US 11,894,626 B2
Circuit apparatus
Takamune Kikuta, Mie (JP)
Assigned to AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., Mie (JP); SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., Mie (JP); and SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., Osaka (JP)
Appl. No. 17/438,074
Filed by AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., Mie (JP); SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., Mie (JP); and SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., Osaka (JP)
PCT Filed Dec. 19, 2019, PCT No. PCT/JP2019/049862
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 10, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/183850, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 17, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 2019-047232 (JP), filed on Mar. 14, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0255249 A1, Aug. 11, 2022
Int. Cl. H01R 13/58 (2006.01); H01R 12/58 (2011.01); H01R 12/73 (2011.01); H01R 13/24 (2006.01); H01R 13/514 (2006.01); H01R 13/516 (2006.01); H05K 1/11 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 12/58 (2013.01) [H01R 12/73 (2013.01); H01R 13/2464 (2013.01); H01R 13/514 (2013.01); H01R 13/516 (2013.01); H05K 1/119 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A circuit apparatus comprising:
a stacked body; and
a plurality of terminals,
wherein the stacked body includes a plurality of layers,
a plurality of holes that extend through the plurality of layers are formed in the stacked body,
each of the plurality of layers includes a connection member that is formed of a conductor,
the connection member includes: a pair of connection portions that are provided at positions corresponding to the plurality of holes; and a joining portion that connects the pair of connection portions to each other,
the plurality of terminals include a plurality of types of terminals that correspond to the plurality of layers, respectively,
each of the plurality of types of terminals is capable of being selectively connected to the pair of connection portions of a corresponding one of the plurality of layers by being inserted into a predetermined one of the plurality of holes,
the plurality of types of terminals include coated terminals,
each of the coated terminals includes a terminal main body and an insulation coating,
the terminal main body includes a first portion that corresponds to a layer that serves as a connection partner and a second portion that corresponds to layers that do not serve as the connection partner, and
the insulation coating is formed around the second portion.