Electronic component unit, wire harness, and connector fixing structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10513231-B2
Application number	US-201715835705-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 8, 2017
Priority date	Jun 21, 2017
Publication date	Dec 24, 2019
Grant date	Dec 24, 2019

Abstract

An electronic component unit of a wire harness includes a substrate on which an electronic component is mounted, a connector electrically connected to the substrate, and a connector fixing structure. The connector fixing structure includes a pair of notches that are provided facing each other on the substrate in a facing direction; a pair of press fitting plates that are provided on the connector and press-fitted into the respective notches; a positioning rib formed projecting from each of the press fitting plates toward the inside in the facing direction, having a width smaller than the width of the press fitting plates, and brought into contact with the substrate while the press fitting plates are press-fitted into the respective notches; and a deformation acceptable space provided adjacent to the outside of the press fitting plates that are press-fitted into the respective notches, in the facing direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic component unit, comprising:
a substrate on which an electronic component is mounted;
a connector electrically connected to the substrate; and
a connector fixing structure including:
a pair of notches that are provided facing each other on the substrate in a facing direction and that penetrate through the substrate in a plate thickness direction,
a pair of press fitting plates that are provided on the connector and that are press-fitted into the respective notches,
a positioning rib that is formed projecting from each of the press fitting plates in the facing direction toward inside in the facing direction, that has a width in an intersecting direction intersecting with the facing direction and the plate thickness direction smaller than a width of the press fitting plates, and that is brought into contact with the substrate while the press fitting plates are press-fitted into the respective notches, and
a deformation acceptable space that is provided adjacent to outside of the press fitting plates that are press-fitted into the respective notches, in the facing direction,

wherein at least one of the press fitting plates and at least one of the positioning ribs are formed along the plate thickness direction,
wherein the positioning rib is formed so as to project toward a space in at least one of the notches that is surrounded by the at least one of the press fitting plates press-fitted into the at least one of the notches and an end surface of the substrate forming the at least one of the notches, and
wherein, in a longitudinal direction of the substrate, the at least one of the notches and the end surface are formed on an outermost edge of the substrate.

2. The electronic component unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the positioning rib includes a base end portion that is placed at the press fitting plate side in the facing direction, and a tip end portion that is placed at the substrate side in the facing direction, that has a width in the intersecting direction smaller than a width of the base end portion, and that is brought into contact with the substrate while the press fitting plates are press-fitted into the respective notches.

3. The electronic component unit according to claim 1 , wherein
a corner of the notches is formed in a curved-shape, and
the positioning rib is brought into contact with the substrate at a position shifted from the corner having the curved-shape while the press fitting plates are press-fitted into the respective notches.

4. The electronic component unit according to claim 2 , wherein
a corner of the notches is formed in a curved-shape, and
the positioning rib is brought into contact with the substrate at a position shifted from the corner having the curved-shape while the press fitting plates are press-fitted into the respective notches.

5. The electronic component unit according to claim 1 , wherein
between the substrate and the connector, a linear expansion coefficient of the substrate is relatively small, and a linear expansion coefficient of the connector is relatively large.

6. The electronic component unit according to claim 2 , wherein
between the substrate and the connector, a linear expansion coefficient of the substrate is relatively small, and a linear expansion coefficient of the connector is relatively large.

7. The electronic component unit according to claim 3 , wherein
between the substrate and the connector, a linear expansion coefficient of the substrate is relatively small, and a linear expansion coefficient of the connector is relatively large.

8. The electronic component unit according to claim 4 , wherein
between the substrate and the connector, a linear expansion coefficient of the substrate is relatively small, and a linear expansion coefficient of the connector is relatively large.

9. A wire harness, comprising:
a conductive wiring material; and
an electronic component unit electrically connected to the wiring material, wherein
the electronic component unit includes:
a substrate on which an electronic component electrically connected to the wiring material is mounted,
a connector electrically connected to the substrate, and
a connector fixing structure including:
a pair of notches that are provided facing each other on the substrate in a facing direction and that penetrate through the substrate in a plate thickness direction,
a pair of press fitting plates that are provided on the connector and that are press-fitted into the respective notches,
a positioning rib that is formed projecting from each of the press fitting plates in the facing direction toward inside in the facing direction, that has a width in an intersecting direction intersecting with the facing direction and the plate thickness direction smaller than a width of the press fitting plates, and that is brought into contact with the substrate while the press fitting plates are press-fitted into the respective notches, and
a deformation acceptable space that is provided adjacent to outside of the press fitting plates that are press-fitted into the respective notches, in the facing direction,

wherein at least one of the press fitting plates and at least one of the positioning ribs are formed along the plate thickness direction,
wherein the at least one of the positioning ribs is formed so as to project toward a space in at least one of the notches that is surrounded by the at least one of the press fitting plates press-fitted into the at least one of the notches and an end surface of the substrate forming the at least one of the notches, and
wherein, in a longitudinal direction of the substrate, the at least one of the notches and the end surface are formed on an outermost edge of the substrate.

10. A connector fixing structure, comprising:
a pair of notches that are provided facing each other on a substrate on which an electronic component is mounted in a facing direction and that penetrate through the substrate in a plate thickness direction;
a pair of press fitting plates that are provided on a connector electrically connected to the substrate and that are press-fitted into the respective notches;
a positioning rib that is formed projecting from each of the press fitting plates in the facing direction toward inside in the facing direction, that has a width in an intersecting direction intersecting with the facing direction and the plate thickness direction smaller than a width of the press fitting plates, and that is brought into contact with the substrate while the press fitting plates are press-fitted into the respective notches; and
a deformation acceptable space that is provided adjacent to outside of the press fitting plates that are press-fitted into the respective notches, in the facing direction,
wherein at least one of the press fitting plates and at least one of the positioning ribs are formed along the plate thickness direction,
wherein the at least one of the positioning ribs is formed so as to project toward a space in at least one of the notches that is surrounded by at least one of the press fitting plates press-fitted into at least one of the notches and an end surface of the substrate forming the at least one of the notches, and
wherein, in a longitudinal direction of the substrate, the at least one of the notches and the end surface are formed on an outermost edge of the substrate.

Assignees

• Yazaki Corp
• Mitsubishi Electric Corp

Inventors

• Ohyama Kouichi
• Nishida Mitsunori
• Nishizawa Osamu

Classifications

• H01R12/724

  containing contact members forming a right angle · CPC title

• H01R12/7023 Primary

  integral with the coupling device · CPC title

• H05K5/0069

  having connector relating features for connecting the connector pins with the PCB or for mounting the connector body with the housing · CPC title

• H01R2201/26

  for vehicles · CPC title

• H01R12/616

  having contacts penetrating insulation for making contact with conductors, e.g. needle points · CPC title