Power relay device with readily accessible connection terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10998154-B2
Application number	US-201916548139-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 22, 2019
Priority date	Aug 28, 2018
Publication date	May 4, 2021
Grant date	May 4, 2021

Abstract

A connection terminal 9 of a cable 8 is fastened to a right area of a terminal block of a relay box 1, using a bolt 26. At this time, a connection terminal 6 of a power supply cable 5 is not connected to a power supply-side terminal 11 or a relay terminal 15, and power is not supplied from a battery to power seats. Then, a tab 30 provided on the connection terminal 6 of the power supply cable 5 is inserted into the relay terminal 15 from an inlet 19, and the connection terminal 6 and the relay terminal 15 are electrically connected to each other temporarily. Thus, operations of the power seats are checked.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A power relay device comprising:
a device body that is provided with a power supply-side terminal of a power supply and a load-side terminal that is to be electrically connected to an electrical component, and a relay terminal that is configured to be electrically connected to the power supply-side terminal relaying power from the power supply to the electrical component; and
a cable of which one end side is provided with a connection terminal that is configured to be electrically connected to the relay terminal, and the other end side is to be electrically connected directly to the power supply to which the power supply-side terminal is to be electrically connected via the relay terminal,
wherein the connection terminal provided on the cable is provided with a tab that is configured to be inserted into, and electrically connected to, the relay terminal,
the tab provided on the connection terminal is defined as a first tab, and
the at least one of the power supply-side terminal and the load-side terminal is a portion of a thin plate that is attached to the device body, and the thin plate is provided with a second tab that is configured to be inserted into, and electrically connected to, the relay terminal.

2. The power relay device according to claim 1 , wherein the device body includes a slit that is provided to correspond to a thickness of the thin plate and allows a terminal assembly including the thin plate and the relay terminal to be attached to the device body from a side of the device body.

Assignees

• Sumitomo Wiring Systems

Inventors

• Tsuruta Takashi

Classifications

• B60R16/0215

  Protecting, fastening and routing means therefor · CPC title

• H01R2201/26

  for vehicles · CPC title

• H01H45/04 Primary

  Mounting complete relay or separate parts of relay on a base or inside a case · CPC title

• H02G3/16

  structurally associated with support for line-connecting terminals within the box · CPC title

• B60R16/0238

  Electrical distribution centers · CPC title