Junction connector for wire harnesses
AssigneeSumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorYoshita Oka
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AssigneeSumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorYoshita Oka
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A junction connector is provided that can be connected with wire harnesses from different directions. The junction connector includes a shell containing junction circuits including at least two connector-fitting portions oriented in different directions. The junction circuits include a plurality of bus bar layers, each of the bus bar layers including a bus bar group. Each of the bus bars is formed into the shape of a strip having two end tabs and are aligned at a given interval from each other along the same direction. The bus bar layers are superposed so that the bus bars groups are arranged in a skewed direction relative to each other, thereby forming cross points between the bus bar groups, and the bus bars are joined at the cross points, for example by bonding, thereby forming junction circuits. Connectors bound to wire harnesses are then fitted into the connector-fitting portions, so that the electrical cables in the wire harnesses are splice-connected through the bus bars.
A junction connector comprising a shell which contains junction circuits and at least two connector-fitting portions oriented along different directions, said junction circuits comprising at least a first bus bar layer and a second bus bar layer, said first and second bus bar layers including first and second sets of bus bars, respectively, said first and second sets of bus bars having two respective end tabs and being aligned at a given interval from each other in the same direction, respectively, each of said connector-fitting portions projecting from said shell and being configured to receive said respective end tabs protruding therein and to electrically connect said respective end tabs and a connector fitted on said connector-fitting portion, said second bus bar layer being superposed on said first bus bar layer such that the direction of said second set of bus bars is skewed relative to that of said first set of bus bars, thereby forming cross points between said first set of bus bars and said second set of bus bars, said first and second sets of bus bars being joined at said cross points, thereby forming junction circuits.
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