Terminal block assembly for wire connection of motor and assembling method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11322865-B2
Application number	US-202016923730-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 8, 2020
Priority date	Jul 9, 2019
Publication date	May 3, 2022
Grant date	May 3, 2022

Abstract

A terminal block assembly for wire connection of a motor, which includes: a terminal block body; one or more bus bar supports which are formed on the terminal block body; one or more bus bar bodies which have bent shapes corresponding to outer surfaces of the bus bar supports and are rested on the terminal block body or the bus bar supports; one or more terminal connectors which are formed at one ends of the bus bar bodies and are held in contact with one or more connector terminals; and one or more coil connectors which are formed at the other ends of the bus bar bodies and are connected to one or more coils of a motor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A terminal block assembly for wire connection of a motor, the terminal block assembly comprising:
a terminal block body;
one or more bus bar supports which are formed on the terminal block body;
one or more bus bar bodies which have bent shapes corresponding to outer surfaces of the bus bar supports and are rested on the terminal block body or the bus bar supports;
one or more terminal connectors which are formed at one ends of the bus bar bodies and are held in contact with one or more connector terminals; and
one or more coil connectors which are formed at the other ends of the bus bar bodies and are connected to one or more coils of a motor,
wherein:
the terminal block body includes:
a base on which the plurality of bus bar supports are formed; and
one or more partitions which are formed on the base so as to mutually partition the plurality of bus bar supports; and

the partition includes an anti-movement slit which is formed on one side of the bus bar support so as to extend in a forward/backward direction and through which the bus bar body passes.

2. The terminal block assembly for wire connection of the motor according to claim 1 , wherein the partition includes anti-movement walls which are formed to protrude from both sides of the bus bar support and are held in contact with the bus bar body.

3. The terminal block assembly for wire connection of the motor according to claim 1 , further comprising one or more bus bar fastening grooves which are formed in at least one side of the terminal block body and the bus bar support in a sunk way and into which one or more insertion stoppers formed to protrude from the bus bar body is inserted and caught.

4. The terminal block assembly for wire connection of the motor according to claim 1 , which the bus bar support includes:
a support body which is formed to protrude from an upper portion of the terminal block body, and whose front and rear surfaces are held in contact with the bus bar body; and
a terminal connection hole which is formed in the front portion of the support body and to which a terminal fastening member passing through the connector terminal and the terminal connector is fastened.

5. The terminal block assembly for wire connection of the motor according to claim 1 wherein the bus bar body includes:
a front-rear extension which extends in a forward/backward direction and is held in contact with the bus bar support;
a front stopper which is connected to a front end of the front-rear extension and is held in contact with the bus bar support, such that backward movement thereof is restricted, and on which the terminal connector is formed; and
a rear stopper which is formed to extend at a rear end of the front-rear extension in a direction facing the front stopper and is held in contact with the bus bar support, such that forward movement thereof is restricted, and which is connected to the coil connector.

6. The terminal block assembly for wire connection of the motor according to claim 5 , wherein:
the front-rear extension passes through the anti-movement slit formed on one side of the bus bar support, and is held in contact with a side of the bus bar support;
the front stopper extends from the front end of the front-rear extension in a lateral direction, and is held in contact with a front end of the bus bar support; and
the rear stopper extends from the rear end of the front-rear extension in a direction facing the front stopper, and is held in contact with a rear end of the bus bar support.

7. The terminal block assembly for wire connection of the motor according to claim 1 , further comprising one or more insertion stoppers which are formed to protrude from at least one side of the bus bar body and the coil connector, and are inserted and caught into one or more bus bar fastening grooves formed in the terminal block body or the bus bar support.

8. The terminal block assembly for wire connection of the motor according to claim 7 , which the insertion stopper includes:
a protrusion which is formed on at least one side of the bus bar body and the coil connector so as to protrude toward the terminal block body; and
an anti-separation catch which is formed to protrude from the protrusion, has a shape in which a width thereof is reduced toward an end of the protrusion, and is held in contact with an inner surface of the bus bar fastening groove.

9. The terminal block assembly for wire connection of the motor according to claim 1 , which the bus bar body and the coil connector are integrally formed by bending front and rear ends of a metal piece having a forward/backward extension length in a lateral direction or an upward/downward direction.

10. A terminal block assembly for wire connection of a motor, the terminal block assembly comprising:
a terminal block body;
one or more bus bar supports which are formed on the terminal block body;
one or more bus bar bodies which have bent shapes corresponding to outer surfaces of the bus bar supports and are rested on the terminal block body or the bus bar supports;
one or more terminal connectors which are formed at one ends of the bus bar bodies and are held in contact with one or more connector terminals; and
one or more coil connectors which are formed at the other ends of the bus bar bodies and are connected to one or more coils of a motor,
wherein:
the bus bar body includes:
a front-rear extension which extends in a forward/backward direction and is held in contact with the bus bar support;
a front stopper which is connected to a front end of the front-rear extension and is held in contact with the bus bar support, such that backward movement thereof is restricted, and on which the terminal connector is formed; and
a rear stopper which is formed to extend at a rear end of the front-rear extension in a direction facing the front stopper and is held in contact with the bus bar support, such that forward movement thereof is restricted, and which is connected to the coil connector;

the front-rear extension is rested on an upper portion of the bus bar support;
the front stopper extends downward from the front end of the front-rear extension, and is held in contact with a front end of the bus bar support; and
the rear stopper extends downward from the rear end of the front-rear extension to face the front stopper, and is held in contact with a rear end of the bus bar support.

11. An assembling method of a terminal block assembly for wire connection of a motor, the assembling method comprising:
a bus bar resting step of engaging a bus bar body having a bent shape corresponding to an outer surface of each of a plurality of bus bar supports formed on a base of a terminal block body; and
a connector terminal connecting step of mutually connecting a terminal connector, formed at one end of the bus bar body, and a connector terminal,
wherein:
a partition is formed on the base between each of the plurality of bus bar supports; and
the partition includes an anti-movement slit formed to extend on one side of the bus bar support in a forward/backward direction.

12. The assembling method of the terminal block assembly for wire connection of the motor according to claim 11 , wherein the bus bar resting step includes fitting a front-rear extension of the bus bar body into the anti-movement slit, and disposing a front stopper connected to a front end of the front-rear extension and a rear stopper connected to a rear end of the front-rear extension, so as to be held in contact with front and rear surfaces of the bus bar support, respectively.

13. The assembling method of the terminal block assembly for

Assignees

• Hyundai Mobis Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yang Hae Jun

Classifications

• H01R43/00

  Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors (of trolley lines B60M1/28) · CPC title

• H01R9/2416 Primary

  Means for guiding or retaining wires or cables connected to terminal blocks · CPC title

• H02K15/00

  Processes or apparatus specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining or repairing of dynamo-electric machines · CPC title

• H02K3/50 Primary

  Fastening of winding heads, equalising connectors, or connections thereto · CPC title

• H01R4/34

  Conductive members located under head of screw · CPC title