US 12,476,426 B2
Terminal block
Takuya Nakagawa, Kanagawa (JP); Kohei Kasedo, Kanagawa (JP); Manato Itabashi, Kanagawa (JP); and Yasuhiro Takeda, Kanagawa (JP)
Assigned to Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama (JP)
Appl. No. 17/999,942
Filed by Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama (JP)
PCT Filed May 29, 2020, PCT No. PCT/JP2020/021402
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 28, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/240802, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 2, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0238748 A1, Jul. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. H01R 13/70 (2006.01); H01R 13/516 (2006.01); H01R 13/52 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/70 (2013.01) [H01R 13/516 (2013.01); H01R 13/5205 (2013.01); H01R 2201/26 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A terminal block comprising:
a casing provided to an electrical device;
a terminal portion provided on the casing and having a terminal cover that is fitted to a base for accommodating terminals; and
an SD switch provided to the casing, and having a female connector and a lever portion that is fitted to the female connector to mechanical connect and disconnect from the electrical device,
the lever portion constituting an interlocking portion that restricts a disengaging operation of the terminal cover, when the lever portion is fitted to the female connector,
the interlocking portion including a bracket having an insertion hole through which the female connector is inserted when the bracket is attached to the casing in a state of being installed over the first terminal cover so as to overlap at least part of the first terminal cover, and
the insertion hole having an opening dimension that is set smaller than an outer shape of the lever portion so that the bracket overlaps at least part of the lever portion.