connector

Abstract

One aspect of this disclosure provides a connector capable of absorbing dimensional tolerances between a terminal and a counterpart terminal connected to the terminal. The connector (30) according to one aspect of this disclosure includes: terminals (31, 32) having plate-shaped connecting portions; wires (33, 34) electrically connected to the terminals; a connector housing (35) holding the terminals such that the connecting portions are exposed and a portion of the terminals is embedded; and a shielding shell (36) covering the outer side of the connector housing. The connector housing has: a main body portion (41) embedding the connecting portion of the terminals and wires and leading out the wires; and a terminal holding portion protruding from the main body portion. The shielding shell has a side wall (111), a partition wall (112), and a split portion (92) defining a storage space (120) for housing the main body portion. When the Z direction, which is the thickness direction of the connecting portion, is defined as the first direction, the width of the storage space in the first direction is wider than the width of the main body portion in the first direction.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to connectors. Background Technology

[0002] Conventionally, connectors mounted in enclosures, such as those described in Patent Document 1, include terminals, a connector housing that retains the terminals, and a shielding shell that covers the outside of the connector housing. The enclosure houses equipment mounted in a vehicle. When the connector is mounted in the enclosure, the terminals are electrically connected to the counterparty terminals of the equipment.

[0003] Existing technical documents

[0004] Patent documents

[0005] Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2012-226948 Summary of the Invention

[0006] The problem that the invention aims to solve

[0007] When miniaturizing the connector as described above, consider, for example, a configuration where the connector housing holds the terminal by embedding a portion of it. In this case, the terminal is difficult to move relative to the connector housing, making it difficult to absorb dimensional tolerances between the terminal and the counterpart terminal by utilizing relative movement between the connector housing and the terminal. Therefore, when the connector housing is configured to embed a portion of the terminal to hold it, the challenge arises of how to absorb dimensional tolerances between the terminal and the counterpart terminal.

[0008] The purpose of this disclosure is to provide a connector capable of absorbing dimensional tolerances between a terminal and a counterpart terminal to which the terminal is connected.

[0009] Solution for solving the problem

[0010] The connector disclosed herein comprises: a terminal having a plate-shaped connecting portion electrically connected to a counterpart terminal; a wire electrically connected to the terminal; a connector housing holding the terminal in such a way that the connecting portion is exposed and a portion of the terminal is embedded; and a shielding shell covering the outer side of the connector housing. The connector housing has: a main body portion embedding the connecting portion of the terminal and the wire and leading out the wire; and a terminal holding portion protruding from the main body portion, the connecting portion protruding from the terminal holding portion to the outside of the connector housing. The shielding shell has: a wall defining a receiving space for receiving the main body portion; and an exposure opening provided in the wall communicating the receiving space and the outside of the shielding shell, such that the connecting portion is exposed to the outside of the shielding shell. When the thickness direction of the connecting portion is set as a first direction, the width of the receiving space in the first direction is wider than the width of the main body portion in the first direction.

[0011] Invention Effects

[0012] According to the connector disclosed herein, dimensional tolerances between the terminal and the opposite terminal to which the terminal is connected can be absorbed. Attached Figure Description

[0013] Figure 1 This is an exploded perspective view of the connector and housing in one embodiment.

[0014] Figure 2 This is a side view of a connector installed in a housing according to one embodiment.

[0015] Figure 3 This is a perspective view of the connector in one embodiment.

[0016] Figure 4 This is an exploded perspective view of the connector in one embodiment.

[0017] Figure 5 This is a perspective view of a connector housing holding terminals in one embodiment.

[0018] Figure 6 This is a perspective view schematically showing a connector housing holding terminals in one embodiment.

[0019] Figure 7 This is a cross-sectional view of the connector in one embodiment.

[0020] Figure 8 This is a side view of the connector excluding the split part in one embodiment.

[0021] Figure 9 This is a top view schematically showing a connector housing holding terminals in one embodiment.

[0022] Figure 10 This is a side view schematically showing a connector housing holding terminals in one embodiment.

[0023] Figure 11 This is a schematic front view showing a connector housing holding terminals in one embodiment.

[0024] Figure 12 This is a perspective view of the connector in one embodiment.

[0025] Figure 13 This is a front view of the connector in one embodiment.

[0026] Figure 14 This is a front view of the shell body in one embodiment.

[0027] Figure 15 This is a side view of the shell body in one embodiment.

[0028] Figure 16 This is a side view of the shell body in one embodiment. Detailed Implementation

[0029] [Description of embodiments of this disclosure]

[0030] First, the implementation methods of this disclosure are listed and explained.

[0031] The connector disclosed herein,

[0032] (1) The connector comprises: a terminal having a plate-shaped connecting portion electrically connected to a terminal on the opposite side; a wire electrically connected to the terminal; a connector housing holding the terminal in such a way that the connecting portion is exposed and a portion of the terminal is embedded; and a shielding shell covering the outer side of the connector housing, the connector housing having: a main body portion embedding the connecting portion of the terminal and the wire and leading out the wire; and a terminal holding portion protruding from the main body portion, the connecting portion protruding from the terminal holding portion to the outside of the connector housing, the shielding shell having: a wall defining a receiving space for receiving the main body portion; and an exposure opening provided in the wall communicating the receiving space and the outside of the shielding shell, such that the connecting portion is exposed to the outside of the shielding shell, wherein when the plate thickness direction of the connecting portion is set as a first direction, the width of the receiving space in the first direction is wider than the width of the main body portion in the first direction.

[0033] According to the above method, a gap is formed between the inner wall surface of the wall defining the storage space and the outer wall surface of the main body in the first direction. Therefore, the main body can move relative to the shielding shell in the first direction. Therefore, by moving the main body and the terminal integrally relative to the shielding shell in the first direction within the storage space, the dimensional tolerance in the first direction between the connection portion of the terminal and the opposite terminal connected to the connection portion can be absorbed.

[0034] (2) Preferably, when the direction in which the connecting portion protrudes from the terminal holding portion is designated as the second direction, the direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction is designated as the third direction, and the direction in the third direction that is perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction is designated as the fourth direction, when viewed from the second direction, the width of the storage space in the first direction monotonically increases from the first end, which is one end of the fourth direction in the storage space, toward the second end, which is the other end of the fourth direction in the storage space, and the width of the main body in the first direction is the largest at the end of the main body in the fourth direction located on the first end side of the storage space.

[0035] According to the above method, as the gap in the first direction between the inner wall surface of the storage space and the outer wall surface of the main body increases along the fourth direction from the first end of the storage space toward the second end.

[0036] (3) Preferably, when the direction in which the connecting portion protrudes from the terminal holding portion is designated as the second direction, the direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction is designated as the third direction, and the direction in the third direction that is perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction is designated as the fourth direction, the width of the fourth direction of the storage space is wider than the width of the fourth direction of the main body portion.

[0037] According to the above method, a gap is formed between the inner wall surface of the wall defining the storage space and the outer wall surface of the main body in the fourth direction. Therefore, the main body can also move relative to the shielding shell in the fourth direction. Therefore, by moving the main body and the terminal integrally relative to the shielding shell in the fourth direction within the storage space, dimensional tolerances between the connection portion of the terminal and the opposite terminal connected to the connection portion can be absorbed in the fourth direction.

[0038] (4) Preferably, a sealing member in the shape of a sealing ring is provided, the sealing member being disposed in the storage space to seal the inner wall surface of the wall and the outer wall surface of the main body.

[0039] According to the above method, within the gap formed between the inner wall surface of the wall of the designated storage space and the outer wall surface of the main body, the main body moves relative to the shielding shell within the storage space, using the sealing member as a fulcrum. Therefore, the direction of relative movement of the terminal relative to the shielding shell can be restricted by the sealing member.

[0040] (5) Preferably, the wall has a wire insertion hole for leading the wire from the storage space to the outside of the storage space, the sealing member is disposed in the storage space between the exposed opening and the wire insertion hole, and the portion of the outer wall surface of the main body for leading out the wire is disposed between the sealing member and the wire insertion hole.

[0041] According to the above method, the sealing member can be used to suppress liquid from seeping into the storage space from the exposed opening and to the wires led out from the main body.

[0042] (6) Preferably, the two terminals are provided, and when the direction in which the connecting portion protrudes from the terminal holding portion is designated as the second direction, and the direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction is designated as the third direction, the connecting portions of the two terminals are arranged in the third direction, and the wire is led out from the main body portion along the third direction.

[0043] According to the above method, the direction in which the connection portions of the two terminals are arranged is the same as the direction in which the wire is led out from the main body. Furthermore, the direction in which the wire is led out from the main body is a direction that intersects with the second direction. Therefore, compared with the case where the wire is led out from the main body along the second direction, the main body in the second direction can be miniaturized.

[0044] (7) Preferably, the sealing member is disposed in the third direction between the end face of the wire leading out in the third direction of the connection portion and the main body portion, and extends in a direction intersecting the third direction.

[0045] According to the above method, it is easy to provide a sealing member to prevent liquid from seeping into the storage space from the exposed opening and reaching the wire led out from the main body. Furthermore, the sealing member is positioned closer to the end face of the wire led out from the main body in the third direction than the connecting portion. Therefore, when the main body moves relative to the shielding shell within the storage space, the amount of vibration of the wire led out from the main body can be minimized.

[0046] (8) Preferably, the wall has a wire insertion hole for leading the wire from the storage space to the outside of the storage space, and includes a counter wall opposite to the wire insertion hole in the through direction of the wire insertion hole, the counter wall and the part of the wall other than the counter wall are separate.

[0047] According to the above method, an opening is formed in the portion of the wall other than the opposing wall. With the opposing wall removed, the opening exposes the storage space in the portion where the opposing wall is located. Since the opposing wall is the wall opposite the wire insertion hole in the through-path direction, the opening is also opposite the wire insertion hole in the through-path direction. Therefore, when assembling the connector housing onto the shielding shell, when inserting a wire into the storage space through the opening, the wire can be easily inserted from the storage space side into the wire insertion hole. Thus, the assemblability of the connector is improved.

[0048] [Details of the embodiments of this disclosure]

[0049] The following is a reference to the appendix. Figure 1 Specific examples of the connectors disclosed herein will be described below. Furthermore, the invention is not limited to these examples, but is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope of the claims, as indicated by the claims.

[0050] The following describes one embodiment of the connector.

[0051] Figures 1-3 The connector 30 shown in this embodiment is used for electrically connecting a device 21 mounted in an automobile vehicle and a battery (not shown). In this embodiment, the device 21 is an inverter 22. The connector 30 is mounted in a conductive housing 23 that houses the inverter 22.

[0052] (Box 23)

[0053] The enclosure 23 is made of a conductive metal material. The enclosure 23 has a box-shaped main body 24 for housing the inverter 22, and a mounting portion 25 integrally formed with the main body 24 and protruding to the outside of the main body 24. The mounting portion 25 is cylindrical through a mounting hole 26 that passes through it. The mounting hole 26 connects the inside and outside of the enclosure 23. Furthermore, the mounting hole 26, when viewed from the through direction, has a flat shape with both its long and short sides.

[0054] Here, the Z direction in the figure refers to the thickness direction of the connecting portions 61 and 71, which will be described later. The positive Z direction is the direction in the Z direction from the connecting portions 61 and 71 toward the center of the shielding shell 36, which will be described later in the Z direction. The negative Z direction is the direction in the Z direction from the center of the shielding shell 36, which will be described later in the Z direction toward the connecting portions 61 and 71. In addition, the Y direction is the direction in which the connecting portions 61 and 71 protrude from the terminal holding portion 42, which will be described later. The positive Y direction is the direction in the Y direction from the base end of the connecting portions 61 and 71 toward the top end. The negative Y direction is the direction in the Y direction from the top end of the connecting portions 61 and 71 toward the base end. Furthermore, the base end of the connecting portions 61 and 71 is the end of the connecting portions 61 and 71 closest to the terminal holding portion 42 in the direction in which the connecting portions 61 and 71 protrude from the terminal holding portion 42. Furthermore, the top ends of the connecting portions 61 and 71 are the ends of the connecting portions 61 and 71 that are furthest from the terminal holding portion 42 in the protruding direction of the connecting portions 61 and 71 from the terminal holding portion 42. In this embodiment, the Y direction intersects the Z direction perpendicularly. Additionally, the X direction is a direction that intersects both the Z and Y directions. Figure 7 As shown, the positive X direction is the direction in the X direction from the outside of the shielding shell 36 toward the storage space 120, which will be described later, via the wire insertion holes 135 and 136. The negative X direction is the direction in the X direction from the storage space 120 toward the outside of the shielding shell 36, via the wire insertion holes 135 and 136. In this embodiment, the X direction intersects the Z direction perpendicularly and also intersects the Y direction perpendicularly.

