WO2023021979A1 - 端子ユニットおよび第1端子 - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to terminal units and first terminals.
- Patent Document 1 there is a male terminal (first terminal) having a columnar connection portion called a pin terminal or the like and a female terminal (second terminal) having a tubular connection portion called a sleeve terminal or the like.
- a terminal unit that realizes a typical connection structure is disclosed.
- An elastic contact piece is provided inside the tubular connecting portion of the second terminal, the elastic contact piece being folded back from the tip opening.
- the contact portion provided at the end portion of the elastic contact piece is pressed against the columnar connection portion of the first terminal, and the first terminal and the second terminal are held in contact with each other to generate electricity. are designed to be connected to each other.
- a novel terminal unit and first terminal are disclosed that can suppress scraping of the plating of the columnar connection portion and the tubular connection portion.
- a terminal unit includes a first terminal having a columnar connection portion, and a resin cap covering a tip surface of the columnar connection portion and having a maximum outer diameter larger than the maximum outer diameter of the columnar connection portion. and a second terminal having a cylindrical connection portion that is elastically deformable in a diameter-expanding direction, wherein the columnar connection portion is press-fitted into the cylindrical connection portion from the resin cap side to be attached to the cylindrical connection portion.
- the resin cap In a state in which the resin cap is positioned inside the cylindrical connecting portion, the resin cap deforms and expands the diameter of the cylindrical connecting portion, so that the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical connecting portion is provided with a
- the second side contact is pushed in a direction away from the first side contact formed by the outer peripheral surface of the columnar connection portion, and the resin cap is arranged to protrude from the tubular connection portion toward the tip side in the press-fitting direction.
- the second-side contact is pressed against the first-side contact by elastic restoring force of the cylindrical connecting portion in the radially contracting direction.
- a first terminal of the present disclosure is a first terminal to be attached to a second terminal having a cylindrical connecting portion that is elastically deformable in a radially expanding direction, the first terminal comprising: a columnar connecting portion press-fitted into the cylindrical connecting portion; a resin cap covering a front end surface of the columnar connection portion in a press-fitting direction into the cylindrical connection portion and having a maximum outer diameter dimension larger than a maximum outer diameter dimension of the columnar connection portion, wherein the outer periphery of the columnar connection portion The surface constitutes a first side contact that is pressed against a second side contact provided on the tubular connection portion, and the resin cap is positioned at a position where the columnar connection portion is assembled to the tubular connection portion. , and is disposed so as to protrude from the cylindrical connecting portion toward the tip side in the press-fitting direction.
- scraping of the plating on the columnar connection portion and the cylindrical connection portion can be suppressed.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a terminal unit according to Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the terminal unit shown in FIG. 1.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG.
- FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG.
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an enlarged main part of a second terminal that constitutes the terminal unit shown in FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the second terminal before the elastic member is attached, and is a view corresponding to FIG. 3.
- FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the second terminal before the first terminal is press-fitted, and is a view corresponding to FIG. 3.
- FIG. 8A is an explanatory diagram for explaining a model of the state when the first terminal is press-fitted into the second terminal, and FIG. is a diagram showing a VIIIA-VIIIA cross section in .
- 8B is an explanatory view for explaining a state in which the first terminal is further press-fitted from the state in FIG. 8A, and is a view showing a state in which the resin cap is positioned inside the cylindrical connecting portion, taken along the VIIIB-VIIIB cross section in FIG. 9; is.
- FIG. 8C is an explanatory diagram for explaining a state in which the first terminal is further press-fitted from the state of FIG. 8B.
- FIG. 8D is an explanatory diagram for explaining a state in which the first terminal is further press-fitted from the state in FIG.
- FIG. 8C is a diagram showing a state in which the first terminal and the second terminal are fitted.
- FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line IX-IX in FIG. 8B.
- 10 is a perspective view of a terminal unit according to Embodiment 2.
- FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of a first terminal with a housing that constitutes the terminal unit shown in FIG. 10.
- FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view of a second terminal with a housing that constitutes the terminal unit shown in FIG. 10.
- FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XIII-XIII in FIG. 10.
- FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XIV-XIV in FIG. 10.
- FIG. 15A is an explanatory diagram for explaining a model of a state when the first terminal is press-fitted into the second terminal
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an XVA-XVA cross section
- FIG. 15B is an explanatory diagram for explaining a state in which the first terminal is further press-fitted from the state of FIG. 15A, and is a diagram showing a state in which the resin cap is positioned inside the cylindrical connecting portion
- 15C is an explanatory diagram for explaining a state in which the first terminal is further press-fitted from the state of FIG. 15B, and is a diagram showing a state in which the resin cap is positioned inside the cylindrical connecting portion.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an XVA-XVA cross section
- FIG. 15B is an explanatory diagram for explaining a state in which the first terminal is further press-fitted from the state of FIG. 15A, and is a diagram showing a state in which the resin cap is positioned inside the cylindrical connecting portion.
- 15C is an ex
- FIG. 15D is an explanatory diagram for explaining a state in which the first terminal is further press-fitted from the state in FIG. 15C, and is a diagram showing a state in which the first terminal and the second terminal are fitted.
- FIG. 16A is an explanatory diagram for explaining a model of the state when the first terminal is press-fitted into the second terminal
- FIG. 16C is an explanatory diagram for explaining a state in which the first terminal is further press-fitted from the state of FIG. 16B, and is a diagram showing a state in which the resin cap is positioned inside the cylindrical connecting portion.
- FIG. 16D is an explanatory diagram for explaining a state in which the first terminal is further press-fitted from the state in FIG. 16C, and is a diagram showing a state in which the first terminal and the second terminal are fitted.
- FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view along line XVII-XVII in FIG. 16B.
- the terminal unit of the present disclosure is (1) a first terminal having a columnar connection portion and a resin cap covering a tip end surface of the columnar connection portion and having a maximum outer diameter larger than the maximum outer diameter of the columnar connection; and a second terminal having a cylindrical connection part that is elastically deformable with a second terminal, wherein the columnar connection part is press-fitted into the cylindrical connection part from the resin cap side and assembled to the cylindrical connection part.
- the resin cap In a state in which the resin cap is positioned inside the cylindrical connection portion, the resin cap deforms and expands the diameter of the cylindrical connection portion, thereby forming a second contact portion provided on the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical connection portion.
- the side contact In a state in which the side contact is pushed in a direction away from the first side contact formed by the outer peripheral surface of the columnar connection portion, and the resin cap is arranged to protrude from the cylindrical connection portion toward the tip side in the press-fitting direction. and the second side contact is brought into pressure contact with the first side contact by elastic restoring force of the cylindrical connecting portion in the diameter contracting direction.
- the maximum outer diameter dimension of the resin cap that covers the tip surface of the columnar connection portion of the first terminal is larger than the maximum outer diameter dimension of the columnar connection portion. Therefore, when the columnar connection portion of the first terminal is press-fitted into the cylindrical connection portion of the second terminal, first, the inner diameter of the cylindrical connection portion is made larger than the outer diameter of the columnar connection portion by the resin cap. is pushed up to As a result, when the first terminal and the second terminal are assembled, the portion where the maximum surface pressure necessary for expanding the cylindrical connection portion in the radial expansion direction is generated is the outer surface (resin) of the resin cap of the first terminal.
- the inner surface (metal) of the cylindrical connecting portion of the second terminal may be a sliding surface.
- the resin cap of the first terminal before the resin cap of the first terminal is positioned inside the cylindrical connecting portion and the two terminals are not assembled yet, the resin cap causes the cylindrical connecting portion to be elastically deformed in the diameter-expanding direction.
- a second side contact provided on the inner peripheral surface of the portion is pushed away from the first side contact formed by the outer peripheral surface of the columnar connection portion.
- the biasing force of the second side contact directed toward the first side contact is reduced, and when the resin cap slides in the cylindrical connection portion, the second side contact is separated from the first side contact and is in sliding contact with the first side contact.
- the contact pressure between both contacts can be reduced by the amount of force applied to the cylindrical connecting portion in the direction of separating from the first side contact. As a result, it is possible to prevent or suppress the occurrence of sliding wear of the first side contact and the second side contact.
- the resin cap can also be used as a finger-touch prevention cap as a countermeasure against electric shock of the first terminal.
- any shape can be adopted for the columnar connection portion of the first terminal as long as the maximum outer diameter dimension thereof is smaller than the maximum outer diameter dimension of the resin cap.
- the cross-sectional shape of the columnar connection portion may be circular, elliptical, rectangular, polygonal, or any other shape, and the cross-sectional shape and size may be constant in the length direction. It can also include those that have changed.
- the cylindrical connecting portion of the second terminal may be elastically deformable in the radially expanding direction, and may have any shape that allows the columnar connecting portion of the first terminal to be press-fitted from one end side in the axial direction and the resin cap to protrude from the other end side.
- the cylindrical connecting portion may be a louver type cylindrical connecting portion whose inner peripheral surface is composed of a plurality of elastic bent pieces arranged in the circumferential direction, or a plate material bent in a substantially semi-circular shape facing each other.
- Any shape can be adopted, such as a type that applies contact pressure with a separate spring member that is arranged and assembled from the outside, and the cross-sectional shape and size may be constant or change in the length direction.
- the cylindrical connecting portions are arranged in a circumferential direction of the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical connecting portion so as to be spaced apart from each other, and project radially inward of the cylindrical connecting portion and extend in the axial direction.
- the second side contact is arranged between the pair of inner protrusions in the circumferential direction of the inner peripheral surface of the tubular connecting portion, and and both ends of the second side contact in the axial direction are located axially inwardly of both ends of the pair of inward protrusions in the axial direction.
- the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical connecting portion is provided with a pair of inner projections having a projection height larger than that of the second side contact on both sides in the circumferential direction of the second side contact. are positioned axially outward from both end portions of the second side contact.
- the inward projection reliably contacts the resin cap, and the cylindrical connecting portion is moved radially outward to a distance at which the second side contact does not contact the resin cap. You can push it forward.
- the engagement between the resin cap and the inward protrusion continues until the resin cap passes over the second side contact and advances axially outward, there is no sliding between the resin cap or the columnar connection portion and the second side contact. Dynamic contact can be prevented or suppressed more reliably. As a result, it is possible to further suppress the scraping of the plating.
- the pair of inward protrusions are provided over the entire axial length of the cylindrical connecting portion. As a result, contact between the second side contact provided between the pair of inward protrusions and the resin cap and sliding contact between the second side contact and the columnar connection portion can be more reliably prevented.
- the resin cap has a shape with different dimensions in the radial direction in the circumferential direction of the resin cap, and the resin cap is provided at a plurality of locations spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction of the resin cap.
- a plurality of protruding contact portions are provided at a portion having a maximum dimension and protrude radially outward from the outer peripheral surface of the columnar connection portion, and the columnar connection portion is connected to the tubular connection portion.
- the resin cap has a non-cylindrical shape with different radial dimensions in the circumferential direction, and a plurality of protruding contact portions, each of which has a maximum radial dimension, are provided at locations spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction.
- Each protruding contact portion protruding radially outward from the outer peripheral surface of the columnar connection portion comes into contact with a portion of the inner peripheral surface of the tubular connection portion, which is spaced apart in the circumferential direction from the second side contact, to thereby form the tubular connection portion. can be spread to press-fit the first terminal into the second terminal.
- sliding contact between the resin cap or the columnar connection portion and the second side contact can be more reliably prevented or suppressed, and further suppression of plating scraping can be realized.
- the second side contact can be obtained. Since it is possible to prevent or suppress the sliding contact between the 2-side contact and the resin cap or the columnar connection portion, it is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost compared to the case where the cylindrical connection portion is provided with an inward projection. . Note that this aspect may be employed in combination with the inward protrusion in (2) above.
- the resin cap has three protruding contact portions provided at three locations spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction of the resin cap, and the protruding contact portions adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction of the resin cap. It is preferable that all of the outer peripheral surfaces of the resin caps connecting the two are flat surfaces. Since the resin cap has three protruding contact portions spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction, three protruding contact portions that are in contact with the protruding contact portions contact with the contacted portions on the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical connecting portion and are spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction.
- the second side contact can be provided at the second side contact, and the columnar contact portion can be stably held between the second side contacts.
- the outer peripheral surfaces of the resin caps that connect the projecting contact portions that are adjacent in the circumferential direction are all flat surfaces, the distance between the second side contacts that are arranged radially outward of the flat surfaces and the resin caps is small. A distance can be advantageously secured, and contact between the resin cap and the second side contact can be more advantageously suppressed or prevented.
- the outer peripheral surface of the projecting contact portion is a flat surface having a width and extending in the axial direction of the resin cap. Since the outer peripheral surface of the protruding contact portion is formed of a flat surface that has a width and extends in the axial direction, the surface pressure of the protruding contact portion on the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical connecting portion is reduced by the area of the flat surface. can be made As a result, it is possible to reduce the possibility that the plating on the inner peripheral surface of the tubular connecting portion is peeled off due to the protruding contact portion sliding on the inner peripheral surface of the tubular connecting portion.
- the engaging portion provided on the resin cap is engaged with the engaged portion provided on the columnar connection portion, thereby allowing the resin cap to move around the columnar connection portion. It is preferably positioned in a direction.
