WO2022190934A1

WO2022190934A1 - Terminal connection device

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Publication number: WO2022190934A1
Application number: PCT/JP2022/008333
Authority: WO
Inventors: 翔小川; 和明森田; 博一星野; 真広小野; 正雄長瀬
Original assignee: オムロン株式会社
Priority date: 2021-03-12
Filing date: 2022-02-28
Publication date: 2022-09-15
Also published as: TW202236742A; TWI812001B

Abstract

This terminal connection device comprises: an accommodation section; a housing having a connection surface to which are provided a first opening, a second opening, and a third opening which are connected to the accommodation section; an electrode member disposed in the accommodation section; a first leaf spring member; a second leaf spring member; and a display member. The display member has a main body that is connected to a first mobile part of the first leaf spring member and extends toward the third opening from the first mobile part, and a display unit that is disposed on the end of the main body opposite from the end thereof to which the first mobile part is connected. The display unit has a display screen and moves in tandem with movement of the first mobile part of the first leaf spring member and between a first display position where the display screen is further from the first opening than the third opening and is not exposed through the third opening, and a second display position where the display screen is exposed through the third opening. The display unit is positioned in the first display position when the first mobile part is in a connection position, and in the second display position when the first mobile part is in a first disconnection position.

Description

Terminal connection device

The present disclosure relates to a terminal connection device.

Patent Document 1 discloses a spring-type terminal to which an electric wire is connected.

EP 27680791 B1

The spring-type terminal of Patent Document 1 has room for improvement in terms of grasping the connection status of electric wires.

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a terminal connection device that can more accurately grasp the connection status of electric wires.

An example terminal connection device of the present disclosure includes:
an insulative housing having an accommodating portion provided therein and a connection surface provided with a first opening, a second opening and a third opening connected to the accommodating portion, respectively;
An electrode member, a first leaf spring member, a second leaf spring member, and a display member arranged in the accommodation portion,
The first opening, the second opening, and the third opening are arranged in order along the first direction, and the first opening is configured such that a conductor portion of an electric wire can be inserted/extracted, The second opening is configured so that a jig can be inserted and removed, and the third opening is configured such that a part of the display member can be exposed,
The accommodation unit is
a first arrangement portion connected to the first opening, extending from the first opening along a second direction intersecting the connection surface, and having the conductor arranged thereon;
a second placement portion connected to the second opening and in which the jig is placed;
a third placement portion connected to the third opening and in which the display member is placed;
The electrode member is
arranged in the first arrangement portion, the conductor portion being configured to be contactable from the first direction;
The first leaf spring member is
a first attachment portion attached to the housing such that the first placement portion and the second placement portion are positioned between the electrode member in the first direction;
a connection position disposed between the first mounting portion and the electrode member in the first direction over the first placement portion and the second placement portion and capable of sandwiching the conductor portion together with the electrode member; The first mounting portion is configured to be movable with respect to the first mounting portion between a first release position, which is a position further from the electrode member than the connection position in the first direction and at which clamping of the conductor portion can be released. 1 movable part,
The second leaf spring member is
a second attachment portion attached to the housing at a position farther from the connection surface in the second direction than the first attachment portion;
The conductor portion is arranged closer to the connection surface than the second mounting portion in the second direction, and is arranged at a position facing the first opening of the first placement portion from the second direction. and a holding portion configured to hold the first movable portion at the first release position, wherein the holding portion releases the first movable portion from the first release position. and a second release position, which is a position farther from the connecting surface than the holding position and capable of releasing the holding of the first movable part, with respect to the second mounting part. a second movable part configured to be movable,
The display member is
a body portion connected to the first movable portion of the first leaf spring member and extending from the first movable portion toward the third opening;
a display portion disposed at an end of the main body portion opposite to the end to which the first movable portion is connected, in the direction in which the main body portion extends;
The housing is
a support portion that supports an intermediate portion of the body portion in a direction in which the body portion extends so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis extending in a third direction that intersects the first direction and the second direction;
The display unit
When the first movable part is at the connecting position, the display part is at the first display position where it is farther from the first opening than the third opening in the first direction and is not exposed from the third opening. position, and when the first movable part is at the first release position, the display part is positioned at a second display position exposed from the third opening.

According to the terminal connection device, it is possible to realize a terminal connection device that allows a more accurate grasp of the connection status of electric wires.

1 is a perspective view showing a terminal connection device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG. The top view which shows the terminal connection apparatus of FIG. The top view which shows the terminal connection apparatus of FIG. 1 in case a 1st movable part exists in a 1st release position. The top view which shows the terminal connection apparatus of FIG. 1 in case a 1st movable part exists in a connection position. The perspective view which shows the display member of the terminal connection apparatus of FIG. The 1st top view which shows the 1st modification of the terminal connection apparatus of FIG. The 2nd top view which shows the 1st modification of the terminal connection apparatus of FIG. The 1st top view which shows the 2nd modification of the terminal connection apparatus of FIG. The 2nd top view which shows the 2nd modification of the terminal connection apparatus of FIG. The 1st top view which shows the 3rd modification of the terminal connection apparatus of FIG. The 2nd top view which shows the 3rd modification of the terminal connection apparatus of FIG. The perspective view which shows the modification of the display member of the terminal connection apparatus of FIG.

