WO2021166586A1

WO2021166586A1 - Connector

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Publication number: WO2021166586A1
Application number: PCT/JP2021/003142
Authority: WO
Inventors: 奨小林
Original assignee: 住友電装株式会社
Priority date: 2020-02-19
Filing date: 2021-01-29
Publication date: 2021-08-26
Also published as: JP2021131951A; JP7288586B2

Abstract

This connector is provided with: first and second housings (10, 60) that are installed on a panel (90), and are fittable to each other; a pair of terminal metal fittings (11A) that are housed in the first housing (10); and a short-circuit terminal (12) that is housed in the first housing (10) and short-circuits the pair of terminal metal fittings (11A). The second housing (60) has a cancellation part (73) that, when the first and second housings (10, 60) are normally fitted, is located between the pair of terminal metal fittings (11A) and the short-circuit terminal (12), and cancels a short-circuited state of the pair of terminal metal fittings (11A). The first housing (10) has a lock arm (15) that holds the second housing (60) in a fitted state and is flexurally deformable in a first direction. The short-circuit terminal (12) has a contact part (24) that faces and abuts on the pair of terminal metal fittings (11A) in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction.

Description

connector

This disclosure relates to connectors.

Patent Document 1 describes a pair of first terminals accommodated in a first main connector, an elastic short-circuit member (hereinafter referred to as a short terminal) connected to both first terminals, and a short-circuit release provided in the second main connector. Disclose a connector assembly with a board and.

Before the first main connector and the second main connector are fitted, both first terminals are maintained in a short-circuited state via the short-circuited terminals. When the first main connector and the second main connector are properly fitted, the short-circuit release plate is located between the first terminal and the short terminal, and the short-circuit state of both first terminals is released. As a result, it is electrically detected that the first main connector and the second main connector are in a properly fitted state. A connector having such a fitting detection function is also disclosed in Patent Document 2.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2004-349023 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2001-297827

By the way, there is also known a configuration in which a lock arm is provided on one of a pair of housings that can be fitted to each other, the lock arm locks the other housing, and both housings are held in a fitted state. Further, there is also known a configuration in which the connector is held by the panel. When the short terminal and the short circuit release plate of Patent Document 1 are applied to such a panel-mounted connector structure, when the lock arm bends and deforms during the fitting process of both housings, one housing becomes the other housing. On the other hand, there is a possibility that the short-circuit release plate may hit the short-circuit terminal from an improper direction by tilting from the normal posture. If the short-circuit release plate hits the short-circuit terminal from an improper direction, the short-circuit state of the paired terminal fittings is not correctly released, and there is a problem that the reliability of the fitting detection is lowered.

Therefore, it is an object of the present disclosure to provide a connector having improved reliability of mating detection.

The connector of the present disclosure is a connector installed on a panel, and is housed in a first housing and a second housing that can be fitted to each other, a pair of terminal fittings housed in the first housing, and the first housing. The second housing is provided between the pair of terminal fittings and the short terminal when the first housing and the second housing are normally fitted. The first housing is a lock arm that can be bent and deformed in the first direction to hold the second housing in a fitted state. The short-circuit terminal has a contact portion that contacts the pair of terminal fittings in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction.

According to the present disclosure, it is possible to provide a connector having improved reliability of mating detection.

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing a state in which the first housing and the second housing are normally fitted in the connector of the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a front view of the first housing. FIG. 3 is an enlarged front view of the accommodating portion of the short terminal and the two cavities adjacent to the accommodating portion. FIG. 4 is an enlarged plan sectional view showing a state in which the short terminal is accommodated in the accommodating portion. FIG. 5 is a front view of the second housing. FIG. 6 is an enlarged front view showing a state in which the release portion has entered the accommodating portion of the short terminal.

