2023/04/21

Innovative Structural Design

In the development of the MX80 Series, the major difficulty for JAE was not just in making a more compact connector, but also ensuring intrinsic characteristics such as water resistance, high current compatibility, and high reliability are included.
JAE was able to improve the structure of the connector by designing a retainer that is installed from in front of the rubber seal. To further reduce the size, some components had to be reexamined and revised. In the development of the MX80 Series, 2 versions of prototypes were produced. For the first prototype the goal was ultimate miniaturization. In the second prototype, improvement of the reduced retention force caused by miniaturization was addressed. This problem has been solved by adopting a unique design for the retaining features.
As a result, JAE succeeded in developing a product with high performance while maintaining a small size.

Compact Size and High Performance Make the Difference

The MX80 Series has received a high evaluation for its compact size and waterproof performance. For that reason, its use is increasing in the automotive industry. Primary applications include door mirrors, keyless entry units, license plate lighting, fog lamps, and battery management systems (BMS). It is also being used in other vehicles including agricultural machinery and electric motorcycles. Products with similar specifications have been commercialized by other companies, but the MX80 series has been developed with the aim of being the smallest. In fact, customers have evaluated it highly for being the smallest in class connector. Its applications are expanding beyond the initial expectation due to the superior design and performance.

MX80 Application Example

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