Abstract: A busbar module that can be brought into a folded state and a busbar module attachment method. The busbar module includes a case configured to be installed on the battery assembly, a plurality of busbars supported by the case and configured to be respectively connected to single cells, and a routing material electrically connected to the busbars and routed in the case. The case includes a plurality of divided cases that are divided in a direction in which the single cells are arranged, and a connection structure connecting adjacent divided cases of the divided cases with each other. The connection structure displaces the divided cases into a folded state in which the divided cases are rotated so that adjacent divided cases overlap each other and an expanded state in which the divided cases are situated on a same plane.

Abstract: A waterproof terminal block includes a housing, a plurality of terminals configured to be inserted into and attached to the plurality of terminal insertion holes of the housing, a packing, and a holder fitted into a holder configured to be assembled to the housing and hold the packing. The housing has a cutting blade part at a partition wall partitioning an upper section of the housing into a plurality of packing fitting recess. The packing is integrally formed by connecting sealing parts of the plurality of sealing parts with a connecting parts. The cutting blade part is configured to cut the connecting parts when the plurality of terminals, the packing, and the holder are assembled to the housing.

Abstract: A charging inlet includes a plurality of terminals; a housing accommodating the terminals therein; and a terminal holder integrated to the housing. Each of the terminals includes: a first connected portion having a solid cylindrical shape; a second connected portion; and a middle portion. A resin component is disposed on an outer circumference of the middle portion. The resin component includes: a cylindrical portion; a plurality of ribs on an outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical portion, the ribs extending along an axial direction of the cylindrical portion; and a flange. The housing has a press-fit hole in which the cylindrical portion and the ribs are press-fitted. The flange is clamped between the housing and the terminal holder outside the press-fit hole.

Abstract: A connection structure between a terminal and an electric wire includes: a terminal with a tubular shape continuously having an electric wire connection part with a bottomed tubular shape and an electrical contact part; and an electric wire having a plurality of core wires and an insulating sheath for coating the plurality of core wires, the plurality of core wires being exposed from the insulating sheath by peeling off the insulating sheath at an end part, and the plurality of core wires being inserted into the electric wire connection part and being press-fastened. The plurality of core wires exposed at the end part of the electric wire) are integrally joined to form a core wire bundle, and the core wire bundle is inserted into the electric wire connection part and is press-fastened.

Abstract: A charging inlet includes: a plurality of terminals; and a housing accommodating the terminals therein. Each of the terminals includes: a first connected portion having a solid cylindrical shape; a second connected portion; and a middle portion. A rubber component is disposed on an outer circumference of the middle portion. The rubber component includes: a cylindrical portion; and a flange connected to the cylindrical portion and having a ring shape with a larger diameter than the cylindrical portion. The rubber component is embedded in the housing. The rubber components are interposed between the housing and the terminals so that the terminals are held in a displaceable manner by the housing.

Abstract: A charging inlet includes a plurality of terminals; a housing accommodating the terminals therein; and a terminal holder integrated to the housing. Each of the terminals includes: a first connected portion having a solid cylindrical shape; a second connected portion; and a middle portion. A rubber component and a flange made of a resin is disposed on an outer circumference of the middle portion. The rubber component includes: a cylindrical portion; and a plurality of ribs on an outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical portion, the ribs extending along an axial direction of the cylindrical portion. The housing has a press-fit hole in which the rubber component is press-fitted. The flange is clamped between the housing and the terminal holder outside the press-fit hole.

Abstract: A connector comprises a housing including a terminal accommodating chamber; and a front mask to cover a front side of the housing in a terminal inserting direction, wherein the housing includes a housing main body and an engagement frame section, wherein the engagement frame section protrudes forward from the housing main body, wherein the front mask includes a mask main body and an inserted section, the mask main body being provided with an accommodating recess in a position of the mask main body facing the terminal accommodating chamber, wherein the inserted section is inserted inside the engagement frame section, and wherein in a state in which the inserted section is inserted inside the engagement frame section and the accommodating recess is located in a position facing the terminal accommodating chamber, a portion of the inserted section protrudes from the engagement frame section and is exposed.

Abstract: A flexible wiring member capable of electrically connecting desired points separated in a length direction. The flexible wiring member includes conductor holding layers that are formed in a state of being stacked in a thickness direction and being electrically insulated from one another; power supply line conductors that have a wide width and are respectively disposed in both of a first conductor holding layer and a second conductor holding layer adjacent to each other in the thickness direction; and communication line conductors that have a width smaller than that of the power supply line conductors and are disposed in one of the first conductor holding layer and the second conductor holding layer, in which the conductor holding layers are formed by an insulating resin, and directly cover the power supply line conductors and the communication line conductors.

Abstract: There is provided a bus bar module including a case having a first divided case and a second divided case which are divided in an arrangement direction of electric cells. A female lock portion of the first divided case includes a locking frame provided with a gap spaced apart from an end surface of the first divided case. A male lock portion of the second divided case includes a pair of elastic arms, a support plate portion spanning end portions of the elastic arms between each other, a locking plate portion formed on the support plate portion and inserted into the gap of the female lock portion, and a lock claw provided on the locking plate portion and locking the locking frame by inserting the locking plate portion into the gap. The support plate portion of the male lock portion has slits at a side of the elastic arms.

