JP6568407B2 - Round terminal - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a round terminal.

  2. Description of the Related Art A round pin female connector that is coupled to a round pin male connector in which a large number of round pins serving as electrical contact portions are projected is known. The round pin female connector has a plurality of round pin female terminals (round terminals) that are received in a connector housing. Many of the female terminals for round pins are accommodated vertically and horizontally in the connector housing, so that a reduction in diameter is required. In addition to this, the female terminal for round pin is locked by a connector locking part (lance etc.) provided in the connector housing to prevent it from coming off, so the depth of the neck (the distance from the outer circumference of the neck in the radial direction) It is necessary to secure enough. For this reason, in particular, the neck portion is formed with a very small diameter. As a result, as shown in FIG. 6A, when the female pin 501 for round pins is inserted at an incorrect insertion angle θ when inserted into the terminal insertion opening 505 of the connector housing 503, it is bent to the neck 507. There is a possibility that the stress is concentrated due to the load and the neck 507 is bent as shown in FIG.

  Therefore, a configuration including a reinforcing ring 509 shown in FIG. 7 like a round pin female terminal disclosed in Patent Document 1 has been proposed. As shown in FIG. 7B, the terminal body 513 of the round pin female terminal (round terminal) 511 includes a cylindrical portion 515 and a pair of spring pieces (not shown) extending forward from the front end of the cylindrical portion 515. And a terminal fitting part (not shown) for holding the mating male terminal, and an electric wire crimping part (not shown) extending backward from the rear end of the cylindrical part 515. The round pin female terminal 511 includes a cylindrical protective sleeve 517 fitted on the terminal main body 513 so as to surround the pair of spring pieces, and the cylindrical portion 515 of the terminal main body 513 has a reduced diameter. A neck 507 is formed. The rear end of the protective sleeve 517 extends further to the rear than the tapered portion 519 on the front end side of the neck portion 507. A reinforcing ring 509 having a separating portion 521 is inserted into the space between the rear end of the protective sleeve 517 and the neck portion 507 (see FIG. 7A). In the round pin female terminal 511, the bending load acting via the protective sleeve 517 is distributed over a wide range of the neck portion 507 by the reinforcing ring 509, and at the same time, the elastic locking piece (connector locking portion) of the connector housing 503 is provided. It is prevented that 523 hits the edge of the rear end of the protective sleeve 517.

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  However, in the conventional female terminal 511 for a round pin described above, the reinforcing ring 509 is provided on the neck portion 507, but the elastic locking piece 523 is engaged with the concave portion 527 formed by the neck portion 507. Only the tip side can be reinforced. For this reason, the reinforcement of the neck part 507 was not enough. Further, the use of the reinforcing ring 509 and the protective sleeve 517 increases the number of parts, and particularly in the case of a round pin female connector in which a large number of female terminals for round pins 511 are used, this is a major factor in increasing the product cost.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the said condition, The objective is to provide the round terminal which can improve the bending strength of a neck part.

The above object of the present invention is achieved by the following configuration.
(1) An electrical contact portion that contacts the mating terminal, an electric wire connection portion connected to an end of the electric wire, and a neck portion that is formed in a cylindrical shape between the electric contact portion and the electric wire connection portion and connects them. A reinforcing part provided in the cylinder of the neck part, and the reinforcing part extends in a plate shape along the axis of the neck part, and the axis line in the width direction orthogonal to the plate thickness direction of the reinforcing part. One side edge of both side edges disposed between the two ends is sandwiched between a pair of butted ends of the neck extending along the axis, or a cylinder inner wall surface of the neck at the pair of butted ends The other side edge of the both side edges is supported by contacting the inner wall surface of the neck portion located on the opposite side of the pair of butting portions with respect to the pair of butted portions. Round terminal characterized by

According to the round terminal having the configuration (1), the reinforcing portion is disposed in the cylinder of the neck portion. As for the neck, the cross-sectional area in the cross section orthogonal to the axis is increased by the amount of the reinforcement. As a result, the round terminal has the same narrow diameter as the conventional one, and the rigidity (particularly, bending strength) of the neck portion is increased. Moreover, since the reinforcement part is arrange | positioned in the cylinder of a neck part, it does not interfere with the engagement with the connector latching | locking part engaged with the recessed part formed of the neck part.
Further, the both side edges of the reinforcing portion extending in a plate shape are supported by the neck portion, whereby the strength of the neck portion with respect to the bending direction along the plate surface of the reinforcing portion extending in the plate shape along the axis is further increased.