[0055] Furthermore, the Z direction corresponds to the "first direction" in [Description of Embodiments of the Present Disclosure]. The Y direction corresponds to the "second direction" in [Description of Embodiments of the Present Disclosure]. The X direction corresponds to the "fourth direction" in [Description of Embodiments of the Present Disclosure]. Additionally, the X direction, which intersects both the Z and Y directions, corresponds to an example of the "third direction" in [Description of Embodiments of the Present Disclosure], which intersects both the first and second directions. In other words, the direction intersecting the planes extending in the Z and Y directions corresponds to the "third direction" in [Description of Embodiments of the Present Disclosure]. Furthermore, in the figures, the positive Z direction, positive Y direction, and positive X direction are illustrated with arrows.

[0056] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the connector 30 can be installed in any orientation on the housing 23 depending on the posture of the mounting part 25. In this embodiment, the through direction of the mounting hole 26 is set to the front-to-back direction for the description of the connector 30. Figure 1In this context, the Y direction aligns with the through-path of the mounting hole 26. Furthermore, the direction from the outer opening of the mounting hole 26 towards the inner opening is approximately aligned with the positive Y direction. Conversely, the direction from the inner opening of the mounting hole 26 towards the outer opening is approximately aligned with the opposite Y direction. That is, the outer opening side of the mounting hole 26 is the rear side, and the inner opening side is the front side. Additionally, the X direction is perpendicular to the through-path of the mounting hole 26 and is approximately aligned with the direction along the long side of the mounting hole 26. Furthermore, when viewing the mounting hole 26 from the outer opening side, the right side is approximately aligned with the positive X direction. Conversely, the left side is approximately aligned with the opposite X direction. Further, the Z direction is perpendicular to the through-path of the mounting hole 26 and is approximately aligned with the direction along the short side of the mounting hole 26. Furthermore, the upper direction is approximately aligned with the positive Z direction. Conversely, the lower direction is approximately aligned with the opposite Z direction. Hereinafter, when describing the directions of the connector 30, the Y, X, and Z directions will be used.

[0057] An insertion portion 27 extending along the periphery of the outer opening of the mounting hole 26 is provided on the top surface of the mounting portion 25. The insertion portion 27 is integrally formed with the mounting portion 25. The insertion portion 27 protrudes from the top surface of the mounting portion 25 in the opposite direction to the Y direction and forms a ring shape.

[0058] The housing 23 has mounting holes 28 for securing the connector 30 to the housing 23. In this embodiment, the housing 23 has two mounting holes 28. The two mounting holes 28 are formed in the mounting portion 25. The two mounting holes 28 are recessed from the upper surface of the mounting portion 25 in the opposite Z direction. In addition, the two mounting holes 28 are located above the mounting hole 26 and on both sides of the mounting hole 26 in the X direction when viewed from the through direction of the mounting hole 26. Each mounting hole 28 is a female threaded hole.

[0059] (Composition of connector 30)

[0060] like Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, the connector 30 includes: a plurality of terminals 31, 32 for electrical connection to the device 21; wires 33, 34 for electrical connection to the terminals 31, 32; a connector housing 35 for holding the terminals 31, 32; and a shielding shell 36 for covering the outer side of the connector housing 35.

[0061] (Composition of connector housing 35)

[0062] like Figure 5As shown, the connector housing 35 has a main body portion 41 and a terminal holding portion 42 protruding from the main body portion 41. The connector housing 35 is made of an insulating resin material. For example, polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) can be used as the resin material for the connector housing 35. Alternatively, the resin material for the connector housing 35 can also be a resin material containing fillers such as glass fibers. The main body portion 41 and the terminal holding portion 42 are formed integrally.

[0063] The shape of the main body 41 when viewed from the Y direction is rectangular. However, the term "rectangular" does not necessarily mean strictly rectangular; it is sufficient if the overall shape of the main body 41 viewed from the Y direction is approximately rectangular. That is, even if the shape of the main body 41 viewed from the Y direction has an unevenness or a gentle curve on any side, or if the intersecting sides are not perpendicular to each other, it is still considered rectangular.

[0064] In this embodiment, the main body 41 is rectangular in shape, elongated in the X direction when viewed from the Y direction. The main body 41 has a retaining portion 43 and two wire retaining portions 44 and 45 integrally formed with the retaining portion 43. The retaining portion 43 has a rectangular shape when viewed from the Y direction. The wire retaining portions 44 and 45 protrude from their ends in the X-direction of the retaining portion 43 along the X direction. The two wire retaining portions 44 and 45 are arranged in the Z direction. Each wire retaining portion 44 and 45 is formed as a cylinder extending in the X direction. The top surfaces of the two wire retaining portions 44 and 45 in the X-direction are perpendicular to the X direction, and their positions in the X direction are identical.

[0065] First sealing grooves 46 and 47 are recessed on the outer peripheral surface of each wire holding portion 44 and 45. The first sealing groove 46 is formed in a ring shape, surrounding the outer periphery of the wire holding portion 44 and extending circumferentially throughout the entire circumference of the wire holding portion 44. The first sealing groove 47 is formed in a ring shape, surrounding the outer periphery of the wire holding portion 45 and extending circumferentially throughout the entire circumference of the wire holding portion 45. The first sealing grooves 46 and 47 extend along the Z direction when viewed from the Y direction, and extend along the Y direction when viewed from the Z direction.

[0066] like Figure 4 and Figure 7As shown, wire-side sealing members 48 and 49 are respectively disposed in each of the first sealing grooves 46 and 47. The wire-side sealing members 48 and 49 are made of a resin material that is elastic and can be liquid-tightly adhered to the outer peripheral surface of the wire holding portions 44 and 45. Furthermore, the wire-side sealing members 48 and 49 are annular. In this embodiment, the wire-side sealing members 48 and 49 are rubber rings. The wire-side sealing member 48 is inserted into the wire holding portion 44 and disposed within the first sealing groove 46. The wire-side sealing member 48 is positioned relative to the connector housing 35 in the X direction using the inner surface of the first sealing groove 46. Similarly, the wire-side sealing member 49 is inserted into the wire holding portion 45 and disposed within the first sealing groove 47. The wire-side sealing member 49 is positioned relative to the connector housing 35 in the X direction using the inner surface of the first sealing groove 47. The wire-side sealing members 48 and 49 extend along the Z direction when viewed from the Y direction, and extend along the Y direction when viewed from the Z direction. In addition, the wire-side sealing components 48 and 49 are equivalent to "sealing components".

[0067] like Figure 5 and Figure 7 As shown, the width of the main body 41 in the Z direction becomes the largest at the X-direction end on the side of the wire holding portions 44 and 45 in the main body 41. When measuring the width of the main body 41 in the Z direction, it is assumed that the width of the chamfered portion at the end of the main body 41 is ignored. In this embodiment, the width D1 of the portion between the top surface of the wire holding portions 44 and 45 in the opposite X direction and the first sealing grooves 46 and 47 is the largest regarding the width of the main body 41 in the Z direction. In addition, although the width of the main body 41 in the Z direction has some steps or irregularities, it is approximately constant along the X direction in this embodiment.

[0068] Furthermore, the width of the main body 41 in the Y direction becomes largest at the X-direction end on the side of the wire holding portions 44 and 45 within the main body 41. When measuring the width of the main body 41 in the Y direction, it is assumed that the width of the chamfered portion at the end of the main body 41 is ignored. In this embodiment, regarding the width of the main body 41 in the Y direction, the width D2 of the portion between the top surface of the wire holding portions 44 and 45 in the opposite X direction and the first sealing grooves 46 and 47 is the largest.

[0069] like Figure 5 and Figure 8As shown, the terminal holding portion 42 protrudes from the front surface of the main body portion 41 in the positive Y direction. Specifically, the terminal holding portion 42 is integrally formed with the lower end portion of the front surface of the main body portion 41 and with the end portion of the front surface of the main body portion 41 opposite to the wire holding portions 44 and 45 in the positive X direction. The terminal holding portion 42 has a flange portion 51 protruding from the front surface of the main body portion 41 in the positive Y direction, and a support portion 52 further protruding from the flange portion 51 in the positive Y direction. The flange portion 51 and the support portion 52 are formed integrally.

[0070] The flange portion 51 is plate-shaped, with its thickness extending in the Y direction. The flange portion 51 covers the lower end of the front surface of the main body portion 41, and the portion of the front surface of the main body portion 41 opposite to the wire holding portions 44 and 45, near the end in the X direction. Furthermore, the lower end of the flange portion 51 protrudes downwards from the main body portion 41, i.e., in the opposite Z direction. The X-direction position of the X-direction end of the flange portion 51 is the same as the X-direction position of the X-direction end of the main body portion 41. On the other hand, the X-direction end of the flange portion 51 is located closer to the center of the main body portion 41 in the X direction than the X-direction end of the main body portion 41. Additionally, the X-direction end of the flange portion 51 forms an arc shape when viewed from the Y direction.

[0071] The support portion 52 is formed into a generally columnar shape that protrudes from the center of the flange portion 51 in the positive Y direction. Viewed in the Y direction, the support portion 52 has a shape with different lengths in two orthogonal directions, i.e., a shape having a long side direction and a short side direction. In this embodiment, the support portion 52 has a shape where the X direction is the long side direction and the Y direction is the short side direction. Furthermore, viewed in the Y direction, the support portion 52 has a racetrack shape that is longer in the X direction, i.e., a rounded rectangle. The lower end of the support portion 52 is located below the lower end of the main body portion 41. Additionally, viewed in the Y direction, the support portion 52 is housed between the two ends of the retaining portion 43 in the X direction.

[0072] A second sealing groove 53 is recessed on the outer peripheral surface of the support portion 52. The second sealing groove 53 is formed in a ring shape that extends throughout the entire circumference of the support portion 52, surrounding its outer periphery. The second sealing groove 53 extends along the Z direction when viewed from the X direction, and extends along the Y direction when viewed from the Z direction.

[0073] A housing-side sealing member 54 is disposed in the second sealing groove 53. The housing-side sealing member 54 is made of a resin material that is elastic and can be liquid-tightly attached to the outer peripheral surface of the support portion 52. Furthermore, the housing-side sealing member 54 is annular. In this embodiment, the housing-side sealing member 54 is a rubber ring. The housing-side sealing member 54 is inserted into the support portion 52 and disposed within the second sealing groove 53. The housing-side sealing member 54 is positioned relative to the connector housing 35 in the Y direction using the inner surface of the second sealing groove 53.

[0074] (Composition of terminals 31 and 32)

[0075] like Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown, the connector housing 35 holds the first terminal 31 and the second terminal 32. Furthermore, in... Figure 6 and Figures 9-11 In this diagram, the connector housing 35 is virtually illustrated using double-dotted lines, and its shape is schematically simplified. The first terminal 31 and the second terminal 32 are made of a conductive metallic material. For example, copper, copper alloys, aluminum, and aluminum alloys, which have excellent conductivity, can be used as the materials for the first terminal 31 and the second terminal 32. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the first terminal 31 and the second terminal 32 are formed by stamping a sheet metal made of copper or a copper alloy.

[0076] like Figure 6 and Figures 9-11 As shown, the first terminal 31 has: a first connecting portion 61, electrically connected to the opposite terminal 201 of the inverter 22; a first wire connecting portion 62, electrically connected to a first wire 33; and a first connecting portion 63, connecting the first connecting portion 61 and the first wire connecting portion 62. In this embodiment, the first connecting portion 61 is provided at one end of the first terminal 31, and the first wire connecting portion 62 is provided at the other end of the first terminal 31. The connector housing 35 retains the first terminal 31 with the first wire connecting portion 62 and the first connecting portion 63 embedded inside, thereby keeping the first connecting portion 61 exposed outside the connector housing 35. That is, the first terminal 31 is inserted into the connector housing 35.

[0077] The first connecting portion 61 is plate-shaped. The first connecting portion 61 protrudes from the top surface of the support portion 52 of the terminal holding portion 42 along the Y direction to the outside of the connector housing 35. In this embodiment, the protruding direction of the first connecting portion 61 is the positive Y direction. Incidentally, in the first terminal 31, the portion that protrudes from the connector housing 35 to the outside of the connector housing 35 for electrical connection with the opposite terminal 201 is the first connecting portion 61. The first connecting portion 61 is held by the terminal holding portion 42 in the plate thickness direction along the Z direction. A first connecting hole 64 is formed at the top of the first connecting portion 61 protruding from the top surface of the support portion 52, through which the first connecting portion 61 passes in the plate thickness direction.

[0078] The first terminal 31 has a bent portion 65 formed by bending the first terminal 31 between the first connecting portion 61 and the first wire connecting portion 62. That is, the bent portion 65 is provided in the first connecting portion 63. The bent portion 65 is formed by plastically deforming the metal sheet constituting the first terminal 31 using bending or the like. Because the first terminal 31 has the bent portion 65, the portion of the first terminal 31 closer to the first wire connecting portion 62 than the bent portion 65 extends in a different direction than the portion of the first terminal 31 closer to the first connecting portion 61 than the bent portion 65. Specifically, the portion of the first terminal 31 from the end on the first connecting portion 61 side to the bent portion 65 extends along the Y direction, and the thickness direction is along the Z direction. Furthermore, the portions on both sides of the bend 65 in the first terminal 31 that do not include the first connecting portion 61, that is, the portion of the first terminal 31 from the bend 65 to the end on the side of the first wire connecting portion 62, extends along the Z direction, and the plate thickness direction is along the Y direction. Therefore, the portion of the first terminal 31 from the bend 65 to the end on the side of the first wire connecting portion 62 is perpendicular to the portion of the first terminal 31 from the end on the side of the first connecting portion 61 to the bend 65.

