JP6755008B1 - Wiring equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wiring device capable of miniaturizing a housing in a direction intersecting a insertion direction of a first outer terminal with respect to the first inner terminal. A wiring device (10) includes a first inner terminal (8), a second inner terminal (9), a first board (5), a second board (6), and a housing (1). The first inner terminal 8 is mounted on the first substrate 5. The second substrate 6 is electrically connected to the first substrate 5. The housing 1 houses the first substrate 5 and the second substrate 6. The normal direction of the second substrate 6 is a direction intersecting the normal direction of the first substrate 5. The housing 1 has a first storage portion, a second storage portion 21, a third storage portion 22, and a wall. The first substrate 5 is stored in the first storage unit. A part of the second substrate 6 is stored in the second storage unit 21. The second inner terminal 9 is stored in the third storage portion 22. The wall separates the second storage section 21 and the third storage section 22. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

The present invention generally relates to a wiring device, and more particularly to a wiring device configured so that a plug-in type terminal can be connected.

Conventionally, a wiring device provided with a USB socket to which a USB plug is connected has been provided (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The wiring device described in Patent Document 1 includes a first printed wiring board, a second printed wiring board, and a housing for accommodating the first printed wiring board and the second printed wiring board. A USB socket and a part of a plurality of circuit components constituting the AC-DC converter are mounted on the first printed wiring board. Of the plurality of circuit components, the remaining circuit components other than the circuit components mounted on the first printed wiring board are mounted on the second printed wiring board.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2014-155396

In the wiring equipment described in Patent Document 1, the normal direction of the first printed wiring board and the second printed wiring board is the insertion direction of the USB plug (first outer terminal) with respect to the USB socket (first inner terminal). It is stored in the housing along the line. Therefore, there is a problem that the housing becomes large in the direction intersecting the insertion direction.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a wiring device capable of downsizing the housing in a direction intersecting the insertion direction of the first outer terminal with respect to the first inner terminal.

The wiring device according to one aspect of the present invention includes a first inner terminal, a second inner terminal, a first substrate, a second substrate, and a housing. The first inner terminal is configured so that a plug-in type first outer terminal can be connected. The second inner terminal is configured so that the second outer terminal can be connected. The first inner terminal is mounted on the first substrate. The second substrate is electrically connected to the first substrate. The housing houses the first substrate and the second substrate. The normal direction of the second substrate is a direction intersecting the normal direction of the first substrate. The housing has a first storage portion, a second storage portion, a third storage portion, and a wall. The first substrate is stored in the first storage unit. A part of the second substrate is stored in the second storage unit. The second inner terminal is housed in the third storage part. The wall separates the second storage portion from the third storage portion.

According to the present invention, there is an advantage that the housing can be miniaturized in a direction intersecting the insertion direction of the first outer terminal with respect to the first inner terminal.

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a wiring device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the wiring fixture of the same. 3A is a front view of the body included in the wiring device of the same, FIG. 3B is a plan view, and FIG. 3C is a bottom view. 4A is a front view of the cover provided in the wiring fixture of the same, FIG. 4B is a plan view, and FIG. 4C is a bottom view. 5A is a front view of a support member included in the wiring device of the same, FIG. 5B is a plan view, and FIG. 5C is a bottom view. FIG. 6A is a left side view of the support member included in the wiring device of the same, and FIG. 6B is a right side view. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the same wiring device with the cover removed. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the wiring fixture of the same. FIG. 9 is another cross-sectional view of the wiring fixture of the same.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. The following embodiments are just one of the various embodiments of the present invention. In addition, the following embodiments can be variously modified according to the design and the like as long as the object of the present invention can be achieved.

(1) Outline First, an outline of the wiring device 10 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

The wiring device 10 according to the present embodiment is, for example, a USB outlet to which a USB plug provided at the tip of the USB cable can be connected, and powers an electric device (for example, a smartphone) electrically connected to the USB cable. Make a supply. Further, the wiring device 10 according to the present embodiment is, for example, an indoor wiring device attached to a wall of a building. The building in which the wiring device 10 is installed is, for example, a detached house, each dwelling unit of an apartment house, an office, a store, a nursing care facility, or the like.

The wiring fixture 10 is attached to the construction surface (here, the wall surface of the building) in a state where the electric wire is electrically connected to the wiring fixture 10. In the wiring device 10, the USB plug of the USB cable is inserted into the first insertion hole 320 formed on the front surface of the cover 3, so that the USB plug is electrically connected and the electric power from the wiring device 10 to the electric device is obtained. Supply becomes possible. Here, the wiring device 10 is an embedded type wiring device, and is attached to the construction surface using a mounting frame. Specifically, the wiring device 10 is attached to the construction surface by fixing the mounting frame to which the wiring device 10 is attached to, for example, the embedded box. The embedded box referred to here is a box-shaped member having an open front surface, and is installed in a wall so that the front surface is exposed forward from a construction hole formed in the construction surface.

As shown in FIG. 1, the wiring device 10 includes a first inner terminal 8, a second inner terminal 9, a first board 5, a second board 6, a third board 7, and a housing 1. ing. The first inner terminal 8 is configured so that a plug-in type first outer terminal 18 can be connected. The second inner terminal 9 is configured so that the second outer terminal 19 can be connected. The first outer terminal 18 is, for example, a USB plug, and the first inner terminal 8 is a USB socket to which the USB plug is detachably plugged and connected. The second outer terminal 19 is, for example, a core wire of an electric wire for power supply, and the second inner terminal 9 is a terminal fitting to which the core wire is electrically connected.

The first inner terminal 8 is mounted on the first substrate 5. The second substrate 6 is electrically connected to the first substrate 5. The second inner terminal 9 is mounted on the third substrate 7. Further, the third substrate 7 is electrically connected to the second substrate 6. The housing 1 houses the first substrate 5, the second substrate 6, and the third substrate 7.

The normal direction of the first substrate 5 and the third substrate 7 is a direction along the insertion direction (front-back direction) of the first outer terminal 18 with respect to the first inner terminal 8. The normal direction of the second substrate 6 is a direction (vertical direction) that intersects with the insertion direction.

In this way, since the normal direction of the second substrate 6 intersects the insertion direction, the above is compared with the case where the normal direction of the second substrate 6 is along the insertion direction. The housing 1 can be miniaturized in the direction intersecting the insertion direction.

(2) Details Hereinafter, the wiring device 10 according to the present embodiment will be described in detail. In the following description, unless otherwise specified, the arrows shown in FIGS. 1 to 9 define the vertical, horizontal, and front-back directions of the wiring device 10. That is, when the state in which the wiring fixture 10 is attached to the construction surface is viewed from the front, the vertical direction (vertical direction) is the vertical direction, the left-right direction is the left-right direction, and the normal direction of the construction surface is the front-rear direction (front side is the front side). ). However, these directions are not intended to define the directions in which the wiring device 10 is used. Further, the arrows shown in FIGS. 1 to 9 are described merely for the purpose of assisting the explanation, and are not accompanied by an entity.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the wiring device 10 according to the present embodiment includes a first inner terminal 8, a second inner terminal 9, a first board 5, a second board 6, and a third board 7. A support member 4 and a housing 1 are provided.

