KR20210075763A - Connector and connector assembly using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a connector and a connector assembly using the same. In accordance with the present invention, a first housing (12) forms the appearance of a first connector (10). In the first inner space (14) of the first housing (12), a first terminal (16) is installed to be electrically connected and coupled with a busbar (18). Also, a finger cap made of an insulating material is provided at a front end of the first terminal (16). A second connector (30) coupled to the first connector (10) has a second inner space (34) inside a second housing (32), and a terminal casing unit (40) for surrounding a second terminal (26) positioned in the second inner space (34). Also, at both sides of the terminal casing unit (40), first and second circumferential ends (41, 42) are positioned to have an insertion space (43) interposed therebetween, and a connector position securing port (60) is installed by horizontally penetrating the second circumferential end (42), such that first and second connectors (10, 30) are maintained in a coupled state. The connector position securing port (60) has a hook blocking unit (72) for preventing a fastening hook (26) of the first connector (10) from being elastically deformed, and a movement spacer unit (74) for preventing the first connector (10) from being moved in directions coupled with and separated from the second connector (30). Accordingly, the fastening state between the connectors is tightened.

Description

Connector and connector assembly using the same}

The present invention relates to a connector and a connector assembly using the same, and more particularly, to a connector using a connector positioning mechanism and a connector assembly using the same.

In the connector, a terminal made of a conductive material is installed inside a housing made of an insulating material to perform electrical connection. Such a connector includes one that electrically connects a wire and one that is installed in a specific module and is coupled with a counterpart connector to perform an electrical connection with the outside.

As an example of a connector installed and used in a specific module, there is one applied to a block used in an automobile or a battery module. An example is a module connector used by being mounted on a board or bus bar in a block or battery module, etc.

As such connectors are used at high voltage, a finger safety function is required to prevent a user's finger from coming into contact with an internal terminal. For this purpose, connectors having various structures are provided.

In addition, in the connector assembly, there is a problem that vibration occurs due to the clearance between the connectors in a coupled state. Such vibration is more problematic when a product in which the connector assembly is used generates a lot of vibration, such as in a car.

In addition, when the connector assembly is used at high voltage, the coupling between the connectors should be more robust, and there should be no problem such as arbitrarily loosening the coupling state by external force.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2008-177078 Japanese Patent Registration No. 6041393 US registered patent US 6276953

An object of the present invention is to satisfy the above needs, and to provide a finger-safe function in a simple configuration to a connector used at high voltage.

Another object of the present invention is to ensure that the coupling direction between connectors used at high voltage is accurate.

Another object of the present invention is to make the fastening state between connectors firm while using a fastening hook utilizing elastic deformation.

Another object of the present invention is to ensure that there is no play between connectors coupled to each other.

According to a feature of the present invention for achieving the above object, the present invention is electrically coupled to a first housing having a first inner space formed therein, and a bus bar installed in the first inner space and extending to the outside. It includes a first terminal to be connected, a finger cap made of an insulating material positioned at the tip of the first terminal, and a fastening hook elastically deformable on both sides of an outer surface of the first housing and coupled to a mating connector.

An insertion guide column is formed on one side of the outer surface of the first housing to extend in the direction of engagement and separation with the mating connector.

A cap is detachably installed at the rear end of the first housing to enable manipulation of a fastening bolt for fastening the first terminal and the bus bar.

The fastening hook has a fastening hole through which the fastening jaw of the mating connector is hung, and a handle protrudes from the free end of the fastening hook.

According to another feature of the present invention, the present invention provides a second housing having a first peripheral end and a second peripheral end having a second inner space formed therein and enclosing a terminal casing that is inserted into the housing of a mating connector, and the A second terminal installed inside the terminal casing and having a contact spring installed in an insertion hole into which the terminal of the mating connector is inserted, and a terminal positioning mechanism installed through the second peripheral end to maintain a mating state with the mating connector. include

An insertion space into which a mating connector is inserted is formed between the terminal casing part and the first peripheral end, and between the terminal casing part and the second peripheral end, and an insertion guide channel for guiding the insertion direction of the mating connector is formed at the second peripheral end. It is formed in the direction of engagement and separation of the mating connector.