[Explanation of Embodiments of the present disclosure]
First, embodiments of the present disclosure will be listed and described.
The connectors of the present disclosure are
(1) A connector installed on a panel, which is a first housing and a second housing that can be fitted to each other, a pair of terminal fittings housed in the first housing, and a connector housed in the first housing. A short terminal for short-circuiting a pair of terminal fittings is provided, and the second housing is located between the pair of terminal fittings and the short terminal when the first housing and the second housing are properly fitted. The first housing has a lock arm that can be bent and deformed in the first direction to hold the second housing in a fitted state. The short-circuit terminal has a contact portion that contacts the pair of terminal fittings in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction.
In the case where the connector is installed on the panel, when the lock arm bends and deforms in the first direction during the fitting process of the first housing and the second housing, the first housing also follows the first direction (the first direction). There is a concern that it will tilt in the direction of the virtual surface). However, since the contact portion of the short terminal contacts both terminal fittings in the second direction orthogonal to the first direction, the first housing is temporarily tilted in the first direction, and both terminal fittings and the short terminal Even if the contact position of is displaced in the first direction, the release portion can be located between both terminal fittings and the short terminal at the time of normal fitting of the first housing and the second housing. As a result, a state in which both terminal fittings are shunted and released by the release portion can be satisfactorily realized, and the reliability of fitting detection can be improved.

(2) The first housing has a length in the first direction and a short hand in the second direction, and the lock arm projects from one outer surface of the short hand of the first housing. It is preferable that it is. According to this, when the first housing is tilted in the first direction, the contact position between both terminal fittings and the short terminal is largely displaced in the first direction. Therefore, the above configuration is applied and both terminal fittings are released from the short circuit. The merit of being able to achieve a good condition is great.

(3) It is preferable that the lock arm is arranged at a position overlapping the accommodating portion of the short terminal in the second direction. According to this, the first housing can be made smaller in the second direction.

(4) The second housing has a rattling protrusion, the first housing has a rattling groove for receiving the rattling protrusion, and the rattling groove has the second packing groove. It is preferable that the short terminal is arranged at a position overlapping the accommodating portion in the direction. According to this, the first housing can be made smaller in the second direction, and a plurality of functions can be integrated in the first housing.

(5) In the fitting process of the first housing and the second housing, the release portion is set to be located in the accommodating portion of the short terminal in a state where the lock arm is bent and deformed in the first direction. It is good to have it. According to this, the release portion can be made to enter the accommodating portion even when the lock arm is bent and deformed in the first direction and the first housing is tilted in the first direction.

(6) It is preferable that the grommet is provided so as to be in close contact with the panel, and the grommet is mounted on the outer periphery of the first housing. According to this, when the grommet is in close contact with the panel, the first housing is easily tilted in the first direction by receiving the reaction force of the grommet. Therefore, there is a great merit that by applying this configuration, it is possible to satisfactorily realize a state in which both terminal fittings are short-circuited and released regardless of the degree of inclination of the first housing in the first direction.

[Details of Embodiments of the present disclosure]
Specific examples of the connectors of the present disclosure will be described below with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to these examples, and is indicated by the scope of claims, and is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the scope of claims.

<Example 1>
The connector of the first embodiment is a connector installed on the panel 90, and includes a first housing 10, a second housing 60, a plurality of first terminal fittings 11, and one short terminal 12. As shown in FIG. 1, the first housing 10 and the second housing 60 can be fitted to each other. Each of the first terminal fitting 11 and the short terminal 12 is made of conductive metal and is housed in the first housing 10.

Both the first housing 10 and the second housing 60 are made of synthetic resin and have a form of being long in the first direction (vertical direction in FIG. 1) and short in the second direction (paper surface thickness direction in FIG. 1). .. In the following description, in the front-rear direction, the front side is the side on which the first housing 10 and the second housing 60 face each other at the start of fitting. The first direction is the vertical direction of each drawing except FIG. The second direction is a direction orthogonal to the first direction, is the left-right direction of FIGS. 2, 3, 5, and 6, and is the vertical direction of FIG. The first direction and the second direction are also directions orthogonal to the fitting direction of the first housing 10 and the second housing 60.

As shown in FIG. 5, the second housing 60 includes a block-shaped second housing body 61 that is long in the first direction, a tubular hood portion 62 that is one step higher than the second housing body 61 and projects forward. have. The second housing body 61 has a plurality of second cavities 63. The second cavities 63 are arranged vertically and horizontally. The second housing main body 61 has a second lance 64 on one side surface of both side surfaces facing each other in the second direction in each of the second cavities 63. The second lance 64 projects forward from one side surface and has a shape that allows it to bend and deform in the second direction.

As shown in FIG. 1, the second terminal fitting 65 is inserted into each of the second cavities 63 of the second housing body 61 from the rear. The second terminal fitting 65 is locked to the second lance 64 shown in FIG. 5 and is prevented from coming off from the second cavity 63. The second terminal fitting 65 has a tab 66 projecting forward. The tab 66 is arranged so as to project in the hood portion 62. Further, the second terminal fitting 65 is connected to the end of the second electric wire 67. The second electric wire 67 is led out rearward from the second cavity 63.

