TWI654801B - Wiring device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a wiring device that does not require high dimensional accuracy for a housing that houses a first substrate. A wiring device (10) of the present invention includes a first substrate (5), a second substrate (6), a support member (4), and a case (1). The second substrate (6) is electrically connected to the first substrate (5), and is arranged in alignment with the first substrate (5) in the insertion direction of the first outer terminal (18) to the first inner terminal (8). The support member (4) is disposed on the second substrate (6) side with respect to the first substrate (5) in the insertion direction, and supports the first substrate (5). The support member (4) includes a support portion (41) and a contact portion. The support portion (41) supports the first substrate (5) from the second substrate (6) side in the insertion direction. The contact portion is in contact with the case (1) from the first substrate (5) side in the insertion direction.

Description

Wiring appliances

The present invention generally relates to a wiring device, and more specifically, to a wiring device configured to be connected to a plug-in terminal.

In the past, the predecessor provided a wiring device including a USB socket connected to a USB plug (for example, Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2014-155396 (hereinafter referred to as "Document 1")). The wiring device described in Document 1 includes a printed wiring board to which a USB socket is mounted, and a case that houses the printed wiring board. The housing includes a box-shaped main body with one surface opened, and a cover portion attached to the main body so as to close the opening of the main body.

In the wiring device described in Document 1, the printed wiring board is housed by accommodating the legs provided on the left and right end portions of the printed wiring board in the recessed portions of the supporting convex portions provided on the left and right end portions of the main body, respectively. Supported by the subject.

In the wiring device described in Document 1, since the supporting projections supporting the printed wiring board are integrally provided on the main body, the main body and the cover must have high dimensional accuracy so that the cover is mounted on the main body Position the printed wiring board (first substrate) at the correct position.

In view of the above-mentioned problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a wiring device that does not require a high dimensional accuracy for a housing that houses a first substrate.

A wiring device according to one aspect of the present invention includes an inner terminal, a first substrate, a second substrate, a support member, and a case. The inside terminal is configured to be connectable to a plug-in type outside terminal. On the first substrate, the inner terminal is mounted. The second substrate is electrically connected to the first substrate, and is aligned with the first substrate in an insertion direction of the outer terminal to the inner terminal. The support member is disposed on the second substrate side with respect to the first substrate in the insertion direction, and supports the first substrate. The case houses the first substrate, the second substrate, and the support member. This support member includes a support portion and a contact portion. The supporting portion supports the first substrate from the second substrate side in the insertion direction. The contact portion is in contact with the housing from the first substrate side in the insertion direction.

1‧‧‧ shell

10‧‧‧ Wiring appliances

100‧‧‧plane

11‧‧‧ Latch spring

110‧‧‧ support film

111‧‧‧ Latch

112‧‧‧Pushing tablets

12‧‧‧ Cancel button

120‧‧‧ operation film

121‧‧‧ Action film

13‧‧‧ yoke

130‧‧‧back

131‧‧‧Right

132‧‧‧Left

14‧‧‧Mounting bracket

140‧‧‧ Main film

1400‧‧‧Hook

141‧‧‧arm

1410‧‧‧ Curved piece

15, 16‧‧‧ electronic parts

17‧‧‧Terminal

18‧‧‧ 1st outer terminal (outer terminal)

19‧‧‧ 2nd outer terminal

2‧‧‧ main body

200‧‧‧ fixed structure

21‧‧‧Second storage section (board storage section)

210‧‧‧Keep groove

211‧‧‧ the first support

2110‧‧‧ protrusion

212‧‧‧ 2nd support

213‧‧‧3rd support

214‧‧‧ 4th support

22‧‧‧The third storage section (terminal storage section)

220‧‧‧Terminal storage

2200‧‧‧ 2nd through hole

221‧‧‧ button storage section

2210‧‧‧Release hole

23‧‧‧ vertical wall

231‧‧‧ protrusion

24‧‧‧ Assembly protrusion

25‧‧‧ protruding section

3‧‧‧ cover

300‧‧‧ front wall

300a‧‧‧ opposite

31‧‧‧ cover body

310‧‧‧Deformation Department

311, 312‧‧‧ Insertion section

313‧‧‧Installation trench

3130‧‧‧Narrow section

3131‧‧‧ Wide

314‧‧‧ Insertion groove

32‧‧‧ Protrusion Department

320‧‧‧ 1st through hole

33‧‧‧Assembly piece

330‧‧‧Assembly hole

34‧‧‧The first storage section

4‧‧‧ supporting components

400‧‧‧mounting surface

41‧‧‧Support Department

410‧‧‧open hole

411‧‧‧Part through hole

412‧‧‧ positioning protrusion (fixed structure)

413‧‧‧Pressing rib

42‧‧‧ lower side wall portion (side wall portion)

420, 430, 450‧‧‧ Pushing section (contact section)

421, 431, 440‧‧‧ Pushing Department

422‧‧‧ trench

423‧‧‧through hole

43‧‧‧upper side wall (side wall)

432‧‧‧ trench

44‧‧‧left wall (side wall)

441‧‧‧vertical trench

442‧‧‧ Insertion groove

45‧‧‧ right wall (side wall)

451‧‧‧Insert groove

452‧‧‧Avoidance Ditch

46‧‧‧Storage

5‧‧‧ the first substrate

51‧‧‧Part 1

52‧‧‧Part 2

53‧‧‧ positioning holes (fixed structure)

6‧‧‧ 2nd substrate

61‧‧‧Main Department

62‧‧‧ protrusion

7‧‧‧3rd substrate

8‧‧‧ 1st inside terminal (inside terminal)

9‧‧‧ 2nd inside terminal

P1‧‧‧center

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 device as described above.

FIG. 3A is a front view of a main body provided in the same wiring device, FIG. 3B is a top view, and FIG. 3C is a bottom view.

FIG. 4A is a front view of a cover part provided in the same wiring device, FIG. 4B is a top view, and FIG. 4C is a bottom view.

FIG. 5A is a front view of a supporting member provided in the same wiring appliance, FIG. 5B is a top view, and FIG. 5C is a bottom view.

FIG. 6A is a left side view of the supporting member provided in the wiring device, and FIG. 6B is a right side view.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing a state where a cover portion is removed in the wiring device as above.

Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the wiring device as described above.

Fig. 9 is another cross-sectional view of the same wiring device.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described. The following embodiments are only examples of the various embodiments of the present invention. In addition, in the following embodiments, if the object of the present invention can be achieved, various changes can be made in accordance with the design and the like.

(1) Summary

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

The wiring device 10 according to this embodiment is, for example, a USB socket that can be connected to a USB plug provided at the front end of a USB cable, and supplies power to electrical equipment (for example, a smart phone) that is electrically connected to the USB cable. The wiring device 10 according to the present embodiment is, for example, a wiring device for indoor installation on a wall surface of a building. The building in which the wiring device 10 is installed is, for example, a single-family house, each resident of a multi-family house, an office, a store, or a care facility.

