Connector structure for device connection

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10411385-B2
Application number	US-201815986802-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 22, 2018
Priority date	Jun 9, 2017
Publication date	Sep 10, 2019
Grant date	Sep 10, 2019

Abstract

A connector structure includes a conductive rubber. The consecutive rubber is accommodated in an accommodating recess part of a first connector, and is configured to be sandwiched between a first terminal and a second terminal to electrically connect them when a first casing and a second casing are assembled so as to abut the first connector to a second connector. The conductive rubber includes both end surfaces which are contact points abutting against the first terminal and the second terminal, and a resilient part including a groove part formed on an outer circumference between the contact points so as to extend in a circumferential direction orthogonal to an axial direction connecting the end surfaces.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A connector structure for device connection, comprising:
a first connector, provided in a first casing of one device, and formed with an accommodating recess part;
a second connector provided in a second casing of another device;
a first terminal provided in the first connector;
a second terminal provided in the second connector; and
a conductive rubber, accommodated in the accommodating recess part, and configured to be sandwiched between the first terminal and the second terminal to electrically connect the first terminal and the second terminal when the first casing and the second casing are assembled so as to abut the first connector and the second connector to each other, wherein
the conductive rubber includes both end surfaces which are contact points abutting against the first terminal and the second terminal, and a resilient part including a groove part formed on an outer circumference between the contact points and spaced from sides of the accommodating recess part so as to extend in a circumferential direction orthogonal to an axial direction connecting the end surfaces and facilitate side bending by the resilient part at the groove part.

2. The connector structure for device connection according to claim 1 , wherein
the conductive rubber includes a seal part that comes into close contact with a bottom part of the accommodating recess part around the first terminal.

3. The connector structure for device connection according to claim 2 , wherein
a bottom groove part which surrounds the first terminal is formed at the bottom part of the accommodating recess part, and
the seal part includes a lip part which is fitted to the bottom groove part.

4. The connector structure for device connection according to claim 1 , wherein
the conductive rubber includes a support part protruding in a radial direction orthogonal to the axial direction.

5. The connector structure for device connection according to claim 1 , wherein
the groove part is formed in the entire circumference of the conductive rubber.

6. The connector structure for device connection according to claim 1 , wherein the resilient part bends at the groove part so as to uniformly bring into contact the first terminal and the second terminal with the contact points.

Assignees

• Yazaki Corp

Inventors

• HIGASHITANI Masanobu
• Kataoka Masayuki
• Mori Shigeo

Classifications

• H01R13/6315

  allowing relative movement between coupling parts, e.g. floating connection (for coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, H01R12/91 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01R13/5219

  Sealing means between coupling parts, e.g. interfacial seal · CPC title

• H01R13/2414 Primary

  conductive elastomers · CPC title

• H01R13/5216

  characterised by the sealing material, e.g. gels or resins · CPC title

• H01R13/521

  Sealing between contact members and housing, e.g. sealing insert · CPC title