Abstract: In a structure for assembling a housing and a connector in which a connector is inserted into a housing, and a fitting surface of the connector adapted to be connected to a mating connector and oriented in a direction perpendicular to an inserting direction projects outside the housing through an opening formed in the housing, an inclined wall which is inclined with respect to the inserting direction of the connector is provided on an inner surface of the housing, an annular inclined flange which opposes to the inclined wall is provided on an outer peripheral side of the fitting surface of the connector, a seal member is interposed between the inclined wall and the inclined flange, the seal member is pressed between the inclined wall and the inclined flange by fixing a substrate provided with the connector to the housing.

Abstract: A connector housing includes a plurality of terminal chambers into for respectively accommodating a terminal provided with an electric wire. A mat-shaped rubber plug is attached to a rear end portion of the connector housing. In the rubber plug, recessed portions are formed so as to remain cylindrical protrusions each having a through hole through which the electric wire is inserted. A rear holder is attached to the rear end portion of the connector housing to retain the rubber plug thereat. The rear holder includes projections each configured so as to compress the associated protrusion of the rubber plug in the diameter direction of the electric wire as being inserted into the associated recessed portion of the rubber plug. The rubber plug includes at least one protrusion block formed by integrating adjacent cylindrical protrusions.

Abstract: A wiring unit 1 includes a plurality of crimping terminals 2; and a plurality of insulating plates for holding said crimping terminals. The insulating plate 2 has a terminal groove 5 concaved from the surface, an accommodating portion 6 and a through-hole 7. The accommodating portion 6 is formed in concave from one of a pair of partition walls 9a and 9b constituting the terminal accommodating groove 5. The through-hole 7 passes through the insulating plate 2 and communicates with the accommodating portion 6. The crimping terminal 3 is composed of the electric-wire connecting portion 13 on which the electric wire is crimped and an electric-wire connecting portion 14. The insulating plates 2 are stacked while holding the crimping terminals 3. The electric contact portions 14 of the crimping terminals 3 held in the adjacent lower and upper insulating plates 2 are not superposed.

Abstract: A wiring unit 1 is housed in a case of an electric connecting box. The wiring unit includes a plurality of flat circuit bodies each composed of an insulating plate 21 and a plurality of bus bars 22 extended in parallel, and a short-circuiting member 23 composed of a pair of pin segments 24 and a coupling segment 25 for coupling them. The short-circuiting member 23 is formed in a -shape. The pin segments 24 are stuck into the bus bars so that the bus bars 22 are electrically connected to each other. In this configuration, the wiring unit can be manufactured at low cost and can be downsized.

Abstract: A wiring unit 1 is provided with a plurality of printed circuit boards 2 which are successively stacked and pin units 3. The printed circuit boards 2 each has a conductor pattern 7 formed on the surface 6a of an insulating plate 6. The conductor pattern 7 is composed of a first plurality of belt-like conductors 11 and a second plurality of belt-like conductors 12. Through-holes 13 are formed at points 14 where the belt-like conductors 11 and 12 cross each other. The pin units 21 each is composed of a conductive pin 20 and a C-bush 21. The C-bush 21 is provided with a pair of spring segment segments 24. The C-bush 21 is press-fit into the through-hole 13 to sandwich the printed circuit board 2 between the pair of spring segments 24. The C-bush 21 is communicated with the conductor pattern 7. The pin 20 is inserted into the through-hole 13 into which the C-bush 21 is press-fit. The conductive pin 20 is communicated with the C-bush 21.

Abstract: A first elastic member is provided at a rear end portion of a terminal. An inner housing includes an inner peripheral wall which defines a first chamber for retaining at least a front end portion of the terminal, and an outer peripheral wall extending parallel with the inner peripheral wall while defining a gap therebetween. An outer housing includes a peripheral wall which defines a second chamber for retaining at least first elastic member. A second elastic member is fitted around the peripheral wall of the outer housing. The inner housing and the outer housing are engaged with each other such that a front end portion of the peripheral wall of the outer housing is inserted into the gap formed between the inner peripheral wall and the outer peripheral wall of the inner housing, and such that a rear end face of the outer peripheral wall of the inner housing is brought into an intimate contact with the second elastic member.

