Laminated connector

Abstract

The laminated connector 10 is provided with a plurality of terminals 20, at least one first member 30, and at least one second member 40 laminated to the first member 30 from one side in a first direction, and the first member 30 has a plurality of terminal housing parts 31 for housing the terminals 20. The second member (40) is provided with a base part (41), a plurality of locking protrusions (42) protruding from the base part (41) on the other side in the first direction, and at least one connecting part (43) connecting adjacent locking protrusions (42). The terminal (20) is provided with a locking part (22) which is locked with the locking projection (42) from one side in the second direction, and the connecting part (43) protrudes from an end part (22A) of the locking part (22) on one side in the first direction to the other side in the first direction.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a stacked connector. Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, as a stacked connector assembled by stacking a plurality of components, a connector described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 2012-186001 (hereinafter referred to as Patent Document 1) is known. The connector includes a housing and a retainer, the housing having a terminal receiving portion for receiving terminal parts, and the retainer having a protrusion that is locked to the terminal parts in a state of overlapping with the housing. In addition, the housing has a protrusion that is stacked on the housing and is the same as the retainer. Prior art literature Patent Literature

[0003] Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2012-186001 Summary of the invention Problems to be solved by the invention

[0004] In the above structure, spaces are provided between adjacent protrusions in the terminal parts arrangement direction, and the housing includes a convex member that occupies part of the space between the protrusions. However, even so, there is still space between the protrusions where the convex member cannot be arranged.

[0005] In the above structure, for example, when the wire connected to the terminal part is pulled toward the rear of the connector, the terminal part applies a load to the protrusion, and the protrusion is pressed by the terminal part and pushed to the side of the terminal part while being depressed. In other words, part of the material constituting the protrusion escapes into the space between the protrusions. Therefore, the shear area of ​​the protrusion sheared by the terminal part may become smaller. Solutions for solving problems

[0006] The stacked connector disclosed in the present invention comprises: a plurality of terminals; at least one first component; at least one second component, wherein the at least one second component is stacked on the first component from one side in a first direction; the first component has a plurality of terminal accommodating portions for accommodating the terminals, the second component comprises a base, a plurality of locking protrusions protruding from the base on the other side in the first direction, and at least one connecting portion connecting adjacent locking protrusions, the terminal comprises a locking portion locked with the locking protrusion from one side in the second direction, and the connecting portion protrudes from an end portion of the locking portion on one side in the first direction toward the other side in the first direction. Effects of the Invention

[0007] According to the present disclosure, it is possible to provide a technology for improving the holding force of a terminal in a stacked connector. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0008] Figure 1It is a perspective view of a stacking connector according to the embodiment. Figure 2 This is an exploded perspective view of a stacking connector. Figure 3 is the rear view of the stacking connector. Figure 4 This is the front view of the stacking connector. Figure 5 yes Figure 4 AA section view. Figure 6 yes Figure 4 BB cross-sectional view. Figure 7 yes Figure 6 CC cross-sectional view. Figure 8 yes Figure 7 DD cross-sectional view. Fig. 9 It is a perspective view of the lower shell. Fig.10 This is an enlarged perspective view of the third component. Fig.11 It is a perspective view of the intermediate housing viewed from below. Fig.12 This is an enlarged perspective view of the second component. Fig.13 It is a perspective view of the intermediate housing as viewed from above. Fig.14 It is a perspective view of the upper shell. Fig.15 Yes Description Figure 7 Diagram of the creepage distance between terminals in the DD section. Fig.16 Yes Description Figure 7 Diagram of the creepage distance between terminals in an EE cross section. Fig.17 This is to explain the case where no groove is provided in the connecting part. Figure 7 Diagram of the creepage distance between terminals in the DD section. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0009] [Description of Embodiments of the Present Disclosure] First, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below.

[0010] (1) The stacked connector disclosed in the present invention comprises: a plurality of terminals; at least one first component; and at least one second component, wherein the at least one second component is stacked on the first component from one side in a first direction; the first component has a plurality of terminal receiving portions for receiving the terminals, the second component comprises a base, a plurality of locking protrusions protruding from the base on the other side in the first direction, and at least one connecting portion connecting adjacent locking protrusions, the terminal comprises a locking portion that is locked with the locking protrusion from one side in the second direction, and the connecting portion protrudes from an end portion of the locking portion on one side in the first direction toward the other side in the first direction.

