Patent ID: 6404652
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: H01H,H01R

Abstract:
A relay terminal connected to a controller and a load to be controlled, comprising:a plurality of relays, a connector for inputting control signals of the controller to said relays and outputting output signals of the relays to the controller, a terminal block for making a connection to the load, an upper level holding member holding said plurality of relays, and a lower level holding member holding said terminal block, wherein the relays, the connector and the terminal are held together as a single unit, said unit having a two-leveled construction in which the terminal block is disposed on a lower level of the construction and the relays are disposed on an upper level of the construction such that the relays are located approximately above the terminal block, and wherein the two holding members are collectively set to one of a first configuration in which said relays cover an upper face of said terminal block and a second configuration in which said relays do not cover the upper face of said terminal block.