made according to the number and location of terminals T.

In this embodiment, the width extending to the first alignment slit 35a and the first seating groove 35b is greater than the width of the terminals T. Therefore, when the terminals T are fitted into the first alignment hole 35, there is a certain amount of clearance so that they can be easily fitted. 4A and 5A, the terminals T are not yet inserted into the first seating groove 35b of the first alignment hole 35 in the provisional assembling step of the alignment means 30 and 50 in this embodiment. Because it is not, the terminals T are located in the relatively wide first alignment slit 35a.

Referring again to FIG. 2, the first alignment plate 30 has an assembly bar 37. The assembly bar 37 is a cantilever structure protruding in the direction of the second alignment plate 50, and the engaging bar 38 (shown in FIG. 5A) protrudes from the assembly bar 37. The assembly bar 37 is to be the first alignment plate 30 to the second assembly to the second alignment plate 50, as shown below, the second alignment plate 50 to the first alignment plate 30 And the second alignment plate 50 have a plurality of engaging grooves 57 along a direction orthogonal to the direction in which they are stacked with each other, so that the engaging jaws 38 may be caught at different positions. The assembly bar 37 is composed of a plurality, the position and number is not limited. In this embodiment, the assembly bar 37 is located on the outer edge of the first alignment plate 30.

A second alignment plate 50 is stacked on the first alignment plate 30. The second alignment plate 50 is to support both sides of the terminals T in cooperation with the first alignment plate 30, and as shown, the second plate body 51 has a substantially flat plate structure. All. The second alignment plate 50 has an assembly hook 53, wherein the assembly hook 53 is a cantilever structure that extends from both sides of the second alignment plate 50, respectively, of the connector housing 10 described above. It fits into the insertion channel (14). And the assembly protrusion 54 of the assembly hook 53 may be sequentially assembled to the first assembly groove 15a and the second assembly groove 15b parallel to the inner surface of the connector housing 10.

Since it is located outside the first alignment plate 30, when the assembly hook 53 of the second alignment plate 50 is interposed between the first alignment plate 30 and the assembly groove 15, The first alignment plate 30 may also be fixed together to the connector housing 10. That is, the first alignment plate 30 and the second alignment plate 50 are naturally stacked in the process of assembling the second alignment plate 50.

The second alignment plate 50 has a second alignment hole 55. The second alignment hole 55, like the first alignment hole 35, a part of the end of the terminal passes through the second alignment hole 55. Of course, since the second alignment plate 50 is lower than the first alignment plate 30, the terminal passing through the first alignment hole 35 of the first alignment plate 30 is removed from the second alignment plate 50. 2 will pass through the alignment hole (55). To this end, the second alignment holes 55 are the same number as the first alignment holes 35, and are preferably made in the same position.

The second alignment hole 55 includes a second alignment slit 55a and a second seating groove 55b. 2, the second alignment slit 55a extends in the width direction of the second alignment plate 50, and many of them extend in a constant direction. That is, the second alignment slit 55a extends in the direction in which the terminals T are aligned. This structure is the same as the first alignment hole 35 described above.

A second seating groove 55b is connected to the second aligning slit 55a, wherein the second seating groove 55b widens the width of the second aligning slit 55a in the second aligning slit 55a. It is made in the direction and one side of the terminals (T) is in contact with it. Here, one side of the terminal is the opposite side of one side of the terminals T that previously touched the first seating groove 35b. Therefore, both sides of the terminal can be supported by touching the first seating groove 35b and the second seating groove 55b, respectively. To this end, the first seating groove 35b of the first alignment hole 35 and the first seating groove 35b of the second alignment hole 55 are made in directions facing each other, and are opposite sides of the terminals T Will support each. Referring to the enlarged view of FIG. 2, it can be seen that the opened directions of the first seating groove 35b and the second seating groove 55b are opposite to each other.