Abstract: A positional displacement absorbing structure for absorbing the positional displacement of an article 21 clamped by a pair of robot arms 22, 22 is provided. The pair of the robot arms include recesses 32, 33 on their faces 31, 31 opposed to the article. The article 21 includes projections 25, 26 on its side faces 24, 24 opposed to the pair of the robot arms 22, 22. The projections 25, 26 are adapted to be respectively engaged in the recesses 32, 33. Each of the projections 25, 26 is formed with a pair of inclined faces 27, 27, 28, 28 with which circumferential edges 34, 35 of the recesses 32, 33 are adapted to slidably contact.

Abstract: Flexible retainers each for retaining a terminal, received in a chamber, are formed at an inner housing. A provisional retaining member and a complete retaining member, which are engagement with an engagement portion of an outer housing to hold the two housings in a provisionally-fitted condition and a completely-fitted condition, are formed at the inner housing. In the provisionally-fitted condition, each terminal, which is inserted into a tubular insertion path of the outer housing, and is received in the chamber, is retained by the flexible retainer, and a front portion of the inner housing forwardly projects a predetermined distance from the front side of the outer housing. When the connector is shifted from the provisionally-fitted condition to the completely-fitted condition, a visual confirmation member, provided at a rear portion of the terminal, is moved in the insertion path, and the movement of the visual confirmation member can be visually confirmed from the rear side of the outer housing.

Abstract: An adapter has a cylindrical body which is screwed onto a battery post, and a flange portion formed on a top portion of the cylindrical body to be clamped by a screwing tool. A terminal body includes a substantially U-shaped adaptor fitting portion which accommodates the adapter therein, and a seat portion on which an electric wire terminal is fixed. A lever includes a cam portion and is supported on the terminal body so as to be pivotable between a first position and a second position. A space in which the flange portion is capable of passing through is secured inside of the adaptor fitting portion when the lever is in the first position. The cam portion is abutted against an outer periphery of the cylindrical body of the adaptor so that the adaptor is retained between the cam portion and an inner face of the adaptor fitting portion, when the lever is in the second position. The flange portion of the adaptor is engaged with a top end face of the adapter fitting portion of the terminal body.

Abstract: The receptacle terminal has a first plate formed with more than one contacts which are disposed in an insertion direction of an associated pin terminal. The receptacle terminal has a resilient tongue piece opposed to the first plate. The resilient tongue piece is formed with at least one contact. The contact of the resilient tongue piece is located between the contacts of the first plate in the pin terminal insertion direction.

Abstract: A connector 11 includes a plate-like housing 13 and crimp terminals 15 having crimping portions 20 for crimping electric wires 14 respectively. The housing 13 is provided with terminal containing sections 16 in a form of a groove in which a plurality of the crimping portions 20 of the crimp terminals 15 are positioned rectilinearly along axes of the electric wires 14 to be contained, and a plurality of recesses 17 continued from the terminal containing sections 16. Each of the crimp terminals 15 has an engaging portion 21 which is integrally formed with the crimping portion 20 and adapted to be contained in the recess 17.

Abstract: An electric wire includes a conductive core wire and an insulative sheath covering the core wire. An elastic waterproof plug is fit with the electric wire such that a first longitudinal end portion thereof is fit with the core wire, and a second longitudinal end portion thereof is fit with the sheath. A conductive terminal is electrically connected with the electric wire, and inserted into a terminal insertion hole formed in the waterproof connector housing together with the waterproof plug to seal the terminal insertion hole. The terminal includes a first clamping member which clamps over the first end portion of the waterproof plug, and a second clamping member which clamps over a part of the core wire exposed from the first end portion of the waterproof plug.

