Yazaki Corporation

Chitoshi Nakamura

Hidehiko Kuboshima

Hirotaka Fukushima

Kei Sato

Makoto Yamanashi

Mitsuhiro Matsumoto

Takashi Muro

A terminal support has a first main body. Wall plates are arrayed on the first main body in a first direction so as to define a first space between each of adjacent ones of the wall plates. The first space is adapted to receive a terminal having a blade portion and a sheathed electric wire. The blade portion extends in the first direction, and no clearance is formed between both ends in the first direction of the terminal and the adjacent ones of the wall plates. Chamfered portions are formed on both sides in the first direction of a tip end of each of the wall plates. A punch has a second main body. Press members are arrayed on the second main body in the first direction so as to define a second space between each of adjacent one of the press members. Each of the press members is inserted into the first space to press the sheathed electric wire against the blade portion of the terminal while each of the wall plates is inserted into the second space, when the terminal support and the punch are approached in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction.

Structure for press-connecting sheathed electric wire with terminal

An electrical connector has a terminal piece connected to an electrical cable, a connector housing receiving the terminal piece, and a terminal holder attached to the connector housing. The holder presses the terminal piece against a wall of the connector housing so that the terminal piece is sandwiched between the wall and the holder. The holder has a first boss projecting from a base plate of the holder toward the retainer wall such that the first boss can contact a main plate of the terminal piece to press the main plate against a retainer wall of the connector housing. The holder has a second boss projecting from the base plate toward the retainer wall such that the second boss can contact a cable connection end of the terminal piece to press the cable connection end against the retainer wall.

Electrical connector and terminal holder

A connectorincludes a connector housing, terminal metal fittings and a packing. The connector housingwhich accommodates the terminal metal fittings is coupled with a complementary connector housing. The packingkeeps watertight the boundary between the connector housingwhich is an article and supplementary connector housingwhich is another article. The packingincludes a ring-shaped packing body, outer and inner protruding piecesand; which protrude from the outer and inner edges of the packing body, respectively, holesand securing pieces. The thickness of the packing bodyis larger than the width thereof. Protruding pinsof the connector housingare inserted in the holes, respectively. The securing piecesare secured in receiving holes of the connector housing

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Chitoshi Nakamura