- the resin cap can be stably positioned on the columnar connection portion by the engagement between the engaging portion and the engaged portion provided on the resin cap and the columnar connection portion. As a result, it is possible to prevent the protruding contact portion of the resin cap from being displaced in the circumferential direction and contacting the second side contact portion.
- the cylindrical connection portion includes a first peripheral wall portion and a second peripheral wall portion that are arranged to face each other, and the first peripheral wall portion and the second peripheral wall portion are arranged in a direction toward each other. It has an elastic member that biases, and in a state where the resin cap is positioned inside the cylindrical connection portion, the resin cap causes the first peripheral wall portion and the second peripheral wall portion to move against the biasing force of the elastic member. are elastically deformed in a direction in which they are separated from each other, and the diameter of the cylindrical connecting portion is deformed to expand.
- a cylindrical connecting portion By forming the cylindrical connecting portion with a plurality of peripheral wall portions and adopting an elastic member that biases the plurality of peripheral wall portions in a direction toward each other, a cylindrical connecting portion that can be elastically deformed in the radially expanding direction is provided. It can be manufactured easily. In particular, by forming a metal plate having a certain thickness and bending it in an arc shape, it is particularly advantageous when used for high voltage.
- the second side contact protrudes radially inward with a projection height smaller than that of the pair of inward projections, and is located axially inward of both axial end portions of the pair of inward projections. are provided, and at two circumferentially separated locations on the inner peripheral surface of the second peripheral wall portion, the second A pair of linear contact portions forming two-side contacts are provided, and the second side contact of the first peripheral wall is projected in the facing direction of the first peripheral wall and the second peripheral wall. It is preferably arranged between the pair of linear contact portions of the second peripheral wall portion.
- the second side contact provided on the first peripheral wall part is prevented from sliding with the resin cap and the columnar connection part by the inward protrusion, so plating wear is suppressed.
- a pair of linear contact portions are provided on the inner peripheral surface of the second peripheral wall portion so as to be arranged on both sides of the second side contact in projection in the facing direction of the first peripheral wall portion and the second peripheral wall portion. , thereby forming a second side contact of the second peripheral wall portion.
- the first side contact configured by the outer peripheral surface of the columnar connection portion
- Three second side contacts (two of which extend linearly in the axial direction) circumferentially spaced apart from each other are press-contacted from both sides. This maintains a stable connection state between the first terminal and the second terminal.
- the second side contact provided on the inner peripheral surface of the first peripheral wall portion is arranged in a central portion in the peripheral direction and is formed by an arc-shaped protrusion projecting radially inward while extending in the peripheral direction. It is preferable that a plurality of the second side contacts are formed by the linear contact portions provided on the arcuate protrusion and the inner peripheral surface of the second peripheral wall portion. Both the inner peripheral surfaces of the first peripheral wall portion and the second peripheral wall portion are provided with an arcuate protrusion and a linear contact portion protruding radially inward, respectively, which form a plurality of second side contacts. It is configured. Therefore, the columnar connection portion can be supported at three points in the circumferential direction of the tubular connection portion. This can prevent the columnar connection portion from falling off from the tubular connection portion, for example, even when an external force in a torsional direction is applied to the first terminal.
- the resin cap is provided with a tip-side diameter-reduced surface whose diameter gradually decreases toward the tip side in the press-fitting direction on the tip end side in the press-fitting direction, and the cylindrical connection portion includes the columnar connection portion. It is preferable that an inlet-side diameter-reduced surface whose diameter is gradually reduced toward the tip side in the press-fitting direction is provided at the inner peripheral end portion on the inlet side of the. At the inner peripheral end of the resin cap on the front end side in the press-fitting direction and on the inlet side of the columnar connection part of the tubular connection part, a tip-side diameter-reducing surface and an inlet-side diameter-reducing surface that decrease in diameter toward the front end side in the press-fitting direction are provided. face is provided.
- the tip-side diameter-reduced surface and the entrance-side diameter-reduced surface may be, for example, tapered surfaces having a substantially constant taper angle, or curved surfaces chamfered in an R shape.
- the resin cap is provided at its proximal side in the press-fitting direction with a proximal-side diameter-reduced surface whose diameter gradually decreases toward the proximal side in the press-fitting direction. It is preferable that an outlet-side diameter-reduced surface whose diameter gradually decreases toward the base end side in the press-fitting direction is provided at the inner peripheral end portion on the outlet side of the columnar connection portion.
- a proximal-side diameter-reduced surface that decreases in diameter toward the proximal side in the press-fitting direction and an outlet A side reduced diameter surface is provided.
- proximal side reduced diameter surface and the outlet side reduced diameter surface may be, for example, tapered surfaces having a substantially constant taper angle, or may be curved surfaces chamfered in an R shape.
- the first terminal of the present disclosure is (12) A first terminal to be attached to a second terminal having a cylindrical connecting portion that is elastically deformable in a radially expanding direction, the first terminal being a columnar connecting portion press-fitted into the cylindrical connecting portion; a resin cap that covers the front end face in the direction of press-fitting into the cylindrical connection part and has a maximum outer diameter dimension larger than the maximum outer diameter dimension of the columnar connection part, wherein the outer peripheral surface of the columnar connection part is the cylinder.
- the resin cap constitutes a first side contact that is pressed against a second side contact provided on the cylindrical connection portion, and the resin cap is attached to the cylindrical connection portion at a position where the column connection portion is assembled to the cylindrical connection portion. It is arranged so as to protrude from the portion toward the tip side in the press-fitting direction.
- the maximum outer diameter dimension of the resin cap that covers the tip surface of the columnar connection portion is larger than the maximum outer diameter dimension of the columnar connection portion. Therefore, when the columnar connection portion of the first terminal is press-fitted into the cylindrical connection portion of the second terminal, first, the inner diameter of the cylindrical connection portion is made larger than the outer diameter of the columnar connection portion by the resin cap. is pushed up to As a result, when the first terminal and the second terminal are fitted together, the part where the maximum surface pressure necessary for expanding the cylindrical connection portion in the radial expansion direction is generated is the outer peripheral surface (resin cap) of the resin cap of the first terminal. ) and the inner peripheral surface (metal) of the cylindrical connecting portion of the second terminal.
- the maximum surface pressure is generated on the sliding surface between the outer peripheral surface (metal) of the columnar connection portion of the first terminal and the inner peripheral surface (metal) of the cylindrical connection portion on the second terminal side.
- it is possible to advantageously suppress scraping of the plating on the cylindrical connection portion and the columnar connection portion, and it is also possible to suppress the occurrence of problems such as an increase in contact resistance.
- the resin cap is disposed so as to protrude from the cylindrical connection portion toward the front end side in the press-fitting direction.
- the push-and-spread of the cylindrical connecting portion by the resin cap is released, and the elastic restoring force of the cylindrical connecting portion pushes the outer peripheral surface (first side contact) of the cylindrical connecting portion to the second side contact of the cylindrical connecting portion. pressed against.
- the pressing state of the second side contact of the tubular connection portion of the second terminal against the first side contact of the columnar connection portion of the first terminal can be stably maintained.
- the resin cap is provided with a tip-side diameter-reduced surface whose diameter gradually decreases toward the tip side in the press-fitting direction on the tip end side in the press-fitting direction. Since the resin cap is provided with a tip-side diameter-reduced surface on the tip side in the press-fitting direction, the diameter is gradually reduced toward the tip side. It can reduce growth. In addition, it is possible to reduce the possibility that the inner peripheral end portion of the cylindrical connection portion on the inlet side and the resin cap are strongly rubbed to generate resin waste.
- the tip-side reduced diameter surface may be, for example, a tapered surface having a substantially constant taper angle, or may be a curved surface chamfered in an R shape.
- the resin cap is provided with a proximal side reduced diameter surface that gradually decreases in diameter toward the proximal side in the press-fitting direction on the proximal side in the press-fitting direction. Since the resin cap is provided on the proximal side in the press-fitting direction with a proximal-side diameter-reduced surface that gradually decreases in diameter toward the proximal side, the pull-out resistance when the columnar connection portion is pulled out from the tubular connection portion is reduced. Abrupt increase can be reduced. Furthermore, when the columnar connection portion is removed from the tubular connection portion, the possibility that the inner peripheral end portion of the tubular connection portion on the outlet side and the resin cap rub strongly to generate resin waste can be reduced.
- the proximal side reduced diameter surface may be, for example, a tapered surface having a substantially constant taper angle, or may be a curved surface chamfered in an R shape.
- the resin cap has a shape with different dimensions in the radial direction in the circumferential direction of the resin cap, and the resin cap is provided at a plurality of locations spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction of the resin cap.
- a plurality of protruding contact portions are provided at a portion having the largest dimension and protrude radially outward from the outer peripheral surface of the columnar connection portion, and the protruding contact portion is equal to the tubular connection portion. is preferably in contact with a portion spaced apart from the second side contact in the circumferential direction of the inner peripheral surface.
- the resin cap has a non-cylindrical shape with different radial dimensions in the circumferential direction, and a plurality of protruding contact portions, each of which has a maximum radial dimension, are provided at locations spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction.
- Each protruding contact portion protruding radially outward from the outer peripheral surface of the columnar connection portion comes into contact with a portion of the inner peripheral surface of the tubular connection portion, which is spaced apart in the circumferential direction from the second side contact, to thereby form the tubular connection portion. can be spread to press-fit the first terminal into the second terminal.
- sliding contact between the resin cap or the columnar connection portion and the second side contact can be more reliably prevented or suppressed, and further suppression of plating scraping can be realized.
- the resin cap has three protruding contact portions provided at three locations separated from each other in the circumferential direction of the resin cap, and the protruding contact portions adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction of the resin cap. It is preferable that all of the outer peripheral surfaces of the resin caps connecting the two are flat surfaces. Since the resin cap has three protruding contact portions spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction, three protruding contact portions that are in contact with the protruding contact portions contact with the contacted portions on the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical connecting portion and are spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction.
- the second side contact can be provided at the second side contact, and the columnar contact portion can be stably held between the second side contacts.
- the outer peripheral surfaces of the resin caps that connect the projecting contact portions that are adjacent in the circumferential direction are all flat surfaces, the distance between the second side contacts that are arranged radially outward of the flat surfaces and the resin caps is small. A distance can be advantageously secured, and contact between the resin cap and the second side contact can be more advantageously suppressed or prevented.
- the outer peripheral surface of the projecting contact portion is a flat surface having a width and extending in the axial direction of the resin cap. Since the outer peripheral surface of the protruding contact portion is formed of a flat surface that has a width and extends in the axial direction, the surface pressure of the protruding contact portion on the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical connecting portion is reduced by the area of the flat surface. can be made As a result, it is possible to reduce the possibility that the plating on the inner peripheral surface of the tubular connecting portion is peeled off due to the protruding contact portion sliding on the inner peripheral surface of the tubular connecting portion.
- the engaging portion provided on the resin cap engages the engaged portion provided on the columnar connection portion, so that the resin cap is attached to the columnar connection portion. It is preferably positioned in a direction.
- the resin cap can be stably positioned on the tubular connection portion by the engagement between the engaging portion and the engaged portion provided on the resin cap and the columnar connection portion. As a result, it is possible to prevent the protruding contact portion of the resin cap from being displaced in the circumferential direction and contacting the second side contact portion.
- FIG. 1 The first terminal 12 has a columnar connection portion 16, and the second terminal 14 has a tubular connection portion 18 that can be elastically deformed in the diameter-expanding direction.
- the columnar connection portion 16 of the first terminal 12 is press-fitted into the tubular connection portion 18 of the second terminal 14 , and the columnar connection portion 16 is assembled with the tubular connection portion 18 .
- the outer peripheral surface of the columnar connection portion 16 and the inner peripheral surface 20 of the tubular connection portion 18 are in contact with each other, so that the first terminal 12 and the second terminal 14 are conductively connected. That is, in Embodiment 1, the first terminal 12 is a male terminal and the second terminal 14 is a female terminal.
- a first side contact 22 is formed by the outer peripheral surface of the first terminal 12, and second side contacts 56a and 56b, which will be described later, are provided on the inner peripheral surface 20 of the cylindrical connecting portion 18.
- the front refers to the left in FIG. 3, and the rear refers to the right in FIG.
- “Upper” refers to the upper side in FIG. 3
- “downward” refers to the lower side in FIG.
- Left refers to the left in FIG. 4
- right refers to the right in FIG.
- only some members are given reference numerals, and the reference numerals are omitted for other members.
- the first terminal 12 has, at its tip, a columnar connection portion 16 having a maximum outer diameter dimension of ⁇ A (see FIGS. 3 and 4).
- the cross-sectional shape of the columnar connection portion 16 is substantially a perfect circle, and the outer diameter dimension is substantially constant at ⁇ A in the axial direction.
- the first terminal 12 includes a resin cap 24 that covers the front end surface of the columnar connection portion 16 in the press-fitting direction (the direction from right to left as described later) into the cylindrical connection portion 18 . That is, the columnar connection portion 16 is press-fitted into the tubular connection portion 18 from the resin cap 24 side.
