CN210897665U

CN210897665U - Wiring terminal

Info

Publication number: CN210897665U
Application number: CN201921415242.1U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 范高生; 徐建平; 刘海彪; 覃庆留; 曹衡
Original assignee: Vertiv Tech Co Ltd
Current assignee: Vertiv Tech Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-08-28
Filing date: 2019-08-28
Publication date: 2020-06-30
Anticipated expiration: 2029-08-28

Abstract

The application relates to the field of electric connectors and discloses a wiring terminal, which comprises: a housing; and a plurality of conductive metal pieces with different specifications, which are replaceably mounted on the housing. The conductive metal parts with different current capacities can be connected with the shell in a replaceable mode, so that the compatibility of the shell is improved, the design time for adapting the shell is shortened, and the cost of products is further reduced.

Description

Wiring terminal

[ technical field ] A method for producing a semiconductor device

The application relates to the field of electric connectors, in particular to a wiring terminal.

[ background of the invention ]

In the field of communications, dc power distribution units are becoming more widely used, in which terminals play an important role.

At present, a user selects an input terminal with adaptive specifications according to actual conditions, and connecting terminals with different specifications have different shell shapes and sizes, so that the user needs to perform adaptive design on the shell after selecting the connecting terminals with different specifications, the design time is prolonged, and the product cost is increased.

[ summary of the invention ]

In order to solve the above technical problem, an embodiment of the present application provides a terminal with a replaceable conductive metal piece, where a housing of the terminal has a better compatibility.

In order to solve the technical problem, the present application provides the following technical solutions:

provided is a connection terminal including: a housing; and a plurality of conductive metal pieces with different specifications, which are replaceably mounted on the housing.

In some embodiments, any of the plurality of conductive metallic elements comprises an input end, an output end, and a middle portion between the input end and the output end; the middle part is surrounded and fixed by the shell, and the input end and the output end are respectively exposed at two opposite sides of the shell.

In some embodiments, in any of the plurality of conductive metallic elements, the input end is bent with respect to the central portion.

In some embodiments, the input end comprises a row of at least two bus ends; in any one of the plurality of conductive metal pieces, the at least two bus ends are bent with respect to the middle portion, and the directions in which the at least two bus ends are bent with respect to the middle portion are the same.

In some embodiments, the at least two bus ends are arranged in a step-like manner.

In some embodiments, adjacent two of the at least two bus ends are located on the same horizontal plane.

In some embodiments, any of the plurality of electrically conductive metallic members comprises two metallic sheets separated from each other; any one of the two metal sheets comprises the input end, the output end and the middle part; the input ends of the two metal sheets are positioned on one side of the shell, and the output ends of the two metal sheets are positioned on the other side of the shell.

In some embodiments, the bending directions of the input ends of the two metal sheets are opposite.

In some embodiments, a vertical partition is disposed within the housing for separating the two metal sheets.

In some embodiments, the output terminal is mounted with a first terminal post and the input terminal is mounted with a second terminal post.

In some embodiments, a fastening nut is fixedly mounted in the housing; the input end is provided with a unthreaded hole which is aligned with the fastening nut; the second binding post is in threaded fit with the fastening nut only through the unthreaded hole.

In some embodiments, a mounting groove for receiving and fixing the fastening nut is provided in the housing.

In some embodiments, the output end is provided with a first screw hole, and the first binding post is in threaded fit with the first screw hole.

In some embodiments, the input end is provided with a second screw hole, and the second terminal post is in threaded fit with the second screw hole; or the input end is riveted with a press-riveting nut, and the second binding post is in threaded fit with the press-riveting nut.

In some embodiments, the housing comprises a first shell and a second shell; the first shell and the second shell are buckled and jointly surround and fix any one of the multiple conductive metal pieces.

In some embodiments, the housing further comprises a protective cover; the protective cover is mounted on the first shell or the second shell; the first shell, the second shell and the protective cover jointly wrap the input end, but an opening is reserved for the input end to be exposed.

In some embodiments, the middle portion is provided with a notch; and a transverse clapboard is arranged in the shell and is used for being inserted into the notch so as to fix the middle part in the shell.