(2) The round terminal having the configuration of (1), wherein the reinforcing portion is formed by a reinforcing plate portion extended from the electrical contact portion.

  According to the round terminal having the configuration of (2) above, the reinforcing plate portion that is the reinforcing portion is formed integrally with the electrical contact portion. As a result, the neck portion is supported by the electrical contact portion by the reinforcing plate portion in addition to the neck portion itself, and is reinforced with a structure integrated with the electrical contact portion. As a result, the neck is reinforced without increasing the number of parts.

( 3 ) A round terminal having the above-described configuration (1) or (2) , wherein a pair of butted ends in the neck formed into a cylindrical shape are fixed by welding.

According to the round terminal having the above configuration ( 3 ), the bending strength of the neck can be further increased by fixing the pair of butted ends of the neck by welding. Furthermore, when the pair of butted end portions of the neck portion are welded, the bending strength of the neck portion can be further increased by simultaneously welding a part of the reinforcing portion.

( 4 ) The round terminal having the configuration of ( 3 ) above, wherein the pair of butted end portions have chamfered portions from which corner portions on the outer peripheral side of the neck portion are removed.

According to the round terminal having the configuration of ( 4 ) above, since the concave portion is formed by the chamfered portion on the outer peripheral surface of the pair of butted ends to be welded, a welding material for welding the pair of butted ends is provided. It can prevent projecting to the outer peripheral side of the neck. Thereby, favorable terminal insertion property is securable. Further, since the welding material does not protrude toward the outer peripheral side of the neck portion, the engagement between the recess formed by the neck portion and the connector locking portion is not hindered.

  According to the round terminal according to the present invention, the bending strength of the neck can be improved.

  The present invention has been briefly described above. Further, the details of the present invention will be further clarified by reading through a mode for carrying out the invention described below (hereinafter referred to as “embodiment”) with reference to the accompanying drawings. .

(A) is a perspective view of the round terminal which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, (b) is a longitudinal cross-sectional perspective view of the round terminal shown to (a). It is a perspective view showing the insertion condition to the connector housing of the round terminal shown in FIG. It is an expanded view of the round terminal shown in FIG. (A) is a front view of the round terminal shown in FIG. 1, (b) is AA sectional drawing in (a). (A) is BB sectional drawing in (b) of FIG. 4, (b) is CC sectional drawing in (b) of FIG. (A) is a perspective view showing the insertion situation to the connector housing of the conventional female terminal for round pins, (b) is a perspective view of the conventional female terminal for round pins in which the neck part deform | transformed. (A) is a perspective view of a reinforcement ring, (b) is a principal part side view which notched a part of the conventional round pin female terminal provided with the reinforcement ring.

Embodiments according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG.1 and FIG.2, the female terminal 11 for round pins which is a round terminal which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention is applied to the round pin female connector 13 couple | bonded with a round pin male connector (not shown). The connector housing 15 of the round pin female connector 13 is formed with a plurality of terminal insertion openings 19 arranged vertically and horizontally on the surface opposite to the coupling opening 17 to which the round pin male connector is coupled. The terminal insertion opening 19 communicates with a terminal accommodating chamber (not shown) formed in the connector housing 15. The round pin female terminal 11 is inserted from the terminal insertion opening 19 and is locked by a connector locking portion (not shown) of the terminal accommodating chamber, thereby restricting rearward withdrawal from the terminal insertion opening 19. The

  The female terminal 11 for round pins has the electrical contact part 21, the electric wire connection part 23, the neck part 25, and the reinforcement board part (reinforcement part) 27 as main structures. In addition, in this specification, the female terminal 11 for round pins demonstrates the electrical contact part 21 side as the front, and the electric wire connection part 23 side as a back.

