JPH0716309Y2 - connector - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a connector used for incorporating and connecting an electronic component with a lead wire such as a diode into a lead wire or the like of a wire harness.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when an electronic component with a lead wire such as a diode, a resistor, or a condenser is incorporated and connected to a lead wire of a wire harness, the lead wire of the electronic component is made into a U-turn shape and is attached to each end. The male terminal is crimped and housed in the connector housing, and the means for connecting the connector housing and the connector housing in which the female terminal on the wire harness side is inserted, or the electronic component is mounted on the printed wiring board and at the same time the male terminal is mounted. Means are taken such as standing upright, forming a U-turn circuit and accommodating it in a dedicated connector housing, and connecting the connector housing and the connector housing in which the female terminals on the wire harness side are inserted.

[0003]

According to the above-mentioned prior art, a female terminal and a male terminal are provided between the electronic component to be incorporated and the lead wire of the wire harness to form a U-turn circuit for connection, which results in a large number of components. However, there is a problem that the structure becomes complicated and the size becomes large. The object of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks of the conventional technology.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A connector of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned technical problems is "a combination of a connector housing and a lid body that covers the upper portion of the connector housing, and the connector housing and the lid body. Is provided with the upper and lower half parts, and an electronic part housing part in the central part and lead wire holes on both sides of the electronic part housing part are provided, and female terminals at the wire end are housed beside the lead wire hole. A female terminal accommodating portion for inserting the female terminal connector housing is provided, and the electronic component accommodating portion, the lead wire hole, and the female terminal accommodating portion are linearly arranged, and the electronic component accommodating portion is attached to the electronic component accommodating portion. The lead wire of the component is inserted into the lead wire hole to project into the female terminal accommodating portion, the female terminal inserted in the female terminal accommodating portion is connected to the protruding lead wire, and the electric wire on the female terminal side is connected. Features a structure that incorporates and connects electronic components It has become the connector ".

[0005]

In the connector of the present invention having the above construction, when the electronic component with lead wire is incorporated and connected in the middle of the electric wire, the lead wire functions as a male terminal and can be directly connected to the female terminal on the electric wire side, Since the connection between the parts and the electric wire is a serial configuration, in comparison with the above-mentioned conventional one,
The number of terminals is reduced, the number of parts is reduced, the connector structure is simplified, and the connection work is simplified.

Further, since the main part of the connector is characterized by the above-mentioned series structure, the whole shape of the connector becomes slender, and it becomes easy to incorporate the electronic component into the middle of the wire harness in which the mounting space is limited to a small space.

[0007]

EXAMPLES The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to examples. First, referring to FIGS. 1 to 4 showing an embodiment of the present invention, a connector housing 1 of a connector of the present invention has an electronic component accommodating portion 2 for accommodating an electronic component with a lead wire 5 (dotted line in the drawing) in a central portion thereof. And female terminal accommodating portions 3A and 3B for accommodating the female terminals 6 on the wire side are formed on both left and right sides of the electronic component accommodating portion 2,
The electronic component housing 2 and lead wire holes 9A and 9B described later.
The female terminal accommodating portions 3A and 3B are linearly arranged.
Then, the electronic component housing portion 2 and the female terminal housing portions 3A, 3
The lid 4 is attached to the upper opening of B so that the accommodated electronic component 5 and the female terminal 6 are wrapped by the lid 4.

Specifically, the electronic component housing 2 is shown in FIGS.
Reference, a semi-cylindrical recess 8A recessed in the center of the main body 7,
It is composed of a semi-cylindrical recess 8B recessed in the central lower surface of the lid 4, and when the lid 4 is attached to the main body 7, the recesses 8A and 8B are formed.
Together to form a cylindrical hollow portion,
The main portion 5'of the present embodiment is a diode is accommodated. Then, in the recesses 8A and 8B, semicircular lead wire holes 9A and 9B which become an integral circular hole when the lid 4 is attached to the main body 7 are drilled up to the left and right female terminal accommodating portions 3A and 3B. In the electronic component 5 accommodated in the electronic component accommodating portion 2, the lead wire 10 protruding in the left-right direction is provided with the lead wire holes 9A and 9B.
And the tip portion thereof is projected into the female terminal accommodating chambers 3A and 3B to be accommodated therein.

