JPH06338364A - Female connector and male connector - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent the erroneous wiring of cables when a plurality of cables are connected to an apparatus by winding cord-like color identification members on the outer peripheries of tool outer tubes. CONSTITUTION:One or multiple cord-like color identification members 6 are wound on the outer periphery of a tool outer tube 2. A male connector 7 has a pin 9 to be coupled with the socket 3 of a female connector 1 at the center section of a tool outer tube 8, and a cable 10 is connected to it. One or multiple cord-like color identification members 11 are wound on the outer periphery of the tool outer tube 8. The color identification members 11 are used for identifying a plurality of male connectors 7, they are made of painted color cords, and one color identification member 11 of a certain color is wound on one male connector 7. The female connector 1 and the male connector 7 in the same signal system can be identified and correctly wired.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a female connector and a male connector for electrically connecting a plurality of devices and circuits, and more particularly to connecting a plurality of cables to a device by using a plurality of connectors having the same shape. TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a female connector and a male connector that can identify individual connectors and prevent erroneous wiring when doing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional female connector and male connector of this kind are provided in order to prevent erroneous wiring when connecting a plurality of cables to a device using a plurality of connectors having the same shape.
For example, a tag with a number is wound around each outer casing of each device to connect a female connector and a male connector having the same number.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional female connector and male connector, only the numbered tag is wound around the outer casing of each device, so that it is hidden behind other cables and objects. In some cases, the number of the tag could not be seen, or the tag became dirty as the period of use passed and the number written on it became difficult to see.
Therefore, the numbers of the tags wound around the female connector and the male connector may not be identified, and it may not be possible to distinguish between the female connector and the male connector having the same number and connect them correctly. From this, when connecting multiple cables to the device, incorrect wiring may occur,
Equipment and circuits sometimes did not work properly.

Therefore, the present invention addresses such a problem, and when connecting a plurality of cables to a device by using a plurality of connectors having the same shape, the individual connectors are identified to avoid miswiring. An object is to provide a female connector and a male connector that can be prevented.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a female connector according to the present invention has a socket for fitting a pin of a male connector in a central portion of an instrument outer cylinder and is attached to one device. In a female connector connected to an internal circuit, one or a plurality of string-shaped color identification members are wound around the outer peripheral surface of the instrument outer cylinder.

The male connector according to the present invention is a male connector in which a pin for fitting in the socket of the female connector is provided at the center of the instrument outer cylinder and a cable for connecting to another device is connected. One or a plurality of string-shaped color identification members are wound around the outer peripheral surface of the instrument outer cylinder.

[0007]

The female connector and the male connector having the above-described structure are provided with one or a plurality of cord-shaped color identification members wound around the outer peripheral surface of the instrument outer cylinder, and the female color identification members of the same color are wound around the female connector and the male connector. Select and connect the connector and male connector. As a result, it is possible to prevent incorrect wiring of the cable and make a correct connection.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a female connector and a male connector according to the present invention. In FIG.
The female connector 1 is one device for electrically connecting a plurality of devices and circuits, and has a socket 3 that fits with a pin 9 of a male connector 7, which will be described later, at the center of the device outer cylinder 2. It is attached to one of the devices 4 by a mounting member 5 so as to be connected to an internal circuit. Here, one or a plurality of string-shaped color identification members 6 are wound around the outer peripheral surface of the instrument outer cylinder 2. This color identification member 6
Is for identifying a plurality of female connectors 1, 1, ... Having the same shape, and is composed of, for example, a colored color code in which an annealed copper wire is covered with rubber or thread for insulation, and as shown in FIG. They are color-coded one by one, and one color identification member 6 of a certain color is wound around one female connector 1. Then, the type of signal is assigned to each color shown in FIG. 2, and the color of the color identification member 6 of each of the female connectors 1, 1, ...
The signal system of can be determined.

Next, in FIG. 1, the male connector 7 is the other device for electrically connecting a plurality of devices and circuits, and the socket 3 of the female connector 1 is provided at the center of the device outer cylinder 8. A cable 10 for connecting to another device (not shown) is connected. Here, a string-shaped color identifying member 11 is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the instrument outer cylinder 8.
Is wound around one or more than one. The color identification member 11 is used to identify a plurality of male connectors 7 having the same shape, and is composed of a colored color code as described above, and each one is color-coded as shown in FIG.
One color identification member 11 of a certain color is wound around one male connector 7. Then, by assigning a signal type to each color shown in FIG. 2 and distinguishing the color of the color identification member 11 of each male connector 7, the signal system of the male connector 7 can be determined.

Therefore, according to the present invention, when a plurality of devices and circuits are electrically connected by a plurality of cables using a plurality of female connectors 1 and male connectors 7 having the same shape, each female connector 1 By checking the colors of the color identification members 6 and 11 wound around the male connector 7 and connecting the female connector 1 and the male connector 7 of the same color, the female connector 1 and the male connector of the same signal system are connected. 7 can be identified and wired correctly.

With respect to the colors of the color identification members 6 and 11 wound around the female connector 1 and the male connector 7,
For example, by associating the numbers with the colors as shown in FIG. 2, the connection numbers of the female connector 1 and the male connector 7 can be represented by the color identification members 6 and 11. For example, the connection number of the connector around which the color identification member 6 or 11 of one brown is wound is "1", and the connection number of the connector around which the color identification member 6 or 11 of one yellow is wound is "4". The connection number of the connector around which the color identification members 6 or 11 of one brown and one red are wound is "12".

[0012]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above,
By confirming the color of the color identification member wound around each female connector and male connector or a plurality of color identifying members and connecting the female connector and the male connector of the same color, the female connector and the male connector of the same signal system are connected. It is possible to identify the connector and prevent incorrect wiring of the cable. Therefore, it is possible to correctly connect a plurality of devices and circuits and to operate the devices and circuits correctly.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a female connector and a male connector according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a correspondence relationship between colors and numbers assigned to color identification members.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Female connector 2, 8 ... Instrument outer cylinder 3 ... Socket 4 ... Device 5 ... Mounting member 6, 11 ... Color identification member 7 ... Male connector 9 ... Pin 10 ... Cable

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A female connector which has a socket for fitting a pin of a male connector in a central portion of an instrument outer tube, and which is attached to one device and connected to an internal circuit, wherein an outer peripheral surface of the instrument outer tube is provided. A female connector characterized in that one or a plurality of string-shaped color identification members are wound. 2. A male connector having a pin for fitting in a socket of the female connector according to claim 1 at a central portion of an instrument outer cylinder, to which a cable for connecting to another device is connected. A male connector characterized in that one or more string-shaped color identification members are wound around the outer peripheral surface.