The first inner terminal 8 is, for example, a USB (Universal Serial Bus) socket. As shown in FIG. 1, the first inner terminal 8 is mounted on the first substrate 5 so that its longitudinal direction (left-right direction) is along the longitudinal direction of the first substrate 5. In other words, the longitudinal direction of the first inner terminal 8 and the longitudinal direction of the first substrate 5 are the same direction. The first inner terminal 8 is configured so that a plug-in type first outer terminal 18 can be connected. The first outer terminal 18 is a USB plug provided at the tip of the USB cable here (see FIG. 1). The USB socket and USB plug comply with USB standards such as USB3.0.

The second inner terminal 9 is a terminal fitting having a U-shape when viewed from the rear, for example, by bending a sheet metal made of a copper alloy. The second inner terminal 9 is a set of two here. These second inner terminals 9 are mounted on the third substrate 7 with their opening sides facing each other.

The corresponding locking spring 11 is housed in the space surrounded by the left piece, the lower piece (or the upper piece), and the right piece of each second inner terminal 9. As shown in FIG. 1, the lock spring 11 has a support piece 110, a lock piece 111, and a pressing piece 112. The support piece 110 has a plate shape that is long in the front-rear direction. The lock piece 111 has a plate shape and is integrally formed at the rear end of the support piece 110. The lock piece 111 is inclined obliquely forward from the rear end of the support piece 110. The pressing piece 112 has a U-shape when viewed from the vertical direction, and is integrally formed at the front end of the supporting piece 110.

The second inner terminal 9 is configured so that the second outer terminal 19 can be connected. The second outer terminal 19 here is a core wire of a power supply electric wire electrically connected to an external power source (for example, a commercial power source). The second outer terminal 19 is pressed against the left piece of the second inner terminal 9 by the pressing pressure from the pressing piece 112 of the locking spring 11, whereby the second inner terminal 9 and the second outer terminal 19 are electrically connected to each other. Be connected.

The first substrate 5 is, for example, a printed wiring board made of glass / epoxy resin. The first substrate 5 has a rectangular shape that is long in the left-right direction. The first substrate 5 has a first surface 51 and a second surface 52. The first surface 51 is the front surface of the first substrate 5 here, and the first inner terminal 8 is arranged on the first surface 51. The second surface 52 is the rear surface of the first substrate 5 here, and the electronic component 15 is arranged on the second surface 52. The electronic component 15 is, for example, a smoothing capacitor. This smoothing capacitor smoothes the DC power from the second substrate 6 and outputs it to the first inner terminal 8. The electronic component 15 is arranged at the right and lower corners of the second surface 52.

The first substrate 5 has a plurality of (three in this case) positioning holes 53. Each of the plurality of positioning holes 53 penetrates in a rectangular shape in the front-rear direction. Two of the plurality of positioning holes 53 are provided at positions closer to both ends in the left-right direction on the upper side of the four sides of the first substrate 5, respectively (only one side is shown in FIG. 1). ). The remaining one of the plurality of positioning holes 53 is provided at a position closer to the center in the left-right direction on the lower one side of the four sides of the first substrate 5.

The first substrate 5 is housed in the housing 1 so that its normal direction (thickness direction) is along the front-rear direction. In other words, the normal direction of the first substrate 5 is the direction along the insertion direction of the first outer terminal 18 with respect to the first inner terminal 8. Here, in the present embodiment, the insertion direction of the first outer terminal 18 with respect to the first inner terminal 8 is the front-rear direction.

Like the first substrate 5, the second substrate 6 is a printed wiring board made of, for example, a glass / epoxy resin. The second substrate 6 has a rectangular main portion 61 that is long in the front-rear direction and a rectangular protruding portion 62 that projects leftward from the front and left corners of the main portion 61, and has an L-shape when viewed from the vertical direction. Is formed in. A plurality of electronic components 16 are arranged on one surface (lower surface) of the second substrate 6 (main portion 61 and protruding portion 62). These plurality of electronic components 16 form, for example, an AC-DC converter that converts AC power supplied from an external power source via the electric wire into DC power having a predetermined voltage. Therefore, the plurality of electronic components 16 include a transformer, an electrolytic capacitor, a resistor, an inductor, and the like.

Further, a terminal portion 17 having a plurality of (here, three) connection pins is mounted on the main portion 61 of the second substrate 6. The second substrate 6 is electrically connected to the first substrate 5 by inserting a plurality of connection pins into a plurality of (three in this case) through holes formed in the first substrate 5 and connecting them with solder. Will be done. That is, the second board 6 outputs the DC power generated by the AC-DC converter to the first board 5 via the terminal portion 17. The second substrate 6 is housed in the housing 1 so that its normal direction (thickness direction) intersects the front-rear direction. In other words, the normal direction of the second substrate 6 is a direction that intersects the insertion direction.

The second substrate 6 is housed together with the yoke 13 in the second storage part 21 of the body 2 described later. The yoke 13 forms a magnetic circuit together with a transformer, which is one of a plurality of electronic components 16 mounted on the second substrate 6. The yoke 13 is formed in a U shape when viewed from the vertical direction, for example, by bending a metal plate. The yoke 13 has a plate-shaped rear piece 130 along the left-right direction, a right piece 131 projecting forward from the right end of the rear piece 130, and a left piece 132 projecting forward from the left end of the rear piece 130. ing. The yoke 13 is arranged so as to cover the right side, the rear side, and the left side of the transformer mounted on the second substrate 6 in a state of being housed in the second storage portion 21.

Similar to the first substrate 5, the third substrate 7 is, for example, a printed wiring board made of glass / epoxy resin. The third substrate 7 has a rectangular shape that is long in the vertical direction. Two second inner terminals 9 are arranged side by side in the vertical direction on one surface (rear surface) of the third substrate 7. The third substrate 7 is electrically connected to the second substrate 6 via, for example, a lead wire, and outputs AC power supplied from an external power source to the second substrate 6 via the electric wire.

As shown in FIG. 1, the housing 1 includes a box-shaped body 2 having an opening on one side (front surface), and a cover 3 attached to the body 2 so as to close the opening of the body 2. The body 2 and the cover 3 are made of, for example, PBT (Polybutylene terephthalate) resin.