The wiring device 10 is mounted on a construction surface (here, a wall surface of a building) in a state where an electric wire is electrically connected to the wiring device 10. In this wiring device 10, a USB plug of a USB cable is inserted into the first through hole 320 formed on the front surface of the cover portion 3 to electrically connect the USB plug, and electric power can be supplied from the wiring device 10 to electrical equipment. Here, the wiring device 10 is a built-in type wiring device and is mounted on a construction surface using a mounting frame. Specifically, the wiring device 10 is mounted on a construction surface by fixing a mounting frame on which the wiring device 10 is mounted, for example, to an insertion box. The insert box described here is a box-shaped member with an open front surface, and is installed in the wall so that the front surface is exposed forward from the construction hole formed on 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 substrate 5, a second substrate 6, a third substrate 7, and a case 1. The first inner terminal 8 is configured to be connectable to the plug-in first outer terminal 18. The second inner terminal 9 is configured to be connectable to the second outer terminal 19. The first outer terminal 18 is, for example, a USB plug; the first inner terminal 8 is a USB plug that is detachably inserted into a connected USB socket. The second outer terminal 19 is, for example, a core wire of a power supply wire; the second inner terminal 9 is a terminal fitting electrically connected to the core wire.

A first inner terminal 8 is mounted on the first substrate 5. The second substrate 6 is electrically connected to the first substrate 5. A 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 a first substrate 5, a second substrate 6, and a third substrate 7.

The normal directions of the first substrate 5 and the third substrate 7 are directions along the insertion direction (front-rear 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 (up-down direction) that intersects the above-mentioned insertion direction.

In this way, the normal direction of the second substrate 6 is a direction that intersects the above-mentioned insertion direction. Therefore, compared with the case where the normal direction of the second substrate 6 is a direction along the above-mentioned insertion direction, the second substrate 6 may intersect the above-mentioned insertion direction The housing 1 is miniaturized in the direction of.

(2) Details

Hereinafter, the wiring device 10 according to this embodiment will be described in detail. In addition, in the following description, unless otherwise specified, the arrows shown in FIGS. 1 to 9 are used to define the directions of the wiring device 10 above and below, left and right, and front and rear. That is, when the wiring device 10 is mounted on the construction surface when viewed from the front, the vertical direction (up-down direction) is the up-down direction, the left-right direction is the left-right direction, and the normal direction of the construction surface is the front-back direction (the approaching side is Front side). However, the purpose of these directions is not to prescribe the use direction of the wiring appliance 10. In addition, the arrows shown in FIGS. 1 to 9 are described for the purpose of assisting the description, and do not have a substance.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the wiring device 10 of this embodiment includes a first inner terminal (inner terminal) 8, a second inner terminal 9, a first substrate 5, a second substrate 6, a third substrate 7, and a support. Component 4 and housing 1.

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 long-side direction of the first inner terminal 8 is the same direction as the long-side direction of the first substrate 5. The first inner terminal 8 is configured to be connectable to a plug-in first outer terminal (outer terminal) 18. The first outer terminal 18 is a USB plug provided at the front end of the USB cable (refer to FIG. 1). USB sockets and USB plugs follow USB specifications such as USB 3.0.

The second inner terminal 9 is, for example, a terminal fitting having a U-shape when viewed from the rear by bending a sheet metal made of a copper alloy. The second inner terminal 9 is here two in a group. These second inner terminals 9 are mounted on the third substrate 7 in a state where the open side surfaces of the second inner terminals 9 face each other.

A corresponding latch spring 11 is housed in a space surrounded by the left, lower and right pieces of the second inner terminal 9 of one (lower side). In addition, a corresponding latch spring 11 is housed in a space surrounded by the left, upper, and right pieces of the second inner terminal 9 on the other side (upper side). As shown in FIG. 1, the latch spring 11 includes a support piece 110, a latch piece 111, and a pressing piece 112. The support sheet 110 has a long plate shape in the vertical direction. The latch piece 111 has a plate shape, and is integrally formed in the rear end of the support piece 110. The latch 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 up-down direction, and is integrally formed at the front end of the support piece 110.

The second inner terminal 9 is configured to be connectable to the second outer terminal 19. The second outer terminal 19 is a core wire of a power supply 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 force of the pressing piece 112 from the latch spring 11, thereby electrically connecting the second inner terminal 9 and the second outer terminal 19. .

The first substrate 5 is, for example, a printed wiring board made of glass or epoxy resin. The first substrate 5 has a rectangular shape that is long in the left-right direction. The first substrate 5 includes a first surface 51 and a second surface 52. The first surface 51 is a front surface of the first substrate 5, 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, and the electronic component 15 is disposed 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 disposed at a corner portion on the right side of the second surface 52 and on the lower side.

The first substrate 5 has a plurality of (here, three) positioning holes 53. The plurality of positioning holes 53 each penetrate through a rectangular shape in the front-rear direction. Two positioning holes 53 out of the plurality of positioning holes 53 are provided on the upper side of the four sides of the first substrate 5 near the two ends in the left-right direction (only one side is shown in FIG. 1). The remaining one positioning hole 53 in the plurality of positioning holes 53 is provided near the center in the left-right direction on one of the lower sides of the four sides of the first substrate 5.

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

The second substrate 6 is, similarly to the first substrate 5, a printed wiring board made of, for example, glass or 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 protrudes to the left from a corner portion on the left side of the front side of the main portion 61, and is formed in an L shape when viewed from the vertical direction . A plurality of electronic components 16 are arranged on one surface (bottom surface) of the second substrate 6 (main portion 61 and protruding portion 62). The plurality of electronic components 16 constitute, for example, an AC-DC converter that converts AC power supplied from an external power source through the electric wires into DC power of a predetermined voltage. Therefore, the plurality of electronic parts 16 include a transformer, an electrolytic capacitor, a resistor, an inductor, and the like.

In addition, a terminal portion 17 including a plurality of (here, three) connecting 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 (here, three) through-holes formed in the first substrate 5 and connecting them with solder. That is, the second substrate 6 outputs the DC power generated by the AC-DC converter to the first substrate 5 through the terminal portion 17. The second substrate 6 is housed in the case 1 such that the normal direction (thickness direction) and the front-rear direction intersect. In other words, the normal direction of the second substrate 6 is a direction that intersects the insertion direction.

The second substrate 6 is stored in a second storage portion 21 of the main body 2 described below together with the yoke 13. The yoke 13 forms a magnetic circuit with a transformer, which is one of the plurality of electronic components 16 mounted on the second substrate 6. The yoke 13 is formed into a U-shape when viewed from an up-down direction, for example, by bending a metal plate. The yoke 13 includes a plate-shaped rear piece 130 along the left-right direction, a right piece 131 protruding forward from the right end of the rear piece 130, and a left piece 132 protruding forward from the left end of the rear piece 130. The yoke 13 is stored in the first In the state of the 2 accommodating part 21, it arrange | positions so that the right side, the back side, and the left side of the transformer mounted on the 2nd board | substrate 6 may be covered.

The third substrate 7 is, similarly to the first substrate 5, a printed wiring board made of, for example, glass or epoxy resin. The third substrate 7 has a rectangular shape that is long in the vertical direction. Two second inner terminals 9 are arranged on one surface (rear surface) of the third substrate 7 in the up-down direction. The third substrate 7 is electrically connected to the second substrate 6 through a lead or the like, for example, and outputs AC power supplied from an external power source through the wires to the second substrate 6.

The casing, as shown in FIG. 1, includes a box-shaped main body 2 having one surface (front surface) opened, and a cover portion 3 attached to the main body 2 so as to close the opening of the main body 2. The main body 2 and the lid portion 3 are formed of, for example, PBT (Polybutylene terephthalate) resin.

