JP3314959B2 - Wiring equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wiring device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 13 shows a conventional example. When a plurality of outlets are formed, two outlets 61 each having a module size are used, and a lead wire 62 is used to connect between the electric wire insertion openings of each outlet. Had been used.

[0003]

In such a conventional example, when a plurality of outlets are formed, a connecting step of a lead wire 62 for connecting two outlets 61 is required, and assembling workability is poor. There was a problem. Also,
There is a problem that the number of parts is large and the connection workability during construction is poor.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and has as its object to provide a wiring device for improving the workability of assembling and the workability of connection during construction.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed in one direction.
In a direction opposite to each other, provided with outlets for receiving plug blades of the plug, a wiring device provided with an electric wire insertion port for inserting and connecting an electric wire on the lower surface, the end having a U-shaped cross section. A plurality of lock springs for accommodating a pair of child boards, and a plurality of lock springs for elastically contacting the conductors of the electric wires inserted from the electric wire insertion ports with the pair of terminal boards, of accommodating a plurality of release buttons of dissociating contact pair
Connections formed at both ends of one of the terminal boards
One piece is a pair of blade insertion holes at one outlet.
A blade receiving spring arranged inside one of the blade insertion ports,
One of the pair of blade insertion holes at the other outlet
And the blade receiving spring located inside the blade insertion slot
And fixed to both ends of the other terminal plate of the pair of terminal plates.
Both formed connection pieces are paired with one outlet
Is located inside the other of the blade insertion openings.
Blade receiving spring and a pair of blades at the other outlet
A blade holder arranged inside the other blade insertion slot of the insertion slot
It is fixed to the spring .

[0006]

According to the present invention, the conventional lead wire connection step is eliminated, the workability of assembly is improved, the number of parts is reduced,
Connection time during construction can be greatly reduced, and better products can be provided to construction contractors.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the wiring device A in the present embodiment. Various members to be described later are arranged on the upper surface of the body 1 made of an insulating material, and an insulating wall 2 for insulating the members is integrally provided upright.

A pair of substantially U-shaped and conductive terminal plates 3 and 4 are arranged on both sides of the insulating wall 2, and connection pieces 5 formed at the ends of the terminal plates 3 and 4 are formed. A blade receiving spring 8 having elasticity is fixed to the, 6 by a caulking stud 7. The two blade receiving springs 8 receive the pair of plug blades. A U-shaped piece 9 is formed so as to protrude inward from a substantially central portion of both terminal plates 3 and 4, and one of the U-shaped pieces 9 is formed in a substantially U-shape. Each of them is a contact piece 10.

When the two terminal plates 3 and 4 are arranged in the body 1, the U-shaped piece 9 is arranged in the housing 11 of the body 1 as shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b). Will be.
A lock spring 12 is arranged inside the U-shaped piece 9 so as to face both contact pieces 10. The release button 13 is also provided in the storage section 11 of the body 1. Conductive lock spring 1
2 is intended contact the conductor of the electric wire inserted from the outer contact piece 10 elastically, also release button 1 3 are pressed against a portion of the lock spring 12 to dissociate the contact between the conductor and the lock spring 12 ,conductor
A is intended to facilitate unplug.

A cover 14 made of an insulating material is covered on the upper surface of the body 1, and the cover 14 is covered on the body 1, and as shown in FIG. The two are connected by a tapping screw 15. Openings 16 are formed on both sides of the body 1 and the cover 14, respectively, and a receiving cover 17 is provided in each of the openings 16. Ribs 18 are formed on both sides of the receiving cover 17, and the ribs 18 are connected to the body 1 and the edge 1 of the opening 16 of the cover 14.
It is locked to 9, 20 and positioned and fixed (see FIG. 3).

On the front surface of the receptacle cover 17, a blade insertion slot 21 into which a pair of blades is inserted is formed. Accordingly, the wiring device A according to the present invention has a shape provided with the outlets 24 on both sides, and the center of the body 1, that is, the center of the lower surface of the wiring device A, as shown in FIGS. Two sets of two electric wire insertion openings 22 for inserting conductors of electric wires and making contact connection with the contact pieces 10 are provided. Further, an insertion port 23 for operating the release button 13 and for inserting the tip of a jig such as a driver is perforated as shown in FIGS. 3B and 5.

FIG. 1 is a view of a wiring device A according to the present invention as viewed from below. Outlets 24 are provided on both sides of the wiring device A. The state where the conductor 26 of the electric wire 25 is inserted and connected is shown. When the electric wire 25 is removed, the distal end of the driver 27 can be inserted into the insertion slot 23, and the electric wire 25 can be released as described above.

FIG. 4 shows a side view of the wiring device A, FIG. 5 shows a bottom view, and FIG. 6 shows a front view. Also,
FIG. 3A is a cutaway plan view showing a state in which the cover 14 is removed.
(B) has shown the sectional view, respectively. 7 to 11
Shows a case where a ground electrode is added to the configuration of the wiring device A described above. The wiring device A with the ground electrode will be described. Since the whole is almost the same as the previous embodiment, different parts will be described in detail.