As shown in FIGS. 3A to 3C, the body 2 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape that is long in the left-right direction. The body 2 has a second storage unit 21 for storing the second substrate 6 and a third storage unit 22 for storing the third substrate 7. In other words, the internal space of the body 2 is divided into a second storage portion 21 and a third storage portion 22 by a vertical wall 23 projecting forward from the bottom wall of the body 2. That is, of the internal space of the body 2, the space on the right side of the vertical wall 23 is the second storage unit 21, and the space on the left side of the vertical wall 23 is the third storage unit 22. Here, the second storage portion 21 and the third storage portion 22 have different external dimensions (height dimensions) along the front-rear direction. In the present embodiment, the height dimension of the third storage portion 22 is smaller than the height dimension of the second storage portion 21 (see FIG. 3A).

The second storage portion 21 has a pair of holding grooves 210, a first support portion 211, a second support portion 212, a third support portion 213, and a fourth support portion 214.

Each of the pair of holding grooves 210 has a U-shape when viewed from the front-rear direction, and is formed along the front-rear direction. The pair of holding grooves 210 are provided on the left side wall and the right side wall of the second storage portion 21, respectively. The pair of holding grooves 210 are provided at positions near the top of the second storage portion 21. Then, by inserting both ends of the second substrate 6 in the left-right direction into the pair of holding grooves 210, the second substrate 6 is housed in the second storage part 21 and held in the body 2. In other words, the second substrate 6 is held by the body 2 by inserting both ends of the second substrate 6 in a direction intersecting the insertion direction and intersecting the normal direction of the second substrate 6 into the pair of holding grooves 210, respectively. To.

The first support portion 211 is provided at the right and lower corners of the second storage portion 21. The first support portion 211 projects forward from the bottom wall of the body 2. The surface (front surface) of the first support portion 211 is located rearward of the front end surface of the body 2 in the front-rear direction. A protrusion 2110 projecting forward is integrally formed at a position near the center of the front surface of the first support portion 211.

The second support portion 212 is provided on the right and upper corners of the second storage portion 21. In other words, the second support portion 212 is provided on the upper side of the right holding groove 210 of the pair of holding grooves 210. The second support portion 212 projects forward from the bottom wall of the body 2. The surface (front surface) of the second support portion 212 is located rearward of the front end surface of the body 2 in the front-rear direction. In other words, the front surface of the second support portion 212 is at the same position as the front surface of the first support portion 211 in the front-rear direction.

The third support portion 213 is provided on the left side of the second support portion 212. The third support portion 213 projects forward from the bottom wall of the body 2. The surface (front surface) of the third support portion 213 is located behind the front end surface of the body 2 in the front-rear direction. In other words, the front surface of the third support portion 213 is at the same position as the front surface of the first support portion 211 and the second support portion 212 in the front-rear direction.

The fourth support portion 214 is provided at the left and upper corners of the second storage portion 21. The fourth support portion 214 projects forward from the bottom wall of the body 2. The surface (front surface) of the fourth support portion 214 is located rearward of the front end surface of the body 2 in the front-rear direction. In other words, the front surface of the fourth support portion 214 is at the same position as the front surface of the first support portion 211, the second support portion 212, and the third support portion 213 in the front-rear direction. Here, in the present embodiment, the first support portion 211, the second support portion 212, the third support portion 213, and the fourth support portion 214 constitute a support portion that supports the support member 4 described later.

The vertical wall 23 that separates the second storage portion 21 and the third storage portion 22 has two protrusions 231. The two protrusions 231 project forward from both ends of the vertical wall 23 in the vertical direction.

The third storage unit 22 has two storage units for terminals 220 and a storage unit for buttons 221. The two terminal storage portions 220 are provided side by side in the vertical direction with a predetermined interval. The button storage unit 221 is provided between the two terminal storage units 220 in the vertical direction.

Each of the two terminal accommodating portions 220 accommodates one of the two second inner terminals 9 (including the corresponding locking spring 11) mounted on the third substrate 7. In a state where the two second inner terminals 9 are stored in the two terminal storage portions 220, the third substrate 7 is placed on the front end surface of the third storage portion 22. Second insertion holes 2200 penetrating in the front-rear direction are provided at positions corresponding to the two terminal storage portions 220 on the bottom wall of the body 2. Then, by inserting the second outer terminal 19 into the second insertion hole 2200, the second outer terminal 19 is electrically connected to the second inner terminal 9. At this time, the second outer terminal 19 is inserted between the second inner terminal 9 and the corresponding locking spring 11, and the left piece of the second inner terminal 9 is pushed by the pressing force from the pressing piece 112 of the locking spring 11. Contact. Further, the second outer terminal 19 is prevented from coming off by the locking piece 111 of the corresponding locking spring 11.

The release button 12 (see FIG. 1) is stored in the button storage unit 221. The release button 12 is a button for releasing the locked state of the second outer terminal 19 by the lock spring 11. The release button 12 is made of, for example, PBT resin. The release button 12 has an operation piece 120 and two action pieces 121. The operation piece 120 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape that is long in the front-rear direction. The two working pieces 121 are integrally formed on both sides of the operating piece 120 in the vertical direction. A release hole 2210 penetrating in the front-rear direction is provided at a position corresponding to the button storage portion 221 on the bottom wall of the body 2. The release hole 2210 is an elongated hole that is long in the vertical direction.

The release button 12 can be moved in the front-rear direction between the first position and the second position in a state of being stored in the button storage unit 221. When the release button 12 is in the first position, the lock piece 111 of the lock spring 11 prevents the second outer terminal 19 from coming off. When the release button 12 is in the second position, the locking piece 111 is moved away from the second outer terminal 19 by the action piece 121 of the release button 12, and the stopper of the second outer terminal 19 is released. That is, the second outer terminal 19 can be pulled out by moving the release button 12 to the second position. When moving the release button 12 to the second position, the release button 12 is moved to the second position by inserting a release jig (for example, a flat-blade screwdriver) into the release hole 2210. Further, when moving the release button 12 to the first position, the release button 12 is moved to the first position by the elastic force from the lock piece 111 of the lock spring 11 by removing the release jig from the release hole 2210. Move to.

The body 2 has a plurality of (here, four) assembly protrusions 24. Two of the plurality of assembly protrusions 24 are provided on the upper side wall of the body 2. These two assembly protrusions 24 are arranged in the left-right direction on the upper side wall with a predetermined interval. Further, the remaining two assembly protrusions 24 of the plurality of assembly protrusions 24 are provided on the lower side wall of the body 2. These two assembly protrusions 24 are arranged in the left-right direction on the lower side wall with a predetermined interval. The body 2 and the cover 3 are connected to each other by fitting the four assembly protrusions 24 into the four assembly holes 330 provided in the cover 3 described later, and the housing 1 is assembled.

Further, the body 2 has two ridge portions 25. One of the two ridges 25 projects forward from the front end of the left wall of the body 2. The other of the two ridges 25 projects forward from the front end of the right wall of the body 2. These ridge portions 25 are formed to have a predetermined length along the vertical direction.