An example of the present disclosure will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, terms indicating specific directions or positions (for example, terms including “upper”, “lower”, “right”, and “left”) are used as necessary, but the use of these terms is are intended to facilitate understanding of the present disclosure with reference to the drawings, and the technical scope of the present disclosure is not limited by the meanings of these terms. Also, the following description is merely exemplary in nature and is not intended to limit the present disclosure, its applications, or its uses. Furthermore, the drawings are schematic, and the ratio of each dimension does not necessarily match the actual one.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a terminal connection device 1 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes an insulating housing 10, a conductive electrode member 20 disposed inside the housing 10, and a first leaf spring member. 30 , a second leaf spring member 40 and a display member 50 .

As shown in FIG. 1, the housing 10 is in the shape of a hollow, substantially rectangular plate, and has an accommodating portion 11 provided therein, and a first opening portion 101, a second opening portion 102 and a third opening portion 103. and a connecting surface 12 . The first opening 101, the second opening 102, and the third opening 103 are arranged in order along the first direction (for example, the X direction). In this embodiment, a fourth opening 104 connected to the accommodating portion 11 is also provided on one side of the housing 10 that intersects with the connecting surface 12 .

The accommodation portion 11 is connected to the first opening 101 , the second opening 102 and the third opening 103 and accommodates the electrode member 20 , the first leaf spring member 30 , the second leaf spring member 40 and the display member 50 . ing.

As shown in FIG. 2, the housing portion 11 includes a first placement portion 111 in which the conductor portion 60 (see FIGS. 3 and 4) of the electric wire is placed, and a second placement portion 111 in which the jig 70 (see FIG. 3) is placed. It has a third placement portion 113 in which the portion 112 and the display member 50 are placed.

The first placement portion 111 is connected to the first opening 101 and extends from the first opening 101 along the second direction (eg, Y direction) intersecting the connection surface 12 . The second placement portion 112 is connected to the second opening 102 and extends along the first placement portion 111 . The third placement portion 113 is connected to the third opening portion 103 and extends in the first direction X in a direction that intersects the first placement portion 111 and the second placement portion 112 and in the second direction Y as the distance from the connection surface 12 increases. , extends in a direction approaching the first arrangement portion 111 .

As shown in FIG. 2, the housing 10 includes a first attached portion 13 to which the first leaf spring member 30 is attached, a second attached portion 14 to which the second leaf spring member 40 is attached, and a display member 50 which rotates. It has a support part 15 for supporting it.

The first attached portion 13 is arranged farther from the first arrangement portion 111 than the second arrangement portion 112 in the first direction X. The first attached portion 13 includes a first member 131 and a second member 131 protruding in the third direction Z from one surface intersecting a third direction intersecting the first direction X and the second direction Y (for example, the Z direction). It has a member 132 .

The first member 131 is arranged farther from the first arrangement portion 111 than the second arrangement portion 112 in the first direction X, and extends along the second direction Y.

The second member 132 is arranged closer to the first arrangement portion 111 than the first member 131 in the first direction X. The second member 132 is connected to a first surface 133 facing the first member 131, a second surface 134 opposite to the first surface 133 in the first direction X, and the first surface 133 and the second surface 134. and a third surface 135 which has been formed.

The first surface 133 extends along the second direction Y. A gap 136 is formed between the first member 131 and the first surface 133, and a first linear portion 301 of the first leaf spring member 30, which will be described later, is arranged. The second surface 134 extends in a direction that intersects the first surface 133 and approaches the first placement portion 111 in the first direction X as the distance from the connection surface 12 in the second direction Y increases. The second surface 134 restricts the movement of the first movable portion 32 of the first plate spring member 30 in the first direction X and in the direction away from the first placement portion 111 . The third surface 135 is a curved surface protruding in the second direction Y and in a direction approaching the connecting surface 12 . A gap 137 is formed between the first member 131 and the third surface 135, and a curved portion 302, which will be described later, of the first leaf spring member 30 is arranged.

The second attached portion 14 is further away from the first placed portion 111 than the second placed portion 112 in the first direction X, and further away from the connection surface 12 than the first attached portion 13 in the second direction Y. are placed. The second attached portion 14 has an L-shaped member 141 and a cylindrical member 142 protruding in the third direction Z from one surface intersecting the third direction Z. As shown in FIG.

The L-shaped member 141 includes a horizontal member 143 extending in the first direction X along the inner surface of the housing 10 that constitutes the accommodating portion 11 , and an L-shaped member 141 extending in the second direction Y from the end of the horizontal member 143 far from the first placement portion 111 . and a longitudinal member 144 extending in a direction approaching the connecting surface 12 . The columnar member 142 is arranged closer to the connecting surface 12 than the horizontal member 143 in the second direction Y and closer to the first arrangement portion 111 than the vertical member 144 in the first direction X. A gap 145 is formed between the columnar member 142 and the horizontal member 143, and a third linear portion 401 of the second leaf spring member 40, which will be described later, is arranged. A gap 146 is formed between the cylindrical member 142 and the vertical member 144, and a curved portion 402 of the second leaf spring member 40, which will be described later, is arranged.

The support portion 15 is composed of a third surface 135 of the second member 132 of the first attached portion 13 and a corner portion 151 facing the third surface 135 . The corner portion 151 is arranged closer to the connecting surface 12 than the third surface 135 in the second direction Y, and connects the wall portion 152 extending along the second direction Y and the wall portion 153 extending along the first direction X. constitutes a part. A gap 154 is formed between the third surface 135 and the corner portion 151, and a body portion 51 of the display member 50, which will be described later, is arranged. The gap 154 forms part of the third arrangement portion 113 . Each of the third surface 135 and the corner portion 151 supports the intermediate portion of the body portion 51 in the extending direction of the body portion 51 so as to be rotatable around the rotation axis CL extending in the third direction Z. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, the electrode member 20 is arranged in the first arrangement portion 111 and is configured so that the conductor portion 60 of the electric wire can be contacted from the first direction X. In this embodiment, the electrode member 20 has a plate-like shape extending in the second direction Y, and is arranged in contact with the inner surface of the housing that constitutes the accommodating portion 11 and extends in the second direction Y. As shown in FIG. The conductor portion 60 of the electric wire contacts the surface of the first plate spring member 30 facing the first movable portion 32 in the first direction X of the electrode member 20 .