[0011] When the locking portion of the terminal applies a load to the locking protrusion, the locking protrusion will be deformed, and part of the material of the locking protrusion will escape in the arrangement direction of the terminals. In the above structure, a connecting portion is provided to connect adjacent locking protrusions, and the connecting portion protrudes from the end of the locking portion on one side in the first direction to the other side in the first direction. Therefore, it is possible to suppress part of the material of the locking protrusion pushed out by the locking portion from escaping in the arrangement direction of the terminals. As a result, it is possible to easily ensure the shear area of ​​the locking protrusion and improve the holding force of the terminal.

[0012] (2) Preferably, the connection portion includes a groove portion recessed from the connection portion toward one side in the first direction, and the first member includes a convex portion disposed between adjacent terminal receiving portions and received in the groove portion.

[0013] According to such a configuration, by providing the groove portion in the connection portion and providing the convex portion in the first member, the creepage distance between the terminals can be increased.

[0014] (3) It is preferred that the groove portion extends in a direction intersecting the second direction.

[0015] According to such a configuration, since the projection and the inner wall of the groove are locked, the first member and the second member are less likely to be displaced in the second direction.

[0016] (4) It is preferable that the second member includes a plurality of the connecting portions, and the groove portions are provided to extend in the same direction in each of the connecting portions.

[0017] According to such a structure, the intervals between the grooves in the terminal arrangement direction can be made uniform. Therefore, the size of the connecting portion supporting each locking protrusion can be made constant at the height of the grooves between the plurality of locking protrusions. Therefore, the holding force of each locking protrusion on the terminal can be made the same.

[0018] (5) Preferably, the second component has a receiving space between adjacent locking protrusions, the receiving space being arranged closer to one side in the second direction than the connecting portion, and the first component includes a protrusion that is arranged between adjacent terminal receiving portions and enters the receiving space.

[0019] Since the locking protrusion is locked to the vicinity of the locking surface of the locking portion of the terminal, the height dimension of the terminal becomes larger, so the creepage distance between adjacent terminals is likely to become smaller. According to the above structure, since the receiving space is arranged on one side closer to the second direction than the connecting portion, the first component has a protrusion that enters the receiving space, so it is easy to ensure the creepage distance between the terminals even in the vicinity of the locking surface.

[0020] (6) It is preferred that a plurality of the first member and the second member are provided, and at least one third member is provided in which the first member and the second member are integrated.

[0021] According to such a configuration, since the third member serves as both the first member and the second member, a multi-layer stacked connector can be constructed.

[0022] [Details of the embodiments of the present disclosure] The following describes embodiments of the present disclosure. The present disclosure is not limited to these examples but is shown by the claims, and is intended to include all modifications within the equivalent meaning and scope of the claims.

[0023] [Implementation Method] Refer to the following Figures 1 to 17 The following describes an embodiment of the present disclosure. In the following description, the direction indicated by the arrow line Z is upward, the direction indicated by the arrow line X is forward, and the direction indicated by the arrow line Y is left. In this embodiment, the upward direction is an example of one side in the first direction, and the downward direction is an example of the other side in the first direction. The forward direction is an example of one side in the second direction. In addition, for a plurality of identical components, sometimes only some of the components are marked with symbols, and the symbols of other components are omitted.

[0024] [Stacking connector] like Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the stacking connector 10 of the present embodiment includes a plurality of terminals 20 and a housing 11 for accommodating the plurality of terminals 20. The housing 11 is composed of a lower housing 12, an intermediate housing 13, and an upper housing 14.

[0025] [Terminal] The terminal 20 is formed by stamping a conductive metal plate. Figure 2As shown, the terminal 20 includes a square tube-shaped connecting barrel 21 provided at the front, a wire connecting portion 23 provided at the rear of the connecting barrel 21, and a neck 24 connecting the connecting barrel 21 and the wire connecting portion 23. The wire connecting portion 23 is a portion for connecting an unillustrated wire to the terminal 20. The wire connecting portion 23 includes a wire barrel 23A crimped to the core wire of the wire and an insulation barrel 23B crimped to the insulation sheath of the wire.

[0026] like Figure 7 As shown, an elastic contact piece 21A is provided inside the connection cylinder 21. The other terminal (not shown) entering the connection cylinder 21 contacts the elastic contact piece 21A, and the terminal 20 is connected to the other terminal.

