Abstract: A connector includes a terminal-equipped electrical wire, an inner housing, an outer housing, and a front holder. The terminal-equipped electrical wire includes an electrical wire and a terminal, the terminal having a box-shaped portion configured to fit with a mating terminal in a fitting direction intersecting with an extending direction of the electrical wire. The inner housing includes a terminal accommodating chamber. The outer housing includes an electrical wire leading-out opening and a housing fitting opening. One or more pressing protrusions are provided on at least one of the terminal and the front holder. When the outer housing is fitted to the mating connector, the one or more pressing protrusions are elastically deformed by a fitting pressing force acting on the front holder to press and urge the box-shaped portion toward inside of the terminal accommodating chamber.

Abstract: A terminal crimping method includes covering an end portion of an electric wire with a fixing cylinder portion of a terminal, caulking and crimping the fixing cylinder portion by a pair of dies including pressing projections each having a flat shape in which a length in one axial direction is longer than a length in the other axial direction orthogonal to the one axial direction in a plan view, and caulking the fixing cylinder portion by the pressing projections to form crimp recess portions, in the caulking and crimping the fixing cylinder portion.

Abstract: A terminal crimping method includes covering an end portion of an electric wire with a fixing cylinder portion of a terminal including a flange portion which protrudes toward an outer periphery and which has at least one notch along a radial direction, caulking and crimping the fixing cylinder portion by a pair of dies including pressing projections, and caulking the fixing cylinder portion by the pressing projections to form crimp recess portions, in the caulking and crimping the fixing cylinder portion.

Abstract: A connector includes a terminal-equipped electrical wire, an inner housing, an outer housing, and a front holder. The terminal-equipped electrical wire includes an electrical wire and a terminal, the terminal having a box-shaped portion configured to fit with a mating terminal in a fitting direction intersecting with an extending direction of the electrical wire. The inner housing includes a terminal accommodating chamber. The outer housing includes an electrical wire leading-out opening and a housing fitting opening. One or more pressing protrusions are provided on at least one of the terminal and the front holder. When the outer housing is fitted to the mating connector, the one or more pressing protrusions are elastically deformed by a fitting pressing force acting on the front holder to press and urge the box-shaped portion toward inside of the terminal accommodating chamber.

Abstract: A connector includes an electric wire, an inner housing, an outer housing and a cover part. The electric wire includes a terminal which is provided at an end of the electric wire. The inner housing includes a terminal accommodation chamber configured to accommodate the electric wire with the terminal. The outer housing is configured to accommodate the inner housing. The inner housing has an opening which opens in a terminal fitting direction intersecting with an extending direction of the electric wire so that the electric wire and the terminal are inserted into the terminal accommodation chamber through the opening. The cover part is configured to cover a part of the opening.

Abstract: A shield connector includes an outer housing accommodating a shield shell in a shell insertion direction. A stepped part protrudes from an inner wall of the outer housing to support the shield shell. A cover plate portion of the shield shell includes a bendable side portion extending along the shell insertion direction. A tip imaginary line of an end face of the stepped part is curved so that a position of the end face corresponding to the joining portion is located on a far side from an electric wire pullout opening in the shell insertion direction than a position of the end face corresponding to the bendable side portion, to thereby urge the cover plate portion in a bending direction when an inner housing with the shield shell is inserted into the outer housing.

Abstract: A shield connector includes an outer housing accommodating a shield shell in a shell insertion direction. A stepped part protrudes from an inner wall of the outer housing to support the shield shell. A cover plate portion of the shield shell includes a bendable side portion extending along the shell insertion direction. A tip imaginary line of an end face of the stepped part is curved so that a position of the end face corresponding to the joining portion is located on a far side from an electric wire pullout opening in the shell insertion direction than a position of the end face corresponding to the bendable side portion, to thereby urge the cover plate portion in a bending direction when an inner housing with the shield shell is inserted into the outer housing.

