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US 9,379,461 · App. 14/666,357 · Granted Jun 28, 2016

Grounding terminal

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,379,461
App. No.
14/666,357
Granted
Jun 28, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A grounding terminal includes a first grounding terminal including a first bolt insertion portion and a third bolt insertion portion, and a second grounding terminal including a second bolt insertion portion and a fourth bolt insertion portion. In a state that the first grounding terminal and the second grounding terminal are stacked on to each other, the first grounding terminal and the second grounding terminal are fastened and fixed to a fixation target by first and second bolts at first and second fastening portions. In the second fastening portion, the third bolt insertion portion and the fourth bolt insertion portion are stacked on to each other. The third bolt insertion portion has an elliptic shape or an oval shape. The fourth bolt insertion portion is opened and formed to be larger than the third bolt insertion portion.

Claims (8)

1. A grounding terminal comprising:

a first grounding terminal including a first bolt insertion portion and a third bolt insertion portion; and

a second grounding terminal including a second bolt insertion portion and a fourth bolt insertion portion,

wherein in a state that the first grounding terminal and the second grounding terminal are stacked on to each other and locked with each other, the first grounding terminal and the second grounding terminal are fastened and fixed to a fixation target by a first bolt and a second bolt at a first fastening portion and a second fastening portion;

wherein in the first fastening portion, the first bolt insertion portion and the second bolt insertion portion are stacked on to each other and locked with each other;

wherein in the second fastening portion, the third bolt insertion portion and the fourth bolt insertion portion are stacked on to each other, the third bolt insertion portion having an elliptic shape or an oval shape whose longitudinal direction is a direction in which the first fastening portion and the second fastening portion are aligned; and

wherein the fourth bolt insertion portion is opened and formed to be larger than the third bolt insertion portion and smaller than a fastening member.

2. The grounding terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the first grounding terminal and the second grounding terminal include electric wire collective connection portions which collectively connect terminals of a plurality of electric wires, respectively.

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 Mar 24, 2015
From: NAGANISHI, YUKINARI; YAMAMOTO, TAKATATSU; KINOSHITA, KOUSUKE
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 035236/0371 →