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EP3691049B1
EP3691049B1 EP20150425.5A EP20150425A EP3691049B1 EP 3691049 B1 EP3691049 B1 EP 3691049B1 EP 20150425 A EP20150425 A EP 20150425A EP 3691049 B1 EP3691049 B1 EP 3691049B1
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Hironori Tanaka
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/64—Means for preventing incorrect coupling
    • H01R13/642—Means for preventing incorrect coupling by position or shape of contact members
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/40—Securing contact members in or to a base or case; Insulating of contact members
    • H01R13/405—Securing in non-demountable manner, e.g. moulding, riveting
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/648—Protective earth or shield arrangements on coupling devices, e.g. anti-static shielding  
    • H01R13/658—High frequency shielding arrangements, e.g. against EMI [Electro-Magnetic Interference] or EMP [Electro-Magnetic Pulse]
    • H01R13/6581—Shield structure
    • H01R13/6582—Shield structure with resilient means for engaging mating connector
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R24/00—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure
    • H01R24/38—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure having concentrically or coaxially arranged contacts
    • H01R24/40—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure having concentrically or coaxially arranged contacts specially adapted for high frequency
    • H01R24/50—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure having concentrically or coaxially arranged contacts specially adapted for high frequency mounted on a PCB [Printed Circuit Board]

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  • the present invention relates to a connector device having two connectors to be connected to each other and suitably used for electrical connection between electric or electronic devices.
  • Japanese utility model bulletin No. 3146918 discloses a connector usable for electrical connection between electric or electronic devices.
  • the connector is configured such that a connection end portion of a female connector is inserted into a connection end portion of a male connector, and three contact pins of the male connector are inserted into three contact pin receiving holes of the female connector to electrically connect them to each other JP 2011 146304 A and JP 2009 064716 A disclose connector devices according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • IoT Internet of Things
  • various devices such as home electric appliances, vehicles, industrial machines and medical devices, are connected to the Internet, and sensors are mounted on these devices to remotely monitor or control these devices by information terminal devices.
  • sensors In order to mount a sensor on a device, a connector to electrically connect the device to the sensor is required. It is necessary to avoid the increase in size of a device owing to mounting a sensor and a connector on the device. Therefore, a sensor and a connector to be mounted on a device are desired to be small in size.
  • terminals are arranged at predetermined positions separated away from each other, and the terminals are firmly supported inside a connector housing so as to maintain their positional arrangements.
  • sizes of terminals and a connector housing become smaller, so that it may be difficult to construct a structure for firmly supporting the terminals inside the connector housing.
  • the connectors disclosed in Japanese utility model bulletin No. 3146918 is configured such that when a male connector is connected to a female connector, a mark provided on the outer circumferential face of the connection end portion of the male connector is aligned with a mark provided on the outer circumferential face of the connection end portion of the female connector so that a rib formed on the connection end portion of the female connector is inserted into a groove formed on the connection end portion of the male connector to bring three contact pins of the male connector into contact with three contact receiving pins of the female connector respectively.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a connector device which is capable of decreasing the sizes of connectors while realizing a configuration for firmly supporting terminals of each of the connectors, securing the strength of the terminals, and easy connectability between the connectors.
  • the present invention is a connector device according to claim 1.
  • Other aspects of the invention are disclosed in the dependent claims.
  • the present invention it becomes possible to decrease the sizes of connectors while realizing a configuration for supporting terminals of each of the connectors firmly, securing the strength of the terminals, and easy connectability between the connectors.
  • FIG. 1 shows a connector device 1 according to the present invention.
  • the connector device 1 includes a receptacle 11 as a first connector and a plug 41 as a second connector.
  • the receptacle 11 is connected to circuits 3 and 4 (see FIG. 2 ) respectively provided on the upper face and the lower face of a printed board 2 of an electric or electronic device.
  • the plug 41 is connected to electric wires 6, 7 and 8 of a cable 5.
  • the circuits 3 and 4 are electrically connected to the electric wires 6, 7 and 8.
  • FIG. 2 shows the receptacle 11.
  • FIG. 3 shows an inside terminal 12, an intermediate terminal 18 and an outside terminal 24 of the receptacle 11.
  • FIG. 4 shows the inside terminal 12, the intermediate terminal 18 and the outside terminal 24 of the receptacle 11, when viewed from the direction of the arrow IV in FIG. 3 .
  • FIG. 5 shows the inside terminal 12, the intermediate terminal 18 and the outside terminal 24 of the receptacle 11, when viewed from the direction of the arrow V in FIG. 3 .
  • FIG. 6 shows the cross section of the receptacle 11 taken along the line VI-VI in FIG. 2 .
