WO2023079958A1 - コネクタ - Google Patents

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WO2023079958A1
WO2023079958A1 PCT/JP2022/038935 JP2022038935W WO2023079958A1 WO 2023079958 A1 WO2023079958 A1 WO 2023079958A1 JP 2022038935 W JP2022038935 W JP 2022038935W WO 2023079958 A1 WO2023079958 A1 WO 2023079958A1
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新史 野崎
章弘 西谷
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Sumitomo Wiring Systems Ltd
AutoNetworks Technologies Ltd
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/40—Securing contact members in or to a base or case; Insulating of contact members
    • H01R13/42—Securing in a demountable manner
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/64—Means for preventing incorrect coupling
    • H01R13/641—Means for preventing incorrect coupling by indicating incorrect coupling; by indicating correct or full engagement

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  • This disclosure relates to connectors.
  • the electrical connector includes a first connector and a second connector, the first connector having a housing, a plurality of conductors carried by the housing, and a lever pivotally connected to the housing. I have.
  • the lever is rotatable with respect to the housing between an open position and a closed position.
  • a bar code label is placed on the outer surface of the left side wall of the housing, and when the lever is in the open position, the bar code label is hidden by the lever, making the bar code label unreadable by the bar code scanner. ing. On the other hand, when the lever is in the closed position, the bar code label is exposed through a concave portion provided in the lever so that the bar code label can be read by a bar code scanner.
  • the position of the barcode label cannot be known because the barcode label is hidden by the lever when the lever is in the open position. Therefore, depending on the position of the barcode label, it may not be possible to find the barcode label immediately after the lever is rotated from the open position to the closed position.
  • a connector according to the present disclosure is a connector to be mated with a mating connector, comprising a terminal, a housing for accommodating the terminal inside, and a formwork provided in the housing so as to be visible from the outside,
  • the formwork has a main body and a recess recessed from the main body in a direction intersecting a fitting direction of the connector and the mating connector.
  • the connector includes a background portion arranged inside the housing from the mold portion, and the background portion is arranged at a completed position when the mating of the connector and the mating connector is completed. Due to the overlapping of the formwork and the background in the cross direction, a color difference occurs between the inner portion of the recess and the main body, so that a code that can be detected from the outside appears. In the connector, the code does not appear when the background portion is not arranged at the completion position.
  • the code can be found immediately after the mating of the connector and the mating connector is completed.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a connector structure according to Embodiment 1.
  • FIG. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the connector structure.
  • FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a female connector.
  • FIG. 4 is a plan view of the female connector with the female retainer attached in the locked position.
  • FIG. 5 is a left side view of the female connector with the female retainer attached to the retracted position.
  • 6 is a cross-sectional view of the female connector with the female retainer attached to the retracted position, taken along line AA of FIG. 4.
  • FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the female connector with the female retainer attached to the retracted position, taken along the line BB of FIG. 4.
  • FIG. 8 is a left side view of the female connector with the female retainer attached to the locked position.
  • FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.
  • FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view along BB in FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. 4.
  • FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the male connector and the female connector in a mating state along the AA cross section of FIG. 4.
  • FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of the male connector and the female connector in a mating state along the BB cross section of FIG. 4.
  • FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of the male connector and the female connector in a mating state in the cross section CC of FIG. 4.
  • 15 is an enlarged left side view of the male connector and the female connector in the mated state, showing an enlarged view of the cord periphery.
  • 16 is a cross-sectional view of the male connector and the female connector in a mated state along the AA cross section of FIG. 4.
  • FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view of the male connector and the female connector in the mated state, taken along the CC cross section of FIG. 4.
  • FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view taken along line DD of FIG. 15.
  • FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view of the female connector with the female retainer attached to the locking position, taken along line DD of FIG. 15.
  • FIG. 20 is an enlarged left side view of the male connector and the female connector in a mated state according to the second embodiment, showing an enlarged view of the cord periphery.
  • 21 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line EE of FIG. 20.