The first housing 10 is fitted in the hood portion 62. The hood portion 62 has an attachment portion 68 above the fitting region of the first housing 10. The attachment portion 68 has a box shape and is open to the front. The hood portion 62 has a lock portion 69 between the fitting region of the first housing 10 and the attachment portion 68. As shown in FIG. 1, the lock portion 69 has a lock hole 71 extending in the front-rear direction and opening on the rear surface of the hood portion 62.

The hood portion 62 has a panel lock portion 72 paired in the first direction on the upper wall and the lower wall of the attachment portion 68. Both panel lock portions 72 have a shape that allows them to bend and deform in the first direction. As shown in FIG. 1, the front end portion of the hood portion 62 is inserted into the mounting hole 91 of the panel 90. Both panel lock portions 72 are elastically locked to both upper and lower edges of the mounting holes 91 of the panel 90. As a result, the second housing 60 is held by the panel 90.

As shown in FIG. 5, on the front surface of the second housing main body 61 (which is also the inner surface of the hood portion 62), the release portion 73 is on the side (second direction) of the region where each of the second cavities 63 is arranged. Is provided so as to protrude. The release portion 73 is rib-shaped and has a T-shape when viewed from the front, and has a portion extending in the first direction and a portion extending in the second direction. As shown in FIG. 6, the release portion 73 has a release surface 74 along the first direction at a portion extending in the first direction. The release surface 74 is arranged in pairs on both the upper and lower sides of the portion extending in the first direction and the connecting portion with the portion extending in the second direction.

As shown in FIG. 5, the hood portion 62 has a plurality of upper and lower (two in the case of drawing) rattling protrusions 75 on one side surface of the inner side surfaces facing each other in the second direction. Each rattling protrusion 75 has a rib-like shape extending in the front-rear direction.

As shown in FIG. 2, the first housing 10 includes a block-shaped first housing main body 14 long in the first direction, a lock arm 15 projecting from the upper wall of the first housing main body 14, and a first housing. It has a flange portion 16 that projects outward from the outer periphery of the main body 14. As shown in FIG. 1, the front portion of the first housing body 14 and the lock arm 15 is fitted in the hood portion 62.

The first housing body 14 has a plurality of first cavities 17. As shown in FIG. 2, each first cavity 17 is arranged vertically and horizontally aligned so as to correspond to each second cavity 63. The first housing main body 14 has a first lance 18 on one side surface of both side surfaces facing each other in the second direction (horizontal direction, lateral direction) in each of the first cavities 17. The first lance 18 projects forward from one side surface and has a shape that allows it to bend and deform in the second direction.

The first terminal fitting 11 is inserted into each first cavity 17 from the rear. As shown in FIG. 4, the first terminal fitting 11 is locked by the first lance 18 and is prevented from coming off by the first cavity 17. The first terminal fitting 11 has a tubular connecting portion 19 at the front portion. As shown in FIG. 1, the first terminal fitting 11 is connected to the end of the first electric wire 41. The first electric wire 41 is led out rearward from the first cavity 17. At the time of regular fitting of the first housing 10 and the second housing 60, the tab 66 of the first terminal fitting 11 is inserted into the connecting portion 19, and the first terminal fitting 11 and the second terminal fitting 65 are electrically connected.

As shown in FIG. 2, the first housing main body 14 has an accommodating portion 21 on the side (second direction) of the cavity group 20 in which each of the first cavities 17 is arranged. The accommodating portion 21 is capable of accommodating the short terminal 12 inside, and is opened in a front view T-shape on the front surface of the first housing main body 14. As shown in FIG. 4, the rear end of the accommodating portion 21 communicates with the mounting portion 22 described later. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the accommodating portion 21 communicates with two first cavities 17 (simply referred to as “cavity 17A”) adjacent to the accommodating portion 21. Both cavities 17A are composed of a first cavity 17 at the uppermost stage and a first cavity 17 located below the first cavity 17. Both cavities 17A accommodate a first short-circuiting terminal fitting 11 (simply referred to as "terminal fitting 11A") that is short-circuited via the short-circuit terminal 12.