[0079] The bend 65 is embedded inside the connector housing 35. Furthermore, the portion of the first terminal 31 from the bend 65 to the end on the side of the first wire connection portion 62 is also embedded inside the connector housing 35.

[0080] The first wire connection portion 62 has a pair of cylindrical plates 66. The first wire 33 connected to the first wire connection portion 62 has a core wire 81 and an insulating covering portion 82 that completely covers the outer periphery of the core wire 81. The core wire 81 can be a single wire made of a single conductive metal wire or a stranded wire made of multiple conductive metal wires. As the material of the core wire 81, metals with excellent conductivity such as copper, copper alloys, aluminum, and aluminum alloys can be used. In this embodiment, the core wire 81 is a core wire made of the same metal material as the first terminal 31, which is copper or a copper alloy. Furthermore, the core wire 81 and the first terminal 31 are not limited to being made of the same metal material. For example, the core wire 81 and the first terminal 31 can also be made of different metal materials. Specifically, when the first terminal 31 is made of copper or a copper alloy, the core wire 81 can also be made of a metal material other than copper or a copper alloy, such as aluminum or an aluminum alloy.

[0081] At the end of the first wire 33 that connects to the first wire connection portion 62, the insulating covering portion 82 is removed to expose the core wire 81. This exposed core wire 81 portion of the first wire 33 is crimped to the first wire connection portion 62 by being enclosed by a pair of cylindrical plates 66 and tightened together with the plates 66. Thus, the first wire 33 is electrically connected to the first wire connection portion 62. Furthermore, the end of the first wire 33 that connects to the first wire connection portion 62 is positioned on the rear side, i.e., the opposite Y-direction side, relative to the flat portion of the first terminal 31 from the bend 65 to the end on the first wire connection portion 62 side. The electrical connection portion between the first terminal 31 and the first wire 33 is embedded inside the connector housing 35. That is, the connector housing 35 holds the electrical connection portion between the first terminal 31 and the first wire 33 inside.

[0082] The first wire 33 extends from the first wire connection portion 62 through the interior of the connector housing 35 to the exterior of the connector housing 35. In this embodiment, after extending from the first wire connection portion 62 in the opposite X direction inside the holding portion 43 to the upper wire holding portion 44, the first wire 33 further extends along the X direction through the wire holding portion 44 to the exterior of the connector housing 35. That is, the first wire 33 extends from the main body portion 41 to the exterior of the connector housing 35. Furthermore, the first wire 33 extends along the X direction to the exterior of the connector housing 35.

[0083] The first lead-out position P1 of the first wire 33, extending from the connector housing 35 to the outside, is located on the top surface of the wire holding portion 44 in the opposite X direction. That is, the X-direction position of the first lead-out position P1 is the same as the X-direction position of the top surface of the wire holding portion 44 in the opposite X direction. Furthermore, the Z-direction position of the first lead-out position P1 is the same as the Z-direction position of the first wire connection portion 62. Further, the Y-direction position of the first lead-out position P1 is approximately the same as the position of the end of the first wire 33 connected to the first wire connection portion 62. The first wire 33 does not bend or kink inside the connector housing 35, but extends linearly from the first wire connection portion 62 along the X direction to the first lead-out position P1.

[0084] The second terminal 32 has: a second connecting portion 71, electrically connected to the opposite terminal 202 of the inverter 22; a second wire connecting portion 72, electrically connected to the second wire 34; and a second connecting portion 73, connecting the second connecting portion 71 and the second wire connecting portion 72. In this embodiment, the second connecting portion 71 is provided at one end of the second terminal 32, and the second wire connecting portion 72 is provided at the other end of the second terminal 32. The connector housing 35 retains the second terminal 32 with the second wire connecting portion 72 and the second connecting portion 73 embedded inside, thereby keeping the second terminal 32 in a state where the second connecting portion 71 is exposed outside the connector housing 35. That is, the second terminal 32 is inserted into the connector housing 35. The second terminal 32 and the first terminal 31 are arranged in the X direction. In addition, the second terminal 32 is arranged in the X direction on the side closer to the wire holding portions 44 and 45 than the first connecting portion 61.

[0085] The second connecting portion 71 is formed in the same plate shape as the first connecting portion 61. Like the first connecting portion 61, the second connecting portion 71 protrudes from the top surface of the support portion 52 of the terminal holding portion 42 along the Y direction to the outside of the connector housing 35. The protrusion direction of the second connecting portion 71 from the connector housing 35 is the same as that of the first connecting portion 61. In this embodiment, the protrusion direction of the second connecting portion 71 is the positive Y direction. Incidentally, in the second terminal 32, the portion that protrudes from the connector housing 35 to the outside of the connector housing 35 for electrical connection with the opposite terminal 202 is the second connecting portion 71. The second connecting portion 71 is held by the terminal holding portion 42 in the Z direction along the plate thickness direction. A second connecting hole 74 is formed at the top of the second connecting portion 71 protruding from the top surface of the support portion 52, through which the second connecting portion 71 passes in the plate thickness direction.

[0086] In connector 30, the Z-direction position of the second connecting portion 71 is the same as the Z-direction position of the first connecting portion 61. Furthermore, the first connecting portion 61 and the second connecting portion 71 are arranged in the X-direction. The first connecting portion 61 is positioned in the X-direction at a position farther from the first lead-out position P1 than the second connecting portion 71.

[0087] Like the second connecting portion 71, the second connecting portion 73 is formed as a flat plate with its thickness direction along the Z direction. The second connecting portion 73 has a stepped portion 75 for aligning the Z-direction position of the second connecting portion 71 with the Z-direction position of the first connecting portion 61. The stepped portion 75 is provided at the end of the second connecting portion 73 on the side of the second connecting portion 71. Because the second connecting portion 73 has the stepped portion 75, the portion of the second connecting portion 73 closer to the second connecting portion 71 than the stepped portion 75 is located slightly above the portion of the second connecting portion 73 closer to the second wire connection portion 72 than the portion of the second connecting portion 73 closer to the stepped portion 75. Furthermore, in the second connecting portion 73, the difference in the Z-direction position between the two sides of the stepped portion 75 is a value within the thickness range of the second terminal 32. In this specification, regarding the terminal, it is assumed that even when it has steps such as the stepped portion 75, it is also considered to be formed as a flat plate.

[0088] The second terminal 32 has a direction-changing portion 76 between the second connecting portion 71 and the second wire connecting portion 72, which changes the extension direction of the second terminal 32. That is, the direction-changing portion 76 is provided in the second connecting portion 73. Unlike the bending portion 65, the direction-changing portion 76 changes the extension direction of the second terminal 32 while keeping the plate thickness direction unchanged on both sides. Furthermore, the direction-changing portion 76 changes the extension direction of the second terminal 32 in such a way that the portion of the second terminal 32 closer to the second wire connecting portion 72 than the direction-changing portion 76 extends in a direction that intersects the protrusion direction of the second connecting portion 71 from the terminal holding portion 42. Therefore, in this embodiment, the portion of the second terminal 32 from the direction-changing portion 76 to the end on the second connecting portion 71 side extends along the positive Y direction, and the plate thickness direction is along the Z direction. Furthermore, the portion of the second terminal 32 extending from the direction-changing portion 76 to the end of the second wire connection portion 72 extends along the X direction, which is perpendicular to the positive Y direction, and the thickness direction is along the Z direction. Moreover, viewed from the Z direction, the portion of the second terminal 32 extending from the direction-changing portion 76 to the end of the second wire connection portion 72 is perpendicular to the portion of the second terminal 32 extending from the end of the second connection portion 71 to the direction-changing portion 76. Furthermore, the direction-changing portion 76 is not formed by plastic deformation such as bending; for example, it is formed when a metal sheet is stamped into a predetermined shape using a stamping process to form the second terminal 32.

[0089] The direction change part 76 is embedded inside the connector housing 35. Furthermore, the portion of the second terminal 32 from the direction change part 76 to the end on the side of the second wire connection part 72 is also embedded inside the connector housing 35.

[0090] The second wire connection portion 72 has a pair of cylindrical plates 77. Furthermore, the second terminal 32, except for the cylindrical plates 77, is generally formed as a flat plate with its thickness direction along the Z direction. The second wire 34 connected to the second wire connection portion 72 has the same core wire 81 and insulating sheath 82 as the first wire 33. In this embodiment, the core wire 81 of the second wire 34 is made of the same metallic material as the second terminal 32, such as copper or a copper alloy. However, the core wire 81 and the second terminal 32 of the second wire 34 are not limited to being made of the same metallic material. For example, the core wire 81 and the second terminal 32 of the second wire 34 may be made of different metallic materials. Specifically, if the second terminal 32 is made of copper or a copper alloy, the core wire 81 of the second wire 34 may also be made of a metallic material other than copper or a copper alloy, such as aluminum or an aluminum alloy.

[0091] At the end of the second wire 34 that connects to the second wire connection portion 72, the insulating covering portion 82 is removed to expose the core wire 81. The portion of the second wire 34 with the exposed core wire 81 is crimped to the second wire connection portion 72 by being enclosed by a pair of cylindrical plates 77 and tightened together with the cylindrical plates 77. Thus, the second wire 34 and the second wire connection portion 72 are electrically connected. Furthermore, the end of the second wire 34 that connects to the second wire connection portion 72 is positioned on the upper side, i.e., the Z-direction side, relative to the flat portion of the second terminal 32 excluding the cylindrical plates 77. The electrical connection portion between the second terminal 32 and the second wire 34 is embedded inside the connector housing 35. That is, the connector housing 35 holds the electrical connection portion between the second terminal 32 and the second wire 34 inside.

[0092] The second wire connection portion 72 is positioned in the same Y direction as the first wire connection portion 62. Furthermore, viewed from the X direction, the second wire connection portion 72 and the first wire connection portion 62 are arranged in the Z direction. Additionally, the X-direction position of the second wire connection portion 72 is positioned closer to the X-direction end of the first wire connection portion 62 on the wire holding portions 44 and 45 side of the connector housing 35 than the first wire connection portion 62. Moreover, the second wire connection portion 72 is embedded across the holding portion 43 and the wire holding portion 45.

[0093] The second wire 34 extends from the second wire connection portion 72 through the interior of the connector housing 35 to the exterior of the connector housing 35. In this embodiment, after extending in the opposite X direction from the wire holding portion 45 on the lower side of the second wire connection portion 72, the second wire 34 extends from the top surface of the second wire connection portion 72 in the opposite X direction to the exterior of the connector housing 35. That is, the second wire 34 extends from the main body portion 41 to the exterior of the connector housing 35. Furthermore, the second wire 34, like the first wire 33, extends to the exterior of the connector housing 35 along the X direction.

[0094] The second lead-out position P2, where the second wire 34 extends from the connector housing 35 to the outside, is located on the top surface of the wire holding portion 45 in the opposite X direction. That is, the X-direction position of the second lead-out position P2 is the same as the X-direction position of the top surface of the wire holding portion 45 in the opposite X direction. Furthermore, the Z-direction position of the second lead-out position P2 is the same as the Z-direction position of the second wire connection portion 72. Further, the Y-direction position of the second lead-out position P2 is approximately the same as the Y-direction position of the end of the second wire 34 connected to the second wire connection portion 72. Moreover, the second wire 34 does not bend or kink inside the connector housing 35, but extends linearly from the second wire connection portion 72 along the X direction to the second lead-out position P2.

[0095] The first lead-out position P1 and the second lead-out position P2 are at the same position in the Y direction. Furthermore, the first lead-out position P1 and the second lead-out position P2 are at the same position in the X direction. Also, the first lead-out position P1 and the second lead-out position P2 are arranged along the Z direction, which is perpendicular to the Y direction. The second lead-out position P2 is located below the first lead-out position P1, i.e., the first lead-out position P1 is located on the opposite side of the Z direction.

[0096] Furthermore, the first wire 33 and the second wire 34 are arranged in the Z direction inside the connector housing 35 and extend parallel to each other inside the connector housing 35. The first wire connection portion 62 is positioned further away from the lead-out positions P1 and P2 in the X direction than the second wire connection portion 72. Therefore, the distance in the X direction between the first lead-out position P1 and the first wire connection portion 62 is longer than the distance in the X direction between the second lead-out position P2 and the second wire connection portion 72. That is, the length L1 of the portion of the first wire 33 embedded inside the connector housing 35 that connects to the first terminal 31, which is farther away from the lead-out positions P1 and P2, is longer than the length L2 of the portion of the second wire 34 embedded inside the connector housing 35 that connects to the second terminal 32, which is closer to the lead-out positions P1 and P2.

[0097] (Composition of shielding shell 36)

[0098] like Figure 4 and Figure 12 As shown, the shielding shell 36 has a shell main body 91 and a separate part 92 that is separately disposed from and assembled to the shell main body 91. Both the shell main body 91 and the separate part 92 are made of a conductive metal material. For example, aluminum or aluminum alloy can be used as the material for the shell main body 91 and the separate part 92.