The main body 2 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape as shown in FIGS. 3A to 3C. The main body 2 includes a second storage section (board storage section) 21 that stores the second substrate 6, and a third storage section (terminal storage section) 22 that stores the third substrate 7. In other words, the internal space of the main body 2 is divided into a second storage portion 21 and a third storage portion 22 by a vertical wall 23 protruding forward from the bottom wall of the main body 2. That is, in the internal space of the main body 2, a space more to the right than the vertical wall 23 is the second storage portion 21, and a space to the left of the vertical wall 23 is the third storage portion 22. Here, the second storage portion 21 and the third storage portion 22 have different outer dimensions (height dimensions) along the front-rear direction. In this 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 includes 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.

The pair of holding grooves 210 each have a U-shape when viewed from the front-rear direction and are formed along the front-rear direction. A pair of holding grooves 210 are provided on the left side wall and the right side wall of the second storage portion 21, respectively. A pair of holding grooves 210 are respectively provided at positions above the second storage portion 21. Then, the left and right ends of the second substrate 6 are respectively inserted into the pair of holding grooves 210, and the second substrate 6 is stored in the second storage portion 21 and held in the main body 2. In other words, the second substrate 6 is held in the main body by inserting both ends of the second substrate 6 in a direction intersecting the above-mentioned insertion direction and intersecting the normal direction of the second substrate 6 into a pair of holding grooves 210. 2.

The first support portion 211 is provided at a corner portion on the right side and the lower side of the second storage portion 21. The first support portion 211 protrudes forward from the bottom wall of the main body 2. The surface (front surface) of the first support portion 211 is located further rearward than the front end surface of the main body 2 in the front-rear direction. A protrusion 2110 protruding 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 at a corner portion on the right side and on the upper side of the second storage portion 21. In other words, the second support portion 212 is provided above the holding groove 210 on the right side of the pair of holding grooves 210. The second support portion 212 protrudes forward from the bottom wall of the main body 2. The surface (front surface) of the second support portion 212 is located further rearward than the front end surface of the main body 2 in the front-rear direction. In other words, the front surface of the second support portion 212 is located 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 protrudes forward from the bottom wall of the main body 2. The surface (front surface) of the third support portion 213 is located further rearward than the front end surface of the main body 2 in the front-rear direction. In other words, the front surface of the third support portion 213 is located at the same position as the front surfaces 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 a corner portion on the left side and on the upper side of the second storage portion 21. The fourth support portion 214 protrudes forward from the bottom wall of the main body 2. The surface (front surface) of the fourth support portion 214 is located further rearward than the front end surface of the main body 2 in the front-rear direction. In other words, the front surface of the fourth support portion 214 is located at the same position as the front surfaces 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 a support member 4 described later.

The vertical wall 23 separating the second storage portion 21 and the third storage portion 22 includes two protrusions 231. The two protrusions 231 protrude forward from both ends of the vertical wall 23 in the vertical direction.

The third storage section 22 includes two terminal storage sections 220 and a button storage section 221. The two terminal storage sections 220 are arranged in a vertical direction at a predetermined interval. The button housing section 221 is provided between the two terminal housing sections 220 in the vertical direction.

One of the two second inner terminals 9 (including the corresponding latch springs 11) mounted on the third substrate 7 is housed in the two terminal housing portions 220, respectively. In a state where the two second inner terminals 9 are accommodated in the two terminal accommodation portions 220, the third substrate 7 is placed on the front end surface of the third accommodation portion 22. In the bottom wall of the main body 2 at and 2 ends Second sub-holes 2200 are formed at positions corresponding to the sub-receiving portions 220 and penetrate through the front-rear direction. Then, by inserting the second outer terminal 19 into the second through hole 2200, the second outer terminal 19 and the second inner terminal 9 are electrically connected. At this time, the second outer terminal 19 is inserted between the second inner terminal 9 and the corresponding latch spring 11 and contacts the left side of the second inner terminal 9 by the pressing force from the pressing piece 112 of the latch spring 11. sheet. The second outer terminal 19 is stopped by the latch piece 111 of the corresponding latch spring 11.

A release button 12 is stored in the button storage portion 221 (see FIG. 1). The release button 12 is a button used to release the latched state of the second outer terminal 19 caused by the latch spring 11. The release button 12 is formed of, for example, PBT resin. The release button 12 includes an operation piece 120 and two action pieces 121. The operation piece 120 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape which is long in the front-rear direction. The two action pieces 121 are integrally formed on both sides of the operation piece 120 in the up-down direction. A release hole 2210 is formed in the bottom wall of the main body 2 at a position corresponding to the button accommodating portion 221 and penetrates the front-rear direction. The release hole 2210 is a long hole that is long in the vertical direction.

The release button 12 can be moved forward and backward between the first position and the second position in a state of being stored in the button storage portion 221. When the release button 12 is in the first position, the second outer terminal 19 is stopped by the latch piece 111 of the latch spring 11. When the release button 12 is in the second position, the latch piece 111 is moved away from the second outer terminal 19 by the action piece 121 of the release button 12 to release the stop of the second outer terminal 19. That is, the second outer terminal 19 can be pulled out by moving the release button 12 to the second position. When the release button 12 is moved to the second position, the release button 12 (for example, a flat screwdriver) is inserted into the release hole 2210 to move the release button 12 to the second position. When the release button 12 is moved to the first position, the release button 12 is pulled out from the release hole 2210, and the release button 12 is moved to the first position by the elastic force of the latch piece 111 of the latch spring 11.

The main body 2 has a plurality of (here, four) assembly protrusions 24. Two assembling protrusions 24 among the plurality of assembling protrusions 24 are provided on the upper side wall of the main body 2. These two assembling protrusions 24 are arranged in the left and right directions in the upper side wall at a predetermined interval. In addition, the remaining two assembling protrusions 24 among the plurality of assembling protrusions 24 are provided on the lower side wall of the main body 2. These two assembling protrusions 24 are aligned in the left-right direction with a predetermined interval in the lower side wall. The four assembling protrusions 24 are fitted into the four assembling holes 330 provided in the cover portion 3 to be described later, thereby coupling the main body 2 and the cover portion 3 to assemble the case 1.

In addition, the main body 2 has two protruding portions 25. One of the two protruding portions 25 protrudes forward from the front end portion of the left side wall of the main body 2. The other of the two protruding portions 25 protrudes forward from the front end portion of the right side wall of the main body 2. These ridge portions 25 are formed in a predetermined length along the vertical direction.

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

The cover main body 31 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape in which a rear surface (a surface facing the main body 2) is opened. The cover main body 31 includes a plurality of (here, four) deformation portions 310, insertion portions 311 and 312, four mounting grooves 313, and two insertion grooves 314.

The plurality of deformed portions 310 are respectively provided near the four sides of the front wall of the cover main body 31 (see FIG. 4C). The plurality of deformed portions 310 each have a conical shape and protrude rearward from the rear surface of the front wall of the cover portion body 31. The plurality of deformed portions 310 communicate with the first surface of the first substrate 5 in a state where the wiring device 10 is assembled. 51 contact and plastic deformation. In other words, the front end portions of the plurality of deformed portions 310 are crushed by contact with the first surface 51 of the first substrate 5.

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

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

The four mounting grooves 313 each include a narrow width portion 3130 and a wide width portion 3131. The width dimension (left-right dimension) of the narrow width 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 wide portion 3131 is larger than the width dimension of the narrow portion 3130 (see FIG. 4A). The wide portion 3131 is located behind the narrow portion 3130 in the front-rear direction.

