Relay block - Patent 1357570

(19)

(11)

EP 1 357 570 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	16.03.2005 Bulletin 2005/11

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	29.10.2003 Bulletin 2003/44

(21)	Application number: 03290982.2

(22)	Date of filing: 22.04.2003

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H01H 50/04, B60R 16/02, H05K 5/00, H01R 13/633, H01R 43/26

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK

(30)

Priority:

23.04.2002 JP 2002120494

(71)	Applicant: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
	Yokkaichi-City, Mie, 510-8503 (JP)

(72)	Inventors:
	Kato, Daiji, c/o Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. Yokkaichi-city, Mie 510-8503 (JP) Miho, Takao, c/o Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 220-8623 (JP)

(74)	Representative: Uchida, Kenji et al
	S.A. Fedit-Loriot et Autres Conseils en Propriété Industrielle 38, avenue Hoche 75008 Paris 75008 Paris (FR)

(54)	Relay block

(57) The present invention relates to a relay block (10) comprising:

a block body (11) having an internal part equipped with a terminal housing (13) which houses first contact terminals (14);
at least one guiding part (20) comprising a relay-insertion opening (21) through which a relay (30) with second contact terminals (32) can be introduced into said block body (11), said second contact terminals (32) being engageable with said respective first contact terminals (14) with a gripping force therebetween by introducing said relay (30) into the interior of said guiding part (20) through said relay-insertion opening (21). According to the invention, the relay block (10) further comprises at least one tool-introduction part (26 ; 42) provided in said guiding part (20), the frontier between said relay (30) and said terminal housing (13) being accessible through said tool-introduction part (26 ; 42).