IP Library Granted Patent US 9,520,255
Granted Patent B2
US 9,520,255 · App. 15/003,186 · Granted Dec 13, 2016

Connection structure of electronic component and terminal metal fittings

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Patent No.
US 9,520,255
App. No.
15/003,186
Granted
Dec 13, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A connection structure of an electronic component and terminal metal fittings includes a relay including a relay body and a plurality of terminals, terminal metal fittings mating with the terminals, and a holding member. The terminals have end portions facing side surfaces of the relay body, and their leading ends are positioned closer to a top surface side than a bottom surface of the relay body. At a side surface, a first terminal and a second terminal that is more rigid than the first terminal are disposed. The holding member includes a component body accommodating portion, a first terminal accommodating portion, and a second terminal accommodating portion. A gap dimension between the first terminal and an insertion slot of the first terminal accommodating portion is larger than a gap dimension between the second terminal and an insertion slot of the second terminal accommodating portion.

Claims (19)

1. A connection structure of an electronic component and terminal metal fittings, comprising:

an electronic component including a component body having a rectangular parallelepiped outer shape, and a plurality of terminals that have end portions facing side surfaces of the component body, the end portions having leading ends positioned closer to a top surface side than a bottom surface of the component body;

a plurality of terminal metal fittings configured to mate with the corresponding terminals; and

a holding member in which the electronic component and the plurality of terminal metal fittings are accommodated, wherein

two or more terminals of the terminals facing a side surface of the component body include a first terminal and a second terminal that is more rigid than the first terminal,

the holding member includes a component body accommodating portion that accommodates the component body, and terminal accommodating portions that accommodate the end portions of the terminals and the terminal metal fittings, and

a gap dimension between the first terminal and an insertion slot of a first terminal accommodating portion in which the first terminal is accommodated is larger than a gap dimension between the second terminal and an insertion slot of a second terminal accommodating portion in which the second terminal is accommodated.

2. The connection structure of an electronic component and terminal metal fittings according to claim 1 , wherein

the plurality of terminals protrude from the component body and bend in right angles.

3. The connection structure of an electronic component and terminal metal fittings according to claim 2 , wherein

a width of the second terminal is formed larger than a width of the first terminal.

4. The connection structure of an electronic component and terminal metal fittings according to claim 2 , wherein

the second terminal is made of a material that is more rigid than a material of the first terminal.

5. The connection structure of an electronic component and terminal metal fittings according to claim 1 , wherein

a width of the second terminal is formed larger than a width of the first terminal.

6. The connection structure of an electronic component and terminal metal fittings according to claim 5 , wherein

the second terminal is made of a material that is more rigid than a material of the first terminal.

7. The connection structure of an electronic component and terminal metal fittings according to claim 1 , wherein

the second terminal is made of a material that is more rigid than a material of the first terminal.

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 21, 2016
From: KAWAMURA, YUKIHIRO
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 037550/0771 →