Patent ID: 8192225
Filing Date: 2012-06-05
Classification: B60Q,H01R

Abstract:
1. A press-contact connection apparatus, comprising: a base part; press-contact terminals which are fixed to the base part; and an electric wire holder which is adapted to hold a plurality of electric wires to be press-contacted with the respective press-contact terminals, wherein the base part includes a support which supports the electric wire holder rotatably and serves as a fulcrum of a rotation of the electric wire, a locking part that fixes the electric wire holder to the base part and a first engagement portion that is provided between the support and the locking part, the electric wire holder includes a rotational shaft which is provided in one end portion of the electric wire holder and supported by the support of the base part, and a second engagement portion to be engaged with the first engagement portion, and the electric wire holder is pulled in a direction from the rotational shaft toward the second engagement portion by a reaction force from the first engagement portion when the electric wire holder is rotated about the rotational shaft and the plurality of electric wires are being press-contacted to the respective press-contact terminals.