  • the side into which the plug 41 is fitted is defined as "front”, and the side which is attached to the printed board 2 is defined as “back”.
  • the upper side and the lower side in FIG. 2 are respectively defined as “upper” and “lower” of the receptacle 11.
  • the left side and the right side are respectively defined as “left” and "right” of the receptacle 11.
  • the arrows F1, B1, U1, D1, L1 and R1 indicate the "front” side, the "back” side, the "upper” side, the “lower” side, the “left” side and the “right” side of the receptacle 11, respectively.
  • the receptacle 11 includes the inside terminal 12 (a first inside terminal), the intermediate terminal 18, the outside terminal 24 (a first outside terminal), a supporting part 30 (a first supporting part) and a seal ring 35.
  • the inside terminal 12, the intermediate terminal 18 and the outside terminal 24 are each formed by press working an electric conductive metal plate such as a brass plate, for instance.
  • the inside terminal 12, the intermediate terminal 18 and the outside terminal 24 are electrically separated from each other.
  • the inside terminal 12 of the receptacle 11 has a contact piece 13, a connection piece 14 and a coupling part 15.
  • the contact piece 13 is disposed on the front end side of the receptacle 11, and comes into contact with a contact piece 44 of an inside terminal 43 of the plug 41 when the receptacle 11 is connected to the plug 41.
  • the contact piece 13 is shaped like a pin of which axis line A1 extends in the front and back directions of the receptacle 11.
  • the contact piece 13 is formed into a shape like a pin by bending a metal plate into a cylindrical shape with a closed tip end.
  • connection piece 14 is disposed on the back end side of the receptacle 11, and connected to the circuit 3 (a first connected object) provided on the upper face of the printed board 2 when the receptacle 11 is attached to the printed board 2.
  • the connection piece 14 is formed into a flat plate shape such that its lower face extends in the front and back directions and in the left and right directions of the receptacle 11.
  • the connection piece 14 is disposed above the axis line A1, and the lower face of the connection piece 14 is parallel to the axis line A1.
  • the coupling part 15 couples the back end of the contact piece 13 to the front end of the connection piece 14.
  • the coupling part 15 extends from the back end of the contact piece 13 backward, curves upward, extends upward, curves backward and then extends to the front end of the connection piece 14.
  • the intermediate terminal 18 of the receptacle 11 has a contact piece 19, a connection piece 20 and a coupling part 21.
  • the contact piece 19 comes into contact with a contact piece 50 of an intermediate terminal 49 of the plug 41 when the receptacle 11 is connected to the plug 41.
  • the contact piece 19 is formed into a cylindrical shape having an inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of the contact piece 13 of the inside terminal 12 of the receptacle 11.
  • the contact piece 19 is disposed coaxially with the contact piece 13 of the inside terminal 12 of the receptacle 11 on the outer circumferential side of the contact piece 13.
  • connection piece 20 is connected to a portion of the circuit 4 provided on the lower face of the printed board 2 when the receptacle 11 is attached to the printed board 2.
  • the connection piece 20 is formed into a flat plate shape such that its upper face extends in the front and back directions and in the left and right directions of the receptacle 11 and is parallel to the lower face of the connection piece 14 of the inside terminal 12 of the receptacle 11.
  • the connection piece 20 is disposed below the axis line A1 and on the lower left side of the connection piece 14 of the inside terminal 12 of the receptacle 11.
  • the coupling part 21 couples a left portion of the back end of the contact piece 19 to the front end of the connection piece 20.
  • the coupling part 21 extends from the left portion of the back end of the contact piece 19 backward, curves leftward and then extends to the front end of the connection piece 20.
  • the outside terminal 24 of the receptacle 11 has a contact piece 25, a connection piece 26 and a coupling part 27.
  • the contact piece 25 comes into contact with a contact piece 56 of an outside terminal 55 of the plug 41 when the receptacle 11 is connected to the plug 41.
  • the contact piece 25 is formed into a cylindrical shape having an inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of the contact piece 19 of the intermediate terminal 18 of the receptacle 11.
  • the contact piece 25 is disposed coaxially with the contact piece 13 of the inside terminal 12 and the contact piece 19 of the intermediate terminal 18 of the receptacle 11 on the outer circumferential side of the contact piece 19 of the intermediate terminal 18 of the receptacle 11.
  • connection piece 26 is connected to another portion of the circuit 4 (a second connected object) provided on the lower face of the printed board 2 when the receptacle 11 is attached to the printed board 2.
  • the connection piece 26 is formed into a flat plate shape such that its upper face extends in the front and back directions and in the left and right directions of the receptacle 11 and is parallel to the lower face of the connection piece 14 of the inside terminal 12 of the receptacle 11.