The short terminal 12 is formed by bending a metal plate material. As shown in FIG. 3, the short terminal 12 has a base portion 23 and a pair of contact portions 24 protruding from the base portion 23. The base portion 23 is inserted into the accommodating portion 21 and is prevented from coming off. As shown in FIG. 4, both contact portions 24 have contact portions 25 at the lower end of the U-shaped bent portion, which enter into both cavities 17A and come into contact with both terminal fittings 11A.

As shown in FIG. 2, the first housing main body 14 has a plurality of upper and lower (two in the case of drawing) backfilling grooves 26 on one side surface in the second direction. Each of the packing grooves 26 opens on one side surface of the first housing main body 14 and extends in the front-rear direction and opens on the front surface of the first housing main body 14.

Each of the packing grooves 26 is arranged on the side (second direction) of the cavity group 20 and below the accommodating portion 21 (first direction). Each of the packing grooves 26 and the accommodating portion 21 has a portion (wrap portion) that overlaps in the second direction. At the time of regular fitting of the first housing 10 and the second housing 60, the rattling protrusion 75 of the second housing 60 is inserted into the rattling groove 26 in the positioning state.

The first housing body 14 has a mounting portion 22 opened on the other side surface opposite to one side surface on which the backlash filling groove 26 is recessed. The mounting portion 22 communicates with each of the first cavities 17 (including both cavities 17A) and the accommodating portion 21 inside the first housing main body 14. The retainer 27 is inserted into the mounting portion 22 from the second direction (side). As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, each of the first terminal fittings 11 (including both terminal fittings 11A) is secondarily locked by the retainer 27, and is surely prevented from coming off in each of the first cavities 17.

As shown in FIG. 1, the lock arm 15 includes a base end portion 31 that stands upward from the front end of the upper surface of the first housing main body 14, an arm main body 32 that extends rearward from the upper end of the base end portion 31, and an arm main body 32. It has a lock protrusion 33 projecting from the front-rear intermediate portion of the upper surface of the arm body 32, and an unlocking portion 34 provided one step higher at the rear end portion of the upper surface of the arm main body 32.

The front surface of the base end portion 31 has a rectangular shape when viewed from the front, and is continuous with the front surface of the first housing main body 14 without a step. As shown in FIG. 2, the base end portion 31 has a wide shape in the second direction (left-right direction), and has a portion (wrap portion) that overlaps with the accommodating portion 21 and the backfill groove 26 in the second direction. ing. The lock arm 15 is flexible and deformable in the first direction (vertical direction). The arm body 32 can be elastically displaced in the first direction with the upper end of the base end portion 31 as a fulcrum. A pair of protective walls 35 are provided upright on both the left and right sides of the upper surface of the first housing body 14. The lock arm 15 is arranged in a state of being protected from the left-right direction (second direction) by both protective walls 35.

As shown in FIG. 1, the lock protrusion 33 has a claw shape and fits into the lock hole 71 when the first housing 10 and the second housing 60 are normally fitted. As shown in FIG. 2, the unlocking portion 34 has a square frame shape when viewed from the front, and has a leg portion protruding upward from the left and right end portions of the arm body 32 and a beam portion erected between the upper ends of the leg portions. ,have. When the upper surface of the beam portion of the unlocked portion 34 is pressed, the lock arm 15 bends and deforms downward, the lock protrusion 33 comes out of the lock hole 71, and the locked state of the first housing 10 and the second housing 60 is released. Will be done.

As shown in FIG. 2, the flange portion 16 has a flange shape that projects over the entire circumference of the first housing main body 14, and the front surface is integrally connected to both protective walls 35 to form a rear end portion of the lock arm 15. It has a hole 36 for insertion. The front end portion of the unlocked portion 34 is arranged in the hole 36 of the flange portion 16.

As shown in FIG. 1, the flange portion 16 is covered with the grommet 37 from the outside. The grommet 37 is made of rubber and has a boot shape so as to cover the end of each first electric wire 41 drawn from the rear surface of the first housing 10. A seal portion 38 that is in close contact with the plate surface of the panel 90 is provided at the opening edge of the front end of the grommet 37.

Next, the operation of the connector of the first embodiment will be described.
At the time of assembly, the short terminal 12 is inserted and held from the mounting portion 22 side with respect to the accommodating portion 21 of the first housing 10.

Further, each first terminal fitting 11 is inserted into each first cavity 17 of the first housing 10 from the rear. The first terminal fitting 11 is temporarily locked by the first lance 18. Further, the retainer 27 is inserted into the mounting portion 22 at a regular depth, so that the first terminal fitting 11 is secondarily locked.