[0027] like Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown in the figure, a lance 21B protruding upward from the upper wall is provided at a position close to the front end of the upper wall of the connecting cylinder 21. The lance 21B is locked to the inner wall of the lance hole 31A of the terminal receiving portion 31 described later. The upper side portion of the rear end of the connecting cylinder 21 is provided as a locking portion 22. As described later, the locking portion 22 is locked to the locking protrusion 42 of the second component 40 from the front.

[0028] like Figure 2 As shown, the lower housing 12, the intermediate housing 13 and the upper housing 14 are made of insulating synthetic resin and are basically in the shape of a plate flattened in the vertical direction. The intermediate housing 13 is stacked on the lower housing 12 from above. The upper housing 14 is stacked on the intermediate housing 13 stacked on the lower housing 12 from above.

[0029] The side wall of the lower housing 12 is provided with a first locking receiving portion 12A, a second locking receiving portion 12B, and a locking recess 12C that are recessed from the outer surface of the side wall. The front end of the elastic piece 13A extending downward from the side of the intermediate housing 13 is provided with a first locking portion 13B. Figure 8 As shown, the first lock receiving portion 12A and the first lock portion 13B are locked in the up-down direction.

[0030] like Figure 3 As shown, a second locking portion 14B is provided at the front end of an elastic piece 14A extending downward from the upper wall of the upper housing 14 at the rear side of the upper housing 14. The second lock receiving portion 12B is locked with the second locking portion 14B in the vertical direction.

[0031] like Figure 1 As shown in FIG. 1 , a locking protrusion 14C convex downward is provided on the side wall of the upper housing 14. The locking protrusion 14C is locked with the inner wall of the locking recess 12C in the front-to-back direction. Figure 7 As shown, the elastic piece 13A of the intermediate housing 13 is also locked with the inner wall of the locking recess 12C in the front-rear direction.

[0032] like Figure 2 and Figure 4 As shown in FIG. 1 , a front wall 12D extending in the up-down direction is provided at the front end of the lower housing 12. A through hole 12E is provided on the front wall 12D and passes through the front wall 12D in the front-to-back direction. Figure 7 As shown, the front wall 12D abuts against the front end of the intermediate housing 13 and the front end of the upper housing 14 from the front. The through hole 12E communicates with the interior of the terminal receiving portion 31 described later. A mating terminal (not shown) that is fitted into the mating connector of the stacking connector 10 from the front is inserted into the through hole 12E.

[0033] like Figure 2 and Figure 8 As shown, the housing 11 includes a first component 30 and a second component 40 as a partial structure for holding the terminal 20. The terminal 20 is held by the housing 11 by stacking the second component 40 from above onto the first component 30 that has accommodated the terminal 20. The lower housing 12 includes the first component 30. The upper housing 14 includes the second component 40. The intermediate housing 13 includes the first component 30 and the second component 40. The component in which the first component 30 and the second component 40 are integrated is called the third component 50. That is, the intermediate housing 13 includes the third component 50. In the present embodiment, two first components 30 and two second components 40 are provided in the housing 11. One of the first components 30 and one of the second components 40 are integrated to form a third component 50.

[0034] [First component, terminal housing portion] like Fig. 9 and Fig.13 As shown, a plurality of terminal housing portions 31 are arranged side by side in the left-right direction on the first component 30. A wire insertion hole 36 communicating with the inside of the terminal housing portion 31 is provided at the rear of the terminal housing portion 31. The wires not shown are inserted into the wire insertion hole 36. A lance-shaped hole 31A opening in the upward and downward direction is formed near the front end of the upper wall of the terminal housing portion 31. Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown, the inner wall of the lance hole 31A is locked with the lance 21B of the terminal 20 accommodated in the terminal accommodation portion 31 .

[0035] An opening 31B opening upward is provided near the front-rear center of the terminal housing portion 31. A locking protrusion 42 of a second member 40 described later enters the terminal housing portion 31 through the opening 31B.

[0036] [convex part] like Fig. 9 and Fig.13 As shown in FIG. 1 , a partition wall 32 is provided between the terminal receiving portions 31 adjacent to each other in the left-right direction. The partition wall 32 constitutes one of the wall portions of the opening portion 31B. Fig.10 As shown, a connection receiving portion 33 that is recessed downward from the upper end of the partition wall 32 is provided at a position near the front end of the partition wall 32. Inside the connection receiving portion 33, a convex portion 34 that rises upward from the bottom wall of the connection receiving portion 33 is formed. The convex portion 34 is plate-shaped. The convex portion 34 is connected to the front wall and the rear wall of the connection receiving portion 33. The height dimension of the convex portion 34 is about half of the height dimension of the connection receiving portion 33. The convex portion 34 extends in an inclined direction relative to the front-to-back direction. That is, the convex portion 34 extends in a direction that intersects the front-to-back direction. In detail, the convex portion 34 is inclined in a manner that it is located to the left as it moves forward. The front end portion of the partition wall 32 disposed on the front side of the connection receiving portion 33 is a protrusion 35.