[0099] like Figure 7 , Figure 13 as well as Figure 14As shown, the housing body 91 has: a configuration part 101, on which a connector housing 35 is disposed; a insertion part 102, disposed at the end of the configuration part 101 on the X-direction side; and a fixing part 103, which is integrally disposed with the configuration part 101.

[0100] The configuration section 101 includes: a sidewall 111, which is formed into a generally cylindrical shape extending in the X direction; and a partition wall 112, which substantially closes the end of the sidewall 111 on the X-opposite side. The partition wall 112 is formed into a plate shape with its thickness direction along the X direction. The insertion section 102 is integrally formed with the end of the sidewall 111 on the X-opposite side. The insertion section 102 is formed into a cylindrical shape such that the sidewall 111 extends along the X direction from the end of the sidewall 111 on the X-opposite side. The internal space of the sidewall 111 and the internal space of the insertion section 102 are defined by the partition wall 112 in the X direction.

[0101] like Figure 13 and Figure 14 As shown, the side wall 111 has a first opening 113 that connects the interior of the configuration section 101 and the exterior of the shielding shell 36. The first opening 113 is equivalent to an "exposed opening". The first opening 113 is formed at the end of the side wall 111 on the positive Y-direction side and facing the housing 23 side of the first wall section 111a. The first wall section 111a is formed in a plate shape perpendicular to the Y-direction. The first opening 113 is formed at the end of the first wall section 111a on the side opposite to the insertion section 102, near the X-direction. In addition, the first opening 113 is formed in the Z-direction at the end of the first wall section 111a near the opposite Z-direction side. The first opening 113 is formed in a hole shape that penetrates the first wall section 111a in the plate thickness direction. The first opening 113 is open in the Y-direction. The shape of the first opening 113, when viewed from the Y direction (which is the opening direction of the first opening 113), is larger than the outer shape of the flange 51. Furthermore, the first opening 113, when viewed from the Y direction, is a flat shape that is longer in the X direction. That is, the first opening 113 is shaped such that the X direction is the longer side and the Z direction is the shorter side.

[0102] like Figures 13-15As shown, the sidewall 111 has a second opening 114 that connects the interior of the configuration section 101 and the exterior of the shielding shell 36. The second opening 114 is located at the X-direction end of the sidewall 111 opposite to the insertion section 102. Here, the X-direction end of the sidewall 111 opposite to the insertion section 102 is designated as the first end 115a, and the X-direction end of the sidewall 111 on the insertion section 102 side is designated as the second end 115b. The second opening 114 opens in the X-direction, perpendicular to the Y-direction, which is the opening direction of the first opening 113. Furthermore, the second opening 114 is adjacent to the first opening 113. In this embodiment, one end of the second opening 114 on the positive Y-direction side is adjacent to the X-direction end of the first opening 113 opposite to the insertion section 102. Thus, the end of the first opening 113 on the positive X-direction side communicates with the second opening 114. The width of the second opening 114 in the Z-direction is wider than the width of the first opening 113 in the Z-direction. Furthermore, the lower ends of the first opening 113 and the lower ends of the second opening are positioned in the same Z-direction. Further, the second opening 114 is larger than the overall shape of the connector housing 35 when viewed from the X-direction.

[0103] like Figure 12 and Figure 13 As shown, the second opening 114 is covered by the split portion 92. The split portion 92 is formed into a generally quadrilateral flat plate. The split portion 92 is fixed to the shell body portion 91 and integrated with it by fixing it to the first end 115a of the side wall 111. In this embodiment, the two ends of the split portion 92 in the Z direction are fixed to the first end 115a of the side wall 111 at two points using screws 116.

[0104] The split portion 92 is fixed to the shell body portion 91 in such a way that the thickness direction of the split portion 92 is along the X direction. Therefore, the split portion 92 extends perpendicularly to the X direction. In addition, the split portion 92 extends along the Z direction when viewed from the Y direction, which is the opening direction of the first opening portion 113.

[0105] The split portion 92 forms a portion of the annular inner peripheral surface of the first opening 113. Specifically, the split portion 92 is located at the X-direction end of the first opening 113 on the side opposite to the insertion portion 102. Furthermore, the split portion 92 forms a portion of the inner peripheral surface of the first opening 113 that extends along the Z-direction from the X-direction end of the first opening 113 on the side opposite to the insertion portion 102.

[0106] The split portion 92 has a notch 117 that enlarges the first opening 113. The notch 117 is provided at the end of the split portion 92 on the positive Y-direction side. The notch 117 is a portion that is recessed in the rearward direction (opposite Y direction) of the lower end of the front end of the split portion 92. The notch 117 enlarges the first opening 113 in the rearward direction (opposite Y direction). Regarding the second opening 114, the notch 117 exposes a portion of the second opening 114.

[0107] like Figure 7 As shown, in the shielding shell 36, the space surrounded by the arrangement portion 101 and the split portion 92 is a storage space 120 for accommodating the connector housing 35. Furthermore, the side wall 111, the partition wall 112, and the split portion 92 correspond to the walls defining the storage space 120. Further, the arrangement portion 101 and the split portion 92 form a storage portion 121 having the storage space 120. Additionally, the split portion 92 corresponds to a "opposing wall." Furthermore, the side wall 111 and the partition wall 112 correspond to "the portion of the wall excluding the opposing wall." The first opening 113 communicates with the outside of the storage space 120 and the storage portion 121. Additionally, the connector housing 35 is arranged in the storage space 120 such that the terminal holding portion 42 protrudes from the first opening 113 to the outside of the shielding shell 36.

[0108] like Figure 7 and Figure 15 As shown, insertion recesses 131 and 132 are formed on the partition wall 112, opening on the side of the split portion 92, i.e., on the positive X-direction side. The insertion recesses 131 and 132 are recessed from their X-direction ends on the split portion 92 side of the partition wall 112 towards the insertion portion 102 side, i.e., in the opposite X-direction. The two insertion recesses 131 and 132 are positioned identically in the Y-direction and arranged in the Z-direction. The insertion recess 132 is located below the insertion recess 131. The shape of each insertion recess 131 and 132, viewed from the X-direction, forms a circle. The inner diameter of the insertion recess 131 is larger than the outer diameter of the wire holding portion 44. Similarly, the inner diameter of the insertion recess 132 is larger than the outer diameter of the wire holding portion 45. Furthermore, the internal space of the insertion recesses 131 and 132 is part of the storage space 120.

[0109] With the storage space 120 housed within the main body 41, the wire retaining part 44 is inserted into the insertion recess 131, and the wire retaining part 45 is inserted into the insertion recess 132. Furthermore, the ends of the connector housing 35 opposite to the partition wall 112 in the X direction—that is, the top portions of the wire retaining parts 44 and 45 on the X-direction opposite side—are opposite to the partition wall 112 in the X direction. Between the outer peripheral surface of the wire retaining part 44 and the inner peripheral surface of the insertion recess 131, the wire-side sealing member 48 is positioned in a state where it is pressed against both the outer peripheral surface of the wire retaining part 44 and the inner peripheral surface of the insertion recess 131. The wire-side sealing member 48 seals the space between the outer wall surface of the connector housing 35 and the inner wall surface of the shielding shell 36. Specifically, the wire-side sealing member 48 seals the space between the outer peripheral surface of the wire retaining part 44 and the inner peripheral surface of the insertion recess 131 by being liquid-tightly attached to both. Similarly, the wire-side sealing member 49 is positioned between the inner peripheral surface of the wire holding portion 45 and the inner peripheral surface of the insertion recess 132, pressed against the outer peripheral surface of the wire holding portion 45 and the inner peripheral surface of the insertion recess 132. The wire-side sealing member 49 seals the outer wall surface of the connector housing 35 and the inner wall surface of the shielding shell 36. Specifically, the wire-side sealing member 49 seals the outer peripheral surface of the wire holding portion 45 and the inner peripheral surface of the insertion recess 132 by being liquid-tightly attached to both. Furthermore, inside the storage space 120, the wire-side sealing members 48 and 49 are positioned in the same direction in the X direction and are arranged in the Z direction.

[0110] like Figure 7 and Figure 16 As shown, sealing recesses 133 and 134 with openings on the insertion portion 102 side are formed in the partition wall 112. The sealing recesses 133 and 134 are recessed from their X-direction end faces in the partition wall 112 towards the split portion 92 side, i.e., in the positive X-direction. The sealing recess 133 is located inside the insertion recess 131 in the partition wall 112. Furthermore, the Z-direction position of the sealing recess 133 is the same as that of the insertion recess 131, and the sealing recess 133 and the insertion recess 131 are arranged in the X-direction. The sealing recess 134 is located inside the insertion recess 132 in the partition wall 112. Furthermore, the Z-direction position of the sealing recess 134 is the same as that of the insertion recess 132, and the sealing recess 134 and the insertion recess 132 are arranged in the X-direction. The sealing recesses 133 and 134, when viewed from the X-direction, form a circular shape.

[0111] like Figure 7 , Figure 15 as well as Figure 16As shown, partition 112 has wire insertion holes 135 and 136. Wire insertion hole 135 is formed at the bottom of insertion recess 131 and seals the bottom of recess 133, penetrating partition 112 in the X direction. Wire insertion hole 136 is formed at the bottom of insertion recess 132 and seals the bottom of recess 134, penetrating partition 112 in the X direction. Wire insertion holes 135 and 136 connect the inside and outside of the storage space 120. In this embodiment, wire insertion holes 135 and 136 connect the storage space 120 and the internal space of insertion portion 102. The two wire insertion holes 135 and 136 are positioned identically in the X direction and arranged in the Z direction.

[0112] Furthermore, a partition wall 112 with wire insertion holes 135 and 136 is provided at one end of the two ends of the storage section 121 in the X direction, and a second opening 114 covered by the split section 92 is provided at the other end. Therefore, the first opening 113 is located closer to the end of the storage section 121 in the X direction opposite to the end with wire insertion holes 135 and 136. That is, the first opening 113 is located closer to the end of the storage section 121 in the X direction opposite to the end with wire insertion holes 135 and 136 than the wire insertion holes 135 and 136.

[0113] Inside the storage space 120, the wire-side sealing members 48 and 49 are positioned between the first opening 113 and the wire insertion holes 135 and 136 when viewed from the Y direction. That is, the arrangement order of the wire-side sealing members 48 and 49, the first opening 113, and the wire insertion holes 135 and 136 in the X direction becomes the arrangement order in which the wire-side sealing members 48 and 49 are positioned between the first opening 113 and the wire insertion holes 135 and 136.

[0114] like Figure 7As shown, with the main body 41 of the connector housing 35 disposed in the storage space 120, the wire insertion hole 135 and the first lead-out position P1 are opposite each other in the X direction, and the wire insertion hole 136 and the second lead-out position P2 are opposite each other in the X direction. The first wire 33, which extends from the top of the wire holding part 44 facing the opposite X direction, is led out to the outside of the shielding shell 36 through the wire insertion hole 135 and the insertion part 102. The first wire 33, which extends from the connector housing 35, is inserted into the wire insertion hole 135 along the X direction. Furthermore, the first wire 33 extends from the wire insertion hole 135 to the outside of the storage space 120. The first wire 33 extends from the first lead-out position P1 along the X direction to the end of the insertion part 102 on the side opposite to the partition wall 112. Furthermore, the second wire 34, extending from the top of the wire holding part 45 facing the opposite direction (X), is led out to the outside of the shielding shell 36 through the wire insertion hole 136 and the insertion part 102. The second wire 34, extending from the connector shell 35, is inserted into the wire insertion hole 136 along the X direction. The second wire 34 then extends from the wire insertion hole 136 to the outside of the storage space 120. The second wire 34 extends from the second exit position P2 along the X direction to the end of the insertion part 102 on the side opposite to the partition wall 112.

[0115] Furthermore, in connector 30, wire-side sealing members 48 and 49 are disposed in the X direction between the X-direction end faces of the connecting portions 61 and 71 and the lead wires 33 and 34 in the main body portion 41. Additionally, the portions of the lead wires 33 and 34 in the outer wall surface of the main body portion 41 are located between the wire-side sealing members 48 and 49 and the wire insertion holes 135 and 136. In this embodiment, when viewed from the Y direction, the portions of the lead wires 33 and 34 in the outer wall surface of the main body portion 41 are located between the wire-side sealing members 48 and 49 and the wire insertion holes 135 and 136. That is, the arrangement order of the portions of the lead wires 33 and 34 in the X direction of the outer wall surface of the main body portion 41, the wire-side sealing members 48 and 49, and the wire insertion holes 135 and 136 is such that the portions of the lead wires 33 and 34 in the outer wall surface of the main body portion 41 are disposed between the wire-side sealing members 48 and 49 and the wire insertion holes 135 and 136. Furthermore, the portions of the lead wires 33 and 34 on the outer wall of the main body 41 are the portions in the main body 41 that serve as outlets for the lead wires 33 and 34. That is, the portions of the lead wires 33 and 34 on the outer wall of the main body 41 are the portions in the outer wall of the main body 41 that have openings at the lead-out positions P1 and P2.