A fastening jaw for fastening with a mating connector is formed on a side wall connecting between the first and second peripheral ends.

The connector positioning device includes a securing sphere body, a free lock lever formed in a cantilever shape on the securing sphere body, a first catching jaw at the tip and a second catching jaw formed in the middle, and extending from the securing sphere body of the mating connector. and a hook regulating part inserted between the fastening hook and the outer surface of the housing of the mating connector, and a floating spacer part extending parallel to the hook regulating part and holding the fastening hook of the mating connector in cooperation with the hook regulating part.

Two pairs of the hook regulating unit and the flow spacer are provided.

Handles are provided at both ends of the guarantee body.

According to another feature of the present invention, the present invention is installed in a first internal space of a first housing forming an exterior and a skeleton, in which the first terminal is fastened with a bus bar extending to the outside, and an insulating property is provided at the tip of the first terminal. A finger cap made of a material is installed, and the first connector is elastically deformable on both sides of the outer surface of the first housing and includes a fastening hook coupled to the mating connector, and the second inner space of the second housing forming the exterior and the skeleton. A second terminal having an insertion hole into which the first terminal is inserted is installed, a terminal casing portion inserted into the first inner space is formed to surround the second terminal, and a first peripheral end and a second terminal surrounding the terminal casing portion are formed. A second connector having two peripheral ends, and a terminal positioning mechanism installed through the second peripheral end of the second connector to maintain a coupled state with the first connector.

An insertion guide column is formed on an outer surface of the first housing to extend in a coupling and separation direction of the first connector and the second connector, and an insertion guide channel into which the insertion guide column is inserted at a second peripheral end of the second housing this is formed

A finger cap is formed at the tip of the first terminal, and the second terminal is surrounded by the terminal casing part. A hanging step is formed inside the terminal casing part, so that the tip edge of the second terminal is in close contact.

A cylindrical spring in close contact with the outer surface of the first terminal is provided inside the second terminal.

The connector positioning device includes a securing device body, a free lock lever formed in a cantilever shape on the securing device body, a first hooking jaw is formed at a tip end, and a second hooking jaw is formed in the middle, and a first connector extending from the securing device body. and a hook regulating part inserted between the fastening hook and the outer surface of the first housing, and a flow spacer part extending parallel to the hook regulating part and holding the fastening hook in cooperation with the hook regulating part.

When the first connector is coupled to the second connector, the first hooking jaw of the front end of the free lock lever is elastically deformed by one side of the first housing, so that the second hooking jaw comes out of the step of the second housing, so that the connector position securing mechanism is formed. It makes it possible to move in a fully coupled state

The flow spacer is positioned between the fastening hook and the bottom of the insertion space of the second connector to prevent the first connector from flowing in the coupling and separation directions of the second connector.

Handles are formed at both ends of the guarantee body.

The hook blocking part and the flow spacer part are respectively provided at positions corresponding to the fastening hooks.

In the connector and the connector assembly using the same according to the present invention, it is possible to obtain at least one or more of the following effects.

In the present invention, the finger cap is placed on the tip of the first terminal of the first connector and the tip of the second terminal of the second connector is covered by the hook step of the terminal casing to prevent the operator's finger from directly touching the terminal. and the second connector can be used.

In the present invention, the coupling between the first connector and the second connector is possible only when the insertion guide column of the first connector is inserted into the insertion guide channel formed at the second peripheral end of the second connector. can always be accurately combined.

In the present invention, the connector positioning mechanism is used to maintain the coupled state between the high voltage connectors. Accordingly, there is an effect that the coupling state of the connector assembly is firmly maintained.

