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  Circuit unit deviceUSPTO Application #: 20060216964Title: Circuit unit device Abstract: When a first circuit unit and a second circuit unit are to be positioned and superposed by positioning portions and positioning portions, an exposed portion of a circuit conductor in the second circuit unit is deformed corresponding to a difference in a dimension between the positioning portions and the positioning portions. Consequently, a shift part caused by the difference in the dimension between the positioning portions and the positioning portions is automatically absorbed so that the first circuit unit and the second circuit unit can be assembled easily. (end of abstract)
Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP - Washington, DC, US Inventor: Ryoji Takahashi USPTO Applicaton #: 20060216964 - Class: 439076100 (USPTO) Related Patent Categories: Electrical Connectors, Preformed Panel Circuit Arrangement, E.g., Pcb, Icm, Dip, Chip, Wafer, Etc., Within Distinct Housing Spaced From Panel Circuit Arrangement The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060216964. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a circuit unit device constituted by superposing a first circuit unit and a second circuit unit which are formed by assembling a circuit conductor having a contact portion and a terminal portion in an insulator respectively. [0002] Conventionally, a switch device for a vehicle comprises a circuit unit device constituted by superposing a first circuit unit and a second circuit unit which are formed by assembling a circuit conductor having a contact portion and a terminal portion in an insulator respectively, for example. In such a case, the first circuit unit constitutes a main circuit, for example, and the second circuit unit constitutes an attached circuit. They are positioned, and particularly, positions of the contact portion and the terminal portion are set. [0003] However, the first circuit unit and the second circuit unit are separate members and a dimension between portions to be positioned has a difference depending on a product. For this reason, there is a problem in that positions of the portions to be positioned each other are not adapted finely when they are assembled and an assembly is thus hard to perform. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0004] The invention has been made in consideration of the circumstances, and therefore, has an object to provide a circuit unit device capable of easily assembling a first circuit unit and a second circuit unit which have a difference in a dimension between portions to be positioned depending on a product. [0005] In order to solve the aforesaid object, the invention is characterized by having the following arrangement. [0006] (1) A circuit unit device comprising: [0007] a first circuit unit that includes a first insulator and a first circuit conductor assembled into the first insulator, the first circuit conductor including a first contact portion and a first terminal portion; and [0008] a second circuit that is superposed on the first circuit unit and includes a second insulator and a second circuit conductor assembled into the second insulator, the second circuit including a second contact portion and a second terminal portion, [0009] wherein a part of the second circuit conductor between the second contact portion and the second terminal portion is exposed and can be deformed. [0010] (2) The circuit unit device according to (1), wherein the exposed part of the second circuit conductor is bent to form a step portion. [0011] (3) The circuit unit device according to (1), wherein [0012] the second insulator includes a first half insulator piece on which the second contact portion is arranged and a second half insulator piece on which the second terminal portion is arranged, and [0013] the first insulator includes a positioning portion for positioning the first half insulator piece so that the first contact portion is positioned with respect to the second contact portion and a positioning portion for the positioning the second half insulator piece so that the first terminal portion is positioned with respect to the second terminal portion. [0014] According to the means, when the first circuit unit and the second circuit unit are to be positioned and superposed, an exposed portion of the circuit conductor in the second circuit unit is deformed depending on a difference in a dimension between portions to be positioned. Consequently, a shift part made by the difference in the dimension between the portions to be positioned is absorbed automatically so that the assembly can easily be carried out. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0015] FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a circuit unit device according to an example of the invention, [0016] FIG. 2 is an exploded front view showing the circuit unit device, [0017] FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a base portion of a lever switch device in a vehicle, which is taken away along an X-X line in FIG. 4, and [0018] FIG. 4 is a front view showing a state in which a body cover in the lever switch device for the vehicle is removed. DESCRIPTION OF THE REFERENCE NUMERALS AND SIGNS [0019] In the drawings, 16 denotes a circuit unit device, 17 denotes a first circuit unit, 18 denotes a second circuit unit, 19 and 23 denote an insulator, 20 and 24 denote a circuit conductor, 24a denotes a part of the circuit conductor (an exposed portion), 21 and 25 denote a contact portion, 22 and 26 denote a terminal portion, and 27, 28, 31 and 32 denote a positioning portion. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Continue reading... Full patent description for Circuit unit device Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Circuit unit device patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. 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