JP4941741B2 - connector - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a connector.

In general, as a connector having a terminal connected to a mating terminal by bolting, for example, a connector described in Patent Document 1 is known. The counterpart terminal is provided on a device-side connector that is directly connected to the device side, and may be attached at a position shifted from a normal attachment position to the device-side connector. In such a case, by providing a holding structure that freely holds the position of the terminal within a predetermined range in a direction intersecting with the mating direction with the mating connector, the terminal can be moved according to the position of the mating terminal. It is possible to adjust the position.
JP 2005-129356 A

However, in the terminal holding structure described above, the tip end side of the terminal is inclined downward due to its own weight, and may interfere with the mating terminal or the terminal block supporting the mating terminal during fitting.
The present invention has been completed based on the above circumstances, and prevents a terminal from interfering with a mating terminal or a terminal block during fitting while having a holding structure for holding the terminal freely. For the purpose.

The present invention has a terminal that is provided so as to be matable with a mating connector and is held freely within a predetermined range in a direction crossing the mating direction with respect to the mating terminal provided in the mating connector. A connector in which a terminal is bolted to a mating terminal after it has been properly fitted with a mating connector, and a connector housing in which a terminal is housed is fixed, and a regular housing in the cavity is fixed to the connector housing. A holding part for holding the terminal accommodated in the position in a retaining state, and a form that protrudes in a cantilevered manner from the surface facing the terminal in the holding part, and the terminal is mated with the mating terminal or mating side It is characterized in that it is configured to include a first spring member that biases the terminal in a direction that avoids interference with the peripheral portion of the terminal block that supports the terminal.

  According to such a configuration, the mating with the mating connector is performed in a state where the terminal is urged by the first spring member, and after the regular mating with the mating connector, the terminal is bolted to the mating terminal. As a result, both terminals are connected and fixed. At this time, in addition to being able to adjust the position of the terminal according to the position of the counterpart terminal, it is possible to prevent the terminal from interfering with the counterpart terminal or the peripheral portion of the terminal block.

The following configuration is preferable as an embodiment of the present invention.
The holding component is configured so that the second spring member that supports the holding component so as to be movable along the floating direction of the terminal and the release portion provided in the mating connector at the time of normal fitting are fitted to each other. It is good also as a structure provided with the cancellation | release receiving part which cancels | releases the urging | biasing with respect to the terminal of a 1st spring member while compressing a member.

  If the terminal is urged by the first spring member when it is properly fitted to the mating connector, unnecessary stress is generated in the terminal when bolted to the mating terminal. Become. In that respect, according to the above-described configuration, the second spring member can be compressed and the bias of the first spring member against the terminal can be released by fitting the release portion to the release receiving portion during normal fitting. Therefore, the terminal can be held in a free state so as not to contact the first spring member. For this reason, since a terminal does not receive a spring force from a 1st spring member in the state bolted to the other party terminal, a connection state is maintained favorable.

  The holding component may have a pair of halves on both sides of the terminal, and the mating surfaces of both halves may be positioned on the terminal entry path. According to such a configuration, when the terminal is inserted into the cavity, the terminal can come into contact with the edge of the mating surface of both halves and split between the two halves.

  A metal shield shell may be attached to the outer periphery of the connector housing. According to such a configuration, the connector of the present invention can be applied to a shield connector.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it can prevent that a terminal interferes with the other party terminal and the peripheral part of a terminal block in the middle of a fitting with the other party connector.

<Embodiment 1>
Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
<Overall configuration>
The shield connector according to the present embodiment is a connector for an electric vehicle, and includes a device-side connector 10 directly connected to a device (not shown) such as an inverter, and a device (not shown) such as a three-phase motor via a wire harness W. The harness side connector 50 is connected to the harness side connector 50. These connectors 10 and 50 are provided so as to be fitted to each other, and include a device-side terminal 20 connected to the device-side electrode and a harness-side terminal 60 connected to the end of the wire harness W. Both terminals 20, 60 are connected and fixed by bolting after both connectors 10, 50 are properly fitted. In addition, although not shown in figure, the apparatus side connector 10 is attached to the apparatus side in the state covered entirely with the metal shielding case (not shown).

