Structure of connecting wire to element-containing unit
View Patent ↗An insulative internal resin cover is provided to partition an internal space of upper and lower insulative resin covers into a wire receiving space and an element receiving space. A wire-side terminal is provided at an intermediate portion of a wire, and is electrically connected to a conductor of the wire. When the intermediate portion of the wire is located in the wire receiving space, the wire-side terminal is inserted from the wire receiving space into the element receiving space through a terminal insertion hole formed in the internal resin cover, and is connected to a circuit including an element received in the element receiving space.
1. A structure of connecting a wire to an element-containing unit comprising:
a wire; and
an element-containing unit including:
upper and lower insulative resin covers for covering an intermediate portion of said wire and an element, one terminal of which is electrically connected to a conductor of said wire, and another terminal of which is electrically connected to a grounding terminal;
an insulative internal resin cover provided to partition an internal space of said upper and lower resin covers into a wire receiving space in which said intermediate portion is located and an element receiving space in which said element is received; and
a wire-side terminal provided on said intermediate portion of said wire so as to be electrically connected to said conductor of said wire,
wherein said wire-side terminal is extended to said element receiving space to electrically connected to a circuit including said element through a terminal insertion hole formed in said internal resin cover.
2. A structure of connecting a wire to an element-containing unit according to claim 1 , wherein a relay terminal for connecting said wire-side terminal and said element to form said circuit and an element connection portion of said grounding terminal are disposed in said element receiving space, and said relay terminal includes a wire-side terminal connection portion for connection to said wire-side terminal, and an element connection portion for connection to said one terminal of said element.
3. A structure of connecting a wire to an element-containing unit according to claim 2 , wherein said internal resin cover, said relay terminal and said grounding terminal are mounted on either of said upper and lower resin covers by engagement, and said one and another terminals of said element are inserted into said element connection portions of said relay terminal and said grounding terminal, respectively.
4. A structure of connecting a wire to an element-containing unit according to claim 1 , wherein a wire reception portion for receiving said wire is formed on a side of said internal resin cover facing to said wire receiving space.
5. A structure of connecting a wire to an element-containing unit according to claim 1 , wherein an element holding portion for holding said element is formed on that side of said internal resin cover facing to said element receiving space.
6. A structure of connecting a wire to an element-containing unit according to claim 1 , wherein said upper resin cover has a clamp for fixing said element-containing unit.