Socket with enhanced internal insulation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10587059-B2
Application number	US-201916276626-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 15, 2019
Priority date	Mar 14, 2018
Publication date	Mar 10, 2020
Grant date	Mar 10, 2020

Abstract

The disclosure provides a socket that can easily secure internal insulation. The socket includes a box-shaped first housing and a second housing attached to the first housing. The first housing includes a first wall and a second wall. The first wall extends in a width direction that intersects an opening surface, and has a first opening for inserting a screw member that fixes a conductor part of a wire. The second wall extends in a direction that intersects the opening surface and the first wall, and has a second opening for inserting and removing the conductor part of the wire. The second housing includes a second housing body and a locking arm. The second housing body covers the opening surface. The locking arm extends from the second housing body in the width direction and is locked to the first housing in the width direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A socket, comprising:
a first housing being box-shaped and having an opening surface; and
a second housing attached to the first housing to cover the opening surface,
wherein the first housing comprises:
a first wall extending in a width direction that intersects the opening surface and having a first opening for inserting a screw member that is fixable to a conductor part of a wire; and
a second wall extending in a direction that intersects the opening surface and the first wall and having a second opening for being capable to insert and remove the conductor part of the wire, and
the second housing comprises:
a second housing body covering the opening surface; and
a locking arm extending from the second housing body in the width direction and being locked to the first housing in the width direction,
wherein the locking arm is disposed near the first opening and between the first wall and the second wall,
wherein the second housing comprises a locking claw, which is disposed to face the second housing body, at an end portion of the locking arm, wherein the end portion is farther from the second housing body in the width direction, and
the first wall of the first housing comprises a locking recess that locks the locking claw,
wherein the locking claw has an inclined surface formed at a portion that faces the second housing body, and the inclined surface is inclined in the width direction and in a direction away from the second housing body as the inclined surface is being away from the locking arm.

Assignees

• Omron Tateisi Electronics Co

Inventors

• Masaki Kenichiro
• Yano Keisuke

Classifications

• H01R9/18

  Fastening by means of screw or nut · CPC title

• H01R13/10

  Sockets for co-operation with pins or blades · CPC title

• H01H45/14

  Terminal arrangements · CPC title

• H01R13/40

  Securing contact members in or to a base or case; Insulating of contact members · CPC title

• H01H50/02

  Bases; Casings; Covers (frames for mounting two or more relays or for mounting a relay and another electric component H02B1/01, H04Q1/08, H05K) · CPC title