IP Library Granted Patent US 9,116,021
Granted Patent B2
US 9,116,021 · App. 13/428,094 · Granted Aug 25, 2015

Sensor device

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Patent No.
US 9,116,021
App. No.
13/428,094
Granted
Aug 25, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A sensor device includes a detector portion, plural metal terminals that transmit a detection signal from the detector portion, and a housing portion, which integrally supports the detector portion and metal terminals, formed from resin, leading end portions of the plural metal terminals configuring connector terminals, and the plural metal terminals being disposed with at least one portion thereof aligned when seen from the axial direction of the connector terminals, wherein protruding portions protruding in a direction differing from the axial direction of the connector terminals are provided on the metal terminals.

Claims (22)

1. A sensor device, comprising:

a detector portion;

a plurality of metal terminals contacting the detector portion and transmitting a detection signal from the detector portion; and

a housing portion, which supports both the detector portion and metal terminals, formed from resin,

the plurality of metal terminals further comprising:

base end portions which are adjacent to the detector portion;

leading end portions comprising connector terminals, and the plurality of metal terminals being disposed with at least one portion thereof aligned when seen from an axial direction of the connector terminals; and

protruding portions which are disposed on the leading end portions and protrude in a direction differing from the axial directions of the base end portions and leading end portions and are not disposed on a plane formed by the base end portions and leading end portions of the plurality of metal terminals.

2. The sensor device according to claim 1 , wherein

the protruding portions are formed on the plurality of the metal terminals, and the protruding portions are provided on the same plane.

3. The sensor device according to claim 1 , wherein

the protruding portions are of a form extending in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the connector terminals.

4. The sensor device according to claim 1 , wherein

the bases of the protruding portions are formed on the axes of the connector terminals.

5. The sensor device according to claim 1 , wherein

each of the plurality of metal terminals is provided with a protruding portion.

6. The sensor device according to claim 1 , wherein

contact portions that make contact with a die that molds the housing portion are provided in the vicinity of the leading end portions of the connector terminals.

7. The sensor device according to claim 1 , wherein

the protruding portions are formed by bending in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the connector terminals.

8. The sensor device according to claim 1 , wherein

the connector terminals of the leading end portions are exposed outside the housing portion, and the protruding portions are disposed on intermediate portions between the connector terminals and the base end portions of the plurality of metal terminals.

Assignments (1)
COMPANY SPLIT Recorded Sep 4, 2024
From: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
To: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC MOBILITY CORPORATION
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