Connector with reduced height
AssigneesAutonetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
InventorAkihiro Nishitani
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Abstract
A connector is provided with a terminal fitting (10) fixed to a wire (14) and a connector housing (20) configured by assembling an outer housing (36) with an inner housing (25). The inner housing (25) is formed with a terminal accommodation chamber (21) capable of accommodating the terminal fitting (10) from a direction intersecting an arrangement direction of the terminal fitting (10) and the wire (14). The terminal accommodation chamber (21) is formed with a retaining portion (30) for restricting a displacement of the terminal fitting (10) in the terminal accommodation chamber (21) toward the wire (14). The outer housing (36) covers an opening (28) of the terminal accommodation chamber (21) in an outer surface of the inner housing (25).
Claims7
A connector, comprising:
- a terminal fitting fixed to a wire;
- and
- a connector housing configured by assembling an outer housing with an inner housing,
- the inner housing being formed with a plurality of terminal accommodation chambers each capable of accommodating the terminal fitting from a direction intersecting an arrangement direction of the terminal fitting and the wire,
- the terminal accommodation chambers each being formed with a retaining portion for restricting a displacement of the terminal fitting in each terminal accommodation chamber toward the wire, and
- the outer housing covering openings of the terminal accommodation chambers in an outer surface of the inner housing,
- wherein the inner housing includes a base plate portion and a separation wall portion projecting from the base plate portion and partitioning between adjacent ones of the terminal accommodation chambers,
- the outer housing includes a closing plate portion for closing the openings of the terminal accommodation chambers and a lock arm for holding the connector housing and a mating connector in a connected state,
- the lock arm is arranged to overlap an outer surface of the base plate portion and sandwich the inner housing between the closing plate portion and the lock arm, and
- a region not overlapping the lock arm, out of the base plate portion, is exposed on an outer surface of the connector housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.