The side of the second alignment plate 50 has a locking groove 57. The locking groove 57 is made in a number along the direction orthogonal to the direction in which the first alignment plate 30 and the second alignment plate 50 are stacked with each other, as shown in FIG. 5A. The groove 57 is composed of a first catching groove 57a and a second catching groove 57b. When the engaging jaw 38 of the first alignment plate 30 is fitted in the first engaging groove 57a, the provisional assembly is in place, and the engaging jaw 38 of the first alignment plate 30 is attached to the second engaging groove 57b. When fitted, it is in a secondary assembly. There is a partition jaw 59 between the first catching groove 57a and the second catching groove 57b, so that the locking jaw 38 can ride over the partition jaw 59 by applying a certain force.

Since there is such an assembly structure, both sides of the terminals T can be simultaneously supported. As described above, the first alignment hole 35 and the second alignment hole 55 are made to be wider than the widths of the terminals T, so that (i) both sides of the terminals T are in a preassembled state. A clearance space is formed between one of the side surfaces, but (ii) the first seating when the first alignment plate 30 and the second alignment plate 50 are moved relative to each other in a direction perpendicular to the stacking direction. The groove 35b and the second seating groove 55b support both sides of the terminals T, so that the clearance space is filled, and the terminals T are well aligned.

Next, the process of assembling the present invention will be described.

First, the first alignment plate 30 of the alignment means 30 and 50 is assembled to the connector housing 10. In the process of making the connector housing 10, the terminals T are coupled to the connector housing 10 by an insert injection method. Therefore, the operator is assembled while fitting the ends of the terminals T into the first alignment hole 35 of the first alignment plate 30. At this time, since the width of the first alignment hole 35 of the first alignment plate 30 is larger than the width of the terminals T, it can be easily fitted. More precisely, the left and right widths leading to the first alignment slit 35a and the first seating groove 35b constituting the first alignment hole 35 are greater than the width of the terminal, and thus, the operator does not have a great resistance to the first alignment plate 30 ) Can be assembled to the connector housing 10.

Here, since the first alignment plate 30 has no separate fixing structure, it can be seen that the connector housing 10 is temporarily assembled. This is illustrated in FIG. 3.

In this state, the second alignment plate 50 is assembled under the first alignment plate 30. That is, the first alignment plate 30 and the second alignment plate 50 are stacked. Since the first alignment plate 30 is in the assembled state, it can be seen that the second alignment plate 50 is assembled to the connector housing 10 with the first alignment plate 30 interposed therebetween. To assemble the second alignment plate 50, the ends of the terminals T should be fitted into the second alignment hole 55 in the second alignment plate 50. For reference, after assembling the first alignment plate 30 to the connector housing 10, the end portion of the terminal is in a protruding state, so that this portion is fitted into the second alignment hole 55. At this time, since the width of the second alignment hole 55 of the second alignment plate 50 is larger than the width of the terminals T, it can be easily fitted. More precisely, the left and right widths leading to the second alignment slit 55a and the second seating groove 55b constituting the second alignment hole 55 are larger than the width of the terminal, and thus, the operator does not have a great resistance to the second alignment plate 50 ) Can be assembled to the connector housing 10.

Meanwhile, in the process of assembling the second alignment plate 50, the assembly hook 53 of the second alignment plate 50 is guided to the insertion channel 14 on the inner surface of the connector housing 10 and inserted in a certain direction. Can be. Since the insertion channel 14 guides the second alignment plate 50 in a certain direction during the insertion process, terminals (2) in the second seating groove 55b among the second alignment holes 55 of the second alignment plate 50 T) can be guided accurately. And when the assembly protrusion 54 of the assembly hook 53 is fitted into the first assembly groove 15a on the inner surface of the connector housing 10, provisional assembly of the alignment means 30 and 50 is completed. The first alignment plate 30 may be prevented from being separated due to the second alignment plate 50. This is illustrated in Figure 4a.

