Electrical connector and terminal holder

• Main Authors: NAKAMURA CHITOSHI, FUKUSHIMA HIROTAKA, KUBOSHIMA HIDEHIKO, MATSUMOTO MITSUHIRO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 25.11.2004
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TOTRANSPORTATION; CURRENT COLLECTORS; ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT OR PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLEDVEHICLES; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES, IN GENERAL; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; LINE CONNECTORS; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINSTCLIMATE CHANGE; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

An electrical connector has a terminal piece connected to an electrical cable, a connector housing receiving the terminal piece, and a terminal holder attached to the connector housing. The holder presses the terminal piece against a wall of the connector housing so that the terminal piece is sandwiched between the wall and the holder. Preferably, the holder has a first boss projecting from a base plate of the holder toward the retainer wall such that the first boss can contact a main plate of the terminal piece to press the main plate against a retainer wall of the connector housing. Preferably, the holder has a second boss projecting from the base plate toward the retainer wall such that the second boss can contact a cable connection end of the terminal piece to press the cable connection end against the retainer wall. Preferably, the holder has a third boss projecting from the base plate toward the retainer wall such that the third boss can contact the electrical cable connected to the terminal piece to press the electrical cable against the retainer wall. Preferably, the electrical cable has a core of an elliptical section