IP Library Granted Patent US 10,686,309
Granted Patent B2
US 10,686,309 · App. 16/047,085 · Granted Jun 16, 2020

Terminal accommodating body and wire harness

Inventors: Yosuke Fukuhara (Shizuoka, JP); Kazuki Iguchi (Shizuoka, JP); Tatsuya Tsubouchi (Shizuoka, JP); Makoto Nakayama (Shizuoka, JP)
Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
H02G3/16B60R16/02B60R16/0207H01R9/2458H01R13/42
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Patent No.
US 10,686,309
App. No.
16/047,085
Granted
Jun 16, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A terminal accommodating body includes a terminal accommodating chamber for each coupling terminal capable of accommodating a coupling terminal capable of being electrically connected to a terminal of an electronic component, and a terminal holding portion that holds the coupling terminal. In all the terminal accommodating chambers, in a plurality of common accommodating chambers in which the coupling terminal and one terminal portion in a one plate-like bus bar having a plurality of terminal portions electrically connectable to the terminal of the electronic component are capable of being replaced and accommodated, and a partition wall between the adjacent common accommodating chambers has an inter-chamber inserting portion into which the coupling portion is inserted in an accommodated state of the terminal portion to the common accommodating chamber, in order to accommodate a coupling portion in the common accommodating chamber.

Claims (59)

1. A terminal accommodating body comprising:

terminal accommodating chambers that are each a space capable of accommodating a coupling terminal capable of being electrically connected to a terminal of an electronic component, and are provided for each of the plurality of coupling terminals; and

a terminal holding portion that holds the coupling terminal accommodated in the terminal accommodating chamber, wherein

in all the terminal accommodating chambers, a plurality of common accommodating chambers in which the coupling terminal and one terminal portion in a one plate-like bus bar having a plurality of terminal portions electrically connectable to the terminal of the electronic component are capable of being replaced and accommodated are set, the plurality of common accommodating chambers being allocated to each of the terminal portions of the bus bar, and a partition wall between the adjacent common accommodating chambers has an inter-chamber inserting portion into which the coupling portion is inserted in an accommodated state of the terminal portion to the common accommodating chamber, in order to accommodate a coupling portion for connecting the adjacent terminal portions of the bus bar in the common accommodating chamber, and

the terminal holding portion of the common accommodating chamber is provided for each of the common accommodating chambers so as not to obstruct accommodation of the bus bar to the common accommodating chamber and the inter-chamber inserting portion.

2. The terminal accommodating body according to claim 1 , wherein

the terminal holding portion is a locking portion which protrudes in the terminal accommodating chamber and locks a locked portion of the coupling terminal accommodated in the terminal accommodating chamber, and

in the terminal holding portion of the common accommodating chamber or between the terminal holding portion and an inner wall surface of the common accommodating chamber, an interior inserting portion into which the bus bar is inserted in an accommodated state of the terminal portion to the common accommodating chamber is formed.

3. The terminal accommodating body according to claim 2 , wherein

when a bus bar holding portion for holding the bus bar is provided in the common accommodating chamber or the inter-chamber inserting portion, the bus bar holding portion is a locking portion which protrudes from a wall surface existing inside the common accommodating chamber or a wall surface of the inter-chamber inserting portion, and locks the locked portion of the bus bar when the terminal portion is accommodated in the common accommodating chamber, and the bus bar holding portion is disposed so as not to obstruct accommodation of the coupling terminal to the common accommodating chamber.

4. The terminal accommodating body according to claim 2 , further comprising:

at least a first accommodating chamber group in which the plurality of terminal accommodating chambers is arranged in a row, and a second accommodating chamber group in which the same number of the common accommodating chambers paired individually with the respective terminal accommodating chambers of the first accommodating chamber group are arranged in a row, wherein

the inter-chamber inserting portion is provided in the partition wall between the adjacent common accommodating chambers of the second accommodating chamber group.

