Connector structure
View Patent ↗A connector structure includes a circuit body, a fork terminal, a housing and an insertion member. The circuit body includes a conductor including a two-pronged part having two extended portions, and plated leads arranged at the extended portions respectively. The fork terminal includes a first terminal part and a second terminal part which project from a terminal base so that an insertion space is formed between the first and second terminal parts. The housing includes a fitting part accommodating the fork terminal. The insertion member is inserted into the insertion space through the fitting part in a state where the circuit body is fixed. The circuit body is electrically connected with one of the first and second terminal parts with the insertion of the insertion member.
1. A connector structure, comprising:
a circuit body including a conductor including a two-pronged part having two extended portions, and plated leads arranged at the extended portions respectively;
a fork terminal including a first terminal part and a second terminal part which project from a terminal base so that an insertion space is formed between the first and second terminal parts;
a housing including a fitting part accommodating the fork terminal; and
an insertion member inserted into the insertion space through the fitting part in a state where the circuit body is fixed,
wherein the circuit body is electrically connected with one of the first and second terminal parts with the insertion of the insertion member, and
wherein the first terminal part is formed with a positioning projection projected therefrom and configured to abut the insertion member in an insertion direction so as to prevent further insertion of the insertion member.
2. The connector structure as set forth in claim 1 , wherein
a width of the conductor is equal to a width of the two-pronged part.
3. The connector structure as set forth in claim 1 , wherein a width of one of the first terminal part and the second terminal part of the fork terminal is approximately equal to a width of one of the two extended portions of the two-pronged part.
4. The connector structure as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the two-pronged part is configured such that the two extended portions are separated by a triangular gap.
5. The connector structure as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the two-pronged part is configured such that the two extended portions are separated by a rectangular gap.
6. The connector structure as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the two extended portions of the two-pronged part are connected by a curved surface.
7. The connector structure as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the insertion member includes a slider body that is configured for insertion into the insertion space through the fitting part, and a lock arm part that extends over the slider body and outside of the insertion space when the slider body is inserted into the insertion space.
8. The connector structure as set forth in claim 7 , wherein the lock arm part extends substantially parallel to the slider body and defines an aperture that faces the slider body, and the housing includes a lock claw at an exterior surface thereof that is configured to extend within the aperture.
9. The connector structure as set forth in claim 7 , wherein one of the first terminal part and the second terminal part defines a stopper that is configured to communicate with the slider body to facilitate a predetermined positioning of the slider body within the insertion space.
10. The connector structure as set forth in claim 9 , wherein the other of the first terminal part and the second terminal part defines a projection for forming an electrical connection at a connection point.