Stacked connector and wire harness

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11031724-B2
Application number	US-201716490719-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 9, 2017
Priority date	Mar 9, 2017
Publication date	Jun 8, 2021
Grant date	Jun 8, 2021

Abstract

An object is to provide a technique by which a space in a vehicle in which a wire harness including a plurality of splice circuits is arranged can be reduced and good manufacturability at the time of manufacture can be achieved. A stacked connector is formed by joining a plurality of split connectors to each other. The split connectors each include a split connector housing provided with a plurality of terminal receiving chambers and a plurality of terminal-equipped electric wires that each include a terminal received in the terminal receiving chamber and an electric wire to which the terminal is connected. At least one of the split connector housings is provided with a locking portion having a protruding shape that protrudes outward to be capable of locking the terminal-equipped electric wire received in the split connector housing of a joining counterpart.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A wire harness comprising:
a stacked connector formed by joining a plurality of split connectors to each other, in which the split connectors each include: a split connector housing provided with a plurality of terminal receiving chambers; and a plurality of terminal-equipped electric wires that each include a terminal received in the terminal receiving chamber and an electric wire to which the terminal is connected, and at least one of the split connector housings is provided with a locking portion having a protruding shape that protrudes outward to be capable of locking the terminal-equipped electric wire received in the split connector housing of a joining counterpart; and
a joint connector that includes a joint terminal provided with a linking piece and a plurality of tab terminals protruding in parallel to each other from the linking piece, and a joint connector housing in which the joint terminal is housed and by which the joint terminal is supported, the joint connector being capable of being fitted to the stacked connector,
wherein the split connector housing located in one surface layer of the stacked connector is provided with a locking protrusion,
the joint connector housing is provided with a locking receiving portion that is formed to deform elastically more easily than the locking protrusion, the locking protrusion being inserted into and locked to the locking receiving portion,
the locking receiving portion is cantilevered in a direction opposite to a direction in which the locking protrusion is inserted to the locking receiving portion from an inner portion of the locking receiving portion, and
a first plurality of the stacked connectors are connected to the joint connector from a front side of the joint connector, and a second plurality of the stacked connectors are connected to the joint connector from a rear side of the joint connector.

2. A wire harness comprising:
a stacked connector formed by joining a plurality of split connectors to each other, in which the split connectors each include: a split connector housing provided with a plurality of terminal receiving chambers; and a plurality of terminal-equipped electric wires that each include a terminal received in the terminal receiving chamber and an electric wire to which the terminal is connected, and at least one of the split connector housings is provided with a locking portion having a protruding shape that protrudes outward to be capable of locking the terminal-equipped electric wire received in the split connector housing of a joining counterpart; and
a joint connector that includes a joint terminal provided with a linking piece and a plurality of tab terminals protruding in parallel to each other from the linking piece, and a joint connector housing in which the joint terminal is housed and by which the joint terminal is supported, the joint connector being capable of being fitted to the stacked connector,
wherein a plurality of the stacked connectors are connected to one joint connector,
the split connector housing located in one surface layer of each of the plurality of stacked connectors is provided with erroneous fitting restricting ribs having different shapes,
the erroneous fitting restricting ribs are protruded upwardly from an upper surface of the split connector housing, and
a first plurality of the stacked connectors is connected to the one joint connector from a front side of the one joint connector, and a second plurality of the stacked connectors is connected to the one joint connector from a rear side of the joint connector.

3. The wire harness according to claim 2 ,
wherein the split connector housings located in layers other than the one surface layer of each of the plurality of stacked connectors are formed in the same shape.

4. A wire harness comprising:
a stacked connector formed by joining a plurality of split connectors to each other, in which the split connectors each include: a split connector housing provided with a plurality of terminal receiving chambers; and a plurality of terminal-equipped electric wires that each include a terminal received in the terminal receiving chamber and an electric wire to which the terminal is connected, and at least one of the split connector housings is provided with a locking portion having a protruding shape that protrudes outward to be capable of locking the terminal-equipped electric wire received in the split connector housing of a joining counterpart; and
a joint connector that includes a joint terminal provided with a linking piece and a plurality of tab terminals protruding in parallel to each other from the linking piece, and a joint connector housing in which the joint terminal is housed and by which the joint terminal is supported, the joint connector being capable of being fitted to the stacked connector,
wherein a plurality of the stacked connectors are connected side-by-side to the one joint connector from one of a front side and a rear side of the one joint connector that are opposite to each other and at which receiving spaces are respectively provided,
the joint connector housing is capable of receiving, in one of the receiving spaces, connector housings of the plurality of the stacked connectors to be connected to the joint connector housing from one of the front side and the rear side of the one joint connector, and
a first plurality of the stacked connectors is connected to the one joint connector from the front side of the one joint connector, and a second plurality of the stacked connectors is connected to the one joint connector from the rear side of the one joint connector.

Assignees

• Sumitomo Wiring Systems

Inventors

• HIEI Susumu
• Itou Kenta
• Nakata Takehiro
• Yamaguchi Kohei
• Nakamura Yuichi
• Fukai Daisuke
• MIZUSHITA Masaki
• Yokoi Motohiro
• Takagi Kohei

Classifications

• H01R13/514 Primary

  composed as a modular blocks or assembly, i.e. composed of co-operating parts provided with contact members or holding contact members between them · CPC title

• H01R13/516

  Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing {, hoods} · CPC title

• H01R13/42

  Securing in a demountable manner · CPC title

• H01R31/08

  Short-circuiting members for bridging contacts in a counterpart · 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