Patent ID: 7905733
Filing Date: 2011-03-15
Classification: G02F,H01R,H05K

Abstract:
1. A power board comprising: a circuit board; and an on-board connector provided on said circuit board; wherein said on-board connector is arranged in a vicinity of an edge portion of said circuit board; said on-board connector includes an output terminal, and a housing that is made of an insulating material and includes a portion that is arranged to surround at least one portion of said output terminal; said output terminal has an elongated shape extending in a direction substantially perpendicularly to the edge portion of said circuit board, and is positioned in a width direction substantially parallel to the edge portion of said circuit board, so as to be substantially at a center of said housing and arranged in an area of said housing spaced away from the edge portion of said circuit board such that said output terminal is provided within an enclosed chamber defined between the circuit board and the housing; said housing includes a terminal holding portion, an engaging recess, and a portion that does not surround the at least one portion of said output terminal; said portion that does not surround the at least one portion of said output terminal, which is closer to the edge portion of said circuit board, defines an insulating block portion and a reinforcing portion; said insulating block portion has a substantially block-shaped configuration provided continuously along substantially an entire width of said housing; said reinforcing portion is arranged to fix said housing to said circuit board; said terminal holding portion has a larger thickness than said portion that does not surround the at least one portion of said output terminal as measured from said circuit board so that a step-shaped portion is provided therebetween; and said engaging recess is defined in said housing so as to include an opening on a circuit board side, and a connecting portion of said output terminal, provided for connection to an outside element, is arranged in said engaging recess.