Joint connector
AssigneeYazaki Corporation
InventorKei Sato
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Abstract
A joint connector is provided with upper and lower housings and linkage terminals accommodated in the respective housings. Each linkage terminal comprises a plurality of terminals and carriers coupling the terminals. A plugging-in piece of each terminal projects below a bottom portion of each housing. A pair of spring pieces corresponding to the plugging-in piece is provided on each terminal. In the linkage terminal, carriers and plugging-in pieces are cut off according to a circuit configuration required. A connecting state among the terminals in one housing is set by the carriers. A connecting state among the terminals between the upper and lower housings are maintained by the plugging-in pieces. Thereby, a required circuit pattern is set in the upper and lower housings.
Claims12
A joint connector comprising:
- upper lower housings capable of being stacked;
- upper and lower linkage terminals respectively accommodated in the upper and lower housings, each linkage terminal including a plurality of conductive terminals integrally formed with the linkage terminal, each conductive terminal being connected with a wire and coupling portions between the conductive terminals, each conductive terminal including a portion to be connected and a connecting portion projecting from the portion to be connected, wherein the connecting portion extends beyond the respective housing when the linkage terminal is accommodated in its respective housing,
- wherein the connecting portion of a conductive terminal of the upper linkage terminal is connected to the portion to be connected of a conductive terminal of the lower linkage terminal when the housings are stacked in a predetermined position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.