JPH0715828B2 - Glow starter socket - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a glow starter socket, and more particularly to a glow starter socket used for lighting equipment and the like.

(Prior Art) FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a conventional glow starter socket disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 58-48789.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a socket body, which is formed of a pair of substantially semi-cylindrical lower socket portion 2 and upper socket portion 3 which are divided in the longitudinal direction. Reference numeral 4 denotes a socket mounting portion, which is formed integrally with the rear portion of the upper socket portion 3. The socket mounting portion 4 is provided so as to project from the side surface of the upper socket portion 3 so that the socket body 1 can be mounted on a mounting plate such as a lighting fixture. Reference numeral 4a denotes an opening, which is provided adjacent to the socket mounting portion 4. Reference numeral 5 denotes a through hole. The through hole 5 is formed along the inner wall surfaces on both sides provided at the rear portion of the lower socket portion 2 and the inner wall surface of the socket hole 6 provided at the front portion of the lower socket portion 2. Has been done. Reference numeral 7 indicates a condenser accommodating chamber,
It is provided at the rear of the lower socket portion 2 and is formed adjacent to the through hole 5. Reference numeral 8 denotes a pair of terminals, each of which is formed in a substantially L shape, and an upper portion of the left end thereof is provided with a wire terminal portion 9 connected to a wire and a capacitor terminal portion 10 connected to a capacitor terminal below the wire terminal portion 9. Has been. Further, the right end portion of the terminal 8 is provided with a middle contact piece 11 and a side contact piece 12 which are respectively in contact with the base of the glow starter lamp and project from a bent portion. Reference numeral 13 denotes a screw, and the lower and upper socket portions 2 and 3 are integrally assembled by the screw 13 via the mounting hole 14. Reference numeral 15 denotes a noise preventing capacitor, and this capacitor 15 is provided so as to be mounted in the capacitor accommodating chamber 7 of the lower socket portion 2.

Next, the operation of the above structure will be described.

The pair of terminals 8 are respectively inserted from below the lower socket portion 2, the middle contact piece 11 and the side contact piece 12 of the terminal 8 are housed in predetermined positions of the socket holes 6, and the capacitor terminal portion of the terminal 8 is inserted. 10 and the wire terminal portion 9 are mounted at predetermined positions in the through hole 5 in the upper part of the capacitor housing chamber 7. Next, the lower and upper socket portions 2 and 3 are integrally assembled with a screw 13, and then a pair of electric wire terminal portions 9 and the electric wire terminal portions 9 are inserted through the opening 4a provided in the rear portion of the socket body 1. Solder and connect the wires. Further, the capacitor 15 is inserted into the capacitor accommodating chamber 7 provided in the socket body 1 on the side opposite to the socket mounting portion 4, and the terminal of the capacitor 15 is connected to the capacitor terminal portion 10.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

In the conventional glow starter socket as described above, the socket body 1 is divided into two pieces, and the screw 13 for assembling and fixing the same is used, and the mounting hole 14 for the screw 13 is provided in the socket body 1. Since it is formed substantially in the center, the socket body 1 has a drawback that it becomes long in the longitudinal direction.

Further, since the capacitor 15 is mounted in the capacitor accommodating chamber 7 provided on the opposite side of the socket mounting portion 4, the socket body 1 becomes large in the radial direction, and the capacitor 15 projects from the side surface of the socket body 1. was there. Further, since the electric wire is connected to the terminal 8 mounted on the socket body 1 by soldering, the shape of the electric wire terminal portion 9 and the through hole 5 for accommodating the electric wire must be increased, and the size of the socket body 1 can be reduced. There was a drawback that it could not be achieved.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and simplifies the connection between an electric wire and a capacitor and a terminal mounted on a socket body to be a quick-connect type, and the socket body is integrally formed. The purpose is to obtain a miniaturized glow starter socket.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve the above object, the glow starter socket according to the present invention is configured as described in (1) below.

(1) A socket mounting portion is provided on a side surface of a substantially cylindrical socket body, and a contact piece portion extending in the longitudinal direction of the socket body and a terminal portion extending in a direction orthogonal to the contact piece portion are provided inside the socket mounting portion. Is a glow starter socket accommodating a pair of substantially T-shaped terminals, each of which comprises a terminal portion for a wire formed by bending an end portion of the terminal portion on a socket mounting side toward a socket body side. The end on the opposite side is bent to the side opposite to the socket main body to form the capacitor terminal, and the wire is inserted in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the socket main body and fast-connect type with the wire terminal. In addition, the capacitor is inserted from the socket mounting side in a direction orthogonal to the electric wire and is connected between the electric wire and the capacitor terminal portion in a quick connection type. Roaster data socket.

[Action]

With the above configuration (1), the glow starter socket is downsized, and the electric wire and the capacitor can be quickly connected to the terminals of the socket, and in particular, the capacitor is connected to the terminal while being positioned between the electric wires without protruding from the socket.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a use state of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a use state of FIG.