  • the connection piece 26 is disposed below the axis line A1 and on the lower right side of the connection piece 14 of the inside terminal 12 of the receptacle 11. As shown in FIG.
  • connection piece 26 of the outside terminal 24 and the connection piece 20 of the intermediate terminal 18 are disposed almost symmetrically with respect to the axis line A1.
  • the upper face of the connection piece 20 of the intermediate terminal 18 and the upper face of the connection piece 26 of the outside terminal 24 are positioned on the same plane.
  • the coupling part 27 couples a right portion of the back end of the contact piece 25 to the front end of the connection piece 26.
  • the coupling part 27 extends from the right portion of the back end of the contact piece 25 backward, curves rightward and then extends to the front end of the connection piece 26.
  • the supporting part 30 of the receptacle 11 supports the inside terminal 12, the intermediate terminal 18 and the outside terminal 24 in such a manner that they are electrically insulated from each other.
  • the supporting part 30 is formed by a single resin-molded body which encloses the coupling part 15 of the inside terminal 12, the coupling part 21 of the intermediate terminal 18 and the coupling part 27 of the outside terminal 24 together and fills a space between the coupling parts 15 and 21, a space between the coupling parts 15 and 27, and a space between the coupling parts 21 and 27.
  • the supporting part 30 is produced by insert molding (or integrally molding).
  • the supporting part 30 is formed into a columnar shape coaxially with the contact piece 13 of the inside terminal 12 of the receptacle 11. In the receptacle 11, the back end portions (base end portions) of the contact piece 13 of the inside terminal 12, the contact piece 19 of the intermediate terminal 18 and the contact piece 25 of the outside terminal 24 are embedded in the resin-molded body which forms the supporting part 30.
  • an attachment groove 31 is formed along the entire circumference.
  • the attachment groove 31 is used to attach the receptacle 11 to a case of the electric or electronic device in which the printed board 2 is accommodated.
  • a seal ring insertion groove 32 is formed along the entire circumference.
  • a seal ring 35 as a seal member is fitted into the seal ring insertion groove 32.
  • the seal ring 35 is a member to water-tightly seal a space between the receptacle 11 and a plug 41 when the receptacle 11 and the plug 41 are connected to each other.
  • the seal ring 35 is formed into a ring shape and made of elastic material such as rubber, for instance.
  • a locking protrusion 33 is formed along the entire circumference as a locking part for locking the receptacle 11 and the plug 41 together when the receptacle 11 is connected to the plug 41.
  • FIG. 7 is a disassembled view showing the plug 41.
  • FIG. 8 shows a plug main body 42 of the plug 41.
  • FIG. 9 shows the inside terminal 43, the intermediate terminal 49 and the outside terminal 55 of the plug 41.
  • FIG. 10 shows the inside terminal 43, the intermediate terminal 49 and the outside terminal 55 when viewed from the direction of the arrow X in FIG. 9 .
  • FIG. 11 shows the inside terminal 43, the intermediate terminal 49 and the outside terminal 55 when viewed from the direction of the arrow XI in FIG. 9 .
  • FIG. 12 shows the cross section of the plug main body 42 taken along the line XII-XII in FIG. 8 .
  • FIG. 13 shows the cross section of the plug main body 42 taken along the line XIII-XIII in FIG. 12 .
  • FIG. 14 shows a longitudinal cross section of a housing 68 of the plug 41 when the housing 68 is cut by a plane including the axis line of the housing 68.
  • the side which is fitted into the receptacle 11 is defined as "front”
  • the side to which the electric wires 6, 7 and 8 of the cable 5 are connected is defined as “back”.
  • the plug main body 42 is placed as shown in FIG. 8
  • the upper side and the lower side in FIG. 8 are respectively defined as “upper” and “lower” of the plug 41.
  • the left side and the right side are respectively defined as “left” and "right” of the plug 41.
  • the arrows F2, B2, U2, D2, L2 and R2 indicate the "front” side, the "back” side, the "upper” side, the “lower” side, the “left” side and the “right” side of the of the plug 41, respectively.
  • the plug 41 includes the plug main body 42 and the housing 68.
  • the plug main body 42 includes the inside terminal 43 (a second inside terminal), the intermediate terminal 49, the outside terminal 55 (a second outside terminal) and a supporting part 65 (a second supporting part) .
  • the inside terminal 43, the intermediate terminal 49 and the outside terminal 55 are each formed by press working an electric conductive metal plate such as a brass plate, for instance.
  • the inside terminal 43, the intermediate terminal 49 and the outside terminal 55 are electrically separated from each other.