In some embodiments, the plurality of electrically conductive metallic members differ in current capacity.

Compared with the prior art, in the binding post of this application embodiment, through the multiple conductive metal spare replacement that current capacity is different and be connected with the shell, make the wildcard nature of shell improve, reduced the design time of adaptation shell, and then reduced the cost of product.

[ description of the drawings ]

One or more embodiments are illustrated in drawings corresponding to, and not limiting to, the embodiments, in which elements having the same reference number designation may be represented as similar elements, unless specifically noted, the drawings in the figures are not to scale.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a connection terminal according to an embodiment of the present application, wherein a current capacity of a conductive metal member of the connection terminal is relatively small;

fig. 2 is a side view of the wire terminal shown in fig. 1;

fig. 3 is a perspective view of another terminal provided in an embodiment of the present application, wherein a current capacity of a conductive metal member of the terminal is relatively large;

fig. 4 is an exploded view of the terminal shown in fig. 1, wherein at least two bus ends of the terminal are stepped;

fig. 5 is an exploded view of the terminal shown in fig. 3, wherein at least two bus ends of the terminal are in the same plane;

fig. 6 is an exploded view of another implementation of the wire terminal shown in fig. 3;

fig. 7 is an exploded view of yet another implementation of the wire terminal shown in fig. 3, wherein at least two bus ends of the wire terminal are stepped;

fig. 8 is a perspective view of another implementation of a wire connecting terminal of the wire connecting terminal shown in fig. 3, in which the number of first terminals is greater;

fig. 9 is a perspective view of the exploded view of fig. 4 with parts omitted.

[ detailed description ] embodiments

To facilitate an understanding of the present application, the present application is described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and detailed description. It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may be present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," "inner," "outer," and the like as used herein are for descriptive purposes only.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs. The terminology used in the description of the present application is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, a connection terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a housing 20 and a plurality of conductive metal members 10 with different specifications, wherein the plurality of conductive metal members 10 with different specifications are alternatively connected to the housing 20.

The current capacities of the various conductive metal elements 10 are all different. In many electrically conductive metal members 10, the larger the current capacity, the larger the cross-section.

Referring to fig. 4, any one of the plurality of conductive metal members 10 includes two spaced apart metal plates 12 for connecting to the positive and negative poles of a power source.

Either of the two metal sheets 12 includes an input end 120, an output end 122, and a middle portion 124 between the input end 120 and the output end 122.

The middle portions 124 of the two metal sheets 12 are opposite to each other and are wrapped and fixed by the housing 20, the input ends 120 of the two metal sheets 12 are exposed at one side of the housing 20, and the output ends 122 of the two metal sheets 12 are exposed at the other side of the housing 20. The middle portion 124 is formed with a notch 1240, and the notches 1240 of the two metal sheets 12 correspond to each other.

The output end 122 is used for connecting an output cable or copper bar of a power supply. The output end 122 is mounted with a first binding post 1220 for fixing an output cable of a power supply. Specifically, the output end 122 is provided with a first screw hole (not shown), and the first terminal 1220 is screwed with the first screw hole.

The input 120 is for connecting an input cable of a power supply.

In either of the two metal sheets 12, the input end 120 is bent with respect to the middle portion 124. The bending directions of the input ends 120 of the two metal sheets 12 are opposite.

The input terminal 120 includes at least two bus terminals 1200 in a row. In either of the two metal sheets 12, at least two of the bus ends 1200 are bent with respect to the middle portion 124 and are bent in the same direction. In the two metal sheets 12, the bending direction of at least two bus bars 1200 of one is opposite to the bending direction of at least two bus bars 1200 of the other.

Any of the plurality of electrically conductive metal pieces 10 may be connected to different numbers of power sources.

In some embodiments, at least two bus bars 1200 are arranged in a step shape by bending at different heights. At least two bus terminals 1200 are respectively used for connecting one input cable of different power sources.

Referring to fig. 5, in some other embodiments, two adjacent bus terminals 1200 are located on the same plane by bending at equal heights, and the two bus terminals 1200 are respectively used for connecting to one input cable of the same power source.

