Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Joint connector including branch portions and coupling portion
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Application No.: US17767029Application Date: 2020-08-18
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Publication No.: US12237607B2Publication Date: 2025-02-25
- Inventor: Hiroki Kobayashi , Hajime Kawase , Masaaki Tabata , Teruo Hara , Hajime Matsui
- Applicant: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. , SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD. , SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
- Applicant Address: JP Mie; JP Mie; JP Osaka
- Assignee: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.,SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.,SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
- Current Assignee: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.,SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.,SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Mie; JP Mie; JP Osaka
- Agency: Venjuris, P.C.
- Priority: JP2019-193602 20191024
- International Application: PCT/JP2020/031060 WO 20200818
- International Announcement: WO2021/079596 WO 20210429
- Main IPC: H01R13/42
- IPC: H01R13/42 ; H01R4/18 ; H01R13/18 ; H01R13/28 ; H01R13/506

Abstract:
A joint connector 10 for electrically connecting a plurality of wires 11 includes a housing 29 and a joint terminal 12 to be disposed in the housing 29. The joint terminal 12 includes a plurality of branch portions 20 arranged along an arrangement direction, a plurality of wire connecting portions 17 respectively continuous with the plurality of branch portions 20 and to be connected to the plurality of wires 11, and a coupling portion 19 for electrically connecting the plurality of branch portions 20 by coupling the plurality of branch portions 20. The coupling portion 19 is in the form of a plate extending in the arrangement direction and is bent. The coupling portion 19 is engaged with the housing 29.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220368056A1 JOINT CONNECTOR Public/Granted day:2022-11-17
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