Terminal, and mounting structure of terminal and mounting surface

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11349231-B2
Application number	US-202017037710-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 30, 2020
Priority date	Sep 30, 2019
Publication date	May 31, 2022
Grant date	May 31, 2022

Abstract

A terminal is mounted on a mounting surface having a stud bolt standing on the mounting surface. The terminal having: a contact portion configured to contact with the mounting surface; an insertion portion allowing the stud bolt to be inserted to the insertion portion; and an elastic portion connected to the contact portion and extending in a direction to leave the mounting surface. The elastic portion is configured to urge the contact portion elastically toward the mounting surface when he terminal touches a fixture engaged with the stud bolt.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A terminal to be mounted on a mounting surface having a stud bolt standing on the mounting surface, the terminal comprising:
a contact portion configured to contact with the mounting surface, the contact portion includes a flat plate;
an insertion portion allowing the stud bolt to be inserted to the insertion portion;
first and second elastic portions connected to the contact portion and extending in a direction to leave the mounting surface, the elastic portions being configured to urge the contact portion elastically toward the mounting surface upon the terminal touching a fixture engaged with the stud bolt, and the elastic portions are spaced away from the insertion portion; and
an extension portion extending from the contact portion in a predetermined direction in a plan view of the terminal, the extension portion has a first edge and a second edge spaced apart from the first edge by a first distance in the predetermined direction,
the contact portion has a third edge and a fourth edge spaced apart from the third edge by a second distance in the predetermined direction, the second distance is less than the first distance,
a first elastic portions has a fifth edge and the second elastic portion has a sixth edge spaced apart from the fifth edge by the first distance in the predetermined direction, and
the extension portion includes a seventh edge that extends in a straight line from the first edge to the second edge in the predetermined direction.

2. The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein
the insertion portion is provided in the contact portion, and the insertion portion is located between the first elastic portion and the second elastic portion in the predetermined direction.

3. The terminal according to claim 2 , wherein the extension portion extends from the contact portion in the predetermined direction to contact with the mounting surface.

4. The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein
the contact portion has a first end and a second end,
the first and second elastic portions are connected to the first end,
the extension portion is connected to the second end, the contact portion extends in a second direction that is orthogonal to the the predetermined direction, such that the contact portion and the extension portion form a T-shape,
the insertion portion is located between the first end and the second end of the contact portion, wherein
each of the first and second elastic portions includes:
a cantilever-like inclined piece portion that inclines from the contact portion in the direction to leave the mounting surface, and
a touch portion that is connected to the inclined piece portion and the touch portion is parallel to the contact portion.

5. A mounting structure of a terminal and a mounting surface, the structure comprising:
a mounting surface having a stud bolt standing on the mounting surface; and a terminal mounted on the mounting surface,
the terminal having a contact portion and an extension portion protruding from the contact portion, the contact portion and the extension portion form a T-shaped flat surface that contacts with the mounting surface, the contact portion includes a flat plate, an insertion portion allowing the stud bolt to be inserted to the insertion portion, and an elastic portion connected to the contact portion and extending in a direction to leave the mounting surface, and the elastic portion is spaced away from the insertion portion and the extension portion,
the contact portion being elastically urged toward the mounting surface and pressed against the mounting surface due to the terminal touching a fixture engaged with the stud bolt.

6. The mounting structure according to claim 5 , wherein the fixture is a washer that has a notch, and
the stub bolt has neck that is spaced away from the mounting surface by a predetermined distance, the washer snaps onto the neck, and
the washer elastically deforms the elastic portion toward the mounting surface such that the fixture elastically urges and presses the contact portion toward the contact surface.

7. The mounting structure according to claim 6 , wherein the extension portion extends from the contact portion a predetermined direction in a plan view of the terminal, the extension portion has a first edge and a second edge spaced apart from the first edge by a first distance in the predetermined direction,
the contact portion has a third edge and a fourth edge spaced apart from the third edge by a second distance in the predetermined direction, the second distance is less than the first distance.

8. The mounting structure according to claim 7 , wherein the elastic portion includes a first elastic portion and a second elastic portion, the first elastic portion has a fifth edge and the second elastic portion has a sixth edge spaced apart from the fifth edge by the first distance in the predetermined direction,
the extension portion includes a seventh edge that extends in a straight line from the first edge to the second edge in the predetermined direction.

9. The mounting structure according to claim 8 , wherein the first elastic portion is offset to one side of the T-shaped flat surface and abuts the fixture, and
the second elastic portion is offset to a different side of the T-shaped flat surface and abuts the fixture.

Assignees

• Yazaki Corp

Inventors

• Katoh Hiroshi
• Watanabe Jin

Classifications

• H01R11/22 Primary

  End pieces terminating in a spring clip · CPC title

• H01R11/12 Primary

  End pieces terminating in an eye, hook, or fork · CPC title

• H01R11/26

  End pieces terminating in a screw clamp, screw or nut · CPC title

• H01R4/30

  utilising a screw or nut clamping member (H01R4/50 takes precedence; utilising a clamping member acted on by screw or nut H01R4/38; {for coaxial cables H01R9/0521}) · CPC title

• H01R4/64 Primary

  Connections between or with conductive parts having primarily a non-electric function, e.g. frame, casing, rail · CPC title