Patent ID: 11942914
Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B | IPC B  H

Claim 2:
3. A noise filter connected to a wire of a wire harness that links a power source and a load, and eliminating noise transmitted from the power source to the load, comprising:
a housing;
a capacitor that is housed inside the housing;
a ground terminal installed on the housing and having a connecting portion that is connected to one electrode of the capacitor and a grounding portion that is grounded on a vehicle body panel; and
a noise filter wire that has a first end connected directly to another electrode of the capacitor and a second end connected by splicing to a middle portion of the wire of the wire harness,
wherein the housing includes a cylindrical outer circumferential wall that encompasses four sides, a bottom that seals one end of the outer circumferential wall, and an opening that is formed on the end of the outer circumferential wall that is on the opposite side from the bottom,
the outer circumferential wall is configured to include a first wall and a second wall that are parallel to each other, and
the ground terminal includes a contact portion that is provided inside the outer circumferential wall and is in contact with the first wall, and the grounding portion extending from the contact portion extends outside the housing along an opening direction of the opening.