Structure for holding electric/electronic component with electric wire

• US 9,288,926 B2
• Filed: 03/27/2015
• Issued: 03/15/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Inventors: Masuda, Satoki
• Primary Examiner(s): Hammond, Briggitte R
• Assistant Examiner(s): Jeancharles, Milagros
• Application Number:
  US14/670,828
• Publication Number:
  US 20150282369A1
• Time in Patent Office: 354 Days
• Field of Search: 439/701, 439/709, 439/501, 439/596, 439/345
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/00 Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/506 assembled by snap action of the parts
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6683 with built-in sensor
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2201/26 for vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 25/162 Electrical connections between or with rails or bus-bars rails having primarily a non electrical function H01R4/64
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 4/34 Conductive members located under head of screw
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 9/03 Connectors arranged to contact a plurality of the conductors of a multiconductor cable , e.g. tapping connections
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/02 Arrangements of circuit components or wiring on supporting structure

Abstract

A structure for holding an electric/electronic component with an electric wire includes a component holding portion provided in a housing to hold the electric/electronic component. The component holding portion includes: a holding arm portion including a moving-direction extending arm portion extending in a direction in which the electric/electronic component is moved to be installed in the housing through an attachment port defined on a side corresponding to one side surface of the electric/electronic component and on a front end side of the holding arm portion; and an electric wire pressing wall portion defining a gap between the electric wire pressing wall portion and the holding arm portion. In a state in which the electric/electronic component is installed in the housing, the electric wire is disposed to expand the gap to deform the holding arm such that the moving-direction extending arm portion presses the one side surface.

Claims

1. A structure for holding an electric/electronic component with an electric wire by a housing, the electric/electronic component comprising a component body to which the electric wire is attached, said structure comprising:

a component holding portion provided in the housing to hold the electric/electronic component,

wherein the component holding portion comprises;

a holding arm portion comprising a moving-direction extending arm portion having an arm shape extending in a moving direction in which the component body is moved to be installed in the housing through an attachment port for the component body defined on a side corresponding to one side surface of the component body and on a front end side of the holding arm portion; and

an electric wire pressing wall portion comprising a wall which defines a gap between the electric wire pressing wall portion and the holding arm portion to allow the electric wire to be inserted and disposed, and

wherein in a state in which the electric/electronic component is installed in the housing, the component body is placed in an installation position, and the electric wire is disposed to expand the gap, whereby the holding arm is deformed such that the moving-direction extending arm portion presses the one side surface.

2. The structure for holding an electric/electronic component with an electric wire according to claim 1,

wherein the holding arm portion further comprises:

a continuous arm portion which is bent with respect to the moving-direction extending arm portion on a rear side opposite to the front end side in the moving direction and which has an arm shape continuous to the moving-direction extending arm portion,

wherein the gap is formed between the electric wire pressing wall portion and the continuous arm portion, and

wherein in the state in which the electric/electronic component is installed in the housing, the electric wire disposed in the gap presses the continuous arm portion to incline the continuous arm portion toward the component body such that the moving-direction extending arm portion presses the one side surface of the component body.

3. The structure for holding an electric/electronic component with an electric wire according to claim 1,

wherein a distance between the holding arm portion and the electric wire pressing wall portion forming the gap is adjusted to be smaller than an outer diameter of the electric wire.

4. The structure for holding an electric/electronic component with an electric wire according to claim 1,

wherein a conductive member comprising an electric connection portion to be electrically connected to a connection counterpart is installable in the housing,

wherein the electric/electronic component comprises a current sensor which has a measurement hole which is formed to penetrate the component body in the moving direction and to which the electric connection portion is inserted for measuring an electric current of the electric connection portion, and

wherein in the state in which the component body is installed in the housing, the electric connection portion is inserted into the measurement hole.