Connector structure

• US 7,588,449 B2
• Filed: 03/01/2007
• Issued: 09/15/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hitachi Cable Limited (Proterial Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Hitachi Cable Limited (Proterial Ltd.)
• Inventors: Takehara, Hideaki
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel; Tulsidas C.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Imas; Vladimir
• Application Number:
  US11/680,836
• Publication Number:
  US 20070218747A1
• Time in Patent Office: 929 Days
• Field of Search: 439/247, 439/248, 439/384, 439/382
• US Class Current: 439/247
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/5219 Sealing means between coupling parts, e.g. interfacial seal
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/533 Bases, cases made for use in extreme conditions, e.g. high temperature, radiation, vibration, corrosive environment, pressure H01R13/52 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6315 allowing relative movement between coupling parts, e.g. floating connection for coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, H01R12/91 takes precedence

Abstract

A connector structure that can be less subject to the vibration of the equipment coupled to the connector is provided. In the inverter apparatus side connector structure, a packing, an insulation member, another packing and a terminal housing are fixed at the outer circumference of the inverter apparatus side terminal with its one end being formed as a male terminal structure having an approximately circular solid cylindrical shape, and the terminal housing is fixed at the inverter apparatus side housing with the dissipation member of vibration. The motor side connector structure is fixed at the motor side housing with the packing, etc. at the outer circumference of the motor side terminal with its one end being formed as a female terminal structure having an approximately circular hollow cylindrical shape.

Claims

1. An assembly, comprising:

a first equipment having a first equipment housing;

a first terminal having a terminal housing separate from the first equipment housing;

a dissipation member for absorbing vibration extending from the terminal housing to the first equipment housing and being substantially transverse to an axis of the first terminal to the first equipment housing such that the first terminal and the first equipment housing are moveable relative to each other;

a second equipment having a second terminal and a second equipment housing in which is directly fixed the second terminal to which the first terminal is to be connected; and

an axis position adjusting mechanism for adjusting an axis position of the first terminal and the second terminal when the first terminal and the second terminal are connected to each other,

wherein said axis position adjusting mechanism is composed of a convex part formed at a top of the first or second terminal formed as a male terminal, and a concave part formed at a bottom of an inner circumference of the second or first terminal formed as a female terminal.

2. An assembly comprising:

a first equipment having a first equipment housing;

a first terminal having a terminal housing separate from the first equipment housing;

a dissipation member for absorbing vibration extending from the terminal housing to the first equipment housing and being substantially transverse to an axis of the first terminal to the first equipment housing such that the first terminal and the first equipment housing are moveable relative to each other;

a second equipment having a second terminal and a second equipment housing in which is directly fixed the second terminal to which the first terminal is to be connected; and

an axis position adjusting mechanism for adjusting an axis position of the first terminal and the second terminal when the first terminal and the second terminal are connected to each other,

wherein said axis position adjusting mechanism is composed of a convex part formed at a top of the first or second terminal formed as a male terminal, and a concave part formed at a bottom of an inner circumference of the second or first terminal formed as a female terminal, and

wherein an electrically insulative axis position adjusting member having a convex part is provided at a top of the first or second terminal formed as a male terminal.

3. An assembly comprising:

a first equipment having a first equipment housing;

a first terminal having a terminal housing separate from the first

equipment housing;

a dissipation member for absorbing vibration extending from the terminal housing to the first equipment housing and being substantially transverse to an axis of the first terminal to the first equipment housing such that the first terminal and the first equipment housing are moveable relative to each other;

a second equipment having a second terminal and a second equipment housing in which is directly fixed the second terminal to which the first terminal is to be connected;

the first terminal is a male terminal; and

the second terminal is a female terminal;

wherein waterproof of a coupling part of connector is assured by a waterproof member being provided at an outer circumference of the first or second terminal formed as a female terminal;

the other of the first or second terminal being a male terminal that is fixed at an electrically insulative terminal housing; and

the waterproof member and the terminal housing being arranged to contact firmly to each other when coupling the female terminal and the male terminal together.

4. An assembly, comprising:

an equipment having an equipment housing;

a terminal having a terminal housing separate from the equipment housing; and

a dissipation member for absorbing vibration extending from the terminal housing to the equipment housing and being substantially transverse to an axis of the terminal such that the terminal and the equipment housing are relatively moveable,

wherein the terminal is a male terminal structure, and

wherein an electrically insulative axis position adjusting member having a convex part is provided at a top of the terminal which is configured as a male terminal.