Yazaki Corporation

Ryuji Matsuura

Hirohiko Fujimaki

Teppei Doi

A unit with a built-in control circuit includes an outer housing and a control circuit package. The outer housing includes an electric wire holding part and receives the control circuit package. The control circuit package includes a lead frame, an IC chip, and a plastic molding body. The lead frame is made of conductive metal, and includes crimping terminalsand male tabs. The electric wire is press-fitted into the crimping terminal. The male tabs are connected to a mating connector. The IC chip is mounted on the lead frame. The plastic molding body covers and receives the IC chip and a center part of the lead frame.

Unit with built-in control circuit

A connector includes a control circuit portion having a circuit element, and a housing which has a fitting portion which fits to a mating connector, a receiving chamber which receives the control circuit portion, and a wire holding portion which holds wires connected to the control circuit portion. The wire holding portion is provided on the opposite side of the fitting portion. The wire holding portion holds the wires so that the wires extend in a fitting direction in which the housing fits to the mating connector.

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Shizuoka, Japan

Ryuji Matsuura