Two mounting grooves 313 out of the four mounting grooves 313 are provided on the upper side wall of the cover body 31. These two mounting grooves 313 are respectively provided at positions close to both ends in the left-right direction of the upper side wall. The remaining two mounting grooves 313 out of the four mounting grooves 313 are provided on a side wall below the cover body 31. These 2 mounting grooves 313 are It is arranged near the two ends of the lower wall in the left-right direction. In this embodiment, a set of mounting grooves is formed by a mounting groove 313 on the right side of the upper side wall and a mounting groove 313 on the right side of the lower side wall, and a mounting groove 313 on the left side of the upper side wall and a mounting groove on the left side of the lower side wall. 313 constitutes a group of installation grooves. In addition, one mounting bracket 14 is attached to each group of mounting grooves.

Here, the wiring device 10 according to this embodiment is mounted on a mounting frame by two mounting brackets 14. As shown in FIG. 1, the two mounting brackets 14 are U-shaped when viewed from the left and right directions. Each mounting bracket 14 includes a main piece 140 and two arm pieces 141. The main sheet 140 has an L-shape when viewed from the vertical direction, and is formed along the vertical direction. Two hooks 1400 protruding to the left are integrally formed on the left end edge of the main piece 140 of the one (left) mounting bracket 14. In addition, two hooks 1400 protruding to the right are integrally formed on the right end edge of the main piece 140 of the mounting bracket 14 on the other side (right side). Position of both ends. Then, the hooks 1400 are respectively hooked into two hook holes provided in the mounting frame, thereby mounting the wiring device 10 on the mounting frame.

Two arm pieces 141 are integrally formed at both ends of the main piece 140 in the up-down direction. The two arm pieces 141 are respectively plate-shaped extending in the front-rear direction. Two curved pieces 1410 divided into two in the left-right direction are integrally formed at the front end portion (rear end portion) of each arm piece 141.

One of the two mounting brackets 14 (the right side in FIG. 1) is mounted on the right side of the cover body 31. At this time, one arm piece 141 of the mounting bracket 14 (lower side in FIG. 1) is disposed in the mounting groove 313 on the right side of the lower side wall of the cover main body 31; the other arm (upper side in FIG. 1) The sheet 141 is disposed in the mounting groove 313 on the right side of the upper side wall of the cover main body 31. Then, by bending the two bending pieces 1410 of each arm piece 141 The mounting brackets 14 are attached to the lid portion 3 by being bent in directions separated from each other. The mounting bracket 14 on the other side (the left side in FIG. 1) is also mounted on the cover portion 3 in the same order.

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

The projection portion 32 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape and protrudes forward from the front wall of the cover portion body 31. A first through hole (terminal through hole) 320 penetrating the front-rear direction is provided on the front wall 300 of the boss portion 32. The first through hole 320 is provided at a position including the center of the facing surface 300 a (see FIG. 4C) formed by the rear surface of the front wall 300 of the boss portion 32. The first through hole 320 has a rectangular shape that is long in the left-right direction. In other words, the longitudinal direction of the first through hole 320 is a direction along the longitudinal direction of the front wall 300 of the boss portion 32. Then, the first inner terminal 8 mounted on the first substrate 5 is housed in the case 1 such that the long-side direction thereof is along the long-side direction (left-right direction) of the case 1.

The internal space of the cover main body 31 is connected to the internal space of the boss portion 32. Here, the first storage portion 34 is composed of two internal spaces. Therefore, in a state where the wiring device 10 is assembled, the first substrate 5 (including the first inner terminal 8) is stored in the first storage portion 34.

The upper side wall and the lower side wall of the cover main body 31 are respectively integrally formed with assembling pieces 33 protruding rearward. These assembling pieces 33 have a rectangular shape when viewed from above and below. Each assembly piece 33 is provided with two assembly holes 330 arranged in the left-right direction at a predetermined interval. In a state where the lid portion 3 is attached to the main body 2 The two assembling protrusions 24 provided on the upper side wall of the main body 2 are respectively fitted into the two assembling holes 330 of the assembling piece 33 on the upper side of the cover 3. In addition, in a state where the cover portion 3 is mounted on the main body 2, two assembly protrusions 24 provided on a lower side wall of the main body 2 are fitted into two assembly holes 330 of the assembly piece 33 on the lower side of the cover portion 3, respectively. Thereby, the main body 2 and the cover part 3 are combined, and the casing 1 is assembled.

The support member 4 is formed of, for example, PBT resin. As shown in FIG. 5A to FIG. 5C, FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B, the supporting member 4 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape with one side (rear surface) opening left and right. The support member 4 includes 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 configured by 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. In other words, the above-mentioned insertion direction becomes the normal direction of the mounting surface 400. In addition, the support portion 41 includes an opening hole 410, a component penetrating hole 411, a plurality of (here, three) positioning protrusions 412, and a plurality of (here, three) pressing ribs 413.

The opening hole 410 has a rectangular shape long in the left-right direction, and penetrates the front-back direction in the vicinity of the center of the support portion 41. The component penetrating hole 411 has a rectangular shape long in the vertical direction, and penetrates the front-rear direction in the right side of the opening hole 410 of the support portion 41.

Two positioning protrusions 412 out of the plurality of positioning protrusions 412 protrude forward from the upper end edge of the support portion 41. These two positioning protrusions 412 are respectively provided near the two ends in the left-right direction. Plural One positioning protrusion 412 remaining in the position protrusion 412 protrudes forward from the lower end edge of the support portion 41. The positioning protrusion 412 is provided near the center in the left-right direction.

Here, a plurality of positioning protrusions 412 provided on the support member 4 and a plurality of positioning holes 53 provided on the first substrate 5 constitute a fixing structure 200 (refer to FIG. 1) for fixing the first substrate 5 to the support member 4. 7). In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5B, the plurality of positioning protrusions 412 are non-planar with respect to the plane 100 passing through the center point P1 of the support portion 41 and along the insertion direction of the first outer terminal 18 to the first inner terminal 8. symmetry. Therefore, the first substrate 5 can only be placed on the mounting surface 400 of the support portion 41 in a state where the two positioning protrusions 412 correspond to the two positioning holes 53 and are aligned in the direction of the first substrate 5. That is, when the center point P1 of the support portion 41 is used as the rotation center and the first substrate 5 is rotated 180 degrees, the first substrate 5 cannot be placed on the support portion 41, and the installation error of the first substrate 5 can be suppressed. .

In addition, the upper and lower dimensions and the left and right dimensions of the positioning hole 53 are slightly smaller than the upper and lower dimensions and the left and right dimensions of the positioning protrusion 412. Therefore, in a state where the three positioning protrusions 412 are respectively inserted into the three positioning holes 53, not only the first substrate 5 can be positioned to the support portion 41, but also the first substrate 5 can be firmly mounted on the support portion 41.

In a state where the first substrate 5 is mounted (supported) on the support portion 41, the electronic component 15 mounted on the first substrate 5 is passed through the component through 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 to the second surface 52 side of the first substrate 5 and the first substrate 5 passes through the support portion 41. Opening hole 410.

The plurality of pressing ribs 413 protrude rearward from the rear surface (the surface opposite to the mounting surface 400) of the support portion 41 (see FIG. 5C). A plurality of pressing ribs 413 are provided along the left and right directions in the upper 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, so that a backward force acts on the second substrate 6.

