Connection structure and apparatus unit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017244197-A1
Application number	US-201615384239-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 19, 2016
Priority date	Feb 18, 2016
Publication date	Aug 24, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present invention provides a connection structure and an apparatus unit that can avoid damage to connectors when the connectors are caused to be connected to each other. Through rotation of a first option unit towards an inverter body, the connection structure connects a first connector disposed in the inverter body and a second connector disposed in the first option unit, and the first connector and the second connector are floating connectors.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A connection structure, connecting a first connector disposed on a first connection surface of a first frame member to a second connector disposed on a second connection surface of a second frame member, wherein
the second frame member comprises a first engaging portion, the first frame member comprises a engaging support portion, wherein the engaging support portion engages the first engaging portion, so that the second frame member rotates by using an engaging position as a pivot point, the first connector and the second connector are connected by rotating the second frame member towards the first frame member, and the first connector and the second connector are floating connectors.

2 . The connection structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the first engaging portion is disposed on the second connection surface, and the engaging support portion is disposed on the first connection surface.

3 . The connection structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the second frame member comprises a second engaging portion on the second connection surface, wherein the second engaging portion is movable between a lock position and an unlock position, the first frame member comprises a second opening portion on the first connection surface, wherein the second opening portion allows insertion of the second engaging portion located in the unlock position, and when the first connector has been connected to the second connector, the second engaging portion engages a circumferential wall of the second opening portion by moving the second engaging portion to the lock position.

4 . The connection structure according to claim 3 , wherein
the second frame member comprises an operating portion, wherein the operating portion is movable between an open position and a close position, the second engaging portion moves from the unlock position to the lock position by moving the operating portion from the open position to the close position, the second frame member comprises two planes different from the second connection surface, and the operating portion is exposed outside each of the two planes.

5 . The connection structure according to claim 2 , wherein the first connector is configured closer to an inner side than the first connection surface, and
the second connector is configured protruding to an outer side compared with the second connection surface.

6 . The connection structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the second frame member comprises, around the second connector, a wall portion protruding from the second connection surface to an outside, and the first frame member comprises, in a position on the first connection surface and opposite to the wall portion in a connected state, a wall portion insertion slot allowing insertion of the wall portion.

7 . The connection structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the second frame member comprises a rib on the second connection surface, and the first frame member comprises, in a position on the first connection surface and opposite to the rib in a connected state, a rib insertion hole allowing insertion of the rib.

8 . An apparatus unit, comprising multiple frame members, wherein
connectors between adjacent frame members are connected to each other by using the connection structure according to claim 1 .

9 . An apparatus unit, comprising at least three frame members: a frame member A, a frame member B, and a frame member C, wherein
the frame member A comprises a first surface adjacent to the frame member B, the frame member B comprises a second surface adjacent to the frame member A and a third surface adjacent to the frame member C, the frame member C comprises a fourth surface adjacent to the frame member B, connectors of the frame member A and the frame member B are connected to each other by using the connection structure according to claim 4 in which the first surface is used as the first connection surface and the second surface is used as the second connection surface, connectors of the frame member B and the frame member C are connected to each other by using the connection structure according to the said connection structure in which the third surface is used as the first connection surface and the fourth surface is used as the second connection surface, the frame member C comprises a protrusion on the fourth surface, when the operating portion of the frame member B is in an open position, the protrusion interferes with a side of the third surface of the operating portion, and when the operating portion of the frame member B is in the close position, the protrusion does not interfere with a side of the third surface of the operating portion.

Assignees

• Omron Tateisi Electronics Co

Inventors

• Takahashi Kei
• Eto Shunji

Classifications

• H01R13/639 Primary

  Additional means for holding or locking coupling parts together, after engagement, {e.g. separate keylock, retainer strap} · CPC title

• H05K7/14327

  having supplementary functional units, e.g. data transfer modules or displays or user interfaces · CPC title

• H05K7/1465 Primary

  Modular PLC assemblies with separable functional units · CPC title

• H02G3/083

  Inlets · CPC title

• H01R13/514

  composed as a modular blocks or assembly, i.e. composed of co-operating parts provided with contact members or holding contact members between them · CPC title