JP2596700Y2 - Circuit breaker - Google Patents
Circuit breakerInfo
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- JP2596700Y2 JP2596700Y2 JP1993041924U JP4192493U JP2596700Y2 JP 2596700 Y2 JP2596700 Y2 JP 2596700Y2 JP 1993041924 U JP1993041924 U JP 1993041924U JP 4192493 U JP4192493 U JP 4192493U JP 2596700 Y2 JP2596700 Y2 JP 2596700Y2
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【０００１】[0001]
【産業上の利用分野】本考案は、ねじを使用しない電線
接続端子を有する回路遮断器に関する。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a circuit breaker having a wire connection terminal without using a screw.
【０００２】[0002]
【従来の技術】従来の回路遮断器の端子部は、電線挿入
口に電線を挿入して、ねじで電線を締め付けるねじ締め
構造のものがあり、このねじ締め構造の端子部を有する
回路遮断器では、電線の接続作業が繁雑である等の問題
点があった。この問題点に鑑み、ねじを用いないで電線
の接続作業が可能な端子部が考えられた。このようなね
じ無し端子部を設けたものには、例えば特開昭５４−３
８５７３号公報のような回路遮断器が知られている。2. Description of the Related Art A terminal part of a conventional circuit breaker has a screw fastening structure in which an electric wire is inserted into an electric wire insertion slot and the electric wire is fastened with a screw. Then, there were problems such as complicated connection work of electric wires. In view of this problem, a terminal unit capable of connecting wires without using screws has been considered. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open (JP-A) No. 54-3 / 1984 discloses a device provided with such a screwless terminal.
A circuit breaker as disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 8573 is known.
【０００３】この回路遮断器は、電線を接続するのに、
電線を電線挿入口に挿入したときには引掛からず、挿入
した後、電線を引っ張る力が加わった場合には鎖錠圧接
金具で電線が抜け出てしまうことを防止するねじ無し端
子装置を回路遮断器に組み込んだものであり、回路遮断
器と電線との接続作業が容易であるという優れた効果を
有するものである。[0003] This circuit breaker is used to connect electric wires.
When a wire is inserted into the wire insertion slot, it will not be hooked. It has an excellent effect that the work of connecting the circuit breaker and the electric wire is easy.
【０００４】[0004]
【考案が解決しようとする課題】しかしながら上記従来
の技術によると、ねじ無し端子の回路遮断器を分電盤等
に使用する場合、配線は電源側接続と負荷側接続とがあ
り、また、配線は銅バーと電線とで行っているが、銅バ
ーの接続はねじ締め構造の端子でなくては接続できない
ので、このように、回路遮断器を分電盤等で使用する場
合は、接続の方法によってねじ無し端子構造を電源側の
端子のみに採用したものと、負荷側の端子のみに採用し
たものとそれぞれのタイプを製造する必要があり、その
ため、製造コストの面で大きな負担がかかった。However, according to the above-mentioned conventional technology, when a circuit breaker having a screwless terminal is used for a distribution board or the like, the wiring includes a power supply side connection and a load side connection. Is performed with copper bars and electric wires, but the connection of the copper bar is not possible unless it is a screw-tight terminal, so if a circuit breaker is used in a distribution board, etc. Depending on the method, it is necessary to manufacture each type, one that adopts the screwless terminal structure only for the terminal on the power supply side and the other that adopts only the terminal on the load side, which puts a heavy burden on the manufacturing cost. .
【０００５】[0005]
【課題を解決するための手段】上記問題点に鑑み、本考
案は、従来のねじ締め構造の回路遮断器を用いて電源
側、負荷側のいずれの端子にもねじを用いず電線を接続
可能な回路遮断器を提供することを目的とし、その構造
は、電源側及び負荷側の接続端子が共に同一のねじ締め
構造をとる本体と、前記接続端子の少なくとも一方に着
脱自在に接続されるねじ無し端子台とから成る回路遮断
器であって、前記ねじ無し端子台が、電線挿入口と、該
電線挿入口内部に設けられた鎖錠圧接金具と、該鎖錠圧
接金具と電線との圧接を解除する電線取り外しボタン
と、前記鎖錠圧接金具に接続され前記ねじ締め構造の接
続端子に接続される端子金具とを具備して成る。SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above problems, according to the present invention, an electric wire can be connected to both the power supply side and the load side terminals without using screws by using a conventional circuit breaker having a screwed structure. The main object of the present invention is to provide a circuit breaker having a structure in which a connection terminal on a power supply side and a connection terminal on a load side have the same screw tightening structure, and a screw detachably connected to at least one of the connection terminals. A circuit breaker comprising a terminal block having no screws, wherein the terminal block having no screw comprises an electric wire insertion port, a locking press fitting provided inside the electric wire insertion port, and press-fitting between the locking press fitting and the electric wire. And a terminal fitting connected to the locking press fitting and connected to the connection terminal of the screw structure.
