CONNECTOR FOR ELECTRICITY-FEEDING WIRE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce reduction of a voltage induced by a pickup coil in a connector for connecting opposed ends of an electricity-feeding wire in a non-contact electricity-feeding device. SOLUTION: The connector 1 is provided with: leaf springs 9 clamped in the end parts of the electricity-feeding wire 3 constituting the non-contact electricity-feeding device respectively; and a flexible conductive wire 11 for electrically connecting the respective leaf springs 9. The leaf spring 9 has upper and lower clamping pieces 9a, 9b, and holding a copper wire 8 portion of the end part of the electricity-feeding wire 3 by inserting the copper wire 8 portion from an opening 9c and fitting it in a circular retaining part 9d. The conductive wire 11 is connected to a portion at an inner side of the opening 9c of the leaf spring 9 and adjacent to the circular retaining part 9d by welding or soldering, and is arranged close to an axis center line 3a of the electricity-feeding wire 3. The degree in which the current flowing in the electricity-feeding wire 3 is deviated from the axis center line 3a is reduced, and since the width in which a current route is deviated from a central part 6a of the pickup coil 6 becomes small, lowering of induction voltage when the pickup coil 6 passes through the connector 1 is reduced. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT