Electronic device terminal connector
View Patent ↗In a terminal connection apparatus by which the space between terminals, such as the terminals of two adjacent electromagnetic contactors, is bridged by three-phase terminal connection conductors arranged in the order of the phases or in the order of phase switching to realize a motor reversing operation, load switching, power source switching or the like, the three-phase terminal connection conductors are housed in a box-shaped insulation case for unitization. As a result, the terminal connection conductors are collectively surrounded by the insulation case to protect the insulation. At the same time, the terminal connection conductors are connected to an electrical device in a unitized manner, thus preventing wrong wiring operation when they are connected.
1. A terminal connection apparatus for electrical devices, comprising
U-shaped terminal connection conductors for a plurality of phases for bridging between the terminals of two adjacent electrical devices, the terminal connection conductors having opposite ends and terminal sections at the opposite ends for connection to the terminals of the electrical devices, a space between the terminal sections being covered by an insulation material; and
an insulation case collectively surrounding the terminal connection conductors for a plurality of phases except for the terminal sections, and the insulation case housing the terminal connection conductors for unitization.
2. A terminal connection apparatus for electrical devices according to claim 1 , wherein the terminal connection conductors are formed of a plate material and are disposed in parallel to one another in a direction of plate thickness.
3. A terminal connection apparatus for electrical devices according to claim 2 , wherein the insulation case includes
a box-shaped body having an opening at an upper face thereof and a plurality of notches at an upper edge, the notches being engaged with the terminal sections of the terminal connection conductors, and
a plate-shaped cover body engaged with the box-shaped body and covering the opening, the terminal connection conductors being inserted into the body, the terminal sections projecting from the box-shaped body via the notches and pressed by the cover body to be fixed.
4. A terminal connection apparatus for electrical devices according to claim 2 , wherein at least one of the terminal connection conductors is insulation-covered by a thermal contraction tube.
5. A terminal connection apparatus for electrical devices according to claim 2 , wherein the insulation case includes
a box-shaped body having an opening at an upper face thereof and notches at an upper edge, the notches being engaged with the terminal sections of the terminal connection conductors, and
a plate-shaped cover body engaged with the box-shaped body and covering the opening, the terminal connection conductors being inserted to the body, the terminal sections projecting from the box-shaped body via the notches and pressed by the cover body to be fixed.
6. A terminal connection apparatus for electrical devices according to claim 2 , wherein the terminal connection conductors are insulation-covered by respective thermal contraction tubes.