[0116] like Figure 4 and Figure 7As shown, a rubber plug 141 is installed on the first wire 33 through the insertion portion 102 to seal between the first wire 33 and the shielding shell 36. Similarly, a rubber plug 142 is installed on the second wire 34 through the insertion portion 102 to seal between the second wire 34 and the shielding shell 36. The rubber plugs 141 and 142 form a ring. The rubber plug 141 is inserted into the first wire 33 and into the sealing recess 133. The rubber plug 141 seals the outer peripheral surface of the first wire 33 and the inner peripheral surface of the sealing recess 133 by tightly adhering to both the outer peripheral surface of the first wire 33 and the inner peripheral surface of the sealing recess 133. The rubber plug 142 is inserted into the second wire 34 and into the sealing recess 134. The rubber plug 142 seals the outer peripheral surface of the second wire 34 and the inner peripheral surface of the sealing recess 134 by being liquid-tightly attached to the outer peripheral surface of the second wire 34 and the inner peripheral surface of the sealing recess 134.

[0117] A rear retainer 143 is installed in the insertion portion 102. The rear retainer 143 is made of insulating resin material. The rear retainer 143 is plate-shaped and covers the opening of the insertion portion 102. The rear retainer 143 is inserted into the inside of the insertion portion 102 and abuts against the rubber plugs 141 and 142 in the X direction. The rear retainer 143 has retaining claws 144 at both ends in the Y direction. In addition, locking holes 137 are formed at both ends in the Y direction of the insertion portion 102. The rear retainer 143 is fixed to the insertion portion 102 by inserting the retaining claws 144 into the locking holes 137. In addition, the rear retainer 143 has two insertion holes 145 and 146 arranged in the Z direction. The first wire 33 is led out to the outside of the shielding shell 36 in the X direction through the insertion hole 145, and the second wire 34 is led out to the outside of the shielding shell 36 in the X direction through the insertion hole 146.

[0118] like Figure 13 As shown, the first wire 33 and the second wire 34, extending from the shielding shell 36 to the outside of the shielding shell 36, are covered by the shielding conductor 147. The shielding conductor 147 has a conductive braided wire (not shown) electrically connected to the shielding shell 36, and a conductive shielding tube electrically connected to the end of the braided wire. The two wires 33 and 34 are disposed inside the braided wire and the shielding tube.

[0119] like Figure 12 and Figure 14 As shown, the fixing part 103 is integrally formed with the first wall part 111a. In this embodiment, the shell body part 91 has two fixing parts 103. The fixing parts 103 are provided on both sides of the first opening 113 in the X direction, and at two locations on the Z positive direction side of the first opening 113. Each fixing part 103 protrudes from the first wall part 111a to the outside of the shielding shell 36. Each fixing part 103 has a fixing hole 151 through which the fixing part 103 passes in the Z direction.

[0120] The lower surface of each fixing part 103 is a fixing surface 152 opposite to the mounting part 25 of the housing 23. The fixing surface 152 of each fixing part 103 is formed as a plane perpendicular to the Z direction, which is the through direction of the fixing hole 151. In addition, the fixing surfaces 152 of one fixing part 103 and the fixing surfaces 152 of the other fixing part 103 are at the same position in the Z direction and are located in the same plane. In this embodiment, when the vehicle equipped with the connector 30 is parked on a level surface, the fixing surface 152 is positioned above the first opening 113. In addition, in the connector 30 of this embodiment, when the vehicle is parked on a level surface, the through direction of the fixing hole 151 is along the vertical direction, and the fixing surface 152 is arranged perpendicular to the vertical direction.

[0121] like Figure 4 , Figure 7 , Figure 14 as well as Figure 15 As shown, the side wall 111, which is part of the wall defining the storage space 120, has a first wall portion 111a, a second wall portion 111b opposite to the first wall portion 111a in the Y direction, a third wall portion 111c connecting the first wall portion 111a and the second wall portion 111b in the positive Z direction, and a fourth wall portion 111d connecting the first wall portion 111a and the second wall portion 111b in the opposite Z direction. Furthermore, the side wall 111 is formed into a square tube shape extending in the X direction. Moreover, regarding the side wall 111, the term "square tube shape" is not limited to a strictly square tube shape; it can be any shape having four walls that form a tube.

[0122] The third wall portion 111c and the fourth wall portion 111d are opposite each other in the Z direction. The outer wall surface of the third wall portion 111c is formed into a plane perpendicular to the Z direction. The fourth wall portion 111d has a first receiving wall portion 161 and a second receiving wall portion 162 with different distances in the Z direction from the outer wall surface of the third wall portion 111c.

[0123] The first storage wall portion 161 extends from the end of the second wall portion 111b on the opposite side of the Z direction in the positive Y direction. Furthermore, the length of the first storage wall portion 161 in the X direction is equal to the length of the side wall 111 in the X direction. That is, the first storage wall portion 161 extends from the second opening portion 114 to the partition wall 112 in the X direction.

[0124] The second receiving wall portion 162 is disposed in the portion of the fourth wall portion 111d that is adjacent to the second opening portion 114 in the X direction and to the first opening portion 113 in the Y direction. Furthermore, the second receiving wall portion 162 is positioned in the X direction from the second opening portion 114 to a position further outward than the partition wall 112. Therefore, the length of the second receiving wall portion 162 in the X direction is shorter than the length of the first receiving wall portion 161 in the X direction. In this embodiment, the length of the second receiving wall portion 162 in the X direction is shorter than the width of the first opening portion 113 in the X direction. Additionally, the length of the second receiving wall portion 162 in the Y direction in this embodiment is approximately half the length of the fourth wall portion 111d in the Y direction.

[0125] The distance in the Z-direction between the outer wall surfaces of the second storage wall portion 162 and the third wall portion 111c is longer than the distance in the Z-direction between the outer wall surfaces of the first storage wall portion 161 and the third wall portion 111c. Therefore, a step is provided between the first storage wall portion 161 and the second storage wall portion 162. At the boundary between the first storage wall portion 161 and the second storage wall portion 162, a stepped wall 163 is provided, extending in the Z-direction from the periphery of the second storage wall portion 162 to the periphery of the first storage wall portion 161. The portion of the stepped wall 163 extending parallel to the X-direction at the boundary between the first storage wall portion 161 and the second storage wall portion 162 is provided perpendicular to the Y-direction. Furthermore, the end of the stepped wall 163 on the partition wall 112 side of the second storage wall portion 162, that is, the side opposite to the second opening 114, is provided perpendicular to the X-direction. A dewatering hole 164 is provided in the portion of the stepped wall 163 perpendicular to the X direction, penetrating the stepped wall 163 in the X direction. The dewatering hole 164 connects the storage space 120 and the exterior of the shielding shell 36.

[0126] In addition, such as Figure 8 As shown, in the connector housing 35 disposed in the storage space 120, the flange portion 51 is disposed at a position overlapping with the second storage wall portion 162 in the Z direction. Furthermore, the flange portion 51 is disposed forward of the dehydration hole 164. Further, in the connector 30, a gap in the Y direction is formed between the flange portion 51 and the stepped wall 163 in the portion that forms the second opening 114 in the X direction, which is closer to the dehydration hole 164. Additionally, the top end of the support portion 52 and the connecting portions 61 and 71 protrude from the first opening 113 in the positive Y direction from the shielding shell 36, exposing themselves to the outside of the shielding shell 36. The first opening 113 exposes the first connecting portion 61 and the second connecting portion 71 to the outside of the storage space 121, i.e., the outside of the shielding shell 36.

[0127] like Figure 7 , Figure 14 as well as Figure 15As shown, the storage section 121 has an inclined surface 165 on its inner wall surface, which is inclined relative to a reference surface perpendicular to the Z direction, which is the through direction of the fixing hole 151. When the connector 30 is arranged in such a way that the reference surface and the horizontal plane are parallel, the inclined surface 165 is inclined relative to the reference surface in such a way that liquid adhering to the inclined surface 165 is guided to the first opening 113.

[0128] In this embodiment, a virtual plane perpendicular to the Z-direction, including the fixing surface 152 and extending in the X and Y directions, is used as a reference plane (e.g., the XY plane). However, the reference plane can be any plane perpendicular to the through direction of the fixing hole 151, or a virtual plane perpendicular to the through direction of the fixing hole 151 but excluding the fixing surface 152 can also be used as the reference plane. Furthermore, the reference plane is not limited to a virtual plane perpendicular to the Z-direction; a plane provided by the shielding shell 36 perpendicular to the through direction of the fixing hole 151 can also be used as the reference plane. Additionally, when the connector 30 is arranged parallel to the horizontal plane, it is preferable to be located above the inclined surface 165. Furthermore, in this specification, "parallel to the horizontal plane" means not only that the reference plane and the horizontal plane are completely parallel, but also that the angle formed by the reference plane and the horizontal plane is less than 0.4 degrees. Additionally, "inclined relative to the reference plane" means that the angle formed by the reference plane and the inclined surface 165 is 0.4 degrees or more. Furthermore, the angle formed by the reference plane and the inclined plane 165 is preferably 0.7 degrees or more, more preferably 0.8 degrees or more, and most preferably 0.9 degrees or more.

[0129] In this embodiment, an inclined surface 165 is provided on the inner wall surface of the fourth wall portion 111d. The inner wall surface of the fourth wall portion 111d has two inclined surfaces 165. The first inclined surface 166, which is one inclined surface 165, is the inner wall surface of the first receiving wall portion 161, and the second inclined surface 167, which is the other inclined surface 165, is the inner wall surface of the second receiving wall portion 162.

[0130] When the connector 30 is configured with the reference plane and the horizontal plane parallel, the first inclined surface 166 is inclined relative to the reference plane including the fixing surface 152 in a manner that guides liquid adhering to the first inclined surface 166 toward the first opening 113. In this embodiment, the distance in the Z direction between the reference plane and the first inclined surface 166, i.e., the distance in the Z direction between the fixing surface 152 and the first inclined surface 166, increases monotonically as it moves away from the wire insertion holes 135 and 136 along the X direction. Further, the distance in the Z direction between the reference plane and the first inclined surface 166 increases monotonically as it approaches the first opening 113 along the Y direction. Specifically, the distance in the Z direction between the reference plane and the first inclined surface 166 gradually increases as it moves away from the wire insertion holes 135 and 136 along the X direction. Further, the distance in the Z direction between the reference plane and the first inclined surface 166 gradually increases as it approaches the first opening 113 along the Y direction. Therefore, the first inclined surface 166 is planar.

[0131] When the connector 30 is configured with the reference plane and the horizontal plane parallel, the second inclined surface 167 is inclined relative to the reference plane including the fixing surface 152 in a manner that guides liquid adhering to the second inclined surface 167 toward the first opening 113. In this embodiment, the distance in the Z direction between the reference plane and the second inclined surface 167, i.e., the distance in the Z direction between the fixing surface 152 and the second inclined surface 167, increases monotonically as it moves away from the wire insertion holes 135 and 136 along the X direction. Further, the distance in the Z direction between the reference plane and the second inclined surface 167 increases monotonically as it approaches the first opening 113 along the Y direction. Specifically, the distance in the Z direction between the reference plane and the second inclined surface 167 gradually increases as it moves away from the wire insertion holes 135 and 136 along the X direction. Further, the distance in the Z direction between the reference plane and the second inclined surface 167 gradually increases as it approaches the first opening 113 along the Y direction. Therefore, the second inclined surface 167 is planar.

[0132] like Figure 7 , Figure 8 as well as Figure 14 As shown, in connector 30, a dehydration hole 164 is provided in the Z direction on the side closer to the inclined surface 165 than the wire-side sealing member 48, and in the X direction on the side opposite to the wire insertion hole 135 of the two sides of the wire-side sealing member 48 in the X direction. Further, the dehydration hole 164 is located in the X direction near the wire insertion hole 135, relative to the center of the second inclined surface 167. In this embodiment, the dehydration hole 164 is located adjacent in the X direction to the end of the second inclined surface 167 on the opposite side.

[0133] like Figure 8As shown, limiting protrusions 168 and 169 protruding inward toward the sidewall 111 are provided on the inner wall surfaces of the first wall portion 111a and the second wall portion 111b. The limiting protrusions 168 and 169 form ridges that protrude in the Y direction and extend along the X direction. The distance in the Y direction between the limiting protrusions 168 and 169 is wider than the width in the Y direction of the retaining portion 43.

[0134] like Figure 7 , Figure 8 as well as Figure 13 As shown, in the connector 30, the connector housing 35 is arranged in the storage space 120 such that the thickness direction of the first connecting portion 61 and the second connecting portion 71 is in the Z direction. Furthermore, the width of the storage space 120 in the Z direction is wider than the width of the main body portion 41 in the Z direction. Regardless of the position in the X direction, in any cross-section of the connector 30 taken with a plane parallel to the Z direction, the width of the storage space 120 in the Z direction is wider than the width of the main body portion 41 in the Z direction. Additionally, regardless of the position in the Y direction, in any cross-section of the connector 30 taken with a plane parallel to the Z direction, the width of the storage space 120 in the Z direction is wider than the width of the main body portion 41 in the Z direction. Further, in the portion of the storage space 120 where the flange portion 51 is arranged, the width in the Z direction is wider than the width of the flange portion 51 in the Z direction. Additionally, the width of the storage space 120 in the X direction is wider than the width of the main body portion 41 in the X direction. Furthermore, the width of the storage space 120 in the Y direction is wider than the width of the main body 41 in the Y direction.