  • a connector according to the present disclosure is a connector to be fitted with a mating connector, comprising a terminal, a housing that accommodates the terminal therein, a formwork provided in the housing so as to be visible from the outside, wherein the formwork has a main body and a recess formed by being recessed from the main body in a crossing direction that intersects the mating direction of the connector and the mating connector, and the connector or
  • the mating connector has a background portion disposed inside the housing from the formwork portion, and the background portion is disposed at the completed position when the mating of the connector and the mating connector is completed.
  • the mold frame of the connector is provided so as to be visible from the outside. Since the detectable code appears, the worker can recognize the position where the code appears from the mold before mating the connector with the mating connector.
  • the connector of the present disclosure further includes a retainer for retaining the terminals in the housing, and the retainer includes the background portion.
  • the cord can be made to appear by the frame portion of the housing and the background portion of the retainer.
  • the recess is a through-hole penetrating through the main body.
  • the background portion is exposed to the outside through the through-holes, so it is easy to cause a color difference between the background portion and the main body portion.
  • the recess may be provided with a thin portion that is thinner than the main body portion.
  • the connector structure 1 has a female connector 30 (an example of a connector) and a male connector 10 (an example of a mating connector).
  • the front-rear direction is based on the fitting direction of the male connector 10 and the female connector 30, and the mating surface side is the front side.
  • the vertical direction is based on FIG. Regarding the horizontal direction, in the plan view of FIG. 4, the upper side is the right side, and the lower side is the left side.
  • the front-rear direction is an example of the fitting direction
  • the left-right direction is an example of the intersecting direction.
  • a plurality of identical members only some members may be given reference numerals, and the reference numerals of other members may be omitted.
  • the male connector 10 includes, as shown in FIG. 16 , male terminals 11 , a male housing 14 accommodating the male terminals 11 , and a male retainer 20 attached to the male housing 14 .
  • the male terminal 11 is formed by pressing a metal plate into a predetermined shape.
  • the male terminal 11 has a plate-shaped tab 12 projecting forward, and a wire connecting portion 13 that continues behind the tab 12 and to which the wire W1 is connected. By crimping the wire connection portion 13 to the outer periphery of the wire W1, the wire W1 and the wire connection portion 13 are electrically connected.
  • the male housing 14 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole and is made of insulating synthetic resin.
  • the male housing 14 has a hood portion 15 that opens forward. Inside the receptacle 15, the tab 12 of the male terminal 11 is arranged so as to protrude forward.
  • a plurality of (five in this embodiment) male cavities 16 in which the male terminals 11 are accommodated are formed in the male housing 14 at intervals in the left-right direction.
  • inside the male cavity 16 is formed a male lance 17 that protrudes and extends forward and is elastically deformable.
  • the lower wall of the hood portion 15 is provided with a lock receiving portion 18 penetrating through the lower wall, into which the lock portion 36 of the lock arm 35 described later is fitted.
  • the upper wall of the receptacle 15 is provided with a pressing projection 19 projecting downward to press a female retainer 41, which will be described later, from above.
  • the male retainer 20 has a vertically flat plate-like shape as a whole and is made of insulating synthetic resin.
  • the male retainer 20 has left and right end portions provided with locking portions 21 that elastically engage with the male housing 14 .
  • the male retainer 20 is fixed to the male housing 14 by engaging the lock portion 21 with the male housing 14 .
  • the male retainer 20 has a restricting portion 23 that prevents the elastic deformation of the male lance 17 by entering from the front into the elastic deformation space 22 where the male lance 17 of the male housing 14 is elastically deformed.
  • the restriction portion 23 is formed at a position corresponding to the male lance 17 of the male housing 14 so as to protrude rearward from the rear end portion of the male retainer 20 .
  • the male retainer 20 has a front end and an upper end formed with a contact portion 24 that protrudes forward and comes into contact with a female retainer 41, which will be described later.
  • the contact portion 24 has a vertically flat plate shape. Arm portions 25 projecting forward from both left and right ends are formed at the front end portion of the contact portion 24 .
