# US 2019/0174641 A1 · Wiring Member Connection Structure

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- Number: US 2019/0174641 A1
- Document ID: US20190174641A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/211,824
- Filed: 2018-12-06
- Published: 2019-06-06
- Earliest claimed: 2017-12-06
- Assignees: Yazaki Corporation
- Applicants: Yazaki Corporation
- Inventors: Shingo Kato
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190174641A1

## CPC

- H05K 5/0069: {having connector relating features for connecting the connector pins with the PCB or for mounting the connector body with the housing}
- H01R 4/34: Conductive members located under head of screw
- H01R 13/447: Shutter or cover plate
- H01R 13/521: {Sealing between contact members and housing, e.g. sealing insert}
- H02G 3/36: Installations of cables or lines in walls, floors or ceilings
- H05K 1/115: {Via connections; Lands around holes or via connections (H05K1/112 takes precedence)}
- H05K 5/006: {characterized by features for holding the PCB within the housing}
- H05K 5/0073: {having specific features for mounting the housing on an external structure}
- H05K 5/0247: {Electrical details of casings, e.g. terminals, passages for cables or wiring}
- H05K 5/069: {Other details of the casing, e.g. wall structure, passage for a connector, a cable, a shaft}
- B60R 16/0207: {Wire harnesses}
- B60R 16/033: characterised by the use of electrical cells or batteries (for propulsion puposes B60K1/04; supplying batteries to, or removing batteries from, vehicles B60S5/06; testing of charge state G01R31/36)
- H01R 12/58: terminals for insertion into holes
- H01R 12/722: {coupling devices mounted on the edge of the printed circuits}
- H01R 2201/26: for vehicles
- H02G 3/088: {Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof casings or inlets}
- H05K 1/0263: {High current adaptations, e.g. printed high current conductors or using auxiliary non-printed means; Fine and coarse circuit patterns on one circuit board (H05K1/0293 takes precedence)}
- H05K 5/0056: {characterized by features for protecting electronic components against vibration and moisture, e.g. potting, holders for relatively large capacitors}
- H05K 2201/10272: Busbars, i.e. thick metal bars mounted on the printed circuit board [PCB] as high-current conductors
- H05K 2201/10409: Screws
- H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
- H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H02G: INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

A wiring member connection structure is provided. The wiring member connection structure includes: a flat wiring member formed by covering an outer circumference of a belt-like flat conductor with an insulating coating; a bolt which is erect and bonded perpendicularly to a conductor flat surface of the flat conductor exposed at an intermediate position of the flat wiring member where the coating is removed; a circuit board that has a connector conductively connected to the bolt through a circuit conductor and that is fastened and fixed to the bolt penetrating the circuit board; and a casing that has a casing bottom wall including a bolt insertion hole through which the bolt is inserted to penetrate the circuit board, and that covers the circuit board so as to expose a connector fitting portion of the connector to the outside.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A wiring member connection structure comprising:
a flat wiring member formed by covering an outer circumference of a belt-like flat conductor with an insulating coating;
a bolt that is erect and bonded perpendicularly to a conductor flat surface of the flat conductor exposed at an intermediate position of the flat wiring member where the coating is removed;
a circuit board that has a connector conductively connected to the bolt through a circuit conductor and that is fastened and fixed to the bolt penetrating the circuit board; and
a casing that has a casing bottom wall including a bolt insertion hole through which the bolt is inserted to penetrate the circuit board, and that covers the circuit board so as to expose a connector fitting portion of the connector to the outside.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The wiring member connection structure according to claim 1, wherein
a plurality of flat wiring members is laminated in a thickness direction thereof, and
an extraction portion is provided for extracting the bolt bonded to the conductor flat surface of a lower one of the laminated flat wiring members while avoiding an upper one of the laminated flat wiring members.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The wiring member connection structure according to claim 2, wherein
the extraction portion serves as a bypass portion where the flat wiring member is bent in a width direction thereof so as to prevent the flat wiring members from being superimposed on each other.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The wiring member connection structure according to claim 2, wherein
the extraction portion serves as a notch portion that is formed by cutting out a side edge of the upper flat wiring member in a width direction perpendicular to an extension direction of the upper flat wiring member so that the bolt is inserted through the notch portion.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The wiring member connection structure according to claim 1, wherein
an annular packing mounted on an outer circumference of the bolt seals a gap between the casing bottom wall and the flat wiring member watertightly.