  The electrical contact portion 21 has a plurality (three in this embodiment) of elastic contact pieces 31 inside a cylindrical contact portion main body 29. The elastic contact piece 31 is electrically connected in elastic contact with a not-shown round pin male terminal (not shown) inserted inside the contact portion main body 29.

  The electric wire connecting portion 23 is in a state where it is attached to the end of the electric wire 33 and has a cylindrical shape in which both end portions of the plate-like portion are combined. The wire connection portion 23 includes a conductor crimp portion 35 that is crimped to a conductor exposed portion (not shown) exposed at the end of the wire 33, a cover crimp portion 39 that is crimped to the wire 33 from the outer periphery of the sheath 37, and a conductor crimp. A connecting portion 41 that connects the portion 35 and the cover crimping portion 39. The electric wire connecting portion 23 is formed in a U-shaped cross section that continues from the conductor crimping portion 35 to the covering crimping portion 39 before being attached to the electric wire 33.

  The conductor crimping part 35 is a part that is crimped to the exposed conductor part exposed by removing the coating 37 of the electric wire 33. The conductor crimping part 35 is erected from the conductor crimping bottom wall part 43 on which the exposed conductor exposed part is placed, and both side edges of the conductor crimping bottom wall part 43, and the conductor exposed part extends from both sides of the conductor exposing part to the upper part. And a pair of conductor crimping rising wall portions 45 that are crimped so as to surround the outer periphery of each of them.

  The conductor crimping portion 35 has an uneven surface portion (so-called serration) in which an uneven shape is formed on the inner surface. The uneven surface portion has a function of increasing the adhesion strength by increasing the contact area between the conductor crimping portion 35 and the conductor exposed portion. For example, the uneven surface portion may have a configuration in which circular recesses are formed at a plurality of locations, but is not limited thereto.

  The covering crimping part 39 is provided on the rear end side of the wire connecting part 23 in the extending direction of the electric wire 33. The covering crimping part 39 is crimped to a part of the covering 37 left at the end of the electric wire 33. The coated crimping portion 39 is erected from the coated crimping bottom wall portion 47 on which the coating 37 is placed, and both side edges of the coated crimped bottom wall portion 47, and surrounds the outer periphery of the coating 37 from both sides of the coating 37 to the top. And a pair of covering crimping rising wall portions 49 to be crimped to each other.

  The connecting portion 41 integrally connects the conductor crimping portion 35 and the covering crimping portion 39 along the extending direction of the electric wire 33.

  The neck portion 25 is provided between the electrical contact portion 21 and the conductor crimping portion 35 of the wire connecting portion 23. The neck part 25 connects the electric contact part 21 and the conductor crimping | compression-bonding part 35, for example, is press-molded cylindrically. The neck portion 25 may be formed in a tapered cylindrical shape in which the inner and outer diameters gradually change in addition to the cylindrical shape having the same inner and outer diameters in the direction along the axis. In the present embodiment, the diameter of the neck portion 25 is gradually increased from the electrical contact portion 21 toward the conductor crimping portion 35 as shown in FIG.

  The reinforcing plate portion 27 as a reinforcing portion is provided by being inserted into the cylinder of the neck portion 25. The reinforcing plate portion 27 disposed in the cylinder of the neck portion 25 is supported by the cylinder inner wall surface 55 (see FIG. 5). The reinforcing plate portion 27 of the present embodiment is supported by the electrical contact portion 21 by being formed integrally with the electrical contact portion 21.