[0037] [Second part, base] like Fig.11 and Fig.14 As shown in FIG. 1 , the second member 40 includes a base 41, a plurality of locking protrusions 42 protruding downward from the base 41, and a plurality of connecting portions 43 connecting adjacent locking protrusions 42. The base 41 is in the shape of a plate flattened in the vertical direction. Figure 8 As shown, in the third member 50 (intermediate housing 13 ) in which the first member 30 and the second member 40 are integrated, the base portion 41 is arranged on the lower side of the terminal receiving portion 31 .

[0038] [Locking protrusion] like Fig.11 and Fig.14 As shown, the plurality of locking protrusions 42 extend in the front-to-rear direction and are arranged in the left-to-right direction. Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown, the locking protrusion 42 enters the terminal receiving portion 31 through the opening portion 31B. The locking protrusion 42 has a shape that extends from the rear end of the connecting barrel portion 21 over the wire barrel portion 23A and along the terminal 20. Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown, the lower end of the front side of the locking protrusion 42 enters the inner side of the neck 24. The front end surface of the locking protrusion 42 is a locking surface 42A. The locking surface 42A is locked with the locking portion 22 of the terminal 20 in the front-back direction.

[0039] [Connection] like Fig.12 As shown in FIG. 1 , the connecting portion 43 extends downward from the base 41. The connecting portion 43 connects the portion of the locking protrusion 42 on the locking surface 42A side (front side). The dimension of the connecting portion 43 in the front-to-back direction is about one-fourth of the dimension of the locking protrusion 42 in the front-to-back direction. Figure 7As shown, the connecting portion 43 is received in the connecting portion receiving portion 33. Figure 8 As shown, the connection portion 43 protrudes below the upper end portion 22A of the locking portion 22 .

[0040] When the terminal 20 is pulled backward and a load is applied to the locking protrusion 42 by the locking portion 22, the locking protrusion 42 is pushed by the locking portion 22 and part of the constituent material tends to escape to the side (the arrangement direction of the terminal 20) relative to the locking portion 22. However, in the present embodiment, since the connecting portion 43 connecting the locking protrusion 42 is extended to the lower part of the upper end portion 22A of the locking portion 22, it is possible to suppress part of the material of the locking protrusion 42 from escaping to the side of the locking portion 22. Thus, the shear area of ​​the locking protrusion 42 locked with the locking portion 22 can be easily ensured, and the holding force of the terminal 20 can be improved compared with the case where the connecting portion 43 is not provided.

[0041] [Groove] like Fig.12 As shown, in this embodiment, the connecting portion 43 is provided with a groove portion 44 that is recessed upward from the lower surface of the connecting portion 43. The groove portion 44 extends from the front end to the rear end of the connecting portion 43 and is open to the front and rear. The groove portion 44 extends in an inclined direction relative to the front-to-back direction. That is, the groove portion 44 extends in a direction that intersects the front-to-back direction. In detail, the groove portion 44 is arranged in a manner that the groove portion 44 is arranged to be more toward the left as it moves forward. Figures 6 to 8 As shown, the protrusion 34 is received in the groove 44 .

[0042] If the groove 44 is not formed in the connection portion 43, the creepage distance D3 between the terminals 20 arranged in the terminal receiving portion 31 in the area where the connection portion 43 is provided is as follows: Fig.17 It is considered that when the terminal 20 or the terminal receiving portion 31 is miniaturized, the creepage distance between the terminals 20 cannot be fully ensured by providing the connecting portion 43. However, in this embodiment, Fig.15 As shown, due to the provision of the groove 44 and the convex portion 34, the creepage distance D1 between the terminals 20 can be made shorter than Fig.17 The creepage distance D3 shown is large.

[0043] In addition, if Figure 7 As shown, since the groove 44 and the convex portion 34 extend in an inclined direction relative to the front-rear direction, the inner wall of the groove 44 and the convex portion 34 are locked in the front-rear direction. Therefore, the first component 30 and the second component 40 are unlikely to be displaced from each other in the front-rear direction.

