TW201530944A - Improved structure of terminal block - Google Patents

Abstract

The improved structure of terminal block of this invention comprises a body, a lower terminal base, an upper terminal base, and an elastic component. The lower terminal base is longitudinally configured in an opening slot of the body and longitudinally extended with a terminal leg and transversely extended with a terminal plane, the lower terminal base further comprising a stopper part; the upper terminal base longitudinally slidingly arranged in the opening slot and longitudinally slides with respect to the lower terminal base; the orientation of a screw component of the upper terminal base is set corresponding to a tapped hole of the terminal plane of the lower terminal base, and the upper terminal base comprises another stopper part with an orientation being set corresponding to the stopper part; the elastic component is longitudinally configured in the opening slot and abutting against in between the body and the upper terminal base, and provides an elastic pre-stress for the upper terminal base to longitudinally slide with respect to the lower terminal base. Thus, the purposes of convenient use and reduced working time can be achieved.

Description

Terminal block improved structure

The invention relates to an improved structure of a terminal block, in particular to a modified structure of a terminal block which can improve the convenience of use and can effectively save man-hours.

The terminal block is an electronic component widely used in various machines, and can be used to connect a power line, a control line, or a data transmission line.

The terminal block generally used for wiring includes a body, a terminal upper seat and a terminal lower seat. Wherein, the lower seat of the terminal is disposed in the slot of the body, and the upper seat of the terminal is slidably disposed in the slot and slides relative to the lower seat of the terminal.

When in use, when wiring is to be performed, the terminal of the terminal wire (for example, an O-shaped terminal, a Y-shaped terminal, etc.) is inserted between the terminal upper seat and the lower terminal of the terminal, and then the terminal is pressed by a tool such as a screwdriver and simultaneously Screw the screw (screw) of the upper seat of the terminal to the screw hole of the lower seat of the terminal, and thus clamp the terminal between the upper seat of the terminal and the lower seat of the terminal, thus achieving the purpose of wiring the terminal wire. Conversely, when the terminal is to be taken out, the screw can be loosened.

However, when the terminal of the conventional terminal block is loosened, the upper seat of the terminal may fall off relative to the main body and the lower seat of the terminal. Therefore, when re-wiring is used, the upper terminal of the dropped terminal must be taken back and aligned with the lower seat of the terminal. There is a way to perform the screwing action, so it is extremely inconvenient to use, and it will cause an increase in working hours, not Very ideal.

The invention relates to a terminal block improved structure, and the terminal block improved structure comprises a body, at least one terminal lower seat, at least one terminal upper seat and at least one elastic member.

The at least one terminal lower seat is longitudinally disposed on the at least one slot, and the at least one terminal lower seat has a terminal leg extending longitudinally and a terminal plane extending laterally. The terminal pin Extending out the body, the terminal plane defines a screw hole in a longitudinal direction, the at least one terminal lower seat includes at least one stopping portion; the at least one terminal upper seat is longitudinally slidably disposed on the at least one slot and opposite to the at least one The lower seat of the terminal is longitudinally slidable, and the at least one terminal upper seat includes a screwing member and at least one other stopping portion, the screwing member is correspondingly oriented to the screw hole, and the at least one other stopping portion is correspondingly oriented. The at least one elastic member is longitudinally disposed on the at least one slot and abuts between the body and the at least one terminal upper seat, and the at least one elastic member provides the at least one terminal upper seat One of the elastic preloads is longitudinally slipped relative to the lower seat of the at least one terminal.

Therefore, with the above structural design, the purpose of improving the usability and relatively saving the man-hour can be achieved.

In other words, when at least one terminal is seated, at least one other blocking portion of at least one terminal upper seat is correspondingly oriented and blocked at least one stopping portion of the at least one terminal lower seat, so that at least one terminal is not seated. The problem of falling off relative to the body and the at least one terminal lower seat, that is, the conventional terminal block as described above does not The problem of extremely inconvenient use.

The at least one blocking portion is an engaging convex portion, and the at least one other blocking portion is a snap hook.

The at least one terminal upper seat has a post extending longitudinally, and the at least one elastic member is a spring and is sleeved on the post.

The body has a receiving groove at the at least one slot, and the pole and the spring are located in the receiving slot.

At least one guiding slot is formed in the at least one slot of the at least one slot, the at least one terminal upper bracket is convexly provided with at least one guiding flange, and the at least one guiding flange is correspondingly slidably disposed on the at least one Guide groove.

