Connector and connector connection structure
A connector 10 includes two connection terminals 30 to be respectively connected to ends of two wires 20 extending side by side and having through holes in tip parts, and a housing 70 for accommodating the two connection terminals 30 separated from each other with the respective tip parts caused to project out. The tip parts of the two connection terminals 30 are overlapped each other while being spaced apart in an orthogonal direction Z, and the through holes of the two connection terminals 30 are located on the same axis along the orthogonal direction Z.
1. A connector, comprising:
a plurality of connection terminals to be respectively connected to ends of a plurality of wires extending side by side, the plurality of connection terminals including through holes in tip parts; and
a housing for accommodating the plurality of connection terminals separated from each other with the respective tip parts caused to project out,
wherein the tip parts of the plurality of connection terminals are located at a distance from each other in an orthogonal direction orthogonal to both an arrangement direction of the wires and an extending direction of the tip parts, and the through holes of the plurality of connection terminals are located on the same axis along the orthogonal direction.
2. The connector of claim 1 , wherein:
the plurality of connection terminals include a first connection terminal and a second connection terminal,
the first and second connection terminals include a first base-end side terminal and a second base-end side terminal to be connected to the ends of the wires and extending along the extending direction of the ends and a first tip side terminal and a second tip side terminal formed with the through holes and to be mounted on the first and second base-end side terminals, and
the first and second tip side terminals have the same shape and are inverted from each other.
3. The connector of claim 1 , wherein:
the plurality of connection terminals are provided with locking holes, and
a plurality of locking projections to be respectively locked into the locking holes of the plurality of connection terminals project inside the housing.
4. A connector connection structure, comprising:
a connector, including:
a plurality of connection terminals to be respectively connected to ends of a plurality of wires extending side by side, the plurality of connection terminals including through holes in tip parts; and
a housing for accommodating the plurality of connection terminals separated from each other with the respective tip parts caused to project out; and
a device including a plurality of connecting members to be electrically connected to the plurality of connection terminals,
wherein the tip parts of the plurality of connection terminals are located at a distance from each other in an orthogonal direction orthogonal to both an arrangement direction of the wires and an extending direction of the tip parts, and the through holes of the plurality of connection terminals are located on the same axis along the orthogonal direction, and
the plurality of connection terminals and the plurality of connecting members are collectively fastened by one bolt.
5. The connector connection structure of claim 4 , wherein:
the bolt is conductive,
the plurality of connection terminals and the plurality of connecting members come into contact with and are conductively connected to each other in the orthogonal direction to form a plurality of conductive portions, and a first insulator made of insulating ceramic is interposed between the plurality of conductive portions in the orthogonal direction, and
a second insulator made of insulating ceramic is interposed between the outermost conductive portion in the orthogonal direction, out of the plurality of conductive portions, and a head portion of the bolt.