IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,228,141
Granted Patent B2
US 11,228,141 · App. 16/968,238 · Granted Jan 18, 2022

Connector

Inventors: Tetsuya Miyamura (Mie, JP); Masaaki Tabata (Mie, JP); Yasuo Omori (Mie, JP); Teruo Hara (Mie, JP); Shunya Takeuchi (Mie, JP); Hiroki Kobayashi (Mie, JP); Hisashi Kojima (Mie, JP); Takeshi Misaiji (Aichi-ken, JP); Hiroshi Kobayashi (Aichi-ken, JP)
Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.; SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.; SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.; TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
H01R13/629H01R13/50
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Patent No.
US 11,228,141
App. No.
16/968,238
Granted
Jan 18, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A connector includes a terminal that is to be contacted with a conductive member of a wire, a housing in which the terminal is arranged, and a holding member that is fit in the housing and in contact with the terminal to hold a position of the terminal. At least one of the terminal and the housing includes a pressing portion that presses the conductive member in a direction such that the conductive member comes in contact with the terminal.

Claims (28)

1. A connector comprising:

a terminal that is to be contacted with a conductive member of a wire;

a housing in which the terminal is arranged; and

a holding member that is fit in the housing and in contact with the terminal to hold a position of the terminal, wherein

at least one of the terminal and the housing includes a pressing portion that presses the conductive member in a direction such that the conductive member comes in contact with the terminal,

the terminal includes a holding portion that holds the conductive member while being in contact with the conductive member and the pressing portion that is a separate component from the holding portion and presses in a direction such that the holding portion holds the conductive member, and

one of the housing and the holding member includes a fitting stopper that is fit to another one of the housing and the holding member while keeping the position of the terminal and a provisional fitting stopper that is provisionally fit to the other one of the housing and the holding member while not keeping the position of the terminal.

2. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein the pressing portion is sandwiched between the housing and the holding member to be positioned.

3. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein the terminal includes a jig receiver that is configured to receive a jig when the holding member is provisionally fit in the housing, and the jig receiver that receives the jig allows a relative position of the holding portion and the pressing portion to be moved with sliding.

4. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein the holding member includes

a body member that is to be in contact with the terminal,

a cover member that is pivotably connected to the body member via a hinge portion, and

a disposing portion that protrudes from the body member toward the cover member and on which the wire is disposed, and

the cover member includes a wire pressing portion that presses the wire disposed on the disposing portion toward the disposing portion.

5. A connector comprising:

a terminal that is to be contacted with a conductive member of a wire;

a housing in which the terminal is arranged; and

a holding member that is fit in the housing and in contact with the terminal to hold a position of the terminal, wherein

at least one of the terminal and the housing includes a pressing portion that presses the conductive member in a direction such that the conductive member comes in contact with the terminal,

the holding member includes:

a body member that is to be in contact with the terminal,

a cover member that is pivotably connected to the body member via a hinge portion, and

a disposing portion that protrudes from the body member toward the cover member and on which the wire is disposed, and

the cover member includes a wire pressing portion that presses the wire disposed on the disposing portion toward the disposing portion.

6. The connector according to claim 5 , wherein the terminal includes a holding portion that holds the conductive member while being in contact with the conductive member and a pressing portion that is a separate component from the holding portion and presses in a direction such that the holding portion holds the conductive member.

7. The connector according to claim 6 , wherein the pressing portion is sandwiched between the housing and the holding member to be positioned.

8. The connector according to one of claim 6 , wherein one of the housing and the holding member includes a fitting stopper that is fit to another one of the housing and the holding member while keeping a position of the terminal and a provisional fitting stopper that is provisionally fit to the other one of the housing and the holding member while not keeping the position of the terminal, and

wherein the terminal includes a jig receiver that is configured to receive a jig when the holding member is provisionally fit in the housing, and the jig receiver that receives the jig allows a relative position of the holding portion and the pressing portion to be moved with sliding.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 7, 2020
From: MIYAMURA, TETSUYA; TABATA, MASAAKI; OMORI, YASUO; HARA, TERUO; TAKEUCHI, SHUNYA; KOBAYASHI, HIROKI; KOJIMA, HISASHI; MISAIJI, TAKESHI; KOBAYASHI, HIROSHI
To: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.; SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.; SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.; TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-025370 · Feb 15, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210036460A1 · Feb 4, 2021