  The reinforcing plate portion 27 extends from the electrical contact portion 21. More specifically, the reinforcing plate portion 27 is a reinforcing plate base portion 59 at one corner on the rear end side of the electrical contact portion 21 in the flat terminal member 57 shown in the developed view of the female terminal 11 for round pin in FIG. Are connected to form a substantially L shape, and the reinforcing plate extending tip 61 extends. In the reinforcing plate base 59, the notch portion 63 that facilitates bending of the reinforcing plate portion 27 and the arrangement of the neck portion 25 in the cylinder are adjusted (so that the reinforcing plate portion 27 does not protrude from the outer periphery of the neck portion 25). ) Is provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the reinforcing plate portion 27 disposed in the cylinder of the neck portion 25 extends in a plate shape along the axis line of the neck portion 25, and both side edges (one end thereof) disposed across the axis line. The side 61a and the other end side 61b) are supported by the neck 25. In the present embodiment, the reinforcing plate extending distal end portion 61 of the reinforcing plate portion 27 is supported by sandwiching one end side 61 a sandwiching the axis with the pair of butted end portions 69 of the neck portion 25. Further, the reinforcing plate extending tip 61 is supported by the other end 61b sandwiching the axis contacting the cylinder inner wall surface 55. In addition, the one end side 61a of the reinforcing plate extending distal end portion 61 may be supported by contacting the inner wall surface 55 of the cylinder at the pair of butted end portions 69 that are butted.

  Further, in the reinforcing plate portion 27 of the present embodiment, one end side 61a of the reinforcing plate extending tip portion 61 is fixed to the neck portion 25 by welding. In addition, the reinforcing plate portion 27 may be fixed by brazing.

  The pair of butted end portions 69 of the neck portion 25 welded to the reinforcing plate portion 27 has a chamfered portion 71 from which a corner portion on the outer peripheral side of the neck portion 25 is removed. The reinforcing plate portion 27 and the butt end portion 69 are welded at the chamfered portion 71. The base material and the melted material welded at the chamfered portion 71 are finished so as not to protrude from the chamfered portion 71 to the outer peripheral side of the neck portion 25.

  The round pin female terminal 11 is formed by punching a metal flat plate made of a metal such as copper or copper alloy to form a flat plate terminal member 57 in an unfolded state shown in FIG. The flat terminal member 57 is then bent to form the female terminal 11 for a round pin. In this bending process, the reinforcing plate portion 27 formed continuously with the contour of the electrical contact portion 21 is disposed at a predetermined position of the neck portion 25 before being formed into a cylindrical shape. The neck portion 25 is formed in a cylindrical shape after the reinforcing plate portion 27 is disposed. As a result, the reinforcing plate portion 27 is arranged in the cylinder of the cylindrical neck portion 25.

  At this time, the neck portion 25 is reinforced by a pair of butted end portions 69 shown in FIG. 5 from both sides in the plate pressure direction across the one end side 61a of the reinforcing plate portion 27 with respect to the reinforcing plate portion 27 arranged at a predetermined position in advance. The plate part 27 is clamped. A chamfered portion 71 is formed at the butt end portion 69. That is, a concave portion is formed by the chamfered portion 71 on the outer peripheral surface of the pair of butted end portions 69 to be attached, and the chamfered portion 71 is welded. And by this welding, the butt end part 69 and the reinforcement board part 27 in the chamfer 71 are joined. Since the chamfered portion 71 is welded to the butt end portion 69 of the neck portion 25, the welded bead 73 does not protrude toward the outer peripheral side of the neck portion 25.

  The flat terminal member 57 is bent in a state in which a plurality of the flat terminal members 57 are connected to the belt-like carrier 75 in advance. The bent female terminal 11 for the round pin is cut off from the carrier 75, and then the conductor crimping portion 35 is caulked to the exposed conductor portion of the electric wire 33 from which the coating 37 has been peeled, and the outer periphery of the coating 37 is covered. The crimping part 39 is caulked. Thereby, the female terminal 11 for round pins is connected to the terminal of the electric wire 33.

