Waterproof construction of three-phase line part and three-phase line connecting device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12088078-B2
Application number	US-202117475301-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 14, 2021
Priority date	Sep 16, 2020
Publication date	Sep 10, 2024
Grant date	Sep 10, 2024

Abstract

A waterproof construction of a three-phase line part includes a three-phase line part having three bus bar construction bodies, a first terminal block provided on one end side of the three-phase line part, a second terminal block provided on the other end side of the three-phase line part, and a tubular exterior member that covers a middle portion of the three-phase line part. One end of the tubular exterior member is water-tightly fixed to a first housing of the first terminal block, and the other end thereof is water-tightly fixed to a second housing of the second terminal block, in a state that the tubular exterior member covers the three-phase line part.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A waterproof construction of a three-phase line part, comprising:
a three-phase line part having three bus bar construction bodies which are disposed side by side;
a first terminal block provided on one end side of the three-phase line part;
a second terminal block provided on another end side of the three-phase line part; and
a tubular exterior member that covers a middle portion of the three-phase line part,
wherein one end of the tubular exterior member is water-tightly fixed to a first housing of the first terminal block, and another end of the tubular exterior member is water-tightly fixed to a second housing of the second terminal block, in a state that the tubular exterior member covers the three-phase line part,
wherein the first housing includes a first part that protrudes away from a side of the first housing, the second housing includes a second part that protrudes away from a side of the second housing, and the tubular exterior member is fitted onto an outer surface of the first part and an outer surface of the second part,
wherein each of the three bus bar construction bodies has a first rigid part and a second rigid part to be connected to mating terminals respectively at portions located on the one end side and the another end side of the three-phase line part, and a flexible part that has flexibility and can absorb a dimensional tolerance is provided between the first rigid part and the second rigid part,
wherein the first rigid part and the second rigid part are formed by a metal plate, and the flexible part is formed of flat braids that are joined together,
wherein the flexible part includes a first side end surface and a second side end surface, the first and second side end surfaces face in an extending direction of the flat braids, the first side end surface has a thickness and a width, and the second side end surface has a thickness and a width that is the same as the thickness and the width, respectively, of the first side end surface,
wherein the first rigid part has a third end surface that faces in an extending direction of the flat braids, the third end surface opposes and is joined to the first side end surface, the third end surface has a thickness and a width that are the same as the thickness and the width, respectively, of the first side end surface, and
wherein the second rigid part has a fourth end surface that faces in the extending direction of the flat braids, the fourth end surface opposes and is joined to the second side end surface, and the fourth end surface has a thickness and a width that are the same as the thickness and the width, respectively, of the second side end surface, and
a cross-sectional area of each of the first side end surface, the second side end surface, the third end surface, and the fourth end surface are the same.

2. The waterproof construction of the three-phase line part according to claim 1 ,
wherein the tubular exterior member includes an exterior main body that is freely expanded and contracted in a longitudinal direction of the three-phase line part, and band members configured to be fixed to the first housing and the second housing respectively.

3. The waterproof construction of the three-phase line part according to claim 1 ,
wherein each of the three bus bar construction bodies includes an insulating cover part that covers the flexible part and is provided to straddle the first rigid part and the second rigid part.

4. The waterproof construction of the three-phase line part according to claim 1 ,
wherein the one end of each of the bus bar construction bodies includes a bolt hole, and the bolt hole is located inside of the first terminal block.

5. A three-phase line connecting device, comprising:
a three-phase line part having three bus bar construction bodies which are disposed side by side;
a first terminal block provided on one end side of the three-phase line part;
a second terminal block provided on another end side of the three-phase line part; and
a tubular exterior member, one end of which is water-tightly fixed to a first housing of the first terminal block, and another end of which is water-tightly fixed to a second housing of the second terminal block, in a state where the tubular exterior member covers a middle portion of the three-phase line part,
wherein the first housing includes a first part that protrudes away from a side of the first housing, the second housing includes a second part that protrudes away from a side of the second housing, and the tubular exterior member is fitted onto an outer surface of the first part and an outer surface of the second part,
wherein each of the three bus bar construction bodies has a first rigid part and a second rigid part to be connected to mating terminals respectively at portions located on the one end side and the another end side of the three-phase line part, and a flexible part that has flexibility and can absorb a dimensional tolerance is provided between the first rigid part and the second rigid part,
wherein the first rigid part and the second rigid part are formed by a metal plate, and the flexible part is formed of flat braids that are joined together,
wherein the flexible part includes a first side end surface and a second side end surface, the first and second side end surfaces face in an extending direction of the flat braids, the first side end surface has a thickness and a width, and the second side end surface has a thickness and a width that is the same as the thickness and the width, respectively, of the first side end surface,
wherein the first rigid part has a third end surface that faces in an extending direction of the flat braids, the third end surface opposes and is joined to the first side end surface, the third end surface has a thickness and a width that are the same as the thickness and the width, respectively, of the first side end surface,
wherein the second rigid part has a fourth end surface that faces in the extending direction of the flat braids, the fourth end surface opposes and is joined to the second side end surface, and the fourth end surface has a thickness and a width that are the same as the thickness and the width, respectively, of the second side end surface, and
a cross-sectional area of each of the first side end surface, the second side end surface, the third end surface, and the fourth end surface are the same.

Assignees

• Yazaki Corp

Inventors

• Ito Yuto
• Sasaki Keisuke

Classifications

• H01R4/023

  between cables or wires and terminals · CPC title

• H01R11/01

  characterised by the form or arrangement of the conductive interconnection between the connecting locations · CPC title

• H01R9/226

  comprising a plurality of conductive flat strips providing connection between wires or components (H01R9/2425 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01R9/223

  Insulating enclosures for terminals (for switches H01H9/0264) · CPC title

• H01B7/02

  Disposition of insulation · CPC title