Relay unit and producing method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9502906-B2
Application number	US-201313869908-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 24, 2013
Priority date	May 15, 2012
Publication date	Nov 22, 2016
Grant date	Nov 22, 2016

Abstract

A relay unit electrically opens and closes between a power supply and a power-consuming device. The relay unit includes electronic components in a housing including a case and a cover, the electronic components including a resistor, a first relay connected in series with the resistor, and a second relay, the second relay connecting the power supply and the power-consuming device through an external connection terminal and being connected in parallel with the resistor and the first relay.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A relay unit that electrically opens and closes between a power supply and a power-consuming device, the relay unit comprising:
electronic components disposed in a housing including a case and a cover, the electronic components including a resistor with first and second resistor connection terminals, a first relay connected in series with the resistor, the first relay having a first relay driving coil terminal and first and second relay connection terminals, and a second relay, the second relay having first and second external connection terminals, the second relay connecting the power supply and the power-consuming device through an external connection terminal of the second relay and being connected in parallel with the resistor and the first relay;
a wiring board separately disposed in the housing from the resistor, the first relay and the second relay, the wiring board being configured to hold wiring disposed on a surface of the wiring board for connecting up the resistor, the first relay and the second relay when the wiring board is disposed in the housing, the wiring comprising:
a first connecting projection piece extending vertically from the wiring board, the first connecting projection piece being insulated from the first relay driving coil terminal of the first relay, the first connecting projection piece being arranged for contacting the first relay connection terminal, the first connecting projection piece being part of the wiring leading to a point for contacting the first connection terminal of the resistor so as to electrically connect the first connection terminal of the resistor with the first relay connection terminal; and
a second connecting projection piece extending vertically from the wiring board, the second connecting projection piece being arranged for contacting the second connection terminal of the first relay, the second connecting projection piece being part of the wiring leading to a point for contacting the first external connection terminal of the second relay so as to electrically connect the second connection terminal of the first relay with the first external connection terminal of the second relay;
wherein the second connection terminal of the resistor and the second external connection terminal of the second relay are directly electrically connected to each other.

2. The relay unit according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second connection terminals of the resistor and first and second relay connection terminals of the first relay are projected toward an opening of the case.

3. The relay unit according to claim 2 , wherein the second relay is accommodated in the housing such that a winding shaft center of a coil is disposed along the opening of the case.

4. The relay unit according to claim 2 , wherein the second connecting projection piece is projected toward the opening of the case, the second connecting projection piece being projected from the external connection terminal of the second relay.

5. The relay unit according to claim 3 , wherein electronic components are disposed in the housing, the electronic components including the resistor, the first relay, the second relay, and a third relay, the third relay electrically connecting the power supply and the power-consuming device through an external connection terminal of the third relay.

6. The relay unit according to claim 5 , wherein the second relay and the third relay are disposed in the housing such that the winding shaft centers of the coils of the second and third relays are provided along the opening of the case and in parallel with each other.

7. The relay unit according to claim 5 , wherein the external connection terminals of the second and third relays are laterally projected from outside surfaces opposed to each other in the case.

8. The relay unit according to claim 5 , wherein an insulating wall is provided between the external connection terminals of the second and third relays.

9. The relay unit according to claim 1 , wherein an insulating wall is provided between the external connection terminals of the second relay.

10. The relay unit according to claim 1 , wherein each of the electronic components is disposed in corresponding accommodation parts partitioned by an insulating wall provided in the case.

11. The relay unit according to claim 1 , wherein the relay unit comprises a control circuit block for controlling the relays disposed in the housing.

12. The relay unit according to claim 1 , wherein the resistor is removably disposed in a recess, the recess being provided in an outer surface of the case.

13. The relay unit according to claim 1 , wherein the first relay coil terminal is projected toward the opening of the case, and the first relay coil terminal is electrically connected through the wiring board.

14. The relay unit according to claim 13 , wherein a guide projected thread is projected on the wiring board in order to guide a wiring electrically connecting the coil terminal.

15. A method for connecting a relay unit comprising:
connecting connection terminals of a resistor and a connection terminal of a first relay to each other through a first connecting projection piece extending vertically from a wiring board, the first connecting projection piece being insulated from a relay driving coil terminal of the first relay;
connecting a second connection terminal of the first relay and an external connection terminal of a second relay to each other through a second connecting projection piece extending vertically from the wiring board, the second connecting projection piece being insulated from the relay driving coil terminal of the first relay; and
electrically connecting a second connection terminal of the resistor and a second external connection terminal of the second relay directly to each other,
the resistor, the first relay and the second relay being disposed in a housing, the wiring board being separately disposed in the housing from the resistor, the first relay and the second relay, the wiring board being configured to hold wiring disposed on a surface of the wiring board for connecting up the resistor, the first relay and the second relay when the wiring board is disposed in the housing, the wiring comprising:
the first connecting projection piece being arranged for contacting the first relay connection terminal, the first connecting projection piece being part of the wiring leading to a point for contacting the first connection terminal of the resistor so as to electrically connect the first connection terminal of the resistor with the first relay connection terminal; and
the second connecting projection piece being arranged for contacting the second connection terminal of the first relay, the second connecting projection piece being part of the wiring leading to a point for contacting the first external connection terminal of the second relay so as to electrically connect the second connection terminal of the first relay with the first external connection terminal of the second relay.

16. The method according to claim 15 comprising:
electrically connecting a coil terminal projected towards an opening of a case of the housing from an electronic component through a wiring board, after installing each electronic component of the relay unit from the opening of the case.

17. The method according to claim 16 comprising:
projecting a guide projected thread on the wiring board in order to guide a wiring electrically connecting the coil terminal.

18. The method according to claim 16 comprising:
providing

Assignees

• Omron Tateisi Electronics Co

Inventors

• Hashimoto Ryuichi
• Yano Keisuke

Classifications

• H02J7/663

  using battery or load disconnect circuits (H02J9/002 takes precedence) · CPC title

• Y10T29/49169

  Assembling electrical component directly to terminal or elongated conductor · CPC title

• H01H50/021

  structurally combining a relay and an electronic component, e.g. varistor, RC circuit (auxiliary switch inserting resistor during closure H01H50/543) · CPC title

• B60L50/60

  using power supplied by batteries (in combination with fuel cells B60L50/75) · CPC title

• H01H11/00

  Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of electric switches (processes specially adapted for manufacture of rectilinearly movable switches having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboards, H01H13/88) · CPC title