[0135] Viewed from the Y direction, the width of the storage space 120 in the Z direction monotonically increases from the first end 120a, which is one end of the storage space 120 in the X direction, toward the second end 120b, which is the other end of the storage space 120 in the X direction. In this embodiment, the first end 120a is the end in the X direction on the side of the wire insertion holes 135, 136 in the storage space 120, and the second end 120b is the end in the X direction on the side of the second opening 114 in the storage space 120. Furthermore, viewed from the Z direction, the width of the storage space 120 in the Y direction monotonically increases from the first end 120a toward the second end 120b. Therefore, the cross-sectional area of ​​the storage space 120, as cut by a plane perpendicular to the X direction, monotonically increases along the X direction from the first end 120a toward the second end 120b. Furthermore, when viewed from the Y direction, the width of the main body 41 in the Z direction becomes the largest at one end of the main body 41 in the X direction, located on the side of the first end 120a of the storage space 120.

[0136] Therefore, a gap is formed between the outer wall surface of the connector housing 35 and the inner wall surface of the receiving portion 121. Thus, the connector housing 35 can move relative to the shielding shell 36 with the wire-side sealing members 48 and 49 as fulcrums. The connector housing 35 can move relative to the shielding shell 36 within the gap between the outer wall surface of the connector housing 35 and the inner wall surface of the receiving portion 121, with the connecting portions 61 and 71 moving relative to the shielding shell 36 in the Z and Y directions, using the wire-side sealing members 48 and 49 as fulcrums. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the relative movement of the retaining portion 43 relative to the shielding shell 36 in the Y direction is within the range between the limiting protrusion 168 and the limiting protrusion 169.

[0137] (Assembly of connector 30)

[0138] When assembling connector 30, connector housing 35 is inserted into the interior of storage space 120 through second opening 114. At this time, connector housing 35 is inserted into the interior of storage space 120 through second opening 114 along the X direction, which is the direction in which wires 33 and 34 are led out from connector housing 35. Specifically, in connector housing 35 assembled with shielding shell 36, wire-side sealing members 48 and 49 are arranged in first sealing grooves 46 and 47, and housing-side sealing member 54 is arranged in second sealing groove 53. First, wires 33 and 34 are inserted into wire insertion holes 135 and 136 along the X direction from storage space 120 side toward insertion portion 102 side. That is, wires 33 and 34 penetrate partition wall 112 in the X direction. Then, connector housing 35 is inserted into the interior of storage space 120 from the end having lead-out positions P1 and P2 along the X direction. At this time, the terminal holding part 42 is inserted into the first opening 113 from the X-direction end on the side of the second opening 114 in the first opening 113 along the X-direction. The connector housing 35 is inserted into the interior of the shielding housing 36 along the X-direction until the wire holding parts 44, 45 are disposed in the insertion recesses 131, 132, and the X-direction end of the main body 41 on the side opposite to the lead-out positions P1, P2 enters the interior of the receiving space 120. Furthermore, the split part 92 is fixed to the housing main body 91 by screws 116. In addition, rubber plugs 141, 142 are inserted into the wires 33, 34 led out from the wire insertion holes 135, 136. Further, while inserting the wires 33, 34 through the insertion holes 145, 146, the retainer 143 is fixed in the insertion part 102.

[0139] (Installation of connector 30 to housing 23)

[0140] like Figure 2 and Figure 3As shown, when installing the connector 30 into the housing 23, the first connecting part 61 and the second connecting part 71 are inserted into the interior of the housing 23 through the mounting hole 26 while the connector 30 is positioned in the housing 23. Furthermore, at this time, the connector housing 35 is moved relative to the shielding shell 36 in the Z and Y directions using the wire-side sealing members 48 and 49 as fulcrums, thereby aligning the first connecting part 61 with the counterpart terminal 201 and the second connecting part 71 with the counterpart terminal 202. The fixing part 103 is arranged in the mounting part 25 such that the upper surface of the mounting part 25 faces the fixing surface 152 of the fixing hole 151, and the fixing hole 151 overlaps with the fixing hole 28 in the Z direction. In this state, the fixing member 171 is inserted through the fixing hole 151 and the fixing hole 28, thereby fixing the fixing part 103 to the mounting part 25 by means of the fixing member 171. Furthermore, the fixing member 171 in this embodiment is a bolt.

[0141] With the connector 30 fixed to the housing 23, the support portion 52 of the terminal holding portion 42, together with the housing-side sealing member 54, is inserted into the mounting hole 26. The housing-side sealing member 54 seals the space between the outer peripheral surface of the support portion 52 and the inner peripheral surface of the mounting hole 26 by being in close contact with the liquid-tight seal. The housing-side sealing member 54 prevents liquids such as water from seeping into the interior of the housing 23 from between the outer peripheral surface of the support portion 52 and the inner peripheral surface of the mounting hole 26.

[0142] Furthermore, the first connecting portion 61 is electrically connected to the opposite terminal 201 inside the housing 23. For example, the first connecting portion 61 overlaps with the opposite terminal 201 in the Z direction and is electrically connected to the opposite terminal 201 using a bolt and nut inserted into the first connecting hole 64. Similarly, the second connecting portion 71 is electrically connected to the opposite terminal 202 inside the housing 23. For example, the second connecting portion 71 overlaps with the opposite terminal 202 in the Z direction and is electrically connected to the opposite terminal 202 using a bolt and nut inserted into the second connecting hole 74.

[0143] In addition, such as Figure 2 As shown, the notch 117 at the end of the split portion 92 opposite to the mounting portion 25 is recessed in the direction opposite to the Y direction, away from the housing 23 when the connector 30 is mounted on the housing 23. Therefore, with the connector 30 fixed to the housing 23, the notch 117 is provided between the mounting portion 25 and the split portion 92, thereby forming a gap G1 whose width increases in the Y direction. The gap G1 exposes the storage space 120 to the outside of the shielding shell 36.

[0144] like Figure 2 , Figure 7 , Figure 8 as well as Figure 14As shown, in the connector 30 described above, when the connector 30 is configured such that the inclined surface 165 provided on the inner wall surface of the receiving portion 121 is parallel to the reference plane and the horizontal plane, it is inclined relative to the reference plane in a way that guides the liquid adhering to the inclined surface 165 toward the first opening 113. Therefore, when the vehicle is parked on a flat surface extending in the horizontal direction, and the connector 30 is fixed to the horizontal plane on the vehicle side using the fixing member 171 that passes through the fixing hole 151, the liquid adhering to the inclined surface 165 of the shielding shell 36 moves from the upper side to the lower side in the vertical direction along the inclined surface 165. In this embodiment, the liquid adhering to the inclined surface 165 of the shielding shell 36 moves toward the first opening 113.

[0145] Specifically, when water or other liquids splash onto the connector 30, some of the liquid may seep into the interior of the shielding shell 36, i.e., the receiving space 120, through openings such as the first opening 113. When the connector 30 is arranged with its reference plane and horizontal plane parallel, the liquid adhering to the inclined surface 165 in the receiving space 120 is guided towards the first opening 113 by the inclined surface 165. Specifically, the liquid adhering to the first inclined surface 166 flows along the first inclined surface 166 towards the second opening 114 in the X direction and towards the first opening 113 in the Y direction by being guided by the first inclined surface 166. Furthermore, the liquid adhering to the first inclined surface 166 flows onto the second inclined surface 167. The liquid adhering to the second inclined surface 167 flows along the second inclined surface 167 towards the second opening 114 in the X direction and towards the first opening 113 in the Y direction by being guided by the second inclined surface 167. Then, the liquid flowing on the second inclined surface 167 is discharged from the first opening 113 to the outside of the shielding shell 36. At this time, a portion of the liquid is discharged in the positive X direction through the gap G1 formed by the notch 117. In addition, another portion of the liquid is discharged from the end of the positive Y direction side of the second inclined surface 167, that is, the lower end of the portion formed by the arrangement part 101 in the inner peripheral surface of the first opening 113, to the outside of the shielding shell 36.

[0146] In addition, compared with the amount of liquid discharged from the first opening 113, the amount of liquid that soaks into the interior of the shielding shell 36 is greater, and when liquid accumulates on the second inclined surface 167, a portion of the liquid is discharged from the dehydration hole 164 to the outside of the shielding shell 36.

[0147] The function and effects of this implementation method are explained.

[0148] In connector 30, the width of the storage space 120 in the Z direction is wider than the width of the main body 41 in the Z direction. Furthermore, the width of the storage space 120 in the X direction is wider than the width of the main body 41 in the X direction. Further, the width of the storage space 120 in the Y direction is wider than the width of the main body 41 in the Y direction. Therefore, gaps in the Z, X, and Y directions are formed between the inner wall surfaces of the side walls 111, partition walls 112, and the split portion 92 of the storage space 120 and the outer wall surface of the main body 41. Additionally, gaps in the Z and X directions are also formed between the outer wall surface of the terminal holding portion 42 and the inner wall surface of the shielding shell. Therefore, connector housing 35 can move relative to shielding shell 36 and terminals 31 and 32 within these gap ranges.

[0149] Furthermore, when the connector 30 is installed in the housing 23, with the first connecting portion 61 positioned for the opposite-side terminal 201 and the second connecting portion 71 positioned for the opposite-side terminal 202, the connector housing 35 can move relative to the shielding shell 36 in the Z and Y directions with the wire-side sealing members 48 and 49 as fulcrums. Additionally, within the range of elastic deformation of the wire-side sealing members 48 and 49, the connector housing 35 can move relative to the shielding shell 36 in the X direction. This allows for the absorption of dimensional tolerances in the Z, Y, and X directions between the first connecting portion 61 and the opposite-side terminal 201, and dimensional tolerances in the Z, Y, and X directions between the second connecting portion 71 and the opposite-side terminal 202.

[0150] The effects of this implementation method will be explained.

[0151] (1) The connector 30 includes: terminals 31 and 32, having plate-shaped connecting portions 61 and 71 that are electrically connected to the opposite terminals 201 and 202; and wires 33 and 34 that are electrically connected to the terminals 31 and 32. The connector 30 further includes: a connector housing 35 that holds the terminals 31 and 32 in such a way that the connecting portions 61 and 71 are exposed and a portion of the terminals 31 and 32 is embedded; and a shielding shell 36 that covers the outside of the connector housing 35. The connector housing 35 includes: a main body portion 41 that embeds the connecting portions of the terminals 31 and 32 and the wires 33 and 34 and leads out the wires 33 and 34; and a terminal holding portion 42 that protrudes from the main body portion 41. The connecting portions 61 and 71 protrude from the terminal holding portion 42 to the outside of the connector housing 35. The shielding shell 36 has: a side wall 111, a partition wall 112, and a split portion 92 defining a storage space 120 for housing the main body portion 41; and a first opening 113 disposed in the storage portion 121, communicating between the storage space 120 and the outside of the shielding shell 36, so that the connecting portions 61 and 71 are exposed to the outside of the shielding shell 36. The thickness direction of the connecting portions 61 and 71 is the Z direction. The width of the storage space 120 in the Z direction is wider than the width of the main body portion 41 in the Z direction.

[0152] According to the above method, a gap is formed in the Z direction between the inner wall surface of the side wall 111 of the designated storage space 120 and the outer wall surface of the main body 41. Therefore, the main body 41 can move relative to the shielding shell 36 in the Z direction. Therefore, by moving the main body 41 and the terminals 31, 32 together relative to the shielding shell 36 in the Z direction within the storage space 120, the dimensional tolerance in the Z direction between the connecting portions 61, 71 of the terminals 31, 32 and the opposite terminals 201, 202 connected to the connecting portions 61, 71 can be absorbed.

[0153] (2) Viewed from the Y direction, the width of the storage space 120 in the Z direction increases monotonically from the first end 120a, which is one end of the storage space 120 in the X direction, toward the second end 120b, which is the other end of the storage space 120 in the X direction. Furthermore, the width of the main body 41 in the Z direction is the largest at the end of the main body 41 located on the side of the first end 120a of the storage space 120, which is one end in the X direction.

[0154] According to the above method, as the distance along the X direction from the first end 120a of the storage space 120 towards the second end 120b, the gap in the Z direction between the inner wall surface of the side wall 111 of the storage space 120 and the outer wall surface of the main body 41 increases. Due to this gap in the Z direction, the main body 41 can move relative to the shielding shell 36 in the Z direction. Therefore, by moving the main body 41 and the terminals 31, 32 together relative to the shielding shell 36 in the Z direction within the storage space 120, the dimensional tolerance in the Z direction between the connecting portions 61, 71 of the terminals 31, 32 and the opposite terminals 201, 202 connected to the connecting portions 61, 71 can be absorbed.

[0155] (3) The width of the storage space 120 in the X direction is wider than the width of the main body 41 in the X direction.