  • the inside terminal 43 of the plug 41 has the contact piece 44, a connection piece 45 and a coupling part 46.
  • the contact piece 44 is disposed on the front end side of the plug 41, and comes into contact with the contact piece 13 of the inside terminal 12 of the receptacle 11 when the plug 41 is connected to the receptacle 11.
  • the contact piece 44 is formed into a cylindrical shape such that its axis line A2 extends in the front and back directions of the plug 41.
  • the contact piece 44 has an outer diameter larger than the outer diameter of the contact piece 13 of the inside terminal 12 of the receptacle 11 and smaller than the inner diameter of the contact piece 19 of the intermediate terminal 18 of the receptacle 11.
  • the contact piece 44 of the inside terminal 43 of the plug 41 has a contact protrusion 61 and a blocking protrusion 62.
  • the contact protrusion 61 has a function to electrically connect the contact piece 44 of the inside terminal 43 of the plug 41 to the contact piece 13 of the inside terminal 12 of the receptacle 11 by coming into contact with the contact piece 13 of the inside terminal 12 of the receptacle 11 when the contact piece 13 of the inside terminal 12 of the receptacle 11 is inserted inside the contact piece 44 of the inside terminal 43 of the plug 41 to connect the plug 41 to the receptacle 11.
  • the blocking protrusion 62 has a function to prevent resin from flowing to the tip end side of the contact piece 44 of the inside terminal 43 in a molding process for the supporting part 65 of the plug 41, as described later.
  • the contact protrusion 61 and the blocking protrusion 62 protrude inwardly in a radial direction of the contact piece 44 of the inside terminal 43 from the same position in a circumferential direction of the contact piece 44 of the inside terminal 43.
  • the blocking protrusion 62 is disposed closer to the back side (base end side) of the contact piece 44 of the inside terminal 43 than the contact protrusion 61.
  • the height of the blocking protrusion 62 i.e.
  • the length from the inner circumferential face of the contact piece 44 to the protruded end of the blocking protrusion 62) is equal to or higher than the height of the contact protrusion 61 (i.e. the length from the inner circumferential face of the contact piece 44 to the protruded end of the contact protrusion 61) .
  • the width of the blocking protrusion 62 is equal to or larger than the width of the contact protrusion 61.
  • a set of the contact protrusion 61 and the blocking protrusion 62 is formed on each of a left portion and a right portion of the contact piece 44 in a symmetrical manner with respect to the axis line A2.
  • connection piece 45 is disposed on the back end side of the plug 41.
  • the end portion of the electric wire 6 (a third connected object) is connected to the upper face of the connection piece 45 by, for instance, soldering when the plug 41 is connected to the cable 5.
  • the connection piece 45 is formed into a flat plate shape such that its upper face extends in the front and back directions and in the left and right directions of the plug 41 and is parallel to the axis line A2.
  • the connection piece 45 is disposed slightly below the axis line A2 and on the left side of the axis line A2.
  • the coupling part 46 couples a lower portion of the back end of the contact piece 44 to the front end of the connection piece 45.
  • the coupling part 46 extends from the lower portion of the back end of the contact piece 44 backward, curves leftward and then extends to the front end of the connection piece 45.
  • the intermediate terminal 49 of the plug 41 has the contact piece 50, a connection piece 51 and a coupling part 52.
  • the contact piece 50 comes into contact with the contact piece 19 of the intermediate terminal 18 of the receptacle 11 when the plug 41 is connected to the receptacle 11.
  • the contact piece 50 is formed into a cylindrical shape.
  • the contact piece 50 has an outer diameter larger than the outer diameter of the contact piece 44 of the inside terminal 43 of the plug 41, larger than the outer diameter of the contact piece 19 of the intermediate terminal 18 of the receptacle 11 and smaller than the outer diameter of the contact piece 25 of the outside terminal 24 of the receptacle 11. As shown in FIG.
  • the contact piece 50 is disposed coaxially with the contact piece 44 of the inside terminal 43 of the plug 41 on the outer circumferential side of the contact piece 44 of the inside terminal 43 of the plug 41.
  • the contact piece 50 of the intermediate terminal 49 two sets of the contact protrusion 61 and the blocking protrusion 62 are formed in the same manner as the contact piece 44 of the inside terminal 43.
  • connection piece 51 is disposed on the back end side of the plug 41.
  • the end portion of the electric wire 7 is connected to the upper face of the connection piece 51, by, for instance, soldering when the plug 41 is connected to the cable 5.
  • the connection piece 51 is formed into a flat plate shape such that its upper face extends in the front and back directions and in the left and right directions of the plug 41 and is parallel to the upper face of the connection piece 45 of the inside terminal 43 of the plug 41.