4A, it is possible to see a state in which the ends of the terminals T have passed through the first alignment hole 35 and the second alignment hole 55 in order, based on the drawings. The left side is supported by touching the second seating groove 55b in the second alignment hole 55 of the second alignment plate 50, but the right side is floating without being supported because the second alignment slit 55a exists. There is. Although the first alignment plate 30 is also assembled, the right side of the terminals T is the first even if it touches one side of the first alignment slit 35a in the first alignment hole 35 of the first alignment plate 30. It is not in contact with the seating groove (35b). As a result, one side of the terminals T (the right side based on the drawing) is not supported, and until such provisional assembly, the alignment means 30 and 50 are caused by the clearance between the terminals T and the alignment holes. This means that it can be easily assembled without great resistance.

In this state, the secondary assembly is performed. First, when the second alignment plate 50 is raised in the direction of arrow ① in FIG. 4(a), the assembly protrusion 54 of the assembly hook 53 of the second alignment plate 50 is A is inserted into the second assembly groove (15b) on the inner surface of the connector housing (10), push the first alignment plate (30) again in the direction of arrow ② in Figure 4 (a), the first alignment plate (30) and Secondary assembly is performed while the second alignment plates 50 are moved relative to each other in a direction perpendicular to the stacking direction.

The secondary assembly can be seen in FIGS. 5(a) and 5(b). As shown in FIG. 5(a), the first engagement groove 57a in the second alignment plate 50 is first When the first alignment plate 30 is moved by applying a force in the direction of arrow ② in the state where the locking jaw 38 of the alignment plate 30 is fitted (FIG. 5A ), the locking jaw 38 rides the partition jaw 59 The second assembly is completed by being inserted into the second locking groove 57b.

For reference, as shown in FIG. 4(a), there is a gap g between the side surfaces of the first alignment plate 30 and the second alignment plate 50 in the provisional assembly state, but when the secondary assembly is performed, FIG. 4(c) As shown in ), the line L on the side is aligned.

When the secondary assembly is performed as described above, the first seating groove 35b in the first alignment hole 35 of the first alignment plate 30 approaches the opposite side of the terminals T to be in close contact with the terminal. This is illustrated in FIGS. 4(c) and 5(b). As represented in these figures, both sides of the terminals T are supported by touching the first seating groove 35b and the second seating groove 55b, respectively. In addition, the first seating groove 35b of the first alignment hole 35 and the first seating groove 35b of the second alignment hole 55 are made to face each other, so that both sides of the terminals T are opposite sides. You can support each.

In particular, in the present embodiment, when the first seating groove 35b and the second seating groove 55b are close to each other, the entire side surfaces of the terminals T are wrapped and fixed. More precisely, when the first alignment plate 30 and the second alignment plate 50 are moved relative to each other in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which they are stacked, the first seating groove 35b is a side surface of the terminals T It wraps at least a portion of the whole, and the second seating groove 55b is different from the height of the first seating groove 35b to surround the rest of the entire side surfaces of the terminals T. As a result, it can be seen from FIG. 5(b) that is viewed in the longitudinal direction of the terminal that there is no clearance between the outer surface of the terminals T and the first alignment hole 35 and the second alignment hole 55.

In the above, even if all the components constituting the embodiment according to the present invention are described as being combined or operated as one, the present invention is not necessarily limited to these embodiments. That is, if it is within the scope of the present invention, all of the components may be selectively combined and operated. In addition, the terms "include", "consist" or "have" as described above mean that the corresponding component can be intrinsic, unless specifically stated otherwise, to exclude other components. It should not be interpreted as being able to further include other components. All terms, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as generally understood by a person skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs, unless otherwise defined. Commonly used terms, such as predefined terms, should be interpreted as being consistent with the contextual meaning of the related art, and are not to be interpreted as ideal or excessively formal meanings unless explicitly defined in the present invention.