[0156] According to the above method, in the X direction, a gap is formed between the inner wall surface of at least one of the partition wall 112 and the split portion 92 of the designated storage space 120 and the outer wall surface of the main body 41. Therefore, the main body 41 can also move relative to the shielding shell 36 in the X direction. Therefore, by moving the main body and the terminals 31, 32 integrally relative to the shielding shell 36 in the X direction within the storage space 120, the dimensional tolerances between the connecting portions 61, 71 of the terminals 31, 32 and the opposite terminals 201, 202 connected to the connecting portions 61, 71 can also be absorbed in the X direction. In this embodiment, the main body 41 can also move relative to the shielding shell 36 within the range of elastic deformation of the wire-side sealing members 48, 49.

[0157] (4) The connector 30 has annular wire-side sealing members 48 and 49, which are disposed in the storage space 120 to seal the inner wall of the storage part 121 and the outer wall of the main body part 41.

[0158] According to the above method, the main body 41 moves relative to the shielding shell 36 within the storage space 120, within the gap formed between the side wall 111, partition wall 112, and inner wall surface of the split part 92 of the designated storage space 120 and the outer wall surface of the main body 41, using the wire-side sealing members 48 and 49 as fulcrums. Therefore, the direction of relative movement of the terminals 31 and 32 relative to the shielding shell 36 can be limited by the wire-side sealing members 48 and 49. That is, the direction of relative movement of the connecting parts 61 and 71 relative to the shielding shell 36 can be limited by the wire-side sealing members 48 and 49.

[0159] (5) The partition 112 has wire insertion holes 135 and 136 for leading wires 33 and 34 from the storage space 120 to the outside of the storage space 120. Wire-side sealing members 48 and 49 are disposed in the storage space 120 between the first opening 113 and the wire insertion holes 135 and 136. The portion of the wires 33 and 34 leading out in the outer wall surface of the main body 41 is disposed between the wire-side sealing members 48 and 49 and the wire insertion holes 135 and 136.

[0160] According to the above method, the liquid that seeps into the storage space 120 from the first opening 113 can be suppressed by the wire-side sealing members 48 and 49 to reach the wires 33 and 34 led out from the main body 41.

[0161] (6) The connector 30 has two terminals, a first terminal 31 and a second terminal 32. The connecting portions 61 and 71 of the two terminals 31 and 32 are arranged in the X direction. The wires 33 and 34 are led out from the main body 41 along the X direction.

[0162] According to the above method, the direction in which the connecting portions 61 and 71 of the two terminals 31 and 32 are arranged is the same as the direction in which the wires 33 and 34 are led out from the main body 41. Furthermore, the X direction, which is the direction in which the wires 33 and 34 are led out from the main body 41, intersects the Y direction, which is the direction in which the connecting portions 61 and 71 protrude from the terminal holding portion 42. Therefore, compared to the case where the wires 33 and 34 are led out from the main body 41 along the Y direction, the main body 41 in the Y direction can be miniaturized. Furthermore, this contributes to the miniaturization of the connector housing 35 in the Y direction, and further contributes to the miniaturization of the connector 30.

[0163] (7) The wire-side sealing members 48 and 49 are disposed in the X direction between the X-direction end faces of the lead wires 33 and 34 in the connecting portions 61 and 71 and the main body portion 41, and extend in a direction intersecting the X direction. In this embodiment, the wire-side sealing members 48 and 49 extend along the Z direction when viewed from the Y direction, and extend along the Y direction when viewed from the Z direction.

[0164] According to the above method, it is easy to provide wire-side sealing members 48 and 49 to suppress liquid from seeping into the receiving space 120 from the first opening 113 from reaching the wires 33 and 34 led out from the main body 41. Furthermore, the wire-side sealing members 48 and 49 are positioned closer to the X-direction end faces of the wires 33 and 34 led out from the main body 41 than the connecting portions 61 and 71. Therefore, when the main body 41 moves relative to the shielding shell 36 within the receiving space 120, the amount of vibration of the wires 33 and 34 led out from the main body 41 can be minimized.

[0165] (8) The partition wall 112 of the storage space 120 is provided with wire insertion holes 135 and 136 for leading wires 33 and 34 from the storage space 120 to the outside of the storage space 120. Further, the side wall 111, the partition wall 112, and the separate portion 92 of the storage space are positioned opposite the wire insertion holes 135 and 136 in the through direction of the wire insertion holes 135 and 136. The side wall 111 and the partition wall 112 of the storage space are formed as one unit, while the separate portion 92 is separate from the side wall 111 and the partition wall 112.

[0166] According to the above method, a second opening 114 is formed in the sidewall 111, partition wall 112, and the portion of the split part 92 other than the split part 92 of the storage space 120. When the split part 92 is removed, the second opening 114 exposes the portion of the storage space 120 where the split part 92 is located. Because the split part 92 is aligned with the wire insertion holes 135 and 136 in the through-direction of the wire insertion holes 135 and 136, the second opening 114 is also aligned with the wire insertion holes 135 and 136 in the through-direction of the wire insertion holes 135 and 136. Therefore, when assembling the connector housing 35 onto the shielding housing 36, when inserting the wires 33 and 34 into the storage space 120 through the second opening 114, the wires 33 and 34 can be easily inserted from the side of the storage space 120 into the wire insertion holes 135 and 136. Therefore, the assemblability of the connector 30 is improved.

[0167] This embodiment can be implemented with the following modifications. This embodiment and the following modifications can be combined and implemented within the scope of technical inconsistency.

[0168] In the above embodiment, the side wall 111, partition wall 112, and separate part 92 of the storage space 120 are provided separately from the side wall 111 and partition wall 112, where the separate part 92 faces the wire insertion holes 135 and 136 in the through direction. However, in the storage part 121, a separate part may also be provided in the portion other than the portion facing the wire insertion holes 135 and 136 in the through direction.

[0169] The through-holes 135 and 136 are not limited to the X direction. That is, the direction in which the wires 33 and 34 leading from the connector housing 35 are inserted into the wire through-holes 135 and 136 is not limited to the X direction. For example, the through-holes 135 and 136 can be a direction intersecting the Z direction in addition to the X direction. Furthermore, the shape of the wire through-holes 135 and 136 is not limited to the shape described in the above embodiment. For example, the wire through-holes 135 and 136 can also be a single hole through which two wires 33 and 34 are inserted.

[0170] The direction in which wires 33 and 34 are led out from the main body 41 is not limited to the X direction. For example, the direction in which wires 33 and 34 are led out from the main body 41 can also be set to intersect the thickness direction of the connecting parts 61 and 71 and the protrusion direction of the connecting parts 61 and 71 from the terminal holding part 42. In this way, the main body 41 can be miniaturized in the protrusion direction of the connecting parts 61 and 71 from the terminal holding part 42. In addition, the lead-out positions P1 and P2 in the outer wall surface of the connector housing 35 can also be appropriately changed.

[0171] In the above embodiment, the storage unit 121 has a configuration unit 101 and a separate unit 92 that is separately provided from the configuration unit 101. However, the storage unit 121 may also have three or more components that define the storage space 120. In addition, the configuration unit 101 and the separate unit 92 may not have to be provided separately. That is, the storage unit 121 may not be divided, but may be composed of a single component.

[0172] The arrangement of the wire-side sealing members 48 and 49 in the storage space 120 is not limited to the arrangement described in the above embodiment. For example, as long as it is a direction intersecting the X direction, the wire-side sealing members 48 and 49 may extend in a direction inclined relative to the Y direction or in a direction inclined relative to the Z direction. In addition, for example, in the Z direction, the wire-side sealing members may be arranged at a position between the portion of the outer wall surface of the main body 41 where the lead wires 33 and 34 are inserted and the first opening 113. In this case, the wire-side sealing members extend along the X direction when viewed from the Y direction, and extend along the Y direction when viewed from the X direction. Furthermore, in this case, the wire-side sealing members extend in a manner that surrounds the outer periphery of the main body 41 when viewed from the Z direction, for example.

[0173] • As long as a seal can be achieved between the outer wall surface of the connector housing 35 and the inner wall surface of the shielding housing 36, the shapes of the wire-side sealing members 48 and 49 are not limited to the shapes described in the above embodiments. Furthermore, for example, if the wire holding portion 44 and the wire holding portion 45 are formed as a single wire holding portion, the connector 30 may be configured to have only one wire-side sealing member. Moreover, the connector 30 may not necessarily have wire-side sealing members 48 and 49.

[0174] In the above embodiment, the direction in which the first connecting portion 61 and the second connecting portion 71 are arranged is the same as the direction in which the wires 33 and 34 are led out from the main body portion 41. However, the direction in which the connecting portions 61 and 71 are arranged is also different from the direction in which the wires 33 and 34 are led out from the main body portion 41.

[0175] In the above embodiment, the connector 30 has two terminals: a first terminal 31 and a second terminal 32. However, the number of terminals provided by the connector 30 is not limited to two. The connector 30 may also have one or three terminals, for example.

[0176] • The width of the storage space 120 in the X direction can also be equal to the width of the main body 41 in the X direction. Additionally, the width of the storage space 120 in the Y direction can also be equal to the width of the main body 41 in the Y direction.

[0177] • As long as the width of the storage space 120 in the Z direction is wider than the width of the main body 41 in the Z direction, the shape of the storage space 120 and the shape of the main body 41 are not limited to the shapes described in the above embodiment. That is, if a gap in the Z direction is provided between the inner wall surface of the storage portion 121 and the outer wall surface of the main body 41, and the main body 41 can move relative to the shielding shell 36 in the Z direction integrally with the terminals 31 and 32 by providing this gap, the shape of the storage space 120 and the shape of the main body 41 are not limited to the shapes described in the above embodiment. However, the main body 41 is configured to embed the connection portions of the terminals 31 and 32 and the wires 33 and 34, and the wires 33 and 34 are led out from the main body 41.

[0178] For example, viewed from the Y direction, the width of the storage space 120 in the Z direction can be a constant width from the first end 120a to the second end 120b. Furthermore, the cross-sectional area of ​​the storage space 120, for example, when cut by a plane perpendicular to the X direction, does not necessarily increase gradually along the X direction from the first end 120a to the second end 120b, but can increase in stages. Additionally, the cross-sectional area of ​​the storage space 120, for example, when cut by a plane perpendicular to the X direction, does not necessarily increase monotonically along the X direction from the first end 120a to the second end 120b.

[0179] For example, the width of the main body 41 in the Z direction may be maximized at the other end of the main body 41 in the X direction, located on the side of the second end 120b in the storage space 120. Alternatively, the width of the main body 41 in the Z direction may be maximized at any position between the two ends of the main body 41 in the X direction. Furthermore, the main body 41 may also be a shape other than a rectangle, such as a trapezoid, a triangle, or a step with a height difference in the Z direction, when viewed from the Y direction.

[0180] • The direction and position of the wires 33 and 34 leading out from the shielding shell 36 can also be changed appropriately.

[0181] In the above embodiment, the first wire 33 is crimped to the first wire connection portion 62 by being enclosed by a pair of cylindrical plates 66 and tightened together with the cylindrical plates 66. However, the method of electrically connecting the first terminal 31 and the first wire 33 is not limited to this. For example, the first terminal 31 and the first wire 33 can also be electrically connected by welding such as ultrasonic welding. In this case, the first wire connection portion 62 may not have the cylindrical plates 66. The same applies to the electrical connection of the second terminal 32 and the second wire 34.

[0182] The shapes of terminals 31 and 32 are not limited to those described in the above embodiments. The first terminal 31 may simply have the shape of a plate-shaped first connecting portion 61. Similarly, the second terminal may simply have the shape of a plate-shaped second connecting portion 71.

[0183] • The shape of the terminal holding portion 42 is not limited to the shape described in the above embodiment. The terminal holding portion 42 can be any shape that protrudes from the main body portion 41 and from which the connecting portions 61 and 71 protrude.

[0184] The position and opening direction of the first opening 113 in the shielding shell 36 are not limited to the position and opening direction described in the above embodiment. The first opening 113 only needs to communicate with the storage space 120 and the outside of the shielding shell 36 and expose the connecting parts 61 and 71 to the outside of the shielding shell 36. For example, the first opening 113 may also be provided in the shielding shell 36 at a position near the center of the side wall 111 in the X direction, close to the wire insertion holes 135 and 136.

[0185] The shielding shell 36 is not limited to the shape described in the above embodiment as long as it has a wall and a first opening 113. The wall defines a storage space 120 for housing the main body 41, and the first opening 113 is provided on the wall, connecting the storage space 120 and the outside of the shielding shell 36, and exposing the connecting parts 61 and 71 to the outside of the shielding shell 36. Of course, the shape of the first opening 113 and the like can also be appropriately changed. For example, the shielding shell 36 may also be configured with a split part 92 without the notch 117. In addition, for example, the shielding shell 36 may also be configured without the inclined surface 165 and the dehydration hole 164. In addition, in the above embodiment, the second opening 114 opens in the X direction, but the opening direction of the second opening 114 is not limited to the X direction and can be any direction. In addition, the second opening 114 may not be provided in a position adjacent to the first opening 113, but in a position away from the first opening 113. In addition, in the above embodiment, the shielding shell 36 is composed of two parts: the shell body 91 and the split part 92. However, it may also be composed of only one part or three or more parts.

