JPH05128954A - Terminal covering apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] The terminal cover can be easily attached to the starter relay and the terminal cover is prevented from being lost. [Constitution] Projection parts 22 on both edges of one side of the terminal cover 20
Space is provided by connecting with the enclosing plate 23 (insertion hole)
Forming 24. The primary side terminal 14 of the starter relay 11 is located in the space 24, and the coupler 29 of the primary side lead wire 28 is connected to the primary side terminal 14. The terminal cover 20 is mounted on the starter relay 11, and after mounting, the primary side terminal 14 of the starter relay 11 is easily covered by penetrating the space 24 of the terminal cover 20 and fitting the coupler 29 of the lead wire 28. The workability is improved, and the lead wire 28 is inserted into the space 24 of the terminal cover 20 to prevent loss.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a terminal cover device for coating a lead wire terminal of a relay used as a starter motor for motorcycles, automobiles and outboard motors.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, when a relay device is mounted on a substrate, a relay device has a movable part arranged on the substrate and wirings provided on the back side of the substrate, and therefore often covers only the movable part. .. When fixing the switch to the instrument panel even in an automobile or the like, the lead wire of the substrate is wired on the back side of the instrument panel (see Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 58-47635). On the other hand, when the relay body is mounted on the plate or member of the vehicle body, the lead wire is wired on the surface. Therefore, a cover for covering the lead wire portion is used.

As shown in FIG. 11, a starter relay 1 is attached to a lower portion of a plate 2 by a bracket 1a and supplies power by relaying between a starter motor used for driving an engine and a battery. is doing.
The primary side lead wire for supplying the 12V voltage from the battery is not shown, but the primary side lead wire is the starter relay 1
It is connected to the relay coil. The two secondary side lead wires 3 (one is not shown) are fastened to the secondary side terminals 4 with bolts 5. The terminal cover 6 covering the secondary side terminal 4 is made of rubber or PVC and is an insertion hole for the secondary side lead wire 3.
6a and a fitting groove 6b are formed. Terminal cover 6
Protects the lead wire and the terminal part assembled to the starter relay 1 from coming into contact with other metal parts.
The terminal cover 6 is mounted on the starter relay 1 after the secondary side lead wire 3 is inserted through the insertion hole 6a and connected to the secondary side terminal 4.

In the starter relay 1 shown in FIG. 5, the primary side lead wire 7 is directly connected and a coupler 8 for connecting to the battery side is provided. A terminal cover 9 that protects each secondary side lead wire 3 is attached to the secondary side terminal 4 of the starter relay 1. In addition, when connecting the secondary side lead wire 3 to the terminal section on the starter motor side, the terminal cover 10 may be used for the same purpose, and further, the terminal section on the primary side and the secondary side of the starter relay 1 may be used. There is also a size that covers all.

[0005]

By the way, the function of the terminal covers 6, 9 and 10 is only to cover the terminals, but the insertion holes shown in FIG.
The secondary side lead wire 3 is passed through 6a. Therefore, at the time of assembly, the secondary side lead wire 3 is inserted into the terminal cover 6 with a sufficient length, and the secondary side lead wire 3 is inserted.
The secondary side terminal 4 must be tightened, and the terminal cover 6 must be returned to the normal position before installation, and it takes time to insert the secondary side lead wire 3 and the secondary side lead wire 3 is inserted. There is a problem in that the terminal cover 6 becomes an obstacle when it is tightened and is troublesome.

An object of the present invention is to provide a terminal cover device which is attached to a lead wire connected to a terminal and which can easily cover the lead wire.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention confronts either one of terminals such as a relay device having a primary side terminal and a secondary side terminal on one surface, It is characterized in that the cover main body having the insertion hole for the coupler of the lead wire connected to the terminal is mounted on one surface of the relay device or the like on the terminal side.