The first leaf spring member 30 is composed of a substantially linear plate-shaped first straight portion 301, a curved plate-shaped curved portion 302, and a substantially straight plate-shaped second straight portion 303, and has a substantially V shape as a whole. ing. The first leaf spring member 30 has a first attachment portion 31 and a first movable portion 32 .

The first attachment portion 31 is attached to the housing 10 so that the first placement portion 111 and the second placement portion 112 are positioned between the electrode member 20 in the first direction X. In the present embodiment, the first attachment portion 31 includes a plate-like first straight portion 301 extending in the second direction Y and a curved portion connected to an end of the first straight portion 301 near the connection surface 12 in the second direction Y. part of the part 302 .

The first movable part 32 is arranged between the first attachment part 31 and the electrode member 20 in the first direction X, over the first arrangement part 111 and the second arrangement part 112 . The first movable portion 32 moves between a connection position P1 (see FIG. 4) and a first release position P2 (see FIG. 3), which is farther from the electrode member 20 than the connection position P1 in the first direction X, as the first mounting portion. 31 is configured to be movable. In this embodiment, the first movable portion 32 includes a plate-shaped second straight portion 303 extending along the second surface 134 of the second member 132 and a plate-like second straight portion 303 extending along the second direction Y of the second straight portion 303 to the connecting surface 12 . and a portion of curved portion 302 connected to the near end. When the first movable portion 32 is at the connection position P1, as shown in FIG. 4, the end of the second straight portion 303 far from the connection surface 12 in the second direction (hereinafter referred to as the tip of the second straight portion 303) is , contacts the conductor portion 60 of the electric wire arranged in the first arrangement portion 111 and sandwiches the conductor portion 60 of the electric wire in the first direction X together with the electrode member 20 . When the first movable portion 32 is at the first release position P2, the tip of the second linear portion 303 is separated from the second surface 134 by the elastic force of the first leaf spring member 30, as shown in FIGS. It is arranged between a later-described holding portion 405 of the second leaf spring member 40 and the second surface 134 of the second member 132 while being biased in the direction.

The first plate spring member 30 has a projecting portion 34 projecting in the third direction Z from one end of the second straight portion 303 in the third direction Z. The projecting portion 34 is accommodated in a through hole 511 (described later) provided at one end of the main body portion 51 of the display member 50 .

The second leaf spring member 40 is composed of a substantially linear plate-shaped third linear portion 401, a curved plate-shaped curved portion 402, and a substantially linear plate-shaped fourth linear portion 403, and has a substantially V-shape as a whole. ing. The second leaf spring member 40 has a second attachment portion 41 and a second movable portion 42 .

The second attachment portion 41 is attached to the housing 10 at a position farther from the connection surface 12 in the second direction Y than the first attachment portion 31 of the first plate spring member 30 . In this embodiment, the second attachment portion 41 is composed of a third straight portion 401 and a curved portion 402 .

The second movable portion 42 is arranged closer to the connection surface 12 than the second mounting portion 41 in the second direction Y. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the second movable portion 42 is configured to be movable with respect to the second attachment portion 41 between the holding position P3 and the second release position P4. In this embodiment, the second movable portion 42 is composed of a fourth straight portion 403 and a contact portion 404 and a holding portion 405 provided on the fourth straight portion 403 .

The contact portion 404 is arranged at a position facing the first opening portion 101 of the first arrangement portion 111, and is configured so that the conductor portion 60 of the electric wire can be contacted from the second direction Y (see FIG. 4). In this embodiment, the contact portion 404 is arranged at the end of the fourth linear portion 403 in the first direction X on the first arrangement portion 111 side. The contact portion 404 has a substantially L-shaped plate shape extending from the fourth linear portion 403 in the second direction Y in the direction away from the connection surface 12 and bent in the first direction X in the direction approaching the first placement portion 111 . is doing.

The holding portion 405 is configured to be able to hold the first movable portion 32 of the first plate spring member 30 at the first release position P2. In this embodiment, the holding portion 405 is arranged closer to the first arrangement portion 111 than the contact portion 404 at the end of the fourth linear portion 403 on the first arrangement portion 111 side in the first direction X. As shown in FIG. The holding portion 405 has a plate shape that curves in the second direction Y from the fourth linear portion 403 toward the connecting surface 12 .

As shown in FIG. 3, when the first leaf spring member 30 is at the first release position P2, the end of the fourth linear portion 403 on the first arrangement portion 111 side in the first direction X (hereinafter referred to as the fourth linear portion 403 ) is adjacent to the second member 132 in the second direction Y, and the holding portion 405 is located at the holding position P3 closer to the first arrangement portion 111 than the tip of the second linear portion 303 in the first direction X. are placed. That is, when the second movable portion 42 is at the holding position P3, the holding portion 405 can hold the first movable portion 32 at the first release position P2.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the contact portion 404 is pressed away from the connection surface 12 in the second direction Y by the conductor portion 60 of the wire inserted through the first opening 101, the distal end of the fourth linear portion 403 moves away from the connection surface 12 in the second direction Y together with the holding portion 405, and the tip of the second linear portion 303 moves toward the conductor portion 60 of the electric wire due to the elastic restoring force of the first plate spring member 30. . That is, when the second movable portion 42 is at the second release position P4, which is further from the connection surface 12 than the holding position P3, the holding of the first movable portion 32 by the holding portion 405 can be released.

