US 12,438,311 B2
Connector and connector assembly including at least one current sensor
Kotaro Yoneda, Yao (JP); and Hayato Kondo, Yao (JP)
Assigned to HOSIDEN CORPORATION, Yao (JP)
Filed by HOSIDEN CORPORATION, Yao (JP)
Filed on May 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/196,563.
Claims priority of application No. 2022-104986 (JP), filed on Jun. 29, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0006825 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. H01R 13/66 (2006.01); H01R 12/72 (2011.01); H01R 13/6594 (2011.01)
CPC H01R 13/6683 (2013.01) [H01R 12/722 (2013.01); H01R 13/6594 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A connector comprising:
a body having an insulating property;
at least one first terminal, each first terminal of the at least one first terminal including:
a first distal portion extending in a first direction, the first distal portion protruding from the body to one side in the first direction or being exposed from the body,
a first lead portion externally connectable, and
a first body portion being provided between the first distal portion and the first lead portion, extending in the first direction and in a second direction that is substantially orthogonal to the first direction, being at least partly held by the body, and including a measurement target, the measurement target extending in the first and second directions and being disposed inside the body; and
an internal circuit board fixed to the body and disposed in spaced relation to the measurement target of the at least one first terminal in a third direction, the third direction being substantially orthogonal to the first and second directions; and
at least one current sensor mounted on the internal circuit board, the at least one current sensor being disposed near the measurement target of the at least one first terminal and configured to perform a non-contact detection of a current flowing through the at least one first terminal.