JP2005019259A - Crimping bus bar - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent deformation of a tuning fork-like terminal projecting from a crimping bus bar by protecting the tuning fork-like terminal from external force. <P>SOLUTION: This crimping bus bar 10 is so structured that a wire crimping part 14 equipped with one core wire barrel 12 and an insulation coating barrel 13 is projected at one end 11a of a board part 11; the tuning fork-like terminals 15 each having a terminal press-in slot 15a formed from a tip are projected at the other end 11b of the board part 11; and terminal deformation prevention plate parts 16 are projected from both left and right ends of the other end 11b of the board part 11 so as to interpose both left and right sides of the terminals 15. The projecting length of each plate part 16 from the board part 11 is not less than that of each terminal 15. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a crimping bus bar provided with a tuning fork terminal, and more specifically, to prevent the tuning fork terminal from being deformed before the crimping bus bar is crimped to an electric wire.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, in an electric junction box for automobiles, a bus bar 1 shown in FIG. 6 is provided as a power distribution bus bar. The bus bar 1 includes a tab 3 connected to a battery power source from a board portion 2 and a plurality of power sources. A tuning-fork terminal 4 for distribution is provided in a protruding manner. (See JP 2001-186633)
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-186633
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the case of the bus bar 1 provided with the tuning fork terminal 4 as provided in the above-mentioned JP-A-2001-186633, the tuning fork terminal 4 is deformed by an external force before the bus bar 1 is accommodated in the electric junction box. There is a problem that it may cause contact failure with the other terminal.
In particular, in the crimping bus bar 5 provided with the wire crimping portion 6 that crimps the wire terminal as shown in FIG. 7, it cannot be accommodated in the electrical junction box until being crimped to the wire in the harness manufacturing process, and is transported as it is. Therefore, there is a problem that the tuning fork terminal 7 is easily deformed by an external force.
[0005]
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to protect the tuning fork terminal protruding from the crimping bus bar from external force and prevent the tuning fork terminal from being deformed.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has a wire crimping portion protruding at one end of the substrate portion, and a tuning fork terminal having a terminal press-fitting groove protruding from the tip at the other end of the substrate portion. Then, terminal deformation prevention plate portions project from the left and right ends of the other end of the substrate portion so as to sandwich the left and right sides of the tuning fork terminal, and the amount of protrusion of the terminal deformation prevention plate portion from the substrate portion is a tuning fork shape. There is provided a crimp bus bar characterized by having a protruding amount of terminals or more.
[0007]
With the above configuration, since the tuning fork terminal is protected from external force by the terminal deformation prevention plate portion protruding so as to sandwich both the left and right sides of the tuning fork terminal, the tuning fork terminal can be prevented from being deformed and electrically connected. Reliability can be improved.
Since the tuning fork terminals are more likely to be deformed as the crimp bus bar is thinner, the structure provided with the terminal deformation preventing plate portion is particularly suitable for a crimp bus bar having a thickness of 1.00 mm or less.
[0008]
The board portion has a horizontally long shape, and a plurality of tuning fork-shaped terminals projecting in parallel from the other end on the long side with a gap between them. The terminal deformation preventing plate portions are projected with a gap therebetween, and the tips of the terminal deformation preventing plate portions are protruded from the tips of the tuning fork terminals.
[0009]
With the above configuration, since the tip of the terminal deformation preventing plate portion protrudes from the tip of the tuning fork terminal, the tuning fork terminal can be more effectively protected from external force from above. Therefore, even when a large number of tuning fork terminals are arranged in parallel, these tuning fork terminals can be protected from external force.
[0010]
The terminal deformation preventing plate may be protruded at an intermediate position between the plurality of tuning fork terminals protruding from the substrate portion.
With the above configuration, even when an interference that is smaller than the distance between the terminal deformation prevention plate portions at both ends interferes with the crimp bus bar, the interference interferes with the terminal deformation prevention plate portion provided at an intermediate position of the crimp bus bar. Therefore, it is possible to prevent deformation by preventing interference with the tuning fork terminal.
[0011]
The left and right terminal deformation prevention plate portions are protruded from the tuning fork terminal, and a bridging portion for connecting the protruding ends is integrally formed by punching, and when the electric wire is crimped to the electric wire crimping portion, It is good also as a structure by which a bridge | crosslinking part is cut and removed.
With the above configuration, the tuning fork terminal is protected from the side and the upper side by the terminal deformation preventing plate part and the bridging part until the electric wire is crimped to the electric wire crimping part. Can be prevented.