【０００６】また、回路遮断器を複数個並べて配設する
場合に、隣接する回路遮断器が連結できるように、上記
ねじ無し端子台の一方の側壁に係合凸部を設け、他方の
側壁に係合凹部を設けたものである。Further, when a plurality of circuit breakers are arranged side by side, an engaging projection is provided on one side wall of the screwless terminal block, and the other side wall is provided so that adjacent circuit breakers can be connected. An engagement recess is provided.
【０００７】[0007]
【作用】ねじ締め構造の端子部を有する従来の回路遮断
器の電線挿入口に、ねじ無し端子台に設けた端子金具の
接続部を挿入し、この端子金具をねじで締め付けて従来
の回路遮断器とねじ無し端子台とを接続する。電線は、
ねじ無し端子台に設けられている電線挿入口から電線挿
入口内部に設けられた鎖錠圧接金具を押し下げながら挿
入され、鎖錠圧接金具で圧接されてねじ無し端子台に接
続される。[Action] A connection portion of a terminal fitting provided on a terminal block having no screw is inserted into a wire insertion opening of a conventional circuit breaker having a terminal portion of a screw fastening structure, and the terminal fitting is tightened with a screw to cut off the conventional circuit breaker. And the screwless terminal block. The wires are
The locking press fitting provided inside the wire insertion port is inserted while being pushed down from the wire insertion port provided in the screwless terminal block, and is pressed by the locking press fitting to be connected to the screwless terminal block.
【０００８】このねじ無し端子台を装着した回路遮断器
を分電盤内等で並べて使用する場合は、ねじ無し端子台
の両側面に設けられた係合凸部と係合凹部とを互いに係
合させることによって、隣接するねじ無し端子台を連結
即ち回路遮断器を連結させることができるWhen circuit breakers equipped with the screwless terminal block are used side by side in a distribution board or the like, the engaging protrusions and the engaging recesses provided on both side surfaces of the screwless terminal block are engaged with each other. By coupling, adjacent screwless terminal blocks can be connected, that is, a circuit breaker can be connected.
【０００９】[0009]
【実施例】本考案に係る回路遮断器の実施例を図１〜図
５の添付図面に基づいて説明する。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the circuit breaker according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
【００１０】図１は、電線を電線接続端子１にねじ２で
締め付けて接続するねじ締め構造の端子台を有する従来
の回路遮断器である回路遮断器本体３に、ねじ無し端子
台４を接続した本考案に係る回路遮断器の一部を示した
上面図であり、図２は図１におけるＡ−Ａ断面図であ
る。ねじ無し端子台４には電線を挿入する電線挿入口５
が設けられ、電線挿入口５の内部には湾曲させた鎖錠圧
接金具６が配され、その周囲には端子金具７が組み込ま
れており、ねじ無し端子台４と電線は、鎖錠圧接金具６
と端子金具７とで電気的に接続される。FIG. 1 shows a conventional circuit breaker body 3 having a screw-tight terminal block for connecting an electric wire to an electric wire connection terminal 1 with screws 2 and connecting a screwless terminal block 4 to a circuit breaker body 3. FIG. 2 is a top view showing a part of the circuit breaker according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. An electric wire insertion port 5 for inserting electric wires into the terminal block 4 without screws
A curved locking press fitting 6 is disposed inside the electric wire insertion opening 5, and a terminal fitting 7 is incorporated around the locking press fitting 6. The screwless terminal block 4 and the electric wire are connected to the lock press fitting 6. 6
And the terminal fitting 7 are electrically connected.