When the holding part 405 again holds the first movable part 32 at the first release position P2 when the second movable part 42 is at the second release position P4, a jig 70 such as a flat-blade screwdriver is used. That is, the jig 70 is inserted from the second opening 102 and the first movable portion 32 is moved by the jig 70 until the tip of the second linear portion 303 contacts the second surface 134 of the second member 132. . When the conductor portion 60 of the electric wire is pulled out from the housing 10 in this state, the second movable portion 42 moves to the holding position P3, and the first movable portion 32 is held at the first release position P2.

The display member 50 has a body portion 51 and a display portion 52, as shown in FIG.

The body part 51 is, for example, in the shape of an elongated rod, and has a through hole 511 at one end in its longitudinal direction. The protruding portion 34 of the first plate spring member 30 is accommodated in the through hole 511 . That is, the body portion 51 is connected to the first movable portion 32 of the first plate spring member 30 and extends from the first movable portion 32 toward the third opening portion 103 . The main body portion 51 is supported by the support portion 15 in the middle in the longitudinal direction, and one end in the longitudinal direction moves along with the movement of the first movable portion 32 . That is, the body portion 51 rotates around the rotation axis CL as the first movable portion 32 moves.

The display portion 52 is arranged at the end opposite to the end to which the first movable portion 32 of the body portion 51 is connected (in other words, the other end in the longitudinal direction of the display portion 52) in the direction in which the body portion 51 extends. ing. The display unit 52 has a display surface 521 facing the third opening 103 in the second direction Y. As shown in FIG. The display surface 521 is subjected to processing such as coloring or pattern transfer.

The display portion 52 moves between the first display position P5 (see FIG. 4) and the second display position P6 (see FIG. 3) in conjunction with the movement of the first movable portion 32 of the first plate spring member 30. . The first display position P5 is a position where the display surface 521 is farther from the first opening 101 than the third opening 103 in the first direction X and is not exposed from the third opening 103. is the position where the display surface 521 is exposed from the third opening 103 . When the display surface 521 is not exposed from the third opening 103, it is displayed that the first movable portion 32 is positioned at the connection position P1 (see FIG. 4), and the display surface 521 is exposed from the third opening 103. When exposed, it is displayed that the first movable portion 32 is positioned at the first release position P2 (see FIG. 3). That is, when the first movable portion 32 is at the connection position P1, the display surface 521 of the display portion 52 is positioned further away from the first opening portion 101 than the third opening portion 103 in the first direction X. It is located at the first display position P5 which is not exposed. When the first movable portion 32 is at the first release position P2, the display portion 52 is positioned at the second display position P6 where the display surface 521 is exposed from the third opening portion 103. As shown in FIG.

The terminal connection device 1 can exhibit the following effects.

According to the terminal connection device 1, when the first movable part 32 is at the connection position P1, the display surface 521 of the display unit 52 is positioned further away from the first opening 101 than the third opening 103 in the first direction X. When the display surface 521 is positioned at the first display position P5 not exposed from the third opening 103 and the first movable portion 32 is at the first release position P2, the display surface 521 is at the second display position P6 exposed from the third opening 103. To position. With such a configuration, it is possible to realize the terminal connection device 1 that allows a more accurate grasp of the connection state of the electric wire.

The terminal connection device 1 can be configured as follows.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 , the display unit 52 may be configured to have a display surface 522 in addition to the display surface 521 . The display surface 521 is an example of a first display surface, and the display surface 522 is an example of a second display surface. The display surface 522 is arranged closer to the first opening 101 than the display surface 521 in the first direction X, and is exposed from the third opening 103 when the display unit 52 is positioned at the first display position P5. . Even with such a configuration, it is possible to realize the terminal connection device 1 that allows a more accurate grasp of the connection state of the electric wires.

The first display surface 521 and the second display surface 522 are processed, for example, by transferring different colors or patterns from each other. This makes it possible to clarify whether the first display surface 521 is exposed from the third opening 103 or the second display surface 522 is exposed from the third opening 103 .

The display portion 52 may be formed of a plate-like member facing the connecting surface 12 of the housing 10 in the thickness direction, and a through hole may be provided which opens to the second display surface 522 and penetrates the plate-like member in the thickness direction. good. Even in this case, it is possible to make it clearer whether the first display surface 521 is exposed from the third opening 103 or the second display surface 522 is exposed from the third opening 103 . The through-hole may be provided so as to open in part of the second display surface 522 or may be provided so as to open in the entire second display surface 522 .

