Connection terminal structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9624951-B2
Application number	US-201514701028-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 30, 2015
Priority date	Apr 30, 2015
Publication date	Apr 18, 2017
Grant date	Apr 18, 2017

Abstract

A connection terminal structure includes a basic element and a clamping element. The basic element is bent to be L-shaped and includes a longitudinal arm and a transverse arm connected to the longitudinal arm. An upper end of the longitudinal arm forms an engaging flange and an engaging shoulder portion. A right end of the transverse arm forms a joint portion. The clamping element comprises a resilient clamping arm, a supporting arm, and a connecting arm. The connecting arm forms an opening portion and extends from the supporting arm to the longitudinal arm. The opening portion fits around the engaging shoulder portion. A lower end of the supporting arm forms a joint end jointed to the joint portion. The resilient clamping arm connects with the supporting arm, extends to the longitudinal arm, has a front end engaging with the engaging flange, and penetrates the opening portion to move resiliently.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A connection terminal structure, comprising:
a basic element bent to be L-shaped and comprising a longitudinal arm and a transverse arm directly connected to the longitudinal arm, the longitudinal arm having an upper end being formed with an engaging flange and an engaging shoulder portion, the engaging flange extending along a longitudinal direction of the L-shaped basic element; the transverse arm being a single flat plate and having a joint hole penetrating therethrough at a right end opposite to where the longitudinal arm directly connects to the transverse arm; and
a clamping element comprising a resilient clamping arm, a supporting arm, and a connecting arm, wherein the connecting arm has an opening portion and extends from the supporting arm to the longitudinal arm, with the opening portion fitting around and engaging with the engaging shoulder portion, wherein the supporting arm has a lower end for forming a joint protruding end-directly inserted into the joint hole, wherein the resilient clamping arm connects with the supporting arm, extends to the longitudinal arm, has a front end engaging with the engaging flange, and penetrates the opening portion to move resiliently.

2. The connection terminal structure of claim 1 , wherein the longitudinal arm comprises a surface facing the clamping element and forming a wavy stripe.

3. The connection terminal structure of claim 1 , wherein the transverse arm bends downward to form a leg.

Assignees

• Dinkle Entpr Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wu Shang Tsai

Classifications

• H01R11/00

  Individual connecting elements providing two or more spaced connecting locations for conductive members which are, or may be, thereby interconnected, e.g. end pieces for wires or cables supported by the wire or cable and having means for facilitating electrical connection to some other wire, terminal, or conductive member, blocks of binding posts · CPC title

• H01R4/48

  utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member (H01R4/52 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01R4/26

  Connections in which at least one of the connecting parts has projections which bite into or engage the other connecting part in order to improve the contact ({H01R4/188, H01R4/203, H01R4/5075 take precedence}; using shape memory materials H01R4/01) · CPC title

• H01R11/20

  End pieces terminating in a needle point or analogous contact for penetrating insulation or cable strands · CPC title

• F16B2/22 Primary

  of resilient material, e.g. rubbery material {(F16B2/205 takes precedence)} · CPC title