Connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10734748-B2
Application number	US-201716476698-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 25, 2017
Priority date	Jan 13, 2017
Publication date	Aug 4, 2020
Grant date	Aug 4, 2020

Abstract

A male internal conductor and a female internal conductor are reliably connected. When female-side and male-side dielectric bodies ( 16, 41 ) approach each other in an opposing positional relationship, a tab ( 32 ) of a male internal conductor ( 30 ) is inserted into a female-side dielectric body ( 41 ) and connected to a female internal conductor ( 42 ). The female-side dielectric body ( 41 ) has an opposing surface ( 41 S) facing the male-side dielectric body ( 16 ) and formed with a female-side positioning portion ( 47 ). The male-side dielectric body ( 16 ) has an opposing surface ( 22 S) facing the female-side dielectric body ( 41 ) and formed with a male-side positioning portion ( 25 ) which is disposed ahead of the tab ( 32 ) and which can be fitted with the female-side positioning portion ( 47 ) in a state where the tab ( 32 ) is not in contact with the female-side dielectric body ( 41 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A connector comprising:
a male-side dielectric body;
a male internal conductor provided in the male-side dielectric body and having a tab extending forward from a main body thereof in a cantilever manner;
a female-side dielectric body disposed so as to face the male-side dielectric body; and
a female internal conductor provided in the female-side dielectric body,
wherein
when the male-side dielectric body and the female-side dielectric body approach each other in an opposing positional relationship in a front-rear direction, the tab is inserted into the female-side dielectric body and connected to the female internal conductor,
the male-side dielectric body includes a holding member for holding the main body and a slide member,
the holding member and the slide member are combined in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the male-side dielectric body and the female-side dielectric body face and approach each other,
the slide member is slidable with respect to the holding member in the front-rear direction,
the female-side dielectric body has an opposing surface facing the slide member body and formed with a female-side positioning portion, and
the slide member has an opposing surface facing the female-side dielectric body and formed with a male-side positioning portion which is disposed ahead of the tab and which can be fitted with the female-side positioning portion in a state where the tab is not in contact with the female-side dielectric body.

2. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein
slide member is slidable with respect to the holding member in a front-rear direction between a protective position and a retracted position behind the protective position, and
when the slide member is in the protective position, a front surface of the slide member is located ahead of a front end of the tab.

3. The connector according to claim 2 , wherein
one of the male-side positioning portion and the female-side positioning portion has a protruding shape,
the other positioning portion has a recessed shape, and
at least one of the positioning portion having a protruding shape and the positioning portion having a recessed shape may include a tapered surface.

4. The connector according to claim 3 , wherein
the male-side dielectric body is accommodated in a male-side housing having a hood portion surrounding the tab,
the male-side positioning portion has a protruding shape, and
the female-side positioning portion has a recessed shape.

5. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein
one of the male-side positioning portion and the female-side positioning portion has a protruding shape,
the other positioning portion has a recessed shape, and
at least one of the positioning portion having a protruding shape and the positioning portion having a recessed shape may include a tapered surface.

6. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein
the male-side dielectric body is accommodated in a male-side housing having a hood portion surrounding the tab,
the male-side positioning portion has a protruding shape, and
the female-side positioning portion has a recessed shape.

Assignees

• Autonetworks Technologies Ltd
• Sumitomo Wiring Systems
• Sumitomo Electric Industries
• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Miyamura Tetsuya
• Tabata Masaaki
• Omori Yasuo
• Okumura Kimiyasu
• Kobayashi Hiroshi
• Yamazaki Ryutaro

Classifications

• H01R13/6272

  comprising a single latching arm · CPC title

• H01R13/424

  Securing in base or case composed of a plurality of insulating parts having at least one resilient insulating part · CPC title

• H01R13/631 Primary

  for engagement only · CPC title

• H01R13/627

  Snap or like fastening · CPC title

• H01R13/641

  by indicating incorrect coupling; by indicating correct or full engagement · CPC title