Connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024195121-A1
Application number	US-202318531620-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 6, 2023
Priority date	Dec 7, 2022
Publication date	Jun 13, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

A connector includes: an electric wire; a terminal that is connected to the electric wire; a housing that has an accommodation space therein for accommodating a connection point between the electric wire and the terminal; a seal member that seals an opening of the accommodation space so as to insulate the connection point accommodated in the accommodation space from an outside; and a cylindrical heat storage member that is disposed in the accommodation space so as to surround the connection point. The heat storage member includes a plurality of components in a circumferential direction of the heat storage member, including a component forming a part of the heat storage member and a component forming another part, and is formed by assembling the plurality of components.

First claim

1 . A connector comprising:
an electric wire; a terminal that is connected to the electric wire; a housing that has an accommodation space therein for accommodating a connection point between the electric wire and the terminal; a seal member that seals an opening of the accommodation space so as to insulate the connection point accommodated in the accommodation space from an outside; and a cylindrical heat storage member that is disposed in the accommodation space so as to surround the connection point, wherein the heat storage member includes a plurality of components in a circumferential direction of the heat storage member, including a component forming a part of the heat storage member and a component forming another part, and is formed by assembling the plurality of components.

2 . The connector according to claim 1 , further comprising a heat transfer member that is disposed in the accommodation space so as to fill at least a part of a gap remaining around the heat storage member in the accommodation space.

3 . The connector according to claim 1 , wherein:
the cylindrical terminal is connected to the electric wire by crimping the terminal to the electric wire and has a recessed crimping mark on a surface of the terminal; and the heat storage member includes a protrusion protruding toward the crimping mark on an inner surface of the cylinder and is disposed such that the protrusion is fitted into the crimping mark.

4 . The connector according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of components include a first component having a first engaging part and a second component having a second engaging part, and are configured such that when the first engaging part and the second engaging part are engaged with each other, the first component and the second component are biased in a direction of approaching each other.

Assignees

• Yazaki Corp

Inventors

• Yamaguchi Yasuhiro
• Aoshima Shinsuke

Classifications

• H01R13/111

  co-operating with pins having a circular transverse section · CPC title

• H01R2201/26

  for vehicles · CPC title

• H01R13/5205

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

• H01R13/521 Primary

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

• H01R13/02

  Contact members · CPC title