Connector

US9525237B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-9525237-B2
Application numberUS-201415023017-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 2, 2014
Priority dateSep 20, 2013
Publication dateDec 20, 2016
Grant dateDec 20, 2016

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Abstract

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A connector configured to electrically connect an electric wire to a motor mounted on a vehicle, the connector including: a connector main body portion attached to one end portion of the electric wire, a bracket fixed to the motor in a state of holding the connector main body portion, and a cover placed over the bracket so as to cover the connector main body portion and fixed to the motor in a state of holding the electric wire.

First claim

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The invention claimed is: 1. A connector configured to electrically connect an electric wire to a motor mounted on a vehicle, the connector comprising: a connector main body portion attached to one end portion of the electric wire; a bracket fixed to the motor in a state of holding the connector main body portion; and a cover placed over the bracket so as to cover the connector main body portion and fixed to the motor in a state of holding the electric wire. 2. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein the cover is placed over the bracket so as to further cover a metallic braided wire fixed to the bracket so as to cover the electric wire. 3. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein the cover includes a protective member holding portion configured to hold a protective member covering the electric wire, and an electric wire holding portion configured to hold the electric wire of a state of being exposed from the protective member. 4. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein the bracket and the cover are fixed to the motor by a common fixing member. 5. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein the bracket includes a flat plate-like bracket base portion, and a holding portion provided to protrude from a bracket base portion in a predetermined direction and configured to hold the connector main body portion, the cover includes a cover base portion extending along the bracket base portion, a cover main body portion provided to protrude from the cover base portion in a predetermined direction and configured to cover the connector main body portion and the holding portion, and a side wall portion provided to protrude from an outer edge of the cover base portion in a direction opposite to the predetermined direction, and the side wall portion is located outside an outer surface of the bracket base portion and overlaps the outer surface of the bracket base portion when viewed from a direction intersecting with the predetermined direction.

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Classifications

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

  • Covers · CPC title

  • Specific features or arrangements of connection of shield to conductive members · CPC title

  • comprising a separate cable clamping part (H01R13/5841 takes precedence) · CPC title

  • for vehicles · CPC title

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What does patent US9525237B2 cover?
A connector configured to electrically connect an electric wire to a motor mounted on a vehicle, the connector including: a connector main body portion attached to one end portion of the electric wire, a bracket fixed to the motor in a state of holding the connector main body portion, and a cover placed over the bracket so as to cover the connector main body portion and fixed to the motor in a …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Toyota Motor Co Ltd, Toyota Jidoshokki Kk
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01R13/5213. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Dec 20 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).