<Configuration of Device-Side Connector 10>
The device-side connector 10 corresponds to a “mating connector” of the present invention, and includes a device-side housing 11 made of synthetic resin and three device-side terminals 20 that are insert-molded in the device-side housing 11. The device-side terminal 20 corresponds to the “mating-side terminal” of the present invention, and is configured by a bus bar in the present embodiment. Bolt insertion holes 21 through which the fixing bolts B are inserted and bolted are formed through both ends of the device side terminal 20. The device-side housing 11 is provided with a space communicating with the bolt insertion hole 21, and the fixing nut N is disposed in this space, so that the fixing nut N is screwed with the fixing bolt B inserted through the bolt insertion hole 21. Is possible.

  The device-side housing 11 is formed with a hood portion 12 that can be fitted into a harness-side housing 51 (described later) of the harness-side connector 50 that opens forward. The hood part 12 is provided with a device-side terminal 20 protruding forward, and a terminal block for supporting the device-side terminal 20 is provided on one side (the lower side in FIGS. 1 and 5) of the device-side terminal 20. 14 are provided. The terminal block 14 is provided with the fixing nut N described above, and a fixing bolt screwed into the fixing nut N at the back of the fixing nut N (in the direction opposite to the device side terminal 20 around the fixing nut N). An escape space into which the distal end side of B enters is formed.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the terminal block 14 is provided at three locations in the figure separately for each device-side terminal 20. Of these, the terminal blocks 14 at both the left and right ends are provided with release protrusions 15 protruding forward from the front wall of the terminal block 14, respectively. The release protrusion 15 corresponds to the “release part” of the present invention, and a tapered surface that forms an upward slope toward the front is formed on the lower surface of the tip of the release protrusion 15 as shown in FIG. For this reason, the taper surface of the release protrusion 15 acts so as to slidably contact a holding component 80 described later in the course of fitting the two connectors 10 and 50 and push it downward. This will be described in detail later.

  On the other hand, in the hood part 12, the harness-side terminal 60 enters above the device-side terminal 20 (on the side opposite to the terminal block 14 with respect to the device-side terminal 20) when both the connectors 10 and 50 are properly fitted. An allowable entry space is formed. This entry space communicates with the external space through an opening 13 provided penetrating the outer peripheral surface of the hood portion 12, and the fixing bolt B can enter through the opening 13. A cap 30 for closing the opening 13 can be attached to the opening 13 from the outside after the bolting with the fixing bolt B is completed. A recess is provided along the circumferential direction on the outer peripheral surface of the cap 30 entering the opening 13, and a seal ring 31 is fitted in the recess. The seal ring 31 is in close contact with the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion constituting the opening 13 in a state where the cap 30 is mounted on the opening 13. Accordingly, the intrusion of water from the opening 13 into the hood 12 is restricted.

<Configuration of harness-side connector 50>
The harness side connector 50 is a “connector” in the present invention, and includes a harness side housing 51 made of synthetic resin and three harness side terminals 60 inserted into the harness side housing 51. The harness-side housing 51 corresponds to the “connector housing” of the present invention, and three cavities 53 penetrating in the front-rear direction are formed in parallel in the left-right direction (direction perpendicular to the paper surface in FIG. 1) at a constant pitch. Has been.

  The front end portion of the harness side housing 51 can be fitted into the hood portion 12 of the device side housing 11. A recess is provided along the circumferential direction on the outer peripheral surface of the front end of the harness-side housing 51, and a seal ring 42 is fitted into the recess. The seal ring 42 performs a waterproof function between the connectors 10 and 50 by being in close contact with the inner peripheral surface of the hood portion 12 as the connectors 10 and 50 are fitted.

  In addition, a collective rubber plug 40 that collectively seals the three wire harnesses W fixed to the three harness side terminals 60 by caulking can be attached to the rear part of the harness side housing 51. That is, in the harness-side housing 51, a hood-shaped rubber plug housing portion 52 that opens rearward is provided behind the cavity 53, and the batch rubber plug 40 is mounted in a compressed state inside the rubber plug housing portion 52. ing. Furthermore, a rubber plug holder 41 for preventing the batch rubber plug 40 from being removed is attached to the rubber plug housing portion 52 behind the batch rubber plug 40. As a result, the harness-side connector 50 can restrict water from entering inside through the rubber plug housing portion 52.

