JPH0822857A - Connector box - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a simple molding of a connector box made of a synthetic resin which can accommodate a plurality of rectangular-solid-shaped connectors arranged in a line and allows the individual connectors to be easily taken in and out. CONSTITUTION:This connector box comprises a box main body 1 made of a synthetic resin having a connector storage portion 2 in which a plurality of rectangular-solid-shaped connectors A... are freely releasably enclosed while being aligned; mounting pieces 3 formed integrally with the box main body 1; and a movable cap body 4 for covering the upper side and the right and left of the connector storage portion 2 while being appropriately spaced from those sides. A plurality of vertically extending slits 6... are formed at predetermined intervals in both the right and left side walls 5, 5 of the connector storage portion 2, and thereby the same number of engaging pieces 7... as the connectors to be enclosed are formed in opposite pairs, and an engaging projection 8 that engages with the upper edge of the connector enclosed is formed on the inner surface of the upper end of each engaging piece 7....

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a connector box for electrically connecting a plurality of electric wires to each other by inserting electric wires whose ends are stripped of coating into a plurality of insertion ports.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a core wire is inserted from an electric wire insertion port (16) formed on an end surface of a case (18).
Insert the tip of the wire (K) with (k) exposed, and insert the core wire.
The (k) part is the elastic crimp part of the metal connection terminal (17) in the case.
A substantially rectangular parallelepiped-shaped connector (A) that is engaged with the retaining engagement pieces (17a) and the retaining engagement pieces (17b) and electrically connects the electric wires inserted into the respective electric wire insertion openings (16) is known. It is used for connecting electric wires of ceilings, under floors, and various machine tools in buildings.

[0003]

Such a connector is usually used as a set of two for plus wire and for minus wire, but these are independent as one article, respectively, and Depending on the place of use, many connectors are used, so wiring is easy to make a mistake,
In particular, there is a problem that the connector is messed up and lines are crowded during maintenance and inspection, which is very difficult to distinguish and troublesome.

In view of the above, the present invention provides a connector box in which a plurality of connectors of the type described above can be stored in an aligned state, and the individual connectors can be easily put in and taken out at a low cost by integrally molding a synthetic resin material. However, the main purpose is to solve the above problems.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention takes the following technical means. That is, in the connector box according to the present invention, a synthetic resin provided with a connector storage part (2) having an upper end opening for removably storing a plurality of substantially rectangular parallelepiped connectors (A) ... An openable and closable cap that covers the box body (1), the mounting piece (3) formed on the box body (1), and the upper and left and right sides of the connector storage section (2) with an appropriate space. A plurality of slits (6) are formed on the left and right side walls (5) and (5) of the connector housing part (2) and extend in the longitudinal direction at predetermined intervals. Corresponding to the number of connectors to be accommodated are formed to face each other, and the upper end inner surface of the engaging pieces (7) ... engages with the upper edge of the accommodated connector. The structure is such that the engaging projection (8) is formed.

[0006]

[Operation] With the connector box configured as described above, the plurality of connectors (A) can be housed in the connector housing portion (2) in an aligned state, and the joint operation at the time of wiring can be performed without mistake. It can be easily carried out.At this time, since the individual connectors (A) are elastically engaged and held by the exclusive engaging pieces (7) separated by the slits (6), respectively It can be easily put in and taken out independently of the connector, and maintenance work is easy.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings. 1 to 3 show a connector box according to the present invention, which is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped connector (A) as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7.
It is for aligning and storing a plurality of. The connector (A) housed in the connector box is already widely used, and the core wire (k) is exposed from the wire insertion port (16) formed on the upper end surface of the case (18). Insert the tip portion of the electric wire (K) and insert the core wire (k) portion into the elastic crimping portion (17a) and the retaining engagement piece (17b) of the metal connecting terminal (17) in the case, respectively. Electric wire insertion port (16)
It has a structure that electrically connects the electric wires inserted in.

Thus, the connector box according to the present invention has an upper end opening shape for detachably accommodating a plurality of connectors (A) ... Of the type described above, for example, 5 in parallel as shown in the accompanying drawings. A box body (1) provided with a connector storage part (2), mounting pieces (3) extending and formed in front of and behind the box body (1), and above and to the left and right side of the connector storage part (2). And an openable and closable cap body (4) for covering the space with an appropriate space. The box body (1) and the cap body (4) are integrally molded products made of a synthetic resin material, and the shaft (9) formed in the front part of the box body (1) is attached to the front wall of the cap body (4). The bearing portion (10) formed on the lower edge is rotatably fitted, and the engaging hook (11) formed on the lower edge on the opposite side of the cap body (4) is formed on the rear portion of the box body (1). The cap body (4) is elastically engaged with the formed engagement hole (12), so that the cap body (4) is openably and closably attached to the box body (1). In addition, this cap body (4)
Is preferably formed of a transparent material.

