Joint connector and wiring harness
AssigneeSumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorsTeruo Hara, Yuujirou Imai
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Abstract
A joint connector has a housing (20) and cavities (21) penetrate the housing (20) in forward and backward directions. Female terminals (11) connected to ends of wires (10) are insertable into the cavities (21) from behind and locking lances (22) in the respective cavities (21) retain the female terminals (11). Jig insertion grooves (30) are formed in the front surface of the housing (20) and can receive a jig (80) to displace the locking lance (22) in an unlocking direction. A joint terminal (50) to be mounted in the housing (20) and formed such that a bracket (52) to be mounted on a grounding portion is connected with the rear edge of a male terminal (51) in which male terminals (55) insertable into the respective cavities (21) from front are connected side by side.
Claims8
A joint connector (JC) for grounding, comprising:
- a housing (20) having opposite front and rear ends and at least one cavity (21) penetrating the housing (20) from the front end to the rear end for receiving a female terminal (11) connected to an end of a wire (10);
- at least one locking lance (22) in the cavity (21) for retaining the female terminal (11);
- at least one jig insertion opening (30) in a front surface of the housing (20) for receiving a jig (80) to resiliently displace the locking lance (22) in an unlocking direction, and
- a joint terminal (50;
- 50X) mounted in the housing (20) and formed so that a bracket (52) to be mounted on a grounding portion is connected with a male terminal portion (51) having at least one male terminal (55) insertable into the cavity (21).
A wiring harness (WH), characterized by connecting a joint connector (JC) according to any one of the preceding claims to ends of a plurality of ground wires (10).
A joint connector (JC) for grounding, comprising:
- a housing (20) having opposite front and rear ends and cavities (21) penetrating the housing (20) from the front end to the rear end, resiliently deflectable locking lances (22) projecting respectively into the cavities (21), jig insertion openings (30) extending into the front end of the housing (20) and aligned respectively with the locking lances (22);
- female terminals (11) connected to ends of wires (10) and inserted respectively into the cavities (21) from the rear end of the housing (20) so that the respective wires (10) project out from the rear end of the housing (20), the female terminals (11) being engaged respectively by the locking lances (22);
- and
- a joint terminal (50;
- 50X) having a male terminal portion (51) mounted into the front end of the housing (20), the male terminal portion (51) having male terminals (55) inserted into the cavity (21) and connected respectively to the female terminals (11), a bracket (52) extending from the male terminal portion (51) and configured to be mounted on a grounding portion, at least one at least one reinforcing bead (73;
- 75;
- 75B) extending along the bracket (52) at a position deviated from the jig insertion openings (30) so that a jig (80) can be inserted through the jig insertion openings (30) and into the cavities (21) to resiliently displace the locking lances (22) in an unlocking direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.