Terminal holding structure and wiring module
AssigneeSumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorTadashi Goto
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Abstract
A screw insertion hole 24 into which a cylindrical shaft portion 17 of a screw 16 is to be inserted is formed in a terminal accommodation portion 22. Also, a guide pin 25 made of metal is provided through insert molding so as to correspond with the screw insertion hole 24. The guide pin 25 is for matching a direction in which the screw 16 advances with a prescribed direction, that is, a vertical direction orthogonal to a fastening surface 23.
Claims8
A terminal holding structure in which a terminal is fastened to a case with a screw,
- wherein a guide for matching a direction in which the screw advances with a prescribed direction is provided in the case,
- the guide is a guide pin made of metal.
A wiring module in which a terminal is fastened to a case with a screw,
- wherein a guide for matching a direction in which the screw advances with a prescribed direction is provided in the case,
- a spring portion that is electrically connected by coming into elastic contact with a connection destination of the terminal is provided on the terminal, and
- the guide is a guide pin made of metal.
A terminal holding structure in which a terminal is fastened to a case with a screw,
- wherein a guide for matching a direction in which the screw advances with a prescribed direction is provided in the case,
- the screw has a cylindrical shaft portion with a screw thread formed on its outer surface, and
- the guide is a guide pin that is to be inserted into the cylindrical shaft portion of the screw, and a leading end portion of the guide pin is located on an upstream side in the advancement direction of the screw relative to a fastening surface that is located at a height at which advancement of the screw thread is started.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.