[0012]
In a state where the electric wire is crimped and connected to the electric wire crimping portion, the tab of an electric component such as a fuse, a relay or the like housed in the electric connection box is press-contacted to the tuning fork terminal, The power supply is distributed from the electric wire through the electrical component.
As described above, the tuning fork terminal is protected by the terminal deformation prevention plate portion until the crimping bus bar is inserted into the electrical connection box to prevent deformation, so that the tab of the electrical component mounted on the electrical connection box has a tuning fork shape. There is no problem of poor contact when press-fitted to the terminal. Thereby, a power supply can be reliably distributed to the said electrical component from the said electric wire.
[0013]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 show a first embodiment of the present invention, and a crimp bus bar 10 for power distribution is used in the relay box 20 shown in FIG. 1, and the relay box 20 accommodates the crimp bus bar 10. An upper cover 22 and a lower cover 23 are assembled to the relay box body 21 from above and below. When the crimping bus bar 10 is inserted into the relay box body 21, tabs (not shown) of electrical components such as relays and fuses to be mounted on the relay box body 21 are pressed into contact with the tuning fork terminals of the crimping bus bar 10. A power source is distributed from the crimped power source side wire w through the electrical component.
[0014]
The pressure distribution bus bar 10 for power distribution is formed by punching a conductive metal plate having a plate thickness of 0.8 mm. As shown in FIG. 2, one end 11a on the long side of the horizontally long substrate portion 11 is formed. An electric wire crimping portion 14 provided with a core wire barrel 12 and an insulation coating barrel 13 is provided so as to project from the center of the wire. Further, at the other end 11b of the substrate portion 11, tuning fork terminals 15 having terminal press-fitting grooves 15a formed from the tip are projected in parallel with a gap, and the substrate is so sandwiched between the left and right sides of the tuning fork terminals 15 as shown in FIG. Terminal deformation preventing plate portions 16 are provided so as to protrude from the left and right ends of the other end 11 b of the portion 11. The tip of the terminal deformation preventing plate portion 16 protrudes beyond the tip of the tuning fork terminal 15.
Further, on both the left and right sides of the substrate portion 11, locking holes 11 c for locking to protrusions (not shown) provided on the relay box main body 21 are formed.
[0015]
The crimp bus bar 10 is not accommodated in the relay box 20 in advance, but is accommodated in the relay box 20 after the electric wire w is crimped to the electric wire crimp portion 14 of the crimp bus bar 10 in the wire harness manufacturing process. Therefore, the crimping bus bar 10 is conveyed as it is until the wire harness manufacturing process.
The crimping of the wire w to the crimping bus bar 10 is performed by caulking and crimping the core wire barrel 12 and the insulation coating barrel 13 of the wire connection portion 14 to the core wire w-1 and the insulation coating w-2 of the wire w, respectively.
[0016]
With the above configuration, the tuning fork terminal 15 is protected from external force by the terminal deformation prevention plate 16 projecting so as to sandwich both the left and right sides of the tuning fork terminal 15, so that the tuning fork terminal is being transported to the wire harness manufacturing process. 15 can be prevented from being deformed. Thereby, the crimping bus bar 10 attached to the relay box main body 21 is securely connected to the tab of the relay mounted on the relay box main body 21 and the reliability of the electrical connection can be improved.
In the present embodiment, the tip of the terminal deformation prevention plate portion 16 is protruded from the tip of the tuning fork terminal 15, but the protrusion amounts of the tuning fork terminal 15 and the terminal deformation prevention plate portion 16 may be equal.
Further, the number of tuning fork terminals 15 protruding from the crimping bus bar 10 is not limited to a plurality and may be one.
[0017]
FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment of the present invention. The crimp bus bar 10 ′ of the present embodiment includes not only the left and right ends of the other end 11b ′ on the long side of the substrate portion 11 ′ but also the other end 11b ′. A terminal deformation preventing plate portion 16 ′ similar to that of the first embodiment is also provided at the intermediate position.
[0018]
With the above configuration, even when an interference that is smaller than the distance between the terminal deformation preventing plate portions 16 ′ at the left and right ends interferes with the crimping bus bar 10 ′, the interference deforms the terminal provided at the intermediate position of the crimping bus bar 10 ′. Since it interferes with the prevention plate portion 16 ′, it is possible to prevent deformation of the tuning fork terminal 15 ′ by preventing interference.
In addition, since another structure and an effect are the same as that of 1st Embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and description is abbreviate | omitted.
[0019]
FIG. 5 shows a third embodiment of the present invention, and the crimping bus bar 10 ″ of the present embodiment is integrally formed by stamping a conductive metal plate having a thickness of 0.8 mm, as in the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5 (A), the crimping bus bar 10 ″ has terminal deformation prevention plate portions 16 ″ at both left and right ends protruding from the tuning fork terminal 15 ″, and the protruding end 16a ″ is bridged portion 17 ″. It is connected by.