As shown in FIGS. 4A to 4C, the cover 3 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape that is long in the left-right direction. The cover 3 has a cover main body 31, a pedestal portion 32, and two assembly pieces 33.

The cover body 31 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape with an open rear surface (face facing the body 2). The cover main body 31 has a plurality of (here, four) deformed portions 310, insertion portions 311, 312, four mounting grooves 313, and two insertion grooves 314.

The plurality of deformed portions 310 are provided near the four corners of the front wall of the cover main body 31 (see FIG. 4C). Each of the plurality of deformed portions 310 has a conical shape and projects rearward from the rear surface of the front wall of the cover main body 31. These plurality of deformed portions 310 are plastically deformed by coming into contact with the first surface 51 of the first substrate 5 in a state where the wiring device 10 is assembled. In other words, the tip portions of the plurality of deformed portions 310 are crushed by coming into contact with the first surface 51 of the first substrate 5.

The insertion portion 311 is provided near the corner portion on the left side and the lower side of the cover main body 31. The insertion portion 311 projects rearward from the rear surface of the front wall of the cover main body 31. The insertion portion 311 is located behind the rear end surface of the cover main body 31 in the front-rear direction. In other words, the insertion portion 311 projects rearward from the rear end surface of the cover body 31.

The insertion portion 312 is provided near the corner portion on the left side and the upper side of the cover main body 31. The insertion portion 312 projects rearward from the rear surface of the front wall of the cover main body 31. The insertion portion 312 is located rearward of the rear end surface of the cover main body 31 in the front-rear direction. In other words, the insertion portion 312 projects rearward from the rear end surface of the cover body 31. These insertion portions 311, 312 are inserted into the body 2 with the cover 3 attached to the body 2.

Each of the four mounting grooves 313 has a narrow portion 3130 and a large portion 3131. The width dimension (left and right dimension) of the narrow portion 3130 is slightly larger than the width dimension of the arm piece 141 of the mounting bracket 14 described later. The width dimension of the large portion 3131 is larger than the width dimension of the narrow portion 3130. The large portion 3131 is located behind the narrow portion 3130 in the front-rear direction.

Of the four mounting grooves 313, two mounting grooves 313 are provided on the upper side wall of the cover main body 31. These two mounting grooves 313 are provided at positions closer to both ends in the left-right direction of the upper side wall, respectively. The remaining two mounting grooves 313 out of the four mounting grooves 313 are provided on the lower side wall of the cover main body 31. These two mounting grooves 313 are provided at positions closer to both ends in the left-right direction of the lower side wall, respectively. In the present embodiment, a mounting groove 313 located on the right side of the upper side wall and a mounting groove 313 located on the right side of the lower side wall form a set of mounting grooves, and the mounting groove 313 and the lower side wall located on the left side of the upper side wall. A set of mounting grooves is formed by the mounting grooves 313 located on the left side of the above. Then, one mounting bracket 14 is attached to each set of mounting grooves.

Here, the wiring device 10 according to the present embodiment is attached to the mounting frame by two mounting brackets 14. As shown in FIG. 1, each of the two mounting brackets 14 has a U-shape when viewed from the left-right direction. Each mounting bracket 14 has a main piece 140 and two arm pieces 141. The main piece 140 has an L-shape when viewed from the vertical direction, and is formed along the vertical direction. On the left end edge (or right end edge) of the main piece 140, two hook claws 1400 projecting to the left (or to the right) are integrally formed. The two hooking claws 1400 are provided at positions near both ends of the main piece 140 in the vertical direction. Then, the wiring device 10 is attached to the mounting frame by hooking each of these hooking claws 1400 into the two hooking holes provided in the mounting frame.

Two arm pieces 141 are integrally formed at both ends of the main piece 140 in the vertical direction. Each of the two arm pieces 141 has a plate shape extending in the anteroposterior direction. At the tip (rear end) of each arm piece 141, two bent pieces 1410 that are bifurcated in the left-right direction are integrally formed.

The mounting bracket 14 of one of the two mounting brackets 14 (on the right side in FIG. 1) is mounted on the right side of the cover main body 31. At this time, one arm piece 141 (lower side in FIG. 1) of the mounting bracket 14 is arranged in the mounting groove 313 on the right side of the lower side wall of the cover body 31, and the other arm piece (upper side in FIG. 1). 141 is arranged in the mounting groove 313 on the right side of the upper side wall of the cover main body 31. Then, the mounting bracket 14 is attached to the cover 3 by bending the two bent pieces 1410 of each arm piece 141 in the directions away from each other. The other mounting bracket 14 (on the left side in FIG. 1) is also mounted on the cover 3 by the same procedure.

The two insertion grooves 314 are provided at the rear ends of the left side wall and the right side wall of the cover body 31, respectively. The two insertion grooves 314 are formed to have a predetermined length along the vertical direction. In the state where the wiring device 10 is assembled, the two ridges 25 are inserted into the two insertion grooves 314, respectively.

The abutment portion 32 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape that is long in the left-right direction, and projects forward from the front wall of the cover main body 31. The front wall 300 of the abutment portion 32 is provided with a first insertion hole (insertion hole) 320 that penetrates in the front-rear direction. The first insertion hole 320 is provided at a position including the center of the facing surface 300a (see FIG. 4C) formed of the rear surface of the front wall 300 of the abutment portion 32. The first insertion hole 320 has a rectangular shape that is long in the left-right direction. In other words, the longitudinal direction of the first insertion hole 320 is the direction along the longitudinal direction of the front wall 300 of the abutment portion 32. Then, the first inner terminal 8 mounted on the first substrate 5 is housed in the housing 1 so that its longitudinal direction is along the longitudinal direction (left-right direction) of the housing 1.

The internal space of the cover main body 31 and the internal space of the abutment portion 32 are connected, and here, the first storage portion 34 is composed of two internal spaces. Therefore, in the state where the wiring device 10 is assembled, the first substrate 5 (including the first inner terminal 8) is housed in the first storage unit 34.

Assembly pieces 33 projecting rearward are integrally formed on the upper and lower side walls of the cover body 31. These assembly pieces 33 have a rectangular shape when viewed from the vertical direction. Each assembly piece 33 is provided with two assembly holes 330 that are arranged in the left-right direction at predetermined intervals. When the cover 3 is attached to the body 2, the two assembly protrusions 24 provided on the upper side wall of the body 2 are fitted into the two assembly holes 330 of the assembly piece 33 on the upper side of the cover 3, respectively. Further, in the state where the cover 3 is attached to the body 2, the two assembly protrusions 24 provided on the lower side wall of the body 2 are fitted into the two assembly holes 330 of the assembly piece 33 on the lower side of the cover 3, respectively. Get stuck. As a result, the body 2 and the cover 3 are combined, and the housing 1 is assembled.

