JP2009176577A - Feeder-connecting terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a feeder-connecting terminal for connecting feeders facing each other to reliably connect the feeders even if ends of the feeders are deviated or disposed at different inclinations. <P>SOLUTION: The feeder-connecting terminal 1 comprises: leaf spring members 5 for sandwiching therein copper wires 3 positioned at the ends of respective feeders 2; and a flexible Litz wire 6 for coupling lower portions of the leaf spring members 5. The leaf spring members 5 with a clip shape are made of a sheet metal that is bent in a substantially U-shape. The leaf spring members 5 have sandwich-fixing portions 5a for sandwiching the copper wires 3, when they are pressed in from above by an operator, from both sides for fixation by the spring force inherent to the leaf spring members 5. Both ends of the Litz wire 6 are caulk-fixed to the undersides of the leaf spring members 5 via metal fittings 7. When the feeders 2 have different heights, the Litz wire 6 is inclined to absorb the height difference. When the feeders 2 are inclined, the Litz wire 6 itself is bent to absorb the inclination of the feeders. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a connection terminal for a feed line that feeds a high-frequency current to a moving body such as a transport vehicle in a non-contact manner.

  For example, a non-contact power supply system is employed for supplying power to the transport vehicle in a clean room so as not to generate dust. Specifically, a high-frequency current is caused to flow through a power supply line laid along the rail of the transport vehicle, and a current collecting coil close to the power supply line is provided on the transport vehicle side and is induced to the current collecting coil. The electric current is used as a driving power source for the transport vehicle.

  The power supply line used in the above power supply system is modularized to a certain length (for example, 10 to 15 m) so that even a small number of workers can easily work at the site of laying work, A plurality of terminals are connected via a connection terminal attached to the end (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

A mode in which the ends of the modularized power supply line are connected to the terminal block will be described with reference to FIGS. Connection terminals 21 having long holes 21a are attached to both ends of each power supply line 20 to form a module, and a plurality of bolt screw holes 24a are formed in the conductor portion 24 formed on the terminal block 23. Is formed. As shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 8, each feeding line 20 is aligned with the terminal block 23, and then the bolt 22 is inserted into the long hole 21 a of the connection terminal 21, and the corresponding bolt screwing hole is inserted. By being screwed into 24 a, the ends of the two power supply lines 20 are electrically connected via the terminal block 23.
JP 2002-178800 A

  In the connection structure of the power supply line as described above, even when the facing distance d (see FIG. 9) between the ends of the power supply line 20 to be connected changes, the position where the bolt 22 is screwed into the terminal block 23 is changed. By sliding the insertion position of the bolt 22 into the long hole 21a along the long hole 21a, the fixing position of each power supply line 20 with respect to the terminal block 23 can be adjusted, so that the end of the power supply line 20 to be connected can be adjusted. It is possible to cope with a change in the facing distance d between the parts. However, this connection structure requires a large number of parts such as connection terminals 21, terminal blocks 23, and bolts 22 attached to both ends of the power supply line 20, and the heights of the opposing power supply lines 20 are shifted from each other, If it is inclined, it becomes difficult to connect, and even if it can be connected, sufficient contact between the connection terminal 21 and the conductor portion 24 of the terminal block 23 cannot be obtained, resulting in poor conduction. is there.

  That is, for example, as shown by a one-dot chain line in FIG. 9, when the left and right power supply lines 20 are parallel but shifted in the height direction, the bolt 22 cannot be inserted into the screwing hole 24 a and the power supply line Connection between 20 is impossible. Further, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 9, even when one of the power supply lines 20 is inclined, the bolts 22 cannot be inserted into the screwing holes 24a, and the connection of the power supply lines 20 becomes impossible. . When the above-described deviation or inclination is small, the bolt 22 can be inserted but cannot be screwed in sufficiently, and the connection terminal 21 cannot be brought into close contact with the conductor portion 24 of the terminal block 23. When the contact of the connection terminal 21 to the terminal block 23 is insufficient, a conduction failure occurs and power supply efficiency is reduced.