In addition, in the present invention, the connector positioning mechanism has the effect that the flow does not occur between the connectors because the hook blocking part and the flow spacer hold the flow in the direction in which the first connector is coupled to and separated from the second connector.

1 is a perspective view showing a preferred embodiment of a first connector according to the present invention.
2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line D2-D2 of FIG. 1 showing the internal configuration of the first connector according to the present invention;
Figure 3 is a perspective view showing a preferred embodiment of the second connector according to the present invention.
4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line D4-D4 of FIG. 3 showing the internal configuration of the second connector according to the present invention;
Figure 5 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the connector positioning mechanism constituting the embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a preferred embodiment of the connector assembly according to the present invention.
7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line D7-D7 of FIG.
8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line D8-D8 of FIG.
9 is an operation state diagram showing a state in which the connector positioning mechanism and the fastening hook are coupled in the connector assembly of the embodiment of the present invention.
10 is an operation state diagram showing that the connector positioning mechanism is in a fully engaged state in the embodiment of the present invention;

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to exemplary drawings. In adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same components are given the same reference numerals as much as possible even though they are indicated on different drawings. In addition, in describing the embodiment of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known configuration or function interferes with the understanding of the embodiment of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, in describing the components of the embodiment of the present invention, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), (b), etc. may be used. These terms are only for distinguishing the components from other components, and the essence, order, or order of the components are not limited by the terms. When it is described that a component is “connected”, “coupled” or “connected” to another component, the component may be directly connected or connected to the other component, but another component is between each component. It will be understood that may also be "connected", "coupled" or "connected".

In the present invention, the first connector 10 and the second connector 30 are coupled to each other to constitute a connector assembly. The first connector 10 is electrically connected to the outside by a bus bar 18, and the second The connector 30 is electrically connected to the outside by a board or bus bar 37'.

1 and 2 show the configuration of the first connector 10 of the embodiment of the present invention. The first housing 12 forms the exterior of the first connector 10 . The first housing 12 is made of an insulating material. Inside the first housing 12, there is a first inner space 14 open in one direction. A seating end 14' is formed to be stepped inside the first inner space 14, and a locking flange 16' of the first terminal 16, which will be described below, is hung.

A first terminal 16 is installed in the first inner space 14 . A locking flange 16' is formed around the rear end of the first terminal 16, and is inserted from the rear of the first internal space 14 so that the locking flange 16' is connected to the seating end 14'. is seated on The first terminal 16 is made of a conductive material. A finger cap 17 is provided at the tip of the first terminal 16 . The finger cap 17 is made of an insulating material so that the operator's finger does not touch the first terminal 16 .

The first terminal 16 is electrically connected to the bus bar 18 . The first terminal 16 and the bus bar 18 are fastened to each other by a fastening bolt 20 . The fastening bolt 20 penetrates the bus bar 18 and is fastened to the first terminal 16 so that the first terminal 16 and the bus bar 18 are electrically coupled. Reference numeral 18 ′ denotes a bus bar cover 18 ′ surrounding the bus bar 18 .

A cap 22 is installed at the rear end of the first housing 12 . The cap 22 serves to shield the rear of the first inner space 14 . With the cap 22 removed, the first terminal 16 is put into the first inner space 14, and the bus bar 18 is inserted into the first inner space 14 through the bus bar cover 18'. After insertion, the bus bar 18 and the first terminal 16 are fastened with the fastening bolts 20 . Then, the cap 22 is mounted on the rear end of the first housing 12 .

An insertion guide column 24 is provided on one side of the outer surface of the first housing 12 . The insertion guide column 24 is inserted and positioned in the insertion guide channel 45 of the second connector 30 to be described below. The coupling direction between the first connector 10 and the second connector 30 is regulated by the insertion guide column 24 . The insertion guide column 24 also serves to operate the pre-lock lever 66 of the connector positioning mechanism 60 to be described below. By pressing the first hook 67 of the free lock lever 66 , the free lock lever 66 is elastically deformed so that the second hook 68 is released from the step 52 . There is a secondary coupling groove 24 ′ inside the lower end of the insertion guide column 24 .

