Joint connector assembly
AssigneeYazaki Corporation
InventorYoshinobu Seki
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Abstract
An insulation displacement joint connector has a connector housing provided with a contact terminal into which a plurality of wires are press-fitted. The terminal is provided with wire fitting parts protruding from the connector housing. With the joint connector stacked on another joint connector with the same structure, the fitting parts of one joint connector are connected to wires in another joint connector by press fitting. Thus the use of a fewer number of joint connectors allows desired wire harness assembly, saving space and decreasing cost.
Claims10
An insulation displacement joint connector assembly comprising a plurality of stackable insulation displacement connectors, each connector comprising:
- a connector housing;
- and
- a contact terminal having a first end and a second end, the first end including a plurality of first insulation displacing parts, each of the first insulation displacing parts protruded out of the connector housing and configured to receive a wire in a neighboring connector for electrical contact, the second end of the contact terminal comprising a plurality of second insulation displacing parts each extending upright with respect to the inner bottom wall of the connector housing, and
- wherein the first insulation displacing parts pass through the bottom wall and extend downward from the connector housing in the vertical direction.
A wire harness assembly comprising:
- a contact terminal having a top surface and a bottom surface, comprising:
- at least one first insulated wire positioned above the top surface;
- at least one second insulated wire positioned below the bottom surface;
- at least one first displacing part extending from a first end of the contact terminal and configured to receive the first insulated wire for electrical contact;
- at least one second displacing part extending from a second end of the contact terminal and configured to receive the second insulated wire for electrical contact;
- and
- a base extending between the first displacing part and the second displacing part;
- and
- a connector housing comprising:
- a bottom wall positioned between the first insulated wire and the second insulated wire;
- and
- a side wall extending from the bottom wall toward the first insulated wire and over the first displacing part,
- wherein the connector housing accommodates the base therein.
A wire harness assembly comprising:
- a connector housing having a bottom wall;
- and
- a contact terminal having a substantially flat top surface and a substantially flat bottom surface in opposite face of the top surface, comprising:
- at least one first insulated wire positioned above the top surface;
- at least one second insulated wire positioned below the bottom surface;
- a plurality of first displacing patrs extending upright from the top surface and configured to receive the first insulated wire for electrical contact;
- and
- a plurality of second displacing parts extending from the bottom surface and configured to receive the second insulated wire for electrical contact,
- wherein the second displacing parts pass through the bottom wall of the connector housing and extend downward from the connector housing in the vertical direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.