  • the connection piece 45 is disposed below the connection piece 45 of the inside terminal 43 of the plug 41 and on the right side of the axis line A2.
  • the coupling part 52 couples a lower portion of the back end of the contact piece 50 to the front end of the connection piece 51. As shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 , the coupling part 52 extends from the lower portion of the back end of the contact piece 50 backward, curves rightward and then extends to the front end of the connection piece 51.
  • the outside terminal 55 of the plug 41 has the contact piece 56, a connection piece 57 and a coupling part 58.
  • the contact piece 56 comes into contact with the contact piece 25 of the outside terminal 24 of the receptacle 11 when the plug 41 is connected to the receptacle 11.
  • the contact piece 56 is formed into a cylindrical shape.
  • the contact piece 56 has an outer diameter larger than the outer diameter of the contact piece 50 of the intermediate terminal 49 of the plug 41 and larger than the outer diameter of the contact piece 25 of the outside terminal 24 of the receptacle 11. As shown in FIG.
  • the contact piece 56 is disposed coaxially with the contact piece 44 of the inside terminal 43 of the plug 41 and the contact piece 50 of the intermediate terminal 49 of the plug 41 on the outer circumferential side of the contact piece 50 of the intermediate terminal 49 of the plug 41.
  • two sets of the contact protrusion 61 and the blocking protrusion 62 are formed in the same manner as the contact piece 44 of the inside terminal 43 of the plug 41 and the contact piece 50 of the intermediate terminal 49 of the plug 41.
  • connection piece 57 is disposed on the back end side of the plug 41. As shown by the broken line in FIG. 14 , the end portion of the electric wire 8 (a fourth connected object) is connected to the upper face of the connection piece 57 when the plug is connected to the cable 5. As shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 11 , the connection piece 57 is formed in a flat plate shape such that its upper face extends in the front and back directions and in the left and right directions of the plug 41 and is parallel to the upper faces of the connection piece 45 of the inside terminal 43 and the connection piece 51 of the intermediate terminal 49 of the plug 41. The connection piece 57 is disposed just below the axis line A2 and below the connection piece 51 of the intermediate terminal 49 of the plug 41.
  • the coupling part 58 couples the back end of a lower portion of the contact piece 56 to the front end of the connection piece 57. As shown in FIG. 9 , the coupling part 58 extends from the back end of the lower portion of the contact piece 56 backward straightly.
  • the supporting part 65 of the plug 41 supports the inside terminal 43, the intermediate terminal 49 and the outside terminal 55 in such a manner that they are electrically insulated from each other.
  • the supporting part 65 is formed by a single resin-molded body which encloses the coupling part 46 of the inside terminal 43, the coupling part 52 of the intermediate terminal 49 and the coupling part 58 of the outside terminal 55 together and fills a space between the coupling parts 46 and 52, a space between the coupling parts 46 and 58, and a space between the coupling parts 52 and 58.
  • the supporting part 65 is produced by insert molding (or integrally molding) in the same manner as the supporting part 30 of the receptacle 11.
  • the supporting part 65 is formed into a columnar shape coaxial with the contact piece 44 of the inside terminal 43 of the plug 41.
  • the back end portions (base end portions) of the contact piece 44 of the inside terminal 43, the contact piece 50 of the intermediate terminal 49 and the contact piece 56 of the outside terminal 55 are embedded in the resin-molded body which forms the supporting part 65.
  • a fixing groove 66 for fixing the supporting part 65 in an accommodating part 69 of the housing 68 is formed in each of a left portion and a right portion of the outer circumferential part of the supporting part 65.
  • the housing 68 of the plug 41 is, as shown in FIG. 7 , formed into a cylindrical shape or a columnar shape and made of non-electric conductive material such as resin, for instance.
  • the accommodating part 69 for accommodating the inside terminal 43, the intermediate terminal 49, the outside terminal 55 and the supporting part 65 of the plug 41 is formed inside the housing 68.
  • Fixing protrusions 70 are formed at two places on the circumferential wall of the accommodating part 69, respectively.
  • the fixing protrusions 70 are inserted into the fixing grooves 66 of the supporting part 65 to fix the supporting part 65 inside the accommodating part 69.
  • An electric wire holding part 71 is formed on the back side of the accommodating part 69 inside the housing 68.
  • the electric wire holding part 71 supports the end portions of the electric wires 6, 7 and 8 connected to the connection piece 45 of the inside terminal 43, the connection piece 51 of the the intermediate terminal 49 and the connection piece 57 of the the outside terminal 55, respectively.
  • An insertion hole 72 is formed on the front end side of the housing 68.