  The round pin female terminal 11 attached to the end of the electric wire 33 is inserted from the terminal insertion opening 19 of the connector housing 15 and pushed into a predetermined insertion position. When the round pin female terminal 11 is pushed to a predetermined position, the connector latching portion is latched by the latching portion 67 and is held from the connector housing 15.

Next, the operation of the round pin female terminal 11 having the above-described configuration will be described.
In the female terminal 11 for a round pin according to the present embodiment, a reinforcing plate portion 27 is disposed in the cylinder of the neck portion 25. The neck portion 25 has an increased cross-sectional area in an orthogonal cross section of the axis line, as the reinforcing plate portion 27 is disposed. As a result, the round pin female terminal 11 increases the rigidity (particularly the bending strength) of the neck portion 25 while maintaining the same small diameter as the conventional one. Further, since the reinforcing plate portion 27 is disposed in the cylinder of the neck portion 25, the engagement with the connector locking portion that engages with the concave portion 77 formed by the neck portion 25 is not hindered.

  Furthermore, in the female terminal 11 for round pins of this embodiment, the reinforcement board part 27 is extended and formed from the electrical contact part 21 as a reinforcement part. That is, the reinforcing plate portion 27 is formed integrally with the electrical contact portion 21. Thus, the neck portion 25 is supported by the electrical contact portion 21 by the reinforcing plate portion 27 in addition to the neck portion 25 itself, and is reinforced with a structure integrated with the electrical contact portion 21. As a result, the neck portion 25 is reinforced without increasing the number of parts. The reinforcing portion according to the present invention may be configured such that a member formed separately from the flat plate terminal member 57 is inserted into the cylinder of the neck portion 25, and may take various shapes such as a columnar shape as well as a plate shape. . Further, the reinforcing plate portion according to the present invention may be one that is extended from the butt end portion 69 of the neck portion 25 that is press-molded into a cylindrical shape, and is bent so that the tip is disposed in the cylinder.

  In the female terminal 11 for round pins before bending, the electrical contact portion 21 and the reinforcing plate portion 27 are simultaneously punched from the metal flat plate by a continuous contour line. The electrical contact portion 21 and the reinforcing plate portion 27 are each formed by a predetermined bending process. At this time, in the reinforcing plate portion 27, the reinforcing plate base portion 59 is supported by the electrical contact portion 21, and the reinforcing plate extending distal end portion 61 is disposed in the cylinder of the neck portion 25. That is, the reinforcing plate portion 27 has a cantilever shape with one end supported by the electrical contact portion 21 and is disposed in the cylinder of the neck portion 25. The reinforcing plate extending distal end portion 61 disposed in the cylinder of the neck portion 25 is disposed such that both side edges (one end side 61 a and the other end side 61 b) are in contact with the cylinder inner wall surface 55. As a result, the neck portion 25 abuts against the reinforcing plate portion 27 before being deformed to increase the rigidity, and the deformation is suppressed in advance.

  In the female terminal 11 for a round pin of the present embodiment, the reinforcing plate portion 27 extends in a plate shape along the axis of the neck portion 25, and both side edges (one end side 61a and the other end side 61b) disposed across the axis. ) Is supported by the neck portion 25. By setting it as such a structure, the intensity | strength of the neck part 25 with respect to the bending direction along the plate surface of the reinforcement board part 27 extended in plate shape along an axis line further increases.

  Note that the reinforcing plate portion 27 is supported by the neck portion 25 means that at least a part of the reinforcing plate portion 27 abuts on the cylinder inner wall surface 55 or is abutted when the neck portion 25 is formed into a cylindrical shape. It includes that a part of the reinforcing plate portion 27 is sandwiched between the end portions 69.

  Moreover, in the female terminal 11 for round pins of this embodiment, the bending strength of the neck part 25 can be improved further by fixing the pair of butting end parts 69 of the neck part 25 by welding. Furthermore, when the pair of butt end portions 69 of the neck portion 25 are welded, one end side (a part) 61a of the reinforcing plate portion 27 is welded simultaneously, so that the bending strength of the neck portion 25 is further increased.

