OVERCURRENT BREAKING ELEMENT-EQUIPPED TERMINAL

• US 20120299691A1
• Filed: 02/01/2011
• Published: 11/29/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd. (Sumitomo Corporation), Sumitomo Electric Industries Limited (Sumitomo Corporation), Sumitomo Wiring Systems Limited (Sumitomo Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd. (Sumitomo Corporation), Sumitomo Electric Industries Limited (Sumitomo Corporation), Sumitomo Wiring Systems Limited (Sumitomo Corporation)
• Inventors: Hirai, Hiroki, Okamoto, Ryoya, Takase, Shinichi, Kasugai, Masakuni, Kinoshita, Yuko
• Application Number:
  US13/574,936
• Publication Number:
  US 20120299691A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 337/142
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2085/025 Structural association with a binding post of a storage battery
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 11/281 for connections to batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/696 the fuse being integral with the terminal, e.g. pin or socket
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2101/00 One pole
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2201/26 for vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 4/185 combined with a U-shaped insulation-receiving portion
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 4/20 using a crimping sleeve H01R4/01 takes precedence

Abstract

An overcurrent breaking element-equipped terminal including a terminal main body having a terminal portion and a wire fixing portion and an overcurrent breaking element. The overcurrent breaking element includes a first lead wire connected to the terminal main body and a second lead wire connected to a terminal of a wire. The terminal main body includes an element connecting part that crimps and connects the first lead wire. The element connecting part is crimped on the first lead wire, and a double crimp terminal is crimped to connect the terminal of the wire to the second lead wire. Thus, the terminal main body, the overcurrent breaking element, and the wire are integrally provided.

Claims

1. An overcurrent breaking element-equipped terminal comprising:

a terminal main body including;

a terminal portion connected to a power supply; and

a wire fixing portion configured to crimp and fix a wire electrically connecting the power supply to a load; and

an overcurrent breaking element configured to interrupt an electric current when an overcurrent is carried through the wire, or when a temperature of the wire reaches a set temperature or more, wherein;

the overcurrent breaking element includes a first lead wire connected to the terminal main body and a second lead wire connected to a terminal of the wire;

the terminal main body includes an element connecting part that crimps and connects the first lead wire; and

the element connecting part is crimped on the first lead wire, and a double crimp terminal is crimped to connect the terminal of the wire to the second lead wire to integrally provide the terminal main body, the overcurrent breaking element, and the wire.

2. The overcurrent breaking element-equipped terminal according to claim 1, wherein the terminal main body has a wall portion along a connecting portion region extending from a wire connecting portion where the terminal of the wire is connected to the second lead wire to an element connecting portion where the element connecting part is connected to the first lead wire.

3. The overcurrent breaking element-equipped terminal according to claim 2, wherein the wall portion has a reinforcing rib configured to reinforce the wall portion.

4. The overcurrent breaking element-equipped terminal according to claim 2, wherein the terminal portion is formed so as to extend from the wall portion.

5. The overcurrent breaking element-equipped terminal according to claim 1, wherein the wire fixing portion is a protection structure configured to prevent damage on the wire crimped and fixed to the wire fixing portion.

6. The overcurrent breaking element-equipped terminal according to claim 2, wherein the wire fixing portion is a protection structure configured to prevent damage on the wire crimped and fixed to the wire fixing portion.

7. The overcurrent breaking element-equipped terminal according to claim 3, wherein the wire fixing portion is a protection structure configured to prevent damage on the wire crimped and fixed to the wire fixing portion.

8. The overcurrent breaking element-equipped terminal according to claim 4, wherein the wire fixing portion is a protection structure configured to prevent damage on the wire crimped and fixed to the wire fixing portion.