- the shape of the base end side from the columnar connection portion 16 is not limited, and the end portion of the first terminal 12 opposite to the columnar connection portion 16 is attached to the terminal of the device by a bolt or the like, for example. It may be fixed to the part or may be fixed to the electric wire.
- the resin cap 24 is made of synthetic resin and has electrical insulation.
- the cross-sectional shape of the resin cap 24 is substantially a perfect circle.
- the outer diameter dimension of the resin cap 24 varies in the axial direction (left and right direction, which is the direction in which the columnar connection portion 16 extends). have.
- the maximum outer diameter dimension (outer diameter dimension of the large diameter portion 26) ⁇ B (see FIGS. 3 and 4) of the resin cap 24 is set larger than the outer diameter dimension ⁇ A of the columnar connection portion 16. As shown in FIG. In Embodiment 1, the maximum outer diameter dimension ⁇ B of the resin cap 24 is made larger than the outer diameter dimension ⁇ A of the columnar connection portion 16 over the entire circumference in the circumferential direction.
- the portion adjacent to the large-diameter portion 26 in the axial direction has an outer diameter larger than that of the large-diameter portion 26 . is getting smaller. That is, on the outer peripheral surface of the resin cap 24, a portion adjacent to the large-diameter portion 26 on the tip side (left side) in the press-fitting direction of the columnar connection portion 16 has a tip whose diameter gradually decreases toward the tip side in the press-fitting direction. A side reduced diameter surface 28 is provided.
- a portion adjacent to the large-diameter portion 26 on the proximal side (right side) in the press-fitting direction of the columnar connection portion 16 has a diameter gradually decreasing toward the proximal side in the press-fitting direction.
- a proximal side reduced diameter surface 30 is provided.
- the distal side reduced diameter surface 28 is a chamfered curved surface
- the proximal side reduced diameter surface 30 is a tapered surface having a substantially constant taper angle.
- Such a resin cap 24 may be formed separately from the columnar connection portion 16 and assembled to the tip of the columnar connection portion 16 by press fitting or the like, or may be formed integrally with the columnar connection portion 16. good too.
- the resin cap 24 is provided for finger touch prevention to prevent a worker's finger, a tool, or the like from contacting the first terminal 12. It may be used as a cap, and may have both the function of expanding the diameter of the cylindrical connecting portion 18 and the function of preventing electric shock, which will be described later.
- the second terminal 14 is configured by attaching a clip spring 34 as an elastic member to a terminal fitting 32 .
- the terminal fitting 32 is formed by pressing a generally belt-shaped flat metal plate into a predetermined shape. Copper, copper alloys, aluminum, aluminum alloys, etc. with low electric resistance can be used as metals constituting the metal flat plate.
- the terminal fitting 32 has the tubular connecting portion 18 described above.
- the cylindrical connecting portion 18 has a substantially cylindrical shape as a whole and is open on both sides in the left-right direction. That is, the axial direction of the cylindrical connecting portion 18 is the left-right direction.
- FIG. 7 which shows a longitudinal section of the second terminal 14 before the first terminal 12 is press-fitted, an imaginary circle passing through the arcuate projection 48 and each linear contact portion 58 constituting the second side contact 56 is shown.
- a diameter ⁇ C (indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 7 ) is smaller than an outer diameter ⁇ A of the columnar connection portion 16 .
- an outlet-side reduced diameter surface 38 whose diameter gradually decreases toward the base end side of the columnar connection portion 16 in the press-fitting direction is provided at the inner peripheral end portion on the outlet side of the columnar connection portion 16 .
- the entrance side reduced diameter surface 36 and the exit side reduced diameter surface 38 are each formed as a tapered surface having a substantially constant taper angle.
- the inlet side reduced diameter surface 36 and the outlet side reduced diameter surface 38 are formed over substantially the entire circumference of the cylindrical connecting portion 18 in the circumferential direction.
- the cylindrical connection portion 18 is divided into a first peripheral wall portion 40 and a second peripheral wall portion 42 facing each other in the vertical direction. Therefore, the tapered surface forming the inlet-side reduced diameter surface 36 and the tapered surface forming the outlet-side reduced diameter surface 38 are divided into the first peripheral wall portion 40 and the second peripheral wall portion 42, respectively. .
- the cylindrical connection portion 18 includes a first peripheral wall portion 40 and a second peripheral wall portion 42 arranged to face each other in the vertical direction.
- the first peripheral wall portion 40 is located on the lower side
- the second peripheral wall portion 42 is located on the upper side.
- Each of the first peripheral wall portion 40 and the second peripheral wall portion 42 is a substantially halved cylindrical body. , and have inner peripheral surfaces 44 and 46 each having an arc-shaped cross section. Accordingly, the inner peripheral surfaces 44 and 46 of the first and second peripheral wall portions 40 and 42 constitute the inner peripheral surface 20 of the cylindrical connecting portion 18 .
- the inner peripheral surface 44 of the first peripheral wall portion 40 has an arcuate protrusion 48 extending in the peripheral direction and protruding radially inward at the central portion in the peripheral direction. is provided.
- the arcuate protrusion 48 is provided at the center portion in the left-right direction of the first peripheral wall portion 40, and the center in the left-right direction projects most radially inward.
- the arcuate protrusion 48 has a predetermined axial dimension (horizontal dimension), which is smaller than the total lateral dimension of the first peripheral wall portion 40 . Also, as shown in FIG.
- the protrusion dimension gradually increases toward the outer in the left-right direction. It is the curved surfaces 50, 50 that become smaller.
- the inner peripheral surface 44 of the first peripheral wall portion 40 is provided with inner protrusions 52 that protrude radially inward on both sides in the circumferential direction with the arcuate protrusion 48 interposed therebetween.
- Each of these inward protrusions 52 is provided over substantially the entire length of the first peripheral wall portion 40 in the left-right direction. That is, the pair of inward protrusions 52, 52 are arranged apart from each other in the circumferential direction on the inner peripheral surface 44 of the first peripheral wall portion 40, and protrude radially inward of the cylindrical connecting portion 18, and extends in the axial direction.
- Both axial end portions of the arcuate protrusion 48 are located axially inward of the axial end portions of the inward protrusions 52 .
- each inward protrusion 52 protrudes radially inward from a portion (center in the left-right direction) of the arcuate protrusion 48 that protrudes radially inward most.
- the arcuate protrusion 48 and the inner protrusions 52 are formed by pressing the first peripheral wall portion 40 . Accordingly, recesses 54 that open outward (downward) are formed at positions corresponding to the arcuate projections 48 and the inward projections 52 on the outer peripheral surface of the first peripheral wall portion 40 .
- the recesses for forming the arcuate projections 48 and the recesses for forming the inward projections 52 are continuous in the front-rear direction, and the outer peripheral surface of the first peripheral wall portion 40 , one concave portion 54 is formed extending in the front-rear direction.
- the curvature of the inner surface of the arcuate protrusion 48 is smaller than the curvature of the outer peripheral surface (first side contact 22) of the columnar connection portion 16.
- the second side contact 56a (arcuate protrusion 48) is disposed between the pair of inner protrusions 52, 52 in the circumferential direction on the inner peripheral surface 44 of the first peripheral wall portion 40. It protrudes radially inward with a protrusion height smaller than that of the protrusions 52 , 52 .
- the inner protrusions 52 provided on both sides of the arc-shaped protrusion 48 in the circumferential direction protrude radially inward from the arc-shaped protrusion 48 , but the first terminal 12 and the second terminal 14 , the inner surface of each inward protrusion 52 and the outer peripheral surface (first side contact 22) of the columnar connection portion 16 do not come into contact with each other.
- the curvature of the inner peripheral surface 46 of the second peripheral wall portion 42 is partially varied in the circumferential direction.
- portions having a smaller curvature than the circumferential center portion are provided at two locations spaced apart from the circumferential center portion toward both ends in the circumferential direction.
- the central portion of the inner peripheral surface 46 in the circumferential direction has an arc shape with a substantially constant curvature, and both ends of the arc in the circumferential direction have substantially The linearly extending portions are connected.
- the two locations spaced apart from the circumferential center portion toward both circumferential ends protrude inward in the radial direction.
- the second peripheral wall portion 42 extends in the lateral direction, which is the axial direction of the cylindrical connecting portion 18, with a substantially constant inner and outer surface shape. Therefore, as will be described later, when the columnar connection portion 16 is press-fitted into the cylindrical connection portion 18, the second joint portion 16 is inserted into the second joint portion 18 at two locations spaced apart from the central portion in the circumferential direction of the inner peripheral surface 46 toward both ends in the circumferential direction.
- the inner peripheral surface 46 of the peripheral wall portion 42 and the large diameter portion 26 of the resin cap 24 are in contact with each other.
- the second peripheral wall portion 42 is formed at two locations spaced apart from the central portion in the peripheral direction of the inner peripheral surface 46 toward both ends in the peripheral direction.
- the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface (first side contact 22) of the columnar connection portion 16 are in contact with each other.
- the second peripheral wall portion 42 , the resin cap 24 , and the columnar connection portion 16 are in line contact at two locations spaced apart from the center portion in the circumferential direction toward both ends in the circumferential direction.
- the linear contact portion 58 is the portion of the second peripheral wall portion 42 that protrudes radially inward due to the reduced curvature of the inner peripheral surface 46 and contacts the resin cap 24 and the columnar connection portion 16 .
- linear contact portions 58 that extend in the axial direction of the tubular connection portion 18 and protrude radially inward are formed at a plurality of locations (2 place).
- the top of each of the linear contact portions 58 serves to connect the first side contact 22 and the first side contact 22 when the first terminal 12 and the second terminal 14 are fitted together.
- a pair of contacting second side contacts 56b, 56b are formed.
- Each second side contact 56b (each linear contact portion 58) on the side of the second peripheral wall portion 42 extends linearly in the left-right direction.
- the second side contact point on the first peripheral wall portion 40 side (the circumferential direction of the arc-shaped protrusion 48) center) is disposed between the second side contacts (a pair of linear contact portions 58, 58) on the side of the second peripheral wall portion 42 in the front-rear direction.
- the rear end portions of the first peripheral wall portion 40 and the second peripheral wall portion 42 are circumferential end portions opposed to each other in the vertical direction, and are defined as first peripheral end portions 60, 60, respectively.
- the pair of first peripheral end portions 60, 60 are opposed to each other with a predetermined separation distance in the vertical direction.
- the front end portions of the first peripheral wall portion 40 and the second peripheral wall portion 42 are circumferential end portions facing each other in the vertical direction, and are defined as second peripheral end portions 62 and 62, respectively.
- the pair of second peripheral end portions 62, 62 face each other with a predetermined separation distance in the vertical direction.
- the pair of first peripheral end portions 60, 60 are provided with a pair of proximal side plate portions 64, 64 projecting radially outward (rearward) from the cylindrical connecting portion 18, respectively.
- the terminal fitting 32 is formed by pressing a substantially strip-shaped flat metal plate, and the pair of proximal side plate portions 64, 64 are formed at the rear portions of the proximal side plate portions 64, 64. interconnected.
- each of the pair of proximal side plate portions 64, 64 has a substantially rectangular shape when viewed in the vertical direction.
- a wire crimping portion 68 to which a wire (not shown) is crimped by a crimping piece 66 is provided in a portion behind the proximal side plate portions 64 , 64 .
- the electric wire crimped to the electric wire crimping portion 68 is, for example, a covered electric wire, and the core wire exposed by peeling off the insulation coating at the end of the electric wire is provided at the rear end portion of the second terminal 14 (terminal fitting 32).
- the wire crimping portion 68 is crimped by the crimping piece 66 .
- the method for fixing the core wire of the electric wire to the second terminal 14 (terminal fitting 32) is not limited to crimping, and may be adhesion, welding, or the like. Note that the second terminal 14 may be fixed to the terminal portion of the device with a bolt or the like instead of the electric wire.
- the pair of second peripheral end portions 62 , 62 are provided with a pair of tip side plate portions 70 , 70 protruding radially outward (forward) from the cylindrical connecting portion 18 .
- the pair of tip side plate portions 70, 70 each have a substantially rectangular shape when viewed in the vertical direction, and are separated from each other in the vertical direction. That is, in the second terminal 14 , the proximal side plate portions 64 and 64 are connected to each other on one side (rear side) in the front-rear direction with respect to the first peripheral wall portion 40 and the second peripheral wall portion 42 .
- distal end side plate portions 70 and 70 are separated from each other and constitute free ends protruding like cantilevers.
- the tip side plate portions 70, 70 can be elastically deformed in the directions of approaching or separating from each other.
- Positioning protrusions 72, 72 protruding forward are provided on both sides in the left-right direction at the front end portions of the tip side plate portions 70, 70, respectively.
- the intermediate portions in the left-right direction are located behind the positioning protrusions 72 , 72 .
- a clip spring mounting portion 74 to which the clip spring 34 is mounted is formed in the middle portion in the left-right direction of the front ends of the tip side plate portions 70 , 70 .
- Protrusions 76, 76 protruding outward in the vertical direction are provided in the widthwise central portion of the outer surfaces in the vertical direction of the tip side plate portions 70, 70, respectively.