The lower side wall portion 42 protrudes rearward (opposite to the first substrate 5) from one of the four sides (the lower side) of the mounting surface 400 of the support portion 41. The lower side wall portion 42 includes a plurality of (here, three) pressing portions 420 and 421, a groove 422, and a through hole 423. The through hole 423 penetrates 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 protrude 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 of the plurality of pressing 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 of the four sides (upper side) of the mounting surface 400 of the support portion 41. The upper side wall portion 43 includes a plurality of (here, three) pressing portions 430 and 431 and a groove 432. The plurality of pressing portions 430 and 431 protrude rearward from the rear end portion of the upper side wall portion 43. One of the plurality of pressing portions 430 and 431 is provided near the right end of the upper side wall portion 43. The remaining two pressing portions 430 and 431 of the plurality of pressing portions 430 and 431 are provided near 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 wall portion 44 protrudes rearward (on the opposite side from the first substrate 5) from one of the four sides (left side) of the mounting surface 400 of the support portion 41. The left wall portion 44 includes a plurality of (here, two) pressing portions 440, a vertical groove 441, and an insertion groove 442. The plurality of pressing portions 440 protrude rearward from the rear end portion of the left side wall portion 44. A plurality of pressing portions 440 are provided at both ends of the left wall portion 44 in the vertical direction, respectively. The longitudinal groove 441 has an arc 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 is U-shaped when viewed from the front-rear direction, and is formed along the front-rear direction. The insertion groove 442 is provided below the pressing portion 440 on the upper side. Here, the insertion groove 442 is inserted into the left end portion of the second substrate 6.

The right wall portion 45 protrudes rearward (opposite to the first substrate 5) from one of the four sides (right side) of the mounting surface 400 of the support portion 41. The right wall portion 45 includes a pressing portion 450, an insertion groove 451, and a relief groove 452. The pressing portion 450 protrudes rearward from the rear end portion of the right wall portion 45. The pressing portion 450 is provided on an upper end portion of the right 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 below the pressing portion 450. Here, the insertion groove 451 is inserted into the right end portion of the second substrate 6. The avoidance 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 into the avoidance groove 452.

(3) Assembly method of wiring appliances

Next, a method of assembling the wiring device 10 according to this embodiment will be described.

The operator stores the release button 12 in the button storage section 221 of the third storage section 22, stores the second substrate 6 in the second storage section 21 of the main body 2, and stores the third substrate 7 in the third storage section. twenty two. At this time, both end portions in the left-right direction of the main portion 61 of the second substrate 6 are respectively inserted into the pair of holding grooves 210. In addition, at this time, The two second inner terminals 9 (including the corresponding latch springs 11) mounted on the third substrate 7 are housed in the two terminal accommodation portions 220 of the third accommodation portion 22, respectively. The third substrate 7 is placed on the front end surface of the third storage portion 22 so that its normal direction is along the front-rear direction.

Next, the operator places the supporting member 4 on the main 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 contact the first support portion 211 of the main body 2 from the front (first substrate 5 side), and the pressing portions 450 contact the second support portion 212 from the front. At this time, one of the two pressing portions 430 contacts the third support portion 213 from the front, and the other contacts the fourth support portion 214 from the front. Further, at this time, the pressing portions 421, 431, and 440 contact the surface (front surface) of the third substrate 7 from the front. Here, in this embodiment, the contact portions are constituted by the pressing portions 420, 430, and 450.

In a state where the support member 4 is carried on the main body 2, a part of the second substrate 6 is housed 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. . That is, in the present embodiment, the storage portion 46 is configured by 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. In other words, a storage portion 46 is provided between the support portion 41 and the contact portion in the insertion direction (front-rear direction) of the first outer terminal 18 with respect to the first inner terminal 8.

Next, 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 in the support portion 41 are respectively fitted into the three positioning holes 53 provided in the first substrate 5. In addition, at this time, the electronic component 15 disposed on the second surface 52 of the first substrate 5 passes through the component through hole 411, and the connection pin of the first inner terminal 8 exposed on the second surface 52 side passes through the opening hole 410. In this state, the second surface 52 of the first substrate 5 is in contact with the mounting surface 400 of the support portion 41 in the front-rear direction.

Finally, the operator attaches the cover portion 3 to the main body 2 so as to close the front surface opening of the main body 2. At this time, the four assembling protrusions 24 provided in the main body 2 are respectively fitted into the four assembling holes 330 provided in the cover portion 3. In addition, at this time, the insertion portions 311 and 312 provided in the cover portion 3 are inserted into the main body 2. Further, at this time, the two protrusion portions 25 provided in the main body 2 are respectively inserted into the two insertion grooves 314 provided in the cover portion 3.

With the above procedure, the wiring device 10 is assembled.

(4) Positional relationship between the first substrate, the second substrate, and the third substrate

8 and 9 are sectional views showing a state in which the wiring device 10 according to the embodiment is assembled. 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 case 1 such that the normal direction thereof becomes the front-rear direction (the direction in which the first outer terminal 18 is inserted into the first inner terminal 8). In other words, the normal directions of the first substrate 5 and the third substrate 7 are directions along the above-mentioned insertion direction. The second substrate 6 is housed in the case 1 such that the normal direction thereof becomes the vertical direction (the direction intersecting the above-mentioned insertion direction). In other words, the normal direction of the second substrate 6 is a direction that intersects the insertion direction. As described above, the normal direction of the second substrate 6 intersects the above-mentioned insertion direction. Therefore, compared with the case where the normal direction of the second substrate 6 is a direction along the above-mentioned insertion direction, it can be in a direction crossing the above-mentioned insertion direction The casing 1 is miniaturized.

The third substrate 7 is located behind the protruding portion 62 of the second substrate 6 in the front-rear direction (the up-down 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. Put another way, The third substrate 7 is located between both ends of the second substrate 6 in the insertion direction. In this way, by disposing the third substrate 7 between both ends of the second substrate 6 in the front-rear direction, the third substrate 7 is disposed more outward (front side) than the ends of the second substrate 6 than the third substrate 7 is disposed in the front-rear direction. Or lower side), the housing 1 can be miniaturized in the front-rear direction.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the first substrate 5 is located further forward than 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 through hole 320, which is closer to the first through hole 320 among the second substrate 6 and the third substrate 7. As described above, by arranging the first substrate 5 between the second substrate 6 and the first through hole 320 in the front-rear direction, compared with the case where the first substrate 5 and the second substrate 6 are disposed side by side in the front-rear direction, The casing 1 can be miniaturized in a direction crossing the front-rear direction.

(5) Supporting structure of supporting members

Hereinafter, a supporting structure of the supporting member 4 will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9.

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

On the other hand, when the mounting frame on which the wiring device 10 is mounted is mounted on a built-in box, the above-mentioned electric wires for power supply from an external power source are connected to the wiring device 10. On the other hand, in a state where the mounting frame is mounted on the insertion box, there may be a case where a forward stress is applied to the electric wires due to other electric wires or the like housed in the insertion box. As described above, by supporting the main body 2 and the cover 3 in the front-back direction as described above, the support member 4 can withstand the stress transmitted from the electric wire to the third substrate 7 through the second inner terminal 9.

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

Furthermore, a first through hole 320 for passing the first outer terminal 18 is provided at one end (front end portion) of the housing 1 in the front-rear direction, and a second through hole for passing the second outer terminal 19 is provided. 2200, the other end portion (rear end portion) of the casing 1 provided 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 directions. In other words, 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 direction from the second when the second outer terminal 19 is connected to the second inner terminal 9 The direction of the stress applied by the outer terminal 19 is the same direction. Therefore, only the structure for receiving the stress applied from the first outer terminal 18 and the second outer terminal 19 may be provided in one direction (the direction in which the first outer terminal 18 is inserted into the first inner terminal 8, that is, upward in FIG. 8. And downwards). As a result, compared with a 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, the structure can be simplified.