  • the arm portion 25 is formed elongated in the front-rear direction.
  • the front end portion of the arm portion 25 is formed with a locking portion 26 projecting downward.
  • the engaging portion 26 is adapted to engage with an engaging receiving portion 44 of a female retainer 41, which will be described later.
  • a rear end surface of the locking portion 26 is formed in a shape rising steeply from the lower surface of the arm portion 25 .
  • the front end surface of the engaging portion 26 is formed so as to be gently inclined in the front-rear direction.
  • the female connector 30 includes a female terminal 31 (an example of a terminal), a female housing 34 (an example of a housing) that accommodates the female terminal 31 therein, and a female connector that is attached to the female housing 34 from the front. and a retainer 41 (an example of a retainer).
  • the female terminal 31 is formed by pressing a metal plate into a predetermined shape.
  • the female terminal 31 has a connection tube portion 32 and a wire connection portion 33 that continues to the rear of the connection tube portion 32 and to which the wire W2 is connected.
  • the elastic contact piece (not shown) arranged in the connecting tube portion 32 and the tab 12 are brought into elastic contact with each other. It's becoming Thereby, the male terminal 11 and the female terminal 31 are electrically connected.
  • the wire W2 and the wire connection portion 33 are electrically connected by crimping the wire connection portion 33 to the outer periphery of the wire W2.
  • the female housing 34 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole.
  • the female housing 34 is made of insulating synthetic resin.
  • the lower surface of the female housing 34 is formed with a lock arm 35 extending rearward from the front end.
  • the lock arm 35 is elastically deformable in the vertical direction.
  • a lock portion 36 projecting downward is formed near the central position of the lock arm 35 in the front-rear direction.
  • the female housing 34 has a plurality of (five in this embodiment) female cavities 37 opening forward and rearward.
  • the female cavities 37 are formed side by side in the vicinity of the central position of the female housing 34 in the vertical direction with a gap in the horizontal direction.
  • the female terminal 31 is accommodated in the female cavity 37 from behind.
  • a retainer accommodating portion 38 that accommodates the female retainer 41 is formed to open forward.
  • the retainer accommodating portion 38 extends in the left-right direction and forms a flat space in the up-down direction.
  • the retainer accommodating portion 38 and the female cavity 37 communicate vertically.
  • female lances 39 extending obliquely forward and downward in a cantilevered manner are formed at positions corresponding to the female cavities 37 on the upper wall of the retainer accommodating portion 38 .
  • the female lance 39 is elastically displaceable toward an elastic deformation space 40 provided above the female lance 39 .
  • An elastic deformation space 40 of the female lance 39 is set inside the retainer accommodating portion 38 .
  • the female retainer 41 has a plate-like shape that is vertically flat as a whole.
  • the female retainer 41 is made of insulating synthetic resin.
  • the portion of the upper wall of the female retainer 41 near the rear end enters into the elastic deformation space 40 of the female lance 39 while the female terminal 31 is engaged with the female lance 39.
  • the restricting portion 42 prevents the female lance 39 from elastically deforming.
  • locking recesses 43 recessed downward are formed on the upper surface of the female retainer 41 at positions near the left and right ends.
  • the locking recess 43 is formed elongated in the front-rear direction.
  • the two locking recesses 43 are formed to have the same shape and size. It should be noted that the same shape and size includes the case of the same shape and the same size, and includes the case where it can be substantially recognized as the same shape and size even if it is not the same shape and same size.
  • the locking recess 43 is recessed in two stages so that the rear side becomes deeper in the front-rear direction.
  • the recessed depth dimension from the upper surface of the female retainer 41 in the locking recess 43 is formed larger in the rear portion than in the front portion.
  • a stepped locking receiving portion 44 is formed between the front side portion and the rear side portion of the locking recess 43 .
  • the locking receiving portion 44 is adapted to lock with the locking portion 26 of the male retainer 20 .
  • the upper surface of the female retainer 41 is provided with first locking portions 45 projecting upward at positions behind the locking recesses 43 .