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, when the first movable portion 32 is at the connection position P1, the display surface 521 is at the second display position P6, and the first movable portion 32 is at the first release position P2. , the terminal connection device 1 may be configured such that the display surface 521 is positioned at the first display position P5. In the terminal connection device 1 of FIGS. 8 and 9, as an example, the third opening 103 is arranged at a position farther from the first opening 101 than the terminal connection device 1 of FIGS. 1 to 5 in the first direction X. ing. Even with such a configuration, it is possible to realize the terminal connection device 1 that allows a more accurate grasp of the connection state of the electric wire.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the housing 10 has an auxiliary opening 105, and the display member 50 is arranged adjacent to the display portion 52 in the Z direction in which the rotation axis CL extends. You may comprise the terminal connection apparatus 1 so that it may have. The auxiliary opening 105 is adjacent to the third opening 103 in the Z direction along which the rotation axis CL extends, and is arranged between the second opening 102 and the third opening 103 in the first direction X. As shown in FIG. The auxiliary display section 53 has, as an example, a first auxiliary display surface 531 and a second auxiliary display surface 532 . A second auxiliary display surface 532 is arranged between the first auxiliary display surface 531 and the second opening 102 in the first direction X. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 10 , when the first movable portion 32 is at the connection position P1, the first auxiliary display surface 531 of the auxiliary display portion 53 is located closer to the first opening 101 than the auxiliary opening 105 in the first direction X. It is positioned at a fourth display position P8 away from the auxiliary opening 105 and not exposed. At this time, the second auxiliary display surface 532 is exposed from the auxiliary opening 105 . As shown in FIG. 11, when the first movable portion 32 is at the first release position P2, the first auxiliary display surface 531 is positioned at the third display position P7 exposed from the auxiliary opening 105. As shown in FIG. At this time, the second auxiliary display surface 532 is closer to the second opening 102 than the auxiliary opening 105 in the first direction X and is not exposed from the auxiliary opening 105 . That is, when the first movable portion 32 is at the connection position P1, the display surface 521 is exposed from the third opening 103, and when the first movable portion 32 is at the first release position P2, the auxiliary opening 105 is at the first position. The auxiliary display surface 531 is exposed. Even with such a configuration, it is possible to realize the terminal connection device 1 that allows a more accurate grasp of the connection state of the electric wire.

In FIGS. 10 and 11, the display surface 521, the first auxiliary display surface 531, and the second auxiliary display surface 532 are processed such as transferring different colors or patterns. This makes it possible to clarify which display surface is exposed from the third opening 103 and the auxiliary opening 105 .

The auxiliary display portion 53 is composed of a plate-like member facing the connection surface 12 of the housing 10 in the thickness direction, and a through hole is provided that opens to the second auxiliary display surface 532 and penetrates the plate-like member in the thickness direction. may This makes it possible to clarify which display surface is exposed from the auxiliary opening 105 . The through-hole may be provided so as to open in part of the second auxiliary display surface 532 , or may be provided so as to open in the entire second auxiliary display surface 532 . FIG. 12 shows the display member 50 in which the through hole 533 is provided so as to open to the entire second auxiliary display surface 532 .

10 and 11, when the first movable portion 32 is at the connection position P1, the first auxiliary display surface 531 is at the fourth display position P8, and the first movable portion 32 is at the first release position. Although the auxiliary display portion 53 is configured such that the first auxiliary display surface 531 is positioned at the third display position P7 when it is at the position P2, the present invention is not limited to this. When the first movable portion 32 is at the connection position P1, the first auxiliary display surface 531 is at the third display position P7, and when the first movable portion 32 is at the first release position P2, the first auxiliary display surface 531 may be configured so that is positioned at the fourth display position P8. For example, in the terminal connection device 1 shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the positions of the display section 52 and the auxiliary display section 53 are exchanged, that is, the auxiliary display section 53 is arranged above the display section 52 in the Z direction. realizable.

The display unit 52 and the auxiliary display unit 53 may be configured integrally or may be configured separately. The display section 52 and the auxiliary display section 53 may be configured to move integrally in conjunction with the movement of the first movable section 32 of the first leaf spring member 30, or the display section 52 and the auxiliary display section 53 may move together. They may be configured to move independently.

Various embodiments of the present disclosure have been described in detail above with reference to the drawings. Finally, various aspects of the present disclosure will be described. In addition, in the following description, reference numerals are also attached as an example.

The terminal connection device 1 of the first aspect of the present disclosure includes:
An insulative housing having an accommodating portion 11 provided therein and a connecting surface 12 provided with a first opening 101, a second opening 102 and a third opening 103 respectively connected to the accommodating portion 11. 10 and
An electrode member 20, a first leaf spring member 30, a second leaf spring member 40, and a display member 50 arranged in the housing portion 11,
The first opening 101, the second opening 102, and the third opening 103 are arranged in order along the first direction. The second opening 102 is configured so that the jig 70 can be inserted and removed, the third opening 103 is configured so that a part of the display member 50 can be exposed,
The housing portion 11 is
a first placement portion 111 connected to the first opening portion 101 and extending along a second direction intersecting the connection surface 12 from the first opening portion 101 and on which the conductor portion 60 is placed;
a second placement portion 112 connected to the second opening portion 102 and in which the jig 70 is placed;
a third placement portion 113 connected to the third opening portion 103 and in which the display member 50 is placed;
The electrode member 20 is
Arranged in the first arrangement portion 111, the conductor portion 60 is configured to be contactable from the first direction,
The first leaf spring member 30 is
a first attachment portion 31 attached to the housing 10 such that the first placement portion 111 and the second placement portion 112 are positioned between the electrode member 20 in the first direction;
It is arranged between the first attachment portion 31 and the electrode member 20 in the first direction over the first placement portion 111 and the second placement portion 112, and can sandwich the conductor portion 60 together with the electrode member 20. and a first release position P2, which is a position further from the electrode member 20 than the connection position P1 in the first direction and at which the clamping of the conductor portion 60 can be released. a first movable portion 32 configured to be movable with respect to the mounting portion 31;
The second leaf spring member 40 is
a second attachment portion 41 attached to the housing 10 at a position farther from the connection surface 12 in the second direction than the first attachment portion 31;
It is arranged closer to the connection surface 12 than the second attachment portion 41 in the second direction, and is arranged at a position facing the first opening 101 of the first arrangement portion 111 in the second direction. and a holding portion 405 configured to hold the first movable portion 32 at the first release position P2. A holding position P3 where the first movable part 32 is held at the first release position P2, and a position farther from the connection surface 12 than the holding position P3, where the holding of the first movable part 32 can be released. a second movable portion 42 configured to be movable with respect to the second mounting portion 41 between the second release position P4,
The display member 50 is
a body portion 51 connected to the first movable portion 32 of the first leaf spring member 30 and extending from the first movable portion 32 toward the third opening portion 103;
a display portion 52 disposed at the end of the body portion 51 opposite to the end to which the first movable portion 32 is connected in the direction in which the body portion 51 extends;
The housing 10 is
a support portion 15 that supports an intermediate portion of the body portion 51 in the direction in which the body portion 51 extends so as to be rotatable around a rotation axis extending in a third direction that intersects the first direction and the second direction;
The display unit 52 is
A display surface 521 is arranged to be exposed from the third opening 103, and the display surface 521 moves in the first direction in conjunction with the movement of the first movable portion 32 of the first plate spring member 30. a first display position P5 which is farther from the first opening 101 than the third opening 103 and is not exposed from the third opening 103, and a second display position P5 at which the display surface 521 is exposed from the third opening 103 When it moves between the display position P6 and the first movable part 32 is at the connection position P1, it is positioned at the first display position P5 and the first movable part 32 is at the first release position P2. , it is positioned at the second display position P6.