  The rubber stopper holder 41 is made of polypropylene and has a structure in which a pair of halves that are vertically symmetrical are connected by a hinge, although not shown. Each halved body is formed with a semicircular portion corresponding to the outer peripheral shape of the wire harness W, and the wire harness W is sandwiched in the circumferential direction by the upper and lower semicircular portions. A pair of retaining protrusions are provided at positions corresponding to the semicircular portions on the upper and lower surfaces of the rubber plug holder 41. Thereby, the rubber plug holder 41 is assembled in a detachment restricted state with respect to the harness-side housing 51 by locking the retaining protrusion in the retaining hole of the rubber stopper housing portion 52.

  The wire harness W is surrounded by a cylindrical shield member (not shown) in which fine metal wires are knitted into a mesh shape, and the three wire harnesses W are collectively shielded by the shield member. A shield shell 70 having a metal ring shape is fixed to the end portion of the shield member. The shield shell 70 has a double cylinder structure of an inner ring 71 and an outer ring 72, and a terminal portion of the shield member is sandwiched between the inner ring 71 and the outer ring 72 and fixed by caulking. The shield shell 70 is set so that the front end portion of the inner ring 17 comes into contact with a shield case (not shown) on the device side when both the connectors 10 and 50 are properly fitted.

  The harness side terminal 60 corresponds to a “terminal” of the present invention, and is inserted into each cavity 53 from the rear. The harness side terminal 60 includes a connection portion 61 connected to the device side terminal 20 and a barrel portion 62 connected by crimping to the end of the wire harness W. The connection portion 61 is formed with a bolt insertion hole 63 through which the fixing bolt B is inserted, and a locking hole 64 disposed on the barrel portion 62 side from the bolt insertion hole 63. The harness side terminal 60 is held in a locked state at a normal position in the cavity 53 by locking a locking projection 83 described later on the peripheral wall of the locking hole 64.

  A mounting recess 54 is formed on the fitting surface (front end surface) of the harness-side housing 51 so as to open forward. As shown in FIG. 6, the mounting recess 54 is a space for accommodating a holding component 80 having a horizontally long flat shape. A front end opening of the cavity 53 is formed in the inner surface of the mounting recess 54. That is, the mounting recess 54 communicates with the internal spaces of all the cavities 53. The inner wall of the mounting recess 54 and the holding component 80 are provided with fixing means (not shown) that can be engaged with each other. As a result, when the holding component 80 is mounted in the mounting recess 54, the above-described fixing means engage with each other, and the holding component 80 is held in a front-prevented state while allowing vertical movement with respect to the mounting recess 54. .

  As shown in FIG. 7, the holding component 80 is made of a synthetic resin and is configured by a pair of upper and lower halves 81 and 82 (hereinafter referred to as “upper halves 81” and “lower halves 82”). Yes. In the holding component 80, three terminal insertion holes 84 shown in the figure that penetrate in the front-rear direction are formed side by side. The terminal insertion hole 84 is provided so that the harness side terminal 60 can be accommodated therein. When the harness side terminal 60 is accommodated in the terminal insertion hole 84, the upper half body 81 and the lower half body 82 are separated from each other. Each is located on both sides sandwiching the harness side terminal 60 vertically.

  A connecting portion 83 that connects the upper half 81 and the lower half 82 is provided in the center of each terminal insertion hole 84. The connecting portion 83 functions as a locking protrusion 83 that prevents the harness side terminal 60 from being pulled out by being fitted into the locking hole 64 of the harness side terminal 60 and locking to the peripheral wall. Further, the interval between the upper half 81 and the lower half 82 sandwiching the harness side terminal 60 in the vertical direction is set to be approximately twice the thickness of the harness side terminal 60. Therefore, the holding component 80 can move relative to the harness side terminal 60 up and down by a distance substantially corresponding to the thickness of one sheet.

  The locking protrusion 83 has a surface area where a protrusion protruding from the upper half 81 toward the lower half 82 and a protrusion protruding from the lower half 82 toward the upper half 81 contact each other. Is configured to do. The abutment surface of each of the upper and lower projections constituting the locking projection 83 (which constitutes a part of the “mating surface” of the present invention) is on the entry path of the harness side terminal 60 inserted into the cavity 53. positioned. For this reason, when the harness-side terminal 60 is inserted into the cavity 53 after the holding component 80 is mounted in the mounting recess 54, the tip of the harness-side terminal 60 comes into contact with the rear portion of the abutting surface described above. Break in between them. When the harness side terminal 60 reaches the normal position, the upper and lower protrusions constituting the locking protrusion 83 are fitted into the locking holes 64 from both the upper and lower sides of the harness side terminal 60 and come into contact with each other. 83 is configured integrally. Therefore, the harness-side terminal 60 is held in a state of being prevented from being pulled backward by the front end of the peripheral wall of the locking hole 64 being locked to the locking protrusion 83.