  • a front end face of the first engaging portion 45 is formed steeply upward from the upper surface of the female retainer 41 .
  • a rear end surface of the first engaging portion 45 is formed to be gently inclined in the front-rear direction.
  • the two first locking portions 45 are formed to have the same shape and size.
  • second locking portions 46 projecting upward are formed at positions inside the locking recesses 43 in the left-right direction.
  • the second engaging portion 46 is formed at the right position of the engaging recess 43 formed on the left side and the left position of the engaging recess 43 formed on the right side.
  • a front end surface of the second locking portion 46 is formed to rise upward from the upper surface of the female retainer 41 .
  • the angle of inclination of the front end surface of the second engaging portion 46 from the upper surface of the female retainer 41 is formed to be gentler than the angle of inclination of the front end surface of the first engaging portion 45 .
  • a rear end surface of the second locking portion 46 is formed so as to be gently inclined in the front-rear direction.
  • the two second locking portions 46 are formed to have the same shape and size.
  • two arms 47 projecting rearward from near the central position in the left-right direction are formed.
  • the two arm portions 47 are formed to have the same shape and size.
  • a rear end portion of the arm portion 47 is formed with a third locking portion 48 projecting upward.
  • the front end surface of the third engaging portion 48 is formed so as to be gently inclined in the front-rear direction.
  • a rear end surface of the third locking portion 48 is formed perpendicular to the upper surface of the female retainer 41 . It should be noted that "perpendicular” includes the case of being perpendicular, and also includes the case where it can be recognized as being substantially perpendicular even if it is not perpendicular.
  • the female retainer 41 is accommodated in the retainer accommodating portion 38, and the upper wall of the female housing 34 extends longitudinally and vertically at a position corresponding to the first engaging portion 45.
  • a first locking receiving portion 49 is formed penetrating through the upper wall in the direction.
  • the first engagement receiving portion 49 is formed on the upper wall of the female housing 34 at positions near both left and right ends.
  • the first locking receiving portion 49 has a rectangular shape when viewed from above.
  • the two first locking receiving portions 49 are formed to have the same shape and size.
  • the female retainer 41 is housed in the retainer housing portion 38, and the upper wall of the female housing 34 is provided at a position corresponding to the second locking portion 46 so as to extend longitudinally and vertically.
  • a second locking receiving portion 50 is formed penetrating the upper wall in the direction.
  • the second locking receiving portion 50 is formed on the upper wall of the female housing 34 inside the first locking receiving portion 49 in the left-right direction.
  • the second locking receiving portion 50 is formed on the right side of the first locking receiving portion 49 formed on the left side of the upper wall of the female housing 34, and the first locking receiving portion formed on the right side is formed.
  • a second engagement receiving portion 50 is formed to the left of the portion 49 .
  • the second locking receiving portion 50 has a rectangular shape when viewed from above.
  • the two second locking receiving portions 50 are formed to have the same shape and size.
  • the upper wall of the female housing 34 has a C-shaped slit 51 formed near the center in the left-right direction.
  • the slit 51 has two parts that are spaced apart in the left-right direction and extend in the front-rear direction, and a part that connects the rear ends of the two parts.
  • An elastic deformation portion 52 extending in the front-rear direction is formed in a region surrounded by the slit 51 .
  • the elastically deformable portion 52 is formed above the arm portion 47 of the female retainer 41 while the female retainer 41 is accommodated in the retainer accommodating portion 38 .
  • a rear end portion of the elastic deformation portion 52 is formed with a projection portion 53 projecting upward.
  • a front end surface and a rear end surface of the protrusion 53 are formed so as to be gently inclined in the front-rear direction.
  • a portion of the slit 51 that extends in the left-right direction and is located behind the elastic deformation portion 52 is a front third locking receiving portion 54 that can be locked with the third locking portion 48 of the female retainer 41 .
  • two rear third locking receiving portions 55 are arranged on the upper wall of the female housing 34 at positions rearward of the front third locking receiving portion 54 with a space therebetween in the left-right direction. is formed vertically through the upper wall.
