Terminal block with reinforcing rib and relief groove
AssigneeYazaki Corporation
InventorsRyo Sakagami, Ryosuke Murata
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Abstract
A terminal block includes: a main body in which a conductor is accommodated; an attachment integrally projecting from the main body, the attachment being fastened and fixed to an attached body by a fastening member; and a rotation regulator in contact with a positioning part of the attached body to position the main body when the attachment is fastened to the attached body by the fastening member. The attachment has a recess at a root of the rotation regulator on a side in contact with the positioning part. The recess has a rounded surface at least on a side of the root of the rotation regulator.
Claims3
A terminal block comprising:
- a main body in which a conductor is accommodated;
- an attachment integrally projecting from the main body, the attachment being fastened and fixed to an attached body by a fastening member;
- and
- a rotation regulator in contact with a positioning part of the attached body to position the main body when the attachment is fastened to the attached body by the fastening member, wherein
- the attachment has a recess at a root of the rotation regulator on a side in contact with the positioning part,
- the recess has a rounded surface at least on a side of the root of the rotation regulator,
- the rotation regulator is a reinforcing rib formed in a shape of a triangular plate located between a side wall of the main body and one of an upper face of the attachment or a lower face of the attachment, and
- the recess is a long relief groove formed along the root of the reinforcing rib in the shape of the triangular plate on the side in contact with the positioning part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.