Terminal connection structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9553377-B2
Application number	US-201414557104-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 1, 2014
Priority date	Dec 27, 2013
Publication date	Jan 24, 2017
Grant date	Jan 24, 2017

Abstract

A terminal connection structure has a housing, a base housed in the housing, and a terminal unit having a pair of tab terminals disposed on the base, a pair of terminal portions disposed in the tab terminals in parallel, each of which is exposed from the housing and configured to be connected to an external terminal, and a terminal plate sandwiched between the pair of tab terminals.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A terminal connection structure comprising:
a housing;
a base housed in the housing; and
a terminal unit disposed on the base comprising:
a pair of tab terminals comprising a pair of terminal portions provided in parallel, each of which is exposed from the housing and configured to be connected to an external terminal; and
a terminal plate sandwiched between the pair of tab terminals,

wherein the pair of terminal portions are bent to be substantially L-shaped, and
wherein the terminal unit is replaceable on the base.

2. The terminal connection structure according to claim 1 , wherein the terminal portions of the pair of tab terminals extend so as to cross a surface of the housing.

3. The terminal connection structure according to claim 1 , wherein the terminal portions of the pair of tab terminals extend along the surface of the housing.

4. The terminal connection structure according to claim 1 , wherein a pair of nuts are disposed between the terminal portions of the pair of tab terminals, and wherein the external terminal is screwed at the terminal portions via the nuts.

5. The terminal connection structure according to claim 1 , wherein a pair of springs are disposed between the terminal portions of the pair of tab terminals, and wherein the external terminal is crimped to the terminal portions by a spring force of the springs.

6. The terminal connection structure according to claim 1 , wherein an insulating wall is disposed between the terminal portions of the pair of tab terminals.

7. The terminal connection structure according to claim 6 , wherein the insulating wall is formed integrally with a ceiling face of an insulating member having a gate-like cross section.

Assignees

• Omron Tateisi Electronics Co

Inventors

• Koyama Taiki
• Kobayashi Minoru
• Hozumi Akihiro

Classifications

• H01H2009/065

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• H02K5/225 Primary

  Terminal boxes or connection arrangements (specially adapted for submersible motors H02K5/132) · 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

• H01R9/16 Primary

  Fastening of connecting parts to base or case; Insulating connecting parts from base or case · CPC title

• H02K7/145

  Hand-held machine tool · CPC title