Left and right side walls (5) of the connector housing (2)
The (5) has a plurality of slits (6) extending in the longitudinal direction at predetermined intervals, so that the engaging pieces (7) corresponding to the number of connectors to be housed are formed facing each other. Has been done. Further, on the inner surface of the upper end of the engaging pieces (7) ..., the engaging protrusions (8) are engaged with the upper edge of the connector (A) housed therein.
Are formed.

Further, a connector is formed by forming a gap between the connectors (A) stored in the connector storage portion (2).
In order to facilitate the loading and unloading of (A), FIG.
The weir (14) protruding upward from the storage bottom plate (13) as shown in
... are provided. A screw insertion hole (15) is provided in the mounting piece (3) of the box body (1).

In the connector box constructed as described above, a plurality of connectors (A) can be accommodated in the connector accommodating portion (2) in an aligned state as shown in FIGS. At this time, individual connectors (A)
Since they are elastically engaged and held by the engaging projections (8) of the independent engaging pieces (7), they can be easily put in and taken out independently without being involved in other accommodated connectors. . For example, as shown in FIG. 5, two connectors on the front side (left side in the figure) are connected to the stored connector (A) by a joint wire (19) to connect an input plus wire (20) and an output plus wire.
Connect (21) to the connector, and at the same time connect the two connectors on the rear side (right side in the figure) of the other connector (22).
Connect with the minus wire on the input side (23) and the minus wire on the output side (2
Used by connecting 4) to the connector. As a result, the electric wire insertion ports (16) remaining on the positive side connector and the negative side connector can be used as joint ports for electric wires from the respective parts. The connector left in the center is used, for example, as a ground wire. In addition, the cap body (4) has a structure that covers the upper part and the left and right sides of the connector housing part (2) with an appropriate space in between, so there is an obstacle in drawing the jointed electric wire out of the connector box. Does not happen.

Although the embodiments considered to be typical of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not necessarily limited to the structures of these embodiments. For example, although the number of connectors accommodated in the connector accommodating portion (2) is set to five in the above embodiment, any number of connectors may be provided within a practicable range. In addition, the present invention can be implemented with appropriate modifications within the scope of achieving the effects of the present invention and having the constitutional requirements thereof.

[0013]

Since the connector box according to the present invention is configured as described above, it is possible to store a plurality of connectors in the connector storage portion in an aligned state, and to perform a joint operation during wiring. It can be easily done without making a mistake, and in this case, each connector is elastically held by a dedicated engaging piece separated by a slit, so it is necessary to participate in other stored connectors. It can be easily put in and taken out independently, and maintenance work is easy, and the cap body has a structure that covers the upper part and the left and right sides of the connector storage part with an appropriate space between them, so that they can be joined together. There is no obstacle to pulling out the cable from the connector box to the outside, and in addition, the box body has a simple structure and is made of synthetic resin. It produced inexpensively because it is possible integral molding, there are a variety remarkable effect that.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a connector box according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the connector box.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line C-C in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state where a connector is housed in the box body of the connector box.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view similar to FIG. 4 showing a usage state.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an example of a connector housed in the connector box.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view of the connector.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (1) Box body (2) Connector housing (3) Mounting piece (4) Cap body (5) Left and right side walls of connector housing (6) Slit (7) Engaging piece (8) Engaging protrusion (A) Connector

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] November 22, 1994

[Procedure Amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Name of item to be corrected] Brief description of the drawing

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a connector box according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the connector box.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line C-C in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state where a connector is housed in the box body of the connector box.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view similar to FIG. 4 showing a usage state.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an example of a connector housed in the connector box.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the connector.

[Explanation of symbols] (1) Box body (2) Connector housing (3) Mounting piece (4) Cap body (5) Left and right side walls of connector housing (6) Slit (7) Engaging piece (8) Engaging Protrusion (A) Connector

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A synthetic resin box main body (1) having a connector storage portion (2) having an upper end opening shape for detachably storing a plurality of rectangular parallelepiped connectors (A) in parallel.
An attachment piece (3) formed on the box body (1), and an openable and closable cap body (4) that covers the connector storage portion (2) above and on the left and right sides with an appropriate space therebetween, The left and right side walls (5) and (5) of the connector storage part (2) are provided with a plurality of slits (6) ... Which extend in the vertical direction at predetermined intervals so that the number of connectors to be stored can be increased. Corresponding engaging pieces (7) are formed to face each other, and an engaging protrusion (8) that engages with the upper edge of the accommodated connector is formed on the inner surface of the upper end of the engaging pieces (7). Connector box.