  • the rear third locking receiving portion 55 has a rectangular shape when viewed from above. As shown in FIG. 17 , the rear third locking receiving portion 55 can be locked with the third locking portion 48 of the female retainer 41 .
  • the female retainer 41 is positioned with respect to the female housing 34 in a retracted position (see FIGS. 5 to 7), a locking position behind the retracted position (see FIGS. 8 to 11), and a locking position behind the locking position. and a complete position (see FIGS. 15-17).
  • the female retainer 41 when the female retainer 41 is attached to the female housing 34 at the retracted position, the front end surface of the first locking portion 45 is attached to the front wall of the first locking receiving portion 49 from behind. abutting. As a result, the female retainer 41 is held against the female housing 34 in a state of being prevented from coming off forward. As shown in FIG. 7, the rear end surface of the second locking portion 46 abuts the front surface of the female housing 34 from the front. As a result, the female retainer 41 is held in a state in which rearward movement is restricted with respect to the female housing 34 . As shown in FIG. 6, the restricting portion 42 is retracted forward of the elastic deformation space 40 . This allows the female lance 39 to be elastically deformable within the elastically deformable space 40 .
  • the female retainer 41 when the female retainer 41 is assembled to the female housing 34 at the locking position, the second locking portion 46 contacts the front wall of the second locking receiving portion 50 from behind. ing. As a result, the female retainer 41 is held against the female housing 34 in a state of being prevented from coming off forward. As shown in FIG. 11, the third locking portion 48 abuts on the rear wall of the front third locking receiving portion 54 from the front. As a result, the female retainer 41 is held in a state in which rearward movement is restricted with respect to the female housing 34 . As shown in FIG. 9, the restricting portion 42 enters the elastic deformation space 40 . This prevents the female lance 39 from elastically deforming.
  • the rear end portion of the female retainer 41 is formed with a projecting portion 57 projecting rearward from the left portion.
  • the projecting portion 57 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape that is long in the front-rear direction.
  • the left side surface of the projecting portion 57 is formed perpendicular to the upper surface of the female retainer 41 .
  • a background portion 58 is formed at the rear portion of the left side surface of the projecting portion 57 .
  • the background portion 58 overlaps the formwork portion 60, which will be described below, so that the cords 64 appear (see FIG. 15).
  • the female housing 34 has a receiving space 59 for receiving the projecting portion 57 of the female retainer 41.
  • the accommodation space 59 is provided in the upper left and the back side inside the female housing 34 .
  • a frame portion 60 is provided on the left side wall of the female housing 34 located on the left side of the accommodation space 59 .
  • the mold portion 60 is recessed rightward from the outer surface of the left side wall of the female housing 34 .
  • the formwork part 60 is arranged on the left side of the background part 58 in a state where the mating of the male connector 10 and the female connector 30 is completed and the female retainer 41 is held in the completed position. It has become so.
  • FIGS. 1, 5, 8, and 15 the formwork 60 is visible from the outside.
  • the formwork 60 has a main body 61 that is flat in the left-right direction and a recess 62 that is recessed rightward from the main body 61 .
  • the concave portion 62 is a through hole 63 that penetrates the body portion 61 in the left-right direction.
  • the mold section 60 and the background section 58 produce a code 64 that can be detected by a detection device such as a camera from the left.
  • a detection device such as a camera from the left.
  • Any of a one-dimensional code, a two-dimensional code, and a three-dimensional code may be used as the code 64, but the two-dimensional code is used in the first embodiment.
  • the color difference between the formwork part 60 and the background part 58 described above is a color difference that can be detected by a detection device such as a camera.
  • a detection device such as a camera.
  • the color also includes a fluorescent color.
  • paint that emits fluorescence when irradiated with ultraviolet rays is applied to either the formwork portion 60 or the background portion 58, and the code 64 is detected by a detection device under ultraviolet irradiation. may be detected.