That is, the terminal plate 51 for the grounding electrode is formed of a conductive material, and the storage portion 52 at the center of the insulating wall 2 of the body 1 is provided.
It is arranged in. Blade receiving springs 53 for the ground electrode are integrally formed on both sides of the terminal plate 51, and a U-shaped piece 5 is formed in the center.
4 are formed. A contact piece 55 is formed at the end of the U-shaped piece 54 in the same manner as described above. Further, a lock spring 12 and a release button 13 are provided corresponding to the contact piece 55.

When the terminal plate 51 is disposed on the body 1, the blade receiving springs 53 on both sides of the terminal plate 51 are disposed on both sides of the body 1 through the slits 56 in the insulating wall 2. It is arranged to face the blade insertion port 57 of the receiving port cover 17. Here, unlike the previous embodiment, the blade receiving spring 8 fixed to the terminal plates 3 and 4 has a grounding pole in this embodiment, and thus is fixed at a position rotated by 90 ° with respect to the previous embodiment. Have been. Therefore, the blade insertion port 21 of the receiving port cover 17 is also formed in the lateral direction, and the blade insertion port 57 is provided on the side. Other configurations are the same as the previous embodiment.

FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view of the case where the wiring device A is installed on a floor or the like. A body 32 is disposed on an upper surface of a cylindrical mounting base 31, and a fixing screw 33 is attached to the body 32.
Of the mounting base 31 through the insertion holes 34 on both sides of the
The body 32 is fixed to the mounting base 31 by screwing it to the mounting base 31. Then, the wiring device A is disposed in the body 32, and the outlet port 2 is opened through the openings 36 on both sides of the body 32.
4 are arranged to be exposed. Further, a fixing plate 37 is provided on the upper surface of the wiring device A, and a screw 38 is screwed into a screw hole 40 provided on the upper surface of the body 32 through an insertion hole 39 of the fixing plate 37 to thereby provide the wiring device A. Is the body 32 and the fixing plate 37
To be fixed.

The cover 41 is detachably mounted on the upper surface of the body 32.

[0018]

According to the present invention, as described above, in one direction,
A wiring device comprising outlet ports for receiving plug plug blades in opposite directions to each other, and an electric wire insertion port for inserting and connecting an electric wire on a lower surface, and accommodates a pair of U-shaped terminal plates. And a plurality of lock springs elastically contacting the conductor of the electric wire inserted from the electric wire insertion opening to the pair of terminal boards, and a plurality of springs for pressing a part of the lock spring to release contact between the conductor and the lock spring. of the release button to accommodate and, of pair
Both connection pieces formed on both ends of one of the terminal boards
Is a pair of blade insertion holes at one outlet.
A blade receiving spring arranged inside one of the blade insertion holes,
One of a pair of blade insertion holes in one outlet
And the blade receiving spring arranged inside the blade insertion slot
Secured and formed on both ends of the other terminal plate of the pair of terminal plates
The two connection pieces that have been formed are paired with one outlet.
It is arranged inside the other blade insertion port of the blade insertion port
Blade receiving spring and a pair of plug blades inserted at the other outlet
The blade holder that is placed inside the other blade insertion slot of the inlet
Since they are fixed to each other , the conventional connection process of lead wires is eliminated, assembling workability is improved, the number of parts can be reduced, and the connection time at the time of construction can be significantly shortened. On the other hand, there is an effect that a better product can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a wiring device according to an embodiment of the present invention as viewed from below.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the wiring device.

FIG. 3 (a) is a cutaway plan view of the same wiring instrument with the cover removed. (B) is sectional drawing of the wiring instrument same as the above.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the wiring device.

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the wiring device.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the above wiring device.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the wiring device with the ground electrode according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 8A is a cut-away plan view of the wiring device with a ground electrode in the same state with a cover removed. (B) is sectional drawing of the wiring instrument with a ground electrode same as the above.

FIG. 9 is a side view of the wiring device with the ground electrode according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a bottom view of the wiring device with the ground electrode according to the embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a front view of the wiring device with the ground electrode according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view showing the installation of the wiring device with a ground electrode according to the embodiment.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Body 3 Terminal board 4 Terminal board 8 Blade receiving spring 14 Cover 17 Receptor cover 21 Plug blade insertion port 22 Electric wire insertion port 23 Insertion port 24 Outlet port 25 Electric wire 27 Driver

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Kaoru Tsuda 1048 Odomo Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Pref. Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) H01R 25/00 H01R 4/48

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A wiring device comprising outlets for receiving plug plug blades provided in opposite directions along one direction, and an electric wire insertion opening for inserting and connecting an electric wire on a lower surface thereof. A plurality of lock springs for accommodating a pair of U-shaped terminal plates and elastically contacting the conductors of the electric wires inserted from the electric wire insertion ports with the pair of terminal plates, respectively, and pressing a part of the lock springs to contact the conductors. both the housing and a plurality of release buttons to dissociate contact with lock springs were formed at both ends of the one terminal plate of the pair of terminal plates
The connection piece is a pair of blade inserts in one outlet
Blade receiving spring arranged inside one of the blade insertion holes
And a pair of blade insertion holes at the other outlet
One of the blade receiving springs located inside the
The two terminals formed on both ends of the other terminal plate of the pair of terminal plates are fixed to each other.
The connection piece is a pair of blade inserts in one outlet
Blade receiving spring arranged inside the other blade insertion port of the port
And a pair of blade insertion holes at the other outlet
And the blade receiving spring arranged inside the other blade insertion slot.
A wiring device characterized by being fixed to each other.