It should be noted that the two conductive metal members 10, i.e. one having at least two bus ends 1200 in a step-like distribution and the other having at least two bus ends 1200 in the same plane, are replaceably mounted to the housing 20, so as to improve the compatibility of the housing 20.

Referring back to fig. 4, the input terminal 120 is mounted with a second terminal 1202 for fixing an input cable of a power supply. Specifically, the input end 120 is provided with a second screw hole (not shown), and the second post 1202 is screwed with the second screw hole. Alternatively, the input end 120 is riveted with a press-riveting nut (not shown), and the second terminal 1202 is screwed with the press-riveting nut.

One second terminal 1202 is mounted to any one of the at least two bus bars 1200.

Referring to fig. 6, in other embodiments, a fastening nut 21 is fixed in the housing 20, the input end 120 is provided with an optical hole 1204, the optical hole 1204 is aligned with the fastening nut 21, and the second terminal 1202 is screwed with the fastening nut 21 through the optical hole. Specifically, the housing 20 is provided therein with an installation groove 23 for receiving and fixing the fastening nut 21 to prevent the fastening nut 21 from rotating.

It is worth to say that when the output end of the conductive metal part is configured with a plurality of first binding posts, the conductive metal part can be connected with the cable more conveniently. Compare the mode of direct with conductive metal connection, like the copper bar, use the cable to connect the conductive metal spare and reduced conductive metal's quantity, reduced product cost.

Referring to fig. 4 and 9, the housing 20 is block-shaped, a vertical partition 24 and a horizontal partition 22 are disposed in the housing 20, and the horizontal partition 22 is inserted into the notches 1240 of the two metal sheets 12 simultaneously for positioning and fixing the two metal sheets 12. Vertical partition 24 is used to separate the two metal sheets 12.

The housing 20 includes a first housing 26, a second housing 27 and a protecting cover 28, all of which are made of an insulating material. Such as plastic, ceramic, etc.

The first housing 26 and the second housing 27 are snapped to each other to enclose the middle portions 124 of the two metal sheets 12. The cover 28 can be made of transparent plastic material, the cover 28 is mounted to the first housing 26 or the second housing 27 by a fastening screw 280, shown as being mounted to the first housing 26, and the cover 28 and the output ends 120 of the two metal sheets 12 are located on the same side of the first housing 26 and the second housing 27. The protective cover 28, the first housing 26 and the second housing 27 together surround the input ends 120 of the two metal sheets 12, but leave two openings 282 for exposing the input ends 120 of the two metal sheets 12 respectively.

Two electrically conductive metal pieces 10 having different current capacities are exemplified below.

Referring to fig. 1, 2 and 4, a conductive metal sheet 10 with a relatively small current capacity is illustrated. In some embodiments, the output ends 122 of the two metal sheets 12 are staggered. The output ends 122 of the two metal sheets 12 have the same length exposed from the housing 20, and the number of the first terminals 1220 mounted on both the output ends is one. The input terminal 120 is provided with a second screw hole, and the second terminal 1202 is in threaded fit with the second screw hole.

Referring now to fig. 3 and 7, a conductive metal sheet 10 having a relatively large current capacity is illustrated. In some embodiments, the output ends 122 of the two metal sheets 12 are opposed. To prevent the output ends 122 of the two metal sheets 12 from being too close to cause a short circuit, an insulating sleeve or pad 1222 may be mounted on one of the output ends 122 to separate the output ends 122 of the two metal sheets 12. In the two metal sheets 12, the length of the output end 122 of one exposed to the housing 20 is longer than the length of the output end 122 of the other exposed to the housing 20. Of the output ends 122 of the two metal sheets 12, the portions exposed beyond the other of the longer one of the housings 20 are used for mounting the first post 1220. In the output ends 122 of the two metal sheets 12, one of the mounted first terminals 1220 exposed to the shorter side of the housing 20 is five in number, and the other one of the mounted first terminals 1220 is two in number. It is understood that the number of the first terminals 1220 in the output end 122 of the two metal sheets 12 is not limited to the above case, for example, as shown in fig. 8, the number of the first terminals 1220 installed on one side exposed to the shorter side of the housing 20 is five, and the number of the first terminals 1220 installed on the other side is also five. The input end 120 is provided with a press-riveting nut, and the second terminal 1202 is in threaded fit with the press-riveting nut.

