Terminal-equipped wire

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020259275-A1
Application number	US-201816649132-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 20, 2018
Priority date	Sep 21, 2017
Publication date	Aug 13, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

A terminal-equipped wire (1) includes a connector terminal (2), a wire (3), a relay conductor (4) and a sealing member (5). The connector terminal (2) is arranged in an insertion hole (71) provided in a connector case (7). The wire (3) is formed by bundling a plurality of conductors (31). The relay conductor (4) is composed of one conductor and electrically connects the connector terminal (2) and the wire (3). The sealing member (5) is mounted on the outer periphery of the relay conductor (4) and arranged in the insertion hole (71) to close a clearance (S1) between the inner periphery of the sealing member (5) and the outer periphery of the relay conductor (4) and a clearance (S2) between the outer periphery of the sealing member (5) and the inner periphery of the insertion hole (71).

First claim

1 . A terminal-equipped wire, comprising:
a connector terminal to be arranged in an insertion hole provided in a connector case; a wire formed by bundling a plurality of conductors; a relay conductor composed of one conductor, the relay conductor electrically connecting the connector terminal and the wire; and a sealing member to be mounted on an outer periphery of the relay conductor, the sealing member being arranged in the insertion hole to close a clearance between the sealing member and the relay conductor and a clearance between the sealing member and the insertion hole.

2 . The terminal equipped wire of claim 1 , wherein the relay conductor includes a mounting shaft having the connector terminal and the sealing member mounted thereon, and a conductor connecting portion connected to an end part of the wire.

3 . The terminal equipped wire of claim 2 , wherein the conductor connecting portion includes a bottomed arrangement hole having the end part of the wire arranged therein.

4 . The terminal equipped wire of claim 1 , wherein:
the relay conductor is formed into a shaft shape, and the relay conductor and the wire are coupled by a connection terminal including a first connecting portion connected to the relay conductor and a second connecting portion connected to the wire.

5 . The terminal equipped wire of claim 4 , wherein the sealing member includes:
a connecting outer peripheral portion to be connected to at least one of a terminal connecting portion provided in the connector terminal and a connecting portion provided in the connection terminal; and a sealing portion for closing the insertion hole.

6 . The terminal-equipped wire of claim 5 , wherein the connecting outer peripheral portion is composed of a first connecting outer peripheral portion to be connected to the terminal connecting portion and a second connecting outer peripheral portion to be connected to the connecting portion.

7 . The terminal equipped wire of claim 6 , wherein the connection terminal is formed with a projection for coming into contact with the insertion hole.

8 . The terminal equipped wire of claim 7 , wherein:
the relay conductor includes a first shaft to be connected to a terminal connecting portion provided in the connector terminal, a second shaft to be connected to a connecting portion provided in the connection terminal and a diameter enlarged portion having a larger diameter than the first shaft and the second shaft, and the sealing member is constituted by an O-ring mounted on the diameter enlarged portion.

9 . The terminal equipped wire of claim 4 , wherein the connection terminal is formed with a projection for coming into contact with the insertion hole.

10 . The terminal equipped wire of claim 4 , wherein:
the relay conductor includes a first shaft to be connected to a terminal connecting portion provided in the connector terminal, a second shaft to be connected to a connecting portion provided in the connection terminal and a diameter enlarged portion having a larger diameter than the first shaft and the second shaft, and the sealing member is constituted by an O-ring mounted on the diameter enlarged portion.

11 . The terminal equipped wire of claim 5 , wherein the connection terminal is formed with a projection for coming into contact with the insertion hole.

12 . The terminal equipped wire of claim 5 , wherein:
the relay conductor includes a first shaft to be connected to a terminal connecting portion provided in the connector terminal, a second shaft to be connected to a connecting portion provided in the connection terminal and a diameter enlarged portion having a larger diameter than the first shaft and the second shaft, and the sealing member is constituted by an O-ring mounted on the diameter enlarged portion.

Assignees

• Autonetworks Technologies Ltd
• Sumitomo Wiring Systems
• Sumitomo Electric Industries

Inventors

• Hashimoto Tsutomu
• Hirai Hiroki
• Sawada Hisashi
• Sone Kosuke
• Saba Toshikazu
• Matsunaga Takehiro
• Takeda Yasuto
• Ikeda Yoshitaka
• Ohara Kazuyoshi
• Maruyama Takahiro

Classifications

• H01R4/70 Primary

  Insulation of connections (end caps H01R4/22) · CPC title

• H01R4/185

  combined with a U-shaped insulation-receiving portion · CPC title

• H01R13/02

  Contact members · CPC title

• H01B7/00

  Insulated conductors or cables characterised by their form · CPC title

• H01R13/521 Primary

  Sealing between contact members and housing, e.g. sealing insert · CPC title