Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Limited

Yukinori Saka

Masamitsu Chishima

Koji Okutani

Atsushi Yamaoka

Satomi Seko

Tooru Nakagawa

Kiyofumi Ichida

Akihito Maegawa

Nobuyoshi Tanaka

Kazunori Yamashita

Eiji Saijo

Naoya Kurimoto

Yoshito Oka

Kouichi Okada

Upper and lower casings () are coupled together and are fixed to a holder () by a bolt (B). The upper casing () has an upper wall () with a bolt hole () and the lower casing () has a bottom wall () with a bolt hole (). A cylindrical collar () is molded with the bottom wall () of the lower casing () and projects from the edge of the bolt hole (). The collar () has a length to penetrate through the bolt hole () in the upper wall () of the upper casing (). The collar () has a step () for supporting a lower surface of a bolt head (Bb) of the bolt (B) and inward projection () for engaging an upper surface of the bolt head (Bb). Thus, the bolt head (Bb) is held rotatably between the step () and the inward projection ().

Automotive electrical connection box

A terminal has a plurality of split solder portions inserted into through-holes in a printed circuit board. A first split solder portion has a cross-sectional shape such that four corners thereof contact an inner circumferential surface of the through hole for positioning, while a second split solder portion has a cross-sectional shape such that the portion is loosely inserted into the through hole without contacting an inner circumferential surface thereof. The plurality of split solder portions of the terminal are inserted into through holes having substantially equal diameters. The four corners of the first split solder portion contact the inner circumferential surface of the through hole for positioning and holding. The second split solder portion does not contact the inner circumferential surface of the through hole. The through holes are filled with solder to fix the split solder portions therein.

Board mounted terminal construction

An electrical connector box constructed to prevent inaccurate insertion of a short circuit forming terminal to the contacts of an internal circuit. A shorting terminal includes a conductor plate having multiple tabs extending from a link portion, the link portion being covered by a cover, and a post that extends in the same direction as the tabs. A relay receptacle includes a post aperture into which post member of cover is inserted, thus allowing the tabs to enter specified terminal slots of the relay receptacle.

Electrical connector box

An automotive electrical connection box () has a casing main body () fastened to a holder () by a bolt (B). A mating connector () is mounted in the casing main body () and is connected with a waiting-side connector () in the holder () simultaneously with the fastening by the bolt (B). A dummy housing () projects from the casing main body () at a side of the bolt (B) opposite the mating connector (), and an opening () is provided at a portion of the holder () corresponding to the dummy housing (). The dummy housing () and the opening () engage and create a stress to balance a stress created upon connecting the waiting-side connector () and the mating connector ().

Automotive electrical connection box and method of assembling thereof

An electrical connection box has upper and lower casings () for accommodating circuitry. A surrounding wall () of the upper casing () fits inside a surrounding wall () of the lower casing (). Engaging locking claws () project from the outer surface of the surrounding wall () of the upper casing () and from the inner surface of the surrounding wall () of the lower casing (). An upper wall of the upper casing () is inclined down from a center portion to three peripheral edges. A drainage path () is defined by a clearance between the surrounding walls () of the upper and lower casings (). A bottom wall of the lower casing () has drainage holes () at the bottom end of the drainage path ().

Automotive electrical connection box and a method of mounting it

Upper and lower casings () have the surrounding walls coupled together. A bolt (B) is mounted beforehand in the casings (), and projects through a bolt hole () in the lower casing () to fix the casings () to a holder (). A first bush () is fixed in the lower casing () and a second bush () is interlocked with an outer circumferential surface of the first bush (). The bolt (B) passes through the bushes () so that a lower surface of the bolt head (Ba) engages the upper end surface of the first bush (). On the other hand, an inward-projection is formed on an upper part of the second bush (), and contacts the upper surface of the bolt head (Ba). Thus, the bolt head (Ba) is held rotatably between the upper end surface of the first bush () and the inward-projection.

A coupling terminal unit () has terminal fittings () coupled in parallel by a coupling portion () and is stamped from a metallic plate so that the coupling portion () is extendible in an arranging direction of the terminal fittings (). An arrangement pitch (A) of the terminal fittings () is narrower than an arrangement pitch of the terminal insertion holes (). Then, since the coupled terminal unit () is stamped out such that the arrangement pitch (A) of the terminal fittings () is narrower than that of the terminal insertion holes (), unnecessary portions between the terminal fittings () can be reduced. Thus, the utilization efficiency of a material for the production of the coupled terminal unit () can be improved.