  By the way, in a state where the harness side terminal 60 is accommodated in the cavity 53, a predetermined clearance is set between the harness side terminal 60 and the inner wall of the cavity 53 that accommodates the harness side terminal 60. For this reason, the harness side terminal 60 in the normal position is in a state where it is prevented from being pulled out rearward by the locking projection 83 and within a predetermined range in the vertical direction (direction intersecting with the fitting direction of both the connectors 10 and 50). Is held freely. The reason why the harness side terminal 60 is configured to be freely movable in the cavity 53 in this way is that the device side terminal 20 may be insert-molded at a position shifted in the vertical direction with respect to the normal position. This is because the harness side terminal 60 and the equipment side terminal 20 can be connected after absorbing such an error during molding.

  However, the harness side terminal 60 is in a state where the tip portion provided with the bolt insertion hole 63 protrudes forward from the front end opening of the cavity 53 in a state where the harness side terminal 60 is accommodated in the normal position in the cavity 53. It tends to be in a posture in which the tip portion falls downward due to its own weight (the bow of the terminal). For this reason, in the conventional harness-side connector 100, as shown in FIG. 11, the situation in which the harness-side terminal 60 comes into contact with the edge of the device-side terminal 20 or the like during the mating with the device-side connector 10 May occur). In FIG. 11, although the harness side terminal 60 is prevented from being pulled out by the lance 101 instead of the holding component 80, the configuration for holding the harness side terminal 60 so as to be freely movable up and down is the same as that of the present embodiment. Therefore, in the present embodiment, “first spring member” and “second spring member” are provided in the holding component 80 as a countermeasure structure. Hereinafter, those structures will be described.

  A total of six first spring members 85 are provided inside each terminal insertion hole 84 by being arranged on both sides of the three locking projections 83 shown in the figure. The first spring member 85 has a base end portion on the inner peripheral lower surface of the terminal insertion hole 84 (a surface facing the harness side terminal 60 in the lower half body 82 of the holding component 80), and rearward from the base end portion. It has a form that protrudes in a cantilevered direction. Therefore, the entire first spring member 85 can be bent up and down with the base end portion as a fulcrum. The first spring member 85 contacts the lower surface of the harness side terminal 60 in a state where the holding component 80 is mounted in the mounting recess 54, and the harness side terminal 60 is moved upward together with the second spring member 86 described below. Acts to energize.

  On the other hand, a pair of second spring members 86 are provided on the lower surface of the lower half 82 with a predetermined interval in the width direction. The second spring member 86 is vertically symmetrical with the first spring member 85 and is formed to be larger than the first spring member 85, and the whole can be bent up and down with its base end as a fulcrum. It is. Therefore, in a state where the holding component 80 is mounted in the mounting recess 54, the second spring member 86 elastically contacts the inner peripheral lower surface of the mounting recess 54, and the lower surface of the holding component 80 and the mounting recess 54 A predetermined clearance is formed between the peripheral lower surface. That is, before the connectors 10 and 50 are fitted together, the harness side terminal 60 is supported by both the first spring member 85 and the second spring member 86. Therefore, the harness-side terminal 60 can prevent the tip portion from being tilted downward and can perform a fitting operation while maintaining the horizontal posture (see FIGS. 1 and 3). .

  The lower half 82 of the holding component 80 is provided with a pair of release recesses 87 that open toward the device-side connector 10 in the course of fitting in a state of protruding forward. The release recess 87 corresponds to the “release receiving portion” of the present invention, and the release protrusion 15 of the device-side connector 10 can be fitted therein when both the connectors 10 and 50 are properly fitted. The lower end of the opening edge of the release recess 87 is set to a height that allows contact with the tapered surface of the release projection 15 during fitting. For this reason, when both the connectors 10 and 50 are fitted together, the taper surface of the release protrusion 15 is slidably contacted with the lower end of the opening edge of the release recess 87 and acts to push down the holding component 80 in the mounting recess 54. When the two connectors 10 and 50 are properly fitted, the release protrusion 15 is fitted into the release recess 87 in a state where the second spring member 86 is compressed more than before the fitting, and the first spring member 85 is fitted. The urging | biasing with respect to the harness side terminal 60 can be cancelled | released, and it can hold | maintain so that the 1st spring member 85 and the harness side terminal 60 may be in a non-contact state (refer FIG. 2, FIG. 4).

