Patent ID: 11909149
Assignee: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 5:
6. A rotary connector device comprising:
a fixed body;
a rotation body assembled to the fixed body, the rotation body being rotatable about a rotation axis with respect to the fixed body; and
a connector connected to the rotation body, the connector comprising:
a cover including a first wall and a space therein, the first wall extending from the rotation body in an axial direction substantially parallel to the rotation axis;
a conductor electrically connected to a cable conducting wire and disposed in the space; and
a holding member attached to the cover inserted in the space and holding the conductor, the holding member including, in the first wall, an exposed portion exposed to an outside of the space,

the cover and the holding member including a restriction structure to restrict foreign matter from entering the space through the exposed portion,
the restriction structure comprising:
a first protrusion that protrudes in a direction substantially orthogonal to the first wall; and
a first recess in which the first protrusion is fitted,

the holding member including the first recess,
the cover including the first protrusion, and
the first recess and the first protrusion extending from the rotation body in the axial direction.