JPH09219238A - Divided connector - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a connector capable of hardly damaging a sub connectors. SOLUTION: A hood part 73 is formed on a female-side frame 70 for holding female-side sub connectors 60 so as to surround the peripheries of the female- side connectors 60, the female-side sub connectors 60 are not projecting to the outside, and the female-side sub connectors 60 are protected even if a female-side connector 50 is accidentally strike against a foreign matter. Since taper surfaces 73a for alignment are formed on the tip of the hood part 73, the alignment of a male-side frame 30 and the female-side frame 70 is performed, and fitting of male-side sub connectors 20 to the female-side connectors 60 is facilitated.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a split connector constructed by holding sub-connectors capable of male and female merging in respective frames.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in this type of split connector, there is known one in which a plurality of sub-connectors are mounted on a frame and the frame is held and united.

[0003]

The above-mentioned conventional split connector has the following problems.

Since a plurality of sub-connectors are mounted on one frame in this way, each connector becomes heavy. Therefore, when the frame is accidentally dropped and collided from the sub-connector, the sub-connector is damaged, and it is necessary to remake the harness from the state of the harness, which takes a lot of trouble. The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a split connector capable of making a sub connector less likely to be damaged.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the invention according to claim 1 is a split connector in which male and female merging sub-connectors are respectively held in a frame and are joined together with the frame. Is provided with a hood that surrounds the sub-connector. The invention according to claim 2 is the split connector according to claim 1, wherein the tip of the hood is formed with a tapered surface for aligning with each other.

[0006]

In the invention according to claim 1 configured as described above, since the frame holding the sub-connector is provided with the hood so as to surround the periphery of the sub-connector, in the case of dropping or hitting a foreign object To collide with this hood. Further, in the invention according to claim 2 configured as described above, when the hoods surrounding the sub-connector are made to face each other and are to be combined, the tapered surfaces are brought into contact with each other and guided to a predetermined position for alignment.

[0007]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the hood surrounds the sub-connector, the sub-connector does not directly collide with foreign matter and protects the sub-connector. It is possible to provide a split connector capable of doing so. The hood of the frame may be damaged when it collides with a foreign object, but in this case, only the frame needs to be replaced on the spot. On the other hand, in the conventional case, the connector including the harness had to be replaced or repaired. Therefore,
Repair work can be significantly reduced.

According to the second aspect of the invention, it is possible to align the position with the hood while protecting the sub connector. Since one frame holds multiple sub-connectors, it may be difficult to combine them if their directions are slightly misaligned. Therefore, by aligning the reference frame with the regular position, the respective sub-connectors can be easily combined.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view showing a split connector according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the male connector 10 is a frame having a plurality of male sub-connectors 20 and a plurality of mounting holes 31 into which the male sub-connectors 20 can be inserted and held. It is composed of a male side frame 30 as a body and a U-shaped turning lever 40 rotatably supported so as to sandwich the male side frame 30. In this embodiment, four male-side sub-connectors 20 of various sizes are mounted in the four mounting holes 31 formed in one male-side frame 30. Here, each male side sub-connector 2
The length 0 is substantially the same as the thickness of the male frame 30, and is held almost through the mounting hole 31.

It should be noted that shaft support pins 32, 32 are formed at a position in the center of the side surface in the longitudinal direction of the male frame 30 and closer to the upper surface opening side, and the arms at both ends of the rotary lever 40 sandwiching the side surface. The ends of the portions 41, 41 are provided with shaft holes 41a, 41a through which the coaxial support pins 32, 32 can be inserted. In addition, the shaft holes 4 in the arm portions 41, 41
1a and 41a are cam-shaped bulging portions 41b bulging in the radial direction, and spiral cam grooves 41c and 41c are formed on the inner surfaces facing each other. Same cam groove 4
Since 1c and 41c are in a spiral shape, one end is close to the shaft holes 41a and 41a, and the other end is open to the side surface of the arm portions 41 and 41 and the inlets 41d and 41d.
Is formed. The other ends of the arm portions 41, 41 have a base portion 42.
And the inlets 41d and 41d are connected to each other by the base 4
When 2 is on the upper edge of the wall in one lateral direction, the pivot pin 3
2 and 32 are arranged in a straight line.

The female connector 50 is shown in FIGS. 1, 4 and 5.
As shown in FIG. 5, the female sub-connector 60 corresponding to each male sub-connector 20 and the female-side frame 70 capable of holding the female sub-connector 60 are configured. The female side frame 70 is a thick plate-shaped frame portion 71 as a frame body having a mounting hole 71a into which the female side sub-connector 60 can be inserted, and a rear side of the frame portion 71 (upper side in FIG. 1). Side) and a wire cover 72 that bundles the wires in a predetermined direction to guide the wires, and a hood portion 73 that extends from the peripheral edge of the frame portion 71 to the front surface side (the lower side in FIG. 1).