- Each projection 76 has a substantially triangular or substantially trapezoidal shape when viewed in the left-right direction. That is, the rear surface of each projection 76 is a vertical surface 78 that extends substantially vertically, and the front surface of each projection 76 is inclined so that the height of the outward projection in the vertical direction decreases toward the front. It is the inclined surface 80 .
- Stopper portions 82, 82 protruding inward in the vertical direction are provided at the central portion in the width direction of the inner surfaces of the tip side plate portions 70, 70 in the vertical direction.
- Each stopper portion 82 has a flat, substantially columnar shape with a projection height dimension (vertical dimension) smaller than an outer diameter dimension.
- These stopper portions 82 are preferably provided at a position closer to the cylindrical connection portion 18 than the tip of the tip side plate portion 70.
- each stopper portion 82 is provided on the outer surface of the tip side plate portion 70. It is provided rearward (on the cylindrical connecting portion 18 side) of the convex portion 76 provided.
- Each stopper portion 82 is formed by pressing the tip side plate portion 70, and is opened vertically outward at a position corresponding to the stopper portion 82 on the outer surface of each tip side plate portion 70.
- a recess 84 is formed.
- ⁇ Clip spring 34> At the front end portions of the tip side plate portions 70, 70, the first peripheral wall portion 40 and the first peripheral wall portion 40 are connected to the rear of the tip side plate portions 70, 70 by urging the tip side plate portions 70, 70 to approach each other.
- a clip spring 34 is mounted as an elastic member that exerts an urging force on the two peripheral wall portions 42 in a direction in which they approach each other. That is, by applying an external force against the urging force of the clip spring 34 to the first peripheral wall portion 40 and the second peripheral wall portion 42, the first peripheral wall portion 40 and the second peripheral wall portion 42 move away from each other. By being displaced, the cylindrical connecting portion 18 is elastically deformed in the diameter-expanding direction.
- the clip spring 34 is formed using various metal materials that can be press worked or punched, such as strips of spring steel, stainless steel, brass, phosphor bronze, beryllium copper, or the like.
- the gap between the tip side plate portions 70, 70 in the facing direction is set so as to gradually increase toward the front end side, which is the direction away from the second peripheral end portions 62, 62. As shown in FIG. As a result, the biasing force exerted in the approach direction of the first peripheral wall portion 40 and the second peripheral wall portion 42 when the clip spring 34 is attached is increased.
- the clip spring 34 protrudes toward one side (right side in FIG. 3) of the plate thickness direction of the connecting plate 86 from both ends of the connecting plate 86, which is substantially rectangular when viewed in the front-rear direction, and approaches each other. It has a pair of pressing pieces 88, 88 inclined in the direction. A bent portion 90 is provided at an intermediate portion in the length direction of each pressing piece 88 , and projecting tip portions of each pressing piece 88 extend from the bent portions 90 in directions away from each other. Therefore, the opposing distance between the pressing pieces 88 is the smallest at the bent portion 90 provided in the middle portion in the length direction, and the gap between these bent portions 90, 90 is the terminal metal fitting with respect to the clip spring 34. 32 is an insertion opening 92 for inserting.
- the opening dimension (vertical dimension) of the insertion port 92 of the clip spring 34 in the single piece state before being attached to the terminal fitting 32 is made smaller than the vertical dimension at the tip of the terminal fitting 32 in the single piece state shown in FIG. ing.
- a substantially rectangular engaging recess 94 that penetrates the pressing piece 88 in the plate thickness direction is formed at the center in the width direction of the bent portions 90 , 90 of the pair of pressing pieces 88 , 88 .
- the clip spring 34 having the above shape is attached to the single terminal metal fitting 32 shown in FIG. That is, the tip side plate portions 70 , 70 of the terminal fitting 32 are inserted into the insertion opening 92 of the clip spring 34 , and the clip spring 34 is slid backward with respect to the terminal fitting 32 . As a result, the tip side plate portions 70, 70 of the terminal fitting 32 are sandwiched between the pair of pressing pieces 88, 88 of the clip spring 34 from the outside in the vertical direction. Then, each projection 76 projecting outward in the vertical direction from the tip side plate portions 70 , 70 is engaged with each engagement recess 94 of the clip spring 34 .
- the clip spring 34 is assembled to the pair of tip side plate portions 70, 70 with the tip portions (front ends) of the pair of tip side plate portions 70, 70 sandwiched between the pair of pressing pieces 88, 88.
- the second terminal 14 is completed as shown in FIG.
- the opening dimension (vertical dimension) of the insertion port 92 in the clip spring 34 corresponds to the vertical dimension at the tip (tip-side plate portions 70, 70) of the single terminal fitting 32 shown in FIG. smaller than the dimensions. Therefore, by inserting the front ends of the tip side plate portions 70, 70 into the insertion port 92 of the clip spring 34, the tip side plate portions 70, 70 move the insertion port 92 of the terminal fitting 32 outward in the vertical direction.
- the pressing pieces 88, 88 are elastically deformed in the direction of separating them from each other.
- the front end portions of the tip side plate portions 70 and 70 can be inserted into the insertion opening 92 of the clip spring 34 , and the clip spring 34 is assembled to the front end portions of the tip side plate portions 70 and 70 .
- the elastic restoring forces of these pressing pieces 88, 88 are exerted on the front end portions of the distal end side plate portions 70, 70 as a biasing force in the direction in which they approach each other.
- first peripheral wall portion 40 and the second peripheral wall portion 42 connected to the rear of the tip side plate portions 70 and 70 are biased toward each other by exerting a biasing force on the tip side plate portions 70 and 70 toward each other.
- the second peripheral ends 62, 62 are urged toward each other.
- the stopper portions 82, 82 projecting inward in the facing direction are provided at the intermediate portion in the length direction of each tip side plate portion 70, and when the clip spring 34 shown in FIG.
- the portions 82, 82 are adapted to abut each other.
- the clip spring 34 is attached, the tips of the tip side plate portions 70, 70 do not come into contact with each other and are separated from each other.
- the clipping force of the clip spring 34 is suppressed from being reduced due to the tip ends of the tip side plate portions 70, 70 coming into contact with each other. It is stably applied to the cylindrical connection portion 18 (the first peripheral wall portion 40 and the second peripheral wall portion 42) provided relatively close to each other.
- the holding force of the columnar connection portion 16 by the tubular connection portion 18 is improved.
- the inner diameter dimension of the cylindrical connecting portion 18 (for example, the diameter dimension ⁇ C of a virtual circle passing through the inner surfaces of the cylindrical connecting portion 18 and each linear contact portion 58) is reduced. , is suppressed from becoming too small. This suppresses an increase in insertion resistance when the columnar connection portion 16 is press-fitted into the cylindrical connection portion 18 .
- FIG. 8A to 8D show a state in which the press-fitting of the columnar connection portion 16 into the tubular connection portion 18 is progressing step by step.
- 8B and 8C show the state in which the resin cap 24 is positioned inside the cylindrical connecting portion 18.
- FIG. 8D shows the state after the press-fitting is completed, and shows the state shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 in which the terminal unit 10 is assembled.
- the first terminal 12 is brought closer to the inlet side (right side) end of the cylindrical connection portion 18 of the second terminal 14 .
- the cylindrical connection portion 18 is in the state shown in FIG. 7 with the clip spring 34 attached, and the inner diameter dimension (the diameter dimension of an imaginary circle passing through the arcuate protrusion 48 and each linear contact portion 58) is ⁇ C is.
- the inner diameter ⁇ C of the cylindrical connecting portion 18 is smaller than the outer diameter ⁇ B of the large diameter portion 26 of the resin cap 24 and the outer diameter ⁇ A of the columnar connecting portion 16, as described above.
- the first peripheral wall portion 40 and the second peripheral wall portion 42 are mutually connected by the resin cap 24 against the urging force of the clip spring 34 . push apart in the direction of That is, when the resin cap 24 is positioned inside the cylindrical connection portion 18 , the first peripheral wall portion 40 and the second peripheral wall portion 42 are separated from each other by the resin cap 24 against the biasing force of the clip spring 34 .
- the diameter of the cylindrical connecting portion 18 is expanded and deformed.
- the inner protrusions 52 protrude radially inward from the arc-shaped protrusions 48 .
- the outer diameter dimension of a virtual circle passing through each inward protrusion 52 and each linear contact portion 58 is substantially equal to the outer diameter dimension of the large diameter portion 26 of the resin cap 24 ⁇ B. It is said that In particular, as shown in FIG. 8B, even when the large-diameter portion 26 of the resin cap 24 reaches the center of the arcuate projection 48 in the left-right direction, the arcuate projection 48 does not extend further than the inward projection 52 . , the resin cap 24 and the arcuate protrusion 48 do not come into contact with each other and are separated by a small distance.
- the arc-shaped protrusion 48 of the first peripheral wall 40 and the resin cap 24 are separated from each other.
- the inward protrusion 52 and the resin cap 24 of the one peripheral wall portion 40 are in contact with each other.
- the first terminal 12 is further press-fitted into the second terminal 14 from the state shown in FIG. 8B.
- each inward protrusion 52 and each linear contact portion 58 are formed substantially over the entire length of the cylindrical connection portion 18 in the longitudinal direction (horizontal direction)
- the first peripheral wall portion 40 and the second peripheral wall The first terminal 12 is press-fitted while the resin cap 24 is in contact with the inward protrusions 52 and the linear contact portions 58 while keeping the separation distance from the portion 42 unchanged.
- the arcuate projection 48 of the first peripheral wall portion 40 and the resin cap 24 are separated from each other.
- the inward protrusion 52 and the resin cap 24 of the peripheral wall portion 40 are in contact with each other.
- the outer diameter dimension ⁇ A of the columnar connection portion 16 is smaller than the outer diameter dimension ⁇ B of the large diameter portion 26 of the resin cap 24 . Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 8B, 8C, and 9 (indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 9), when the resin cap 24 is positioned inside the cylindrical connecting portion 18, the outer peripheral surface of the columnar connecting portion 16 is The (first side contact 22) is provided on the inner peripheral surface 20 (inner peripheral surfaces 44, 46) of the cylindrical connection portion 18, and the second side contacts 56a, 56b, 56b (the arc-shaped protrusion 48 and each linear contact portion 58).
- the second side contacts 56 a , 56 b , 56 b are pushed away from the first side contact 22 formed by the outer peripheral surface of the columnar connection portion 16 .
- the second side contacts 56a, 56b, 56b are separated from the first side contact 22 in the first embodiment.
- the first terminal 12 is further press-fitted into the second terminal 14, and as shown in FIG. Also reaches the front end side (left side) in the press-fitting direction, and the contact between the large diameter portion 26 and the inward protrusions 52 and the linear contact portions 58 is released. As a result, the first peripheral wall portion 40 and the second peripheral wall portion 42 are displaced toward each other according to the urging force of the clip spring 34, and the columnar connection portion is formed as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 and 8D. 16 is held by a cylindrical connecting portion 18 .
- the second side contacts 56 a , 56 b , 56 b (of the arc-shaped protrusion 48 ) on the inner peripheral surface 20 of the tubular connection portion 18 are opposed to the outer peripheral surface (first side contact 22 ) of the columnar connection portion 16 .
- the circumferential center and each linear contact portion 58) are brought into contact to support the columnar connection portion 16 with respect to the tubular connection portion 18 at three points in the circumferential direction.
- the second side contacts 56 a , 56 b , 56 b are brought into pressure contact with the first side contacts 22 due to the elastic restoring force of the cylindrical connecting portion 18 in the radially contracting direction.
- the press-fitting of the columnar connection portion 16 into the tubular connection portion 18 is completed, and the terminal unit 10 is completed.
- the terminal unit 10 of Embodiment 1 having the structure as described above, when the columnar connection portion 16 of the first terminal 12 is press-fitted into the cylindrical connection portion 18 of the second terminal 14 , it is larger than the columnar connection portion 16 .
- the resin cap 24 having the maximum outer diameter expands the cylindrical connecting portion 18 in the radial direction to deform the diameter thereof. Therefore, when the resin cap 24 is positioned inside the tubular connecting portion 18, the first side contact 22 formed by the outer peripheral surface of the columnar connecting portion 16 and the inner peripheral surface 20 of the tubular connecting portion 18 are provided with the first side contact 22. Contact with the second side contacts 56a, 56b, 56b is avoided.
- the diameter of the cylindrical connecting portion 18 is reduced and deformed compared to the case where it is positioned inside the cylindrical connecting portion 18 .
- the first side contact 22 formed by the outer peripheral surface of the columnar connection portion 16 and the second side contacts 56a, 56b, 56b provided on the inner peripheral surface 20 of the tubular connection portion 18 are brought into stable contact with each other.
- the first terminal 12 and the second terminal 14 are electrically connected.
- the cylindrical connecting portion 18 includes a pair of inner projections 52, 52 that are circumferentially spaced apart from each other, and a second side contact 56a (arc-shaped) located between the pair of inner projections 52, 52 in the circumferential direction.
- a protrusion 48) is provided.
- the pair of inward protrusions 52 , 52 protrude radially inward from the arcuate protrusion 48 , and the axial ends of the pair of inner protrusions 52 , 52 extend toward the arcuate protrusion 48 . are located axially outward from the axial ends of the .
