US 12,414,255 B2
Lead holding portion structure and motor
Yasuhiro Yamagata, Chiba (JP); and Akiko Saito, Chiba (JP)
Assigned to MABUCHI MOTOR CO., LTD., Chiba (JP)
Appl. No. 18/838,235
Filed by MABUCHI MOTOR CO., LTD., Chiba (JP)
PCT Filed Dec. 26, 2023, PCT No. PCT/JP2023/046709
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 14, 2024,
PCT Pub. No. WO2025/141707, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 3, 2025.
Prior Publication US 2025/0212350 A1, Jun. 26, 2025
Int. Cl. H05K 7/14 (2006.01); H02K 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 7/14 (2013.01) [H02K 7/00 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A lead holding portion structure in which a lead is held between a first component and a second component to be assembled to the first component, and the lead is drawn out from inside the first component and the second component, the lead holding portion structure comprising:
two first recessed portions that are arranged side by side, spaced apart from each other along an extension direction of the lead, and each includes a groove extending in the extension direction; and
a second recessed portion that is located between the two first recessed portions in an assembled state of the first component and the second component, and includes a groove that is in opposite orientation to the grooves of the first recessed portions and extends in the extension direction, wherein
either the first recessed portions or the second recessed portion is provided to the first component, and the other is provided to the second component,
in the assembled state, the second component is fixed to the first component,
in the assembled state, the lead placed in the grooves of the first recessed portions and in the groove of the second recessed portion is bent and held by the first recessed portions and the second recessed portion, and
a recessed portion or portions provided to a component where the lead is placed, the component being either the first component or the second component, is or are less in a groove width than a recessed portion or portions provided to a component where the lead is not placed, the component being the other,
each of the grooves of the first recessed portions and the groove of the second recessed portion has a shape that joins lower ends of two side surfaces facing each other to a curved bottom surface,
at least one of the two first recessed portions and the second recessed portion have a projection portion provided on one or each of the two side surfaces, and
the projection portion is not provided on the curved bottom surface.