Connector with inner and outer housings
AssigneeSumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorKiyoshi Osawa
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Abstract
A connector 10 includes a plurality of terminals 12, an inner housing 20 for holding the plurality of terminals 12, a tubular outer housing 30 for covering the inner housing 20, and a bolt B1 for fastening the inner housing 20 and the outer housing 30 by being inserted up to the inner housing 20 while being passed through the outer housing 30 from outside of the outer housing 30. The inner housing 20 is formed with a plurality of cavities 22 for respectively accommodating the plurality of terminals 12 and a recess for accommodating the bolt B1, and the plurality of cavities 22 and the recess are partitioned from each other.
Claims9
A connector, comprising:
- a plurality of terminals;
- an inner housing configured to hold the plurality of terminals;
- a tubular outer housing made of metal and configured to cover the inner housing;
- a shield member configured to cover wires extending from a back surface of the inner housing;
- a mounting member configured to mount the shield member on the outer housing while electrically connecting the shield member to the outer housing;
- and
- a bolt configured to fasten the inner housing and the outer housing by being inserted up to the inner housing while being passed through the outer housing from outside of the outer housing,
- wherein:
- the inner housing is formed with a plurality of cavities that respectively accommodate the plurality of terminals and a recess that accommodates the bolt,
- the plurality of cavities and the recess are partitioned from each other, and
- the mounting member is provided closer to a back surface side of the inner housing than the recess along an inserting direction of the terminals.
A connector, comprising:
- a plurality of terminals;
- an inner housing configured to hold the plurality of terminals;
- a tubular outer housing configured to cover the inner housing;
- a bolt configured to fasten the inner housing and the outer housing by being inserted up to the inner housing while being passed through the outer housing from outside of the outer housing;
- and
- a first retainer and a second retainer configured to suppress escape of the terminals by being mounted on a back surface side of the inner housing,
- wherein:
- the inner housing is formed with a plurality of cavities that respectively accommodate the plurality of terminals and a recess that accommodates the bolt,
- the plurality of cavities and the recess are partitioned from each other,
- the first and second retainers are formed to have a same shape and respectively include a plurality of wire inserting portions,
- wires are respectively inserted through the plurality of wire inserting portions of the first retainer,
- the wire is not inserted through a wire inserting portion at a position overlapping the recess when observed from an inserting direction of the terminals, out of the plurality of wire inserting portions of the second retainer,
- a plurality of ribs projecting toward the wire from an inner surface of the wire inserting portion are provided in the wire inserting portion, and
- the plurality of ribs contact the wire while being spaced apart in a circumferential direction of the wire.
A connector, comprising:
- a plurality of terminals;
- an inner housing configured to hold the plurality of terminals;
- a tubular outer housing configured to cover the inner housing;
- a bolt configured to fasten the inner housing and the outer housing by being inserted up to the inner housing while being passed through the outer housing from outside of the outer housing;
- and
- a bracket configured to fix the connector to a fixing target,
- wherein:
- the inner housing is formed with a plurality of cavities that respectively accommodate the plurality of terminals and a recess that accommodates the bolt,
- the plurality of cavities and the recess are partitioned from each other, and
- the bracket is mounted on the outer housing by the bolt.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.