Abstract: In a structure for assembling a housing and a connector in which a connector is inserted into a housing, and a fitting surface of the connector adapted to be connected to a mating connector and oriented in a direction perpendicular to an inserting direction projects outside the housing through an opening formed in the housing, an inclined wall which is inclined with respect to the inserting direction of the connector is provided on an inner surface of the housing, an annular inclined flange which opposes to the inclined wall is provided on an outer peripheral side of the fitting surface of the connector, a seal member is interposed between the inclined wall and the inclined flange, the seal member is pressed between the inclined wall and the inclined flange by fixing a substrate provided with the connector to the housing.

Abstract: An operating apparatus for an automatic transmission, comprises: a select lever connected to the automatic transmission end; a first rotation supporting point provided at a middle position of the select lever and supporting the select lever in such a manner as to freely rotate; a second rotation supporting point provided at a position apart from the first rotation supporting point in the select lever at a predetermined distance; an operating lever rotatably connected to the select lever through the second rotation supporting point; a positioned member provided at a predetermined position in the operating lever; and a positioning member for determining a position of the positioned member to a predetermined position.

Abstract: A waterproof connector includes: a connector housing formed with a plurality of terminal housing chambers and further formed with a plurality of rubber tap housing concave sections which are formed in positions facing the terminal housing chambers; and rubber taps to be pressedly inserted respectively into the plural rubber tap housing concave sections which are formed with electric wire insertion through holes into which the electric wires are inserted. In the construction, when the rubber taps are pressedly inserted respectively into the rubber tap housing concave sections, the electric wire insertion through holes of the rubber taps are blocked up.

Abstract: A metal terminal (20) includes an post winding-around portion (23) which is connectable to an electrode post (2) to clasp from an outer side thereof. When a lock lever (25) is pressed down to a locking position, a clasp by the post winding-around portion (23) with respect to the electrode post (2) is set in a locked state. An insulating protective cover (30) is attachable to the metal terminal (20) so as to cover at least an entire connecting portion of the metal terminal (20), connected to the electrode post (2), when a distal end portion of the protective cover (30) is pressed down, while using as a fulcrum a proximal end portion of the protective cover (30) abutted against the post winding-around portion (23), and while causing the lock lever (25) to follow the protective cover (30) so that the lock lever (25) is pressed down to the locking position.

Abstract: In a cap-shaped dustproof cover for a connector which is fitted over an outer periphery of a connector from a front side of the connector in such a manner as to cover a front-end fitting surface of the connector, a packing protecting portion for covering packing exposed around an outer peripheral portion of a rear end of the connector is provided by extending an end of an opening of a peripheral wall of the cover. An inner peripheral surface of the packing protecting portion is formed in such a manner as to be brought into close contact with the packing.

Abstract: In a dummy connector, for sealing a fitting hole formed in a female connector, instead of a male connector, a main body inserted into the fitting hole, and a sealing portion fitted with an inner face of the fitting hole are integrally made of thermoplastic elastomer resin.

Abstract: An operating apparatus for an automatic transmission, comprises: a select lever connected to the automatic transmission end; a first rotation supporting point provided at a middle position of the select lever and supporting the select lever in such a manner as to freely rotate; a second rotation supporting point provided at a position apart from the first rotation supporting point in the select lever at a predetermined distance; an operating lever rotatably connected to the select lever through the second rotation supporting point; a positioned member provided at a predetermined position in the operating lever; and a positioning member for determining a position of the positioned member to a predetermined position.

Abstract: A crimp connector 1 comprises a plurality of crimp terminals 23, and a housing 22 for containing the crimp terminals 23. Each of the crimp terminals 23 includes an electric wire crimping portion 31 and electric wire fixing portions 32, 32. The housing 22 includes partition walls 26, 26 uprightly provided on a base plate 25 to define groove-shaped terminal receiving chambers 24. The partition walls 26, 26 are provided with concave cut-out spaces 28, 28. The cut-out spaces 28, 28 are formed at positions facing with outer faces of the electric wire fixing portions 32, 32.