Connection terminal, terminal connection structure, and terminal box
US8647160B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 20, 2010 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/50
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A terminal box (1) includes a connection terminal (3) that can interconnect a terminal (4) of a bus bar and a core wire (221) of an output cable (22) and that is in a box main body (11). One end of the connection terminal (3) has an insertion connecting portion (32) into which the terminal (4) of the bus bar can be inserted, and the other end has a cable press-fitting portion (39) to which the core wire (221) of the output cable (22) that is to be connected to a terminal main body (31) is press-fitted. The insertion connecting portion (32) includes an elastic contact piece (35) provided with an elastic repulsive force, and the terminal (4) of the bus bar can be forcibly introduced thereinto.
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