Compared with the prior art, in the terminal 100 provided by the embodiment of the application, the plurality of conductive metal pieces 10 with different current capacities are connected with the housing 20 in a replaceable manner, so that the compatibility of the housing 20 is improved, the design time for adapting the housing 20 is reduced, and the product cost is further reduced.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, and not to limit the same; within the context of the present application, where technical features in the above embodiments or in different embodiments can also be combined, the steps can be implemented in any order and there are many other variations of the different aspects of the present application as described above, which are not provided in detail for the sake of brevity; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it should be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some technical features may be equivalently replaced; and the modifications or the substitutions do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions depart from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. A terminal, comprising:

a housing; and

a plurality of conductive metal pieces of different specifications, which are replaceably mounted to the housing;

wherein any one of the plurality of conductive metal pieces comprises an input end, an output end and a middle part positioned between the input end and the output end; the middle part is used for the shell to surround and fix.

2. The connection terminal of claim 1, wherein the input terminal and the output terminal are exposed at two opposite sides of the housing, respectively.

3. The terminal of claim 2, wherein the input end is bent with respect to the central portion in any of the plurality of conductive metallic members.

4. The connection terminal of claim 3, wherein the input end includes at least two bus ends in a row;

in any one of the plurality of conductive metal pieces, the at least two bus ends are bent with respect to the middle portion, and the directions in which the at least two bus ends are bent with respect to the middle portion are the same.

5. The terminal according to claim 4, wherein the at least two bus ends are stepped.

6. The connection terminal according to claim 4, wherein adjacent two of the at least two bus bars are located on a same horizontal plane.

7. The terminal of claim 3, wherein any one of the plurality of conductive metallic members comprises two metallic pieces separated from each other;

any one of the two metal sheets comprises the input end, the output end and the middle part;

the middle parts of the two metal sheets are opposite, the input ends of the two metal sheets are positioned on one side of the shell, and the output ends of the two metal sheets are positioned on the other side of the shell.

8. A terminal according to claim 7, wherein the bent ends of the two metal sheets are bent in opposite directions.

9. A terminal according to claim 7, wherein a vertical partition is provided in the housing to separate the two metal sheets.

10. A terminal according to any one of claims 2 to 9, wherein the output terminal is provided with a first terminal post, and the input terminal is provided with a second terminal post.

11. The connection terminal according to claim 10, wherein a fastening nut is fixedly mounted in the housing;

the input end is provided with a unthreaded hole which is aligned with the fastening nut;

the second binding post is in threaded fit with the fastening nut only through the unthreaded hole.

12. The terminal according to claim 11, wherein a mounting groove for receiving and securing the fastening nut is provided in the housing.

13. The terminal according to claim 10, wherein the output end is provided with a first screw hole, and the first terminal post is screw-fitted to the first screw hole.

14. The connection terminal according to claim 10, wherein the input terminal is provided with a second screw hole, and the second terminal post is screw-fitted to the second screw hole; or

The input end is riveted with a pressure riveting nut, and the second binding post is in threaded fit with the pressure riveting nut.

15. A terminal according to any one of claims 2 to 9, wherein the housing comprises a first housing and a second housing;

the first shell and the second shell are buckled and jointly surround and fix any one of the multiple conductive metal pieces.

16. The wire connecting terminal according to claim 15, wherein the housing further comprises a protective cover;

the protective cover is mounted on the first shell or the second shell;

the first shell, the second shell and the protective cover jointly wrap the input end, but an opening is reserved for the input end to be exposed.

17. A terminal according to any one of claims 2 to 9, wherein the central portion is provided with a gap;

and a transverse clapboard is arranged in the shell and is used for being inserted into the notch so as to fix the middle part in the shell.

18. The terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the plurality of conductive metallic members have different current capacities.