Electronic device and manufacturing method therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9966213-B2
Application number	US-201415123649-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 17, 2014
Priority date	Mar 14, 2014
Publication date	May 8, 2018
Grant date	May 8, 2018

Abstract

An electronic device capable of reducing costs for equipment is shown. Of a plurality of housings each having an electromagnetic relay body incorporated therein, the adjacent housings are unified with a disconnectable connector provided on facing outer surfaces of the housings.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electronic device, comprising:
an internal component;
a plurality of housings each having the internal component incorporated therein;
a first disconnectable connector that connects facing outer surfaces of the adjacent housings of the plurality of housings to each other to unify the adjacent housings; and
a second disconnectable connector that connects the facing outer surfaces of the adjacent housings to each other to unify the adjacent housings, wherein
the first and second connectors are line-symmetric to each other, and are inclined in a direction in which, with a symmetric axis of line-symmetry at a center, a distance increases from a first end to a second end of each connector.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein
the first and second connectors are also inclined with a wider inclination angle from a bend portion, provided in a middle of each connector, toward the second end.

3. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein
the internal component comprises an electromagnetic relay body that drives a contact opening and closing mechanism by use of an electromagnet unit.

4. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein
the internal component comprises a switch body that drives a contact opening and closing mechanism.

5. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein
the internal component comprises a sensor body including a detection element capable of detecting an external environment.

6. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein
the internal component comprises an electromagnetic relay body that drives a contact opening and closing mechanism by use of an electromagnet unit.

7. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein
the internal component comprises a switch body that drives a contact opening and closing mechanism.

8. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein
the internal component comprises a sensor body including a detection element capable of detecting an external environment.

9. A manufacturing method for an electronic device, comprising:
incorporating an internal component in each of a plurality of housings that are unified in such a manner that a first and a second disconnectable connectors connect facing outer surfaces of the housings to each other, the first and second connectors being line-symmetric to each other, and being inclined in a direction in which, with a symmetric axis of line-symmetry at a center, a distance increases from a first end to a second end of each connector; and
cutting the connector to separate the housings from each other.

Assignees

• Omron Tateisi Electronics Co

Inventors

• Tsutsui Kazuhiro
• Miyake Ayaka
• Sasaki Jun
• Vernaroli Franco
• Mangiapelo Fabio
• Greco Francesco

Classifications

• 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

• H01H49/00

  Apparatus or processes specially adapted to the manufacture of relays or parts thereof · CPC title

• H01H2050/049

  Assembling or mounting multiple relays in one common housing · CPC title

• H01H50/023

  Details concerning sealing, e.g. sealing casing with resin · CPC title

• H01H50/54

  Contact arrangements · CPC title