US 11,862,888 B2
Connector capable of suppressing temperature rise using heat storage material
Yuki Hashimoto, Mie (JP); Katsuhiko Aizawa, Mie (JP); and Akihiro Hayashi, Mie (JP)
Assigned to AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., Mie (JP); SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., Mie (JP); and SUMITOMO ELECTRICINDUSTRIES, LTD., Osaka (JP)
Appl. No. 17/420,797
Filed by AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., Mie (JP); SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., Mie (JP); and SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., Osaka (JP)
PCT Filed Dec. 24, 2019, PCT No. PCT/JP2019/050470
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 6, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/145118, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 16, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 2019-003685 (JP), filed on Jan. 11, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0069508 A1, Mar. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. H01R 13/502 (2006.01); B60L 53/16 (2019.01)
CPC H01R 13/502 (2013.01) [B60L 53/16 (2019.02); H01R 2201/26 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A connector, comprising:
a terminal;
a connector housing for holding the terminal; and
a heat storage body accommodated in the connector housing,
wherein:
the heat storage body includes a case accommodated in the connector housing and a heat storage material accommodated in the case,
the connector housing includes an accommodation recess configured to accommodate the case of the heat storage body, and
the accommodation recess extends in a length direction of the terminal so that the heat storage material and the terminal extend in parallel to each other along the length direction of the terminal.