Connecting structure for high voltage resistance wires

Claim 2

A connecting structure for high voltage resistance wire, comprising: a high voltage resistance wire for suppressing noise which has on one end a connecting terminal fitted to a high voltage terminal that has a cylindrical insulator on its circumference; an insulating soft elastic cap mounted on said high voltage resistance wire enclosing said connecting terminal which is fitted to said high voltage terminal, said cap further being fitted to the cylindrical insulator of the high voltage terminal; and a rigid holder having means for increasing fitting strength of said cap to the cylindrical insulator and sealing efficiency between said cap and insulator, said holder being inserted onto the outside of said elastic cap from the side of the resistance wire toward the side of the cylindrical insulator, which can be fitted closely to the outer periphery of the connecting portion of the elastic cap and the cylindrical insulator.

Claim 3

A connecting structure for high voltage resistance wire as set forth in claim 1, wherein said holder is inserted freely movably to said elastic cap.

Claim 4

A connecting structure for high voltage resistance wire as set forth in claim 2, wherein said elastic cap has a coupling section on the side of the connecting portion, which coupling section is constructed via a tapered guiding surface to have an increased diameter compared to other sections of the elastic cap.

Claim 5

A connecting structure for high voltage resistance wire as set forth in claim 3, wherein said holder comprises a cylindrical section with diameter slightly smaller than that of the enlarged diameter of the coupling portion of said elastic cap and said holder has a tapered section that corresponds to the tapered guiding surface of said elastic cap.

Claim 6

A connecting structure for high voltage resistance wire as set forth in claim 4, further comprising a projection adjacent the coupling section along the circumference of said elastic cap, for retention of the holder on the coupling section of the cap.

Claim 7

A connecting structure for high voltage resistance wire as set forth in claim 5, wherein at a least one slit is provided in the tapered section of said holder.

Claim 8

A connecting structure for high voltage resistance wire as set forth in claim 6, wherein said elastic cap is formed from a material that has self-lubricating property such as an oil-containing synthetic rubber.

Claim 9

A connecting structure for high voltage resistance wire as set forth in claim 7, wherein said elastic cap is formed from an oil-containing synthetic rubber that contains silicon oil.

Claim 10

A connecting structure for high voltage resistance wire as set forth in claim 6, wherein one of the outer surface of said plug cap and the inner surface of said holder is coated with a lubricant.

Claim 11

A connecting structure for high voltage resistance wire as set forth in claim 9, wherein silicon grease is used as the lubricant.

Claim 12

A connecting structure for high voltage resistance wire, comprising: a high voltage resistance wire for suppressing noise which has on one end a connecting terminal fitted to a high voltage terminal that has a cylindrical insulator on its circumference; an insulating soft elastic cap mounted on said high voltage resistance wire enclosing said connecting terminal which is fitted to said high voltage terminal, said cap further being fitted to the cylindrical insulator of the high voltage terminal; and a rigid holder inserted onto the outside of said elastic cap, which can be fitted closely to the outer periphery of the connecting portion of the elastic cap and the cylindrical insulator; wherein said holder is inserted freely movably to said elastic cap; wherein said elastic cap has a coupling section on the side of the connection portion, which coupling section is constructed via a tapered guiding surface to have an increased diameter compared to other sections of the elastic cap; wherein said holder comprises a cylindrical section with diameter slightly smaller than that of the enlarged diameter slightly smaller than that of the coupling portion of said elastic cap and said holder has a tapered section that corresponds to the tapered guiding surface of said elastic cap; further comprising a projection for preventing the fall-off of the holder provided in the area of the elastic cap other than that adjacent the coupling section along the circumference of said elastic cap, for retention of the holder on the coupling section of the cap; and wherein at least one slit is provided in the tapered section of said holder.

Claim 13

A connecting structure for high voltage resistance wire, comprising: a high voltage resistance wire for suppressing noise which has on one end a connecting terminal fitted to a high voltage terminal that has a cylindrical insulator on its circumference; an insulating soft elastic cap mounted on said high voltage resistance wire enclosing said connecting terminal which is fitted to said high voltage terminal, said cap further being fitted to the cylindrical insulator of the high voltage terminal; and a rigid holder inserted onto the outside of said elastic cap, which can be fitted closely to the outer periphery of the connecting portion of the elastic cap and the cylindrical insulator; wherein said holder is inserted freely movably to said elastic cap; wherein said elastic cap has a coupling section on the side of the connection portion, which coupling section is constructed via a tapered guiding surface to have an increased diameter compared to other sections of the elastic cap; wherein said holder comprises a cylindrical section with diameter slightly smaller than that of the enlarged diameter slightly smaller than that of the coupling portion of said elastic cap and said holder has a tapered section that corresponds to the tapered guiding surface of said elastic cap; further comprising a projection for preventing the fall-off of the holder provided in the area of the elastic cap other than that adjacent the coupling section along the circumference of said elastic cap, for retention of the holder on the coupling section of the cap; and wherein at least one slit is provided in the tapered section of said holder.

Claim 14

A connecting structure for high voltage resistance wire as set forth in claim 11, wherein said elastic cap is formed from a material that has self-lubricating property such as an oil-containing synthetic rubber.

Claim 15

A connecting structure for high voltage resistance wire as set forth in claim 12, wherein said elastic cap is formed from an oil-containing synthetic rubber that contains silicon oil.

Claim 16

A connecting structure for high voltage resistance wire as set forth in claim 13, wherein one of the outer surface of said plug cap and the inner surface of said holder is coated with a lubricant.

Claim 17

A connecting structure for high voltage resistance wire as set forth in claim 14, wherein silicon grease is used as the lubricant.