The support member 4 is made of, for example, PBT resin. As shown in FIGS. 5A to 5C, 6A and 6B, the support member 4 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape with one surface (rear surface) open and long in the left-right direction. The support member 4 has a support portion 41, a lower side wall portion 42, an upper side wall portion 43, a left side wall portion 44, and a right side wall portion 45. Here, in the present embodiment, the side wall portion is composed of the lower side wall portion 42, the upper side wall portion 43, the left side wall portion 44, and the right side wall portion 45.

The support portion 41 has a rectangular plate shape that is long in the left-right direction, and has a mounting surface (front surface) 400 on which the first substrate 5 is mounted. The mounting surface 400 intersects the insertion direction. Further, the support portion 41 has an opening hole 410, a component insertion hole 411, a plurality of (three here) positioning protrusions 412, and a plurality of (three here) pressing ribs 413.

The opening hole 410 has a rectangular shape that is long in the left-right direction, and penetrates in the front-rear direction near the center of the support portion 41. The component insertion hole 411 has a rectangular shape that is long in the vertical direction, and penetrates in the front-rear direction to the right side of the opening hole 410 in the support portion 41.

Two of the plurality of positioning protrusions 412 project forward from the upper end edge of the support portion 41. These two positioning protrusions 412 are provided at positions near both ends in the left-right direction, respectively. The remaining one positioning protrusion 412 out of the plurality of positioning protrusions 412 projects forward from the lower end edge of the support portion 41. The positioning protrusion 412 is provided at a position closer to the center in the left-right direction.

Here, a fixing structure 200 for fixing the first substrate 5 to the support member 4 is provided by the plurality of positioning protrusions 412 provided on the support member 4 and the plurality of positioning holes 53 provided on the first substrate 5. It is configured. Then, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5A, the plurality of positioning protrusions 412 are planes 100 passing through the center point P1 of the support portion 41, and the first outer terminal 18 is inserted into the first inner terminal 8. It is asymmetric with respect to the plane 100 along the direction. Therefore, the first substrate 5 is placed on the mounting surface 400 of the support portion 41 only when the orientations of the first substrate 5 are aligned so that the two positioning protrusions 412 and the two positioning holes 53 correspond to each other. be able to. That is, when the first substrate 5 is rotated 180 degrees with the center point P1 of the support portion 41 as the center of rotation, the first substrate 5 cannot be placed on the support portion 41, and the mounting error of the first substrate 5 is made. Can be suppressed.

Further, the vertical dimension and the horizontal dimension of the positioning hole 53 are slightly smaller than the vertical dimension and the horizontal dimension of the positioning protrusion 412. Therefore, when the three positioning protrusions 412 are inserted into the three positioning holes 53, not only the first substrate 5 can be positioned with respect to the support portion 41, but also the first substrate with respect to the support portion 41 can be positioned. 5 can be firmly attached.

Further, in a state where the first substrate 5 is attached (supported) to the support portion 41, the electronic component 15 mounted on the first substrate 5 is passed through the component insertion hole 411 of the support portion 41. Further, in a state where the first substrate 5 is supported by the support portion 41, the connection pin of the first inner terminal 8 exposed on the second surface 52 side of the first substrate 5 opens the support portion 41 with the first substrate 5. It is passed through the hole 410.

The plurality of pressing ribs 413 project rearward from the rear surface (the surface opposite to the mounting surface 400) of the support portion 41. The plurality of pressing ribs 413 are provided along the left-right direction at the upper end edge of the opening hole 410. The plurality of pressing ribs 413 come into contact with the front end surface of the second substrate 6 in a state where the wiring device 10 is assembled, and exert a backward force on the second substrate 6.

The lower side wall portion 42 projects rearward (opposite to the first substrate 5) from one side (lower side) of the four sides of the mounting surface 400 of the support portion 41. The lower side wall portion 42 has a plurality of (three in this case) pressing portions 420 and 421, a groove 422, and a through hole 423. The through hole 423 penetrates in the vertical direction at a position facing the electronic component 16 mounted on the second substrate 6. The plurality of pressing portions 420 and 421 project rearward from the rear end portion of the lower side wall portion 42. Two of the plurality of pressing portions 420 and 421 are provided on the right side of the through hole 423. The remaining one holding portion 421 of the plurality of holding portions 420 and 421 is provided on the left side of the through hole 423. The groove 422 is provided between the two pressing portions 420 arranged in the left-right direction.

The upper side wall portion 43 projects rearward (opposite to the first substrate 5) from one side (upper side) of the four sides of the mounting surface 400 of the support portion 41. The upper side wall portion 43 has a plurality of (here, three) pressing portions 430 and 431 and a groove 432. The plurality of pressing portions 430 and 431 project rearward from the rear end portion of the upper side wall portion 43. One of the plurality of pressing portions 430 and 431, the pressing portion 430, is provided at a position closer to the right end of the upper side wall portion 43. Of the plurality of pressing portions 430 and 431, the remaining two pressing portions 430 and 431 are provided at positions closer to the center in the left-right direction of the upper side wall portion 43. The groove 432 is provided between the two pressing portions 430 and 431 arranged in the left-right direction.

The left side wall portion 44 projects rearward (opposite side to the first substrate 5) from one side (left side) of the four sides of the mounting surface 400 of the support portion 41. The left side wall portion 44 has a plurality of (here, two) pressing portions 440, a vertical groove 441, and an insertion groove 442. The plurality of pressing portions 440 project rearward from the rear end portion of the left side wall portion 44. The plurality of pressing portions 440 are provided at both ends of the left wall portion 44 in the vertical direction. The vertical groove 441 has an arcuate shape when viewed from the front-rear direction, and is formed along the front-rear direction on the surface (left surface) of the left wall portion 44. The insertion groove 442 has a U-shape when viewed from the front-rear direction, and is formed along the front-rear direction. The insertion groove 442 is provided on the lower side of the upper holding portion 440. The left end portion of the second substrate 6 is inserted into the insertion groove 442.

The right side wall portion 45 projects rearward (opposite to the first substrate 5) from one side (right side) of the four sides of the mounting surface 400 of the support portion 41. The right side wall portion 45 has a pressing portion 450, an insertion groove 451 and a relief groove 452. The pressing portion 450 projects rearward from the rear end portion of the right side wall portion 45. The pressing portion 450 is provided at the upper end portion of the right side wall portion 45. The insertion groove 451 has a U-shape when viewed from the front-rear direction, and is formed along the front-rear direction. The insertion groove 451 is provided on the lower side of the holding portion 450. The right end portion of the second substrate 6 is inserted into the insertion groove 451. The relief groove 452 is formed so as to be continuous with the insertion groove 451. In the state where the wiring device 10 is assembled, a part of the second substrate 6 enters the relief groove 452.

(3) Assembling Method of Wiring Equipment Next, an assembling method of the wiring equipment 10 according to the present embodiment will be described.