  • the female retainer 41 including the background portion 58 is shaded for ease of viewing.
  • the female housing 34 as a whole has the same color as the formwork 60
  • the female retainer 41 as a whole has the same color as the background 58 .
  • Information such as "fitting completion” and "lot number” is recorded in the code 64 as a two-dimensional code.
  • This code 64 can be read by a detection device and the information read can be recorded in a recording device. For example, after the mating of the female connector 30 and the male connector 10 is completed, the detecting device detects the code 64 and reads the information to record that the mating of the female connector 30 and the male connector 10 is completed. The device is ready to record.
  • the entire mold part 60 and the background part 58 are arranged so as not to overlap in the left-right direction.
  • the female retainer 41 shown in FIG. Therefore, when the female housing 34 is viewed from the left, as shown in FIG.
  • the color of the inside of the female housing 34 and the color of the mold portion 60 are the same. Therefore, when the female retainer 41 is in the locking position, the cord 64 that can be detected by the detection device does not appear.
  • the cord 64 does not appear because the female retainer 41 is located forward of the locking position. Also, although not shown, when the female connector 30 and the male connector 10 are half-fitted and the female retainer 41 is arranged between the locking position (see FIG. 8) and the completed position (see FIG. 15), the mold is closed. Although part of the code 64 appears when part of the frame part 60 overlaps the background part 58, the information cannot be detected by the detection device.
  • the position at which the cord 64 emerges in the female housing 34 can be known from the mold portion 60 that forms the cord 64 together with the background portion 58 . Since the mold part 60 is provided on the female housing 34 so as to be visible from the outside, it is easy to find the position of the code 64 when detecting the code 64 . On the other hand, the code 64 itself appears when the female connector 30 and the male connector 10 are completely mated, and does not appear when the female retainer 41 is not placed at the completed position, thereby suppressing erroneous detection of the code 64. can do.
  • the male terminal 11 is inserted into the male cavity 16 of the male housing 14 from behind.
  • the male lance 17 is elastically deformed into the elastic deformation space 22 .
  • the male lance 17 is restored and deformed so that the front end portion of the male lance 17 contacts the male terminal 11 from behind.
  • the male terminal 11 is accommodated in the male housing 14 while being prevented from coming off rearward.
  • the male retainer 20 is inserted into the male cavity 16 from the front.
  • the elastic deformation of the male lance 17 is regulated by the entry of the regulating portion 23 of the male retainer 20 into the elastic deformation space 22 of the male lance 17 .
  • the male retainer 20 is attached to the male housing 14 in a state of being prevented from coming off forward.
  • the female retainer 41 is inserted into the retainer accommodating portion 38 of the female housing 34 from the front.
  • the first engaging portion 45 of the female retainer 41 abuts against the upper wall of the female housing 34
  • the upper wall of the female housing 34 is deformed so as to ride on the first engaging portion 45 .
  • the stop portion 45 deforms downward.
  • the female retainer 41 is further pushed rearward, the upper wall of the female housing 34 and the first locking portion 45 are deformed back, and the first locking portion 45 is inserted into the first locking receiving portion 49 of the female housing 34. enter in.
  • the front end of the first locking portion 45 abuts the front wall of the first locking receiving portion 49 from behind, so that the female retainer 41 is held in the female housing 34 in a front-stopped state (see FIG.
  • the restricting portion 42 of the female retainer 41 is located in front of the elastic deformation space 40 of the female housing 34 . This allows the female lance 39 of the female housing 34 to be elastically deformable.
  • the female terminal 31 is inserted into the female cavity 37 of the female housing 34 from behind.
  • the female lance 39 is elastically deformed into the elastic deformation space 40 .
  • the female lance 39 is restored and deformed so that the front end portion of the female lance 39 contacts the female terminal 31 from behind.
  • the female terminal 31 is accommodated in the female housing 34 in such a manner that it is prevented from coming off rearward.
  • the rear end portion of the second locking portion 46 comes into contact with the front edge of the upper wall of the female housing 34 from the front. As a result, the upper wall of the female housing 34 is deformed so as to ride on the second locking portion 46 .