The hood portion 73 is provided on the female side sub-connector 6
When 0 is mounted on the frame portion 71, it extends further forward than the front end of the female side sub-connector 60 and surrounds the female side sub-connector 60. In the present embodiment, the hood portion 73 is a substantially plate-shaped wall material, but it does not have to be a plate shape as long as it surrounds the periphery of the female side sub-connector 60. . For example, it may be formed in a mesh shape having a large number of punched holes, or may be formed in a corrugated plate shape to have elasticity.

Further, the hood portion 73 is formed so as to completely cover the male side frame 30 of the male side connector 10 from above along the side surface, and the tapered surface 73a is provided on the inner peripheral side of the opening end portion of the hood portion 73. Has been formed.
Due to the tapered surface 73a, when the male connector 10 and the female connector 50 face each other, the male frame 30
And the tip of the female-side frame 70 come into contact with each other, and the tapered surface 73a performs a predetermined alignment to mount the hood portion 73 along the outer peripheral surface of the male-side frame 30. The taper surface 73a only needs to be suitable for alignment, and can be appropriately changed to a C surface, an R surface, or the like. Alternatively, the arm may be formed in a flexible shape so that the position can be adjusted in a wider range.

Incidentally, cam pins 73b, 73b corresponding to the cam grooves 41c of the rotary lever 40 are formed at the longitudinal side surface of the hood portion 73 at a position just starting to extend from the frame portion 71, Hood 73
On the opening side of the cam pins 73b and 73b in the above, notch portions 73c and 73c are formed so as not to interfere with the shaft support pins 32 and 32. Next, the operation of this embodiment having the above configuration will be described. In the male side connector 10, the male side sub-connector 20 is equipped with a terminal fitting and an electric wire (not shown), and the male side frame 30 is provided with a mounting hole 3
Attach to 1. On the other hand, the rotation lever 40 is attached to the male side frame 30, the base portion 42 is positioned on one side wall side, and the introduction ports 41d and 41d are attached to the shaft support pins 32 and 32.
And line up in a straight line.

Also in the female side connector 50, a terminal metal fitting and an electric wire (not shown) are attached to the female side sub-connector 60, and the electric wire cover 72 is closed after the electric wire cover 72 is attached from the rear side of the frame portion 71 to the attaching hole 71a. Bundle and pull out. In this state, the female sub-connector 60 is located inside the hood portion 73 and does not particularly project. Therefore, even if it is accidentally dropped, it will fall from the hood portion 73 or the electric wire cover 72, and the risk of damaging the female side sub-connector 60 is very low. If the hood portion 73 or the electric wire cover 72 is damaged, the female side sub-connector 60 may be removed and attached to a new female side frame 70. Originally,
If the female side sub-connector 60 is damaged, it is necessary to replace the harness itself or remove all the terminal fittings and mount it on a new female side sub-connector 60, which is very troublesome. Therefore, the female side frame 7
Since it only needs to replace 0, the labor is greatly reduced.

After the female connector 50 has been assembled, when the male connector 10 is faced and brought close to it, the tip of the hood portion 73 abuts on the male frame 30.
The tapered surface 73 a guides the end of the male frame 30 into the opening of the hood 73. As a result, the male side connector 10 and the female side connector 50 are aligned with each other, and the respective frames 30, 70 have a regular positional relationship. If the frames 30 and 70 are misaligned with each other, it becomes more difficult to align the individual sub-connectors 20 and 60 held by the respective frames with each other.
By aligning the positions of 0s, it becomes easy to fit the individual sub-connectors 20, 60 to each other.

Thereafter, the cam pins 73b and 73b formed on the side surface of the hood portion 73 are inserted into the cam groove 41 from the introduction ports 41d and 41d formed in the cam-shaped bulging portion 41b of the rotating lever 40.
The female side connector 50 is attracted toward the male side connector 10 by entering into the c and 41c and rotating the same rotation lever 40, and unites. As described above, the female side frame 70 holding the female side sub-connector 60 is formed with the hood portion 73 so as to surround the female side sub-connector 60, and the female side sub-connector 60 projects to the outside. Without doing so, the female sub-connector 60 is protected even if the female connector 50 is accidentally hit against a foreign object. Further, since the tapered surface 73a for alignment is formed at the tip of the hood portion 73, the male frame 30 and the female frame 70 are aligned with each other, and the individual male sub-connector 20 and the female sub-connector 20 are aligned. Fitting with the sub-connector 60 also becomes easy.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a split connector according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a male connector of the split connector.

FIG. 3 is a side view of a male connector in the split connector.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the female connector in the split connector.

FIG. 5 is a side view of a female connector in the split connector.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 ... Male side connector 20 ... Male side connector 30 ... Male side frame 40 ... Rotating lever 50 ... Female side connector 60 ... Female side connector 70 ... Female side frame 71 ... Frame part 73 ... Hood part 73a ... Tapered surface

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A split connector in which male and female merging sub-connectors are respectively held in a frame to be joined together with the frame, wherein the frame is provided with a hood surrounding the sub-connector. . 2. The split connector according to claim 1, wherein a tapered surface for aligning with each other is formed at a tip of the hood.