Vehicle-side connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9496637-B2
Application number	US-201314777533-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 19, 2013
Priority date	Mar 19, 2013
Publication date	Nov 15, 2016
Grant date	Nov 15, 2016

Abstract

A vehicle-side connector ( 10 ) to be connected to a charging connector ( 1 ) to charge a battery mounted in a vehicle includes a housing ( 30 ) provided in the vehicle such that the charging connector ( 1 ) is fittable thereinto from front, terminal fittings ( 11 ) respectively connected to a plurality of wires ( 20 P, 20 S) drawn out from the interior of the vehicle including the battery, a plurality of terminal accommodating chambers ( 40 ) provided in the housing ( 30 ) and configured such that the respective terminal fittings ( 11 ) are accommodated thereinto by being inserted from behind, and a retainer ( 50 ) assemblable with a rear surface of the housing ( 30 ) to lock and retain each terminal fitting ( 11 ). A wire holding portion ( 65 ) capable of bundling and holding the respective wires ( 20 P, 20 S) arranged on a rear surface side of the retainer ( 50 ) by a tying member (T) is formed to project from the retainer ( 50 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle-side connector to be connected to a charging connector to charge a battery mounted in a vehicle, comprising:
a housing provided in the vehicle such that the charging connector is fittable thereinto from front;
terminal fittings in the form of round terminals respectively connected to a plurality of wires drawn out from the interior of the vehicle including the battery;
a plurality of terminal accommodating chambers provided in the housing and configured such that the respective terminal fittings are accommodated thereinto by being inserted from behind; and
a retainer assemblable with a rear surface of the housing to lock and retain each terminal fittings, the retainer being formed with locking grooves into which the terminal fittings are radially insertable, the locking grooves lock and axially retain locked portions provided on the terminal fittings, a movement regulating portion narrower than a diameter of the terminal fitting is formed on a back end side of each locking groove,
wherein:
a wire holding portion capable of bundling and holding the respective wires arranged on a rear surface side of the retainer by a tying member is formed to project from the retainer;
each wire is drawn out in a direction substantially perpendicular to an axis of the terminal accommodating chamber on the rear surface side of the housing; and
the wire holding portion is formed to project in a radial direction substantially perpendicular to the axes of the terminal accommodating chambers from the retainer.

Assignees

• Sumitomo Wiring Systems

Inventors

• Ichio Toshifumi
• Matsuda Toshiyuki

Classifications

• H01R2201/26

  for vehicles · CPC title

• H01R24/86

  Parallel contacts arranged about a common axis · CPC title

• H01R24/66

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

• H01R13/5812

  the cable clamping being achieved by mounting the separate part on the housing of the coupling device · CPC title

• H01R13/506

  assembled by snap action of the parts · CPC title