There are fastening hooks 26 on both sides of the outer surface of the first housing 12 . The fastening hook 26 is capable of a predetermined elastic deformation. The fastening hook 26 has a fastening hole 27 so that the fastening jaw 48 of the second connector 30 is seated and hung. A handle portion 28 is provided at the tip of the fastening hook 26 . An operator manipulates the handle portion 28 to elastically deform the fastening hook 26 .

Next, the configuration of the second connector 30 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4 . The second housing 32 forms an external appearance of the second connector 30 . The second housing 32 is made of an insulating material. A second inner space 34 is formed inside the center of the second housing 32 . A hanging step 35 is formed at the front end of the inner surface of the second inner space 34 . As the hanging step 35 is formed, the leading edge of the second terminal 36, which will be described below, is not exposed to the outside.

A second terminal 36 is installed in the second inner space 34 . The second terminal 36 is made of a conductive material. The tip of the second terminal 36 is in contact with the hanging step 35 . The second terminal 36 has a substantially cylindrical shape, and the first terminal 16 is inserted therein. There is an insertion hole 36' through the inside of the second terminal 36. The first terminal 16 is inserted into the insertion hole 36'.

A coupling end 37 is provided at the rear end of the second terminal 36 , and the coupling end 37 surrounds the rear end of the second terminal 36 to form a ring shape. The coupling end 37 protrudes to the outside of the second housing 32 , and a substrate or bus bar 37 ′ is positioned between the coupling end 37 and the outer surface of the second housing 32 . That is, the coupling end 37 is coupled to the lower surface of the substrate or bus bar 37 ′, and the outer surface of the second housing 32 facing the coupling end 37 is of the substrate or bus bar 37 ′. is seated on the top surface.

A cylindrical lamellar spring 38 is installed on the inner surface of the insertion hole 36 ′ of the second terminal 36 . The inner surface of the lamellar spring 38 is elastically deformed to the outer surface of the first terminal 16 so that the electrical connection between the first terminal 16 and the second terminal 26 is accurate.

A portion of the second housing 32 surrounding the second terminal 36 is referred to as a terminal case portion 40 . The terminal case part 40 has a cylindrical shape and is inserted into the first inner space 14 of the first housing 12 .

A first circumferential end 41 and a second circumferential end 42 are provided to surround a portion of the terminal case portion 40 . The first circumferential end 41 and the second circumferential end 42 are formed to be spaced apart from the terminal case portion 40 by a predetermined distance to surround the terminal case portion 40 . The first circumferential end 41 and the second circumferential end 42 do not surround the entire terminal case portion 40, but the terminal case portion in the remaining area except for the portion where the fastening hook 26 is located. (40) surrounds. A space formed between the terminal case part 40 and the peripheral ends 41 and 42 is an insertion space 43 , in which the first housing 12 of the first connector 10 is inserted. is located

An insertion guide channel 45 is formed in the second peripheral end 42 . The insertion guide channel 45 is positioned in which the insertion guide column 24 of the first connector 10 is inserted. The insertion guide channel 45 and the insertion guide column 24 cooperate with each other to guide the coupling direction of the first connector 10 and the second connector 30 .

In the second housing 32 , there is a side wall 47 to connect the first circumferential end 41 and the second circumferential end 42 , and fastening jaws 48 are formed on the inner surface of the side wall 47 , respectively. do. The fastening hook 26 of the first connector 10 is hung on the fastening jaw 48 .

As can be seen in FIG. 4 , a securement space 50 is formed inside the second peripheral end 42 of the second housing 32 . The securement space 50 passes through the second peripheral end 42 of the second housing 32 laterally to communicate with the insertion space 43 . A connector positioning mechanism 60 to be described below is installed in the securing mechanism space 50 . There is a step 52 on one side of the inside of the guarantee space 50 . The first hook 67 and the second hook 68 of the pre-lock lever 66 of the connector positioning mechanism 60 to be described below are selectively hung on the step 52 .

