Abstract: There is provided a joint connector including: a ground terminal member made of a conductive metal, and configured by integrally forming a plate-shaped fixing portion fixed to a ground portion, the body horizontal plate portion extending from the plate-shaped fixing portion, the body rising plate portion formed by bending the body horizontal plate portion in a rising direction at a bent portion, the terminal connection portion provided above the body rising plate portion, and the crank-shaped bent portion bent in a crank shape near the terminal connection portion in the body rising plate portion; a housing to which the ground terminal member is insert-molded; and a primer treatment portion applied to an outer peripheral surface of the body rising plate portion on a side of the body horizontal plate portion with respect to the crank-shaped bent portion.

Abstract: There is provided a joint connector including: a ground terminal member integrally formed by a plate-shaped fixing portion fixed to a ground portion, a body horizontal plate portion extending from the plate-shaped fixing portion, a body rising plate portion formed by bending in a rising direction, a terminal connection portion provided formed with a plurality of terminal connecting portions electrically connectable with a counterpart terminal, and a coupling piece; and a housing integrally formed by a housing body portion in which the body rising plate portion and the terminal connection portion are insert-molded in a state where the plurality of terminal connecting portions are protruded for connecting the counterpart terminal, and a reinforcing rib portion provided to couple a resin portion covering the coupling piece and a resin portion covering the terminal connection portion.

Abstract: A connector includes: a plurality of terminals; a housing having a tubular outer wall part, a holding part having a plurality of terminal housing chambers, lances positioned radially outside the respective terminal housing chambers, and a locking part; and a detection member having a tubular fitting part to be fit to the holding part and an engaging part. The lances, when the respective terminals are inserted into a regular position in the respective terminal housing chambers, enter the inside of the fitting part when the fitting part is fit to the holding part and, when the respective terminal are not inserted into the regular position, are pressed by the respective terminals to become deformed radially outward and to lock the fitting part at a first position, the first position being short of a position at which the engaging part is engaged with the locking part.

Abstract: A manufacturing system for a fitted body is configured to fit the first connector selected based on the functions of the fitted body and the second connector to manufacture the fitted body. The first connectors each has a first function portion differing from each other in accordance with functions of the fitted body. The second connector has a common second function portion allowing an engagement with the first function portion.

Abstract: A connector includes a housing, a holder, and a short-circuiting terminal. The holder is non-movable to a formal locking position when terminals, which are short-circuiting targets, are not inserted into a terminal receiving chamber. The holder is movable to the formal locking position when the terminals, which are short-circuiting targets, are inserted into a sufficient insertion position of the terminal receiving chamber. A contact member of the short-circuiting terminal is in contact with the terminals, which are short-circuiting targets, and the terminals, which are short-circuiting targets, are short-circuited when the terminals, which are short-circuiting terminals, are inserted into the sufficient insertion position and the holder is moved to the formal locking position.

Abstract: The connector housing includes: the terminal reception chambers, the terminal insertion holes; the lock portions; and the coupling portion connecting a pair of the lock portions each belonging to each of a pair of the terminal reception chambers located adjacent to each other. The coupling portion is connected to a first partition wall partitioning a pair of the terminal insertion holes corresponding to the pair of the terminal reception chambers. The coupling portion has a groove extending along a direction to receive the each terminal.

Abstract: A connector includes: a housing; and a short-circuit terminal. A deformable portion is configured to deform in a direction of moving away from the terminal during housing of the terminal and to deform in a direction of moving closer to the terminal when the housing of the terminal is finished. The short-circuit terminal has, as different portions, a contact point portion to contact with the two or more terminals and a push target portion to contact with the deformable portion. The short-circuit terminal is configured to reduce its pressure of contact toward the terminal at the contact point portion, during the housing of the terminal, due to a movement of the push target portion along with the deformable portion.

Abstract: A connector includes: a housing having terminal housing chambers, one passage part, and lances; terminals inserted into the respective terminal housing chambers and locked by the respective lances at a regular position; and a detection member inserted into the passage part to detect whether the terminals are inserted to the regular position. The passage part is adjacent to each of the terminal housing chambers. The lances are provided at a boundary between the respective terminal housing chambers and the passage part. The lances, when the respective terminals are not inserted to the regular position, are pressed by the respective terminals to lock the detection member at a first position. The lances, when the respective terminals are inserted to the regular position, allow the detection member to be inserted into a more inner position than the first position.

Abstract: A connector structure includes a first connector and a second connector. One connector among the first and second connector has a number of convex parts projected toward another one connector of the first and second connector in their fitting direction, and the convex parts each has an opening region communicating with a terminal housing chamber belonging to the one connector. The another one connector has a number of concave parts recessed away from the one connecter in the fitting direction, and the concave parts each has an opening region communicating with a terminal housing chamber belonging to the another one connector. Each of outer circumferential surfaces of the convex parts is in contact with each of inner circumferential surfaces of the concave parts when the first connector and the second connector are fitted to each other.