The present embodiment has the above-described structure, and the operation thereof will be described subsequently.
First, the harness side terminal 60 is assembled to the harness side housing 51. The batch rubber plug 40 is attached to the wire harness W connected to the harness side terminal 60, and is inserted into the cavity 53 from the rear side of the harness side housing 51 through the rubber plug housing 52. During this time, the harness side terminal 60 is split between the upper and lower protrusions constituting the locking protrusion 83, and when reaching the normal position, the protrusions fit into the locking holes 64 from both the upper and lower sides. Become. Thus, the locking projection 83 is locked to the peripheral wall of the locking hole 64, and the harness side terminal 60 is prevented from being pulled out. The collective rubber plug 40 enters the rubber plug housing portion 52 and comes into close contact with both the outer peripheral surface of the wire harness W and the inner peripheral surface of the rubber plug housing portion 52. Thereafter, the rubber plug holder 41 is inserted into the rubber plug housing portion 52 and fixed in the rubber plug housing portion 52, whereby the batch rubber plug 40 is prevented from coming off.

  Next, the connectors 10 and 50 are fitted together. When the connectors 10 and 50 are fitted, the harness side terminal 60 is maintained in a horizontal posture by the first spring member 85 and the second spring member 86 as shown in FIG. It is possible to avoid problems such as bending due to interference between the front end of the device side terminal 20 and the terminal block 14 (including the fixing nut N and the resin portion of the harness side housing 11). When the harness side terminal 60 enters above the device side terminal 20 and interference between the terminals 20 and 60 is avoided, the release protrusion 15 of the device side connector 10 opens the opening edge of the release recess 87 of the harness side connector 50. The holding part 80 is pushed down in sliding contact with the part.

  Thus, when both the connectors 10 and 50 are properly fitted while the harness side terminal 60 is kept in a horizontal position, the bolt insertion hole 63 of the harness side terminal 60 and the bolt insertion hole 21 of the device side terminal 20 are substantially coaxial. By being located in the position, the fixing bolt B can be tightened. Further, the release protrusion 15 of the device-side connector 10 is fitted into the release recess 87 of the harness-side connector 50, whereby the second spring member 86 is held in a compressed state and the first spring member 85 is on the harness side. The terminal 60 is held in a non-contact state, and the bias to the harness side terminal 60 is released. For this reason, since the harness side terminal 60 does not receive the spring force from the 1st spring member 85 in the state bolted to the apparatus side terminal 20, it becomes possible to maintain a connection state favorable. The fixing bolt B is tightened by removing the cap 30 from the device-side housing 11 in advance, allowing the fixing bolt B to enter the hood portion 12 through the opening 13, and the bolt insertion holes 21, 63 of both terminals 20, 60. And threaded onto the fixing nut N. After the fastening with the fixing bolt B is completed, the cap 30 is attached again to close the opening 13.

As described above, in the present embodiment, in addition to being able to adjust the position of the harness-side terminal 60 according to the position of the device-side terminal 20, the harness-side terminal 60 is connected to the edge of the device-side terminal 20 or the terminal block. Interference with 14 etc. can be prevented. Therefore, the fitting workability of both the connectors 10 and 50 can be improved.
Further, when the release protrusion 15 is fitted into the release recess 87 during normal fitting, the second spring member 86 can be compressed and the bias of the first spring member 85 against the harness side terminal 60 can be released. . Therefore, since the harness side terminal 60 can be held in a free state, it is possible to maintain a good connection state without receiving a spring force from the first spring member 85 while being bolted to the device side terminal 20. it can.

<Embodiment 2>
Next, Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 8, the harness-side connector 90 of the present embodiment includes a holding component 91 that has a different form from the holding component 80 of the first embodiment, and also includes a mounting recess 94 that accommodates the holding component 91. Is different. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the holding component 91 is provided with an upper half 81 that is individually provided for each terminal insertion hole 84, and three upper halves 92 and these upper halves 92 are combined. And a lower half 93 that is common to each other. The lower half 93 is not provided with a portion corresponding to the release recess 87 of the first embodiment.