To be opened to both sides of the second peripheral end 42, as shown in FIG. 3, there is a hook slot 54. The hanger slot 54 communicates with the securing tool space 50 and the outside, and is a portion in which the movement regulating protrusion 76 of the connector positioning device 60 to be described below is positioned.

A connector positioning device 60 is installed in the securing device space 50 of the second housing 32 . The securing sphere body 62 forms the skeleton of the connector positioning sphere 60 . The guarantee body 62 has a substantially plate shape in this embodiment. Handles 64 are formed to protrude from both ends of the guarantee body 62 in the width direction. The handle 64 has a rectangular plate shape in this embodiment.

A free lock lever 66 is provided on the guarantee body 62 . The free lock lever 66 has a cantilever shape. The free lock lever 66 serves to prevent the connector positioning mechanism 60 from moving to the fully coupled position arbitrarily in normal times. That is, only when the first connector 10 is coupled to the second connector 30 , the connector positioning mechanism 60 is moved to the fully coupled position. Therefore, if the first connector 10 and the second connector 30 are not coupled, the connector positioning mechanism 60 cannot be moved to the fully coupled position.

The free end of the free lock lever 66 has a first hanging jaw 67 . The first hook 67 is coupled to the secondary coupling groove 24 ′ formed in the insertion guide column 24 of the first connector 10 when fully coupled. For reference, the surfaces corresponding to each other of the first hook 67 and the secondary coupling groove 24' have curved edges, so that when more than a certain force is applied, the first hook 67 is the secondary coupling groove ( 24').

A second hook 68 is provided in the middle of the free lock lever 66 . The second hook 68 is hung on the step 52 to regulate the movement of the connector positioning mechanism 60 in a fully coupled state. When the free lock lever 66 is elastically deformed by the first connector 10 and the second hook 68 deviates from the stepped 52 , the connector positioning mechanism 60 moves from the temporary coupling position to the complete coupling position. can move

At both ends of the free lock lever 66 in the width direction, movement guides 70 are formed to face each other and side by side. The movement guide 70 is moved along a corresponding structure in the securing mechanism space 50 so that the connector positioning mechanism 60 moves along a predetermined trajectory.

There are hook blocking parts 72 at both ends of the guarantee body 62 . The hook blocking part 72 has a plate shape having a predetermined thickness. The hook blocking part 72 is positioned between the fastening hook 24 and the outer surface of the first housing 12 to prevent the fastening hook 24 from being elastically deformed. In the present invention, two of the hook blocking parts 72 are side by side. This is because there is one fastening hook 24 at both ends of the first housing 12 .

A flow spacer portion 74 is provided to correspond to each hook blocking portion 72 so as to extend side by side with the hook blocking portion 72 . The flow spacer part 74 serves to fill a gap between the fastening hook 24 and the bottom of the insertion space 43 of the second housing 32 . By doing this, the gap generated by the characteristics of the fastening hook 24 is eliminated so that noise due to vibration does not occur.

There are movement regulating projections 76 on both sides of the guarantee body 62 . In this embodiment, there are movement regulating projections 76 on both outer surfaces of the hook blocking portion 72 . The movement regulating protrusion 76 is positioned in the hook slots 54 formed on both sides of the second housing 32 to prevent the connector positioning mechanism 60 from being arbitrarily removed from the second housing 32 .

Hereinafter, a connector according to the present invention having the above-described configuration and a connector assembly using the same will be described in detail.

First, the first connector 10 inserts the first terminal 16 into the first inner space 14 in a state in which the cap 22 is separated so that the engaging flange 16' is attached to the seating end 14'. make it walk Next, the bus bar 18 is brought into close contact with the rear end of the first terminal 16 and the first terminal 16 and the bus bar 18 are fastened with a fastening bolt 20 . Next, the cap 22 is mounted on the first housing 12 .