As shown in FIG. 3, the contact portion 25 of both contact portions 24 of the short terminal 12 enters both cavities 17A from the second direction and comes into contact with one side surface of the connection portion 19 of both terminal fittings 11A. That is, both contact portions 24 and both terminal fittings 11A are in a state of hitting each other in the second direction. Both terminal fittings 11A are maintained in a short-circuited state via the short-circuit terminal 12. Then, the grommet 37 is attached to the flange portion 16 of the first housing 10.
On the other hand, the second housing 60 is held by the panel 90 by the locking action of both panel locking portions 72. In that state, the first housing 10 is inserted into the hood portion 62 of the second housing 60.

Here, the first housing 10 is tilted in the first direction from a facing posture along the vertical direction with respect to the second housing 60 held by the panel 90 (specifically, a virtual surface along the first direction). It can be inserted into the hood portion 62 in a state of being tilted along the hood portion 62.

Further, when the lock protrusion 33 interferes with the front end of the lock portion 69, the lock arm 15 is bent and deformed in the first direction. Therefore, the first housing 10 is likely to be tilted in the first direction due to the elastic reaction force of the lock arm 15. Moreover, when the seal portion of the grommet 37 reaches the position where it comes into close contact with the panel 90, the elastic reaction force of the grommet 37 is also applied, so that the first housing 10 tends to be further tilted in the first direction.

If the first housing 10 is tilted in the first direction from the facing posture, both the contact portions 24 of the short terminal 12 and both terminal fittings 11A are also tilted in the first direction.
In this state, when the fitting of the first housing 10 and the second housing 60 progresses, the release portion 73 reaches the position where it enters the accommodating portion 21. At this time, even if the accommodating portion 21 is displaced in the first direction due to the inclination of the first housing 10, there is a gap in the first direction between the upper and lower inner surfaces of the accommodating portion 21 and the release portion 73 (FIG. 6). Since (see reference numeral X) is secured, the release unit 73 can enter the accommodating unit 21.

Further, even if the contact portion between both contact portions 24 of the short terminal 12 and both terminal fittings 11A is displaced in the first direction, the relative positions of both contact portions 24 and both terminal fittings 11A are within a certain range in the second direction. Is maintained at. Therefore, at the time of normal fitting of the first housing 10 and the second housing 60, the release portion 73 can enter between the both contact portions 24 and the terminal fittings 11A without any trouble. In the case of the first embodiment, since the release portion 73 is located between both contact portions 24 and both terminal fittings 11A, both release surfaces 74 of the release portion 73 come into contact with both contact portions 24, and both contact portions 24. Is bent and deformed in the second direction. As a result, both contact portions 24 are separated from both terminal fittings 11A, and the short-circuited state of both terminal fittings 11A is released. Thereby, it can be electrically detected that the first housing 10 and the second housing 60 are properly fitted.

At the time of regular fitting of the first housing 10 and the second housing 60, the lock protrusion 33 is fitted into the lock hole 71, and the bent state of the lock arm 15 is eliminated. Further, each of the stuffing protrusions 75 is inserted into each of the stuffing grooves 26 in a fitted state, and rattling between the first housing 10 and the second housing 60 is suppressed. Then, the seal portion of the grommet 37 comes into close contact with the panel 90, and water is prevented from entering the fitting region of the first housing 10 and the second housing 60.

As described above, in the case of the first embodiment, the short terminal 12 has a pair of contact portions 24 that face each other in the second direction orthogonal to the first direction with respect to the pair of terminal fittings 11A. .. Therefore, even if the first housing 10 is tilted in the first direction when the lock arm 15 is bent and deformed in the first direction during the fitting process of the first housing 10 and the second housing 60, the first housing 10 is first. At the time of regular fitting of the housing 10 and the second housing 60, the release portion 73 can be inserted between both terminal fittings 11A and the short terminal 12. As a result, the state in which both terminal fittings 11A are shunted and released by the release portion 73 can be satisfactorily realized, and the reliability of fitting detection can be improved.

In particular, in the case of the first embodiment, the connector is a panel-mounted type, the first housing 10 has a length in the first direction and a short hand in the second direction, and the lock arm 15 is the first housing. The structure is such that the grommet 37, which is projected from one outer surface (upper surface) of the short side of the ten and is attached to the first housing 10, is in close contact with the panel 90. Therefore, the first housing 10 is easily tilted in the first direction, and there is a great merit of applying the above configuration.

