Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Limited

Sumitomo Electric Industries, Limited

Autonetworks Technologies, Limited

Takehiro Matsunaga

Hiroki Hirai

Kosuke Sone

Hisashi Sawada

Hitoshi Takanashi

Kazuyoshi Ohara

Toshikazu Saba

Yasuto Takeda

Yoshitaka Ikeda

Tsutomu Hashimoto

Takahiro Maruyama

A terminal-equipped wire () includes a connector terminal (), a wire (), a relay conductor () and a sealing member (). The connector terminal () is arranged in an insertion hole () provided in a connector case (). The wire () is formed by bundling a plurality of conductors (). The relay conductor () is composed of one conductor and electrically connects the connector terminal () and the wire (). The sealing member () is mounted on the outer periphery of the relay conductor () and arranged in the insertion hole () to close a clearance (S) between the inner periphery of the sealing member () and the outer periphery of the relay conductor () and a clearance (S) between the outer periphery of the sealing member () and the inner periphery of the insertion hole ().

Multi-part wire terminal with sealing member

The present invention is directed to a wear detection probe in which the deflection of a folded portion of an electric detection wire is suppressed so as to be able to cut the folded portion of the wire in a secure position. A truncated cone is formed at the edge part of a retention member, and a groove extending in a diametric direction is cut at the edge part. A supporting protrusion is formed by traversing the groove, and the electric detection wire is retained in a position in which the folded portion is securely mounted on the supporting protrusion which extends from both openings from which the electric wire extends. The wire is sandwiched by both side walls of the groove and the side walls operate as regulating walls so that when the folded portion of the electric wire begins to be exposed and contacts a brake drum, the folded portion will not be pulled out by a deflecting force in a sidewards direction. The deflection is suppressed by the regulating walls, and the folded portion is retained in a secure position on the supporting protrusion. The folded portion is therefore gradually cut in a secure mode.

Wear detection probe for a brake element

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Mie, Japan

Takehiro Matsunaga