(6) Modifications

Hereinafter, modification examples of this embodiment will be described.

In this embodiment, although the case where the first inner terminal 8 is a USB socket is described as an example, the first inner terminal 8 is not limited to a 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), or a LAN (Local Area) Network, LAN) terminal.

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

In addition, in this embodiment, although the case where the normal direction of the third substrate 7 is a direction along the above-mentioned insertion direction is taken as an example for description, the normal direction of the third substrate 7 may also intersect the above-mentioned insertion direction. direction. In this case, the insertion direction of the second outer terminal 19 with respect to the second inner terminal 9 is a direction crossing the insertion direction of the first outer terminal 18 with respect to the first inner terminal 8.

In this embodiment, although positioning holes 53 are provided on the first substrate 5 and positioning protrusions 412 are provided on the support portion 41 of the support member 4, positioning protrusions may be provided on the first substrate 5 and positioning holes may be provided on the support portion 41. . Further, the fixing structure 200 for fixing the first substrate 5 to the support portion 41 is only an example, and it may be positioning. Structure other than the hole 53 and the positioning protrusion 412. In other words, the fixed structure 200 may be a structure in which the first substrate 5 can be positioned to the support portion 41 and the first substrate 5 can be fixed to the support portion 41.

In this embodiment, the support member 4 has four side wall portions (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), but the support member 4 has at least one side wall Department. In addition, the side wall portion may cover at least half of the lengthwise direction of the corresponding one of the four sides of the mounting surface 400 of the support portion 41 with the surface.

In this embodiment, the deformed portion 310 is formed integrally with the cover portion 3, but the deformed portion may be separated from the cover portion. In this case, the deformed portion may be formed of a material that is plastically deformed as in this embodiment, or may be formed of a material that is elastically deformed. In addition, the number of the deformed portions 310 is not limited to the number of the present embodiment, and may be one, two, three, or five or more.

In this embodiment, the holding grooves 210 for holding the second substrate 6 are provided at both ends in the left-right direction of the second storage portion 21, but the holding grooves 210 are provided in the left-right direction of the second storage portion 21. Can be at least one end.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the number of the positioning holes 53 and the positioning protrusions 412 provided on one side of the plane 100 is matched with the number of the positioning holes 53 and the positioning protrusions 412 provided on the other side of the plane 100. Different, making it asymmetric. In contrast, the number of the positioning holes 53 and the positioning protrusions 412 may be the same on one side and the other side of the plane 100, and the positions of the positioning holes 53 and the positioning protrusions 412 may be made different by making them different. symmetry.

In addition, the number of the pressing ribs 413 in this embodiment is only an example, and it may be one, two, or four or more.

In addition, in the present embodiment, although the support portion 41 is configured to support the first substrate 5 as a whole, the support portion 41 may be configured to support the first substrate 5 by a plurality of protrusions, for example.

In the present embodiment, the wiring device 10 mounted on a mounting frame is used as an example to describe a case where the wiring device 10 is mounted on a construction surface such as a wall of a building. However, the wiring device 10 may be mounted on a workbench or a table, for example . In this case, it is preferable to attach the wiring device 10 to a workbench, a table, or the like so that the insertion direction of the first outer terminal 18 into the first inner terminal 8 is along the normal direction (up and down direction) of the worktable or table. . In this case, it is assumed that, for example, water droplets and the like penetrate from the first through hole 320 provided in the cover portion 3 into the case 1. In this case, water droplets and the like that have penetrated into the casing 1 can be caused to flow down along the vertical groove 441 provided on the left side wall portion 44 of the support member 4. Water droplets and the like flowing down the vertical groove 441 flow into the button storage section 221 of the third storage section 22. Then, water droplets and the like flowing into the button housing section 221 flow out through the release hole 2210 provided in the bottom wall of the button housing section 221. As described above, when the wiring device 10 according to the present embodiment is mounted on a workbench, a table, or the like, it can be discharged from the release hole 2210 to the outside of the case 1 even if water droplets or the like have penetrated into the case 1.

(7) Effect

As described above, the wiring device (10) of the first aspect includes the first inner terminal (8), the first substrate (5), the second substrate (6), the supporting member (4), and the casing as the inner terminals. (1). First inner terminal (8), constitute It can be connected to the first outer terminal (18) which is a plug-in type as the outer terminal. The first substrate (5) is provided with a first inner terminal (8). The second substrate (6) is electrically connected to the first substrate (5), and is aligned with the first substrate (5) in the insertion direction (front-rear direction) of the first outer terminal (18) to the first inner terminal (8). Configuration. The supporting member (4) is disposed on the second substrate (6) side with respect to the first substrate (5) in the insertion direction, and supports the first substrate (5). The casing (1) houses a first substrate (5), a second substrate (6), and a support member (4). The support member (4) includes a support portion (41) and a contact portion (pressing portions (420, 430, 450)). The support portion (41) supports the first substrate (5) from the second substrate (6) side in the insertion direction. The contact portion is in contact with the case (1) from the first substrate (5) side in the insertion direction.

According to the first aspect, the supporting member (4) supporting the first substrate (5) is provided separately from the casing (1), so compared with the supporting structure and the casing (1) supporting the first substrate (5) The case where they are provided integrally has the advantage that the housing (1) does not require high dimensional accuracy.

The second aspect of the wiring device (10) is that, in the first aspect, the support member (4) has at least a housing for the second substrate (6) between the support part (41) and the contact part in the insertion direction. Part of the storage section (46).

According to the second aspect, at least a part of the second substrate (6) is stored in the storage portion (46). Therefore, compared with a case where no storage portion is provided, the housing (1) can be miniaturized in the insertion direction. However, this configuration is not necessary for the wiring device (10), and the storage section (46) may be omitted.

The wiring device (10) of the third aspect is the direction along the insertion direction of the normal direction of the first substrate (5) in the first or second aspect. The normal direction of the second substrate (6) is a direction crossing the insertion direction.

According to the third aspect, the normal direction of the second substrate (6) intersects the insertion direction. Therefore, compared with the case where the normal direction of the second substrate (6) is along the insertion direction, The housing (1) is miniaturized in the direction. However, this configuration is not a necessary configuration of the wiring device (10). For example, the normal direction of the second substrate (6) may be a direction along the insertion direction.

The fourth aspect of the wiring device (10) is that in any of the first to third aspects, the first substrate (5) includes a first surface (51) on which the first inner terminal (8) is disposed, And a second surface (52) where the electronic component (15) is arranged, which is a surface on the opposite side to the first surface (51). The support portion (41) has a component through hole (411) through which an electronic component (15) disposed on the second surface (52) passes.

According to the fourth aspect, compared with the case where the component through-hole (411) is not provided in the support portion (41), the housing (1) can be reduced in height by the height equivalent to the electronic component (15) in the insertion direction. However, this structure is not a necessary structure for the wiring device (10), and the component through hole (411) may be omitted.