The terminal connection device 1 of the second aspect of the present disclosure includes:
The display unit 52
a first display surface 521, which is the display surface;
A second display arranged closer to the first opening 101 than the first display surface 521 in the first direction and exposed from the third opening 103 when positioned at the first display position P5. and a surface 522 .

The terminal connection device 1 of the third aspect of the present disclosure includes:
The first display surface 521 and the second display surface 522 have mutually different colors.

The terminal connection device 1 of the fourth aspect of the present disclosure is
the display portion 52 is composed of a plate-like member facing the connection surface of the housing in the thickness direction,
A through hole is provided in the second display surface 522 .

The terminal connection device 1 of the fifth aspect of the present disclosure is
The housing 10 is
It has an auxiliary opening 105 adjacent to the third opening 103 in the direction in which the rotation axis extends and arranged between the second opening 102 and the third opening 103 in the first direction. ,
The display member 50 is
an auxiliary display unit 53 arranged adjacent to the display unit 52 in the direction in which the rotation axis extends;
The auxiliary display unit 53 is
It has an auxiliary display surface 531 that is arranged to be exposed from the auxiliary opening 105, and interlocks with the movement of the first movable part 32 of the first plate spring member 30 so that the first movable part 32 is connected to the connecting part. When the auxiliary display portion 53 is at the position P1, the auxiliary display portion 53 is positioned at the third display position P7 exposed from the auxiliary opening portion 105, and when the first movable portion 32 is at the first release position P2, the auxiliary display surface 531 is positioned at a fourth display position P8 that is farther from the first opening 101 than the auxiliary opening 105 in the first direction and is not exposed from the auxiliary opening 105 .

The terminal connection device 1 of the sixth aspect of the present disclosure includes
An insulative housing having an accommodating portion 11 provided therein and a connecting surface 12 provided with a first opening 101, a second opening 102 and a third opening 103 respectively connected to the accommodating portion 11. 10 and
An electrode member 20, a first leaf spring member 30, a second leaf spring member 40, and a display member 50 arranged in the housing portion 11,
The first opening 101, the second opening 102, and the third opening 103 are arranged in order along the first direction. The second opening 102 is configured so that the jig 70 can be inserted and removed, the third opening 103 is configured so that a part of the display member 50 can be exposed,
The housing portion 11 is
a first placement portion 111 connected to the first opening portion 101 and extending along a second direction intersecting the connection surface 12 from the first opening portion 101 and on which the conductor portion 60 is placed;
a second placement portion 112 connected to the second opening portion 102 and in which the jig 70 is placed;
a third placement portion 113 connected to the third opening portion 103 and in which the display member 50 is placed;
The electrode member 20 is
Arranged in the first arrangement portion 111, the conductor portion 60 is configured to be contactable from the first direction,
The first leaf spring member 30 is
a first attachment portion 31 attached to the housing 10 such that the first placement portion 111 and the second placement portion 112 are positioned between the electrode member 20 in the first direction;
It is arranged between the first attachment portion 31 and the electrode member 20 in the first direction over the first placement portion 111 and the second placement portion 112, and can sandwich the conductor portion 60 together with the electrode member 20. and a first release position P2, which is a position further from the electrode member 20 than the connection position P1 in the first direction and at which the clamping of the conductor portion 60 can be released. a first movable portion 32 configured to be movable with respect to the mounting portion 31;
The second leaf spring member 40 is
a second attachment portion 41 attached to the housing 10 at a position farther from the connection surface 12 in the second direction than the first attachment portion 31;
It is arranged closer to the connection surface 12 than the second attachment portion 41 in the second direction, and is arranged at a position facing the first opening 101 of the first arrangement portion 111 in the second direction. and a holding portion 405 configured to hold the first movable portion 32 at the first release position P2. A holding position P3 where the first movable part 32 is held at the first release position P2, and a position farther from the connection surface 12 than the holding position P3, where the holding of the first movable part 32 can be released. a second movable portion 42 configured to be movable with respect to the second mounting portion 41 between the second release position P4,
The display member 50 is
a body portion 51 connected to the first movable portion 32 of the first leaf spring member 30 and extending from the first movable portion 32 toward the third opening portion 103;
a display portion 52 disposed at the end of the body portion 51 opposite to the end to which the first movable portion 32 is connected in the direction in which the body portion 51 extends;
The housing 10 is
a support portion 15 that supports an intermediate portion of the body portion 51 in the direction in which the body portion 51 extends so as to be rotatable around a rotation axis extending in a third direction that intersects the first direction and the second direction;
The display unit 52 is
A display surface 521 is arranged to be exposed from the third opening 103, and the display surface 521 moves in the first direction in conjunction with the movement of the first movable portion 32 of the first plate spring member 30. a first display position P5 which is closer to the first opening 101 than the third opening 103 and is not exposed from the third opening 103; 2 display position P6, and when the first movable portion 32 is at the connection position P1, it is positioned at the second display position P6, and the first movable portion 32 is at the first release position P2. If there is, it is located at the first display position P5.