  Accordingly, the present invention provides a power supply line connection terminal that connects the ends of the power supply lines that are spaced apart from each other, and the heights of the ends of the power supply lines are shifted or inclined with respect to each other even though the configuration is simple. It is an object of the present invention to provide a connection terminal for a feeder line that can electrically and reliably connect ends of the feeder lines even when they are connected.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 is a feed line connecting terminal for connecting ends of feed lines that are spaced apart from each other and facing each other, each of the end portions of the opposed feed lines. And a leaf spring member fixed by sandwiching each end portion, and a flexible conductor for connecting the leaf spring members to each other.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the power line connecting terminal according to the first aspect, the flexible conductor is a stranded wire.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the power line connecting terminal according to the first aspect, the flexible conductor is a litz wire.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the power supply line connecting terminal according to any one of the first to third aspects, the flexible conductor includes a plurality of lines, and the lines are separated from each other. It is characterized by being arranged.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the leaf spring members are fixed by sandwiching each end portion of each end portion of the feeder line, and the leaf spring members are connected to each other by the flexible conductor, so that the configuration is simple. However, even when the heights of the ends of the power supply lines are shifted or inclined, the ends of the power supply lines can be electrically connected reliably.

  According to invention of Claim 2, since a flexible conductor is a strand wire, a structure is simple and cost reduction is easy.

  According to the invention of claim 3, since the flexible conductor is a litz wire, it is possible to suppress an increase in electrical resistance due to the skin effect when a high-frequency current is passed, and to increase power supply efficiency. .

  According to the invention of claim 4, since the flexible conductor is composed of a plurality of wires and the wires are arranged apart from each other, the electric resistance due to the skin effect when a high-frequency current is passed is obtained. The increase can be suppressed, and the proximity effect between the lines through which the high-frequency current flows can be reduced, so that the power feeding efficiency can be increased.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, the connection terminal for feeder lines according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. The two power supply lines 2 and 2 connected by the power supply line connection terminal 1 of the present embodiment are formed by applying a coating 4 made of a resin molded product around a copper wire 3 having a circular cross section. The coating 4 is previously removed from the end of the copper wire 3 so that the copper wire 3 is exposed. The feeder terminal 1 is a flexible connector that connects a pair of leaf spring members 5 and 5 sandwiching the exposed copper wire 3 at the end of each feeder line 2 and the lower portions of the leaf spring members 5 and 5. And a litz wire 6 (conductor).

  As shown in FIG. 2, the leaf spring member 5 is a clip-like member formed by bending a rectangular material sheet metal so that the side view is substantially U-shaped and opened upward. At the upper part, when the operator inserts the copper wire 3 from above with a relatively strong pressure, a clamping and fixing portion 5a is formed to clamp and fix the copper wire 3 from the left and right by the spring property of the leaf spring member 5 itself. Yes.

  The litz wire 6 is manufactured by twisting a number of relatively thin conductive wires enamel-coated for each wire, and both ends thereof are caulked and fixed to the lower surface of the leaf spring member 5 via metal fittings 7. A general stranded wire may be used instead of the litz wire 6. A stranded wire is a general term for a product produced by twisting a large number of metal conductors.

  In the present embodiment, the ends of the power supply lines 2 that face each other at different intervals d (see FIG. 1) depending on the situation at the work site can be reliably connected as follows. The worker first presses the copper wire 3 at the end of one power supply line 2 into the upper part of one plate spring member 5 to fix the plate spring member 5 to one power supply line 2, and then the other The copper wire 3 at the end of the feeder line 2 is fixed by being press-fitted into the other leaf spring member 5. At this time, since the leaf spring members 5 are connected to each other by the flexible litz wire 6, even after one leaf spring member 5 is fixed to the one power supply line 2, the other leaf spring member is provided. Since 5 can be in a relatively free posture, it is easy to fix the other leaf spring member 5 to the other feeder 2. Even if the distance d between the ends of the feeder line 2 is large, it is sufficient if the width W (see FIG. 2) in the direction along the feeder line 2 of the leaf spring member 5 is set long. The length of the copper wire 3 can be fixed to the leaf spring member 5.