The fifth aspect of the wiring device (10) is that, in any of the first to fourth aspects, the support portion (41) includes a rectangular mounting surface (400) whose insertion direction is a normal direction. The support member (4) has a side wall portion (lower side wall portion (42), upper side wall portion (43)) protruding from at least one of the four sides of the mounting surface (400) toward the side opposite to the first substrate (5). , Left wall portion (44), right wall portion (45)). The side wall portion includes a surface that protrudes in the insertion direction from more than half of the long side direction of the corresponding one of the four sides of the mounting surface (400).

According to the fifth aspect, the strength of the support member (4) can be increased compared to a case where the side wall portion has a surface protruding from a portion less than half of the long side direction of the one side. However, this configuration is not a necessary configuration of the wiring device (10), and for example, the side wall portion may be covered with a surface less than half of the one-side longitudinal direction.

In the sixth aspect of the wiring device (10), in any of the first to fifth aspects, the supporting member (4) faces the electronic component (16) mounted on the second substrate (6). Is provided with a through hole (423).

According to the sixth aspect, a through hole (423) is provided at a position opposite to the electronic component (16), so even if the height dimension of the electronic component (16) is large, it can still be passed through the through hole (423) ) To avoid interference between the electronic component (16) and the support member (4). However, this configuration is not necessary for the wiring device (10), and the through hole (423) may be omitted.

In the seventh aspect, the wiring device (10) is the direction in which the normal direction of the second substrate (6) intersects the insertion direction in the sixth aspect. The support portion (41) has a rectangular mounting surface (400) whose insertion direction is a normal direction. A penetration is provided from one of the four sides of the mounting surface (400) toward the side opposite to the first substrate (5), and is provided along the side wall portion (lower side wall portion (42)) of the second substrate (6) Hole (423).

According to the seventh aspect, compared with the case where the supporting member (4) is enlarged in a direction crossing the insertion direction without interfering with the electronic component (16), the support can be made in a direction crossing the insertion direction. The component (4) is miniaturized. As a result, the housing (1) containing the support member (4) can also be miniaturized in a direction crossing the insertion direction. However, this configuration is not necessary for the wiring device (10), for example, the second If the normal direction of the substrate (6) is a direction along the insertion direction, a through hole may be provided in the support portion (41).

The eighth aspect of the wiring device (10) is that in any of the first to seventh aspects, the first substrate (5) and the supporting member (4) each have a support for the first substrate (5) pair. A fixing structure (200) in which the portion (41) is positioned and the first substrate (5) is fixed to the support portion (41).

According to the eighth aspect, the first substrate (5) can be positioned to the support portion (41) by the fixing structure (200), and the first substrate (5) can be fixed to the support portion (41). However, this configuration is not necessary for the wiring device (10), and the fixed structure (200) may be omitted.

The wiring device (10) in the ninth aspect is the fixed structure (200) in the eighth aspect, with respect to the plane (100) passing through the center point (P1) of the support portion (41) and along the insertion direction, Asymmetric.

According to the ninth aspect, the fixed structure (200) is asymmetric with respect to the plane (100), so the center point (P1) of the support portion (41) cannot be used as the rotation center to rotate the first substrate (5) by 180 degrees and Mounting on the support (41) can suppress the mounting error of the first substrate (5). However, this configuration is not a necessary configuration of the wiring device (10), and the fixed structure (200) may be made symmetrical to the plane (100).

The wiring device (10) of a tenth aspect is a support part (41) which has a rectangular mounting surface (400) with the insertion direction becoming a normal direction in any one of aspects 1-9. The support member (4) has two side wall portions (left side walls) protruding from opposite sides of the four sides of the mounting surface (400) toward the opposite side of the first substrate (5). (44), right wall (45)). At least one of the two side wall portions (the left side wall portion (44)) has a vertical groove (441) formed along the insertion direction.

According to the tenth aspect, water droplets and the like that have penetrated into the casing (1) can flow along the vertical groove (441). However, this configuration is not a necessary configuration for the wiring device (10), and the vertical groove (441) may be omitted.

The wiring device (10) of an eleventh aspect further includes a second inner terminal (9) in the tenth aspect. The second inner terminal (9) is a terminal different from the first inner terminal (8) as the inner terminal. The second inner terminal (9) is configured to be connectable to a second outer terminal (19) different from the first outer terminal (18) as the outer terminal. The housing (1) includes a terminal storage section (third storage section (22)) for storing the second inner terminal (9), and a substrate storage section (second storage section (21)) for storing the second substrate (6). The two side wall portions (the left wall portion (44) and the right wall portion (45)) are along the direction in which the terminal storage portion and the substrate storage portion are aligned. A longitudinal groove (441) is provided in a side wall portion (left side wall portion (44)) on the terminal accommodation portion side of the two side wall portions.

According to the eleventh aspect, water droplets and the like that have penetrated into the casing (1) can flow through the vertical grooves (441) to the terminal housing portion. On the other hand, if a hole is provided in the bottom wall of the terminal accommodating portion, water droplets and the like that have penetrated into the terminal accommodating portion can be discharged to the outside of the casing (1) through the hole. However, this configuration is not a necessary configuration of the wiring device (10), and the vertical groove (441) may not be provided on the side wall portion on the terminal housing portion side. For example, if a hole is provided in the bottom wall of the substrate storage portion, a vertical groove may not be provided in a side wall portion on the substrate storage portion side. In this case as well, water droplets and the like that have penetrated into the substrate storage portion through the vertical grooves can be discharged to the outside of the casing (1) through the holes.

The wiring device (10) of the twelfth aspect further includes a second inner terminal (9) and a third substrate (7) in any one of the first to eleventh aspects. The second inner terminal (9) is a terminal different from the first inner terminal (8) as the inner terminal. The second inner terminal (9) is configured to be connectable to a second outer terminal (19) different from the first outer terminal (18) as the outer terminal. The third substrate (7) is provided with a second inner terminal (9). The normal direction of the third substrate (7) is a direction along the insertion direction. The support member (4) is arranged between the first substrate (5) and the third substrate (7) in the insertion direction. The support member (4) has a pressing portion (421, 431, 440), and is in contact with the third substrate (7) from the first substrate (5) side in the insertion direction.

According to the twelfth aspect, the pressing portion (421, 431, 440) can suppress the third substrate (7) from moving to the first substrate (5) side. However, this configuration is not necessary for the wiring device (10), and the pressing portions (421, 431, 440) may be omitted.

The wiring device (10) in the thirteenth aspect is the direction in which the normal direction of the second substrate (6) intersects the insertion direction in the twelfth aspect. The third substrate (7) is located between both ends of the second substrate (6) in the insertion direction.

According to the thirteenth aspect, the third substrate (7) is located between both ends of the second substrate (6) in the insertion direction, so it is located in the insertion direction more than the second substrate (6). When both ends are more outward, the housing (1) can be miniaturized in the insertion direction. However, this configuration is not a necessary configuration of the wiring device (10), and the third substrate (7) may also be positioned more outward than both ends of the second substrate (6) in the insertion direction.

The wiring device (10) of the fourteenth aspect is that, in any of the aspects of the first to thirteenth aspects, the casing (1) includes a box-shaped body (2) that is open on one side (front surface) of the insertion direction, And by closing the opening of the body (2) The cover (3) is attached to the main body (2). Between the cover portion (3) in the insertion direction and the first substrate (5), a deformed portion (310) that is plastically or elastically deformed by contact with the first substrate (5) is provided.

