Terminal block with a removable busbar assembly

#This application is a national phase of PCT application No. PCT/JP2019/046650, filed on 28 Nov. 2019, which claims priority from Japanese patent application No. 2018-234406, filed on 14 Dec. 2018, all of which are incorporated herein by reference.

#The present invention relates to a terminal block.

#Conventionally, a terminal block has been used in connecting two devices (e.g. an inverter and a motor) in a vehicle in some cases. The terminal block includes a terminal for electrically connecting two devices and a housing for holding the terminal, for example, as described in Patent Document 1. The housing is integrally formed to the terminal.

#FIG. 1 is a front view of a terminal block in one embodiment.

#FIG. 2 is a side view of the terminal block in the one embodiment.

#FIG. 3 is a plan view of the terminal block in the one embodiment.

#Hereinafter, one embodiment of a terminal block is described.

#The terminal block 1 of this embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is a terminal block for connecting a conductive path of a vehicle such as a hybrid vehicle, an electric vehicle or the like automotive vehicle, and is mounted on a casing 3 of a device 2 such as an inverter. The casing 3 is formed with a mounting hole 4 for mounting the terminal block 1. The mounting hole 4 penetrates through the casing 3 to allow communication between the inside and outside of the casing 3. The terminal block 1 can be arranged in an arbitrary orientation. In the following description, an X direction, a Y direction and a Z direction are referred to as a forward direction (direction toward a side forward of the plane of FIG. 1), a leftward direction and a downward direction.

#The terminal block 1 includes a housing 10 to be fixed to the casing 3 and a busbar assembly 50 including a first busbar 51 and a second busbar 52 and to be fixed to the housing 10.