  Further, even when the feeder lines 2 to be connected are arranged to be shifted from each other and are inclined with respect to each other, such a feeder line 2 is deformed by bending (deforming) the litz wire 6. Can be securely connected. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, when the feeder lines 2 are parallel to each other but the height is shifted, the vicinity of the fixing portion of the litz wire 6 with respect to the leaf spring member 5 is bent so that the litz wire 6 itself is When the power supply lines 2 having different heights are connected to each other by being inclined and one power supply line 2 is inclined with respect to the other power supply line 2 as shown in FIG. The power supply lines 2 are connected to each other by being bent. Even when the feeder lines 2 are displaced in a direction other than the height direction (for example, the left-right direction), the litz wire 6 is similarly inclined to absorb the displacement.

  Further, when a high-frequency current is passed through the feeder line 2 connected as described above, the current flows from one leaf spring member 5 to the other leaf spring member 5 through the litz wire 6. Since the litz wire 6 has less increase in electrical resistance due to the skin effect (a phenomenon in which the current component having a higher frequency flows on the surface of the conductor and the current density decreases) than the single wire, the leaf spring members 5 are connected by a single wire. The power supply efficiency can be increased as compared with the case where the power is supplied. Furthermore, the number of parts constituting the power supply line connection terminal 1 is small, and cost reduction is easy.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, the feeder terminal 1 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The feeder terminal 1 of the present embodiment has substantially the same structure as that of the first embodiment, and has a plurality of flexible conductors (five in this example) that connect the leaf spring members 5 to each other. The difference is that the line 8 is formed. The same structural parts are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  The five litz wires 8 are thinner than the single litz wire 6 in the first embodiment, and the two litz wires 8 are separated from each other on the left and right side surfaces 5b and 5c of the leaf spring member 5, respectively. In this state, one litz wire 8 is welded and fixed to the lower surface 5d of the leaf spring member 5 while being separated from the other four. The number of litz wires 8 is not limited to five, and may be more.

  Also in the feed line connection terminal 1 of the present embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the ends of the feed lines 2 facing each other can be reliably connected, and the feed lines 2 to be connected are in a straight line. The five litz wires 8 are each bent (deformed) to absorb the deviation and the inclination even if they are arranged in a shifted manner and are inclined with respect to each other. The electric wires 2 can be reliably connected.

  Further, when a high-frequency current is passed through the connected feeder 2, the current flowing from one feeder 2 to the other feeder 2 via the feeder connection terminal 1 is caused by the skin effect. Therefore, the power supply efficiency can be improved as compared with the case where the leaf spring members 5 are connected by a line that is not a plurality of litz wires. Further, since the litz wires 8 are arranged apart from each other, the proximity effect (a phenomenon in which the high frequency currents flowing through the adjacent wires influence each other and increase the electrical resistance) can be reduced. Can also increase power supply efficiency.

The front view which shows the state by which the edge parts of the feeder line were connected by the connection terminal for feeder lines which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. The perspective view which shows the state by which one leaf | plate spring member in the connection terminal for feeders was being fixed to the edge part of a feeder. The front view which shows the state by which the edge parts of the feed line from which height differs by the connection terminal for the same feed line were connected. The front view which shows the state by which the edge parts of the feed line which mutually inclined by the connection terminal for feed lines were connected. The figure which shows the state by which the edge parts of the feed wire were connected by the connection terminal for feed wires which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 5. The perspective view which shows the conventional feeder. The perspective view which shows a mode when the conventional feeder is connected to a terminal block. The front view which shows the state after the conventional feeder is connected via the terminal block.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Feeding line connection terminal 2 Feeding line 5 Leaf spring member 6 Litz wire (flexible conductor)
8 Litz wire (flexible conductor)

Claims (4)

A feed line connection terminal that connects ends of feed lines that are spaced apart from each other,
A leaf spring member fixed by sandwiching each end portion to each of the end portions of the opposing power supply lines,
And a flexible conductor for connecting the leaf spring members to each other.   The feeder terminal for a feed line according to claim 1, wherein the flexible conductor is a stranded wire.   The feeder terminal for a feed line according to claim 1, wherein the flexible conductor is a litz wire.   4. The feeder line according to claim 1, wherein the flexible conductor includes a plurality of wires, and the wires are arranged apart from each other. 5. Connecting terminal.

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