Connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025364744-A1
Application number	US-202519204457-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 9, 2025
Priority date	May 22, 2024
Publication date	Nov 27, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

A connector includes: a connection terminal that is electrically connected to a mating terminal, and includes either a female thread part or a male thread part; a wiring-member terminal that is provided at an end of a wiring member exhibiting conductivity, and includes a hole part opened through along an axial direction of the connection terminal; and a heat storage member that includes the other of the female thread part or the male thread part. The connection terminal, the wiring-member terminal, and the heat storage member are fastened with the wiring-member terminal sandwiched between the connection terminal and the heat storage member by inserting the male thread part into the hole part along the axial direction and screwed into the female thread part in a state where the wiring-member terminal is located between the connection terminal and the heat storage member with respect to the axial direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A connector comprising:
a connection terminal that is electrically connected to a mating terminal, and includes either a female thread part or a male thread part; a wiring-member terminal that is provided at an end of a wiring member exhibiting conductivity, and includes a hole part opened through along an axial direction of the connection terminal; and a heat storage member that includes the other of the female thread part or the male thread part, wherein the connection terminal, the wiring-member terminal, and the heat storage member are fastened with the wiring-member terminal sandwiched between the connection terminal and the heat storage member by inserting the male thread part into the hole part along the axial direction and screwed into the female thread part in a state where the wiring-member terminal is located between the connection terminal and the heat storage member with respect to the axial direction.

2 . The connector according to claim 1 , wherein
the connection terminal includes a female thread part, and the heat storage member includes a male thread part.

3 . The connector according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a housing that internally houses the connection terminal, the wiring-member terminal, and the heat storage member; and a cover member that is mounted to the housing, and covers a back face of the heat storage member located on an opposite side of the wiring-member terminal side, wherein the connection terminal, the wiring-member terminal, and the heat storage member are each provided as a pair along a width direction that intersects with the axial direction, each of the heat storage members includes a notch part that is provided in a peripheral edge part of the heat storage member, is formed, being originated from the back face toward the wiring-member terminal side, and is recessed along the axial direction, the cover member includes a pair of ribs formed protruding toward the heat storage members, each of the ribs is placed between the heat storage members provided as a pair, the notch parts are placed facing each other between the heat storage members provided as a pair, and each of the ribs is placed in a state of being fitted into the notch part of the heat storage member.

4 . The connector according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a housing that internally houses the connection terminal, the wiring-member terminal, and the heat storage member; and a cover member that is mounted to the housing, and covers a back face of the heat storage member located on an opposite side of the wiring-member terminal side, wherein the connection terminal, the wiring-member terminal, and the heat storage member are each provided as a pair along a width direction that intersects with the axial direction, each of the heat storage members includes a notch part that is provided in a peripheral edge part of the heat storage member, is formed, being originated from the back face toward the wiring-member terminal side, and is recessed along the axial direction, the cover member includes a pair of ribs formed protruding toward the heat storage members, each of the ribs is placed between the heat storage members provided as a pair, the notch parts are placed facing each other between the heat storage members provided as a pair, and each of the ribs is placed in a state of being fitted into the notch part of the heat storage member.

5 . The connector according to claim 3 , wherein
the cover member includes a recessed part that partially houses the heat storage member.

6 . The connector according to claim 4 , wherein
the cover member includes a recessed part that partially houses the heat storage member.

Assignees

• Yazaki Corp

Inventors

• Yamaguchi Yasuhiro
• Oshita Osamu

Classifications

• H01R11/12

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

• H01R13/748

  using one or more screws (H01R13/746 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01R2201/26

  for vehicles · CPC title

• H01R13/533

  Bases, cases made for use in extreme conditions, e.g. high temperature, radiation, vibration, corrosive environment, pressure (H01R13/52 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01R13/111 Primary

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