Abstract: A connector includes an electric wire, an inner housing, an outer housing and a cover part. The electric wire includes a terminal which is provided at an end of the electric wire. The inner housing includes a terminal accommodation chamber configured to accommodate the electric wire with the terminal. The outer housing is configured to accommodate the inner housing. The inner housing has an opening which opens in a terminal fitting direction intersecting with an extending direction of the electric wire so that the electric wire and the terminal are inserted into the terminal accommodation chamber through the opening. The cover part is configured to cover a part of the opening.

Abstract: In an attachment structure, a current sensor and an electric conductive member are attached to a housing in a state in which an electric connection portion of the electric conductive member is passed through a measurement hole of the current sensor. The current sensor includes a guide protrusion protruding from a sensor body. The housing includes: a guide wall portion including a guide wall which includes a first side surface opposing the electric conductive member, and which extends along a first direction in which the sensor body moves when attached to the housing, to guide the guide protrusion; and a rotation restricting wall portion which is disposed on the first side surface, and which restricts the electric conductive member from being rotated by a load that is imposed when the electric conductive member is connected to a connection counterpart.

Abstract: A structure for holding an electric/electronic component with an electric wire includes a component holding portion provided in a housing to hold the electric/electronic component. The component holding portion includes: a holding arm portion including a moving-direction extending arm portion extending in a direction in which the electric/electronic component is moved to be installed in the housing through an attachment port defined on a side corresponding to one side surface of the electric/electronic component and on a front end side of the holding arm portion; and an electric wire pressing wall portion defining a gap between the electric wire pressing wall portion and the holding arm portion. In a state in which the electric/electronic component is installed in the housing, the electric wire is disposed to expand the gap to deform the holding arm such that the moving-direction extending arm portion presses the one side surface.

Abstract: A structure for holding an electric/electronic component with an electric wire includes a component holding portion provided in a housing to hold the electric/electronic component. The component holding portion includes: a holding arm portion including a moving-direction extending arm portion extending in a direction in which the electric/electronic component is moved to be installed in the housing through an attachment port defined on a side corresponding to one side surface of the electric/electronic component and on a front end side of the holding arm portion; and an electric wire pressing wall portion defining a gap between the electric wire pressing wall portion and the holding arm portion. In a state in which the electric/electronic component is installed in the housing, the electric wire is disposed to expand the gap to deform the holding arm such that the moving-direction extending arm portion presses the one side surface.

Abstract: In an attachment structure, a current sensor and an electric conductive member are attached to a housing in a state in which an electric connection portion of the electric conductive member is passed through a measurement hole of the current sensor. The current sensor includes a guide protrusion protruding from a sensor body. The housing includes: a guide wall portion including a guide wall which includes a first side surface opposing the electric conductive member, and which extends along a first direction in which the sensor body moves when attached to the housing, to guide the guide protrusion; and a rotation restricting wall portion which is disposed on the first side surface, and which restricts the electric conductive member from being rotated by a load that is imposed when the electric conductive member is connected to a connection counterpart.

Abstract: An electromagnetic shield connection mechanism according to the present invention is for a structure in which a housing wall is fixed to a equipment by inserting a bolt through a collar fitted in a hole formed on the housing wall. The electromagnetic shield connection mechanism according to the present invention is characterized in that a contact member connected to a metal shield lies between the collar and the equipment so that the collar presses the contact member tightly against the equipment, resulting in that a secure electromagnetic shielding is always achieved by thus improved contact between the metal shield and the equipment.

Abstract: A locking structure of a cap-member to a cylindrical body, being capable of giving sufficient resilience to a locking arm formed on the cap-member, is provided, which consists of: a resilient locking arm provided on a peripheral wall of the cap-member in a peripheral direction thereof; and an engaging groove provided on the cylindrical body for engaging the locking arm simultaneously with fitting of the cap-member on the cylindrical body. The locking arm is provided with an engaging projection projecting from a free end portion thereof toward a longitudinal axis of the cap-member and having a tapered surface inclined in a fitting direction of the cap-member and an engaging plane on a back of the tapered surface to engage the engaging groove. A plurality of the locking arms are arranged on the peripheral wall of the cap-member. The locking structure may further include an annular sealing member to be retained between the cap-member and a holder body formed continuously from the cylindrical body.