After storing the release button 12 in the button storage unit 221 of the third storage unit 22, the operator stores the second board 6 in the second storage unit 21 of the body 2 and stores the third board 7 in the third storage unit 7. It is stored in the part 22. At this time, both ends of the main portion 61 of the second substrate 6 in the left-right direction are inserted into the pair of holding grooves 210, respectively. At this time, the two second inner terminals 9 (including the corresponding locking spring 11) mounted on the third substrate 7 are respectively housed in the two terminal storage portions 220 of the third storage portion 22. To. The third substrate 7 is placed on the front end surface of the third accommodating portion 22 so that its normal direction is along the front-rear direction.

Next, the operator places the support member 4 on the body 2 so as to cover the second substrate 6 (see FIG. 7). At this time, the two pressing portions 420 of the support member 4 come into contact with the first supporting portion 211 of the body 2 from the front (on the side of the first substrate 5), and the pressing portion 450 comes into contact with the second supporting portion 212 from the front. At this time, one of the two pressing portions 430 comes into contact with the third supporting portion 213 from the front, and the other contacts the fourth supporting portion 214 from the front. Further, at this time, the pressing portions 421, 431, 440 come into contact with the surface (front surface) of the third substrate 7 from the front. Here, in the present embodiment, the contact portion is composed of the pressing portions 420, 430, 450.

When the support member 4 is mounted on the body 2, a part of the second substrate 6 is in a space surrounded by the support portion 41, the lower side wall portion 42, the upper side wall portion 43, the left side wall portion 44, and the right side wall portion 45. It is stored. That is, in the present embodiment, the storage portion 46 is configured by the space surrounded by the support portion 41, the lower side wall portion 42, the upper side wall portion 43, the left side wall portion 44, and the right side wall portion 45. In other words, a storage portion 46 is provided between the support portion 41 and the contact portion in the insertion direction (front-back direction) of the first outer terminal 18 with respect to the first inner terminal 8.

Subsequently, the operator fixes the first substrate 5 to the support portion 41 of the support member 4. At this time, the three positioning protrusions 412 provided on the support portion 41 are fitted into the three positioning holes 53 provided on the first substrate 5, respectively. At this time, the electronic component 15 arranged on the second surface 52 of the first substrate 5 is passed through the component insertion hole 411, and the connection pin of the first inner terminal 8 exposed on the second surface 52 side is inserted into the opening hole 410. Passed through. In this state, the second surface 52 of the first substrate 5 and the mounting surface 400 of the support portion 41 are in contact with each other in the front-rear direction.

Finally, the operator attaches the cover 3 to the body 2 so as to close the front opening of the body 2. At this time, the four assembly protrusions 24 provided on the body 2 are fitted into the four assembly holes 330 provided on the cover 3, respectively. At this time, the insertion portions 311, 312 provided in the cover 3 are inserted into the body 2. Further, at this time, the two ridge portions 25 provided on the body 2 are inserted into the two insertion grooves 314 provided on the cover 3, respectively.

The wiring device 10 is assembled by the above procedure.

(4) Positional Relationship between First Substrate, Second Substrate, and Third Substrate FIGS. 8 and 9 are cross-sectional views of the wiring fixture 10 according to the present embodiment in an assembled state. Hereinafter, the positional relationship between the first substrate 5, the second substrate 6, and the third substrate 7 will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9.

The first substrate 5 and the third substrate 7 are housed in the housing 1 so that the normal direction thereof is the front-rear direction (the insertion direction of the first outer terminal 18 with respect to the first inner terminal 8). In other words, the normal direction of the first substrate 5 and the third substrate 7 is a direction along the insertion direction. Further, the second substrate 6 is housed in the housing 1 so that its normal direction is the vertical direction (the direction intersecting the insertion direction). In other words, the normal direction of the second substrate 6 is a direction that intersects the insertion direction. As described above, since the normal direction of the second substrate 6 intersects the insertion direction, the above is compared with the case where the normal direction of the second substrate 6 is along the insertion direction. The housing 1 can be miniaturized in the direction intersecting the insertion direction.

The third substrate 7 is located behind the protrusion 62 of the second substrate 6 in the front-rear direction (vertical direction in FIG. 8). In other words, the third substrate 7 is located between both ends of the second substrate 6 in the front-rear direction. In other words, the third substrate 7 is located between both ends of the second substrate 6 in the insertion direction. By arranging the third substrate 7 between both ends of the second substrate 6 in the front-rear direction in this way, the third substrate 7 is arranged outside (front side or lower side) of both ends of the second substrate 6 in the front-rear direction. The housing 1 can be miniaturized in the front-rear direction as compared with the case where the housing 1 is used.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the first substrate 5 is located in front of the second substrate 6 and the third substrate 7 in the front-rear direction. In other words, the first substrate 5 is located between the second substrate 6 and the first insertion hole 320, which of the second substrate 6 and the third substrate 7 is closer to the first insertion hole 320. In this way, when the first substrate 5 is arranged between the second substrate 6 and the first insertion hole 320 in the front-rear direction, the first substrate 5 and the second substrate 6 are arranged side by side in the front-rear direction. The housing 1 can be miniaturized in the direction intersecting the front-rear direction.

(5) Support Structure of Support Member The support structure of the support member 4 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9.

The support member 4 has the first support portion 211 and the second support portion of the body 2 from the front (first substrate 5 side) by the pressing portions 420, 430, 450 (only the pressing portion 420 is shown in FIG. 9) as contact portions. It is in contact with 212, the third support portion 213, and the fourth support portion 214. Further, the support member 4 is in contact with the surface (front surface) of the third substrate 7 from the front by the pressing portions 421, 431, 440 (only the pressing portions 421, 431 are shown in FIG. 9). Further, the support member 4 is in contact with the front end edge of the second substrate 6 from the front by a plurality of pressing ribs 413 provided on the rear surface of the support portion 41 (see FIG. 8). The cover 3 is in contact with the first substrate 5 from the front by a plurality of deformed portions 310 provided on the rear surface (opposing surface 300a) of the front wall 300 of the cover main body 31. In this way, the support member 4 for supporting the first substrate 5 is positioned in the front-rear direction by the body 2 and the cover 3.

By the way, when the mounting frame to which the wiring device 10 is attached is attached to the embedded box, the above-mentioned electric wire for supplying power from an external power source is connected to the wiring device 10. Then, when the mounting frame is attached to the embedded box, a forward stress may be applied to the electric wire by another electric wire or the like housed in the embedded box. As described above, the support member 4 is positioned in the front-rear direction by the body 2 and the cover 3, and the support member 4 receives the stress transmitted from the electric wire to the third substrate 7 via the second inner terminal 9. be able to.

