Connector structure for device connection

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9004928-B2
Application number	US-201113643333-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 14, 2011
Priority date	Oct 25, 2010
Publication date	Apr 14, 2015
Grant date	Apr 14, 2015

Abstract

A connector structure for device connection includes one connector provided on one device case and the other connector provided on the other device case The one connector includes an insulating housing having a plurality of accommodation recessed sections arrange in parallel, terminals having respective contact plate sections accommodated in the respective accommodation recessed sections, and the conductive rubbers which are in contact with the respective contact plate sections and are accommodated in the respective accommodation recessed sections. The other connector includes terminals respectively having contact plate sections which are pressed to be in contact with the respective conductive rubbers when the two cases are fixed to each other, and an insulating housing which accommodates the terminals.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A connector structure for device connection, the connector structure comprising:
a first connector provided on a case of one device; and
a second connector provided on a case of the other device,
wherein the first connector comprises:
a first insulating housing having a plurality of accommodation recessed sections arranged in parallel;
terminals respectively including contact plate sections accommodated in the accommodation recessed sections respectively and extending sections; and
conductive rubbers which are in contact with the contact plate sections respectively and which are accommodated in the accommodation recessed sections respectively; and

wherein the second connector comprises:
terminals respectively including contact plate sections which are pressed to be in contact with the conductive rubbers respectively when the two cases are fixed to each other; and

a second insulating housing which accommodates the terminals:
wherein the extending sections of the terminals of the first connector extend in a fixing direction where the two cases are fixed to each other, and the contact plate sections of the terminals of the first connector are shaped into a flat plate and extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to the fixing direction,
wherein the contact plate sections of the terminals of the first connector are in face-contact with bottom surfaces of the recessed sections of the first connector respectively, and
wherein the contact plate sections of the terminals of the first connector are in face-contact with the conductive rubbers respectively.

2. The connector structure for the device connection according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first and second insulating housings is fixed to the respective case of at least one device by a retaining mechanism.

3. The connector structure for the device connection according to claim 1 , wherein conductive surrounding walls surrounding the respective connectors are respectively provided on the conductive cases;
wherein one of the surrounding walls is positioned on an inner side and is lower, and the other surrounding wall is positioned on an outer side and is taller; and
wherein a leading end portion of the other surrounding wall is in contact with either one of the cases.

4. The connector structure for the device connection according to claim 1 , wherein the terminals of the second connector respectively include extending sections which extend in the fixing direction,
wherein the contact plate sections of the terminals of the second connector are shaped into flat plate and extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to the fixing direction, and
wherein the second housing has wall section which are in face contact with the contact plate sections of the terminals of the second connector respectively.

5. A connector structure for device connection, the connector structure comprising:
a first connector provided on a case of one device; and
a second connector provided on terminals of a plurality of electric wires drawn from the other device,
wherein the first connector comprises:
a first insulating housing having a plurality of accommodation recessed sections arranged in parallel;
terminals respectively including contact plate sections accommodated in the accommodation recessed sections respectively and extending sections; and
conductive rubbers which are in contact with the contact plate sections respectively and which are accommodated in the accommodation recessed sections respectively; and

wherein the second connector comprises:
terminals respectively having contact plate sections which are pressed to be in contact with the conductive rubbers respectively when the two connectors are jointed to each other; and

a second insulating housing which accommodates the terminals;
wherein the extending sections of the terminals of the first connector extend in a joint direction where the two cases are jointed to each other, and the contact plate sections of the terminals of the first connector are shaped into a flat plate and extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to the joint direction,
wherein the contact plate sections of the terminals of the first connector are in face-contact with bottom surfaces of the recessed sections of the first connector respectively, and
wherein the contact plate sections of the terminals of the first connector are in face-contact with the conductive rubbers respectively.

6. The connector structure for the device connection according to claim 5 , wherein the terminals of the second connector respectively include extending sections which extend in the joint direction,
wherein the contact plate sections of the terminals of the second connector are shaped into flat plate and extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to the joint direction, and
wherein the second housing has wall sections which are in face contact with the contact plate sections of the terminals of the second connector respectively.

Assignees

• Tanaka Masahiro
• Kato Hajime
• Yazaki Corp

Inventors

• Tanaka Masahiro
• Kato Hajime

Classifications

• H01R24/68

  mounted on directly pluggable apparatus · CPC title

• H01R2201/26

  for vehicles · CPC title

• H01R13/2414 Primary

  conductive elastomers · CPC title

• H01R24/76

  with sockets, clips or analogous contacts and secured to apparatus or structure, e.g. to a wall · CPC title

• B60L3/0069

  relating to the isolation, e.g. ground fault or leak current · CPC title