Abstract: A compressed stranded conductor includes a central stranded wire having a plurality of conductive strands which are twisted together and an outer circumferential stranded wire having a plurality of conductive strands which are twisted together at an outer circumference of the central stranded wire. A composite stranded wire configured by the central stranded wire and the outer circumferential stranded wire is compressed, and an occupancy ratio of the composite stranded wire is 90.2% or more and 91.0% or less.

Abstract: A shielded electric wire includes an electric wire including a conductor portion and a cover portion covering the conductor portion, a shielded braid formed of a conductive linear material, the shielded braid covering an outer periphery of the cover portion and a sheath formed of an insulating resin, the sheath being provided around the shielded braid. The electric wire and the shielded braid together form an electric wire assembly. A flexible value of the sheath is equal to or smaller than a flexible value of the electric wire assembly, the flexible value being a value of a load required for bending an object for a predetermined extent.

Abstract: A water-stop structure of a wire includes a wire and a sealing member. The wire includes a covering portion configured to cover a plurality of element wires being twisted, and an element wire exposing portion in which the plurality of element wires being twisted are partially exposed from the covering portion. The sealing member seals the element wire exposing portion of the wire under a state in which the plurality of element wires in the element wire exposing portion of the wire are untwisted.

Abstract: A sealing member includes at least one sealing material made from an elastic material, and a high rigidity material provided as a single body with the at least one sealing material and having a rigidity higher than a rigidity of the at least one sealing material.

Abstract: A connector includes a housing with a latching lock and a lever latch section which is independent from the latching lock. A partner connector includes a partner housing with a lock section which is latchable by the latching lock. The lever is changeable between a non-latched state and a latched state, wherein when changing the lever from the non-latched state to the latched state, the lever connects the connector to the partner connector so as to cause the connector and the partner connector to approach each other in a forward-rearward direction. The connector is configured to be fixed to the partner connector by the lever being brought into the latched state and by the lock section being brought into a state in which the lock section is latched by the latching lock.

Abstract: A fixing structure of a connector 1 includes a housing 13 and a front holder 15. The front holder 15 includes a detection portion 151, a latching lock 152, and a restriction protrusion 153. The housing 13 includes an accommodation portion 1314, a restriction recessed portion 1315, and a latching portion 1316a. A restriction surface 1533 extending to cross a height direction Z is provided on the restriction protrusion 153, and a contact surface 1315a-1 configured to come into contact with the restriction surface 1533 and support the restriction protrusion 153 is provided on the restriction recessed portion 1315. When the latching lock 152 elastically deforms in the height direction Z, the restriction surface 1533 is in contact with the contact surface 1315a-1.

Abstract: There are provided an electric connection box and a wire harness including: a body including an accommodating portion inside the body, the accommodating portion being configured to accommodate an electronic component. The body includes an electric wire holding portion inside the body, the electric wire holding portion having a slit-shaped groove configured to radially sandwich and hold an electric wire extending from a connector to be connected to the electronic component. The groove of the electric wire holding portion includes: a groove inlet portion; a groove deepest portion; and a narrow portion between the groove inlet portion and the groove deepest portion. A groove width in the narrow portion is narrower than a groove width in the groove inlet portion.

Abstract: A wire harness includes a twisted cable and a connector, wherein the connector includes a plurality of connector terminals to which conductor portions respectively extending from end portions of the plurality of coated electric wires in the untwisted portion to be in an exposure state are fusion welded; and a connector housing formed of an insulating resin and in which a plurality of terminal accommodation rooms are provided, wherein each of the plurality of terminal accommodation rooms is formed in a tubular shape, and the plurality of connector terminals together with the plurality of coated electric wires in the untwisted portion are accommodated in the plurality of terminal accommodation rooms in a one-to-one correspondence by an accommodation length that is at least longer than a conductor length of the conductor portion connected to each connector terminal in a length direction of each coated electric wire.

Abstract: A water-stop structure of a wire bundle includes a plurality of wires, a thermoplastic resin sheet being provided to be wound around the plurality of wires, and a heat shrinkable tube with which the thermoplastic resin sheet is covered. A gap between the plurality of wires is filled with the thermoplastic resin sheet being heated and softened.

Abstract: A water-proof structure for electric wire includes a pair of electric wires, a pair of first positioning members, and a molded body. The electric wires include core wire exposed parts each in which a core wire is exposed by peeling off an insulation sheath. The first positioning members hold the electric wires spaced from each other and position the electric wires in a height direction of the electric wires. The molded body is molded with resin such that the core wire exposed parts are sealed in a state where the electric wires are positioned by the first positioning members.

Abstract: A component manufacturing system includes a main base, a first production base and a second production base. The main base designs a common wire harness and optional wire harnesses. The main base has a first order function of determining the number of common wire harnesses to be produced based on temporary order information and placing an order with the first production base, and a second order function of acquiring order confirmation information from the customer at a timing closer to a delivery date than the temporary order information and placing an order with the second production base for the completed wire harness based on the confirmation information.