- both axial ends of the pair of inner protrusions 52 , 52 are positioned axially outward from both axial ends of the arcuate protrusion 48 . Therefore, not only when the columnar connection portion 16 is press-fitted into the tubular connection portion 18, but also when the columnar connection portion 16 is pulled out from the tubular connection portion 18, the resin cap 24 is held by the pair of inward protrusions 52, 52. , the diameter of the cylindrical connecting portion 18 is expanded and deformed. As a result, contact between the first side contact 22 and the second side contact 56a is avoided, and plating wear due to sliding contact between metals is stably prevented or suppressed. Therefore, even when the columnar connection portion 16 is repeatedly inserted into and removed from the tubular connection portion 18, plating abrasion is suppressed more reliably.
- the cylindrical connection portion 18 includes a first peripheral wall portion 40 and a second peripheral wall portion 42 that are arranged to face each other. They are biased toward each other by a clip spring 34, which is an elastic member.
- the cylindrical connecting portion 18 is configured by a plurality of peripheral wall portions and provided with elastic members (clip springs 34) that urge the cylindrical connecting portion 18 in a direction toward each other, so that the cylindrical connecting portion 18 that can be expanded in diameter and deformed is provided. can be easily configured.
- the first peripheral wall portion 40 and the second peripheral wall portion 42 are each formed in a substantially arc shape, and the columnar connection portion 16 is sandwiched and supported by separate elastic members (clip springs 34) from both sides in the radial direction.
- a high contact pressure can be set between 16 and tubular connection portion 18, and it can be suitably employed as a terminal unit for high-voltage systems such as electric vehicles.
- the first peripheral wall portion 40 is provided with second side contacts 56a by the apexes of arc-shaped projections 48
- the second peripheral wall portion 42 is provided with a pair of second side contacts 56b by the apexes of the linear contact portions 58.
- 56b is provided.
- the arc-shaped protrusion 48 is positioned between the linear contact portions 58 in the front-rear direction.
- three second side contacts 56a, 56b, 56b are arranged at a predetermined distance in the circumferential direction in the tubular connecting portion 18. As shown in FIG.
- the resin cap 24 has a front end side reduced diameter surface 28 on the front end side in the direction in which the columnar connection portion 16 is press-fitted into the tubular connection portion 18 .
- the cylindrical connecting portion 18 has an inlet-side reduced diameter surface 36 at the inner peripheral end portion on the inlet side of the columnar connecting portion 16 . Therefore, when the columnar connection portion 16 is press-fitted into the tubular connection portion 18, the diameter-reduced surfaces 28 and 36 abut against each other, thereby avoiding a sudden increase in the insertion resistance. The generation of resin waste due to strong rubbing between the inner peripheral end portion of the side and the resin cap 24 is also suppressed.
- the resin cap 24 has a proximal side reduced diameter surface 30 on the proximal side of the tubular connection portion 18 of the columnar connection portion 16 in the press-fitting direction.
- the cylindrical connecting portion 18 has an outlet side reduced diameter surface 38 at the inner peripheral end portion of the columnar connecting portion 16 on the outlet side. Therefore, when the columnar connection portion 16 is pulled out from the cylindrical connection portion 18, the diameter-reduced surfaces 30 and 38 come into contact with each other, thereby avoiding a sudden increase in the pull-out resistance, thereby preventing the cylindrical connection portion 18 from exiting the cylindrical connection portion 18. The generation of resin waste due to strong rubbing between the inner peripheral end of the resin cap 24 and the resin cap 24 is also suppressed.
- the terminal unit 100 of Embodiment 2 of the present disclosure, and the first terminal 102 and the second terminal 103 that configure the terminal unit 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 17 .
- the first terminal 102 of the second embodiment differs from the first terminal 12 of the first embodiment particularly in the structure of the resin cap 104 .
- the second terminal 103 of the second embodiment has substantially the same structure as that of the first embodiment, but differs in that the first peripheral wall portion 40 is not provided with the inward protrusion 52 .
- the first housing 106 is attached to the first terminal 102 to form the first terminal with housing 108, and the second terminal 103 is attached to the second housing 110.
- a second terminal 112 with a housing is configured.
- the first side contact 22 and the second terminal 103 are formed by the outer peripheral surface of the columnar connection portion 16 of the first terminal 102 .
- the terminal unit 100 of the second embodiment differs from the terminal unit 10 of the first embodiment. A detailed description is omitted by attaching the reference numerals.
- the first terminal 102 includes a columnar connection portion 16 having a maximum outer diameter of ⁇ A' (see FIGS. 13 and 14).
- a fixed portion 114 having a circular cross section to which the resin cap 104 is fixed via a portion having a small diameter is provided at the tip of the columnar connection portion 16 .
- An engaged portion 116 is provided that protrudes outward (upward in the second embodiment) and engages with an engaging portion 129b of a resin cap 104, which will be described later.
- a resin cap 104 is provided at the distal end of the columnar connection portion 16 so as to cover the fixing portion 114, the engaged portion 116, and the small-diameter portion.
- the maximum outer diameter dimension ⁇ A′ of the first terminal 102 is larger than the inner diameter dimension ⁇ C of the cylindrical connecting portion 18 when the clip spring 34 is attached, as in the first embodiment.
- the resin cap 104 has a shape with different radial dimensions in the circumferential direction of the resin cap 104, and protruding contact portions 118 having the largest radial dimension at a plurality of locations spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction of the resin cap 104. is provided.
- the resin cap 104 has a substantially equilateral triangular shape when projected in the axial direction (horizontal direction) of the first terminal 102 , and has three triangular shapes in the circumferential direction of the resin cap 104 .
- the projecting contact portions 118 are spaced apart from each other and provided at approximately equal intervals (every 120 degrees). As shown in FIG.
- each protruding contact portion 118 protrudes radially outward from the outer peripheral surface (first side contact 22 ) of the columnar connection portion 16 .
- the curvature of the inner surface of the arcuate protrusion 48 is made smaller than the curvature of the outer peripheral surface of the columnar connection portion 16 of the first terminal 102 .
- there is Linear contact portions 58, 58 are provided on the inner peripheral surface 46 of the second peripheral wall portion 42 of the second terminal 103. It protrudes inward compared to the case where the curvature of the surface is substantially constant. That is, in the first peripheral wall portion 40 and the second peripheral wall portion 42 that constitute the cylindrical connection portion 18, the curvature of the second peripheral wall portion 42 is larger than the curvature of the first peripheral wall portion 40 as a whole.
- the longitudinal dimension of the space on the inner peripheral side of the first peripheral wall portion 40 is larger than the longitudinal dimension of the space on the inner peripheral side of the second peripheral wall portion 42 .
- the radial projection dimensions of the three projecting contact portions 118 are substantially equal. but at least one may be different, e.g., the radial projection dimension of one of the three protruding contact portions 118 may be greater than the radial projection dimension of the remaining two protruding contact portions 118. good.
- One projecting contact portion 118 projecting more than the other two may be inserted into the second peripheral wall portion 42 as an engaging portion.
- the outer peripheral surface of the columnar connection portion 16 is aligned with the resin cap 104 when projected in the axial direction of the first terminal 102 . protrudes radially outward from the outer peripheral surface of the On the outer peripheral surface of the resin cap 104, the portion connecting between the projecting contact portions 118, 118 adjacent in the circumferential direction of the resin cap 104 is a flat surface 120 that spreads in a plane.
- a flat surface 122 having a predetermined width and extending in the axial direction (horizontal direction) of the resin cap 104 is provided on the outer peripheral surface (projecting end surface) of each projecting contact portion 118 . That is, in the resin cap 104 , the flat surface 122 of each protruding contact portion 118 is the portion having the largest radial dimension in the circumferential direction of the resin cap 104 . In short, in the second embodiment, the flat surfaces 122 are provided at the respective vertices of the substantially equilateral triangular shape of the resin cap 104 viewed in the axial direction. A flat surface 120 connecting the projecting contact portions 118 , 118 is provided between the flat surfaces 122 in the circumferential direction of the resin cap 104 .
- each protruding contact portion 118 of the resin cap 104 the portion adjacent to the flat surface 122 on the front end side (left side) in the press-fitting direction gradually decreases in diameter toward the front end side in the press-fitting direction.
- a distal reduced diameter surface 124 (which reduces radial projection) is provided.
- the portion adjacent to the flat surface 122 on the proximal side (right side) in the press-fitting direction gradually decreases in diameter toward the proximal side in the press-fitting direction (the projecting dimension in the radial direction becomes smaller).
- a proximal reduced diameter surface 126 is provided.
- the proximal side reduced diameter surface 126 has a gentler inclination angle with respect to the axial direction (horizontal direction) of the resin cap 104 than the distal side reduced diameter surface 124 .
- the resin cap 104 falls off from the columnar connection portion 16 as the proximal side diameter reduction surface 126 abuts against the outlet side diameter reduction surface 38 . less likely to occur.
- a concave portion 128 that is recessed toward the inner circumference is provided in the proximal portion (right portion) of the upper proximal side reduced diameter surface 126.
- the concave portion 128 is visible from the outside.
- the shape of the inner peripheral surface of the resin cap 104 is a shape corresponding to the tip of the columnar connection portion 16 . That is, the resin cap 104 is provided with an accommodating portion 129a having a circular cross section in which the fixing portion 114 is accommodated. An engaging portion 129b corresponding to portion 116 is provided. In Embodiment 2, an engaging portion 129b is provided above the accommodating portion 129a. As a result, when the resin cap 104 is attached to the columnar connection portion 16, the engagement between the engaged portion 116 and the engaging portion 129b restricts the rotational displacement of the resin cap 104 with respect to the columnar connection portion 16. Thus, the resin cap 104 can be positioned in the circumferential direction of the resin cap 104 with respect to the columnar connection portion 16 .
- the first housing 106 has a substantially cylindrical shape as a whole and has a peripheral wall portion 132 having a through hole 130 extending in the left-right direction. There is provided a curved plate portion 134 that protrudes leftward with a dimension). A pair of curved plate portions 134 are provided and face each other while being separated from each other in the vertical direction. Each curved plate portion 134 is curved along the circumferential direction of the peripheral wall portion 132 and has a predetermined longitudinal dimension. Flat plate portions 136 , 136 projecting outward in the front-rear direction, which is one of the radial directions of the peripheral wall portion 132 , are provided at both circumferential ends of each curved plate portion 134 . These flat plate portions 136 are provided over substantially the entire length of each curved plate portion 134 in the longitudinal direction (horizontal direction).
- the first terminal 102 is inserted through the through hole 130 of the first housing 106, and the first housing 106 and the first terminal 102 are fixed to each other by press-fitting, engagement by unevenness, adhesion, welding, or the like.
- a housing-equipped first terminal 108 is configured.
- the columnar connection portions 16 are positioned on the inner peripheral side of each curved plate portion 134 with a predetermined radial distance therebetween. , is covered with each curved plate portion 134 over the entire length in the length direction (horizontal direction).
- a tip portion (left portion) of the resin cap 104 protrudes leftward from each curved plate portion 134 .
- the first terminal 102 and the first housing 106 are fixed so that the concave portion 128 provided in the resin cap 104 faces upward. While facing the plate portion 134 in the vertical direction, the remaining two projecting contact portions 118 face the lower curved plate portion 134 in the vertical direction.
- the second housing 110 has a substantially box-shaped second housing body 138 and a second housing cover 140 that covers the opening of the second housing body 138.
- the second housing main body 138 has openings on the right and rear sides, and the second terminals 103 can be inserted through the right opening, and the second terminals 103 are inserted into the second housing main body 138 from the right side.
- the rear portion of the second terminal 103 can protrude outside the second housing body 138 through the rear opening of the second housing body 138 .
- a plurality of locking protrusions 142 are provided on the surface of the second housing body 138 .
- the second housing lid portion 140 is assembled to cover the right opening of the second housing main body 138 . That is, the second housing lid portion 140 includes a base plate portion 144 large enough to cover the right opening of the second housing main body 138, and the outer peripheral edge portion of the base plate portion 144 is provided with the second housing lid portion 140. A plurality of lock frame bodies 146 projecting toward the main body 138 are provided. The second housing lid portion 140 is fixedly attached to the second housing main body 138 by engaging the lock projections 142 and the lock frame 146 .
- an insertion hole penetrating the base plate portion 144 in the plate thickness direction (horizontal direction) is provided at a position corresponding to the cylindrical connection portion 18 in the base plate portion 144. 148 are formed. As a result, the cylindrical connecting portion 18 and the insertion hole 148 communicate with each other in the left-right direction. Penetration windows 150 are formed on both upper and lower sides of the insertion hole 148 in the base plate portion 144 so as to penetrate the base plate portion 144 in the plate thickness direction and extend in the front-rear direction.
- each through window 150 includes a curved portion 152 provided in the middle portion in the front-rear direction through which each curved plate portion 134 can be inserted, and each flat plate portion extending outward in the front-rear direction from both ends of the curved portion 152 in the front-rear direction.
- 136 has a flat portion 154 through which it can be inserted.
- the first terminal with housing 108 faces the second terminal with housing 112, and the curved plate portions 134 face each other in the vertical direction. can only be inserted in .
