Connector including circuit protection component and thermal conductor

A connector comprising:

• a housing body;
• a shield shell that externally covers the housing body;
• a connection terminal that is housed in the housing body, the connection terminal being electrically connected to a wire in the housing body, and electrically connected to a counterpart terminal when the connector is connected to a counterpart connector;
• and
• a circuit protection component that is interposed, in the housing body, between the connection terminal and the wire, and connects the connection terminal and the wire in series to protect a circuit, wherein
• the housing body includes at least one thermal conductor that performs thermal conduction with the circuit protection component by being in contact with the circuit protection component, and the connector further comprising:
• a first coupling conductor that electrically couples the circuit protection component to the connection terminal;
• and
• a second coupling conductor that electrically couples the circuit protection component to the wire, wherein
• the circuit protection component includes a main body including a circuit protector, a first conductor that is electrically connected to the circuit protector, a second conductor that is electrically connected to the circuit protector, a first coupling portion that is electrically connected to the first conductor and the first coupling conductor, and a second coupling portion that is electrically connected to the second conductor and the second coupling conductor, and
• the thermal conductor includes a first thermal conductor to which heat of the first conductor is conducted, a second thermal conductor to which heat of the second conductor is conducted, a third thermal conductor to which heat of the first coupling portion is conducted, and a fourth thermal conductor to which heat of the second coupling portion is conducted.

A connector comprising:

• a housing body;
• a shield shell that externally covers the housing body;
• a connection terminal that is housed in the housing body, the connection terminal being electrically connected to a wire in the housing body, and electrically connected to a counterpart terminal when the connector is connected to a counterpart connector;
• and
• a circuit protection component that is interposed, in the housing body, between the connection terminal and the wire, and connects the connection terminal and the wire in series to protect a circuit, wherein
• the housing body includes at least one thermal conductor that performs thermal conduction with the circuit protection component by being in contact with the circuit protection component, and
• the thermal conductor includes at least one elastic piece that is bent when the elastic piece is in contact with the circuit protection component, and the connector further comprising:
• a first coupling conductor that electrically couples the circuit protection component to the connection terminal;
• and
• a second coupling conductor that electrically couples the circuit protection component to the wire, wherein
• the circuit protection component includes a main body including a circuit protector, a first conductor that is electrically connected to the circuit protector, a second conductor that is electrically connected to the circuit protector, a first coupling portion that is electrically connected to the first conductor and the first coupling conductor, and a second coupling portion that is electrically connected to the second conductor and the second coupling conductor, and
• the thermal conductor includes a first thermal conductor to which heat of the first conductor is conducted, a second thermal conductor to which heat of the second conductor is conducted, a third thermal conductor to which heat of the first coupling portion is conducted, and a fourth thermal conductor to which heat of the second coupling portion is conducted.