Patent ID: 6587029
Filing Date: 2003-07-01
Classification: H01C

Abstract:
A high-voltage variable resistor comprising:an insulating casing with a terminal base portion; a circuit section contained in said insulating casing and having an output portion; a snap-in terminal inserted in said terminal base portion of said insulating casing and connected to the output portion of said circuit section; and an output connecting electrode inserted in said terminal base portion from a direction that is substantially perpendicular to said snap-in terminal and press-fitted in and connected to said snap-in terminal; wherein said terminal base portion of said casing has an insertion groove arranged to guide and insert said snap-in terminal, an insertion hole arranged on one side of said snap-in terminal and arranged to guide and insert said output connecting electrode, and a relief groove located on the one side of said snap-in terminal and on a side surface of said insertion groove intersecting said insertion hole, and said insertion groove, said insertion hole, and said relief groove are integral and simultaneously formed from a metal mold of a structure to be pierced.