Wiring connector

• US 7,335,054 B2
• Filed: 12/08/2005
• Issued: 02/26/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Inventors: Kano, Koji, Ikematsu, Atsushi, Takayama, Keishi, Tamakoshi, Kenichi, Nakazawa, Yoshihiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Ta; Tho D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): CHAMBERS, TRAVIS SLOAN
• Application Number:
  US11/296,437
• Publication Number:
  US 20060128185A1
• Time in Patent Office: 810 Days
• Field of Search: 439/511, 439/510, 439/660, 439/924.1, 439/924.2, 439/92, 439/342, 439/285, 439/289, 439/37, 439/131, 439/134, 439/135, 439/136, 439/142, 439/669, 439/668
• US Class Current: 439/511
• CPC Class Codes: B62J 11/19 specially adapted for electric wires
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 31/08 Short-circuiting members for bridging contacts in a counterpart

Abstract

A wiring connector having a connector housing made of an insulator and a plurality of stages of terminal rows provided in the connector housing. The plurality of stages of terminal rows includes a first terminal row and a second terminal row and the first and second terminal rows each comprise a plurality of terminals. The base of the first terminal row is attached to the base of said second terminal row and a new connection terminal formed at a turndown.

Claims

1. A wiring connector comprising a connector housing made of an insulator and a plurality of stages of terminal rows provided in the connector housing, wherein the plurality of stages of terminal rows comprise:

a first terminal row and a second terminal row, wherein said first and second terminal rows comprise a plurality of terminals and a base of said first terminal row is attached to a base of said second terminal row; and

a new connection terminal formed on a turndown,

wherein said turndown attaches said first and second terminal rows to the connector housing,

wherein said new connection terminal extends in the same direction as said plurality of terminals,

wherein a sidewall of the connector housing further comprises an aperture, and

wherein said new connection terminal is exposed to the exterior of the connector housing through said aperture, and a harness is extended from said new connection terminal.

2. The wiring connector according to claim 1, wherein said first terminal row comprises a different number of terminals than said second terminal row.

3. The wiring connector according to claim 2, further comprising a third terminal row, wherein said third terminal row is electrically independent of said first terminal row and said second terminal row, and said third terminal row is arranged on the same plane as said first terminal row or said second terminal row.

4. The wiring connector according to claim 1, wherein said new connection terminal serves as a base terminal.

5. The wiring connector according to claim 4, wherein said new connection terminal and a terminal near said new connection terminal serve as base terminals.

6. The wiring connector according to claim 1, wherein said new connection terminal and a terminal adjacent said new connection terminal serve as base terminals, and the remaining terminals serve as branch terminals.

7. The wiring connector according to claim 6, wherein said new connection terminal and a terminal near said new connection terminal serve as base terminals.

8. A wiring connector comprising a connector housing made of an insulator and a plurality of stages of terminal rows provided in the connector housing, wherein the plurality of stages of terminal rows comprise:

a first terminal row comprising “

m”

number of terminals;

a second terminal row comprising “

n”

number of terminals, wherein a base of said first terminal row is attached to a base of said second terminal row;

a new connection terminal formed on a turndown, wherein said turndown attaches said first and second terminal rows to the connector housing and said new connection terminal extends in the same direction as said terminals of said first and second terminal rows; and

a third terminal row, wherein said third terminal row is electrically independent of said first terminal row and said second terminal row, and said third terminal row is arranged on the same plane as said first terminal row or said second terminal row; and

wherein a sidewall of the connector housing further comprises an aperture, wherein said new connection terminal is exposed to the exterior of the connector housing through said aperture, and a harness is extended from said new connection terminal.