Terminal connection component, and terminal connection structure between control unit using the same and motor

A terminal connection component, comprising:

• press-fit terminals;
• and
• terminal metal-fittings,
• wherein said press-fit terminals have a plate shape in which a taper is disposed at one tip, and said terminal metal-fittings have a plate shape and have a fitting section at one end,
• wherein said fitting sections of said terminal metal-fittings have a first hole part and a second hole part from said one end in parallel,
• wherein said first hole part is a rectangular shape,
• wherein said second hole part is a rectangular shape, and a central portion of one long side near said first hole part is shifted to an interior of said second hole part so that a length of a central portion of said second hole part is slightly shorter than a thickness of said press-fit terminals, and
• wherein said tips of said press-fit terminals are press-fitted to and are connected to said fitting sections of said terminal metal-fittings, and a portion between said first hole part and said second hole part of said fitting section, which serves as an elastic deformation section, is elastically deformed in a thickness direction of said press-fit terminals and biases said press-fit terminal so that said press-fit terminals are surely press-fitted to said fitting sections of said terminal metal-fittings.

A terminal connection component, comprising:

• press-fit terminals, and
• terminal metal-fittings,
• wherein said press-fit terminals have a first fitting-in section and a second fitting-in section, a tip of said first fitting-in section and a tip of said second fitting-in section are branched from a branch section, said first fitting-in section and said second fitting-in section from said tip to said branch section comprise a guide section and a straight portion, said guide section comprises a first taper section and a second taper section, and a taper ratio of said first taper section is smaller than that of said second taper section,
• wherein said terminal metal-fittings have a plate shape, and comprise a fitting section to which said first fitting-in section and said second fitting-in section of said press-fit terminal are press-fitted, at one end,
• wherein said fitting section comprises first and second rectangular hole parts which are in parallel disposed in a width direction of said terminal metal-fitting at one end of said terminal metal-fitting, and a bridge section formed between said first and second hole parts, and said first and second hole parts have a short side in a width direction of said terminal metal-fitting and have a long side in a longitudinal direction of said terminal metal-fitting,
• wherein a length of said short side of said first and second hole parts is longer than respective widths of said tips of said first and second fitting-in sections in said press-fit terminal, and is shorter than respective widths in said straight portion side of said first and second fitting-in sections,
• wherein a length of said long side of said first and second hole parts is longer than respective thicknesses of said first and second fitting-in sections in said press-fit terminal,
• wherein a width of said bridge section of said terminal metal-fitting is longer than a space between an inner surface of said first fitting-in section of said press-fit terminal and an inner surface of said second fitting-in section of said press-fit terminal,
• wherein a farthest space of said long side between said first hole part and said second hole part is formed shorter than a space between an outer surface in said straight portion of said first fitting-in section of said press-fit terminal and an outer surface in said straight portion of said second fitting-in section of said press-fit terminal,
• wherein a connection between said press-fit terminal and said terminal metal-fitting is performed by inserting said tips of said first and second fitting-in sections of said press-fit terminal into said first and second hole parts of said fitting-in section of said terminal metal-fitting, and press-fitting said tips of said first and second fitting-in sections of said press-fit terminal to said first and second hole parts of said fitting-in section of said terminal metal-fitting, and
• wherein said press-fitting is achieved by disposing said width direction of said press-fit terminal parallel to said width direction of said terminal metal-fitting at a substantially central portion of said first and second rectangular hole parts of said fitting section, and by pressing said press-fit terminal to said terminal metal-fitting at two portions in first contact regions of both side surfaces of said bridge section and two portions in second contact regions where an inner side-surface of said long side of said first hole part is farthest to that of said second hole part.

A terminal connection component, comprising:

• press-fit terminals, and
• terminal metal-fittings,
• wherein said press-fit terminals have at least an inserting section,
• wherein said inserting section is formed in a substantially rectangular plate-shape and has a taper whose width of a plate decreases toward one end side of a longitudinal direction,
• wherein said terminal metal-fittings comprise a fixing-side plate section, a step section, a holding-side plate section and standing sections,
• wherein said fixing-side plate section forms substantially quadrangular plate, said plate-shape step section is formed at one side of said substantially quadrangular plate and is perpendicular to said substantially quadrangular plate, and said holding-side plate section is formed at an opposite side of said fixing-side plate section side of said step section, is extended to said opposite direction of said fixing-side plate section side, and is positioned parallel to said fixing-side plate section,
• wherein said holding-side plate section comprises said standing sections and a through hole which is disposed from said standing positions toward said end portion of said holding-side plate section,
• wherein said standing sections stand at both sides in a longitudinal direction of said holding-side plate section, and each of said standing sections comprises an extending section which is disposed at a side and is extended toward said holding-side plate section, and a holding section which is disposed at a side and is extended toward said end portion of said extending section,
• wherein each of said extending sections comprises a first bent section bending toward a center line direction of said holding-side plate section, and a second bent section which is disposed from said first extending section toward said end portion of said holding-side plate section and is parallel to said center line direction of said holding-side plate section,
• wherein a space between said holding sections formed at said end portions of said extending sections is slightly longer than a width of one end portion of said plate where said taper in said inserting section of said press-fit terminal is provided, and is slightly shorter than said width of said plate, and
• wherein said inserting section of each of said press-fit terminals is passed through an interior of said through hole and is held by said holding sections, and said press-fit terminals are connected to said terminal metal fittings.

A terminal connection component, comprising:

• press-fit terminals, and
• terminal metal-fittings,
• wherein said press-fit terminals have at least an inserting section,
• wherein said inserting section is formed in a substantially rectangular plate-shape and has a taper whose thickness of a plate decreases toward one end side of a longitudinal direction,
• wherein said terminal metal-fittings comprise a fixing-side plate section, a step section, a holding-side plate section and standing sections,
• wherein said fixing-side plate section forms substantially quadrangular plate, said plate-shape step section is formed at one side of said substantially quadrangular plate and is perpendicular to said substantially quadrangular plate, and said holding-side plate section is formed at an opposite side of said fixing-side plate section side of said step section, is extended to said opposite direction of said fixing-side plate section side, and is positioned parallel to said fixing-side plate section,
• wherein said holding-side plate section comprises said standing sections and a through hole which is disposed from said standing positions toward said end portion of said holding-side plate section,
• wherein said standing sections stand at both sides in a longitudinal direction of said holding-side plate section, and each of said standing sections comprises an extending section which is disposed at a side and is extended toward said holding-side plate section, and a holding section which is disposed at a side and is extended toward said end portion of said extending section,
• wherein each of said extending sections comprises a first bent section bending toward a center line direction of said holding-side plate section, and a second bent section which is disposed from said first extending section toward said end portion of said holding-side plate section and is parallel to said center line direction of said holding-side plate section,
• wherein a space between said holding sections formed at said end portions of said extending sections is slightly longer than a thickness of one end portion of said plate where said taper in said inserting section of said press-fit terminal is provided, and is slightly shorter than said thickness of said plate, and
• wherein said inserting section of each of said press-fit terminals is passed through an interior of said through hole and is held by said holding sections, and said press-fit terminals are connected to said terminal metal fittings.