[0186] In the above embodiment, the "first direction" of the thickness direction of the connecting portions 61 and 71 is generally consistent with the vertical direction. However, the thickness direction of the connecting portions 61 and 71 does not necessarily have to be consistent with the vertical direction. The thickness direction of the connecting portions 61 and 71 is not limited to the vertical direction, and may sometimes change to other directions depending on the shape of the connector housing 35 and the posture of the connector 30. In addition, in the above embodiment, the "second direction" of the connecting portions 61 and 71 protruding from the terminal holding portion 42 corresponds to the Y direction which is perpendicular to the Z direction. However, the "second direction" does not necessarily have to be perpendicular to the first direction as long as it is a direction that intersects the first direction. In addition, in the above embodiment, the X direction is listed as an example of the "third direction" which intersects both the first and second directions. However, in addition to the X direction which is perpendicular to both the Z and Y directions, the direction that intersects the planes extending in the first and second directions may also be designated as the "third direction".

[0187] The fixing component 171 is not limited to bolts. The fixing component 171 can be any component such as screws that can be inserted into the fixing hole 151 and fix the fixing part 103 and the mounting part 25.

[0188] • The shape of the housing 23 can also be appropriately changed according to the shape of the device 21 and the connector 30 stored inside the housing 23.

[0189] In the above embodiment, the inverter 22 is cited as an example of the device 21 mounted on the vehicle. However, the device 21 connected by the connector 30 is not limited to this, and any electrical device mounted on the vehicle is acceptable.

[0190] As illustrated in the example, the shielding shell 36 and the main body 41 can also be assembled such that the shielding shell 36 and the main body 41 have clearance in the Z direction, and further arbitrarily have clearance in the X direction.

[0191] • In the illustrated embodiment, the Y direction, which is the protruding direction of the connecting portions 61 and 71 of terminals 31 and 32, is sometimes referred to as the mounting direction or disassembly direction of the connector 30 relative to the mounting portion 25 of the device 21.

[0192] In the illustrated embodiment, the mounting portion 25 of device 21, or the combination of mounting portion 25 and the opposite-side terminals 201, 202, is sometimes referred to as the opposite connector corresponding to connector 30. This opposite connector can be fixedly mounted on the housing 23 of device 21, or it can be integrated with the housing 23. Sometimes, this opposite connector and connector 30 are referred to as a connector pair.

[0193] In the illustrated embodiment, the flange portion 51 (particularly the flange surface) of the connector housing 35 and / or the first opening 113 (particularly the opening edge) of the shielding shell can be configured to contact or face the top surface of the mounting portion 25. The flange portion 51 (particularly the flange surface) of the connector housing 35 and / or the first opening 113 (particularly the opening edge) of the shielding shell are sometimes referenced as the base surface of the connector 30 or the connector housing 35, for example, they may be parallel to the XZ plane. In the illustrated embodiment, the connector housing 35 is sometimes referenced as an insulating resin base or an insulating resin block.

[0194] The connector housing 35 can be in close contact with the entire surface of the terminals 31 and 32, excluding the connecting portions 61 and 71, and can also be in close contact with the outermost portion of the wire 33 having a first length and the outermost portion of the wire 34 having a second length. The second length may be different from the first length.

[0195] As illustrated in the embodiment, the connecting portions 61 and 71 of terminals 31 and 32 can also be configured as metal plates, which can be configured to extend on a first non-base plane or a first orthogonal plane, such as an XY plane, that intersects or is orthogonal to the flange portion 51 (base plane) of the connector housing 35. The first connecting portion 61 of the first terminal 31 and the second connecting portion 71 of the second terminal 32 can also be arranged on a common virtual plane.

[0196] ·like Figure 6As shown in the embodiment, the first connecting portion 61 and the first connecting portion 63 of the first terminal 31 can also be disposed on different planes, such as the XY plane and the XZ plane, by having a bend 65 between them. The bend 65 of the first terminal 31 is sometimes referred to as an out-of-plane bend or an out-of-plane L-shaped portion that arranges the first connecting portion 61 and the first connecting portion 63 on different planes, such as the XY plane and the XZ plane.

[0197] • It can also be like Figure 6 As shown in the embodiment, the direction-changing portion 76 of the second terminal 32 can also be configured to extend the second connecting portion 71 and the second connecting portion 73 on a common virtual plane (e.g., the XY plane) or to extend parallel to the common virtual plane (e.g., the XY plane). The direction-changing portion 76 of the second terminal 32 in the embodiment is sometimes referred to as an in-plane bend or an in-plane L-shaped portion that arranges the second connecting portion 71 and the second connecting portion 73 on a common virtual plane, such as the XY plane.

[0198] ·like Figures 4-6 As shown in the embodiment, the connector housing 35 may also have a second non-base surface or a second orthogonal surface (e.g., the end faces of the wire holding portions 44 and 45) that is different from the flange portion 51 (base surface) of the connector housing 35. The lead-out positions P1 and P2 in the illustrated embodiment may also be different positions on the second non-base surface or the second orthogonal surface of the connector housing 35.

[0199] • The first wire connection portion 62 of the first terminal 31 and the second wire connection portion 72 of the second terminal 32 can also be as follows Figure 6 As shown, for example, staggered configuration in the X direction can also be as follows: Figure 9 As shown, for example, when viewed from above in the Z direction, they may partially or completely not overlap. Alternatively, or based on this, the wire connections 62, 72, as... Figure 6 As shown, for example, staggered configuration in the Z direction, can also be as follows: Figure 10 As shown, for example, when viewed from above in the X direction, they may partially or completely not overlap. It is also possible to... Figure 9 and 10 As shown, the wire connection parts 62 and 72 are arranged on a common virtual plane that can serve as the XZ plane.

[0200] As illustrated in the embodiment, the connector housing 35 may also be configured to restrict the lead-out direction of the wires 33 and 34. For example, the connector housing 35 may also be configured to lead out of the connector housing 35 parallel to the flange portion 51 (base surface) orthogonal to the mounting direction of the connector 30.

[0201] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached figures

[0202] 21 Equipment

[0203] 22 Inverters

[0204] 23 Box

[0205] 24. Main body of the box

[0206] 25 Installation Department

[0207] 26 mounting holes

[0208] 27 Insertion section

[0209] 28 Fixing holes

[0210] 30 connectors

[0211] 31 Terminal 1

[0212] 32 Terminal 2

[0213] 33 First Electric Wire

[0214] 34. Second wire

[0215] 35 Connector Housing

[0216] 36 Shielding shell

[0217] 41 Main body

[0218] 42 Terminal holding section

[0219] 43. Maintenance section

[0220] 44 Wire holding part

[0221] 45 Wire retainer

[0222] 46 First sealing groove

[0223] 47 First sealing groove

[0224] 48. Electrical wire side sealing component

[0225] 49. Electrical wire side sealing component

[0226] 51 Flange portion

[0227] 52 Support section

[0228] 53 Second sealing groove

[0229] 54. Box side sealing components

[0230] 61 First connecting part

[0231] 62 First wire connection part

[0232] 63 First connecting section

[0233] 64 First connecting hole

[0234] 65 Bending section

[0235] 66 tube segments

[0236] 71 Second connecting part

[0237] 72 Second wire connection part

[0238] 73 Second Link

[0239] 74 Second connecting hole

[0240] 75 Steps

[0241] 76 Direction Transformation Unit

[0242] 77 tube segments

[0243] 81 core wire

[0244] 82 Insulation Covering Section

[0245] 91 Shell body

[0246] 92 Split part

[0247] 101 Configuration Department

[0248] 102 Insertion Section

[0249] 103 Fixing Part

[0250] 111 Sidewall

[0251] 111a First wall section

[0252] 111b Second wall section

[0253] 111c Third wall section

[0254] 111d Fourth wall section

[0255] 112 next door

[0256] 113 First opening

[0257] 114 Second opening

[0258] 115a First end

[0259] 115b, second end

[0260] 116 screws

[0261] 117. Gap section

[0262] 120 storage space

[0263] 120a First End

[0264] 120b, second end

[0265] 121 Storage Department

[0266] 131 Insert into the recess

[0267] 132 Insert into the recess

[0268] 133 Seal recess

[0269] 134 Seal recess

[0270] 135 Wire insertion hole

[0271] 136 Wire insertion hole

[0272] 137 locking hole

[0273] 141 Rubber plug

[0274] 142 Rubber plugs

[0275] 143 Remaining body

[0276] 144 Fixed claw

[0277] 145 Through Hole

[0278] 146 Through-hole

[0279] 147 Shielding Conductor

[0280] 151 Fixing hole

[0281] 152 Fixed surface

[0282] 161 First Storage Wall Section

[0283] 162 Second Storage Wall Section

[0284] 163 Steps Wall

[0285] 164 dehydration holes

[0286] 165° inclined surface

[0287] 166 First inclined plane

[0288] 167 Second Inclined Surface

[0289] 168 Restricting convex part

[0290] 169 Restricting convex part

[0291] 171 Fixed components

[0292] 201 Counterside Terminal

[0293] 202 Counterside Terminal

[0294] D1 width

[0295] D2 width

[0296] G1 gap

[0297] L1 length

[0298] L2 length

[0299] P1 First Lead-Out Position

[0300] P2, second lead-out position

Claims

1. A connector comprising: A terminal having a plate-shaped connecting portion that is electrically connected to a terminal on the opposite side; The wire is electrically connected to the terminal. A connector housing that holds the terminal in a manner that exposes the connection portion and embeds a portion of the terminal; as well as A shielding shell covers the outer side of the connector housing. The connector housing has: a main body portion, in which the connection portion between the terminal and the wire is embedded, and the wire is led out; And the terminal holding part protrudes from the main body. The connecting portion protrudes from the terminal retaining portion to the outside of the connector housing. The shielding shell has: a wall, defining a storage space for accommodating the main body; An opening is provided on the wall to connect the storage space and the outside of the shielding shell, allowing the connecting portion to protrude to the outside of the shielding shell. When the thickness direction of the connecting portion is set as the first direction, the width of the storage space in the first direction is wider than the width of the main body in the first direction. When the protrusion direction of the connecting portion from the terminal holding portion is set as the second direction, and the direction perpendicular to both the first and second directions is set as the fourth direction, Viewed from the second direction, the width of the storage space in the first direction monotonically increases from the first end, which is one end of the fourth direction in the storage space, toward the second end, which is the other end of the fourth direction in the storage space. The width of the main body in the first direction is greatest at one end of the main body in the fourth direction, located on the first end side of the storage space.

2. The connector according to claim 1, wherein, When the direction in which the connecting portion protrudes from the terminal holding portion is designated as the second direction, and the direction perpendicular to both the first and second directions is designated as the fourth direction,... The width of the storage space in the fourth direction is wider than the width of the main body in the fourth direction.

3. The connector according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein, A sealing member in the shape of a sealing ring is disposed in the storage space to seal the inner wall surface of the wall and the outer wall surface of the main body.

4. A connector comprising: A terminal having a plate-shaped connecting portion that is electrically connected to a terminal on the opposite side; The wire is electrically connected to the terminal. A connector housing that holds the terminal in a manner that exposes the connection portion and embeds a portion of the terminal; as well as A shielding shell covers the outer side of the connector housing. The connector housing has: a main body portion, in which the connection portion between the terminal and the wire is embedded, and the wire is led out; And the terminal holding part protrudes from the main body. The connecting portion protrudes from the terminal retaining portion to the outside of the connector housing. The shielding shell has: a wall, defining a storage space for accommodating the main body; An opening is provided on the wall to connect the storage space and the outside of the shielding shell, allowing the connecting portion to protrude to the outside of the shielding shell. When the thickness direction of the connecting portion is set as the first direction, the width of the storage space in the first direction is wider than the width of the main body portion in the first direction. The device includes a sealing ring-shaped sealing member disposed within the storage space to seal the inner wall surface of the wall portion against the outer wall surface of the main body portion. The wall has a wire insertion hole for leading the wire from the storage space to the outside of the storage space. The sealing member is disposed in the storage space between the exposed opening and the wire insertion hole. The portion of the outer wall of the main body from which the wire leads out is positioned between the sealing member and the wire insertion hole, and includes two terminals. When the direction in which the connecting portion protrudes from the terminal holding portion is designated as the second direction, and the direction intersecting both the first and second directions is designated as the third direction, The connection portions of the two terminals are arranged in the third direction. The wire extends from the main body along the third direction.

5. The connector according to claim 4, wherein, The sealing member is disposed in the third direction between the end face of the lead wire in the third direction of the connecting portion and the main body portion, and the sealing member extends in a direction intersecting the third direction.

6. The connector according to claim 1 or claim 4, wherein, The wall has a wire insertion hole for leading the wire from the storage space to the outside of the storage space, and includes an opposing wall opposite to the wire insertion hole in the through direction of the wire insertion hole. The opposing wall and the portion of the wall other than the opposing wall are separate parts.

Images