The second connector 30 is coupled to the first connector 10 while being mounted on the substrate or bus bar 37'. As can be seen from FIG. 4 , the second terminal 26 is coupled through the board or bus bar 37 ′ so that the second housing 32 is positioned on the upper surface of the board or bus bar 37 ′.

In addition, the connector position securing mechanism 60 of the second connector 30 is temporarily coupled to the securing mechanism space 50 of the second housing 32 . This state is the state shown in FIG. As can be seen from the drawing, the first hook 67 of the free lock lever 66 protrudes into the insertion guide channel 45 of the second housing 32, and the second hook 68 ) is a state in which it is hung on the step 52 and cannot advance any more. The connector positioning mechanism 60 does not fall out from the second housing 32 in the position at the rearmost end of the hook slot 54 at which the movement regulating protrusion 76 is located.

In this state, the first connector 10 is coupled to the second connector 30 , and the fastening hook 26 of the first connector 10 is inserted into the insertion space 43 of the second connector 30 . It enters the position where the fastening jaw 48 is located, and the insertion guide column 24 of the first connector 10 is inserted into the insertion guide channel 45 of the second connector 30 . In this way, the terminal case portion 40 of the second connector 30 is inserted into the first inner space 14 of the first connector 10 , and the first terminal 16 of the first connector 10 is It enters the insertion hole 36' of the second terminal 36 of the second connector 30.

There is a cylindrical lamellar spring 38 inside the insertion hole 36', which is elastically deformed by the insertion of the first terminal 16 and is in close contact with the outer surface of the first terminal 16 in an elastically deformed state. Make electrical connections.

On the other hand, when the first connector 10 is coupled to the second connector 30 and the insertion guide column 24 enters the insertion guide channel 45, the tip of the insertion guide column 24 causes the As the first hook 67 of the free lock lever 66 is pressed, the free lock lever 66 is elastically deformed. The elastic deformation of the free lock lever 66 prevents the second hook 68 from being caught on the step 52 .

Accordingly, the connector positioning device 60 is in a state that can be entered into the securing device space 50 . At this time, the fastening hook 26 of the first connector 10 is hooked on the fastening jaw 48 of the second connector 30 . The fastening of the first connector 10 and the second connector 30 is completed. In this state, when the fastening hook 25 is pressed and elastically deformed, the fastening hook 25 is separated from the fastening jaw 48. can be

When the operator applies a force to the handle 64 of the connector positioning device 60 so that the connector positioning device 60 further enters the inside of the securing device space 50, as the connector positioning device 60 moves as a whole, the The hook blocking part 72 enters between the fastening hook 24 and the outer surface of the first housing 12 and prevents the fastening hook 24 from being elastically deformed, so that the first connector 10 and the second connector 30 ) to prevent the tightening state between them from being released. This state is shown in FIG. 9 .

By the movement of the connector positioning mechanism 60 , the movable spacer part 74 is positioned between the lower end of the fastening hook 24 and the bottom of the insertion space 43 . This state is also well illustrated in FIG. 9 . As such, when the flow spacer part 74 is between the lower end of the fastening hook 24 and the bottom of the insertion space 43 , the inner surface of the fastening hole 27 of the fastening hook 24 and the fastening jaw 48 ) It is possible to prevent the first connector 10 from flowing due to the gap therebetween. That is, one side of the fastening hook 24 is positioned between the hook blocking part 72 and the flow spacer part 74 in the coupling and separation direction between the first connector 10 and the second connector 30 . flow is prevented.

On the other hand, the first hook 67 of the free lock lever 66 of the connector positioning mechanism 60 is a secondary coupling groove inside the tip of the insertion guide column 24 of the first connector 10 ( 24 ′), and the second hook 68 is supported by the step 52 so that the connector positioning device 60 does not fall out by a force less than a certain amount in the securing device space 50 .

