Connector-mounting structure and terminal stage

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018351284-A1
Application number	US-201815986793-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 22, 2018
Priority date	Jun 2, 2017
Publication date	Dec 6, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

A connector-mounting structure includes a case and a connector mounted on the case. The connector has a connector housing, a terminal, a waterproof elastic member, and a connector holding plate fixed to an inner surface of the case. An outer size of the connector housing is larger than a hole size of a through-hole of the case. The waterproof elastic member has a sealing portion. A size of a recess of the connector holding plate is larger than an outer size of a flange portion of the connector housing. A hole size of a housing insertion hole of the connector holding plate is larger than an outer circumferential size of a main body of the connector housing. An outer circumferential size of the insertion portion is smaller than the hole size of the through-hole.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A connector-mounting structure comprising:
a case having a through-hole; and a connector which has an insertion portion configured to be inserted in the through-hole and is mounted on the case, wherein the connector comprises:
a connector housing;
a terminal housed inside the connector housing;
a waterproof elastic member disposed outside the connector housing; and
a connector holding plate which is fixed to an inner surface of the case;
wherein an outer size of the connector housing is larger than a hole size of the through-hole, and the connector housing includes a flange portion having a first surface that faces the inner surface of the case and a second surface that is opposite to the first surface; wherein the waterproof elastic member has a sealing portion that faces the first surface of the flange portion and is provided so as to be in sliding contact with the inner surface of the case; wherein the connector holding plate which includes:
a recess configured to press the flange portion so that the second surface of the flange portion is provided so as to be in sliding contact with a bottom surface of the recess;
a housing insertion hole that penetrates through the connector holding plate from the bottom of the recess; and
an inner surface fixing portion that surrounds the recess;
wherein a size of the recess is larger than an outer size of the flange portion; wherein a hole size of the housing insertion hole of the connector holding plate is larger than an outer circumferential size of a main body of the connector housing; and wherein an outer circumferential size of the insertion portion of the connector is smaller than the hole size of the through-hole of the case.

2 . The connector-mounting structure according to claim 1 , wherein a positioning portion is provided on a portion of the case in which the through hole is disposed near; and
wherein the positioning portion positions the case with respect to a counterpart case in which a counterpart connecter to be fitted in or with the connector is mounted.

3 . A terminal stage comprising:
the connector-mounting structure according to claim 1 ; a flexible conductive path having one end which is connected to the terminal of the connector housing; a conductive device connection terminal which is connected to the other end of the flexible conductive path; and an insulative terminal holding portion which holds the conductive device connection terminal.

Assignees

• Yazaki Corp

Inventors

• Miyazawa Yuki
• Kinpara Atsushi

Classifications

• H01R13/5202 Primary

  Sealing means between parts of housing or between housing part and a wall, e.g. sealing rings · CPC title

• H01R9/2491

  Terminal blocks structurally associated with plugs or sockets · CPC title

• H01R25/006

  the coupling part being secured to apparatus or structure, e.g. duplex wall receptacle · CPC title

• H01R13/74

  Means for mounting coupling parts in openings of a panel · CPC title

• H01R13/518

  for holding or embracing several coupling parts, e.g. frames · CPC title