Connector and mounting structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12199374-B2
Application number	US-202217965777-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 14, 2022
Priority date	Oct 19, 2021
Publication date	Jan 14, 2025
Grant date	Jan 14, 2025

Abstract

There are provided a connector and a mounting structure, the connector including: a terminal fitting; an electric wire connected to the terminal fitting; a housing that includes a fitting portion having a shape protruding in a fitting direction with a mating part and accommodating the terminal fitting, an outer wall portion defining an internal space in which the electric wire is routed, and a hollow convex portion formed by a part of the outer wall portion protruding outward to have a convex shape in the fitting direction; and a fuse that includes a fused portion accommodated in a hollow portion of the convex portion and is connected to the electric wire.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A connector, comprising:
a terminal fitting;
an electric wire connected to the terminal fitting;
a housing that includes a fitting portion having a shape protruding in a fitting direction with a mating part and accommodating the terminal fitting, an outer wall portion defining an internal space in which the electric wire is routed, and a convex portion formed by a part of the outer wall portion protruding outward to have a convex shape in the fitting direction; and
a fuse that includes a fused portion accommodated in a hollow portion of the convex portion and is connected to the electric wire,
wherein the housing includes an insertion portion through which the electric wire is inserted inside and outside the housing, at a position where the fitting portion is sandwiched between the convex portion and the insertion portion.

2. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein
the hollow portion of the convex portion is defined by the part of the outer wall portion curving to protrude outward.

3. A mounting structure, comprising:
a connector, and
a mating part to which the connector is mounted,
the connector comprising:
a terminal fitting;
an electric wire connected to the terminal fitting;
a housing that includes a fitting portion having a shape protruding in a fitting direction with the mating part and accommodating the terminal fitting, an outer wall portion defining an internal space in which the electric wire is routed, and a convex portion formed by a part of the outer wall portion protruding outward to have a convex shape in the fitting direction; and
a fuse that includes a fused portion accommodated in a hollow portion of the convex portion and is connected to the electric wire, wherein
the mating part includes a fitted portion into which the fitting portion of the connector is fitted, and a concave portion recessed in a direction away from the connector such that the convex portion of the connector is fitted into the concave portion, and
the connector is mounted to the mating part in a state where the fitting portion is fitted with the fitted portion and the convex portion is fitted in the concave portion.

Assignees

• Yazaki Corp

Inventors

• Hamai Tsuyoshi
• Suzuki Takatoshi
• Yamamoto Junya

Classifications

• H01R9/245

  with built-in fuse · CPC title

• H01R13/422

  Securing in resilient one-piece base or case, {e.g. by friction}; One-piece base or case formed with resilient locking means · CPC title

• H01R13/5205 Primary

  Sealing means between cable and housing, e.g. grommet (H01R13/5221 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01R13/688 Primary

  with housing part adapted for accessing the fuse · CPC title