In order to release the coupling between the first connector 10 and the second connector 30 , the connector positioning mechanism 60 must be separated from the second connector 30 . To this end, the first hook 67 of the free lock lever 66 must come out of the secondary coupling groove 24 ′, and the second hook 68 must come out of the step 52 . For reference, the portion of the first hook 67 and the corresponding secondary coupling groove 24' is formed in a curved surface, so that when a certain force is applied to the connector positioning mechanism 60, the first hook 67 is formed. It can come out of the secondary coupling groove 24', and the corresponding part of the second hook 68 and the step 52 is also formed in a curved surface, so that when a certain amount of force is applied to the connector positioning mechanism 60, the first 2 Hanging jaws 68 can come out of the stepped (52). This can be seen in FIG. 10 .

When the connector position guaranteeing mechanism 60 is moved to the temporary coupling position again, the hook regulating part 72 and the movable spacer part 74 are accommodated into the securing mechanism space 50 and the fastening hook of the first connector 10 . (26) is taken out.

Accordingly, the fastening hook 26 is in a state in which elastic deformation is possible, and the operator presses the fastening hook 26 in the direction of the outer surface of the first housing 12, respectively, to elastically deform, whereby the fastening hook 26 is When the fastening jaw 48 is removed from the fastening hole 27 , the first connector 10 can be separated from the second connector 30 .

In the above, even though all components constituting the embodiment of the present invention have been described as being combined or operated in combination as one, the present invention is not necessarily limited to this embodiment. That is, within the scope of the object of the present invention, all the components may operate by selectively combining one or more. In addition, terms such as "comprises", "comprises" or "have" described above mean that the corresponding component may be inherent, unless otherwise stated, excluding other components. Rather, it should be construed as being able to further include other components. All terms, including technical and scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs, unless otherwise defined. Commonly used terms such as terms defined in the dictionary should be interpreted as being consistent with the contextual meaning of the related art, and are not interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present invention.

The above description is merely illustrative of the technical spirit of the present invention, and various modifications and variations will be possible without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. 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 protection scope of the present invention should be construed by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope equivalent thereto should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

10: first connector 12: first housing
14: first inner space 14': seating end
16: Terminal 1 17: Finger cap
18: bus bar 18': bus bar cover
20: fastening bolt 22: cap
24: insertion guide column 24': secondary coupling groove
26: fastening hook 27: fastening hole
28: handle portion 30: second connector
32: second housing 34: second inner space
35: Hanging step 36: Terminal 2
36': insertion hole 37: coupling end
37': substrate or busbar 38: lamellar spring
40: terminal case part 41: first peripheral end
42: second perimeter 43: insertion space
45: insertion guide channel 47: side wall
48: fastening jaw 50: guarantee space
52: step 54: hook slot
60: connector position guarantee sphere 62: guarantee sphere body
64: handle 66: free lock lever
67: first hanging jaw 68: second hanging jaw
70: movement guide 72: hook regulation unit
74: movable spacer part 76: movement control projection

Claims (19)