- the curved plate portions 134 and the flat plate portions 136 of the first housing 106 and the through windows 150 of the second housing 110 also exert a circumferential positioning effect between the cylindrical connecting portion 18 and the resin cap 104. be.
- FIGS. 15A to 15D and FIGS. 16A to 16D A method of inserting the columnar connection portion 16 of the first terminal 102 into the tubular connection portion 18 of the second terminal 103 in Embodiment 2 to assemble the terminal unit 100 is shown in FIGS. 15A to 15D and FIGS. 16A to 16D. and FIG. 17 are shown and modeled.
- FIGS. 15A to 15D and FIGS. 16A to 16D show a state in which the columnar connection portion 16 is being inserted into the tubular connection portion 18 step by step.
- 15A to 15D and FIGS. 16A to 16D are different only in the cross-sectional line, and FIGS. 15A and 16A, FIGS. 15B and 16B, FIGS. 15C and 16C, and FIGS.
- 15D and 16D show the same stage in the insertion of the post connection 16 relative to the tubular connection 18, respectively.
- 15A and 16A show the state at the beginning of insertion
- FIGS. 15D and 16D show the state of completion of insertion, and show the states of FIGS. 10, 13 and 14 in which the terminal unit 100 is assembled.
- 15A to 15D and 16A to 16D illustration of the first housing 106 and the second housing 110 is omitted.
- the fixing structure between the columnar connection portion 16 and the resin cap 104 is not limited, and FIGS. 15A to 15D and 16A to 16D show a structure similar to that of the first embodiment.
- the first terminal 102 is brought closer to the inlet side (right side) end of the cylindrical connection portion 18 of the second terminal 103 .
- the resin cap 104 is inserted through the insertion hole 148 in the second housing cover portion 140 of the second housing 110, and the resin cap 104 is externally inserted through the insertion hole 148. It approaches the tubular connecting portion 18 .
- the inner diameter dimension of the cylindrical connecting portion 18 is ⁇ C (see FIG. 15A) as described above.
- the cylindrical connecting portion 18 Since the inner diameter ⁇ C of the cylindrical connecting portion 18 is smaller than the outer diameter ⁇ B′ of an imaginary circle passing through the projecting end face of each projecting contact portion 118 in the resin cap 104, the cylindrical connecting portion 18 On the other hand, when inserting the columnar connection portion 16, as shown in FIG. abuts on the distal end side reduced diameter surface 28 at . In this way, the diameter-reduced surfaces 28 and 124 having diameters reduced toward the distal end side in the insertion direction come into contact with each other, thereby reducing the insertion resistance of the columnar connection portion 16 (resin cap 104) into the tubular connection portion 18. be done.
- the protruding contact portions 118 are provided at three locations on the circumference of the resin cap 104, and the tip-side diameter-reduced surfaces 124 contact three locations on the tip-side diameter-reduced surface 28. touch.
- the resin cap 104 other than the portions where the projecting contact portions 118 are formed does not come into contact with the distal end side reduced diameter surface 28 of the cylindrical connecting portion 18 .
- the resin cap 104 is positioned inside the cylindrical connecting portion 18 as shown in FIGS. 15B, 16B and 17.
- the insertion of the resin cap 104 into the cylindrical connection portion 18 has the function of positioning the protruding contact portion 118 and the linear contact portions 58 in the circumferential direction, and the curved plate portion 134 and the flat plate portion Due to the circumferential positioning action of 136 and each through window 150, the cylindrical connecting portion 18 and the resin cap 104 are positioned in the circumferential direction.
- the resin cap 104 Since the outer diameter dimension ⁇ B′ of a virtual circle passing through the projecting end face of each projecting contact portion 118 in the resin cap 104 is larger than the inner diameter dimension ⁇ C of the cylindrical connecting portion 18, the resin cap 104 has a cylindrical shape. It is inserted into the connection portion 18 in a press-fit state. By press-fitting the resin cap 104 into the cylindrical connecting portion 18 in this manner, the first peripheral wall portion 40 and the second peripheral wall portion 42 are mutually connected by the resin cap 104 against the biasing force of the clip spring 34. push apart in the direction of Here, as shown in FIGS.
- each flat surface 122 provided on the outer peripheral surface of each protruding contact portion 118 abuts on the inner peripheral surface 20 of the cylindrical connecting portion 18 at three points on the circumference. to slide.
- the sliding surfaces 156 are the portions of the inner peripheral surface 20 of the cylindrical connecting portion 18 that contact the flat surfaces 122 .
- the sliding surfaces 156 are provided at the center in the circumferential direction of the inner peripheral surface 46 of the second peripheral wall portion 42 and at both circumferential end portions of the arc-shaped protrusion 48 that protrudes inward from the first peripheral wall portion 40. It is
- each flat surface 120 connecting between the projecting contact portions 118, 118 in the resin cap 104 is formed by the arc-shaped projections 48 forming the second side contacts 56a, 56b, respectively. It is spaced apart from the circumferential center and each linear contact portion 58 .
- each protruding contact portion 118 of the resin cap 104 is positioned on the inner peripheral surface 20 of the tubular connection portion 18, The second side contacts 56a and 56b are separated from the resin cap 104 by contacting portions separated from the second side contacts 56a and 56b.
- the first terminal 102 is further press-fitted into the second terminal 103 from the state shown in FIGS. 15B and 16B.
- the state of contact between the cylindrical connecting portion 18 and the resin cap 104 in the states shown in FIGS. 15C and 16C is the same as in the states shown in FIGS. 15B and 16B.
- the flat surface 122 of each protruding contact portion 118 is aligned with each sliding surface 156 on the inner peripheral surface 20 of the cylindrical connecting portion 18 (the center in the circumferential direction of the inner peripheral surface 46 of the second peripheral wall portion 42 and the circular surface on the first peripheral wall portion 40).
- Circumferential end portions of the arcuate protrusion 48), and the flat surfaces 120 that connect the protruding contact portions 118, 118 are the second side contacts 56a, 56b (circumferential portions of the arcuate protrusion 48), respectively.
- the second side contacts 56a, 56b Cirumferential portions of the arcuate protrusion 48
- the first terminal 102 is further press-fitted into the second terminal 103, and as shown in FIGS. left) to release the contact between each flat surface 122 and each sliding surface 156 .
- the first peripheral wall portion 40 and the second peripheral wall portion 42 are displaced toward each other according to the urging force of the clip spring 34, and as shown in FIGS.
- the connecting portion 16 is held by the tubular connecting portion 18 .
- the contact mode between the first side contact 22 and the second side contacts 56a, 56b, 56b is the same as in the first embodiment.
- each sliding surface 156 ( The center in the circumferential direction of the inner peripheral surface 46 of the second peripheral wall portion 42 and both end portions in the peripheral direction of the arcuate protrusions 48 of the first peripheral wall portion 40 are separated from the outer peripheral surface of the columnar connection portion 16 that is the first side contact 22 . are doing.
- the columnar connection portion 16 is supported by the tubular connection portion 18 at three points in the circumferential direction.
- the press-fitting of the columnar connection portion 16 into the tubular connection portion 18 is completed, and the terminal unit 100 is completed.
- the resin cap 104 of the first terminal 102 is inserted into the tubular connection portion 18 , so that the tubular connection portion 18 is closed. are pushed apart, and metal-to-metal sliding between the outer peripheral surface of the columnar connection portion 16 and the inner peripheral surface of the tubular connection portion 18 is avoided. Thereby, an effect similar to that of the first embodiment can be exhibited.
- the sliding surfaces 156 that contact the flat surfaces 122 of the projecting contact portions 118 of the resin cap 104 and the cylindrical connecting portion 18 The second side contacts 56a and 56b, which contact the outer peripheral surface (first side contact 22) of the columnar connection portion 16 when fitted with the columnar connection portion 16, extend in the circumferential direction of the inner peripheral surface 20 of the tubular connection portion 18. are different in position. As a result, even if the resin cap 104 scrapes the plating on each sliding surface 156 when the resin cap 104 is press-fitted into the tubular connection portion 18, the fitting between the tubular connection portion 18 and the columnar connection portion 16 is prevented.
- the electrical connection between the first terminal 102 and the second terminal 103 can be reliably established without affecting the state of electrical continuity between the first side contact 22 and the second side contacts 56a and 56b. Since such a configuration is realized by providing the protruding contact portion 118 protruding radially outward from the columnar connection portion 16 with respect to the resin cap 104, the first peripheral wall The manufacturing cost can also be reduced compared to the case where the portion 40 is provided with the inward projection 52 .
- the resin cap 104 has projecting contact portions 118 at three locations in the circumferential direction, and a flat surface 120 connecting the projecting contact portions 118, 118 is provided.
- the protruding contact portions 118 are located radially outward from the outer peripheral surface (first side contact 22) of the columnar connection portion 16 at three locations on the circumference. so that it can slide on each sliding surface 156 on the inner peripheral surface 20 of the cylindrical connecting portion 18 .
- the flat surface 120 is provided in the resin cap 104 other than the protruding contact portion 118 , the portion other than the protruding contact portion 118 can be separated from the inner peripheral surface 20 of the cylindrical connecting portion 18 . sliding is avoided.
- each protruding contact portion 118 is a flat surface 122, when the resin cap 104 is press-fitted into the cylindrical connecting portion 18, the protruding end surface of each protruding contact portion 118 and the inner surface of the cylindrical connecting portion 18 are flat.
- the peripheral surface 20 can be in a substantially surface contact state.
- the contact pressure can be reduced as compared with, for example, the case where each projecting contact portion 118 and the cylindrical connection portion 18 are in approximate line contact, and the resin cap 104 is scraped off, thereby reducing the possibility of generation of resin chips. can be reduced.
- the resin cap 104 is provided with an engaging portion 129b, and the columnar connection portion 16 is provided with an engaged portion 116 corresponding to the engaging portion 129b.
- the engaging portion 129b and the engaged portion 116 are engaged to limit the rotational displacement of the resin cap 104 with respect to the columnar connection portion 16.
- the resin cap 104 can be positioned in the circumferential direction of the resin cap 104 with respect to the columnar connection portion 16 .
- the portion of the inner peripheral surface 20 of the cylindrical connecting portion 18 that abuts on the protruding end surface of each protruding contact portion 118 of the resin cap 104 can be more reliably secured. It can be located at a position different in the circumferential direction from the second side contacts 56a and 56b.
- Embodiment 1 has been described in detail as a specific example of the present disclosure, but the present disclosure is not limited by this specific description. Modifications, improvements, etc. within the scope that can achieve the purpose of the present disclosure are included in the present disclosure. For example, the following modifications of the embodiment are also included in the technical scope of the present disclosure.
- the cross-sectional shape of the columnar connection portion 16 is substantially circular, but it is not limited thereto, and may be elliptical, oval, semicircular, or polygonal. good too.
- the outer diameter of the columnar connection portion does not need to be constant, and the outer peripheral surface of the columnar connection portion is provided with a projection or the like having a size that does not protrude further to the outer peripheral side than the outer peripheral surface of the resin cap. good too.
- the cylindrical connecting portion may be cylindrical having a peripheral wall portion that can be expanded and deformed.
- the shape of the cylindrical connecting portion 18 is substantially cylindrical, but it is not limited thereto, and may be an elliptical cylinder, an oblong cylinder, a semi-cylindrical shape, or a polygonal cylinder shape. good too.
- the large-diameter portion 26 having the maximum outer diameter is provided in the axially intermediate portion of the resin cap 24.
- the outer diameter of the resin cap is substantially constant in the axial direction. may be That is, the distal side reduced diameter surface and the proximal side reduced diameter surface of the resin cap are not essential.
- the shape of both reduced diameter surfaces is not limited, but may be a tapered surface having a substantially constant taper angle or a chamfered surface. A curved surface or the like of is preferably adopted.
- the first peripheral wall portion 40 is provided with the arcuate protrusion 48 and the pair of inward protrusions 52 , 52
- the second peripheral wall portion 42 is provided with the pair of linear contact portions 58 , 58 .
- the resin cap directly abuts against the inner peripheral surfaces of the first peripheral wall portion and the second peripheral wall portion so that the diameter of the cylindrical connecting portion is expanded and deformed, and after the resin cap passes through the cylindrical connecting portion, the first peripheral wall
- the outer peripheral surface (first side contact) of the columnar connection portion may be in direct contact with the second side contact formed by the inner peripheral surface of the portion and the second peripheral wall portion.
- the arcuate projections 48 contacting the outer peripheral surface (first side contact 22) of the columnar connection portion 16 and the inward projections 52 contacting the resin cap 24 are provided. are provided at different positions in the circumferential direction, but the first peripheral wall portion has the outer peripheral surface of the columnar connection portion and the resin cap, like the linear contact portion 58 of the second peripheral wall portion 42 in the above-described embodiment.
- a protrusion may be provided that abuts on any of them.
- the protrusion that contacts the outer peripheral surface of the columnar connection portion and the protrusion that contacts the resin cap are located at different positions in the circumferential direction. may be provided.
- the elastic member is not limited to the clip spring as in the above embodiment, and may be a coil spring or an annular elastic member.
- the shape of the diameter-reduced surfaces on the inlet side and the outlet side of the tubular connecting portion is not limited, but a tapered surface having a substantially constant taper angle, a chamfered curved surface, or the like is preferably adopted. . These inlet side and outlet side reduced diameter surfaces are not essential.
