Wire holding construction for a joint connector and joint connector provided therewith
AssigneeSumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorMasahiko Aoyama
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Abstract
A joint connector has wire holders (15a, 15b, 15c) that project in a wire draw-out direction from wire draw-out portions (14b) of housings (12a, 12b, 12c) where wires (W) connected with terminal fittings (20) are drawn out. The wires (W) are held tightly between the inner surfaces of the opposite wire holding portions (15a, 15b, 15c). Holding projections (16) project from the inner surfaces of the wire holding portions (15a, 15b, 15c) toward the opposite surfaces, so that the wires (W) can be so held as not to come out while being partly squeezed.
Claims15
A wire holding construction for a joint connector (11;
- 21;
- 31) with a plurality of housings (12a-c;
- 22a-c;
- 32a-c) disposed one over the other and cavities (13) for accommodating terminal fittings (20), wire holders (15a-c;
- 25a-c;
- 35a-c) projecting in a wire draw-out direction (WDD) from wire draw-out portions (14b) of the respective housings (12a-c;
- 22a-c;
- 32a-c), wires (W) to be connected with the terminal fittings (20) can be drawn out, the wires (W) being tightly held between inner surfaces of the opposite wire holders (15a-c;
- 25a-c;
- 35a-c), and holding projections (16) being formed on the inner surfaces of the wire holders (15a-c;
- 25a-c;
- 35a-c) and projecting towards opposing surfaces, so that the wires (W) are squeezed and do not come out.
A joint connector (11;
- 21;
- 31) comprising:
- a plurality of housings (12a-c;
- 22a-c;
- 32a-c) disposed one over the other, cavities (13) formed in the housings (12a-c;
- 22a-c;
- 32a-c) for accommodating terminal fittings (20), each said housing (12a-c;
- 22a-c;
- 32a-c) having a wire draw-out portion (14b) for accommodating wires (W) in a wire draw-out direction (WDD), wire holders (15a-c;
- 25a-c;
- 35a-c) projecting in the wire draw-out direction (WDD) from the wire draw-out portions (14b) of the respective housings (12a-c;
- 22a-c;
- 32a-c) for accommodating the wires (W), and holding projections (16) being formed on inner surfaces of the wire holders (15a-c;
- 25a-c;
- 35a-c) and projecting towards opposing surfaces for squeezing the wires (W).
A joint connector (11;
- 21;
- 31) comprising:
- a plurality of housings (12a-c;
- 22a-c;
- 32a-c) disposed one over the other, cavities (13) formed in the housings (12a-c;
- 22a-c;
- 32a-c), terminal fittings (20) accommodated in the cavities (13) and wires (W) connected to the terminal fittings (20), each said housing (12a-c;
- 22a-c;
- 32a-c) having a wire draw-out portion (14b) for accommodating the wires (W) in a wire draw-out direction (WDD), wire holders (15a-c;
- 25a-c;
- 35a-c) projecting in the wire draw-out direction (WDD) from the wire draw-out portions (14b) of the respective housings (12a-c;
- 22a-c;
- 32a-c) for accommodating the wires (W), and holding projections (16) being formed on inner surfaces of the wire holders (15a-c;
- 25a-c;
- 35a-c) and projecting towards opposing surfaces for squeezing the wires (W) and holding the wires (W) in the joint connector (11;
- 21;
- 31).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.