【００１１】電線８をねじ無し端子台４に接続する場合
を図３に基づいて説明する。電線８を電線挿入口５から
鎖錠圧接金具６を押し下げながら挿入する。鎖錠圧接金
具６の湾曲部分９で電線８は端子金具７に圧接されて、
電線８波固定される。また、鎖錠圧接金具６の端部１０
がくさび状に形成されており、電線８の抜ける方向に逆
らうので、電線８を引っ張っても容易には抜けでないよ
うになっている。The case where the electric wire 8 is connected to the screwless terminal block 4 will be described with reference to FIG. The electric wire 8 is inserted from the electric wire insertion opening 5 while pushing down the locking press fitting 6. The wire 8 is pressed against the terminal fitting 7 at the curved portion 9 of the locking press fitting 6,
Eight electric wires are fixed. In addition, the end 10 of the lock press fitting 6
The wire 8 is formed in a wedge shape, and is opposed to a direction in which the electric wire 8 comes off, so that even if the electric wire 8 is pulled, it does not come off easily.
【００１２】また、図４は図１におけるＢ−Ｂ断面図で
ある。ねじ無し端子台４に電線取外しボタン１１を設け
る。電線取外しボタン１１のねじ無し端子台４の内部
に、端子金具７と鎖錠圧接金具６との間隔にはまる程度
の突起１２を設け、ねじ無し端子台４から電線を取外す
際に、電線取外しボタン１１を押すと突起１２が鎖錠圧
接金具６を押圧し、鎖錠圧接金具６が電線にかけていた
圧接力を解除することができ、このとき電線を引き抜く
ことにより電線を簡単に取外すことができる。FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. The wire removing button 11 is provided on the screwless terminal block 4. A protrusion 12 is provided inside the screw-less terminal block 4 of the wire-removing button 11 so as to fit into the space between the terminal fitting 7 and the locking press-fitting fitting 6. When the push button 11 is pressed, the projection 12 presses the locking press fitting 6, and the pressing force applied to the wire by the locking press fitting 6 can be released. At this time, the wire can be easily removed by pulling out the wire.
【００１３】図２，図３示のように、ねじ無し端子台４
の電線挿入口５が設けられている側とは反対の側に、回
路遮断器本体３の電線接続端子１に接続するために、端
子金具７の接続部１３を設けている。接続部１３を回路
遮断器本体３の電線挿入口１４に挿入し、ねじ２で締め
付けてねじ無し端子台４を回路遮断器本体３に接続す
る。As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG.
On the side opposite to the side where the wire insertion port 5 is provided, a connection portion 13 of the terminal fitting 7 is provided for connection to the wire connection terminal 1 of the circuit breaker body 3. The connection portion 13 is inserted into the wire insertion port 14 of the circuit breaker main body 3 and tightened with the screw 2 to connect the screwless terminal block 4 to the circuit breaker main body 3.
【００１４】接続部１３は、回路遮断器本体３の電源側
でも負荷側でもいずれの端子にも接続できるので、必要
に応じてねじ無し端子台４を回路遮断器３に接続する。Since the connection portion 13 can be connected to either terminal on the power supply side or the load side of the circuit breaker main body 3, the screwless terminal block 4 is connected to the circuit breaker 3 as necessary.
【００１５】ねじ無し端子台４の側面に左右で一対とな
るような係合凸部１５と係合凹部１６とが設けられてい
る。例えば図５に示しているように、住宅用分電盤１７
で回路遮断器を使用する場合、複数個の回路遮断器を並
べることがある。このような時に、隣接している回路遮
断器本体３をねじ無し端子台４の係合凸部１５と係合凹
部１６が嵌合し、互いに連結させることができる。An engagement projection 15 and an engagement recess 16 are provided on the side surface of the screwless terminal block 4 so as to form a pair on the left and right. For example, as shown in FIG.
When using a circuit breaker, a plurality of circuit breakers may be arranged. In such a case, the adjacent circuit breaker main bodies 3 can be connected to each other by the engagement convex portions 15 and the engagement concave portions 16 of the screwless terminal block 4 being fitted.