1‧‧‧Terminal table improved structure

2‧‧‧ Ontology

21‧‧‧ slotting

22‧‧‧ accommodating slots

23‧‧‧ guiding slot

3‧‧‧terminal lower seat

31‧‧‧ terminal feet

32‧‧‧terminal plane

321‧‧‧ screw hole

33‧‧‧stops

4‧‧‧ terminal seat

41‧‧‧ screw fittings

42‧‧‧ pole

43‧‧‧Another stop

44‧‧‧ guiding flange

5‧‧‧Flexible parts

6‧‧‧ terminal line

61‧‧‧O-shaped terminal

1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a perspective view of another perspective of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the state of use of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a second schematic view of the state of use of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing a state in which a terminal upper seat and a terminal lower seat are engaged according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 and FIG. 2, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is another perspective of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Stereo picture.

A terminal block improving structure 1 is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and the terminal block improving structure 1 includes a body 2, at least one terminal lower seat 3, at least one terminal upper seat 4, and at least one elastic member 5.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, at least one terminal lower seat 3 is longitudinally disposed on at least one slot 21 of the body 2, and at least one terminal lower seat 3 extends longitudinally. The terminal leg 31 extends laterally with a terminal plane 32, wherein the terminal leg 31 extends (over) the body 2, the terminal plane 32 defines a screw hole 321 in the longitudinal direction, and at least one terminal lower seat 3 includes at least one stopping portion 33. At least one terminal upper seat 4 is longitudinally slidably disposed on at least one slot 21 of the body 2 and longitudinally slid relative to the at least one terminal lower seat 3, and the at least one terminal upper seat 4 includes a screwing member 41 and at least one other The blocking member 43 is correspondingly oriented to the screw hole 321 , and at least one other blocking portion 43 is correspondingly oriented to the at least one stopping portion 33 ; at least one elastic member 5 is longitudinally disposed on at least one of the body 2 The slot 21 is axially abutted between the body 2 and the at least one terminal upper seat 4, and the at least one elastic member 5 provides an elastic preload of at least one terminal upper seat 4 relative to the longitudinal sliding of the at least one terminal lower seat 3.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the number of at least one terminal lower seat 3, at least one terminal upper seat 4, at least one elastic member 5, and at least one slot 21 is shown as two in the figure. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the number of the foregoing respective components may be correspondingly designed as one, three or more as needed.

3 and FIG. 4, FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a state of use of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The second example of the use state of the example.

When in use, that is, when wiring is to be performed, the terminal wire 6 can be inserted between the terminal lower seat 3 and the terminal upper seat 4, as shown in FIG. 3, the O-shaped terminal 61 of the terminal wire 6 is used (in this embodiment) In the middle, an O-shaped terminal is taken as an example, and of course, a terminal of a different type such as a Y-shaped terminal may be inserted between the terminal lower seat 3 and the terminal upper seat 4. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the terminal upper seat 4 is pressed down by a flat-shaped or cross-shaped screwdriver (not shown) to be longitudinally slid downward relative to the terminal lower seat 3, and the corresponding screw is oriented to the screw hole 321 The fitting member 41 is screwed into the screw hole 321 so that the O-shaped terminal 61 can be interposed between the terminal upper seat 4 and the terminal lower seat 3 to achieve the purpose of wiring the terminal wire 6.

On the contrary, when the terminal wire 6 is to be taken out, that is, when the O-shaped terminal 61 is to be disengaged from the terminal upper seat 4 and the terminal lower seat 3, it is only necessary to use a flat-shaped or cross-shaped screwdriver (not shown) to loosen the screwing piece. 41. At this time, since the elastic member 5 provides the elastic pre-stress of the terminal upper seat 4 relative to the longitudinal movement of the terminal lower seat 3, the elastic pre-stress of the elastic member 5 will abut the terminal upper seat 4 longitudinally upward while the screw is loosened. Sliding, the terminal upper seat 4 is gradually slid upward away from the terminal lower seat 3, and at the same time, the screwing member 41 is disengaged from the screw hole 321, and the O-shaped terminal 61 can be removed from the terminal upper seat 4 and the terminal lower seat 3 at this time. Terminal line 6.