- the resin cap 104 has a substantially equilateral triangular shape when viewed in the axial direction of the resin cap 104.
- the resin cap may have, for example, an isosceles triangular shape when viewed in the axial direction. or a polygonal shape of square or more. That is, it is preferable that the protruding contact portions are provided at two or more places in the circumferential direction of the resin cap. It is preferable to abut on a position spaced apart in the circumferential direction.
- the first peripheral wall portion 40 is not provided with the inward protrusion 52 of the first embodiment.
- the protruding contact portions at two locations on the lower side may come into contact with the respective inward protrusions.
- Terminal unit 12 First terminal 14 Second terminal 16 Columnar connection portion 18 Cylindrical connection portion 20 (Cylindrical connection portion) inner peripheral surface 22 First side contact (outer peripheral surface of the columnar connection portion) 24 resin cap 26 large diameter portion 28 tip side reduced diameter surface 30 base end side reduced diameter surface 32 terminal fitting 34 clip spring (elastic member) 36 inlet side reduced diameter surface 38 outlet side reduced diameter surface 40 first peripheral wall portion 42 second peripheral wall portion 44 inner peripheral surface 46 (of first peripheral wall portion) inner peripheral surface 48 (second peripheral wall portion) arc-shaped projection 50 Curved surface 52 Inward protrusion 54 Concave portions 56a, 56b Second side contact 58 Linear contact portion 60 First peripheral end portion 62 Second peripheral end portion 64 Base end plate portion 66 Crimp piece 68 Wire crimp portion 70 Tip end plate portion 72 Positioning projection 74 Clip spring mounting portion 76 Projection 78 Vertical surface 80 Inclined surface 82 Stopper 84 Recess 86 Connecting plate 88 Pressing piece 90 Bent portion 92 Insertion port 94 Locking reces
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最初に、本開示の実施態様を列記して説明する。
本開示の端子ユニットは、
(1)柱状接続部と、前記柱状接続部の先端面を覆い、最大外径寸法が前記柱状接続部の最大外径寸法より大きくされた樹脂キャップと、を有する第1端子と、拡径方向で弾性変形可能な筒状接続部を有する第2端子と、を備え、前記柱状接続部は、前記樹脂キャップ側から前記筒状接続部に圧入されて前記筒状接続部に組み付けられるようになっており、前記樹脂キャップが前記筒状接続部内に位置する状態では、前記樹脂キャップにより前記筒状接続部が拡径変形させられることで前記筒状接続部の内周面に設けられた第2側接点が、前記柱状接続部の外周面によって構成された第1側接点から離隔する方向に押され、前記樹脂キャップが前記筒状接続部から圧入方向の先端側へ突出して配置された状態では、前記筒状接続部の縮径方向への弾性復元力により前記第2側接点が前記第1側接点に圧接される、ものである。
(12)拡径方向に弾性変形可能な筒状接続部を有する第2端子に組み付けられる第1端子であって、前記筒状接続部に圧入される柱状接続部と、前記柱状接続部における前記筒状接続部への圧入方向の先端面を覆い、最大外径寸法が前記柱状接続部の最大外径寸法より大きくされた樹脂キャップと、を備え、前記柱状接続部の外周面は、前記筒状接続部に設けられた第2側接点へ圧接される第1側接点を構成し、前記樹脂キャップは、前記柱状接続部の前記筒状接続部への組付完了位置において、前記筒状接続部から前記圧入方向の先端側へ突出して配置される、ものである。
本開示の端子ユニットおよび第1端子の具体例を、以下に図面を参照しつつ説明する。なお、本開示は、これらの例示に限定されるものではなく、特許請求の範囲によって示され、特許請求の範囲と均等の意味および範囲内でのすべての変更が含まれることが意図される。
以下、本開示の実施形態1の端子ユニット10、および端子ユニット10を構成する第1端子12と第2端子14について、図1から図9を用いて説明する。第1端子12が柱状接続部16を備えているとともに、第2端子14が拡径方向で弾性変形可能な筒状接続部18を備えている。この第2端子14の筒状接続部18に第1端子12の柱状接続部16が圧入されて、柱状接続部16が筒状接続部18に組み付けられる。そして、柱状接続部16の外周面と筒状接続部18の内周面20とが相互に接触することで、第1端子12と第2端子14とが導通接続されるようになっている。すなわち、実施形態1では、第1端子12がオス端子であり、第2端子14がメス端子である。また、第1端子12の外周面によって第1側接点22が構成されているとともに、筒状接続部18の内周面20に後述する第2側接点56a,56bが設けられている。以下の説明において、前方とは図3中の左方をいい、後方とは図3中の右方をいう。上方とは図3中の上方をいい、下方とは図3中の下方をいう。左方とは図4中の左方をいい、右方とは図4中の右方をいう。また、複数の同一部材については、一部の部材にのみ符号を付し、他の部材については符号を省略する場合がある。
第1端子12は、先端に、最大外径寸法がφA(図3,4参照)とされた柱状接続部16を備えている。実施形態1では、柱状接続部16の断面形状が略真円であり、軸方向において外径寸法がφAで略一定とされている。第1端子12は、柱状接続部16における筒状接続部18への圧入方向(後述するように右方から左方へ向かう方向)の先端面を覆う樹脂キャップ24を備えている。すなわち、柱状接続部16は、筒状接続部18に対して樹脂キャップ24側から圧入される。なお、第1端子12において、柱状接続部16より基端側の形状は限定されるものではなく、第1端子12における柱状接続部16と反対側の端部は、例えばボルト等で機器の端子部に固定されてもよいし、電線に固着されてもよい。
樹脂キャップ24は、合成樹脂により形成されて電気絶縁性を有している。実施形態1では、樹脂キャップ24の断面形状が、略真円である。樹脂キャップ24の外径寸法は、軸方向(柱状接続部16の延びる方向であって、左右方向)で異ならされており、軸方向中間部分に、外径寸法が最も大きくされた大径部26を有している。樹脂キャップ24の最大外径寸法(大径部26における外径寸法)φB(図3,4参照)は、柱状接続部16の外径寸法φAよりも大きくされている。実施形態1では、樹脂キャップ24の最大外径寸法φBが、周方向の全周にわたって柱状接続部16の外径寸法φAよりも大きくされている。
第2端子14は、端子金具32に弾性部材としてのクリップばね34が組み付けられることで構成されている。端子金具32は、全体として略帯状とされた金属平板を所定の形状にプレス加工することで形成されている。金属平板を構成する金属としては、電気抵抗の低い銅、銅合金、アルミニウム、アルミニウム合金等を採用することができる。端子金具32は、前述の筒状接続部18を備えている。
筒状接続部18は、全体として略円筒形状であり、左右方向両側に開口している。すなわち、筒状接続部18の軸方向は左右方向である。なお、第1端子12の圧入前の第2端子14の縦断面を示す後述する図7において、第2側接点56を構成する円弧状突部48および各線状接触部58を通る仮想的な円(図7中に二点鎖線で図示)の径寸法φCは、柱状接続部16の外径寸法φAよりも小さくされている。
後述するように、筒状接続部18への柱状接続部16の圧入方向は右方から左方に向かう方向である。すなわち、筒状接続部18において右側が柱状接続部16の入口側であり、左側が柱状接続部16の出口側である。そして、筒状接続部18において、柱状接続部16の入口側の内周端部には、柱状接続部16の圧入方向の先端側に向かって次第に縮径する入口側縮径面36が設けられている。また、柱状接続部16の出口側の内周端部には、柱状接続部16の圧入方向の基端側に向かって次第に縮径する出口側縮径面38が設けられている。実施形態1では、これら入口側縮径面36および出口側縮径面38が、それぞれ略一定のテーパ角度とされたテーパ面として形成されている。これら入口側縮径面36および出口側縮径面38は、筒状接続部18の周方向の略全周にわたって形成されている。実施形態1では、後述するように、筒状接続部18が、上下方向で対向する第1周壁部40と第2周壁部42とに分割されている。それゆえ、入口側縮径面36を構成するテーパ面と出口側縮径面38を構成するテーパ面とが、それぞれ第1周壁部40と第2周壁部42とに分割されて設けられている。
筒状接続部18は、上下方向で相互に対向配置される第1周壁部40と第2周壁部42とを含んで構成されている。実施形態1では、第1周壁部40が下側に位置しているとともに、第2周壁部42が上側に位置している。第1周壁部40と第2周壁部42は、それぞれ略半割りの筒状体であり、第1および第2周壁部40,42は、図3等に示される第2端子14の縦断面において、それぞれ断面円弧形状の内周面44,46を有している。したがって、第1および第2周壁部40,42の両内周面44,46により筒状接続部18の内周面20が構成される。そして、図3にも示されるように、第2端子14の筒状接続部18に第1端子12の柱状接続部16が圧入された際には、柱状接続部16の外周面により構成される第1側接点22と、筒状接続部18の内周面20(両内周面44,46)に設けられる後述する第2側接点56a,56b,56bとが相互に接触するようになっている。
端子金具32において、第1周壁部40と第2周壁部42の後端部は、上下方向で相互に対向する周方向端部であり、それぞれ第1周端部60,60とされている。これら一対の第1周端部60,60は、上下方向で所定の離隔距離を隔てて、相互に対向している。また、第1周壁部40と第2周壁部42の前端部は、上下方向で相互に対向する周方向端部であり、それぞれ第2周端部62,62とされている。これら一対の第2周端部62,62は、上下方向で所定の離隔距離を隔てて、相互に対向している。
先端側板部70,70の前端部には、これら先端側板部70,70を相互に接近する方向に付勢して、先端側板部70,70の後方に連結された第1周壁部40と第2周壁部42に対して相互に接近する方向への付勢力を及ぼす弾性部材としてのクリップばね34が装着されている。すなわち、第1周壁部40と第2周壁部42に対してクリップばね34の付勢力に抗する外力を加えることで、第1周壁部40と第2周壁部42とが相互に離隔する方向に変位して、筒状接続部18が拡径方向に弾性変形するようになっている。クリップばね34は、プレス加工や打抜き加工等が可能な種々の金属材料、例えばばね鋼やステンレス鋼,黄銅,リン青銅,ベリリウム銅等の帯板を用いて形成される。なお、実施形態1では、先端側板部70,70の対向方向の隙間は、第2周端部62,62から離隔する方向である前端側に向かって次第に大きくなるように設定されている。これにより、クリップばね34の装着時における第1周壁部40と第2周壁部42の接近方向に及ぼされる付勢力が増大される。
以上の形状とされたクリップばね34を、図6に示される単品状態の端子金具32に対して、一対の先端側板部70,70の前方から組み付ける。すなわち、クリップばね34における挿込口92に対して端子金具32における先端側板部70,70を挿し込んで、端子金具32に対してクリップばね34を後方にスライド変位させる。これにより、クリップばね34における一対の押え片88,88で、端子金具32の先端側板部70,70を上下方向外方から挟み込む。そして、先端側板部70,70から上下方向外方に突出する各凸部76を、クリップばね34における各係止凹部94に係止させる。これにより、クリップばね34を、一対の押え片88,88の間に一対の先端側板部70,70の先端部(前端部)を挟んだ状態で、一対の先端側板部70,70に組み付ける。この結果、図7に示されるように、第2端子14が完成する。
上記のような形状とされた第2端子14の筒状接続部18に対して第1端子12の柱状接続部16を圧入して、端子ユニット10を組み立てる方法を、図8Aから図8Dおよび図9を示してモデル的に説明する。なお、図8Aから図8Dには、筒状接続部18に対する柱状接続部16の圧入が段階的に進行している状態が示されており、図8Aが圧入の始まりの状態を示すとともに、図8Bおよび図8Cが、樹脂キャップ24が筒状接続部18内に位置する状態を示す。また、図8Dが、圧入の完了の状態を示しており、端子ユニット10が組み立てられた前述の図1から図4の状態を示すものである。