Abstract: A connector includes: a plurality of terminals; a housing having a tubular outer wall part, a holding part having a plurality of terminal housing chambers, lances positioned radially outside the respective terminal housing chambers, and a locking part; and a detection member having a tubular fitting part to be fit to the holding part and an engaging part. The lances, when the respective terminals are inserted into a regular position in the respective terminal housing chambers, enter the inside of the fitting part when the fitting part is fit to the holding part and, when the respective terminal are not inserted into the regular position, are pressed by the respective terminals to become deformed radially outward and to lock the fitting part at a first position, the first position being short of a position at which the engaging part is engaged with the locking part.

Abstract: A connector includes: a housing having terminal housing chambers, one passage part, and lances; terminals inserted into the respective terminal housing chambers and locked by the respective lances at a regular position; and a detection member inserted into the passage part to detect whether the terminals are inserted to the regular position. The passage part is adjacent to each of the terminal housing chambers. The lances are provided at a boundary between the respective terminal housing chambers and the passage part. The lances, when the respective terminals are not inserted to the regular position, are pressed by the respective terminals to lock the detection member at a first position. The lances, when the respective terminals are inserted to the regular position, allow the detection member to be inserted into a more inner position than the first position.

Abstract: A connector includes: a housing; and a short-circuit terminal. A deformable portion is configured to deform in a direction of moving away from the terminal during housing of the terminal and to deform in a direction of moving closer to the terminal when the housing of the terminal is finished. The short-circuit terminal has, as different portions, a contact point portion to contact with the two or more terminals and a push target portion to contact with the deformable portion. The short-circuit terminal is configured to reduce its pressure of contact toward the terminal at the contact point portion, during the housing of the terminal, due to a movement of the push target portion along with the deformable portion.

Abstract: A connector includes: a housing; and a detector detecting whether a terminal is received at a regular position. The locking portion has an abutment part to lock the terminal, and an interference part interfering with the detector to prevent the detector from being assembled to the housing. The abutment part is displaced to lock the terminal at the regular position when the terminal is at the regular position, and to leave the terminal when the terminal is not at the regular position. The interference part moves along with the abutment part to a position not to interfere with the detector when the terminal is at the regular position, and to be displaced to a position to interfere with the detector when terminal is not at the regular position.

Abstract: This connector housing includes a housing body, terminal accommodating chambers provided, in the housing body, in a plurality of stages in the vertical direction; and lances for locking a terminal when the terminal is inserted from the rear into a terminal accommodating chamber. The lances are provided on the lower side in the upper terminal accommodating chamber and on the upper side in the lower terminal accommodating chamber, and are provided at a distance from each other in the lateral direction when viewed from above.

Abstract: A terminal removal jig includes a jig body including a release pin configured to release a terminal from being locked by a lance provided in a connector housing, and an attachment configured to be detachably attached to the jig body and to guide the release pin toward the lance by coming into contact at least a part of the attachment with an inner wall of the connector housing when the release pin is inserted into the connector housing. The attachment is attached to the jig body so as to be movable between a first position in the jig body and a second position located on a tip end side of the jig body relative to the first position, and includes a lock portion configured to lock the attachment to the jig body when the attachment is in the second position.

Abstract: One of a pair of connectors of a spring type connector includes an inner housing, an outer housing, a gap defined between the inner housing and the outer housing, retaining mechanisms, and a spring. The retaining mechanism includes a pair of abutting members provided on the inner housing and the outer housing, and a cushioning member provided between the pair of the abutting members.

Abstract: A connector includes a pair of housings to be fitted to each other by inserting an insertion part of one housing into a tubular part of another housing. On an outer peripheral surface of the insertion part of the one housing, a plurality of outer ribs which project from the outer peripheral surface are provided separately in a circumferential direction to extend from a front end of the insertion part to a rear side. On an inner peripheral surface of the tubular part of the other housing, a plurality of inner ribs which project from the inner peripheral surface are provided separately in a circumferential direction to extend from a front end of the tubular part to a rear side. The outer ribs and the inner ribs are provided such that positions in the circumferential direction are deviated from each other.

Abstract: A connector has one housing having a tubular body which surrounds terminals; the other housing having a tubular body to be connected to the tubular body of the one housing; and a lock mechanism which allows tip surfaces of the tubular bodies that define external shapes of the pair of housings, respectively, to come into contact with each other and maintains a connected state of the one housing and the other housing.

Abstract: There is provided a waterproof connector structure which includes a pair of connector housings. An opening end portion of a cylindrical body of one connector housing is inserted into an opening end portion of a cylindrical body of another connector housing at the time of fitting. One cylindrical body has a projection part which is provided to protrude outward in a radial direction from the opening end portion thereof entirely in a circumferential direction. The projection part is provided on a front side in a fitting direction from an opening part of a terminal receiving chamber surrounded by the one cylindrical body.

Abstract: The connector includes an inner housing, an outer housing, a locking mechanism for locking, a spring member that pushes back the inner housing during half fitting, and a pushback regulating position that regulates a pushback position. The pushback regulating portion includes a claw portion, a stepped portion against which the claw portion abuts, and a sliding load portion that makes a sliding friction force between the inner housing and the outer housing at a predetermined timing before abutting to be larger than the sliding friction force before the predetermined timing.