5. The terminal accommodating body according to claim 2 , wherein

a plurality of electrical connecting spaces including all the terminal accommodating chambers is arranged side by side, and is formed to be able to accommodate one plate-like junction bus bar over at least two adjacent electrical connecting spaces in the plurality of electrical connecting spaces,

in the respective common accommodating chambers in the two adjacent electrical connecting spaces, at least one common accommodating chamber of one electrical connecting space and at least one common accommodating chamber of the other electrical connecting space are used as junction accommodating chambers, and each of the junction accommodating chambers is formed so that the coupling terminal, one terminal portion of the bus bar, and one terminal portion of the junction bus bar are capable of being replaced and accommodated, and

between the adjacent junction accommodating chambers of one electrical connecting space and the adjacent junction accommodating chambers of the other electrical connecting space, an inter-chamber communicating portion which allows the chambers of the respective junction accommodating chambers to communicate with each other and accommodates a coupling portion which connects the adjacent terminal portions of the junction bus bar is provided.

6. The terminal accommodating body according to claim 5 , wherein

the electrical connecting space includes a power supply terminal accommodating chamber which accommodates a power supply terminal electrically connected to a power supply, and

the power supply terminal accommodating chamber is formed so that at least the power supply terminal portion of the bus bar and the power supply terminal portion of the junction bus bar can be replaced and can be accommodated together with the power supply terminal, and any one of the power supply terminal portions in the bus bar and the junction bus bar in the chamber can be electrically connected to the power supply terminal.

7. The terminal accommodating body according to claim 1 , wherein

when a bus bar holding portion for holding the bus bar is provided in the common accommodating chamber or the inter-chamber inserting portion, the bus bar holding portion is a locking portion which protrudes from a wall surface existing inside the common accommodating chamber or a wall surface of the inter-chamber inserting portion, and locks the locked portion of the bus bar when the terminal portion is accommodated in the common accommodating chamber, and the bus bar holding portion is disposed so as not to obstruct accommodation of the coupling terminal to the common accommodating chamber.

8. The terminal accommodating body according to claim 7 , further comprising:

at least a first accommodating chamber group in which the plurality of terminal accommodating chambers is arranged in a row, and a second accommodating chamber group in which the same number of the common accommodating chambers paired individually with the respective terminal accommodating chambers of the first accommodating chamber group are arranged in a row, wherein

the inter-chamber inserting portion is provided in the partition wall between the adjacent common accommodating chambers of the second accommodating chamber group.

9. The terminal accommodating body according to claim 7 , wherein

a plurality of electrical connecting spaces including all the terminal accommodating chambers is arranged side by side, and is formed to be able to accommodate one plate-like junction bus bar over at least two adjacent electrical connecting spaces in the plurality of electrical connecting spaces,

in the respective common accommodating chambers in the two adjacent electrical connecting spaces, at least one common accommodating chamber of one electrical connecting space and at least one common accommodating chamber of the other electrical connecting space are used as junction accommodating chambers, and each of the junction accommodating chambers is formed so that the coupling terminal, one terminal portion of the bus bar, and one terminal portion of the junction bus bar are capable of being replaced and accommodated, and

between the adjacent junction accommodating chambers of one electrical connecting space and the adjacent junction accommodating chambers of the other electrical connecting space, an inter-chamber communicating portion which allows the chambers of the respective junction accommodating chambers to communicate with each other and accommodates a coupling portion which connects the adjacent terminal portions of the junction bus bar is provided.

10. The terminal accommodating body according to claim 9 , wherein

the electrical connecting space includes a power supply terminal accommodating chamber which accommodates a power supply terminal electrically connected to a power supply, and

the power supply terminal accommodating chamber is formed so that at least the power supply terminal portion of the bus bar and the power supply terminal portion of the junction bus bar can be replaced and can be accommodated together with the power supply terminal, and any one of the power supply terminal portions in the bus bar and the junction bus bar in the chamber can be electrically connected to the power supply terminal.

11. The terminal accommodating body according to claim 1 , further comprising:

at least a first accommodating chamber group in which the plurality of terminal accommodating chambers is arranged in a row, and a second accommodating chamber group in which the same number of the common accommodating chambers paired individually with the respective terminal accommodating chambers of the first accommodating chamber group are arranged in a row, wherein

the inter-chamber inserting portion is provided in the partition wall between the adjacent common accommodating chambers of the second accommodating chamber group.