[0044] In this embodiment, the extending directions of the grooves 44 provided on the respective connecting parts 43 are the same. Therefore, the intervals between the grooves 44 in the left-right direction can be made uniform. Figure 8As shown, between the plurality of locking protrusions 42, the size of the connecting portion 43 supporting each locking protrusion 42 can be made constant by providing the height of the groove portion 44. Thus, the holding force of each locking protrusion 42 on the terminal 20 can be made uniform.

[0045] [Accepting Space] like Fig.12 As shown, the second component 40 of the present embodiment has a receiving space 45 in front of the connecting portion 43. The receiving space 45 is arranged between adjacent locking protrusions 42. The receiving space 45 is composed of the lower surface of the base 41, the side surface 42B of the locking protrusion 42 and the front surface 43A of the connecting portion 43. By providing the receiving space 45, the front surface 43A of the connecting portion 43 is arranged at a position rearward of the locking surface 42A of the locking protrusion 42. The dimension of the receiving space 45 in the front-to-back direction is about one-seventh of the dimension of the connecting portion 43 in the front-to-back direction. Figure 7 As shown, the protrusion 35 is arranged in the receiving space 45 .

[0046] like Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown in FIG. 1 , the height dimension of the terminal 20 (the dimension measured upward from the bottom wall side of the terminal receiving portion 31) becomes larger near the stop surface 42A. Specifically, the stop portion 22 at the rear end of the connecting tube portion 21 is arranged in front of the stop surface 42A. In addition, the height dimension of the neck portion 24 becomes larger on the connecting tube portion 21 side. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. Figure 7 As shown in FIG. 4 , a receiving space 45 and a protrusion 35 are provided in the vicinity of the stop surface 42A. Fig.16 As shown, by providing the receiving space 45 and the protrusion 35 , it is possible to sufficiently ensure the creepage distance D2 between the terminals 20 in the vicinity of the locking portion 22 of the terminal 20 (ie, in the region close to the locking surface 42A).

[0047] Furthermore, since the protrusion 35 is disposed in the receiving space 45 where the connection portion 43 is not provided, the protrusion 35 can suppress the material of the locking protrusion 42 from escaping to the side of the locking portion 22 .

[0048] [Effects of the Embodiments] According to the embodiment, the following actions and effects can be achieved. The stacking connector 10 according to the embodiment includes a plurality of terminals 20, at least one first component 30, and at least one second component 40 stacked on the first component 30 from one side (upper side) in the first direction, the first component 30 having a plurality of terminal receiving portions 31 for receiving the terminals 20, and the second component 40 including a base 41, a plurality of latching protrusions 42 protruding from the base 41 on the other side (lower side) in the first direction, and at least one connecting portion 43 connecting adjacent latching protrusions 42. The terminal 20 includes a latching portion 22 latched with the latching protrusion 42 from one side (front side) in the second direction, and the connecting portion 43 protrudes from an end portion (upper end portion 22A) of the latching portion 22 on one side in the first direction to the other side in the first direction.

[0049] When the locking portion 22 of the terminal 20 applies a load to the locking protrusion 42, the locking protrusion 42 will be deformed, and part of the material of the locking protrusion 42 will escape in the arrangement direction (left-right direction) of the terminal 20. In the above structure, a connecting portion 43 is provided to connect adjacent locking protrusions 42, and the connecting portion 43 protrudes from the end of the locking portion 22 on one side in the first direction to the other side in the first direction. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the part of the material of the locking protrusion 42 pushed out by the locking portion 22 from escaping in the arrangement direction of the terminal 22. As a result, it is possible to easily ensure the shear area of ​​the locking protrusion 42 and improve the holding force of the terminal 22.

[0050] In the embodiment, the connection portion 43 has the groove portion 44 recessed from the connection portion 43 toward one side in the first direction, and the first member 30 has the convex portion 34 disposed between adjacent terminal receiving portions 31 and received in the groove portion 44 .

[0051] According to such a configuration, by providing the groove portion 44 in the connection portion 43 and providing the protrusion 34 in the first member 30 , the creepage distance between the terminals 20 can be increased.

[0052] In the embodiment, the groove portion 44 extends in a direction intersecting the second direction (front-rear direction).

[0053] According to such a structure, since the protrusion 34 and the inner wall of the groove 44 are locked, the first member 30 and the second member 30 are unlikely to be displaced in the second direction.

