Patent ID: 7134922

Claim:
A wire connecting apparatus for a magnetic contactor, comprising: a plurality of wire connector assemblies; a frame for supporting the wire connector assemblies; and a plurality of terminals connected to an external wire, in which the wire connector assembly comprises: a screw including a head portion, a threaded portion, and a flat surface portion between the head portion and the threaded portion and screw-coupled to the terminal or detached from the terminal, for connecting the external wire to the terminal or detaching the external wire from the terminal; a washer installed at the flat surface portion of the screw for preventing the screw from being detached and widening a contact area between the external wire and the terminal; a screw supporter including an upper plate having a groove portion for supporting the screw, a lower plate, and a connection portion for connecting the upper plate to the lower plate and installed at the frame to be perpendicularly movable, for supporting the screw and the washer to be prevented from vertically detaching therefrom; and a supporter spring having one end supported by the screw supporter and the other end supported by the frame, for providing an elastic force to the screw supporter in an upper direction.