[0020]
As shown in FIG. 5B, the bridging portion 17 ″ of the crimping bus bar 10 ″ has a base portion of the terminal deformation preventing plate portion 16 ″ when the wire w is crimped to the wire crimping portion 14 ″ of the crimping bus bar 10 ″. It is cut from the side and removed from the crimping bus bar 10 ". After that, the crimping bus bar 10 ″ from which the bridging portion 17 ″ is cut and removed is mounted on the relay box body, and the tab of the relay mounted on the relay box body is press-fitted into the terminal press-fitting groove 15a ″ of the tuning fork terminal 15 ″ from above and connected. The power is distributed from the electric wire w through a relay or a fuse.
[0021]
With the above configuration, the tuning fork terminal 15 ″ is protected from the side and above by the terminal deformation preventing plate portion 16 ″ and the bridging portion 17 ″ until the wire w is crimped to the wire crimping portion 14 ″. The deformation of the tuning fork-shaped terminal 15 ″ can be surely prevented. Since other configurations and functions and effects are the same as those of the first embodiment, the same reference numerals are given and description thereof is omitted.
[0022]
【The invention's effect】
As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, the tuning fork terminal is protected from external force by the terminal deformation preventing plate portion protruding so as to sandwich the left and right sides of the tuning fork terminal. Deformation can be prevented and the reliability of electrical connection can be improved.
[0023]
Further, the tip of the terminal deformation prevention plate part protrudes from the tip of the tuning fork terminal, the terminal deformation prevention plate protrudes at an intermediate position of a large number of tuning fork terminals protruding from the board part, The tuning fork terminal can be effectively protected from external force by providing a bridging portion that connects the protruding ends of the terminal deformation prevention plate portions at the left and right ends.
[0024]
As described above, the tuning fork terminal of the crimping bus bar is protected by the terminal deformation prevention plate until the crimping bus bar is inserted into the electrical junction box, preventing deformation. When a tab of an electrical component such as the above is pressed into contact with a tuning fork terminal, the problem of poor contact does not occur. Thereby, a power supply can be reliably distributed from the electric wire crimped and connected to the crimping bus bar via the relay and the fuse.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a relay box according to a first embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a front view of the crimping bus bar according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a view showing a state in which an electric wire is crimped to the crimping bus bar of the first embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a front view of a crimp bus bar according to a second embodiment.
5A is a front view of a crimping bus bar according to a third embodiment, and FIG. 5B is a diagram showing a state in which an electric wire is crimped to the crimping bus bar.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a conventional example.
FIG. 7 is a drawing showing another conventional example.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Crimp bus bar 11 Board | substrate part 12 Core wire barrel 13 Insulation coating barrel 14 Electric wire crimping part 15 Tuning fork terminal 15a Terminal press-fit groove 16 Terminal deformation prevention board part 17 "Bridging part 20 Relay box 21 Relay box main body w Electric wire

Claims (5)

A wire crimping part protrudes from one end of the board part, while a tuning fork terminal having a terminal press-fitting groove is provided at the other end of the board part to sandwich the left and right sides of the tuning fork terminal. As described above, the terminal deformation preventing plate portions are protruded from the left and right ends of the other end of the substrate portion, and the protruding amount of the terminal deformation preventing plate portions from the substrate portion is equal to or larger than the protruding amount of the tuning fork terminal. Crimp busbar to do. The board portion has a horizontally long shape, and a plurality of tuning fork-shaped terminals projecting in parallel from the other end on the long side with a gap between them. The crimping bus bar according to claim 1, wherein the terminal deformation preventing plate portions are protruded with a gap therebetween, and the tips of the terminal deformation preventing plate portions protrude from the tips of the tuning fork terminals. The crimping bus bar according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the terminal deformation preventing plate is protruded at an intermediate position between the plurality of tuning fork terminals protruding from the substrate portion. The left and right terminal deformation prevention plate portions are protruded from the tuning fork terminal, and a bridging portion for connecting the protruding ends is integrally formed by punching, and when the electric wire is crimped to the electric wire crimping portion, The pressure-bonded bus bar according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the bridging portion is cut and removed. In a state where the electric wire is crimped and connected to the electric wire crimping portion, the electric component tab inserted into the electric connection box is press-fitted into the tuning fork terminal, and the electric component is connected to the tuning fork terminal. The crimping bus bar according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the power source is distributed via the power source.

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