【００１６】[0016]
【考案の効果】以上説明したように、本考案の回路遮断
器によれば、従来の回路遮断器を本体として、その電源
側、負荷側の接続端子の少なくとも一方に、電線挿入口
と、該電線挿入口内部に設けられた鎖錠圧接金具と、該
鎖錠圧接金具と電線との圧接を解除する電線取り外しボ
タンと、前記鎖錠圧接金具に接続され前記ねじ締め構造
の接続端子に接続される端子金具とを具備したねじ無し
端子台を具備するものであるから、電源側、負荷側のい
ずれの端子にも電線を容易に接続することができる。As described above, according to the circuit breaker of the present invention, the conventional circuit breaker is used as a main body, and at least one of the power supply side and the load side connection terminals is provided with an electric wire insertion port and A lock press fitting provided inside the wire insertion opening, an electric wire removal button for releasing the press contact between the lock press fitting and the wire, and a connection terminal connected to the lock press fitting and connected to the connection terminal of the screw tightening structure. Since the terminal block is provided with a screw-less terminal block having terminal fittings, an electric wire can be easily connected to both terminals on the power supply side and the load side.
【００１７】また、ねじ無し端子台の一方の側壁に係合
凸部を設け、他方の側壁に係合凹部を設けることによっ
て、回路遮断器を複数並べて配設する場合に、隣接する
ねじ無し端子台の側壁に設けた係合凸部と係合凹部とが
互いに係合し、回路遮断器を連結することができる。Further, by providing an engagement projection on one side wall of the screwless terminal block and an engagement recess on the other side wall, when a plurality of circuit breakers are arranged side by side, an adjacent screwless terminal can be provided. The engaging protrusion and the engaging recess provided on the side wall of the base are engaged with each other, and the circuit breaker can be connected.
【図１】本考案に係る回路遮断器の部分上面図である。FIG. 1 is a partial top view of the circuit breaker according to the present invention.
【図２】図１におけるＡ−Ａ断面図である。FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.
【図３】ねじ無し端子台の断面図である。FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a terminal block without a screw;
【図４】図１におけるＢ−Ｂ断面図である。FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 1;
【図５】本考案に係る回路遮断器を連結した状態の説明
図である。FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of a state in which the circuit breakers according to the present invention are connected.
１・・電線接続端子、２・・ねじ、３・・回路遮断器本
体、４・・ねじ無し端子台、５・・電線挿入口、６・・
鎖錠圧接金具、７・・端子金具、８・・電線、９・・湾
曲部分、１０・・端部、１１・・電線取外しボタン、１
２・・突起、１３・・接続金具、１４・・電線挿入口、
１５・・係合凸部、１６・・係合凹部、１７・・住宅用
分電盤。1. Wire connection terminal, 2. Screw, 3. Circuit breaker body, 4. Screwless terminal block, 5. Wire insertion port, 6.
Lock press fitting, 7, Terminal fitting, 8, Wire, 9, Curved part, 10 End part, 11 Wire removal button, 1
2. Projection, 13 Connection fitting, 14 Wire insertion port,
15... Engagement projection, 16... Engagement recess, 17.
Claims (2)
のねじ締め構造をとる本体と、前記接続端子の少なくと
も一方に着脱自在に接続されるねじ無し端子台とから成
る回路遮断器であって、前記ねじ無し端子台が、電線挿
入口と、該電線挿入口内部に設けられた鎖錠圧接金具
と、該鎖錠圧接金具と電線との圧接を解除する電線取り
外しボタンと、前記鎖錠圧接金具に接続され前記ねじ締
め構造の接続端子に接続される端子金具とを具備して成
ることを特徴とする回路遮断器。1. A circuit breaker comprising a main body in which connection terminals on a power supply side and a load side have the same screw tightening structure, and a screwless terminal block detachably connected to at least one of the connection terminals. Wherein the screwless terminal block includes an electric wire insertion port, a locking press fitting provided inside the electric wire insertion port, an electric wire removal button for releasing the press contact between the locking press fitting and the electric wire, and the lock. And a terminal fitting connected to the press-fitting fitting and connected to the connection terminal of the screw tightening structure.
を設け、他方の側壁に係合凹部を設け、回路遮断器を複
数個並べて配設する場合に、隣接するねじ無し端子台の
側壁に設けた係合凸部と係合凹部とが互いに係合し、連
結することを特徴とする請求項１記載の回路遮断器。2. An adjacent screwless terminal block when a plurality of circuit breakers are arranged side by side with an engaging projection on one side wall and an engaging recess on the other side wall of the screwless terminal block. 2. The circuit breaker according to claim 1, wherein the engaging projections and the engaging recesses provided on the side walls of the first and second engaging members are engaged with each other and connected.
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