  • the supporting part 30 of the receptacle 11 is inserted into the insertion hole 72 when the plug 41 is connected to the receptacle 11.
  • the insertion hole 72 is communicated with the accommodating part 69.
  • the front end portions of the contact piece 44 of the inside terminal 43, the contact piece 50 of the intermediate terminal 49 and the contact piece 56 of the outside terminal 55 are disposed inside the insertion hole 72.
  • the insertion hole 72 has an inner diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of the supporting part 30 of the receptacle 11 such that the supporting part 30 is fitted therein.
  • a locking recess 73 is formed along the entire circumference as a locking part for locking the receptacle 11 and the plug 41 together.
  • a seal ring contact face 74 with which the seal ring 35 comes into contact is formed along the entire circumference.
  • the housing 68 is produced by over-molding as described later.
  • the receptacle 11 is produced as follows, for instance. Firstly, the inside terminal 12, the intermediate terminal 18 and the outside terminal 24 are formed by performing press working on metal plates. Next, the supporting part 30 is formed around the coupling parts 15, 21 and 27 of the inside terminal 12, intermediate terminal 18 and outside terminal 24 by performing insert molding. Specifically, in the insert molding process, the coupling parts 15, 21 and 27 of the inside terminal 12, intermediate terminal 18 and outside terminal 24 are disposed inside a dye, and then resin of non-electric conductive material is injected in the dye to mold the supporting part 30. Then, the receptacle 11 is completed.
  • a way to produce the plug main body 42 of the plug 41 is as follows, for instance. Firstly, the inside terminal 43, the intermediate terminal 49 and the outside terminal 55 is formed by performing press working on metal plates. Next, the supporting part 65 is formed around the coupling parts 46, 52 and 58 of the inside terminal 43, intermediate terminal 49 and outside terminal 55 by performing insert molding. Specifically, in the insert molding process, the coupling parts 46, 52 and 58 of the inside terminal 43, intermediate terminal 49 and outside terminal 55 are disposed inside a dye, and then resin of non-electric conductive material is injected in the dye to mold the supporting part 65. Then, the plug main body 42 of the plug 41 is completed.
  • FIG. 16 shows a dye piece 81 constituting a part of a dye used for molding the supporting part 65 of the plug main body 42.
  • the dye piece 81 shown in FIG. 16 is inserted into the inside of the contact piece 44 of the cylindrically formed inside terminal 43, a space between the contact piece 44 of the inside terminal 43 and the contact piece 50 of the intermediate terminal 49 which are disposed coaxially, and a space between the contact piece 50 of the intermediate terminal 49 and the contact piece 56 of the outside terminal 55 which are disposed coaxially.
  • the dye piece 81 has a portion 82 to be inserted into the inside of the contact piece 44 of the inside terminal 43.
  • the portion 82 has a columnar shape and an outer diameter substantially equal to the inner diameter of the contact piece 44.
  • the contact piece 44 has the two contact protrusions 61 protruding inwardly, as described above.
  • the columnar portion 82 of the dye piece 81 has grooves 85.
  • the grooves 85 are respectively disposed at two places on the outer circumferential face of the columnar portion 82 and formed so as to extend in the axial direction from the tip end toward the base end side of the columnar part 82.
  • the contact protrusions 61 are inserted in the grooves 85 so that the columnar portion 82 of the dye piece 81 can enter the inside of the contact piece 44.
  • the contact piece 44 has the two blocking protrusions 62 protruding inwardly as with the contact protrusions 61. Because the blocking protrusions 62 are disposed at the same positions as the contact protrusions 61 in a circumferential direction of the contact piece 44, when the columnar portion 82 of the dye piece 81 is inserted into the inside of the contact piece 44, the blocking protrusions 62 are inserted in the grooves 85 formed in the columnar portion 82 of the dye piece 81.
  • the blocking protrusions 62 are disposed closer to the back end side of the contact piece 44 of the inside terminal 43 than the contact protrusions 61, when the columnar portion 82 of the dye piece 81 is inserted into the inside of the contact piece 44, the positions of the blocking protrusions 62 become closer to the tip end side of the columnar portion 82 of the dye piece 81 than the positions of the contact protrusions 61. Thus, when resin is injected into the dye, the resin which flows toward the tip end side of the contact piece 44 through the grooves 85 formed in the columnar portion 82 of the dye piece 81 is blocked by the blocking protrusions 62.
