US 9,431,760 B2Granted

Electrical connector capable of connecting a plurality of electric wires to a connection object

AssigneeJapan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited

InventorYasukazu Itou

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Abstract

A pin connector includes a pin contact and a pin housing. The pin contact includes: an upper contact portion having a flat plate shape and being in electrical contact with an upper socket connector; a lower contact portion having a flat plate shape and being in electrical contact with a lower socket connector; and an electrode contact portion having a flat plate shape and being in electrical contact with a battery. A thickness direction of the upper contact portion and a thickness direction of the lower contact portion are substantially perpendicular to a thickness direction of the electrode contact portion. A direction in which the upper socket connector is mated with the pin connector is different from a direction in which the lower socket connector is mated with the pin connector.

Claims12

Dependent claims

An electric connector that is attached to a connection object, is mated with a first connector attached to a first electric wire to thereby electrically connect the first electric wire to the connection object, and is mated with a second connector attached to a second electric wire to thereby electrically connect the second electric wire to the connection object, the electric connector comprising:

a contact;
and
a housing that is attached to the contact, the housing including:
a first retaining portion that prevents the first connector mated with the electric connector from being disengaged from the electric connector;
and a second retaining portion that prevents the second connector mated with the electric connector from being disengaged from the electric connector, wherein
the contact includes:
a first contact portion having a flat plate shape and capable of being in electrical contact with the first connector;
a second contact portion having a flat plate shape and capable of being in electrical contact with the second connector;
and
a third contact portion having a flat plate shape and capable of being in electrical contact with the connection object,
a thickness direction of the first contact portion and a thickness direction of the second contact portion are substantially perpendicular to a thickness direction of the third contact portion,
a direction in which the first connector is mated with the electric connector is different from a direction in which the second connector is mated with the electric connector,
the housing includes a first cover portion that covers the first contact portion and a second cover portion that covers the second contact portion,
the first cover portion includes:
a first inner cover portion formed of a plurality of beams respectively extending along a distal end face and both side end faces of the first contact portion;
and
a first outer cover portion that is disposed outside the first inner cover portion and forms a space into which the first connector is capable of being inserted, and
the second cover portion includes:
a second inner cover portion formed of a plurality of beams respectively extending along a distal end face and both side end faces of the second contact portion;
and
a second outer cover portion that is disposed outside the second inner cover portion and forms a space into which the second connector is capable of being inserted.

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a contact;
and
a housing that is attached to the contact, the housing including:
a first retaining portion that prevents the first connector mated with the electric connector from being disengaged from the electric connector;
and a second retaining portion that prevents the second connector mated with the electric connector from being disengaged from the electric connector, wherein
the contact includes:
a first contact portion having a flat plate shape and capable of being in electrical contact with the first connector;
a second contact portion having a flat plate shape and capable of being in electrical contact with the second connector;
and
a third contact portion having a flat plate shape and capable of being in electrical contact with the connection object,
a thickness direction of the first contact portion and a thickness direction of the second contact portion are substantially perpendicular to a thickness direction of the third contact portion,
a direction in which the first connector is mated with the electric connector is different from a direction in which the second connector is mated with the electric connector,
the housing includes a first cover portion that covers the first contact portion and a second cover portion that covers the second contact portion,
the housing is formed of at least two components including a first housing divided body including the first cover portion, and a second housing divided body including the second cover portion,
the first housing divided body includes a first connecting portion covering portion that covers a second connecting portion serving as a connecting portion between the second contact portion and the third contact portion, and
the second housing divided body includes a second connecting portion covering portion that covers a first connecting portion serving as a connecting portion between the first contact portion and the third contact portion.

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a contact;
and
a housing that is attached to the contact, the housing including:
a first retaining portion that prevents the first connector mated with the electric connector from being disengaged from the electric connector;
and a second retaining portion that prevents the second connector mated with the electric connector from being disengaged from the electric connector, wherein
the contact includes:
a first contact portion having a flat plate shape and capable of being in electrical contact with the first connector;
a second contact portion having a flat plate shape and capable of being in electrical contact with the second connector;
and
a third contact portion having a flat plate shape and capable of being in electrical contact with the connection object,
a thickness direction of the first contact portion and a thickness direction of the second contact portion are substantially perpendicular to a thickness direction of the third contact portion,
a direction in which the first connector is mated with the electric connector is different from a direction in which the second connector is mated with the electric connector,
the housing includes a first cover portion that covers the first contact portion and a second cover portion that covers the second contact portion,
the first retaining portion is formed on side walls of the first cover portion, the side walls of the first cover portion being respectively opposed to side end faces of the first contact portion, and
the second retaining portion is formed on side walls of the second cover portion, the side walls of the second cover portion being respectively opposed to side end faces of the second contact portion.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 14/667,212Filed 24 Mar 2015
Priority: JP 2014-07146731 Mar 2014
Published: US 2015/0280361 A11 Oct 2015
Granted: 30 Aug 2016
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

H01R 13/6271
Snap or like fastening: latching means integral with the housing
H01R 13/73
Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00: means for mounting coupling parts to apparatus or…
H01R 24/28
Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure: coupling parts carrying pins, blades or…
H01R 31/06
Coupling parts supported only by co-operation with counterpart: intermediate parts for linking two coupling parts, e.g. adapter