Connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9362653-B2
Application number	US-201214128607-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 20, 2012
Priority date	Jun 21, 2011
Publication date	Jun 7, 2016
Grant date	Jun 7, 2016

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a connector able to prevent a first interlock connector from making contact with a bolt, a terminal fitting, or the like, and able to position a cover for covering a bolting chamber. The connector includes: the terminal receiving portion provided with the terminal fittings to be connected to the electrodes of the connector attachment portion; the cover member for covering the terminal receiving portion; the first interlock connector projecting from the cover member; and the second interlock connector provided on the terminal receiving portion and configured to be fitted to the first interlock connector. When the cover member covers the terminal receiving portion, the first interlock connector and the second interlock connector are fitted to each other, thereby the connector detects that the cover member covers the terminal receiving portion and allows the terminal fittings to be energized with the electrodes of the connector attachment portion. The terminal receiving portion is provided with: the bolting chambers in which the terminal fittings and the electrodes are fastened with bolts; the insertion hole into which the first interlock connector is inserted; and the partition wall separating the bolting chambers from the insertion hole. Further, the second interlock connector is provided at a position corresponding to the insertion hole.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A connector comprising:
a terminal receiving portion provided with a terminal fitting to be connected to an electrode of a connector attachment portion;
a cover member for covering the terminal receiving portion:
a first interlock connector projecting from the cover member; and
a second interlock connector provided on the terminal receiving portion and configured to be fitted to the first interlock connector,
wherein when the cover member covers the terminal receiving portion, the first and second interlock connectors are fitted to each other, and thereby the connector detects that the cover member covers the terminal receiving portion to permit conduction between the electrode of the connector attachment portion and the terminal fitting,
wherein the terminal receiving portion is provided with a bolting chamber in which the terminal fitting and the electrode are fastened with a bolt, an insertion hole into which the first interlock connector is inserted, and a partition wall for separating the bolting chamber from the insertion hole,
wherein the bolting chamber and the insertion hole are arranged adjacent to each other in a direction perpendicular to a central axis of the insertion hole, and the partition wall is configured to separate the bolting chamber and the insertion hole in said direction, and
wherein the second interlock connector is provided at a position corresponding to the insertion hole.

2. The connector as claimed in claim 1 ,
wherein the partition wall is a connection wall formed by respectively opening a position corresponding to the insertion hole and a position corresponding to the bolting chamber.

Assignees

• Tanaka Masahiro
• Kato Hajime
• Yazaki Corp

Inventors

• Tanaka Masahiro
• Kato Hajime

Classifications

• H01R13/447 Primary

  Shutter or cover plate · CPC title

• H01R13/713

  the switch being a safety switch · CPC title