In the figure, reference numerals 1, 6, 8 to 12 and 15 indicate the same or corresponding configurations as in the conventional example, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The socket body 1 has a substantially cylindrical shape, is integrally formed, and has a substantially box-shaped socket mounting portion on a side surface of the socket body 1.
16 are projected. Reference numeral 17 denotes a terminal accommodating portion, which is provided on the socket body 1 side along the socket mounting portion 16. That is, the terminal housing portion 17 for housing the terminal 8 is provided from the socket body 1 at the rear portion of the socket hole 6 to the socket mounting portion 16.

The pair of terminals 8 are formed in a substantially T shape, and each terminal 8
Middle contact piece that contacts the base of the glow starter lamp 11
The side contact piece 12 is formed so as to project. The other end of the terminal 8 is formed with a bent portion, and a wire terminal portion 9 and a capacitor terminal portion 10 are provided. Reference numeral 18 denotes a mounting tool, and by using this mounting tool 18, the socket body 1 is attached to a mounting plate 19 such as a lighting fixture with screws 20 as shown in FIG.
Fixed by. Reference numeral 21 denotes a back cover, which is substantially U-shaped in a plan view, and three claw portions 22 are projectingly provided on the inner surface of the back cover 21. Both ends of the back cover 21 are provided with L-shaped members, and wire insertion holes 23 are provided in each of them. The tip of the L-shaped member is provided so as to face substantially parallel to the surface of the back cover 21, and has three claw portions.
The inside of 22 is formed corresponding to the shape of the capacitor 15. As shown in FIG. 2, the wire insertion hole 23 is formed in such a shape that the end of the wire 24 can be inserted therethrough.

Next, the operation of the above structure will be described.

From the rear of the socket body 1 to the pair of terminals 8 in the terminal housing 17
Insert the middle contact piece 11 and the side contact piece 12, respectively, so as to contact with the base of the glow starter lamp (not shown),
Located in the socket hole 6, the electric wire terminal portion 9 and the capacitor terminal portion 10 are mounted in the terminal housing portion 17. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the tip of the bent portion of the wire terminal portion 9 is located on the socket mounting portion 16 side, and the tip of the bent portion of the capacitor terminal portion 10 is located at the upper rear portion of the socket body 1. . The tip ends of the bent portions of the wire terminals 9 are located at the lower rear portions of the socket body 1 and are mounted in a bent state in front of the socket body 1. Further, the capacitor terminal portion 10 is located on the upper rear portion of the socket body 1 and is mounted in a state of being bent rearward.

Next, when the claw portion 22 of the back lid 21 is inserted from the rear of the socket body 1, the claw portion 22 is locked to the rear portion of the socket hole 6, and the back lid 21
Is attached to the rear portion of the socket body 1 as shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 3, the capacitor 15 extends from the lower side of the back cover 21 attached to the socket body 1 (in the direction of arrow A) along the rear side surface of the socket mounting portion 16 in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the socket body 1. insert. The terminal of the capacitor 15 contacts the tip of the bent portion of the capacitor terminal portion 10, and when further inserted, the bent portion of the capacitor terminal portion 10 is pressed against the terminal of the capacitor 15 for connection. As shown in FIG. 2, the lower end of the capacitor 15 mounted on the socket body 1 is located above the lower surface of the socket mounting portion 16 and is housed inside the terminal housing portions 17 formed on both sides of the socket body 1. It

Next, as shown in FIG. 3, when the end portion of the electric wire 24 is inserted into the insertion hole 23 of the back cover 21 from the direction of the arrow B, the end portion of the electric wire 24 is connected to the electric wire terminal portion 10. That is, when the end portion of the electric wire 24 is inserted substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the socket body 1, the end portion of the bent portion of the electric wire terminal portion 9 mounted on the lower portion of the terminal accommodating portion 17 is abutted and further inserted. The tip of the bent portion of the electric wire terminal portion 9 is pressed against the end portion of the electric wire 24 for connection.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, the glow starter socket can be miniaturized, and the electric wire and the capacitor can be quickly connected to the terminals of the socket, and particularly, the capacitor can be connected to the terminals without protruding from the socket. The effect that the connection can be made and the occupied space in the connected state can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing the use state of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the use state of FIG. 1, and FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows a prior art example. 1 ...... Socket body 8 ...... Terminal 9 ...... Wire terminal 10 ...... Capacitor terminal 15 ...... Capacitor 16 ...... Socket mount 17 ...... Terminal storage 21 ...... Back cover 22 ...... Claw 23 ...... Insertion hole 24 ...... Wire

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A socket mounting portion is provided on a side surface of a substantially cylindrical socket body, and a contact piece portion extending in a longitudinal direction of the socket body and a terminal extending in a direction orthogonal thereto are provided inside the socket mounting portion. And a pair of substantially T-shaped terminals, each of which is provided with a plurality of terminals, wherein each of the terminals is formed by bending an end portion of the terminal portion on a socket mounting side toward a socket body. The opposite end is bent to the side opposite to the socket body to form the capacitor terminal, and the wire is inserted in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the socket body and It is configured so that it can be connected in a connection type, and the capacitor can be connected in a quick connection type to the capacitor terminal portion while being inserted from the socket mounting side in a direction orthogonal to the electric wire and positioned between the electric wires. Glow starter socket.