Abstract: A ground terminal fitting includes a bolt fastening portion (11) to be bolted to a ground part (40) and a wire connecting portion (12) to be connected to an end part of a wire (30). The bolt fastening portion (11) and a bottom plate portion (18) of the wire connecting portion (12) are arranged flush with each other. A protrusion (21) projecting toward the ground part (40) is provided on a part of the bolt fastening portion (11) around a bolt insertion hole (14) through which a bolt (41) is to be inserted. Since a linking portion (13) lining the bolt fastening portion (11) and the wire connecting portion (12) needs not be formed into a bent shape according to this configuration, a stress concentration on the linking portion (13) can be alleviated.

Abstract: A conduction path (20) is formed by connecting a coated wire (26), in which a conductor (27) is surrounded by an insulation coating (28), to a rear end part of a terminal fitting (21) and the entire terminal fitting (21) and a front end part of the coated wire (26) are to be accommodated into a housing (10). The conduction path (20) includes a coating layer (29) made of a photocurable resin, provided in an area of the coated wire (26) to be accommodated into the housing (10), thinner than the insulation coating (28) and surrounding an area of the conductor (27) where the insulation coating (28) is removed.

Abstract: A vehicle control device includes a spring mechanism configured to connect a sprung member and an unsprung member of a vehicle, generate a spring force according to a relative displacement between the sprung member and the unsprung member, and be able to variably control the spring force, and a damping mechanism configured to connect the sprung member and the unsprung member, generate a damping force for damping a relative motion between the sprung member and the unsprung member, and be able to variably control the damping force, wherein the spring mechanism and the damping mechanism are controlled based on a first physical quantity relating to a sprung vibration of the vehicle and a second physical quantity relating to an unsprung vibration of the vehicle.

Abstract: A suspension apparatus includes: a cylinder connected to one of a sprung member and an unsprung member, an interior space of the cylinder being partitioned into a piston upper chamber and a piston lower chamber; a piston connected to the other of the sprung member and the unsprung member; an expansion side friction member configured to damp a movement of the piston, a force of the expansion side friction member for damping the movement of a piston being increased by exerting a pressure of the piston upper chamber on the expansion side friction member; and a contraction side friction member configured to damp the movement of the piston, a force of the contraction side friction member for damping the movement of the piston being increased by exerting a pressure of the piston lower chamber on the contraction side friction member.

Abstract: A grounding terminal unit (A) is sandwiched between a seating surface (S) of a bolt (B) and a grounding part (E) with first connecting plates (13) of a first grounding terminal fitting (10) and second connecting plates (43) of a second grounding terminal fitting (40) placed one over the other in a plate thickness direction. The first grounding terminal fitting (10) is configured by uniting two divided fittings (20, 30) including tabs (19) connectable to first conductive paths (Wa) and the two divided fittings (20, 30) are formed with uniting locking portions (25, 33) for holding the two divided fittings (20, 30) in a united state by being locked to each other at a position different from the first connecting plates (13). The first connecting plates (13) are in the form of single plates with the two divided fittings (20, 30) united.

Abstract: A card edge connector includes supporting walls (31) provided along a plurality of juxtaposed terminal fittings (50) and configured to receive reaction forces from the side of a circuit board (62) due to a resilient pressing action of resilient contact pieces (54) and a front wall (33) connected to front end edges of the supporting walls (31). The front wall (33) is formed with a board insertion port (41) in the form of a slit-like opening substantially parallel to a juxtaposition direction of the terminal fittings (50) and communicating with a board accommodation space (40) and a coupling portion (44) configured to couple two long-side opening edges (43) substantially parallel to the supporting walls (31). The circuit board (62) is formed with a cut (65) configured to avoid interference with the coupling portion (44) in a state inserted in the board accommodation space (40).

Abstract: A card edge connector includes a harness-side connector (H) in which a plurality of terminal fittings (50) are juxtaposed in a harness-side housing (10) and a board-side connector (P) in which a circuit board (62) is attached to a board-side housing (60). When the two housings (10, 60) are connected, the plurality of terminal fittings (50) are resiliently brought into contact with a plurality of contact portions (64) juxtaposed on the circuit board (62). The harness-side housing (10) includes a terminal accommodating portion (39) for accommodating the plurality of terminal fittings (50) in a state positioned in a juxtaposition direction, and at least a part of the terminal accommodating portion (39) is made of a material having a linear expansion coefficient substantially equal to that of a material of the circuit board (62).

