Insert-molded connector with reinforcing portion at bent terminal
It is aimed to further improve the accuracy of the position and orientation of a terminal of a connector. A connector is provided with a terminal including a bent part, a first resin portion for holding a part of the terminal with the bent part exposed to outside, a second resin portion molded with the first resin portion as an insert part, and a reinforcing portion arranged in an inner corner part of the bent part with an outer corner part of the bent part exposed. The bent part and the reinforcing portion are covered by the second resin portion.
1 . A connector, comprising:
a terminal including a bent part;
a first resin portion for holding a part of the terminal so that the bent part is partly exposed at an outer surface of the first resin portion;
a second resin portion that is molded while using the first resin portion as an insert member so as to cover the bent part; and
a reinforcing portion that is disposed at an inner corner of the bent part to reinforce the bent part,
wherein the outer corner of the bent part is exposed from the first resin portion before molding of the second resin portion and is covered by the second resin portion after the molding.
2 . The connector of claim 1 , wherein:
the terminal includes a first extending portion extending from the bent part toward the first resin portion and a second extending portion extending from the bent part in a direction different from that of the first extending portion, and
the reinforcing portion includes an inclined surface that gradually decreases a thickness of the reinforcing portion along a longitudinal direction of the second extending portion as a distance from the bent part increases in a longitudinal direction of the first extending portion.
3 . The connector of claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing portion is a part integrally molded to the first resin portion.
4 . The connector of claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing portion is separate from the first resin portion.
5 . The connector of claim 4 , wherein the reinforcing portion is set to such a size as to be press-fit into a part surrounded by the inner corner part of the bent part and the first resin portion.
6 . The connector of claim 4 , wherein:
a plurality of the terminals are provided, and
the reinforcing portion includes a protrusion to be fit into between the plurality of terminals.
7 . The connector of claim 4 , wherein:
the first resin portion is formed with a recess, a part of the reinforcing portion being fit into the recess, and
the reinforcing portion is arranged in the inner corner part of the bent part with the part of the reinforcing portion fit in the recess.
8 . A connector, comprising:
a terminal including a bent part;
a first resin portion for holding a part of the terminal so that the bent part is partly exposed at an outer surface of the first resin portion;
a second resin portion that is molded while using the first resin portion as an insert member so as to cover the bent part; and
a reinforcing portion that is disposed at an inner corner of the bent part to reinforce the bent part,
wherein the reinforcing portion is separate from the first resin portion.
9 . The connector of claim 8 , wherein:
the terminal includes a first extending portion extending from the bent part toward the first resin portion and a second extending portion extending from the bent part in a direction different from that of the first extending portion, and
the reinforcing portion includes an inclined surface that gradually decreases a thickness of the reinforcing portion along a longitudinal direction of the second extending portion as a distance from the bent part increases in a longitudinal direction of the first extending portion.
10 . The connector of claim 8 , wherein the reinforcing portion is a part integrally molded to the first resin portion.
11 . The connector of claim 8 , wherein the reinforcing portion is set to such a size as to be press-fit into a part surrounded by the inner corner part of the bent part and the first resin portion.
12 . The connector of claim 8 , wherein:
a plurality of the terminals are provided, and
the reinforcing portion includes a protrusion to be fit into between the plurality of terminals.
13 . The connector of claim 8 , wherein:
the first resin portion is formed with a recess, a part of the reinforcing portion being fit into the recess, and
the reinforcing portion is arranged in the inner corner part of the bent part with the part of the reinforcing portion fit in the recess.