Connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10840628-B2
Application number	US-201916440709-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 13, 2019
Priority date	Jun 14, 2018
Publication date	Nov 17, 2020
Grant date	Nov 17, 2020

Abstract

A connector which can improve reliability of electrical connection is provided. Accommodation recesses are formed to a plate-like terminal member, and a coil member accommodated in the accommodation recesses is retained to the terminal member, thereby allowing wire winding portions of the coil member to be deformed within the accommodation recesses when the winding wire portions are sandwiched between bottom faces of the accommodation recesses and a mating terminal. Consequently, the obliquely wound coil member is not likely to experience deformation other than fall over of ring portions, and/or is not likely to be displaced, improving contact between the coil member and both of the terminal member and the mating terminal. As a result, reliability of electrical connection can be improved.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A connector configured to elastically contact with a mating terminal, comprising:
an obliquely wound coil member;
a terminal member which is formed into a plate-like shape and on which the coil member is arranged; and
a retainer retaining the coil member, wherein
the terminal member includes an accommodation face on which an accommodation recess for accommodating the coil member is formed,
the retainer retains the coil member that is accommodated in the accommodation recess,
the terminal member includes through holes extending in a plate thickness direction, and
the retainer is formed separately from the terminal member, and includes a coil sandwiching portion configured to sandwich a portion of the coil member between the accommodation face and the coil sandwiching portion, and latch legs inserted through the through holes and engaged with an face on an opposite side of the accommodation face.

2. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein
inclined faces inclined with respect to the accommodation face are formed on a bottom face of the accommodation recess.

3. A connector configured to elastically contact with a mating terminal, comprising:
an obliquely wound coil member;
a terminal member which is formed into a plate-like shape and on which the coil member is arranged; and
a retainer retaining the coil member, wherein
the terminal member includes an accommodation face on which an accommodation recess for accommodating the coil member is formed,
the retainer retains the coil member that is accommodated in the accommodation recess,
the retainer includes a hook portion projecting from the accommodation face, and
the hook portion includes a coil latch portion heading to an opposite side with respect to the accommodation recess and latching a portion of the coil member.

4. The connector according to claim 3 , wherein
the hook portion includes a coil passage portion through which a portion of the coil member can pass from the accommodation recess side to the coil latch portion side.

5. The connector according to claim 3 , wherein
inclined faces inclined with respect to the accommodation face are formed on a bottom face of the accommodation recess.

6. The connector according to claim 4 , wherein
inclined faces inclined with respect to the accommodation face are formed on a bottom face of the accommodation recess.

Assignees

• Yazaki Corp

Inventors

• Kato Hajime
• Sugiyama Fuminori
• Hagita Yoshinori

Classifications

• F16F2230/0041

  Locking; Fixing in position · CPC title

• F16F1/045

  Canted-coil springs · CPC title

• H01R13/502

  composed of different pieces (H01R13/514 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01R13/2421

  using coil springs · CPC title

• H01R13/187 Primary

  with spring member in the socket · CPC title