IP Library Granted Patent US 8,840,428
Granted Patent B2
US 8,840,428 · App. 13/515,821 · Granted Sep 23, 2014

Insulating structure for L-shaped terminal

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Patent No.
US 8,840,428
App. No.
13/515,821
Granted
Sep 23, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

To electromagnetically-shield an L-shaped terminal in a compact and reliable manner while easily and securely fixing the L-shaped terminal, there is employed an insulating split inner housing having an L-shaped terminal receiving portion including an electric-contact-portion-side receiving portion covering an electric contact portion of the L-shaped terminal connected to a shielded wire and a wire-connection-portion-side receiving portion covering a wire connection portion of the L-shaped terminal, the electric-contact-portion-side receiving portion is covered by a conductive shield shell, the wire-connection-portion-side receiving portion is covered by a conductive housing connected to the shield shell and to a shield portion of the shielded wire, and the L-shaped terminal is insulated by the inner housing from the shield shell and the conductive housing.

Claims (16)

1. An insulating structure for L-shaped terminal comprising

an insulating split inner housing comprising a plurality of L-shaped terminal receiving portions including

an electric-contact-portion-side receiving portion covering an electric contact portion of the L-shaped terminal connected to a shielded wire, and

a wire-connection-portion-side receiving portion covering a wire connection portion of the L-shaped terminal,

wherein

a plurality of the electric-contact-portion-side receiving portions is covered and received by a conductive shield shell,

a plurality of the wire-connection-portion-side receiving portions is covered by a conductive housing,

the conductive housing is connected to the shield shell and to a shield portion of the shielded wire,

the inner housing insulates the L-shaped terminal from the shield shell and the conductive housing, and

the shield shell and tip end portions of the plurality of electric-contact-portion-side receiving portions projecting from the shield shell are covered by an insulating outer housing, and

wherein while a flange of the inner housing projected in a radial direction in between the electric-contact-portion-side receiving portion and the wire-connection-portion-side receiving portion is held between a flange of the conductive housing and a flange of the shield shell projected in the radial direction, a flange of the outer housing projected in the radial direction is fixed to the flange of the conductive housing via the flange of the shield shell with a bolt.

2. The insulating structure for L-shaped terminal according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of inner housings includes the single terminal receiving portion and is designed to split in a widthwise direction of the L-shaped terminal.

3. The insulating structure for L-shaped terminal according to claim 2 , wherein the shield portion of the shielded wire is connected to the conductive housing through a shield terminal, and the shield terminal is arranged close to and along the wire-connection-portion-side receiving portion of the inner housing.

4. The insulating structure for L-shaped terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the single inner housing includes the plurality of terminal receiving portions attached to each other in a parallel manner, and the inner housing is designed to split in a thickness direction of the L-shaped terminal.

5. The insulating structure for L-shaped terminal according to claim 4 , wherein the shield portion of the shielded wire is connected to the conductive housing through a shield terminal, and the shield terminal is arranged close to and along the wire-connection-portion-side receiving portion of the inner housing.

6. The insulating structure for L-shaped terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the shield portion of the shielded wire is connected to the conductive housing through a shield terminal, and the shield terminal is arranged close to and along the wire-connection-portion-side receiving portion of the inner housing.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jun 5, 2023
From: YAZAKI CORPORATION
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063845/0802 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 14, 2012
From: OMAE, TAKASHI; ZAITSU, KAZUKI
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 028376/0385 →