According to the fourteenth aspect, a deformed portion (310) is provided between the cover portion (3) and the first substrate (5) in the insertion direction, and the deformed portion (310) is in contact with the first portion when the wiring device (10) is assembled. 1 Board (5). As a result, the first substrate (5) is sandwiched between the support member (4) and the deformed portion (310) in the insertion direction, and the first substrate (5) can be prevented from moving in the insertion direction. However, this configuration is not a necessary configuration of the wiring device (10), and the deformed portion (310) may be omitted.

A fifteenth aspect of the wiring device (10) is that in the fourteenth aspect, the main body (2) has a retaining groove (210). The holding groove (210) is provided on at least one end portion in a direction crossing the insertion direction and crossing the normal direction of the second substrate (6). A holding groove (210) is formed along the insertion direction. The support member (4) is arranged between the first substrate (5) and the second substrate (6) in the insertion direction. The support member (4) has a pressing rib (413), and is in contact with the second substrate (6) from the first substrate (5) side in the insertion direction.

According to the fifteenth aspect, in a state where the wiring device (10) is assembled, the second substrate (6) is in contact with the pressing rib (413) from the first substrate (5) side in the insertion direction. As a result, the second substrate (6) is in a state of being abutted in a direction away from the first substrate (5), and the second substrate (6) can be restrained from moving toward the first substrate (5). However, this structure is not a necessary structure for the wiring device (10), and the pressing rib (413) may be omitted.

The wiring device (10) of the sixteenth aspect is the first inner terminal (8) as the inner terminal in any of the first to fifteenth aspects, which is a USB socket.

According to the 16th aspect, a USB plug can be connected. However, this configuration is not a necessary configuration of the wiring device (10), and for example, the inner terminal may be a LAN terminal.

In the seventeenth aspect, the wiring device (10) is the sixteenth aspect, and the number of the USB sockets (the first inner terminal (8)) is one. The casing (1) includes a rectangular facing surface (300a) facing the USB socket. A rectangular first through-hole (terminal through-hole) (320) is provided at a position including the center of the facing surface (300a) through which the first outer terminal (18) as the outer terminal passes. The longitudinal direction of the terminal through-hole is along the longitudinal direction of the facing surface (300a).

According to the 17th aspect, the long side direction of the terminal through-hole is along the long side direction of the facing surface (300a), so it can be in the short side direction of the facing surface (300a) The surface (300a) has its housing (1) reduced in size in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction). However, this configuration is not a necessary configuration of the wiring device (10), and the longitudinal direction of the terminal through-hole may not be the direction along the longitudinal direction of the facing surface (300a).

Claims (17)

A wiring device, comprising: an inner terminal configured to be connected to a plug-in type outer terminal; a first substrate to which the inner terminal is mounted; a second substrate to be electrically connected to the first substrate and to the outer terminal The inner terminal is arranged in alignment with the first substrate in the insertion direction; a support member is disposed on the second substrate side with respect to the first substrate in the insertion direction and supports the first substrate; and a housing that houses the first substrate 1 substrate, the second substrate, and the supporting member; the supporting member includes a supporting portion that supports the first substrate from the second substrate side in the insertion direction, and the first substrate side and the case from the insertion direction The contact part of the contact. For example, the wiring device according to the first patent application range, wherein the support member includes a storage portion that accommodates at least a part of the second substrate between the support portion and the contact portion in the insertion direction. For example, the wiring device of the first or second patent application scope, wherein the normal direction of the first substrate is a direction along the insertion direction; the normal direction of the second substrate is a direction crossing the insertion direction. . For example, the wiring device of the first or second patent application scope, wherein the first substrate includes a first surface on which the inner terminal is disposed, and a second surface on which the first surface is opposite to the first surface and on which electronic components are disposed. The support portion is provided with a component through hole through which the electronic component disposed on the second surface passes. For example, for a wiring appliance in the scope of claims 1 or 2, the support portion includes a rectangular mounting surface with the insertion direction as its normal direction; and the support member includes four sides from the mounting surface. At least one side faces a side wall portion that protrudes on the opposite side of the first substrate; the side wall portion includes a portion that protrudes in the insertion direction from more than half of a long side direction of a corresponding one of the four sides of the mounting surface Noodles. For example, the wiring device according to item 1 or 2 of the patent application scope, wherein the supporting member is provided with a through hole at a position facing the electronic component mounted on the second substrate. For example, the wiring device of the sixth scope of the patent application, wherein the normal direction of the second substrate is a direction intersecting the insertion direction; and the support portion includes a rectangular mounting surface with the insertion direction as a normal direction The through hole is provided on one of the four sides of the mounting surface and protrudes toward the side opposite to the first substrate and along the side wall portion of the second substrate. For example, the wiring device of the first or second patent application scope, wherein the first substrate and the supporting member are respectively provided with fixing means for positioning the first substrate to the supporting part and fixing the first substrate to the supporting part. structure. For example, the wiring device of the eighth patent application scope, wherein the fixed structure is asymmetric with respect to a plane passing through the center point of the support portion and along the insertion direction. For example, for a wiring appliance in the scope of claims 1 or 2, the support portion includes a rectangular mounting surface with the insertion direction being the normal direction; the support member includes one of the four sides of the mounting surface. The two opposite sides face two side wall portions protruding from the opposite side of the first substrate; at least one of the two side wall portions includes a longitudinal groove formed along the insertion direction. For example, the wiring device under the scope of application for patent No. 10 further includes a second inner terminal, which is different from the first inner terminal that is the inner terminal, and may be different from the first outer terminal that is the outer terminal. The second outer terminal connection; the housing includes a terminal accommodating portion accommodating the second inner terminal and a substrate accommodating portion accommodating the second substrate; the two side wall portions along the terminal accommodating portion and the substrate accommodating portion Alignment direction: The vertical groove is provided in a side wall portion on the side of the terminal receiving portion of the two side wall portions. For example, the wiring device in the scope of patent application No. 1 or 2 further includes: a second inner terminal, which is a terminal different from the first inner terminal that is the inner terminal, and can be used as the first terminal of the outer terminal. A second outer terminal connection with a different outer terminal; and a third substrate on which the second inner terminal is mounted; a normal direction of the third substrate is a direction along the insertion direction; and the support member is in the insertion direction The support member is disposed between the first substrate and the third substrate, and the support member includes a pressing portion that contacts the third substrate from the first substrate side in the insertion direction. For example, the wiring device of the scope of application for patent No. 12, wherein the normal direction of the second substrate is a direction crossing the insertion direction; and the third substrate is located between both ends of the second substrate in the insertion direction. For example, for a wiring appliance in the scope of claims 1 or 2, the housing includes a box-shaped main body that is open on one side of the insertion direction, and a cover portion that is installed on the main body so as to close the opening of the main body; A deformed portion that is plastically or elastically deformed by contact with the first substrate is provided between the cover portion in the insertion direction and the first substrate. For example, the wiring device of claim 14 in which the main body includes a holding groove provided at at least one end in a direction crossing the insertion direction and crossing the normal direction of the second substrate; the holding groove Is formed along the insertion direction; the support member is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate in the insertion direction; the support member is provided with a pressing rib in the insertion direction The second substrate is contacted from the first substrate side. For example, the wiring device of scope 1 or 2 of the patent application, wherein the inner terminal is a USB socket. For example, for a wiring device under the scope of application for patent No. 16, in which the USB socket is one; the casing is provided with a rectangular facing surface opposite to the USB socket; The rectangular terminal penetrating hole through which the external terminal passes; the longitudinal direction of the terminal penetrating hole is along the longitudinal direction of the facing surface.