Further, when the first outer terminal 18 is inserted into the first inner terminal 8 after the wiring device 10 is installed, the stress applied from the first outer terminal 18 is transmitted to the support member 4 via the first substrate 5. To. As described above, the support member 4 is positioned in the front-rear direction by the body 2 and the cover 3, and the support member 4 can receive the stress transmitted from the first substrate 5.

Further, the first insertion hole 320 for passing the first outer terminal 18 is provided at one end (front end) of the housing 1 in the front-rear direction, and the second insertion hole 2200 for passing the second outer terminal 19 is provided. It is provided at the other end (rear end) of the housing 1 in the front-rear direction. That is, the direction in which the first outer terminal 18 is inserted into the first inner terminal 8 and the direction in which the second outer terminal 19 is inserted into the second inner terminal 9 are the same. In other words, the direction of the stress applied from the first outer terminal 18 when connecting the first outer terminal 18 to the first inner terminal 8 and the second when connecting the second outer terminal 19 to the second inner terminal 9. The direction of stress applied from the outer terminal 19 is the same. Therefore, the structure for receiving the stress applied from the first outer terminal 18 and the second outer terminal 19 is unidirectional (the insertion direction of the first outer terminal 18 with respect to the first inner terminal 8, that is, upward and downward in FIG. 8). It only needs to be provided in. As a result, the structure can be simplified as compared with the case where the direction of the stress applied from the first outer terminal 18 and the direction of the stress applied from the second outer terminal 19 are different.

(6) Modification Example Hereinafter, a modification of the present embodiment will be described.

In the present embodiment, the case where the first inner terminal 8 is a USB socket has been described as an example, but the first inner terminal 8 is not limited to the USB socket. The first inner terminal 8 may be, for example, an HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) terminal (registered trademark), a VGA (Video Graphics Array) terminal (registered trademark), a LAN (Local Area Network) terminal, or the like.

Further, in the present embodiment, the second inner terminal 9 is mounted on the third board 7, but the second inner terminal 9 may be mounted on the second board 6. In this case, the third substrate 7 can be omitted.

Further, in the present embodiment, the case where the normal direction of the third substrate 7 is a direction along the insertion direction has been described as an example, but the normal direction of the third substrate 7 is a direction intersecting the insertion direction. It may be. In this case, the insertion direction of the second outer terminal 19 with respect to the second inner terminal 9 is a direction intersecting the insertion direction of the first outer terminal 18 with respect to the first inner terminal 8.

Further, in the present embodiment, the first substrate 5 is provided with the positioning hole 53, and the support portion 41 of the support member 4 is provided with the positioning projection 412. However, the first substrate 5 is provided with the positioning projection and the support portion. The 41 may be provided with a positioning hole. Further, the fixing structure 200 for fixing the first substrate 5 to the support portion 41 is an example, and may have a configuration other than the positioning hole 53 and the positioning protrusion 412. In other words, the fixing structure 200 may be any structure as long as the first substrate 5 can be positioned with respect to the support portion 41 and the first substrate 5 can be fixed to the support portion 41.

Further, in the present embodiment, the support member 4 has four side wall portions (lower side wall portion 42, upper side wall portion 43, left side wall portion 44, and right side wall portion 45), but the support member 4 has at least four side wall portions. It suffices to have one side wall portion. Further, the side wall portion may be covered with a surface at least half of the four sides of the mounting surface 400 of the support portion 41 in the longitudinal direction of the corresponding side.

Further, in the present embodiment, the deformed portion 310 is integrally formed with the cover 3, but the deformed portion may be a separate body from the cover. In this case, the deformed portion may be formed of a material that is plastically deformed as in the present embodiment, or may be formed of a material that is elastically deformed. Further, the number of the deformed portions 310 is not limited to this embodiment, and may be 1, 2, 3, or 5 or more.

Further, in the present embodiment, holding grooves 210 for holding the second substrate 6 are provided at both ends of the second storage portion 21 in the left-right direction, but the holding grooves 210 are provided in the left-right direction of the second storage portion 21. It suffices if it is provided at least at one end of the above.

Further, in the present embodiment, the number of the positioning holes 53 and the positioning protrusions 412 provided on one side of the flat surface 100 and the number of the positioning holes 53 and the positioning protrusions 412 provided on the other side of the flat surface 100 are different. Is more asymmetric. On the other hand, the number of the positioning holes 53 and the positioning protrusions 412 is the same on one side and the other side of the plane 100, and the positioning holes 53 and the positioning protrusions 412 may be provided at different positions to be asymmetrical.

Further, the number of pressing ribs 413 of this embodiment is an example, and may be 1, 2, or 4 or more.

Further, in the present embodiment, the support portion 41 is configured to support the first substrate 5 over the entire surface, but the support portion 41 is configured to support the first substrate 5 by, for example, a plurality of ribs. You may be.

Further, in the present embodiment, the case where the wiring fixture 10 attached to the mounting frame is attached to the construction surface such as the wall surface of the building has been described as an example, but the wiring fixture 10 is attached to, for example, a table, a desk, or the like. May be good. In this case, the wiring device 10 may be attached to the table, desk, etc. so that the insertion direction of the first outer terminal 18 with respect to the first inner terminal 8 is along the normal direction (vertical direction) of the table, desk, or the like. preferable. In this case, for example, it is assumed that water droplets or the like have infiltrated into the housing 1 from the first insertion hole 320 provided in the cover 3. In this case, water droplets or the like that have entered the housing 1 can flow downward along the vertical groove 441 provided in the left wall portion 44 of the support member 4. Water droplets or the like that have flowed downward along the vertical groove 441 flow into the button storage portion 221 of the third storage portion 22. Then, the water droplets or the like that have flowed into the button storage unit 221 flow out to the outside through the release hole 2210 provided in the bottom wall of the button storage unit 221. In this way, when the wiring device 10 according to the present embodiment is attached to a table, desk, or the like, even if water droplets or the like intrude into the housing 1, it can be discharged from the release hole 2210 to the outside of the housing 1.

(7) Effect As described above, the wiring device 10 according to the first aspect includes the first inner terminal 8, the second inner terminal 9, the first board 5, the second board 6, and the third board. 7 and a housing 1. The first inner terminal 8 is configured so that a plug-in type first outer terminal 18 can be connected. The second inner terminal 9 is configured so that the second outer terminal 19 can be connected. The first inner terminal 8 is mounted on the first substrate 5. The second substrate 6 is electrically connected to the first substrate 5. The second inner terminal 9 is mounted on the third substrate 7. The third substrate 7 is electrically connected to the second substrate 6. The housing 1 houses the first substrate 5, the second substrate 6, and the third substrate 7. The normal direction of the first substrate 5 and the third substrate 7 is a direction along the insertion direction (front-back direction) of the first outer terminal 18 with respect to the first inner terminal 8. The normal direction of the second substrate 6 is a direction (vertical direction) that intersects with the insertion direction.