Abstract: A stabilizer includes a stabilizer bar, left and right cylinders, a parallel pipe, a cross pipe, a parallel on-off valve, and a valve controller. The parallel on-off valve maintains communication between a left side first fluid room of the left cylinder and a right side first fluid room of the right cylinder and maintains communication between a left side second fluid room of the left cylinder and a right side second fluid room of the right cylinder by opening itself. The parallel on-off valve cuts off the communication by closing itself. The valve controller switches an opening/closing state of the parallel on-off valve based on a running state of a vehicle or an operation state of the vehicle by a driver.

Abstract: A conduction path (20) is formed by connecting a coated wire (26), in which a conductor (27) is surrounded by an insulation coating (28), to a rear end part of a terminal fitting (21) and the entire terminal fitting (21) and a front end part of the coated wire (26) are to be accommodated into a housing (10). The conduction path (20) includes a coating layer (29) made of a photocurable resin, provided in an area of the coated wire (26) to be accommodated into the housing (10), thinner than the insulation coating (28) and surrounding an area of the conductor (27) where the insulation coating (28) is removed.

Abstract: A card edge connector includes a harness-side connector (H) in which a plurality of terminal fittings (50) are arranged side by side in a harness-side housing (10) and a board-side connector (P) in which a connecting edge portion (63) of a circuit board (62) projects from a front surface (60F) of a board-side housing (60). The harness-side housing (10) includes a terminal accommodating portion (39) configured to accommodate the plurality of terminal fittings (50), and a housing accommodating portion (48) arranged to face a front surface (39F) of the terminal accommodating portion (39) and configured to accommodate the board-side housing (60) connected to the harness-side housing (10). A resilient member (49) configured to bias the terminal accommodating portion (39) and the board-side housing (60) in a direction toward or away from each other in parallel to a connecting direction is provided in the housing accommodating portion (48).

Abstract: It is aimed to provide a ground connection fitting capable of enhancing the reliability of connection of a ground wire to ground sections and a ground connection device using the same. A first ground connection fitting (1) connects a ground wire (E1) to a first bolt (B1) and a second bolt (B2), which a plurality of ground sections provided on a wall surface of a vehicle. The first ground connection fitting (1) includes a wire connecting portion formed by a wire-side terminal portion (4) to be mounted on an end of the ground wire (E1), and a ground-side terminal portion (5) formed with a first bolt connection hole (6) connectable to the first bolt (B1) and a second bolt connection hole (7) connectable to the second bolt (B2).

Abstract: A foreign object discharge hole is provided at a position that is located on a lowermost side of the cover when a shock absorber is in a mounted state, and a size of the foreign object discharge hole is set to be similar to or larger than a size of a space between an outlet port and a harness. This can ensure that a foreign object introduced into the cover is discharged out of the cover via the foreign object discharge hole.

Abstract: A wiring harness (1) includes a copper wire (3), an aluminum wire (4) and a ground terminal (2) connected to these wires. The ground terminal (2) includes two wire-side terminal portions (11), (12). A conductor barrel (11b) of the first wire-side terminal portion (11) is crimped to have such a first crimping height (H1) that the conductor barrel (11b) can come into contact with a surface of a conductor (3a) of the copper wire (3). A conductor barrel (12b) of the second wire-side terminal portion (12) is crimped to a conductor (4a) of the aluminum wire (4) to have such a second crimping height (H2) lower than the first crimping height (H1) that the conductor barrel (12b) can come into contact with the conductor (4a) of the aluminum wire (4) through an oxide film (4d) covering a surface of the conductor (4a).

Abstract: An electric wire with terminal includes an electric wire covering an outer periphery of a core wire with an insulating coating and a female terminal. The female terminal includes: a wire barrel having a bottom plate on which the core wire is placed and crimped onto the core wire; a groove portion extending from the bottom plate in a direction in which the core wire extends and whose surface on the side where the core wire is placed is bent into a concave shape. The groove portion has a water blocking wall molded by synthetic resin. The water blocking wall is provided to fill the inside of the groove portion. A region extending from the water blocking wall to the end of the insulating coating is covered with a water blocking coating, and the inner surface of the water blocking coating is in close contact with the water blocking wall.