The terminal connection device 1 of the seventh aspect of the present disclosure includes:
The housing 10 is
Auxiliary opening arranged so that the third opening 103 is adjacent to the third opening 103 in the direction in which the rotating shaft extends and is positioned between the third opening 103 and the second opening 102 in the first direction. having a portion 105;
The display member 50 is
an auxiliary display unit 53 arranged adjacent to the display unit 52 in the direction in which the rotation axis extends;
The auxiliary display unit 53 is
It has an auxiliary display surface 531 arranged so as to be exposed from the auxiliary opening 105, and when the first movable portion 32 is at the connection position P1, the auxiliary display surface 531 extends from the auxiliary opening in the first direction. 105 is positioned at a fourth display position P8 away from the first opening 101 and not exposed from the auxiliary opening 105, and when the first movable portion 32 is at the first release position P2, the auxiliary display surface 531 is located at the third display position P7 exposed from the auxiliary opening 105. As shown in FIG.

By appropriately combining any of the various embodiments or modifications described above, the respective effects can be achieved. In addition, combinations of embodiments, combinations of examples, or combinations of embodiments and examples are possible, as well as combinations of features in different embodiments or examples.

Although the present disclosure has been fully described in connection with preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings, various variations and modifications will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Such variations and modifications are to be understood as included therein insofar as they do not depart from the scope of the present disclosure by the appended claims.

The terminal connection device of the present disclosure can be applied to push button switches, for example.

1 terminal connection device 10 housing 101 first opening 102 second opening 103 third opening 104 fourth opening 105 auxiliary opening 11 accommodating portion 111 first placement portion 112 second placement portion 113 third placement portion 12 connection Surface 13 First attached portion 131 First member 132 Second member 133 First surface 134 Second surface 135

Third surfaces

136, 137 Gap 14 Second attached portion 141 L-shaped member 142 Cylindrical member 143 Horizontal member 144

Vertical member

145, 146 Gap 15 Supporting portion 151

Corner portions

152, 153 Wall portion 154 Gap 20 Electrode member 30 First leaf spring member 301 First straight portion 302 Curved portion 303 Second straight portion 31 First mounting portion 32 First movable portion 34 Protruding portion 40 Second leaf spring member 401 Third straight portion 402 Curved portion 403 Fourth straight portion 404 Contact portion 405 Holding portion 41 Second mounting portion 42 Second movable portion 50 Display member 51 Body portion 511 Through hole 52

Display portion

521 , 522 display surface 53

auxiliary display portions

531, 532 auxiliary display surface 533 through hole P1 connection position P2 first release position P3 holding position P4 second release position P5 first display position P6 second display position P7 third display position P8 4 display position