Further, since the lock arm 15 is arranged at a position overlapping the accommodating portion 21 of the short terminal 12 in the second direction, the first housing 10 can be miniaturized in the second direction.
Further, since the backlash filling groove 26 is arranged at a position overlapping the accommodating portion 21 of the short terminal 12 in the second direction, the first housing 10 can be made smaller in the second direction, and the first housing 10 can be made smaller. Multiple functions can be integrated into.

Further, in the fitting process of the first housing 10 and the second housing 60, in a state where the lock arm 15 interferes with the lock portion 69 of the second housing 60 and is bent and deformed, the release portion 73 is the accommodating portion 21 of the short terminal 12. Since it is set to enter, the release portion 73 can enter the accommodating portion 21 even when the first housing 10 is tilted in the first direction.

[Other embodiments of the present disclosure]
It should be considered that the embodiments disclosed this time are exemplary in all respects and not restrictive.
In the case of the first embodiment, the contact portions are provided in pairs so as to come into contact with each of the terminal fittings, but in another embodiment, the contact portions come into contact with both terminal fittings at once. There may be only one provided in.
In the case of the first embodiment, the second housing is fitted to the first housing in a state of being attached to the panel, but in another embodiment, the first housing and the second housing are fitted. The second housing may be attached to the panel in the state of being attached.
In the case of the first embodiment, the housing accommodating the short terminal and both terminal fittings is a female housing, but in another embodiment, the housing accommodating the short terminal and both terminal fittings is a male housing. Is also good.
In the case of the first embodiment, the pair of short-circuited terminal fittings has the same shape as the other first terminal fittings, but in another embodiment, the pair of short-circuited terminal fittings is the other first terminal fittings. It may have a different shape from.

10 ... 1st housing 11 ... 1st terminal bracket 11A ... Terminal bracket 12 ... Short terminal 14 ... 1st housing body 15 ... Lock arm 16 ... Flange 17 ... 1st cavity 17A ... Cavity 18 ... 1st lance 19 ... Connection 20 ... Cavity group 21 ... Housing part 22 ... Mounting part 23 ... Base part 24 ... Contact part 25 ... Contact part 26 ... Rattling groove 27 ... Retainer 31 ... Base end part 32 ... Arm body 33 ... Lock protrusion 34 ... Unlocking part 35 ... Protective wall 36 ... Hole 37 ... Glomet 38 ... Seal part 41 ... 1st electric wire 60 ... 2nd housing 61 ... 2nd housing body 62 ... Hood part 63 ... 2nd cavity 64 ... 2nd lance 65 ... 2nd terminal metal fittings 66 ... Tab 67 ... Second electric wire 68 ... Attached part 69 ... Lock part 71 ... Lock hole 72 ... Panel lock part 73 ... Release part 74 ... Release surface 75 ... Rattling protrusion 90 ... Panel 91 ... Mounting hole

Claims

A connector installed on the panel
A first housing and a second housing that can be fitted to each other,
A pair of terminal fittings housed in the first housing and
A short terminal housed in the first housing and short-circuiting the pair of terminal fittings,
With
The second housing is located between the pair of terminal fittings and the short terminal when the first housing and the second housing are normally fitted, and is a release portion that releases the short-circuited state of the pair of terminal fittings. Have,
The first housing has a lock arm that is flexible and deformable in the first direction to hold the second housing in a fitted state.
The short terminal is a connector having a contact portion that contacts the pair of terminal fittings in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction.
The first housing has a length in the first direction and a short hand in the second direction, and the lock arm projects from one outer surface of the short hand of the first housing. The connector according to claim 1.
The connector according to claim 2, wherein the lock arm is arranged at a position overlapping the accommodating portion of the short terminal in the second direction.
The second housing has a rattling protrusion, the first housing has a rattling groove for receiving the rattling protrusion, and the rattling groove has the rattling groove in the second direction. The connector according to claim 2 or 3, which is arranged at a position overlapping the accommodating portion of the short terminal.
A claim in which the release portion is set to be located in the accommodating portion of the short terminal in a state where the lock arm is bent and deformed in the first direction in the fitting process of the first housing and the second housing. The connector according to any one of claims 1 to 4.
Equipped with a grommet that can be in close contact with the panel
The connector according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the grommet is mounted on the outer periphery of the first housing.