次に、本開示の実施形態2の端子ユニット100、および端子ユニット100を構成する第1端子102と第2端子103について、図10から図17を用いて説明する。実施形態2の第1端子102は、実施形態1の第1端子12に対して、特に樹脂キャップ104の構造が異なっている。また、実施形態2の第2端子103は、実施形態1と略同様の構造であるが、第1周壁部40において内方突部52が設けられていないという点で異なっている。なお、実施形態2では、第1端子102に対して第1ハウジング106が組み付けられてハウジング付き第1端子108が構成されているとともに、第2端子103に対して第2ハウジング110が組み付けられてハウジング付き第2端子112が構成されている。
第1端子102は、最大外径寸法がφA’(図13,14参照)とされた柱状接続部16を備えている。柱状接続部16の先端には小径とされた部分を介して樹脂キャップ104が固定される円形断面の固定部114が設けられており、固定部114には、周上の一部において径方向外方(実施形態2では上方)に突出して後述する樹脂キャップ104の係合部129bと係合する被係合部116が設けられている。柱状接続部16の先端において、固定部114や被係合部116、小径とされた部分を覆うように樹脂キャップ104が設けられている。このように、樹脂キャップ104が固定部114および被係合部116を乗り越えるようにして設けられることで、柱状接続部16からの樹脂キャップ104の脱落のおそれが低減され得る。第1端子102の最大外径寸法φA’は、実施形態1と同様に、クリップばね34の装着時における筒状接続部18の内径寸法φCよりも大きくされている。
樹脂キャップ104は、樹脂キャップ104の周方向で半径方向寸法が異なる形状を有しており、樹脂キャップ104の周方向における相互に離隔する複数箇所において、半径方向寸法が最大となる突出接触部118が設けられている。実施形態2では、図13等にも示されるように、樹脂キャップ104が、第1端子102の軸方向(左右方向)の投影において略正三角形状であり、樹脂キャップ104の周方向において3つの突出接触部118が相互に離隔して略等間隔(120度毎)に設けられている。図13に示されるように、これら3つの突出接触部118の突出端面を通る仮想的な円(二点鎖線で図示)の外径寸法はφB’であり、柱状接続部16の最大外径寸法φA’よりも大きくされている。すなわち、各突出接触部118は、柱状接続部16の外周面(第1側接点22)よりも径方向外方に突出している。
第1ハウジング106は、全体として略筒状であり、左右方向に延びる貫通孔130を有する周壁部132を有しているとともに、周壁部132の左端面には、所定の長さ寸法(左右方向寸法)をもって左方に突出する湾曲板部134が設けられている。湾曲板部134は、一対設けられており、上下方向で相互に離隔して対向している。各湾曲板部134は、周壁部132の周方向に沿って湾曲しており、それぞれ所定の前後方向寸法を有している。また、各湾曲板部134の周方向両端部には、周壁部132の半径方向の1つである前後方向の外方に突出する平坦板部136,136が設けられている。これら平坦板部136は、各湾曲板部134の長さ方向(左右方向)の略全長にわたって設けられている。
第2ハウジング110は、図12にも示されるように、略箱状の第2ハウジング本体138と、第2ハウジング本体138の開口部を覆蓋する第2ハウジング蓋部140とを有している。第2ハウジング本体138は、右方および後方に開口しており、第2端子103が右方開口部から挿入可能であるとともに、第2ハウジング本体138に第2端子103が右方から挿入されて第2ハウジング本体138の内部に配置された状態において、第2端子103の後方部分が、第2ハウジング本体138の後方開口部を通じて第2ハウジング本体138の外部に突出可能である。第2ハウジング本体138の表面には、複数のロック突部142が設けられている。
実施形態2において第2端子103の筒状接続部18に対して第1端子102の柱状接続部16を挿入して、端子ユニット100を組み立てる方法を、図15Aから図15D、図16Aから図16Dおよび図17を示してモデル的に説明する。図15Aから図15Dおよび図16Aから図16Dには、筒状接続部18に対する柱状接続部16の挿入が段階的に進行している状態が示されている。なお、図15Aから図15Dと図16Aから図16Dとは切断している断面線が異なるのみであり、図15Aと図16A、図15Bと図16B、図15Cと図16C、図15Dと図16Dは、それぞれ筒状接続部18に対する柱状接続部16の挿入における同じ段階を示すものである。すなわち、図15A,16Aが挿入の始まりの状態を示すとともに、図15B,16Bおよび図15C,16Cが、樹脂キャップ104が筒状接続部18内に位置する状態を示す。また、図15D,16Dが、挿入の完了の状態を示しており、端子ユニット100が組み立てられた前述の図10,13,14の状態を示すものである。なお、図15Aから図15Dおよび図16Aから図16Dでは、第1ハウジング106および第2ハウジング110の図示を省略している。柱状接続部16と樹脂キャップ104との固定構造は限定されるものではなく、図15Aから図15Dおよび図16Aから図16Dでは、実施形態1と同様の構造をもって図示する。
以上、本開示の具体例として、実施形態1について詳述したが、本開示はこの具体的な記載によって限定されない。本開示の目的を達成できる範囲での変形、改良等は本開示に含まれるものである。例えば次のような実施形態の変形例も本開示の技術的範囲に含まれる。
12 第1端子
14 第2端子
16 柱状接続部
18 筒状接続部
20 (筒状接続部の)内周面
22 第1側接点(柱状接続部の外周面)
24 樹脂キャップ
26 大径部
28 先端側縮径面
30 基端側縮径面
32 端子金具
34 クリップばね(弾性部材)
36 入口側縮径面
38 出口側縮径面
40 第1周壁部
42 第2周壁部
44 (第1周壁部の)内周面
46 (第2周壁部の)内周面
48 円弧状突部
50 湾曲面
52 内方突部
54 凹部
56a,56b 第2側接点
58 線状接触部
60 第1周端部
62 第2周端部
64 基端側板部
66 圧着片
68 電線圧着部
70 先端側板部
72 位置決め突部
74 クリップばね装着部
76 凸部
78 鉛直面
80 傾斜面
82 ストッパ部
84 凹部
86 連結板
88 押え片
90 屈曲部
92 挿込口
94 係止凹部
100 端子ユニット(実施形態2)
102 第1端子
103 第2端子
104 樹脂キャップ
106 第1ハウジング
108 ハウジング付き第1端子
110 第2ハウジング
112 ハウジング付き第2端子
114 固定部
116 被係合部
118 突出接触部
120,122 平坦面
124 先端側縮径面
126 基端側縮径面
128 凹部
129a 収容部
129b 係合部
130 貫通孔
132 周壁部
134 湾曲板部
136 平坦板部
138 第2ハウジング本体
140 第2ハウジング蓋部
142 ロック突部
144 ベース板部
146 ロック枠体
148 挿通孔
150 貫通窓
152 湾曲部分
154 平坦部分
156 摺動面
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- 柱状接続部と、前記柱状接続部の先端面を覆い、最大外径寸法が前記柱状接続部の最大外径寸法より大きくされた樹脂キャップと、を有する第1端子と、
拡径方向で弾性変形可能な筒状接続部を有する第2端子と、を備え、
前記柱状接続部は、前記樹脂キャップ側から前記筒状接続部に圧入されて前記筒状接続部に組み付けられるようになっており、
前記樹脂キャップが前記筒状接続部内に位置する状態では、前記樹脂キャップにより前記筒状接続部が拡径変形させられることで前記筒状接続部の内周面に設けられた第2側接点が、前記柱状接続部の外周面によって構成された第1側接点から離隔する方向に押され、
前記樹脂キャップが前記筒状接続部から圧入方向の先端側へ突出して配置された状態では、前記筒状接続部の縮径方向への弾性復元力により前記第2側接点が前記第1側接点に圧接される、端子ユニット。 - 前記筒状接続部は、前記筒状接続部の前記内周面の周方向で相互に離隔して配置され、前記筒状接続部の径方向内方に突出して軸方向に延びる一対の内方突部を有し、
前記第2側接点が、前記筒状接続部の前記内周面の周方向で前記一対の内方突部の間に配置され、前記一対の内方突部よりも小さい突出高さで径方向内方に突出し、前記第2側接点の軸方向の両端部が前記一対の内方突部の軸方向両端部よりも軸方向内方に位置している、請求項1に記載の端子ユニット。 - 前記樹脂キャップが該樹脂キャップの周方向で半径方向寸法が異なる形状を有しており、前記樹脂キャップは、該樹脂キャップの周方向で相互に離隔した複数箇所であって前記半径方向寸法が最大となる部位に設けられて、前記柱状接続部の前記外周面よりも径方向外方に突出する複数の突出接触部を有しており、
前記柱状接続部が前記筒状接続部に圧入される際には、前記樹脂キャップの前記突出接触部が、前記筒状接続部の前記内周面において、該内周面の周方向で前記第2側接点から離隔した部位に接触し、前記第2側接点は前記樹脂キャップから離隔している、請求項1または請求項2に記載の端子ユニット。 - 前記樹脂キャップが、該樹脂キャップの周方向で相互に離隔した3箇所に設けられた3つの前記突出接触部を有しており、
前記樹脂キャップの周方向で隣接する前記突出接触部間を連接する前記樹脂キャップの外周面がいずれも平坦面である、請求項3に記載の端子ユニット。 - 前記突出接触部の外周面は、幅を有して前記樹脂キャップの軸方向に延びる平坦面である、請求項3または請求項4に記載の端子ユニット。
- 前記樹脂キャップに設けられた係合部が、前記柱状接続部に設けられた被係合部に係合することで、前記樹脂キャップが前記柱状接続部に対して前記樹脂キャップの周方向で位置決めされている、請求項3から請求項5のいずれか1項に記載の端子ユニット。
- 前記筒状接続部が相互に対向配置される第1周壁部と第2周壁部を含んで構成されており、
前記第1周壁部と前記第2周壁部を相互に接近する方向に付勢する弾性部材を有し、
前記樹脂キャップが前記筒状接続部内に位置する状態では、前記樹脂キャップにより、前記弾性部材の付勢力に抗して前記第1周壁部と前記第2周壁部が相互に離隔する方向に弾性変形して、前記筒状接続部が拡径変形させられる、請求項1から請求項6のいずれか1項に記載の端子ユニット。 - 前記第1周壁部の内周面に、周方向で相互に離隔して配置され径方向内方に突出する一対の内方突部と、前記一対の内方突部の間に配置され、前記一対の内方突部よりも小さい突出高さで径方向内方に突出し、前記一対の内方突部の軸方向両端部よりも軸方向内方に位置して前記第2側接点が設けられており、
前記第2周壁部の内周面における周方向に離隔した2箇所において、前記筒状接続部の軸方向に延出しつつ径方向内方に突出して線状に延びる前記第2側接点を構成する一対の線状接触部が設けられており、
前記第1周壁部と前記第2周壁部の対向方向の投影で、前記第1周壁部の前記第2側接点が、前記第2周壁部の前記一対の線状接触部の間に配置されている、請求項7に記載の端子ユニット。 - 前記第1周壁部の前記内周面に設けられた前記第2側接点が、周方向中央部分に配置され、周方向に延出しつつ径方向内方に突出する円弧状突部によって構成され、
前記円弧状突部および前記第2周壁部の前記内周面に設けられた各前記線状接触部により、複数の前記第2側接点が構成されている、請求項8に記載の端子ユニット。 - 前記樹脂キャップにおける前記圧入方向の先端側には、前記圧入方向の先端側に向かって次第に縮径する先端側縮径面が設けられており、
前記筒状接続部において前記柱状接続部の入口側の内周端部には、前記圧入方向の先端側に向かって次第に縮径する入口側縮径面が設けられている、請求項1から請求項9のいずれか1項に記載の端子ユニット。 - 前記樹脂キャップにおける前記圧入方向の基端側には、前記圧入方向の基端側に向かって次第に縮径する基端側縮径面が設けられており、
前記筒状接続部において前記柱状接続部の出口側の内周端部には、前記圧入方向の基端側に向かって次第に縮径する出口側縮径面が設けられている、請求項1から請求項10のいずれか1項に記載の端子ユニット。 - 拡径方向に弾性変形可能な筒状接続部を有する第2端子に組み付けられる第1端子であって、
前記筒状接続部に圧入される柱状接続部と、
前記柱状接続部における前記筒状接続部への圧入方向の先端面を覆い、最大外径寸法が前記柱状接続部の最大外径寸法より大きくされた樹脂キャップと、を備え、
前記柱状接続部の外周面は、前記筒状接続部に設けられた第2側接点へ圧接される第1側接点を構成し、
前記樹脂キャップは、前記柱状接続部の前記筒状接続部への組付完了位置において、前記筒状接続部から前記圧入方向の先端側へ突出して配置される、第1端子。 - 前記樹脂キャップにおける前記圧入方向の先端側には、前記圧入方向の先端側に向かって次第に縮径する先端側縮径面が設けられている、請求項12に記載の第1端子。
- 前記樹脂キャップにおける前記圧入方向の基端側には、前記圧入方向の基端側に向かって次第に縮径する基端側縮径面が設けられている、請求項12または請求項13に記載の第1端子。
- 前記樹脂キャップが該樹脂キャップの周方向で半径方向寸法が異なる形状を有しており、前記樹脂キャップは、該樹脂キャップの周方向で相互に離隔した複数箇所であって前記半径方向寸法が最大となる部位に設けられて、前記柱状接続部の前記外周面よりも径方向外方に突出する複数の突出接触部を有しており、
前記突出接触部は、前記筒状接続部の内周面において、該内周面の周方向で前記第2側接点から離隔した部位に接触する、請求項12から請求項14のいずれか1項に記載の第1端子。 - 前記樹脂キャップが、該樹脂キャップの周方向で相互に離隔した3箇所に設けられた3つの前記突出接触部を有しており、
前記樹脂キャップの周方向で隣接する前記突出接触部間を連接する前記樹脂キャップの外周面がいずれも平坦面である、請求項15に記載の第1端子。 - 前記突出接触部の外周面は、幅を有して前記樹脂キャップの軸方向に延びる平坦面である、請求項15または請求項16に記載の第1端子。
- 前記樹脂キャップに設けられた係合部が、前記柱状接続部に設けられた被係合部に係合することで、前記樹脂キャップが前記柱状接続部に対して前記樹脂キャップの周方向で位置決めされている、請求項15から請求項17のいずれか1項に記載の第1端子。
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