12. The terminal accommodating body according to claim 11 , wherein

a plurality of electrical connecting spaces including all the terminal accommodating chambers is arranged side by side, and is formed to be able to accommodate one plate-like junction bus bar over at least two adjacent electrical connecting spaces in the plurality of electrical connecting spaces,

in the respective common accommodating chambers in the two adjacent electrical connecting spaces, at least one common accommodating chamber of one electrical connecting space and at least one common accommodating chamber of the other electrical connecting space are used as junction accommodating chambers, and each of the junction accommodating chambers is formed so that the coupling terminal, one terminal portion of the bus bar, and one terminal portion of the junction bus bar are capable of being replaced and accommodated, and

between the adjacent junction accommodating chambers of one electrical connecting space and the adjacent junction accommodating chambers of the other electrical connecting space, an inter-chamber communicating portion which allows the chambers of the respective junction accommodating chambers to communicate with each other and accommodates a coupling portion which connects the adjacent terminal portions of the junction bus bar is provided.

13. The terminal accommodating body according to claim 12 , wherein

the electrical connecting space includes a power supply terminal accommodating chamber which accommodates a power supply terminal electrically connected to a power supply, and

the power supply terminal accommodating chamber is formed so that at least the power supply terminal portion of the bus bar and the power supply terminal portion of the junction bus bar can be replaced and can be accommodated together with the power supply terminal, and any one of the power supply terminal portions in the bus bar and the junction bus bar in the chamber can be electrically connected to the power supply terminal.

14. The terminal accommodating body according to claim 1 , wherein

a plurality of electrical connecting spaces including all the terminal accommodating chambers is arranged side by side, and is formed to be able to accommodate one plate-like junction bus bar over at least two adjacent electrical connecting spaces in the plurality of electrical connecting spaces,

in the respective common accommodating chambers in the two adjacent electrical connecting spaces, at least one common accommodating chamber of one electrical connecting space and at least one common accommodating chamber of the other electrical connecting space are used as junction accommodating chambers, and each of the junction accommodating chambers is formed so that the coupling terminal, one terminal portion of the bus bar, and one terminal portion of the junction bus bar are capable of being replaced and accommodated, and

between the adjacent junction accommodating chambers of one electrical connecting space and the adjacent junction accommodating chambers of the other electrical connecting space, an inter-chamber communicating portion which allows the chambers of the respective junction accommodating chambers to communicate with each other and accommodates a coupling portion which connects the adjacent terminal portions of the junction bus bar is provided.

15. The terminal accommodating body according to claim 14 , wherein

the electrical connecting space includes a power supply terminal accommodating chamber which accommodates a power supply terminal electrically connected to a power supply, and

the power supply terminal accommodating chamber is formed so that at least the power supply terminal portion of the bus bar and the power supply terminal portion of the junction bus bar can be replaced and can be accommodated together with the power supply terminal, and any one of the power supply terminal portions in the bus bar and the junction bus bar in the chamber can be electrically connected to the power supply terminal.

16. The terminal accommodating body according to claim 15 , wherein

the two electrical connecting spaces are provided.

17. The terminal accommodating body according to claim 14 , wherein

the two electrical connecting spaces are provided.

18. A wire harness comprising:

an electronic component;

a terminal accommodating body that is a space capable of accommodating a coupling terminal capable of being electrically connected to a terminal of the electronic component, the terminal accommodating body having terminal accommodating chambers provided for each of a plurality of coupling terminals, and a terminal holding portion which holds the coupling terminal accommodated in the terminal accommodating chambers; and

an electric wire that is directly or indirectly electrically connected to the coupling terminal, wherein

in all the terminal accommodating chambers, a plurality of common accommodating chambers in which the coupling terminal and one terminal portion in a one plate-like bus bar having a plurality of terminal portions electrically connectable to the terminal of the electronic component are capable of being replaced and accommodated are set, the plurality of common accommodating chambers being allocated to each of the terminal portions of the bus bar, and a partition wall between the adjacent common accommodating chambers has an inter-chamber inserting portion into which the coupling portion is inserted in an accommodated state of the terminal portion to the common accommodating chamber, in order to accommodate a coupling portion for connecting the adjacent terminal portions of the bus bar in the common accommodating chamber, and

the terminal holding portion of the common accommodating chamber is provided for each of the common accommodating chambers so as not to obstruct accommodation of the bus bar to the common accommodating chamber and the inter-chamber inserting portion.

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 27, 2018
From: FUKUHARA, YOSUKE; IGUCHI, KAZUKI; TSUBOUCHI, TATSUYA; NAKAYAMA, MAKOTO
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 046481/0977 →