Abstract: A card edge connector includes a harness-side connector (H) in which a plurality of terminal fittings (50) are juxtaposed in a harness-side housing (10) and a board-side connector (P) in which a circuit board (62) is attached to a board-side housing (60). When the two housings (10, 60) are connected, the plurality of terminal fittings (50) are resiliently brought into contact with a plurality of contact portions (64) juxtaposed on the circuit board (62). The harness-side housing (10) includes a terminal accommodating portion (39) for accommodating the plurality of terminal fittings (50) in a state positioned in a juxtaposition direction, and at least a part of the terminal accommodating portion (39) is made of a material having a linear expansion coefficient substantially equal to that of a material of the circuit board (62).

Abstract: A card edge connector includes a harness-side connector (H) in which a plurality of terminal fittings (50) are arranged side by side in a harness-side housing (10) and a board-side connector (P) in which a connecting edge portion (63) of a circuit board (62) projects from a front surface (60F) of a board-side housing (60). The harness-side housing (10) includes a terminal accommodating portion (39) configured to accommodate the plurality of terminal fittings (50), and a housing accommodating portion (48) arranged to face a front surface (39F) of the terminal accommodating portion (39) and configured to accommodate the board-side housing (60) connected to the harness-side housing (10). A resilient member (49) configured to bias the terminal accommodating portion (39) and the board-side housing (60) in a direction toward or away from each other in parallel to a connecting direction is provided in the housing accommodating portion (48).

Abstract: A card edge connector includes supporting walls (31) provided along a plurality of juxtaposed terminal fittings (50) and configured to receive reaction forces from the side of a circuit board (62) due to a resilient pressing action of resilient contact pieces (54) and a front wall (33) connected to front end edges of the supporting walls (31). The front wall (33) is formed with a board insertion port (41) in the form of a slit-like opening substantially parallel to a juxtaposition direction of the terminal fittings (50) and communicating with a board accommodation space (40) and a coupling portion (44) configured to couple two long-side opening edges (43) substantially parallel to the supporting walls (31). The circuit board (62) is formed with a cut (65) configured to avoid interference with the coupling portion (44) in a state inserted in the board accommodation space (40).

Abstract: Disclosed is a damping force control device for a vehicle that controls the damping coefficient of a damping force generation device on the basis of a final target control amount that is based on the target control amount for attitude control, which suppresses changes in the vehicle body attitude in at least the rolling direction, and the target control amount for riding comfort control, which increases riding comfort with regards to vehicle body vibrations in at least the rolling direction. The target control amount for riding comfort control is a control amount calculated as the total of a fixed basic control amount and a variable control amount.

Abstract: A connector includes female terminals (10), a female terminal holder (20), male terminals (32) and a male terminal holder (40). The female terminal holder (20) includes a female terminal holding portion (50), and the female terminal holding portion (50) defines cavities (55) that open out in a direction perpendicular to a terminal fitting direction and includes female terminal locks (56, 57) configured to prevent separation of the female terminals (10) by contacting the female terminals (10) in the respective cavities (55) from behind. The male terminal holder (40) includes a male terminal holding portion (41) and a female terminal restraining portion (44) to be fit to the female terminal holding portion (50) to restrain the respective female terminals (10) from an outer side.

Abstract: A joint connector and an assembling method are provided for simultaneously achieving waterproofing and double locking. A ground joint connector (1) includes wire-side terminals (20), a ground terminal (30), a connector housing (40), waterproof plugs (5) and a seal ring (6). The housing (40) includes a wire-side housing (41) and a ground-side housing (42). When the wire-side housing (41) is fixed to the ground-side housing (42) at a first position, locking lances (48) are not restricted at a locking position for locking the wire-side terminal (29) by lance locks (49) in the ground-side housing (42). On the other hand, when the wire-side housing (41) is fixed to the ground-side housing (42) at a second position, the locking lances (48) are restricted at the locking position for locking the wire-side terminals (20) by the lance locks (49).