Coupled terminal unit and a connector assembling method using the same

A connector has a housing ( ) with a lock arm ( ) that engages a lock ( ) of a mating housing ( ) when the housings ( ) are connected properly. Resilient members ( ) are movable along a connecting direction (CD) of the housings ( ) and are displaceable along a direction (RDD) intersecting the connecting direction (CD). The resilient members ( ) are pushed back by the mating housing ( ) as the housings ( ) are connected. A spring ( ) between the resilient member ( ) and the housing ( ) accumulates a biasing force to separate the housings ( ) as the resilient member ( ) is moved back. An operable member ( ) is movable along the connecting direction (CD) and has an operating portion ( ) displaceable to an operable position where the lock arm ( ) can be operated to cancel the locked state.

Connector and a connector assembly

A reconfigurable interactive kiosk for producing a printout of a digital image. The interactive kiosk includes: a processor for processing digital images. The processor includes memory, display screen, user input device, updatable stored scalable digital images and a hard copy medium connected to the processor for transferring the combined digital image to a hard copy medium that can be a composite image on a single size/type of medium, or on multiple size/types of medium. A camera captures a digital image and provides the captured image to the processor. At least one of a CD ROM drive, a floppy disk drive and a photo scanner may be connected for adding digital images to the user input. Input devices may include a roller ball, keypad, microphone and joystick and/or laser gun and display screen icons for selecting a desired function represented by the selected icon. The processor displays a menu of operational instructions for a user on the display screen that may be a touch screen, which may include animation to aid the user. The kiosk further includes a web interface providing the owner/operator access in order to facilitate upgrades, maintenance, and for ascertaining operations reports for marketing purposes.

A male housing ( ) pushes the front ends of springs ( ), and a pushing portion ( ) at the front end of the male housing ( ) is more backward than the front ends of the springs ( ), and front end portions of the springs ( ) and a front end of the male housing ( ) overlap. Thus, a connector can be made smaller by an overlapping length of the springs ( ) and the male housing ( ).

Connector

A connector has first and second housings ( ). The second housing ( ) has a deformable lock arm ( ) that engages the first housing ( ) when the housings ( ) are connected. A slider ( ) is mounted on the first housing ( ) for movement between a position that prevents deformation of the lock arm ( ) and a position that permits such deformation. Springs ( ) bias the slider ( ) to the deformation preventing position. The slider ( ) has a resilient piece ( ) that is pushed by the first housing ( ) to move the slider ( ) to the deformation permitting position as the housings ( ) are connected. The resilient piece ( ) is deformed when the housings ( ) are connected and the slider ( ) is propelled by the springs ( ) to the deformation preventing position. The housings ( ) can be separated merely by pulling the slider ( ) backward.

A terminal fitting ( ) has a main body ( ) and a shell ( ) for covering the main body ( ). The shell ( ) has locks ( ) that are cut and bent from the remainder of the shell ( ). Protection walls ( ) for protecting the locks ( ) are formed behind the locks ( ). The protection walls ( ) have substantially the same width as the locks ( ). Thus, an area of an entrance of the terminal fitting ( ) into a connector housing ( ) is small.

Terminal fitting and a connector

A connector assembly has a male housing ( ) with a receptacle ( ) and a female housing ( ) that can be received in the receptacle ( ). The female housing ( ) has a resiliently deformable lock arm ( ) with a projection ( ) for engaging a lock ( ) on the male housing ( ) when the housings ( ) are connected properly. A slider ( ) is movable on the female housing ( ) between a position that permits deformation of the lock arm ( ) and a position that prevents deformation of the lock arm ( ). Coil springs ( ) bias the slider ( ) to the deformation preventing position to lock the properly connected housings ( ) together. The housings ( ) can be separated by deforming the lock arm ( ) and pulling both the slider ( ) and the female housing ( ) back from the male housing ( ).

A connector has male and female housings ( ). A resilient member ( ) is mounted in the female housing ( ) for movement along the connecting direction of the housings ( ), and is biased forwardly toward the male housing ( ) by springs ( ) in the female housing ( ). A front end ( ) of the male housing ( ) pushes the resilient member ( ) rearwardly during a connecting operation and resiliently compresses the springs ( ). A lock arm ( ) on the male housing ( ) locks the housings ( ) together in properly connected state. However, the springs ( ) expand resiliently to separate the housings ( ) if the correcting operation is interrupted prematurely. The female housing ( ) has a cover ( ) that can be moved rearwardly to deflect the lock arm ( ) and to separate the housings ( ).

Connector and use thereof

The invention makes it possible to distinguish between a plurality of types of female terminal fittings. A gold-plated female terminal fitting Au is formed by attaching a shell to a terminal main body and a tin-plated female terminal fitting Sn is formed by attaching a shell to the same kind of terminal main body as used for the gold-plated female terminal fitting. The shells and for the gold-plated female terminal fitting and the tin-plated female terminal fitting, respectively, are provided with mutually differing distinguishing means and The gold-plated female terminal fitting Au and the tin-plated female terminal fitting Sn can be distinguished from one another on the basis of these distinguishing means and

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Yukinori Saka