Claims

an insulative housing having an accommodating portion provided therein and a connection surface provided with a first opening, a second opening and a third opening connected to the accommodating portion, respectively;
An electrode member, a first leaf spring member, a second leaf spring member, and a display member arranged in the accommodation portion,
The first opening, the second opening, and the third opening are arranged in order along the first direction, and the first opening is configured such that a conductor portion of an electric wire can be inserted/extracted, The second opening is configured so that a jig can be inserted and removed, and the third opening is configured such that a part of the display member can be exposed,
The accommodation unit is
a first arrangement portion connected to the first opening, extending from the first opening along a second direction intersecting the connection surface, and having the conductor arranged thereon;
a second placement portion connected to the second opening and in which the jig is placed;
a third placement portion connected to the third opening and in which the display member is placed;
The electrode member is
arranged in the first arrangement portion, the conductor portion being configured to be contactable from the first direction;
The first leaf spring member is
a first attachment portion attached to the housing such that the first placement portion and the second placement portion are positioned between the electrode member in the first direction;
a connection position disposed between the first mounting portion and the electrode member in the first direction over the first placement portion and the second placement portion and capable of sandwiching the conductor portion together with the electrode member; It is configured to be movable with respect to the first mounting portion between a first release position, which is a position further from the electrode member than the connection position in the first direction and at which clamping of the conductor can be released. and a first movable part,
The second leaf spring member is
a second attachment portion attached to the housing at a position farther from the connection surface in the second direction than the first attachment portion;
The conductor portion is arranged closer to the connection surface than the second mounting portion in the second direction, and is arranged at a position facing the first opening of the first placement portion from the second direction. and a holding portion configured to hold the first movable portion at the first release position, wherein the holding portion releases the first movable portion from the first release position. and a second release position, which is a position farther from the connecting surface than the holding position and capable of releasing the holding of the first movable part, with respect to the second mounting part. a second movable part configured to be movable,
The display member is
a body portion connected to the first movable portion of the first leaf spring member and extending from the first movable portion toward the third opening;
a display portion disposed at an end of the main body portion opposite to the end to which the first movable portion is connected, in the direction in which the main body portion extends;
The housing is
a support portion that supports an intermediate portion of the body portion in a direction in which the body portion extends so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis extending in a third direction that intersects the first direction and the second direction;
The display unit
A display surface is arranged to be exposed from the third opening, and the display surface moves to the third opening in the first direction in conjunction with movement of the first movable portion of the first leaf spring member. and a second display position where the display surface is exposed from the third opening, and the 1. The terminal connecting device is positioned at the first display position when the first movable portion is at the connection position, and is positioned at the second display position when the first movable portion is at the first release position.
The display unit
a first display surface which is the display surface;
a second display surface disposed closer to the first opening than the first display surface in the first direction and exposed from the third opening when positioned at the first display position; , the terminal connection device of claim 1.
The terminal connection device according to claim 2, wherein said first display surface and said second display surface have mutually different colors.
the display portion is composed of a plate-like member facing the connection surface of the housing in the thickness direction;
3. The terminal connecting device according to claim 2, wherein a through hole is provided in said second display surface.
The housing is
an auxiliary opening adjacent to the third opening in the direction in which the rotation axis extends and arranged between the second opening and the third opening in the first direction;
The display member is
an auxiliary display unit arranged adjacent to the display unit in the direction in which the rotation axis extends;
The auxiliary display unit
When the auxiliary display surface is disposed so as to be exposed from the auxiliary opening, and the first movable portion of the first leaf spring member is at the connection position in conjunction with the movement of the first movable portion, When the auxiliary display portion is positioned at the third display position exposed from the auxiliary opening, and the first movable portion is at the first release position, the auxiliary display surface extends from the auxiliary opening in the first direction. 5. The terminal connecting device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, located at a fourth display position away from said first opening and not exposed from said auxiliary opening.
an insulative housing having an accommodating portion provided therein and a connection surface provided with a first opening, a second opening and a third opening connected to the accommodating portion, respectively;
An electrode member, a first leaf spring member, a second leaf spring member, and a display member arranged in the accommodation portion,
The first opening, the second opening, and the third opening are arranged in order along the first direction, and the first opening is configured such that a conductor portion of an electric wire can be inserted/extracted, The second opening is configured so that a jig can be inserted and removed, and the third opening is configured such that a part of the display member can be exposed,
The accommodation unit is
a first arrangement portion connected to the first opening, extending from the first opening along a second direction intersecting the connection surface, and having the conductor arranged thereon;
a second placement portion connected to the second opening and in which the jig is placed;
a third placement portion connected to the third opening and in which the display member is placed;
The electrode member is
arranged in the first arrangement portion, the conductor portion being configured to be contactable from the first direction;
The first leaf spring member is
a first attachment portion attached to the housing such that the first placement portion and the second placement portion are positioned between the electrode member in the first direction;
a connection position disposed between the first mounting portion and the electrode member in the first direction over the first placement portion and the second placement portion and capable of sandwiching the conductor portion together with the electrode member; It is configured to be movable with respect to the first mounting portion between a first release position, which is a position further from the electrode member than the connection position in the first direction and at which clamping of the conductor can be released. and a first movable part,
The second leaf spring member is
a second attachment portion attached to the housing at a position farther from the connection surface in the second direction than the first attachment portion;
The conductor portion is arranged closer to the connection surface than the second mounting portion in the second direction, and is arranged at a position facing the first opening of the first placement portion from the second direction. and a holding portion configured to hold the first movable portion at the first release position, wherein the holding portion releases the first movable portion from the first release position. and a second release position, which is a position farther from the connecting surface than the holding position and capable of releasing the holding of the first movable part, with respect to the second mounting part. a second movable part configured to be movable,
The display member is
a body portion connected to the first movable portion of the first leaf spring member and extending from the first movable portion toward the third opening;
a display portion disposed at an end of the main body portion opposite to the end to which the first movable portion is connected, in the direction in which the main body portion extends;
The housing is
a support portion that supports an intermediate portion of the body portion in a direction in which the body portion extends so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis extending in a third direction that intersects the first direction and the second direction;
The display unit
A display surface is arranged to be exposed from the third opening, and the display surface moves to the third opening in the first direction in conjunction with movement of the first movable portion of the first leaf spring member. and a second display position where the display surface is exposed from the third opening, and the The terminal connection device is positioned at the second display position when the first movable portion is at the connection position, and is positioned at the first display position when the first movable portion is at the first release position.
The housing is
an auxiliary opening adjacent to the third opening in the direction in which the rotating shaft extends and arranged such that the third opening is positioned between the second opening in the first direction; death,
The display member is
an auxiliary display unit arranged adjacent to the display unit in the direction in which the rotation axis extends;
The auxiliary display unit
When the auxiliary display surface is disposed so as to be exposed from the auxiliary opening, and the first movable portion is at the connection position, the auxiliary display surface is located in the first direction relative to the auxiliary opening. A third display in which the auxiliary display surface is exposed from the auxiliary opening when the fourth display position is away from the opening and is not exposed from the auxiliary opening, and the first movable portion is at the first release position. 7. The terminal connection device of claim 6, located in position.