Laminated connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016285193-A1
Application number	US-201615058204-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 2, 2016
Priority date	Mar 25, 2015
Publication date	Sep 29, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A laminated connector ( 1 ) includes a plurality of housings ( 2 ) in which terminal accommodating chambers ( 6 ) for accommodating terminal fittings ( 4 ) are arranged side by side in a predetermined direction and is structured such that the housings ( 2 ) are laminated. The laminated connector ( 1 ) includes at least a first housing ( 10 ) and a second housing ( 20 ) as the plurality of housings ( 2 ). A projection (first projections ( 14 )) of the first housing ( 10 ) is inserted into a recess (second recesses ( 28 )) of the second housing ( 20 ), arranged over a plurality of the terminal accommodating chambers ( 6 ) in the second housing ( 20 ) and capable of regulating movements of the respective terminal fittings ( 4 ) accommodated in the terminal accommodating chambers ( 6 ) at a position, where the projection is arranged, in a pull-out direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A laminated connector ( 1 ), comprising:
a first housing ( 10 ) with terminal accommodating chambers ( 6 ) arranged side by side and configured for accommodating terminal fittings, the first housing ( 10 ) having a first facing wall ( 12 ) and at least one first projection ( 14 ) formed on the first facing wall ( 12 ); and a second housing ( 20 ) with terminal accommodating chambers ( 6 ) arranged side by side and configured for accommodating terminal fittings, the second housing ( 20 ) having a second facing wall ( 22 ) formed with at least one second recess ( 28 ) communicating with the terminal accommodating chambers ( 6 ) in the second housing ( 20 ), wherein, the first housing ( 10 ) is coupled to the second housing ( 20 ) with the first facing wall ( 12 ) placed on the second facing wall ( 22 ) and with the at least one first projection ( 14 ) penetrating the at least one second recess ( 28 ) and projecting into the respective terminal accommodating chambers ( 6 ) of the second housing ( 20 ) for regulating movements of the respective terminal fittings accommodated in the terminal accommodating chambers ( 6 ) of the second housing ( 20 ) in a pull-out direction.

2 . The laminated connector of claim 1 , wherein:
the first housing ( 10 ) further has a first recess ( 18 ) in the first facing wall ( 12 ) and communicating with the terminal accommodating chambers ( 6 ) therein, the first recess ( 18 ) being adjacent the at least one first projection ( 14 ); and the second housing ( 20 ) further has a second projection ( 24 ) on the second facing wall ( 22 ) and adjacent to the second recess ( 28 ), wherein the second projection ( 24 ) penetrates the second recess ( 18 ) and projects into the respective terminal accommodating chambers ( 6 ) of the first housing ( 10 ) for regulating movements of the respective terminal fittings accommodated in the terminal accommodating chambers ( 6 ) of the first housing ( 10 ) in a pull-out direction.

3 . The laminated connector of claim 1 , wherein:
a resiliently deformable protuberance ( 16 ) is formed on an outer surface of the first projection ( 14 ); and the protuberance ( 16 ) on the first projection ( 14 ) is caught in the second housing ( 20 ) in an inserted state where the first projection ( 14 ) in the second recess ( 28 ), thereby regulating a relative movement of the projection ( 14 ) with respect to the recess ( 28 ) in a separating direction.

Assignees

• Sumitomo Wiring Systems

Inventors

• Iihoshi Shinji
• Sakurai Toshikazu

Classifications

• H01R13/502

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

• 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

• H01R13/4361

  Insertion of locking piece perpendicular to direction of contact insertion · CPC title