Wiring member connection structure

• US 10,486,622 B2
• Filed: 12/03/2018
• Issued: 11/26/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Inventors: Kato, Shingo
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Tulsidas C
• Assistant Examiner(s): Harcum, Marcus E
• Application Number:
  US16/207,979
• Publication Number:
  US 20190168694A1
• Time in Patent Office: 358 Days
• Field of Search: 439213, 439709, 439801, 439810, 174 18, 174145, 174 72 R
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/46 Electrical connections
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 37/00 Dashboards as road-vehicle superstructure sub-units B62D25/14
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/0207 Wire harnesses
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/0215 Protecting, fastening and routing means therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 11/12 End pieces terminating in an eye, hook, or fork
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/506 assembled by snap action of the parts
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/5202 Sealing means between parts of housing or between housing part and a wall, e.g. sealing rings
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/631 for engagement only
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2201/26 for vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 4/70 Insulation of connections end caps H01R4/22
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 15/113 Boxes split longitudinally in main cable direction

Abstract

A wiring member connection structure is provided. The wiring member connection structure includes a flat wiring member formed by covering an outer circumference of a belt-like flat conductor with an insulating coating, a bolt that is erect and bonded perpendicularly to one conductor flat surface of the flat conductor exposed at a terminal of the flat wiring member where the coating is removed, a counterpart wiring member in which a through hole is provided at a terminal of a conductor so as to pass the bolt, and a nut that is screwed on the bolt inserted through the through hole to thereby conductively connect the flat conductor of the flat wiring member directly to the conductor of the counterpart wiring member.

Claims

1. A wiring member connection structure comprising:

a first flat wiring member formed by covering an outer circumference of a first belt-like flat conductor with an insulating coating;

a second flat wiring member formed by covering an outer circumference of a second belt-like flat conductor with the insulating coating;

a first bolt that is erect and bonded perpendicularly to one conductor flat surface of the first belt-like flat conductor exposed at a first terminal of the first flat wiring member where the insulating coating is removed;

a second bolt that is erect and bonded perpendicularly to another conductor flat surface of the second belt-like flat conductor exposed at a second terminal of the second flat wiring member where the insulating coating is removed;

a first counterpart wiring member in which a first through hole is provided at a terminal of a first conductor so as to pass the first bolt;

a second counterpart wiring member in which a second through hole is provided at a terminal of a second conductor so as to pass the second bolt;

a first nut that is screwed on the first bolt inserted through the first through hole to thereby conductively connect the first belt-like flat conductor of the first flat wiring member directly to the first conductor of the first counterpart wiring member; and

a second nut that is screwed on the second bolt inserted through the second through hole to thereby conductively connect the second belt-like flat conductor of the first flat wiring member directly to the second conductor of the second counterpart wiring member,

wherein the first flat wiring member and the second flat wiring member are laminated to each other forming a laminated wiring body including portions of the first flat wiring member and the second flat wiring members distal to the one conductor flat surface of the first flat wiring member and the other conductor flat surface of the second flat wiring member,

wherein the first flat wiring member and the second flat wiring member at a terminal of the laminated wiring body are bent into a Y-shape to be disposed in parallel, and

wherein the first terminal of the first flat wiring member and the second terminal of the second flat wiring member are disposed in parallel on substantially one and the same plane.

2. The wiring member connection structure according to claim 1, wherein the first and second terminals of the first and second flat wiring members and the first and second terminals of the first and second counterpart wiring member fastened to each other respectively by the first bolt and the first nut and the second bolt and the second nut are each covered with a casing and a cover assembled to the casing.

3. The wiring member connection structure according to claim 2, further comprising:

a partition wall for preventing short-circuiting disposed between the first and second terminals adjacent to each other is formed in at least one of the casing and the cover.

4. The wiring member connection structure according to claim 3, wherein the terminals of the first and second conductors are lined up by a guide member in accordance with the respective first and second terminals of the first and second flat wiring members.