On the other hand, the female terminal accommodating portions 3A and 3B are cavities having openings at the left and right ends of the main body 7, see FIG. 4, the female terminal connector accommodating the female terminal 6 at the end of the electric wire 11. The housing 12 has a shape for receiving and inserting from the respective openings, and the female terminal housings 3A and 3B are inserted into and attached to the female terminal connector housing 12. The lead wire 10 of the electronic component 5 protruding to 3B is connected to be in contact and conductive.

It should be noted that a locking claw 13 (see FIG. 3) is formed on a side portion of the lid body 4, and a locking projection 14 (see FIG. 1B) is formed on a side wall of the main body 7. When the cover 4 is covered with the main body 7, the locking claw 13 and the locking projection 14 are engaged with each other to form a lock mechanism that locks the covering posture of the lid 4. Further, elastic locking pieces 15 (see FIG. 4) are provided on the bottom portions of the left and right ends of the main body 7 and the upper portion of the female terminal connector housing 12, and the female terminal connector housing 12 is inserted and attached to the female terminal accommodating portions 3A and 3B. There is provided a lock mechanism in which the elastic locking pieces 15 are engaged with the locking portions 16 provided on the mating side and the female terminal connector housing 12 is locked so as not to be pulled out.

The connector housing 1 having the above-mentioned structure includes
The electronic component 5 previously connects the lead wire 10 to the lead wire hole 9A.
9B and is inserted into the electronic component accommodating portion 2, and when the lid 4 is covered and locked in the inserted state, the electronic component 5 projects its own lead wire 10 into the left and right female terminal accommodating portions 3A and 3B. Be accommodated. Subsequently, when the female terminal connector housing 12 accommodating the female terminal 6 is inserted into the female terminal accommodating portions 3A and 3B from both sides of the connector housing 1, the lead wire 10
And the contact portion 6'of the female terminal 6 are connected to each other for electrical continuity, and the electronic component 5 is provided in the middle of the lead wire 11 from the wire harness.
Are incorporated and connected. The connector of the above-mentioned embodiment has the above-mentioned effect, and simplifies the connector structure when the electronic component 5 is incorporated and connected to the electric wire 11 of the wire harness, and the space required for connection is narrowed. , The connector housing 1 in which the electronic component 5 is previously attached
Since the electric wire 11 and the electronic component 5 can be connected only by inserting and attaching the female terminal connector housing 12 from both sides, the connecting work is extremely simple.

[0012]

As described above, in the connector of the present invention, when the electronic component with the lead wire is incorporated and connected in the middle of the electric wire such as the wire harness, the structure and shape of the connector for incorporation are simplified and downsized. This has the effects of responding to the trend toward miniaturization and simplification of the harness system, improving the workability of connecting the connector, and improving the ease of incorporating electronic components in the middle of the electric wire.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 shows a connector according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which (A) is a front view of the connector, (B) is a front view of the connector housing, and (C) is a connector housing. Top view of

2A and 2B show a cross section and an end surface of the connector housing of FIG. 1B, where FIG. 2A is an AA end view, FIG. 2B is a BB end view, and FIG. Is its CC cross section

3A and 3B show a lid body of the connector of FIG. 1 embodiment, in which FIG. 3A is a front view thereof, and FIG. 3B is a side view thereof.

FIG. 4 shows a female terminal connector housing of the embodiment of FIG. 1, in which (A) is a front view thereof and (B) is a plan view thereof.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Connector Housing 2 Electronic Component Housing 3A / 3B Female Terminal Housing 5 Electronic Component 6 Female Terminal 6'Female Terminal Contact Area 8A / 8B Recess 9A / 9B Lead Wire Hole 10 Electronic Component Lead Wire 11 Electric Wire 12 Female Terminal Connector Housing 13 Locking claw 14 Locking protrusion 15 Elastic locking piece 16 Locking part

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A combination of a connector housing and a lid that covers the upper portion of the connector housing, wherein the connector housing and the lid are in charge of upper and lower halves.
A central portion of the electronic component accommodating portion and lead wire holes on both sides of the electronic component accommodating portion are provided, and a female terminal connector housing accommodating a female terminal of a wire end is inserted and attached to a side of the lead wire hole. A female terminal accommodating portion is provided, the electronic component accommodating portion, the lead wire hole, and the female terminal accommodating portion are linearly arranged, and the lead wire of the electronic component accommodated in the electronic component accommodating portion is connected to the lead wire hole. And a female terminal inserted into the female terminal accommodating portion is connected to the protruding lead wire, and an electronic component is incorporated and connected to the electric wire on the female terminal side. Connector to be.