Abstract: A shield member is closely contacted with a first seal member 3 projecting in the axial direction of a housing, and a second seal member is closely contacted with the outside thereof. A hole at the housing side is communicated with a long hole of a shield member in the movable range of a projecting portion and an engaging portion. The housing can be conductive. The housing and the shield member can be provided integrally. The housing includes a flange portion and ring walls. The ring wall fitted in a first stage ring portion of the shield member is contacted with a hole portion, the seal member is fitted with the outside of the seal member fitted with a second stage ring portion, and a shield electric wire is connected with a third stage ring portion by a shield sleeve. The ring portions can be provided in two steps, with a large diameter portion of a first seal member fitted into a first stage ring portion, and a second seal member provided at the opening end of the hole portion.

Abstract: A connecting structure for interengaging metallic shielding members is provided, which includes: a contacting elongation (2) at a leading edge of a cylindrical male metallic shielding member (1); a mating contacting elongation (4) at a leading edge of a cylindrical female metallic shielding member (3) which is brought into contact with the male member contacting elongation at the leading edge of the cylindrical male metallic shielding member; and a pair of engaging hook pieces (5) formed to extend circumferentially on the contacting elongation of one of the metallic shielding members to engage with the contacting elongation of the other metallic shielding member, wherein the pair of engaging hook pieces are formed at both sides of a slit (6) provided between the adjacent contacting elongations.

Abstract: A shielded connector for connecting a braided covering of a shielded wire to a metallic case of an apparatus, the shielded connector including a connector housing made of metal composed of an attaching section for directly attaching the connector to the metallic case and a cylindrical body. In the shielded connector, a cylindrical conductive short-circuit piece is clamped to the braided covering of the shielded wire, so that the short-circuit piece can be contacted with the connector housing when the shielded wire is inserted into the connector housing, and both can be electrically connected and fixed to each other.

Abstract: A shielded connector which can reduce production costs and prevent displacement of a shield wire is provided. The corrugated holder of the shielded connector is made up of a pair of half covers 36. Each half cover is provided with an outer cover and an inner cover. A case insertion chamber for a wire attachment case is formed between the outer cover and the inner cover. A wire stopper for the shield wire is formed at one end of the inner surface of the inner cover. A plurality of tube insertion grooves for a corrugated tube are formed at the other end of the inner surface of the inner cover. The outer cover is provided with a cover securing portion corresponding to the outer wall of the wire attachment case. The sheath of the shield wire is provided with a sheath holding ring for radially compressing the sheath.

Abstract: A shielded cable (1) includes a conductor (2), an inner insulating sheath (3) covering the conductor (2), a braid (4) provided around the inner insulating sheath (3), and an outer insulating sheath (5) covering the braid (4). An end portion of the outer insulating sheath (5) and an exposed portion of the braid (4), disposed adjacent to the end portion of the outer insulating sheath (5), are covered with an annular shield stopper (11) in such a manner that the shield stopper extends over the outer insulating sheath and the braid. An annular pressing portion (19) of a shield terminal (12) is inserted between the braid (4) and the inner insulating sheath (3). The shield stopper (11) is pressed, thereby simultaneously forming a first pressed portion (28) and a second pressed portion (29) at the shield stopper, the first pressed portion being pressed into the outer insulating sheath (5) while the second pressed portion is pressed into the braid (4).

Abstract: A connecting structure of a metallic shielding member is provided with each of contacting elongations in the leading edge direction of male or female metallic shielding member in which a pair of engaging hook pieces to engage with the contacting elongation of one of the metallic shielding members are formed at the contacting elongation of the other metallic shielding member. The pair of engaging hook pieces are formed at both sides of the slit provided between the adjacent contacting elongations. The other connecting structure of a metallic shielding member in which each of the contacting elongations of both metallic shielding members equipped with male and female connectors is brought into contact with each other, a pressing spring is provided for energizing the contacting elongation of one of the metallic shielding members toward the contacting elongation of the other metallic shielding member at least in the connector housing on one side.