Please refer to FIG. 5 , which is a schematic diagram of a state in which a terminal upper seat and a terminal lower seat are engaged according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. During the above-mentioned process of taking out the terminal wire 6, as described above, the elastic pre-stress of the elastic member 5 will slide upward in the longitudinal direction of the terminal upper seat 4, and the terminal upper seat 4 will gradually slide upward away from the terminal lower seat 3, at this time, The other stopping portion 43 of the terminal upper seat 4 is correspondingly oriented to the stopping portion 33 of the terminal lower seat 3, that is, the terminal upper seat 4 is gradually slid upwardly away from the end due to the elastic abutting force of the elastic member 5. After the sub-seat 3 is at a distance, the other stopping portion 43 of the terminal upper seat 4 is correspondingly engaged with the stopping portion 33 of the terminal lower seat 3. In other words, in the operation of taking out the terminal wire 6 and sliding the terminal upper seat 4 upwardly away from the terminal lower seat 3, the terminal upper seat 4 does not fall off with respect to the terminal lower seat 3 and the body 2, and if it is used for the next connection. In this case, the terminal upper seat 4 can be directly pressed down relative to the terminal lower seat 3 and the screwing member 41 can be screwed into the screw hole 321 at the same time, so that in addition to avoiding the aforementioned problem of falling off, the opposite It can improve the convenience of use, which can save man-hours effectively.

Referring to FIG. 2 again, in the embodiment, the blocking portion 33 of the terminal lower seat 3 is a locking convex portion, and the other stopping portion 43 of the terminal upper seat 4 is a locking hook, and the engaging hook is The engaging projections can be engaged with each other in a corresponding manner.

As shown in FIG. 2, in the embodiment, the terminal upper seat 4 has a pole 42 extending longitudinally, and the elastic member 5 is a spring and is sleeved on the pole 42. Of course, the structural design can also be changed according to actual needs. For example, the elastic member 5 can be a spring piece and the pole 42 is not required to be designed.

Also shown in FIG. 2 , in the embodiment, the body 2 defines a receiving groove 22 at the slot 21 , and the rod 42 and the spring are located in the receiving groove 22 .

Referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 simultaneously, in the embodiment, the body 2 is provided with at least one guiding slot 23 at the slot 21, and the terminal upper bracket 4 is convexly provided with at least one guiding flange 44, and the at least one The guiding flange 44 is correspondingly slidably disposed on the at least one guiding slot 23 .

In the present embodiment, FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 show that the main body 2 defines a guiding groove 23 on opposite sides of the slot 21, and the terminal upper seat 4 has a guiding flange 44 respectively on opposite sides thereof. The guiding flanges 44 are respectively slidably disposed on the two guiding slots 23 . when However, the number and design position of the guiding groove 23 and the guiding flange 44 can be changed according to actual needs.

1‧‧‧Terminal table improved structure

2‧‧‧ Ontology

21‧‧‧ slotting

22‧‧‧ accommodating slots

23‧‧‧ guiding slot

3‧‧‧terminal lower seat

31‧‧‧ terminal feet

32‧‧‧terminal plane

321‧‧‧ screw hole

33‧‧‧stops

4‧‧‧ terminal seat

41‧‧‧ screw fittings

42‧‧‧ pole

43‧‧‧Another stop

44‧‧‧ guiding flange

5‧‧‧Flexible parts

Claims (5)

An improved structure of a terminal block includes: a body having at least one slot extending longitudinally; at least one terminal lower seat disposed longitudinally on the at least one slot, and the at least one terminal lower seat extending longitudinally with a terminal leg and extending laterally a terminal plane extending from the body, the terminal plane defines a screw hole in a longitudinal direction, the at least one terminal lower seat includes at least one stopping portion; at least one terminal upper seat is longitudinally slidably disposed on the at least one opening The slot is longitudinally slidable relative to the at least one terminal lower seat, and the at least one terminal upper seat includes a screwing member and at least one other stopping portion, and the screwing member is correspondingly oriented to the screw hole, the at least one other a blocking portion is correspondingly disposed on the at least one blocking portion; and at least one elastic member is longitudinally disposed on the at least one slot and abuts between the body and the at least one terminal upper seat, and the at least one elastic The component provides an elastic pre-stress of the at least one terminal upper seat relative to the longitudinal sliding of the at least one terminal lower seat. The improved terminal block structure of claim 1, wherein the at least one blocking portion is a locking convex portion, and the at least one other blocking portion is a snap hook. The improved terminal block structure of claim 1, wherein the at least one terminal upper seat extends longitudinally with a post, and the at least one elastic member is a spring and is sleeved on the post. The terminal block modified structure of claim 3, wherein the body has a receiving groove at the at least one slot, and the pole and the spring are located in the space Set the slot. The at least one guiding groove is formed in the at least one slot, and the at least one terminal upper seat is convexly provided with at least one guiding flange, and the terminal block is modified according to the first aspect of the invention. The at least one guiding flange is correspondingly slidably disposed on the at least one guiding slot.