What is claimed is:
1. A connecting structure of an electrical component to an electrical junction box, comprising:
a plurality of long terminals provided on the electrical component;
a flat plate-like bus bar which is provided in the electrical junction box to which the electrical component is to be connected, the bus bar being brought into conduction with the terminals in a state in which the electrical component is connected to the electrical junction box;
a plurality of contact portions formed by bending tip ends of the plurality of terminals toward an outer periphery of the electrical component, the contact portions being formed on front ends of the terminals in a connecting direction of the electrical component to the electrical junction box, the contact portions being contacted with the bus bar in the state in which the electrical component is connected to the electrical junction box; and
holding means for holding a contacted state between the plurality of contact portions and the bus bar.
2. A connecting structure of an electrical component to an electrical junction box according to claim 1, wherein
the holding means tightly connecting the contacted portions between the contact portions and the bus bar in the state in which the electrical component is connected to the electrical junction box.
3. A connecting structure of an electrical component to an electrical junction box according to claim 1, wherein
the plurality of contact portions are formed by bending the terminals in a direction intersecting a projecting direction of the electrical component toward the electrical junction box, end surfaces formed on front ends of the terminals in the projecting direction are brought into contact with the outer surface of the bus bar in the state in which the electrical component is connected to the electrical junction box.
4. A connecting structure of an electrical component to an electrical junction box according to claim 2, wherein
the plurality of contact portions are formed by bending the terminals in a direction intersecting a projecting direction of the electrical component toward the electrical junction box, end surfaces formed on front ends of the terminals in the projecting direction are brought into contact with the outer surface of the bus bar in the state in which the electrical component is connected to the electrical junction box.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A mono-block type optical fiber adapter, comprising:
an adapter body, said adapter body comprising a body shell, at least one front-sided accommodation chamber and one rear-sided accommodation chamber respectively defined in opposing front and rear sides of said body shell, a partition wall defined inside said body shell between one said front-sided accommodation chamber and one respective said rear-sided accommodation chamber, and a tubular coupling portion extended from each said partition wall toward the inside of one respective said front-sided accommodation chamber and defining therein an axially extending passage hole that cuts through the respective said partition wall;
at least one ferrule respectively mounted in the axially extending passage hole in each said tubular coupling portion of said adapter body, each said ferrule having a front end thereof positioned in the axially extending passage hole in one said tubular coupling portion of said adapter body and an opposite rear end thereof suspending in one said rear-sided accommodation chamber; and
at least one ferrule holder respectively mounted in each said rear-sided accommodation chamber of said adapter body and sleeved onto the opposite rear end of one said ferrule, each said ferrule holder comprising a flat base frame stopped against one said partition wall of said adapter body, a coupling tube perpendicularly extended from one side of said flat base frame and sleeved onto one said ferrule, and an accommodation hole axially extending through said flat base frame and said coupling tube for accommodating the opposite rear end of one said ferrule;
wherein said adapter body further comprises two sliding grooves bilaterally and axially disposed in each said rear-sided accommodation chamber, and a plurality of escape holes respectively cut through two opposing lateral walls and a bottom wall of said body shell in communication with said at least one rear-sided accommodation chamber, an inside stop surface portion respectively defined in each said rear-sided accommodation chamber between an inner end of each said sliding groove and one respective said escape hole; each said ferrule holder further comprises two springy hook blocks symmetrically located at two opposite lateral sides of said flat base frame and respectively movable over one respective said inside stop surface portion into one respective said escape hole.
2. The mono-block type optical fiber adapter as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a positioning member fastened to said adapter body for securing said adapter body to an external equipment, wherein said adapter body further comprises at least one wing perpendicularly extended from said two opposing lateral walls of said body shell corresponding to said partition wall, and a plurality of recessed portions respectively located at said two opposing lateral walls and said bottom wall of said body shell and kept in communication with one other; said positioning member is a substantially U-shaped frame member fastened to said recessed portions of said adapter body, comprising a flat base panel, two side arms respectively extended from two opposite lateral sides of said flat base panel at right angles, and two retaining strips respectively extended from said two side arms.
3. The mono-block type optical fiber adapter as claimed in claim 1, wherein said adapter body further comprises a pivot unit located at an outside wall of said body shell adjacent to said at least one front-sided accommodation chamber, and a dust cover pivotally connected to said pivot unit and adapted to close said at least one front-sided accommodation chamber.
4. The mono-block type optical fiber adapter as claimed in claim 3, wherein said pivot unit comprises a plurality of axle holder blocks arranged in a line at said body shell of said adapter body, an axle transversely fastened to said axle holder blocks, and a plurality of torsion springs mounted on said axle and stopped between said body shell of said adapter body and said dust cover to hold said dust cover in a normally closed position; said dust cover comprises a plurality of barrels aligned in a line at one side thereof and pivotally coupled to said axle of said pivot unit.
5. The mono-block type optical fiber adapter as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a positioning member fastened to said adapter body for securing said adapter body to an external equipment, wherein said adapter body further comprises a wing extended from the periphery of said body shell and defining with said partition wall a predetermined contained angle, and a plurality of recessed portions respectively located at said two opposing lateral walls and said bottom wall of said body shell and kept in communication with one other; said positioning member is a substantially U-shaped frame member fastened to said recessed portions of said adapter body, comprising a flat base panel, two side arms respectively extended from two opposite lateral sides of said flat base panel at right angles, and two retaining strips respectively extended from said two side arms in direction toward said wing.
6. The mono-block type optical fiber adapter as claimed in claim 5, wherein said wing comprises two stepped block portions respectively connected to the periphery of said body shell of said adapter body at two opposite sides.
7. The mono-block type optical fiber adapter as claimed in claim 6, wherein said wing further comprises a mounting hole located near a top side thereof.
8. The mono-block type optical fiber adapter as claimed in claim 1, wherein each said tubular coupling portion of said adapter body defines a reduced orifice in a front end thereof in communication between said axially extending passage hole and one said front-sided accommodation chamber, and an inside annular stop edge disposed between said axially extending passage hole and said reduced orifice.
9. The mono-block type optical fiber adapter as claimed in claim 1, wherein each said ferrule holder further comprises a crevice cut through a middle part of the flat base frame thereof across one end of the accommodation hole thereof.
10. The mono-block type optical fiber adapter as claimed in claim 1, wherein said each said ferrule holder further comprises an orifice defined in a front end of said coupling tube remote from said flat base frame and disposed in axial alignment and communication with said accommodation hole, and an inside annular stop edge disposed between said accommodation hole and said orifice.
11. The mono-block type optical fiber adapter as claimed in claim 1, wherein said adapter body is made out of metal.
12. The mono-block type optical fiber adapter as claimed in claim 1, wherein each said ferrule holder is a one-piece plastic member.