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US 12,700,692 B2Granted
Insert-molded connector with reinforcing portion at bent terminal
AssigneeSumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorRyuichi Fujisaki
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Abstract
It is aimed to further improve the accuracy of the position and orientation of a terminal of a connector. A connector is provided with a terminal including a bent part, a first resin portion for holding a part of the terminal with the bent part exposed to outside, a second resin portion molded with the first resin portion as an insert part, and a reinforcing portion arranged in an inner corner part of the bent part with an outer corner part of the bent part exposed. The bent part and the reinforcing portion are covered by the second resin portion.
Claims13
A connector, comprising:
- a terminal including a bent part;
- a first resin portion for holding a part of the terminal so that the bent part is partly exposed at an outer surface of the first resin portion;
- a second resin portion that is molded while using the first resin portion as an insert member so as to cover the bent part;
- and
- a reinforcing portion that is disposed at an inner corner of the bent part to reinforce the bent part,
- wherein the outer corner of the bent part is exposed from the first resin portion before molding of the second resin portion and is covered by the second resin portion after the molding.
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A connector, comprising:
- a terminal including a bent part;
- a first resin portion for holding a part of the terminal so that the bent part is partly exposed at an outer surface of the first resin portion;
- a second resin portion that is molded while using the first resin portion as an insert member so as to cover the bent part;
- and
- a reinforcing portion that is disposed at an inner corner of the bent part to reinforce the bent part,
- wherein the reinforcing portion is separate from the first resin portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.