JP2001304600A - Connector assembly for heating floor material - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a connector for a heating floor material capable of facilitating wiring and waterproofing in the case of executing the heating floor material. SOLUTION: A connector bodies are interior finished on adjacent heating floor materials. Then, the bodies are electrically connected to each other via a coupling part. An attachment for connecting a heater to be connected to a heater element such as an electric heating pad, an electric heating sheet or the like interior finished at the floor material is mounted at a branch of the body and is electrically connected to the branch of the body.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a connector assembly to be mounted on a heating floor material on which a heater is mounted, and more particularly, to a heating floor material capable of facilitating a wiring process and a waterproofing process when installing the heating floor material. Connector assembly

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As this type of connector, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 10-31548, female and male connectors connected to a heater by wiring are provided on both sides of a heater panel (heating floor material). Are known, each of which is fitted with a connector of the other type provided on the side of another adjacent heater panel to make electrical connection.

[0003]

However, in the heater panel using the above-described conventional connector, the male and female connectors are mounted on both sides of the panel body, respectively.
It is necessary to make a wiring connection with the heater for each connector, and the operation becomes complicated. Moreover, the connector used for the heater panel must be waterproofed so that liquid spilled on the floor does not enter the connector and cause insulation failure or short circuit accident even after the heater panel is installed. However, in the above-described conventional connector, the connection portion between each electrode of each connector provided on both sides of the heater panel and each wire connected to the heater must be waterproofed. It becomes extremely complicated, and the work efficiency becomes poor.

[0004] An object of the present invention is to provide a connector capable of solving the above-mentioned disadvantages.

[0005] Considering the case in which an existing house is heated by renovating the floor, if the floor on which the heater panel is applied becomes thicker than the existing floor material, opening and closing of the door will be hindered. Therefore, it is necessary to make the thickness of the heater panel as thin as possible. Another object of the present invention is to provide a connector for a heater panel having a low profile in order to meet such a demand.

[0006]

In order to satisfy the above-mentioned requirements, a connector body provided in each of the heating floor materials adjacent to each other and a connector body provided in each of the heating floor materials adjacent to each other are electrically connected. A connection member for electrically connecting, and a heater connection attachment for connecting a heater element such as an electric heating pad or an electric heating sheet provided inside a heating floor material and the connector main body, wherein the connector main body is the connector main body. The present invention provides a connector assembly for a heating floor material, comprising: a connecting portion that can be connected to the connecting member at both ends of the connecting member; and a branch portion that can house and electrically connect the heater connecting attachment.

[0007]

FIG. 1 shows a state in which a connector assembly according to the present invention is used for a heating floor material. In the drawing, reference numeral 3 denotes a heating floor material, 31 denotes a heater element provided in the heating floor material, 1 denotes a connector body provided in the heating floor material, and 2 denotes an electrical connection between connector bodies provided in adjacent heating floor materials. It is a connecting member for connecting to.

[0008] The heating floor material is, for example, a soft resin foam having a concave-convex (or grooved) surface on the back surface to cope with unevenness of the concrete surface on which the heating floor material is applied, and a hard resin excellent in soundproofing property and bending rigidity. Foam, heating heater, and
A hard plate-like body (surface material) that can sufficiently withstand load overload is laminated in this order, and the connector body of the present invention is housed at one longitudinal end of the hard resin foam.

[0009] Adjacent heating floor materials are shifted in the longitudinal direction to construct the floor, and at this time, the connector bodies provided on both heating floor materials are connected by a connecting member. At this time, the wire of the connecting member connecting the connector bodies of both heating floor materials is, for example,
The hard resin foam is stored in the storage cave provided on the lateral side of the rigid resin foam.

The joint between the connector body and the connecting member and the connection between the heater and the connector body, which are provided inside the heating floor material, are waterproofed so that moisture from the outside does not enter. Thus, even if the liquid is spilled on the installed heating floor material, the liquid does not enter the connector and does not cause insulation failure or a short circuit accident.

FIG. 2 shows a first embodiment of the connector assembly of the present invention. In the drawing, the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 1 indicate the same components. Reference numeral 11 denotes a connecting portion that can be connected to the connecting member 2 at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the connector main body. Reference numeral 12 denotes a heater connection that can be connected to the heater element 31 and detachably connected to the connector main body. The attachment 13 is a branch portion of the connector body that receives the heater connection attachment. In the connector main body, plate-like electrodes 14 parallel to each other are arranged along the longitudinal direction, and both ends in the longitudinal direction protrude into a female housing provided in the connecting portion 11 of the connector main body. The electrode protruding into the female housing functions as a male contact 11A. In FIG. 2, reference numerals 21 denote connectors provided at both ends of the connecting member, which are connected to the connecting portions 11 of the connector main bodies mounted on the respective adjacent heating floor materials. In the illustrated embodiment, the connector forms a male housing and mounts receptacle contacts (not shown) that terminate the wire. The receptacle contact is formed by a male contact 11 protruding into a female housing provided at the connecting portion 11 of the contact body.
A is electrically connected. The branch 13 of the connector body is formed with a cavity 13A for receiving a heater connection attachment, and a male contact 14A protruding from the bottom thereof for connection with a female contact of the attachment. This male contact is obtained by integrally rising a part of the flat electrode provided on the connector body. The attachment 12 for connecting the heater includes an attachment body 121.
And a female contact 1 terminating a wire connected to the heater element
22. As shown in FIG. 3, the contact includes a pair of opposing spring pieces 122a, mounting portions 122b extending on both sides thereof, and wire crimping portions 122c, and each portion corresponds to a corresponding portion provided on the attachment. Fits and locks in the groove. 4 and 5 show a state where the heater connection attachment is detached from and attached to the branch portion of the heater main body, respectively. In the mounted state, the hook 131 provided on the trunk of the branch portion is engaged with the groove 123 provided on the attachment,
Prevents detachment of attachment. 6 to 8 show a connector assembly according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
In this embodiment, the heater connection attachment is slid and attached to the branch portion of the connector body. In the mounted state, the detachment of the attachment is prevented by the engagement protrusion 132 provided on the branch portion engaging with the engagement groove 124 provided on the attachment. 9 to 11
7 shows a connector assembly according to a third embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the heater connection attachment is
Insert obliquely into the branch part of the connector body (Fig. 1
0), and then the attachment is turned and mounted in the sinus. The attachment is provided with an engagement protrusion 125 at a position serving as a fulcrum when rotating. When the attachment is attached, the hook 133 provided on the branch portion of the contact body is engaged with the engagement protrusion 126 provided on the attachment, thereby preventing the attachment from being detached.