  • the blocking protrusions 62 are not provided, when resin is injected into the dye, the resin may flow toward the tip end side of the contact piece 44 through the grooves 85 formed in the columnar portion 82 of the dye piece 81 and reaches the positions where the contact protrusions 61 are formed in the contact piece 44. If the resin may flow up to the tip end side of the contact piece 44, stripe-shaped resin pieces may be formed in the contact piece 44 of the completed plug 41. Additionally, the resin pieces may be bent or broken, and caught between the contact piece 44 of the inside terminal 43 of the plug 41 and the contact piece 13 of the inside terminal 12 of the receptacle 11, causing contact failure. By forming the blocking protrusions 62 in the contact piece 44, it becomes possible to inhibit the formation of the resin pieces and to prevent contact failure between the contact piece 44 and the contact piece 13 owing to the resin pieces.
  • the connector device 1 is assembled as follows, for instance.
  • a manufacture or a user connects the connection piece 14 of the inside terminal 12 to the circuit 3 provided on the upper face of the printed board 2, by soldering, for instance.
  • the manufacture connects the connection piece 20 of the intermediate terminal 18 to a part of the circuit 4 provided on the lower face of the printed board 2, by soldering, for instance.
  • the manufacture connects the connection piece 26 of the outside terminal 24 to the other part of the circuit 4 by soldering, for instance.
  • the manufacture connects the electric wires 6, 7 and 8 of the cable 5 to the connection pieces 45, 51 and 57 of the inside terminal 43, intermediate terminal 49 and outside terminal 55 by soldering, for instance. Then, the manufacture performs a molding process to form the housing 68. In the molding process, the housing 68 is molded by over-molding so as to enclose the plug main body 42, the end portions of the electric wires 6, 7 and 8 and the others. The molding process of the housing 68 is finished, and then the plug 41 is completed.
  • a manufacture or a user inserts the supporting part 30 of the receptacle 11 into the insertion hole 72 of the housing 68 of the plug 41.
  • the supporting part 30 is inserted and fitted into the insertion hole 72, as shown in FIG. 15 , the contact pieces 13, 19 and 25 of the inside terminal 12, intermediate terminal 18 and outside terminal 24 of the receptacle 11 come into contact with the contact pieces 44, 50 and 56 of the inside terminal 43, intermediate terminal 49 and outside terminal 55 of the plug 41, respectively.
  • the locking protrusion 33 formed in the supporting part 30 of the receptacle 11 is caught in or engaged with the locking recess 73 formed in the housing 68 of the plug 41, so that the receptacle 11 and the plug 41 are locked together.
  • the seal ring 35 comes into contact with the inner face of the seal ring insertion recess 32 and the seal ring contact face 74 to water-tightly seal the space between the receptacle 11 and the plug 41.
  • the supporting part 30 is formed by a single resin-molded body molded by insert molding, so that it becomes possible to firmly support the inside terminal 12, the intermediate terminal 18 and the outside terminal 24 by the supporting part 30 while decreasing the size of the receptacle 11.
  • the supporting part 65 is formed by a single resin-molded body molded by insert molding, so that it becomes possible to firmly support the inside terminal 43, the intermediate terminal 49 and the outside terminal 55 by the supporting part 65 while decreasing the size of the plug 41.
  • the contact piece 13 of the inside terminal 12 is formed into a cylindrical shape with a closed tip end (which outwardly looks like a pin), and the contact pieces 19 and 25 of the intermediate terminal 18 and outside terminal 24 are each formed into a cylindrical shape, so that it becomes possible to realize the contact pieces 13, 19 and 25 each having high strength while decreasing the size of the receptacle 11.
  • the contact pieces 44, 50 and 56 of the inside terminal 43, intermediate terminal 49 and outside terminal 55 are each formed into a cylindrical shape, so that it becomes possible to realize the contact pieces 44, 50 and 56 each having high strength while decreasing the size of the plug 41. Accordingly, it becomes possible to prevent the contact pieces 13, 19, 25, 44, 50 and 56 from being damaged owing to repeated insertion and removal of the plug 41 to the receptacle 11, and to realize the small and strong connector device 1.
  • the contact piece 13 of the inside terminal 12 is formed into a cylindrical shape with a closed tip end (which outwardly looks like a pin), the contact pieces 19 and 25 of the intermediate terminal 18 and outside terminal 24 are each formed into a cylindrical shape, and the contact pieces 13, 19 and 25 are disposed coaxially. Furthermore, in the plug 41, the contact pieces 44, 50 and 56 of the inside terminal 43, intermediate terminal 49 and outside terminal 55 are each formed into a cylindrical shape and are disposed coaxially. Accordingly, when the plug 41 is connected to the receptacle 11, the position (orientation) of the plug 41 with respect to the receptacle 11 is not restricted in a circumferential direction.
  • the receptacle 11 has an overall length of about 5 mm and an outer diameter of about 3 mm, for instance.