A first housing having a first internal space formed therein;
a first terminal installed in the first inner space and electrically connected to the bus bar extending to the outside;
a finger cap made of an insulating material positioned at the tip of the first terminal;
A first connector including fastening hooks elastically deformable on both sides of an outer surface of the first housing and coupled to a mating connector.
The first connector according to claim 1, wherein an insertion guide column is formed on one side of the outer surface of the first housing to extend in the direction of engagement and separation with the counterpart connector.
The first connector according to claim 2, wherein a cap is detachably installed at the rear end of the first housing to enable manipulation of a fastening bolt for fastening the first terminal and the bus bar.
The first connector according to claim 3, wherein the fastening hook has a fastening hole through which a fastening jaw of the mating connector is hung, and a handle protrudes from a free end of the fastening hook.
a second housing having a first peripheral end and a second peripheral end having a second inner space formed therein and enclosing the terminal casing portion inserted into the housing of the mating connector;
a second terminal installed inside the terminal casing part and having a contact spring installed in an insertion hole into which a terminal of a mating connector is inserted;
and a terminal positioning mechanism installed through the second peripheral end to maintain a mating state with a counterpart connector.
The method of claim 5, wherein an insertion space for inserting a mating connector is formed between the terminal casing part and the first peripheral end, and between the terminal casing part and the second peripheral end, and the insertion direction of the mating connector is formed at the second peripheral end A second connector in which an insertion guide channel for guiding is formed in the mating and detaching direction of the mating connector.
The second connector according to claim 5, wherein a fastening jaw for fastening with a mating connector is formed on a side wall connecting between the first and second peripheral ends.
According to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein the connector position securing device is a securing sphere body, and the securing sphere body is formed in a cantilever shape, a first clasp at the distal end and a second clasp at the middle of the securing sphere body. A lock lever, a hook regulating part extending from the securing device body and inserted between the fastening hook of the mating connector and the outer surface of the housing of the mating connector, and the hook regulating part extending parallel to the hook regulating part and cooperating with the hook regulating part A second connector including a floating spacer to hold it.
The second connector according to claim 8, wherein the hook regulating part and the flow spacer part are provided in two pairs.
The second connector according to claim 9, wherein handles are provided at both ends of the guarantee body.
A first terminal is installed in a first inner space of the first housing that forms an exterior and a skeleton by being fastened with a bus bar extending to the outside, and a finger cap made of an insulating material is installed at the tip of the first terminal, and the first housing A first connector that is elastically deformable on both sides of the outer surface of the first connector and includes a fastening hook coupled to the mating connector;
A second terminal having an insertion hole through which the first terminal is inserted is installed in the second inner space of the second housing forming the exterior and the skeleton, and the terminal casing is inserted into the first inner space to surround the second terminal a second connector having a portion formed therein and having a first peripheral end and a second peripheral end surrounding the terminal casing;
and a terminal positioning mechanism installed through a second peripheral end of the second connector to maintain a coupled state with the first connector.
The insertion guide column according to claim 11, wherein an insertion guide column is formed on an outer surface of the first housing to extend in a coupling and separation direction of the first connector and the second connector, and the insertion guide column is formed at a second peripheral end of the second housing. The connector assembly in which the insertion guide channel is formed.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein a finger cap is formed on the tip of the first terminal and the second terminal is surrounded by the terminal casing part, and a hanging step is formed inside the terminal casing part so that the tip edge of the second terminal is closed. Close-fitting connector assembly.
The connector assembly of claim 11 , wherein a cylindrical spring is provided inside the second terminal to be in close contact with the outer surface of the first terminal.
15. The method according to any one of claims 11 to 14, wherein the connector positioning mechanism is formed in a cantilever shape on the securing sphere body and the securing sphere body, a first clasp at the distal end and a second clasp in the middle of the securing sphere are formed. A lock lever, a hook regulating part extending from the securing device body and inserted between the fastening hook of the first connector and the outer surface of the first housing, extending parallel to the hook regulating part and holding the fastening hook in cooperation with the hook regulating part A connector assembly comprising a flow spacer portion.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein the first hooking jaw of the front end of the free lock lever is elastically deformed by one side of the first housing when the first connector is coupled to the second connector, so that the second hooking jaw is moved from the step of the second housing. A connector assembly that comes out and allows the connector positioning mechanism to move into a fully engaged state.
17. The connector assembly of claim 16, wherein the flow spacer is positioned between the fastening hook and the bottom of the insertion space of the second connector to prevent the first connector from flowing in the coupling and separation directions of the second connector.
The connector assembly according to claim 17, wherein handles are formed at both ends of the guarantee body.
The connector assembly according to claim 18, wherein the hook blocking part and the movable spacer part are respectively provided at positions corresponding to the fastening hooks.

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