[0012]

According to the heating floor material using the connector assembly according to the present invention, the connector body is provided at one end of the heating floor material, and an attachment connected to the heater element is attached to a branch portion provided in the connector body. A connection portion provided at both ends of the main body and a connection portion of the connector main body provided on the adjacent heating floor material are electrically connected via a connection member. Therefore, as compared with a conventional heat panel in which male and female connectors are mounted on both sides of the panel main body, and wiring connection with a heater is required for each male and female connector, the wiring work is less. Extremely simple.
In addition, the connecting portions (female connector) provided at both ends of the connector body are also provided with connectors (male type) provided at both ends of the connecting member.
Also, since the connector type is the same, there is no distinction between left and right,
There is no left and right confusion in the connection work.

Further, in the present invention, the attachment connected to the heater element is mounted on the branch portion of the connector body, and the mounting portion is waterproofed. Therefore, the waterproofing operation is extremely simple as compared with a conventional connector that waterproofs the connection between each electrode of each connector provided on both sides of the heater panel and each wire connected to the heater. Becomes Further, in the connector assembly of the present invention, plate electrodes parallel to each other are arranged in the connector main body along the longitudinal direction, and both ends in the longitudinal direction are provided in the housing provided at the connecting portion of the connector main body. To form a male contact, and at the bottom of a sinus provided in the branch portion of the connector body, integrally project upward from the flat electrode to form a contact for electrical connection with the attachment. . Therefore, in the connector body, the thickness of the contact of the connecting portion, the thickness of the plate-like electrode, and the height of the contact connected to the attachment can be made thinner and lower, and further, the contact is removed from the plate-like electrode. When branching,
Since the attachment is accommodated in the sinus of the branch portion without the electrodes intersecting with each other, the height of the connector main body can be reduced. This is the width (height) of the entire heating floor
Can be made thinner, which is advantageous when an existing house is heated by renovation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view for explaining a case where a connector assembly according to the present invention is used for a heating floor material.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the entire connector assembly according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a heater connection attachment of the connector assembly shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state before attaching an attachment in the connector assembly shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state after attachment is mounted in the connector assembly shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state before attaching an attachment in the connector assembly according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a procedure for mounting an attachment of the connector assembly shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a procedure for mounting an attachment of the connector assembly shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a state before attaching an attachment in the connector assembly according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a procedure for mounting an attachment in the connector assembly shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a procedure for mounting an attachment in the connector assembly shown in FIG. 9;

Continued on the front page (71) Applicant 598006783 Thomas and Bets International, Inc. United States. 89431 Nevada, Sparks, Lillard Drive 250 (72) Inventor Yasushi Goto 3535 Kurohama, Hatsuda-shi, Saitama Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Kiyoshi Ato 1-2-7 Higashiyama 1-2-7, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 44th Kowa Bi LE Japan T & B Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 3L072 AA01 AB03 AC02 AD09

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A connector body 1 provided inside each of heating floor members 3 adjacent to each other, and a connecting member 2 for electrically connecting the connector body provided to each of the heating floor members adjacent to each other, A heater element 31 such as an electric heating pad or an electric heating sheet provided on a heating floor material, and a heater connection attachment 12 for connecting the connector main body. The connector main body is provided at both ends of the connector main body with the connecting members. A connecting portion 11 that can be connected to
A connector assembly for a heating floor material, comprising: a branch portion that houses the heater connection attachment and can be electrically connected. 2. The connector assembly according to claim 1, wherein the connecting member has, at both ends thereof, a connector 21 for connecting to a connecting portion of a connector body mounted on each of adjacent heating floor materials. A connector assembly for a heated flooring, characterized in that it is provided. 3. The connector assembly according to claim 1, wherein plate-like electrodes 14 parallel to each other are disposed in the connector main body along a longitudinal direction thereof, and both ends in the longitudinal direction are connected to the connector. A connector assembly for a heating floor material, which protrudes into a housing provided at a connection portion of a main body. 4. The connector assembly according to claim 3, wherein the branch portion 13 of the connector body has a cavity 13A for receiving the heater connection attachment.
And a contact 14A integrally formed at the bottom of the cave portion and projecting upward from a flat electrode provided on the connector body.