  • the plug 41 has an overall length of about 12 mm and an outer diameter of about 4 mm, for instance. In the connector device 1 with such a small size, it becomes possible to support the terminals firmly, to realize the contact pieces with high strength and to realize high connectability between the receptacle 11 and the plug 41, as described above.
  • the base end portions of the contact pieces 13, 19 and 25 of the inside terminal 12, intermediate terminal 18 and outside terminal 24 are embedded in the resin-molded body which forms the supporting part 30. According to the configuration, it becomes possible to heighten the strength of supporting the contact pieces 13, 19 and 25 by the supporting part 30. Furthermore, in the plug 41, the base end portions of the contact pieces 44, 50 and 56 of the inside terminal 43, intermediate terminal 49 and outside terminal 55 are embedded in the resin-molded body which forms the supporting part 65. According to the configuration, it becomes possible to heighten the strength of supporting the contact pieces 44, 50 and 56 by the supporting part 65.
  • the seal ring 35 provided on the outer circumferential part of the supporting part 30 of the receptacle 11 makes it possible to water-tightly seal a space between the receptacle 11 and the plug 41 which are connected to each other. Therefore, in the state where the receptacle 11 and the plug 41 are connected to each other, it becomes possible to prevent water from entering in the housing 68 of the plug 41 and to heighten the water-proof performance of the connector device 1.
  • the locking protrusion 33 provided on the outer circumferential part of the supporting part 30 of the receptacle 11 is caught in or engaged with the locking recess 73 provided on the inner circumferential part of the insertion hole 72 of the housing 68 of the plug 41, so that the receptacle 11 and the plug 41 which are connected to each other are locked together to maintain the connected state between them.
  • the blocking protrusions 62 formed in the contact pieces 44, 50 and 56 of the inside terminal 43, intermediate terminal 49 and outside terminal 55 make it possible to inhibit resin injected into the dye from being flowed to the tip end sides of the contact pieces 44, 50 and 56 in the molding process for the supporting part 65. Therefore, as described above, it become possible to prevent the occurrence of contact failure between the contact pieces.
  • the above embodiment exemplifies the receptacle 11 and the plug 41 each having three terminals disposed coaxially.
  • the receptacle 11 and the plug 41 may be provided with the coaxially disposed two, or four or more terminals.
  • the inside terminal 12, the intermediate terminal 18 and the outside terminal 24 of the receptacle 11 are respectively inserted into the insides of the inside terminal 43, the intermediate terminal 49 and the outside terminal 55 of the plug 41.
  • the inside terminal 43, the intermediate terminal 49 and the outside terminal 55 of the plug 41 may be respectively inserted into the insides of the inside terminal 12, the intermediate terminal 18 and the outside terminal 24 of the receptacle 11.
  • the seal ring 35 is mounted on the outer circumferential part of the supporting part 30 of the receptacle 11.
  • the seal ring 35 may be mounted on the inner circumferential part of the insertion hole 72 of the housing 68 of the plug 41.
  • the locking protrusion 33 is formed on the outer circumferential part of the supporting part 30 of the receptacle 11 and the locking recess 73 is formed on the inner circumferential part of the insertion hole 72 of the housing 68 of the plug 41.
  • the locking recess may be formed on the outer circumferential part of the supporting part 30 of the receptacle 11 and the locking protrusion may be formed on the inner circumferential part of the insertion hole 72 of the housing 68 of the plug 41.
  • two sets of contact protrusion 61 and the blocking protrusion 62 are formed in the contact pieces 44, 50 and 56 of the inside terminal 43, intermediate terminal 49 and outside terminal 55 of the plug 41, respectively.
  • three or more sets of the contact protrusion 61 and the blocking protrusion 62 may be formed in the contact pieces 44, 50 and 56 of the inside terminal 43, intermediate terminal 49 and outside terminal 55, respectively.
  • the inwardly protruding contact protrusion 61 and blocking protrusion 62 are formed in the contact pieces 44, 50 and 56 of the inside terminal 43, the intermediate terminal 49 and the outside terminal 55 of the plug 41, respectively.
  • outwardly protruding contact protrusion and blocking protrusion may be formed in the contact pieces 13, 19 and 25 of the inside terminal 12, intermediate terminal 18 and outside terminal 24 of the receptacle 11, respectively.
  • a connected object to be connected to the receptacle 11 is not limited to a printed board, and a connected object to be connected to the plug 41 is not limited to an electric wire.
  • the above embodiment exemplifies a connector device having a receptacle to be connected to a printed board and a plug to be connected to electric wires of a cable.
  • the connector device of the present invention may have a jack to be connected to electric wires of a cable and a plug to be connected to electric wires of another cable.

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