[0054] In the embodiment, the second member 40 includes a plurality of connection portions 43 , and the grooves 44 are provided in the respective connection portions 43 so as to extend in the same direction.

[0055] According to such a structure, the intervals between the grooves 44 in the arrangement direction of the terminals 20 can be made uniform. Therefore, the size of the connecting portion 43 supporting each locking protrusion 42 can be made constant at the height of the grooves 44 provided between the plurality of locking protrusions 42. Therefore, the holding force of each locking protrusion 42 on the terminal 20 can be made the same.

[0056] In the embodiment, the second component 40 has a receiving space 45 between adjacent locking protrusions 42 , and the receiving space 45 is arranged closer to one side in the second direction than the connecting portion 43 . The first component 30 has a protrusion 35 arranged between adjacent terminal receiving portions 31 and entering the receiving space 45 .

[0057] Since the locking protrusion 42 is locked to the vicinity of the locking surface 42A of the locking portion 22 of the terminal 20, the height dimension of the terminal 20 becomes larger, so the creepage distance between adjacent terminals 20 is easily reduced. According to the above-mentioned structure, since the receiving space 45 is arranged on one side closer to the second direction than the connecting portion 43, the first component 30 has a protrusion 35 entering the receiving space 45, so it is easy to ensure the creepage distance between the terminals 20 even in the vicinity of the locking surface 42A.

[0058] In the embodiment, a plurality of the first member 30 and the second member 40 are provided, and at least one third member 50 is provided in which the first member 30 and the second member 40 are integrated.

[0059] According to such a configuration, since the third member 50 serves as both the first member 30 and the second member 40 , a multi-layer stacked connector 10 can be configured.

[0060] <Other embodiments> (1) In the above embodiment, the stacked connector 10 includes one third member 50 and the terminals 20 are arranged in two layers, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The number of terminal layers in the stacked connector may be one or three or more. (2) In the above embodiment, the groove portion 44 is provided, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Fig.17 As shown, the groove portion may not be provided. (3) In the above embodiment, the receiving space 45 is provided, but the present invention is not limited thereto and the receiving space may not be provided. Description of Reference Numerals

[0061] 10: Stacked connector 11: Shell 12: Lower side shell 12A: 1st lock receiving part 12B: Second lock receiving part 12C: Locking recess 12D: Anterior wall 12E: Through hole 13: Intermediate housing 13A: Elastic sheet 13B: 1st locking part 14: Upper side shell 14A: Elastic sheet 14B: Second locking part 14C: Locking protrusion 20: Terminal 21: Connecting tube 21A: Elastic contact piece 21B: Spear 22: Stopper 22A: Upper end of the locking portion 23: Wire connection 23A: Wire drum 23B: Insulation tube 24: Neck 30: Part 1 31: Terminal storage part 31A: Spear hole 31B: Opening 32: Divider Wall 33: Connection receiving part 34: convex part 35: Protrusion 36: Wire insertion hole 40: Part 2 41: Base 42: Locking protrusion 42A: Stop surface 42B: Side 43: Connection 43A: Front surface 44: Groove 45: Acceptance Space 50: Part 3

Claims

1. A stacking connector, comprising: Multiple terminals; at least one first component; at least one second component, the at least one second component being stacked on the first component from one side in the first direction; The first component has a plurality of terminal receiving portions for receiving the terminals. The second member includes a base, a plurality of locking protrusions protruding from the base on the other side in the first direction, and at least one connecting portion connecting adjacent locking protrusions. The terminal includes a locking portion that is locked with the locking protrusion from one side in the second direction, The connection portion protrudes from an end portion of the locking portion on one side in the first direction toward the other side in the first direction.

2. The stacked connector according to claim 1, wherein: The connecting portion has a groove portion recessed from the connecting portion toward one side in the first direction, The first member has a convex portion which is disposed between the adjacent terminal receiving portions and is received in the groove portion.

3. The stacked connector according to claim 2, wherein: The groove portion extends in a direction intersecting the second direction.

4. The stacked connector according to claim 3, wherein: The second component includes a plurality of the connecting portions. The grooves are provided at the respective connecting portions extending in the same direction.

5. The stacked connector according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein: The second member has a receiving space between adjacent locking protrusions. The receiving space is arranged on one side of the second direction relative to the connecting portion. The first member includes a protruding portion that is disposed between the adjacent terminal housing portions and enters the receiving space.

6. The stacked connector according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein: The first component and the second component are provided in plurality. At least one third member is provided which is formed by integrating the first member and the second member.

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