IP Library Granted Patent US 8,794,990
Granted Patent B2
US 8,794,990 · App. 13/811,978 · Granted Aug 5, 2014

Terminal pair

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Patent No.
US 8,794,990
App. No.
13/811,978
Granted
Aug 5, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A terminal pair 1 includes: a pair of terminals 2 a, 2 b ; a plurality of locking portions 7 ; and a plurality of lock-receiving portions 8 a, 8 b . Each of the terminals includes: a shield fixing portion 3 to which the shielded wire 20 is attached; and an attaching portion 5 continued to the shield fixing portion 3 and attached to a vehicle body panel 4 by overlapping with the vehicle body panel 4 and fastening to the vehicle body panel 4 with a bolt 9 . The locking projections 7 are provided on the attaching portion 5 of one terminal 2 a of the pair of terminals 2 a, 2 b . The lock-receiving projections 8 a, 8 b are provided on the attaching portion 5 of the other terminal 2 b , and locked by the locking portions 7.

Claims (13)

1. A terminal pair comprising: a pair of terminals each having a shield fixing portion to which a shield electric wire is attached, and an attaching portion continued to the shield fixing portion and attached to an attached member by overlapping with the attached member and by fastening a fastening member, said pair of terminals being configured to be attached to the attached member when the attaching portions of the pair of terminals are overlapped with each other, and the fastening member is fastened,

wherein one of the pair of terminals has a locking portion mounted on the attaching portion, and the other one of the pair of terminals has a lock-receiving portion mounted on the attaching portion to be locked by the locking portion

wherein the locking portion is formed in a claw shape projected outward from an edge of the attaching portion of the one terminal,

wherein one of the lock-receiving portions is formed in a flake shape extended vertically from an end of the attaching portion of the other terminal toward the one terminal and provided with a hole for inserting the locking portion, and

wherein the other lock-receiving portion includes: a flake shaped main body extended vertically from an edge of the other terminal toward the one terminal, and a clamping piece continued from the main body and extended from the main body toward the attaching portion and configured to clamp the locking portion with the attaching portion.

2. The terminal pair as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein a plurality of the locking portions and a plurality of the lock-receiving portions are respectively provided separately from each other in a circumferential direction around a through hole for inserting the fastening member of the attached member.

3. The terminal pair as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the attaching portion of each terminal is made by overlapping two metal plates, and includes a crimping piece continued from an edge of the one metal plate for fixing the two metal plates to each other by being folded in a manner to overlap with the other metal plate, and

wherein the crimping piece is provided at a position where the locking portion or the lock-receiving portion is positioned between attaching portions.

4. The terminal pair as claimed in claim 2 ,

wherein the attaching portion of each terminal is made by overlapping two metal plates, and includes a crimping piece continued from an edge of the one metal plate for fixing the two metal plates to each other by being folded in a manner to overlap with the other metal plate, and

wherein the crimping piece is provided at a position where the locking portion or the lock-receiving portion is positioned between attaching portions.

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 Jan 24, 2013
From: DENO, MASAHIRO; TSUSHIMA, YOSHITAKA
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 029686/0769 →