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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 08, 1996
Katsumi Shibata, Kawasaki, JP;
Takato Hirota, Kawasaki, JP;
Makoto Kawasaki, Kawasaki, JP;
Etsuya Hiramatsu, Kawasaki, JP;
Fuji Electric Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A terminal device for connecting contacts to terminal strips fixed on respective terminal housing portions of an electrical apparatus, each of the terminal strips having a screw hole, the terminal housing portions being separated by insulating walls from one another. The terminal device includes a plurality of terminal screws, each including a male screw, and an L-shaped washer supported loosely and rotatably on the male screw and having a guide plate portion extending opposite to the terminal strip; a terminal cover covering the terminal housing portions and having round holes for handling the respective terminal screws; a guiding portion each including a vertical trench formed on a side plate of the terminal cover and having an opening facing the round hole, for guiding the guide plate portion slidably to and from the terminal strip along the vertical trench; a plurality of coupling claws, each disposed between the round hole and the male screw, for holding the terminal screw such that a tip of the male screw is spaced from the terminal strip for a certain distance; and a swinging mechanism for releasing the guide plate portions from the guiding portions, respectively, when the tips of the male screws are coupled to the respective terminal strips, to allow the washers to swing.