  Furthermore, in the round pin female terminal 11 of the present embodiment, since the chamfered portion 71 forms a recess on the outer peripheral surface of the pair of butted ends 69 to be welded, the pair of butted ends 69 are welded. This welding material can be prevented from projecting to the outer peripheral side of the neck portion 25. Thereby, favorable terminal insertion property is securable. Further, since the welding material does not protrude toward the outer peripheral side of the neck portion 25, the engagement between the concave portion 77 formed by the neck portion 25 and the connector locking portion is not hindered.

  Therefore, according to the female terminal 11 for round pins which concerns on this embodiment, the bending strength of the neck part 25 can be improved.

Here, the features of the above-described embodiments of the round terminal according to the present invention will be briefly summarized below.
[1] An electrical contact portion (21) that contacts the mating terminal, a wire connection portion (23) connected to the end of the wire (33), the electrical contact portion (21), and the wire connection portion (23) A round terminal comprising: a neck portion (25) which is formed into a cylindrical shape between the two and a reinforcing portion (reinforcing plate portion 27) provided in the cylinder of the neck portion (25). 11).
[2] A round terminal (11) configured as described in [1] above, wherein the reinforcing portion is formed by a reinforcing plate portion (27) extending from the electrical contact portion (21). Round terminal (11).
[3] The round terminal (11) configured as described in [1] or [2], wherein the reinforcing portion (reinforcing plate portion 27) extends in a plate shape along the axis of the neck portion (25), A round terminal (11) characterized in that both side edges (one end side 61a and the other end side 61b) arranged across the axis are supported by the neck (25).
[4] The round terminal (11) of any one of the above [1] to [3], wherein the pair of butted ends (69) in the neck (25) formed in a cylindrical shape are welded. A round terminal (11) characterized by being fixed by
[5] The round terminal (11) configured as described in [4] above, wherein the pair of butted ends (69) are chamfered portions (71) from which corners on the outer peripheral side of the neck (25) are removed. A round terminal (11), characterized in that

In addition, this invention is not limited to embodiment mentioned above, A deformation | transformation, improvement, etc. are possible suitably. In addition, the material, shape, dimensions, number, arrangement location, and the like of each component in the above-described embodiment are arbitrary and are not limited as long as the present invention can be achieved.
For example, in the above embodiment, the round pin female terminal 11 has been described as an example of the round terminal. However, the configuration of the round terminal in the present invention is not limited to this, and the female terminal that is the counterpart terminal is cylindrical. It is also possible to configure a round pin male terminal to which the electrical contact portion is fitted.

11 ... Round pin female terminal (round terminal)
21 ... Electric contact part 23 ... Electric wire connection part 25 ... Neck part 27 ... Reinforcement board part (reinforcement part)
33 ... Electric wire 69 ... Butt end 71 ... Chamfer

Claims (4)

An electrical contact that contacts the mating terminal;
A wire connecting portion connected to the end of the wire;
A neck formed between the electrical contact portion and the electric wire connecting portion and connected to the neck,
A reinforcing portion provided in a cylinder of the neck portion;
Equipped with a,
The reinforcing portion extends in a plate shape along the axis of the neck, and one side edge of the both side edges arranged across the axis in the width direction orthogonal to the plate thickness direction of the reinforcing portion is the It is supported by being sandwiched between a pair of butted ends of the neck extending along the axis, or abutting against a cylinder inner wall surface of the neck at the pair of butted ends, and the other side edge of the both side edges However, the round terminal is supported by contacting the inner wall surface of the neck of the neck located on the opposite side of the pair of butting portions . The round terminal according to claim 1,
The round terminal, wherein the reinforcing portion is formed by a reinforcing plate portion extending from the electrical contact portion. The round terminal according to claim 1 or 2,
A round terminal , wherein the pair of butted ends of the neck formed in a cylindrical shape are fixed by welding . The round terminal according to claim 3 ,
The pair of butted ends have a chamfered portion from which a corner on the outer peripheral side of the neck is removed .

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