The above description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may make various modifications and variations without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical spirit of the present invention, but to explain, and the scope of the technical spirit of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be interpreted by the claims below, and all technical spirits within the equivalent range should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

In the above-described embodiment, the first alignment plate 30 and the second alignment plate 50 are moved relative to each other in a direction perpendicular to the stacked direction to fill the clearance, but the first alignment plate 30 and the second alignment The plate 50 may also move relative to the stacking direction only. Even in this case, because the left and right widths of the first alignment hole 35 of the first alignment plate 30 and the second alignment hole 55 of the second alignment plate 50 are larger than the widths of the terminals T, the operator The first alignment plate 30 and the second alignment plate 50 can be assembled to the connector housing 10 without great resistance. And, after assembly, the positions of the first alignment hole 35 and the second alignment hole 55 so that the first alignment hole 35 and the second alignment hole 55 support both sides of the terminals T And make a shape.

10: connector housing 14: insertion channel
15: assembly groove 30: first alignment plate
35: first alignment hole 35a: first alignment slit
35b: first seating groove 37: assembly bar
38: engaging jaw 50: second alignment plate
55: second alignment hole 55a: second alignment slit
55b: Second seating groove 57: Hanging groove
T: Terminal

Claims (8)

Multiple terminals,
When the terminals are fixed and assembled to a mating connector or a circuit board, a connector housing that allows a part of the ends of the terminals to be electrically connected to a counterpart,
When assembled in the connector housing, there is an alignment hole through which a part of the ends of the terminals pass, and includes alignment means for aligning the gaps between the terminals.
When the alignment means is assembled to the connector housing in the form of being stacked with each other, the first alignment hole and the second alignment hole that align terminals by contacting different sides of the terminals, respectively, are greater than the widths of the terminals. A connector having terminal alignment means including an alignment plate and a second alignment play.
The method of claim 1, wherein the alignment means
A first alignment plate on a plate through which a first alignment hole supporting at least one side of the terminals passes when a portion of the ends of the terminals passes;
When located outside the first alignment plate and assembled to the connector housing, the plate includes a second alignment plate through which a second alignment hole through which a second alignment hole supporting the opposite side of the terminals is fixed by fixing the first alignment plate to the connector housing together A connector having a terminal alignment means.
According to claim 1 or claim 2, The first alignment hole and the second alignment hole is made of a width greater than the width of the terminals to create a clearance space between either side of either side of the terminals, the When the first alignment plate and the second alignment plate are moved relative to each other in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which they are stacked, a connector having terminal alignment means for supporting both sides of the terminals to fill the clearance space.
The method of claim 3, wherein the first alignment hole and the second alignment hole, respectively
A plurality of alignment slits in which terminals extend in an aligned direction,
Made in the direction in which the width is wider in the alignment slit includes a seating groove for supporting the side surfaces of the terminals,
The seating groove of the first alignment hole and the seating groove of the second alignment hole are made in a direction facing each other, and each has a terminal alignment means for supporting opposite sides of the terminals.
According to claim 4, When the first alignment plate and the second alignment plate are moved relative to each other in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which they are stacked, the seating groove of the first alignment hole surrounds at least a portion of the entire side surfaces of the terminals. 2 The seating groove of the alignment hole is different from the seating groove of the first alignment hole and has a terminal alignment means surrounding the rest of the entire side of the terminals.
The connector according to claim 3, wherein the first alignment plate and the second alignment plate have a terminal alignment means having a locking jaw and a locking groove that can be assembled by moving relative to each other in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which they are stacked.
The method of claim 6, wherein the first alignment plate has an assembly bar protruding in the direction of the second alignment plate, the engaging bar protrudes from the assembly bar, and the first alignment plate and the second alignment plate are provided on the second alignment plate. A connector having a terminal alignment means that a plurality of engaging grooves are made along a direction perpendicular to the direction in which they are stacked, so that the engaging jaws can be caught at different positions.
The method according to claim 3, wherein the second alignment plate has an assembly hook, and the assembly hook has a first assembly groove and a second assembly groove side by side along the direction in which the second alignment plate is assembled on the inner surface of the connector housing. Connector having a terminal alignment means that can be sequentially assembled to.

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