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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2000
Hidetaka Ito, Shizuoka, JP;
Kikuo Ogawa, Shizuoka, JP;
Shigeo Shigeyama, Aichi, JP;
Kenji Kotani, Aichi, JP;
Katsuaki Kawahata, Aichi, JP;
Yazaki Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A connection structure for power supply to a vehicle door including a door side connector,a body side connector,a plurality of female terminals,provided in parallel in either one of the connectors, and a plurality of male terminals,corresponding to the female terminals provided in parallel in the other of the connectors, the female terminals,and the male terminals,being connected to each other when the door is closed, the female terminals,being arranged close to one another and synchronously swingable around a support shaft,in a direction of axial displacement with respect to the male terminals,The connection structure further includes a spring member,for forcing a pair of contact portions,of each of the female terminals,into a closed state, the spring member,including a pair of leg portions,which are in abutment against spring receiving walls,of a housing,of either one of the connectors. With this structure, the connectors,and,can be downsized in both width and length, and the axial displacement of the terminals will be avoided.