Patent ID: 7118423
Filing Date: 2006-10-10
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A joint connector structure comprising: a first connector that comprises: a one-piece integrally constructed first housing that has a connector fitting portion at one end of the first housing, and a first terminal receiving portion at the other end of the first housing, and an inner wall arranged between the connector fitting portion and the first terminal receiving portion; a joint bus bar that is fixed to the inner wall of the first housing, and is provided with a first tab projecting into the connector fitting portion at one end of the joint bus bar, and a second tab projecting into the first terminal receiving portion at the other end of the joint bus bar, and a wire-connected first female terminal that is connected to a first wire, is inserted in the first terminal receiving portion, and is connected to the second tab; and a second connector that comprises: a second housing that has a second terminal receiving portion; and a wire-connected second female terminal that is connected to a second wire, and is inserted in the second terminal receiving portion, wherein when the first connector and the second connector are fitted together in such a manner that the second connector is inserted into the connector fitting portion, the wire-connected second female terminal is connected to the first tab; wherein the joint bus bar comprises a plurality of the first and second tabs, the first connector comprises a plurality of the wire-connected first female terminals corresponding to the first tabs, and the second connector comprises a plurality of the wire-connected second female terminals corresponding to the second tabs.