Connector and contacts assembly

• US 9,806,451 B2
• Filed: 03/14/2012
• Issued: 10/31/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Omron Corporation
• Original Assignee: Omron Corporation
• Inventors: Ono, Masahiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Phuong Chi T
• Application Number:
  US14/123,285
• Publication Number:
  US 20140302724A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,057 Days
• Field of Search: 439332, 439333, 439337, 439680, 439188, 439585, 439751
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/42 Securing in a demountable manner
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/4364 Insertion of locking piece from the front
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/502 composed of different pieces H01R13/514 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/86 Parallel contacts arranged about a common axis

Abstract

A connector, including a plug terminal of a plug connected to a first electric signal line and inserted in a terminal hole of a plug body, a socket terminal of a socket connected to a second electric signal line and inserted in a terminal hole of a socket body, a plug holder of the plug, and a socket holder of the socket, where the plug holder and the socket holder are connected to each other, where the plug terminal is press fitted in and electrically connected to the socket terminal, where a position in an axial center direction is controlled by sandwiching one end portion of at least one of the plug terminal and the socket terminal between the body and a terminal holder made of an insulating material.

Claims

1. A connector, comprising:

a plug terminal of a plug connected to a first electric signal line and inserted in a terminal hole of a plug body;

a socket terminal of a socket connected to a second electric signal line and inserted in a terminal hole of a socket body;

a plug holder of the plug;

a socket holder of the socket; and

a plug terminal holder having a terminal notch hole,

wherein the plug holder and the socket holder are connected to each other,

wherein the plug terminal is press fitted in and electrically connected to the socket terminal, the plug terminal holder is made of an insulating material,

wherein a connection portion of the plug terminal is fitted and held axially in the terminal notch hole of the plug terminal holder, the connection portion of the plug terminal is configured to be electrically connected to the first electric signal line, and

the plug terminal holder is configured to press the connection portion of the plug terminal onto a side of the plug body thereby eliminating movement of the plug terminal with respect to the plug terminal holder.

2. The connector according to claim 1, wherein one of the plug body and the socket body is made of at least one of polybutylene terephthalate, liquid crystal polymer, and polyphenylene sulfide.

3. The connector according to claim 1, wherein the plug terminal holder has an outer circumferential shape configured to fit in a fitting recess of the plug body.

4. The connector according to claim 1, wherein the connector includes multiple plug terminals and the plug terminal holder is provided with a set of terminal notch holes in which connection portions of the plug terminals are fitted and held axially.

5. The connector according to claim 4, wherein one of the plug body and the socket body is made of at least one of polybutylene terephthalate, liquid crystal polymer, and polyphenylene sulfide.

6. The connector according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of plug terminals contain portions that protrude from the plug body and include an equal protrusion length.

7. The connector according to claim 6, wherein one of the plug body and the socket body is made of at least one of polybutylene terephthalate, liquid crystal polymer, and polyphenylene sulfide.

8. A connector, comprising:

plug terminals of a plug connected to a first electric signal line and inserted in a terminal hole of a plug body;

socket terminals of a socket connected to a second electric signal line and inserted in a terminal hole of a socket body;

a plug holder of the plug;

a socket holder of the socket; and

a plug terminal holder having terminal notch holes,

wherein the plug holder and the socket holder are connected to each other, the plug terminals are press fitted in and electrically connected to the socket terminals, the plug terminal holder is made of an insulating material,

a connection portion of each of the plug terminals is fitted and held axially in terminal notch holes of the plug terminal holder, the connection portions of each of the plug terminals are configured to be electrically connected to the first electric signal line,

the plug terminal holder is configured to press the connection portion of each of the plug terminals onto a side of the plug body thereby eliminating movement of the plug terminals with respect to the plug holder, and

the plug terminal holder is provided with a set of terminal notch holes in which the connection portions of the plug terminals are fitted and held axially.

9. The connector according to claim 8, wherein a plurality of plug terminals contain portions that protrude from the plug body and include an equal protrusion length.

10. The connector according to claim 8, wherein one of the plug body and the socket body is made of at least one of polybutylene terephthalate, liquid crystal polymer, and polyphenylene sulfide.