According to the first aspect, since the normal direction of the second substrate 6 intersects with the insertion direction, the insertion direction is compared with the case where the normal direction of the second substrate 6 is along the insertion direction. The housing 1 can be miniaturized in the direction intersecting with.

In the wiring device 10 according to the second aspect, in the first aspect, the third substrate 7 is located between both ends of the second substrate 6 in the insertion direction.

According to the second aspect, since the third substrate 7 is located between both ends of the second substrate 6 in the insertion direction, the third substrate 7 is located on the outer side of both ends of the second substrate 6 in the insertion direction. The housing 1 can be miniaturized in the insertion direction as compared with the case where is located. However, this configuration is not an essential configuration of the wiring device, and the third substrate may be located outside between both ends of the second substrate in the insertion direction.

In the wiring device 10 according to the third aspect, in the first or second aspect, the housing 1 has an insertion hole (first insertion hole 320) through which the first outer terminal 18 is passed. The first substrate 5 is located between the insertion hole and the substrate of the second substrate 6 and the third substrate 7 which is closer to the insertion hole in the insertion direction.

According to the third aspect, the first substrate 5 is located between the substrate closer to the insertion hole and the insertion hole in the insertion direction. Therefore, the housing 1 can be miniaturized in the direction intersecting the insertion direction as compared with the case where the substrate and the first substrate 5 are arranged side by side in the direction intersecting the insertion direction. However, this configuration is not an essential configuration of the wiring device, and the first substrate may not be located between the substrate closer to the insertion hole in the insertion direction and the insertion hole.

In the wiring device 10 according to the fourth aspect, in any one of the first to third aspects, the housing 1 has a box-shaped body 2 having one surface open in the insertion direction and a body so as to close the opening of the body 2. Includes a cover 3 attached to 2. The cover 3 has a first storage portion 34 for storing the first substrate 5. The body 2 has a second accommodating portion 21 for accommodating the second substrate 6, and a third accommodating portion 22 for accommodating the third substrate 7.

According to the fourth aspect, the first substrate 5, the second substrate 6, and the third substrate 7 can be housed in the housing 1. However, this configuration is not an indispensable configuration of the wiring device, and for example, a first accommodating portion for accommodating the first substrate may be provided on the body.

In the wiring device 10 according to the fifth aspect, in the fourth aspect, the second storage portion 21 is provided at least at one end in a direction intersecting the insertion direction and intersecting the normal direction of the second substrate 6. It has a retaining groove 210. The holding groove 210 is formed along the insertion direction. The second substrate 6 is held by the body 2 by inserting at least one end portion in a direction intersecting the insertion direction and intersecting the normal direction of the second substrate 6 into the holding groove 210.

According to the fifth aspect, the second substrate 6 can be held by the body 2 simply by inserting the end portion of the second substrate 6 into the holding groove 210. However, this configuration is not an essential configuration of the wiring device, and the holding groove may be omitted.

The wiring device 10 according to the sixth aspect further includes a support member 4 for supporting the first substrate 5 in the fourth or fifth aspect. The second storage portion 21 has support portions (first support portion 211, second support portion 212, third support portion 213, fourth support portion 214) that support the support member 4.

According to the sixth aspect, the support member 4 can receive the stress applied from the first outer terminal 18 when the first outer terminal 18 is connected to the first inner terminal 8. However, this configuration is not an essential configuration of the wiring device, and the support member may be omitted.

In the wiring device 10 according to the seventh aspect, in any one of the first to sixth aspects, when the first outer terminal 18 is connected to the first inner terminal 8 at one end of the housing 1 in the insertion direction. A first insertion hole 320 through which the first outer terminal 18 is passed is provided. At the other end of the housing 1 in the insertion direction, a second insertion hole 2200 is provided through which the second outer terminal 19 is passed when the second outer terminal 19 is connected to the second inner terminal 9.

According to the seventh aspect, the direction of the stress applied from the first outer terminal 18 when the first outer terminal 18 is connected to the first inner terminal 8 and the second outer terminal 19 are connected to the second inner terminal 9. The direction of the stress applied from the second outer terminal 19 is the same as that of the stress applied. In other words, the direction of stress applied to the wiring device 10 can be limited to one direction (insertion direction). Therefore, it is only necessary to provide a structure for receiving the stress applied from the first outer terminal 18 and the second outer terminal 19 in one direction, and the stress is applied from the first outer terminal 18 and the second outer terminal 19. The structure can be simplified as compared with the case where the direction of stress is different. However, this configuration is not an essential configuration of the wiring device, and for example, the second insertion hole may be provided at the end of the housing in the direction intersecting the insertion direction.

In the wiring device 10 according to the eighth aspect, in any one of the first to seventh aspects, the first inner terminal 8 is a USB socket.

According to the eighth aspect, the USB plug can be connected. However, this configuration is not an essential configuration of the wiring device, and for example, the first inner terminal may be a LAN terminal.

1 Housing 2 Body 21 Second storage section 210 Holding groove 211 First support section (support section)
212 Second support part (support part)
213 Third support part (support part)
214 4th support part (support part)
22 3rd storage part 2200 2nd insertion hole 3 Cover 34 1st storage part 320 1st insertion hole (insertion hole)
4 Support member 5 1st board 6 2nd board 7 3rd board 8 1st inner terminal 9 2nd inner terminal 10 Wiring instrument 18 1st outer terminal 19 2nd outer terminal

Claims (5)

The first inner terminal configured to be able to connect the plug-in type first outer terminal,
A second inner terminal configured to connect the second outer terminal,
The first board on which the first inner terminal is mounted and
A second substrate electrically connected to the first substrate and
A housing for accommodating the first substrate and the second substrate is provided.
The normal direction of the second substrate is a direction that intersects the normal direction of the first substrate.
The housing is
The first storage unit in which the first substrate is stored and
A second storage unit in which a part of the second substrate is stored, and
A third storage unit in which the second inner terminal is stored and
It has a wall that separates the second storage portion and the third storage portion.
Wiring equipment. The housing is
A box-shaped body with an open side and
Includes a cover attached to the body so as to close the opening.
The wall projects from the bottom wall of the body,
The wiring device according to claim 1. The second storage portion has a pair of holding grooves.
The second substrate is inserted into the pair of holding grooves.
The wiring device according to claim 1 or 2. The second substrate has a main portion and a protruding portion, and has a main portion and a protruding portion.
A plurality of electronic components are arranged on the second substrate.
The wiring device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. A first insertion hole through which the first outer terminal is passed through one end of the housing in the insertion direction of the first outer terminal with respect to the first inner terminal when the first outer terminal is connected to the first inner terminal. Is provided,
A second insertion hole through which the second outer terminal is passed when the second outer terminal is connected to the second inner terminal is provided at the other end of the housing in the insertion direction.
The wiring device according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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