Connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11545772-B2
Application number	US-202117381390-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 21, 2021
Priority date	Jul 27, 2020
Publication date	Jan 3, 2023
Grant date	Jan 3, 2023

Abstract

A connector includes: a terminal fitting; a housing including a smooth terminal lead-out area where a terminal outlet for projecting a conductor connection part of the terminal fitting on the inner side toward an outer side is provided; a conductive component shaped in a sheet-like form with a conductor and an insulator exhibiting flexibility, the conductive component including a conductor connection area that physically and electrically connects the conductor to the conductor connection part, and a conductor lead-out area led out from the conductor connection area toward a lead-out direction projecting from the housing; and a reinforcing plate shaped in a planar shape with an insulating material, the reinforcing plate being sandwiched between the conductor connection area and the terminal lead-out area. The housing includes a protruded body protruded toward the conductor lead-out area side of the conductive component than a same plane with the terminal lead-out area.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A connector comprising:
a terminal fitting including a terminal part and a conductor connection part;
a housing including an inner housing chamber for accommodating the terminal part, and a smooth terminal lead-out area where a terminal outlet for projecting the conductor connection part toward an outer side from the inner housing chamber is provided;
a conductive component that is a component shaped in a sheet-like form with a conductor and an insulator exhibiting flexibility, the conductive component including a conductor connection area that physically and electrically connects the conductor to the conductor connection part, and a conductor lead-out area that is led out from the conductor connection area toward a lead-out direction to be projecting from the housing; and
a reinforcing plate shaped in a planar shape with an insulating material, the reinforcing plate being sandwiched between the conductor connection area and the terminal lead-out area with a first plane being in contact with the conductor connection area and a second plane being in contact with the terminal lead-out area, wherein
the housing includes a protruded body that is protruded in a protruding direction, that crosses the lead-out direction, from a plane of the terminal lead-out area directly towards the conductor lead-out area of the conductive component such that the protruded body is further than the terminal lead-out area in the protruding direction and an end face of the protruded body, in the protruding direction, directly faces towards the conductor lead-out area, and
the protruded body is in the lead-out direction with respect to an end face of the reinforcing plate in the lead-out direction.

2. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein
an intersection part, of the reinforcing plate, where the first plane intersects with the end face of the reinforcing plate in the lead-out direction, is formed in a sharp edge form.

3. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein
the protruded body is protruded to a position equivalent to the first plane of the reinforcing plate with the second plane being in contact with the terminal lead-out area or to a position higher than the first plane.

4. The connector according to claim 3 , wherein
the end face of the protruded body, in the protruding direction, is extended in an orthogonal direction with respect to the protruding direction and with respect to the lead-out direction, and extended over one end to another end of the conductor lead-out area along the orthogonal direction.

5. The connector according to claim 3 , wherein
an intersection part, of the reinforcing plate, where the first plane intersects with the end face of the reinforcing plate in the lead-out direction, is formed in a sharp edge form.

6. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein
the protruded body includes a chamfered part formed by chamfering an intersection part of the protruded body where the end face of the protruded body in the protruding direction intersects with an end face of the protruded body in the lead-out direction.

7. The connector according to claim 6 , wherein
an intersection part, of the reinforcing plate, where the first plane intersects with the end face of the reinforcing plate in the lead-out direction is formed in a sharp edge form.

8. The connector according to claim 6 , wherein
the end face of the protruded body, in the protruding direction, is extended in an orthogonal direction with respect to the protruding direction and with respect to the lead-out direction, and extended over one end to another end of the conductor lead-out area along the orthogonal direction.

9. The connector according to claim 8 , wherein
an intersection part, of the reinforcing plate, where the first plane intersects with the end face of the reinforcing plate in the lead-out direction, is formed in a sharp edge form.

10. The connector according to claim 6 , wherein
the protruded body is protruded to a position equivalent to the first plane of the reinforcing plate with the second plane being in contact with the terminal lead-out area or to a position higher than the first plane.

11. The connector according to claim 10 , wherein
the end face of the protruded body, in the protruding direction, is extended in an orthogonal direction with respect to the protruding direction and with respect to the lead-out direction, and extended over one end to another end of the conductor lead-out area along the orthogonal direction.

12. The connector according to claim 10 , wherein
an intersection part, of the reinforcing plate, where the first plane intersects with the end face of the reinforcing plate in the lead-out direction, is formed in a sharp edge form.

13. The connector according to claim 6 , wherein
the chamfered part is an arc-like chamfered part rounded in an arc-like shape.

14. The connector according to claim 13 , wherein
the end face of the protruded body, in the protruding direction, is extended in an orthogonal direction with respect to the protruding direction and with respect to the lead-out direction, and extended over one end to another end of the conductor lead-out area along the orthogonal direction.

15. The connector according to claim 13 , wherein
an intersection part, of the reinforcing plate, where the first plane intersects with the end face of the reinforcing plate in the lead-out direction, is formed in a sharp edge form.

16. The connector according to claim 13 , wherein
the protruded body is protruded to a position equivalent to the first plane of the reinforcing plate with the second plane being in contact with the terminal lead-out area or to a position higher than the first plane.

17. The connector according to claim 16 , wherein
the end face of the protruded body, in the protruding direction, is extended in an orthogonal direction with respect to the protruding direction and with respect to the lead-out direction, and extended over one end to another end of the conductor lead-out area along the orthogonal direction.

18. The connector according to claim 16 , wherein
an intersection part, of the reinforcing plate, where the first plane intersects with the end face of the reinforcing plate in the lead-out direction, is formed in a sharp edge form.

19. A connector comprising:
a terminal fitting including a terminal part and a conductor connection part;
a housing including an inner housing chamber for accommodating the terminal part and a smooth terminal lead-out area where a terminal outlet for projecting the conductor connection part toward an outer side from the inner housing chamber is provided;
a conductive component that is a component shaped in a sheet-like form with a conductor and an insulator exhibiting flexibility, the conductive component including a conductor connection area that physically and electrically connects the conductor to the conductor connection part, and a conductor lead-out area that is led out from the conductor connection area toward a lead-out direction to be projecting from the housing; and
a reinforcing plate shaped in a planar shape with an insulating material, the reinforcing plate being sandwiched between the conductor connection area and the terminal lead-out area with a first plane being in contact with the conductor connection area and a second plane being in contact with the terminal lead-out area, wherein
the housing includes a protruded body that is protruded in a protruding direction, that crosses the lead-out direction, from a pl

Assignees

• Yazaki Corp

Inventors

• Nagasaka Naokazu
• Sawairi Kaoru

Classifications

• H01R13/02

  Contact members · CPC title

• H01R12/7011 Primary

  Locking or fixing a connector to a PCB · CPC title

• H01R13/506

  assembled by snap action of the parts · CPC title

• H01R12/79

  connecting to rigid printed circuits or like structures · CPC title

• H01R12/771 Primary

  Details · CPC title