[0008]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, first, the lead wires that need to be screwed are first attached to the terminals of the relay device or the like, and the cover body is attached from one side of the relay device or the like. After that, the terminal portion of the relay device or the like can be covered by penetrating the insertion hole and fitting the coupler of the lead wire into the primary side or secondary side terminal facing the insertion hole.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 10, a starter relay 11 for operating a starter motor has a relay body 12 in which a relay coil 13 and a switch piece (not shown) are housed, and a plate-shaped primary side terminal 14 and a bolt Secondary side terminal
Fuse holder part where 15 is provided on the upper surface and surrounds the primary side terminal 14.
Has 16. Fuse by fuse holder part 16
17 can be installed on both sides of the primary side terminal 14. The relay body 12 is installed at a predetermined position by fitting a mounting bracket 18 on the lower part. Further, a protrusion 19 is formed on the side surface of the relay body 12, and the protrusion is formed on the side surface of the terminal cover 20 as a cover body that covers the entire upper portion of the relay body 12.
A hole 21 that engages with 19 is formed.

The terminal cover 20 is made of a synthetic resin, and as shown in FIGS. 3 to 9, projections 22 are formed on both edges of one side so as to cover the secondary side terminal 15 and the fuses 17 on both sides. Provided, the tips of both projecting portions 22 are connected by an enclosing plate 23 whose central portion projects outward, and a space portion (insertion hole) 24 is formed between them. Further, a reinforcing plate 25 is formed in the center of the ceiling portion, and a projection 26 that eliminates a gap with the fuse 17 is formed on the ceiling portion of the protruding portion 22. Marking on the surface of the terminal cover 20 can be performed during molding. The lower portion 22a of the protruding portion 22 engages with the fuse holder portion 16, and the lower side surface portion 20a that covers the secondary side terminal 15 contacts the upper surface of the mounting bracket 18. further,
The lower end 20b of the terminal cover 20 is the mounting bracket 18
Close to the side of. Further, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, a thickness 27 may be provided on the outer periphery of the lower portion of the terminal cover 20.

As shown in FIG. 1, the primary-side terminal 14 is located in the space 24 of the terminal cover 20, and the tip of the primary-side lead wire 28 is fitted into the space 24. A coupler 29 having a protruding shape is attached. Secondary side terminal
15 is the secondary side lead wire 31 by the secondary side terminal tightening bolt 30.
Is connected. Further, in the relay body 12, the primary side terminal 14 is connected to the relay coil 13, the secondary side terminal 15 is connected to the switch piece, and further, one of the primary side terminal 14 and the secondary side terminal 15 One is connected via a fuse 17.

Next, the mounting of the terminal cover 20 will be described. First, tighten the secondary side lead wire 31 with the secondary side terminal tightening bolt 30 and cover it from above the starter relay 11.
It is placed on the upper surface of 18, and the protrusion 19 is engaged with and fixed to the hole 21. Then, connect the coupler 29 of the primary side lead wire 28 to the space
Complete by inserting from 24. In the embodiment, the terminal cover 20 includes both the secondary side terminal 15 and the fuse.
Although the size is such that it covers 17, the mold structure can be made relatively simple if there is a ring-shaped portion surrounding the connection terminal of the starter relay 11 in order to mold another shape.
By doing this, since the primary side lead wire 28 is inserted into the space 24, even if the terminal cover 20 is removed from the starter relay 11, it is inserted into the primary side lead wire 28 and remains attached, so it falls off. The cover itself can be prevented from being lost.

[0014]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, the cover body is mounted on the relay device or the like, and after mounting, the lead wire coupler is fitted through the insertion hole of the cover body. This makes it possible to easily cover the terminals of the relay device and the like, and when workability is improved, it is possible to prevent loss by inserting the lead wire in the common lead wire.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a terminal cover and its starter relay according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a development view of the terminal cover and its starter relay of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the terminal cover of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

5 is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG.

6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line DD of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a side view of the terminal cover of the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a bottom view of the terminal cover of the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view in which a terminal cover is attached to the starter relay of the embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a conventional terminal cover mounting structure.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a conventional terminal cover mounting structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Relay device 14 Primary side terminal 15 Secondary side terminal 20 Cover body 24 Insertion hole 28 Lead wire 29 Coupler

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A cover having a through hole for a coupler of a lead wire which is connected to one of the terminals, such as a relay device having a primary side terminal and a secondary side terminal provided on one surface thereof, facing the terminal. A terminal cover device in which a main body is mounted on one surface of a terminal side of the relay device or the like.