  • the female retainer 41 When the female retainer 41 is pushed further rearward, the upper wall of the female housing 34 is deformed back, and the second locking portion 46 enters the second locking receiving portion 50 of the female housing 34 .
  • the front end of the second locking portion 46 contacts the front wall of the second locking receiving portion 50 from behind, so that the female retainer 41 is held in the female housing 34 in a front-stopped state (see FIG. 10).
  • the rear end portion of the third locking portion 48 abuts the rear wall of the front third locking receiving portion 54 from the front, so that the female housing is closed while the rearward movement of the female retainer 41 is restricted. 34 (see FIG. 11). In this manner, the female retainer 41 is assembled to the female housing 34 at the locking position.
  • the male connector 10 and the female connector 30 are arranged so as to face each other (see FIG. 1) and are fitted so as to approach each other.
  • the front end portion of the female connector 30 is fitted into the hood portion 15 of the male connector 10 . Then, the front edge of the lower wall of the hood portion 15 comes into contact with the lock portion 36 of the lock arm 35 of the female housing 34 from the front. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 14, the lock arm 35 is elastically deformed upward. When the male connector 10 is further pushed forward, the lock arm 35 is restored and deformed, and the lock portion 36 enters the lock receiving portion 18 of the hood portion 15 of the male connector 10, as shown in FIG. As a result, the male connector 10 and the female connector 30 are retained in a locked state.
  • the pressing projections 19 of the hood portion 15 come into contact with the projecting portions 53 of the elastic deformation portion 52 of the female housing 34 from the front. Then, as shown in FIG. 14, the elastic deformation portion 52 is elastically deformed downward.
  • the arm portion 47 of the female retainer 41 located below the elastic deformation portion 52 elastically deforms downward.
  • the third locking portion 48 of the arm portion 47 moves downward, and the engagement between the third locking portion 48 and the rear wall of the front third locking receiving portion 54 is released.
  • the locking portion 26 of the arm portion 25 of the male retainer 20 contacts the locking receiving portion 44 of the locking recess 43 of the female retainer 41 from behind. This applies a forward force to the female retainer 41 .
  • the female retainer 41 When the female retainer 41 is further pulled forward, the front end of the second locking portion 46 of the female retainer 41 contacts the front wall of the second locking receiving portion 50 from behind (see FIG. 13). Then, the holding force between the second locking portion 46 of the female retainer 41 and the second locking receiving portion 50 of the female housing 34 is equal to the locking portion 26 of the male retainer 20 and the locking receiving portion 44 of the female retainer 41. , the engagement between the locking portion 26 of the male retainer 20 and the locking receiving portion 44 of the female retainer 41 is released. Further, the arm portion 47 of the female retainer 41 is restored and deformed, so that the third locking portion 48 enters the front third locking receiving portion 54 (see FIG. 11). As a result, the female retainer 41 moves to the locking position with respect to the female housing 34 and is held at the locking position.
  • a female connector 30 (connector) according to the first embodiment is a female connector 30 to be fitted with a male connector 10 (mating connector), and includes female terminals 31 (terminals) and a female housing that accommodates the female terminals 31 therein. 34 (housing), and a formwork portion 60 provided on the female housing 34 so as to be visible from the outside.
  • the female connector 30 includes a background portion 58 arranged inside the female housing 34 from the formwork portion 60, and the female When the connector 30 and the male connector 10 are completely mated with each other, the background portion 58 is located at the completed position, and the mold frame portion 60 and the background portion 58 overlap each other in the cross direction, so that the inner portion of the concave portion 62 and Due to the difference in color between the body part 61 and the female connector 30, the code 64 that can be detected from the outside appears, and the code 64 does not appear when the background part 58 is not arranged at the completion position. be.
