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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2019
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Kunihiko Arai, Owariasahi, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A connector includes: an outer circumferential wall forming a recessed portion inside thereof, a counterpart connector being to be fitted into the recessed portion; a cylindrical portion provided inside the outer circumferential wall, having an inner circumferential surface, and configured to receive a counterpart terminal of the counterpart connector inside the inner circumferential surface; a terminal having a contact portion arranged inside the inner circumferential surface, the terminal being to be electrically connected to the counterpart terminal when the contact portion contacts the counterpart terminal; and a cooling mechanism having a heat absorption portion and a heat dissipation portion, the heat absorption portion being provided at a position opposite to the contact portion with respect to the inner circumferential surface. The cooling mechanism dissipates heat generated at the contact portion and transferred to the heat absorption portion through the inner circumferential surface, at the heat dissipation portion.