IP Library Granted Patent US 9,312,613
Granted Patent B2
US 9,312,613 · App. 14/332,507 · Granted Apr 12, 2016

Terminal fixation structure and power supply device using the same

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Patent No.
US 9,312,613
App. No.
14/332,507
Granted
Apr 12, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A terminal fixation structure includes a terminal fixing portion including a terminal housing chamber, a terminal including a positioning recessed portion and housed in the terminal housing chamber, and a positioning rib provided in a center of the terminal fixing portion to protrude into the terminal housing chamber and fitted into the positioning recessed portion.

Claims (8)

1. A terminal fixation structure comprising:

a terminal fixing portion including a terminal housing chamber;

a terminal including two positioning recesses respectively provided in centers of two sides of the terminal in a longitudinal direction of the terminal and housed in the terminal housing chamber; and

two positioning ribs respectively provided in centers of two sides of the terminal fixing portion in a longitudinal direction of the terminal fixing portion to protrude into the terminal housing chamber and respectively fitted into the two positioning recesses.

2. The terminal fixation structure according to claim 1 , wherein the two positioning ribs extend from a terminal insertion starting position to a terminal insertion ending position of the terminal housing chamber.

3. A power supply device comprising:

a battery cell assembly being an assembly of battery cells each having electrodes;

a battery connecting block placed on a side of the battery cell assembly where the electrodes are located, the battery connecting block comprising a case body provided with terminal fixing portions each having a terminal housing chamber, terminals each having two positioning recesses respectively provided in centers of two sides of the terminal in a longitudinal direction of the terminal and housed in the corresponding terminal housing chamber, and positioning ribs respectively provided in centers of two sides of the corresponding terminal fixing portion in a longitudinal direction of the corresponding terminal fixing portion to protrude into the corresponding terminal housing chamber and respectively fitted into the corresponding two positioning recesses.

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 Jul 16, 2014
From: OGASAWARA, SHIGEYUKI; YANAGIHARA, SHINICHI; OTA, MICHIO
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 033322/0594 →