  More specifically, in the state where the harness side terminal 60 is inserted into the cavity 53, the surface of the upper half 81 that faces the harness side terminal 60 is the surface of the cavity 53 as shown in the enlarged view of FIG. 8. It is almost flush with the upper surface of the inner wall. In this embodiment, it is not necessary to support the holding component 91 so as to be movable up and down relatively with respect to the mounting recess 94, and no clearance is set between the upper half 81 and the harness side terminal 60. It is because it may be. Therefore, the clearance between the upper half 81 and the harness side terminal 60 can be eliminated, and the holding component 80 can be reduced in height.

  Moreover, there exists the following advantage about the point by which the upper half body 92 is provided separately. For example, when a plurality of types of harness-side terminals 60 are used in a single harness-side connector 90, the individual upper half 92 can be changed according to the type of the harness-side terminals 60. There is no need to redesign the entire component 91. Accordingly, the degree of freedom in selecting the harness side terminal 60 can be increased without requiring a design change of the entire holding component 91.

<Other embodiments>
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described with reference to the above description and drawings. For example, the following embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.
(1) In the present embodiment, the resin holding part 80 is illustrated, but according to the present invention, a metal holding part may be used. That is, both the first spring member 85 and the second spring member 86 do not have to be resin springs, and may be metal springs.
(2) In this embodiment, the holding component 80 is composed of the upper half 81 and the lower half 82, but according to the present invention, the holding component 80 is composed of only the lower half 82. May be.

(3) Although the harness-side terminal 60 is supported by both the first spring member 85 and the second spring member 86 in the present embodiment, according to the present invention, the harness-side terminal is formed by the first spring member 85 alone. 60 may be supported.
(4) Although the first spring member 85 and the second spring member 86 are provided on the lower half 82 in the present embodiment, according to the present invention, the first spring member 85 is provided on the upper half 81. And the 2nd spring member 86 may be provided.

(5) In this embodiment, although the release protrusion 15 is fitted into the release recess 87 to push down the holding component 80, according to the present invention, the release protrusion 15 directly pushes down the first spring member 85. Thus, the bias to the harness side terminal 60 may be released.
(6) Although this embodiment exemplifies what is applied to a shield connector, according to the present invention, it may be applied to a connector other than a shield connector.

Sectional drawing which shows the state before the fitting of both the connectors in Embodiment 1 A sectional view showing a state in which both the connectors are normally fitted and both terminals are bolted Sectional drawing which shows the state which expanded the peripheral part of the holding component in FIG. Sectional drawing which shows the state which expanded the peripheral part of holding components in FIG. The front view of the apparatus side connector in Embodiment 1 Front view of the harness side connector Front view of the holding parts Sectional drawing of the harness side connector in Embodiment 2, and the enlarged view of holding components Front view of the harness side connector Front view of the holding parts Sectional drawing which showed a mode that terminals interfere in the conventional harness side connector

Explanation of symbols

10: Device side connector (mating side connector)
14 ... Terminal block 15 ... Release protrusion (release part)
20 ... Equipment side terminal 50 ... Harness side connector (connector)
51. Harness side housing (connector housing)
53 ... Cavity 60 ... harness side terminal 70 ... shield shell 80 ... holding part 81 ... upper half body 82 ... lower half body 85 ... first spring member 86 ... second spring member 87 ... release recess (release receptacle) Part)

Claims (4)

A terminal that is provided so as to be matable with a mating connector, and is held freely within a predetermined range in a direction intersecting the mating direction with respect to the mating terminal provided in the mating connector; A connector that is bolted to the mating terminal after the terminal is properly fitted to the side connector,
A connector housing in which a cavity for accommodating the terminal is provided;
A holding part that is fixed to the connector housing and holds the terminal housed in a regular position in the cavity in a retaining state;
The holding component is provided so as to protrude in a cantilevered manner from the surface facing the terminal, and the terminal interferes with a mating terminal or a peripheral part of a terminal block that supports the mating terminal during fitting. And a first spring member that urges the terminal in a direction to avoid doing so.   The holding component is configured such that the second spring member that supports the holding component so as to be movable along the floating direction of the terminal is engaged with the release portion provided in the mating connector at the time of normal fitting. The connector according to claim 1, further comprising: a release receiving portion that compresses the second spring member and releases the biasing of the first spring member to the terminal.   The connector according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the holding component has a pair of halves on both sides of the terminal, and a mating surface of the halves is located on an entry path of the terminal.   The connector according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a metal shield shell is attached to an outer periphery of the connector housing.

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