Connector having press contact portions separated by partition walls

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11018442-B2
Application number	US-201816629938-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 5, 2018
Priority date	Jul 18, 2017
Publication date	May 25, 2021
Grant date	May 25, 2021

Abstract

Provided is a connector capable of enhancing contact reliability between a cable and a contact by improving press-contact accuracy of the cable by the contact. The connector (10) configured to clamp a core wire of a cable by a press-contact portion includes: a pair of fitting objects fitted to each other; a contact (50) provided in the fitting objects and having a pair of press-contact portions; a first partition wall (18b1) formed in one of the fitting objects; and a second partition wall (33) formed in another one of the fitting objects, in which a pair of press-contact portions of the contact (50) are spaced apart from each other and are separated by the first partition wall (18b1) and the second partition wall (33) in a pair of fitting objects fitted to each other.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A connector configured to clamp a core wire of a cable by a press-contact portion, the connector comprising:
a pair of fitting objects fitted to each other;
a contact provided in said fitting objects and having said press-contact portions including a first press-contact portion and a second press-contact portion;
a first partition wall formed in one of a pair of said fitting objects; and
a second partition wall formed in another one of said fitting objects; wherein
said first press-contact portion and said second press-contact portion of said contact are spaced apart from each other along a direction in which said press-contact portion is opened by clamping said core wire of said cable and are separated by said first partition wall and said second partition wall along said direction in a pair of said fitting objects fitted to each other.

2. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein said contact comprises a slit formed between of said press-contact portions.

3. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein said press-contact portions each have a substantially line-symmetric shape about a line along a fitting direction.

4. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein said contact comprises narrow portions formed continuing from said press-contact portions and being narrower than said press-contact portions.

5. The connector according to claim 4 , wherein one of said press-contact portions and said narrow portions have the same shape and size as another one of a said press-contact portions and said narrow portions.

6. The connector according to claim 4 , wherein said one of fitting objects further comprises, when said contact is provided therein, a protrusion located between a pair of said narrow portions.

7. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein said first partition wall and said second partition wall are opposite to each other along a fitting direction when said fitting objects are fitted to each other.

8. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein
a pair of said fitting objects are connected to each other by a connecting portion;
said fitting objects hold said cable; and
said contact is included with electrically connected with said cable after said fitting objects are fitted to each other.

9. The connector according to claim 8 , wherein
said fitting objects hold a pair of said cables; and
said contact electrically connects said cables to each other with core wires of said cables clamped by said press-contact portions after said fitting objects are fitted to each other.

Assignees

• Kyocera Corp

Inventors

• Hata Tetsuya
• Ohara Shigeki

Classifications

• H01R4/2454 Primary

  forming a U-shape with slotted branches · CPC title

• H01R13/5216

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

• H01R13/582

  the cable being clamped between assembled parts of the housing · CPC title

• H01R4/2425

  Flat plates, e.g. multi-layered flat plates · CPC title

• H01R4/2433 Primary

  one part of the base being movable to push the cable into the slot · CPC title