  • the mold frame portion 60 of the female connector 30 is provided so as to be visible from the outside, and the mold frame portion 60 and the background portion 58 are separated from each other when the female connector 30 and the male connector 10 are completely mated. Since the code 64 that can be detected from the outside appears by overlapping the two, the operator can detect the code 64 by the mold part 60 before the female connector 30 and the male connector 10 are mated. You can recognize the position to do.
  • the female connector 30 further includes a female retainer 41 (retainer) for retaining the female terminal 31 in the female housing 34 , and the female retainer 41 includes a background portion 58 .
  • the cord 64 can be made to appear by the mold portion 60 of the female housing 34 and the background portion 58 of the female retainer 41 .
  • the recessed portion 62 is a through hole 63 penetrating through the body portion 61 .
  • the background portion 58 is exposed to the outside through the through holes 63, so that the background portion 58 and the main body portion 61 are likely to differ in color.
  • FIG. A connector structure 101 according to the second embodiment has a female connector 130 and a male connector 10, as shown in FIG. Embodiment 2 differs from Embodiment 1 in that a thin portion 165 is provided in a concave portion 162 of a mold portion 160, as shown in FIG.
  • the same reference numerals are assigned to the same components as in the first embodiment, and the description thereof is omitted. Descriptions of the same effects as those of the first embodiment are also omitted.
  • the female housing 134 of the female connector 130 includes a mold portion 160 .
  • the placement of the formwork 160 in the female housing 134 is the same as that of the formwork 60 of the first embodiment.
  • the mold part 160 has a body part 161 and a recessed part 162 recessed rightward from the body part 161 . While the recessed portion 62 of the first embodiment is formed through the main body portion 61 , the recessed portion 162 of this embodiment is not formed through the main body portion 161 . That is, the concave portion 162 is provided with a thin portion 165 that is thinner in the horizontal direction than the main body portion 161 . Since the recess 162 is not formed as a through hole in this manner, the recess 162 can be easily formed.
  • the thin portion 165 is formed to have a thickness such that the color of the member disposed on the far side across the thin portion 165 can be seen through when viewed in the left-right direction.
  • the female retainer 41 is held at the completed position, and the formwork 160 and the background 58 overlap in the horizontal direction.
  • a difference in color occurs between the inner portion (thin portion 165) of the recess 162 and the main body 161. As shown in FIG. This color difference reveals a code 164 that is detectable by the detector.
  • the left side wall of the female housing 134 and the body portion 161 can be connected via the thin portion 165 , so that the body portion 161 can be connected to the left side wall of the female housing 134 . do not need to be directly connected. Therefore, it is possible to form the body portion 161 in an island shape with respect to the left side wall of the female housing 134 without connecting it to the left side wall of the female housing 134 .
  • the concave portion 62 is a through hole 63, so the body portion 61 needs to be directly connected to the left side wall of the female housing 134.
  • the recess 162 as the thin portion 165, the degree of freedom in designing the cord 164 can be improved as compared with the first embodiment.
  • the recess 162 is provided with a thin portion 165 that is thinner than the body portion 161 .
  • the female retainer 41 of the female connector 30, 130 has the background portion 58, but it is not limited to this.
  • the female connector may comprise a moving plate and the moving plate may comprise the background portion.
  • the male retainer or hood portion of the male connector may include the background portion.
  • the female housings 34, 134 as a whole have the same color as the formwork parts 60, 160, and the female retainer 41 as a whole has the same color as the background part 58.
  • the present invention is not limited to this. Only a portion of the female retainer may be of the same color as the formwork portion, and only a portion of the female retainer may be of the same color as the background portion.
  • the background portion is used as a light source, so that a color difference is generated between the inner portion of the concave portion and the main body portion in a state where the background portion and the main body portion overlap each other. , code may appear.
  • the recess 62 is the through hole 63, and in the second embodiment, the recess 162 is provided with the thin portion 165.
  • the present invention is not limited to this. and a recess in which the thin portion is provided.
  • the male connector 10 has the male retainer 20 having the contact portion 24.
  • the present invention is not limited to this, and the male housing is provided with the contact portion and the male retainer is omitted. It may be configured to be

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