Background technology
The spring force binding post of known diversified forms, for example, conductor binding post, terminal box, terminal block, or they
Installed in electric device, automobile, in Industry Control or the automation equipment of building automation.
The B1 of european patent number EP 1213791 disclose a kind of electric connector for including cage tensioning spring, cage tensioning
Spring includes self-supporting actuation lever.This actuation lever is rotatably installed on recurvate busbar section.
The A1 of German Patent Publication Reference Number DE 102008060282 disclose a kind of spring terminal, and the spring terminal can be in not pin
Activated in the case of using electric conductor instrument, wherein actuation lever is suspended in the notch shelved in limb of cage tensioning spring
And pass through cage tensioning spring using at least one side limb transverse guidance.
German patent DE102008052626 B4 describe a kind of binding post, and the binding post is included in two side engagements
Arcuate section around fastening spring, actuation lever are hinged on the arcuate section.
The B1 of european patent number EP 2001086 disclose one kind and exempt from screw terminal, and this, which exempts from screw terminal, includes cage
Formula tensioning spring, wherein actuation lever are suspended on the supported flexure portion of busbar behind the spring bending portion of cage tensioning spring
In.Actuation lever is bonded on around busbar in both sides, and is rested on the actuating section of cage tensioning spring.
Chinese patent discloses the A of Reference Number 104885303 and discloses a kind of spring force binding post, the spring force terminals attached bag
Include busbar, terminal springs and actuating element using cage extension spring form, the actuating element alternatively install with
Act on the actuating section of terminal springs so that terminal point can open and close.Supporting arm extends through from the direction of busbar
The slit crossed in the terminal section and/or actuating section of terminal springs.The section for extending through the supporting arm of slit is arranged in end
In region between the transverse edge of sub-spring and support actuating element.
According to this background, it is still necessary to which a kind of improvement is by the electrical connection between the cable of electric connector engagement and improves cable
The electric connector of reservation in electric connector.
The theme that background parts are discussed should not be merely because referring to and being assumed to be prior art in background parts.It is similar
Ground, refer to or should not be assumed to be the problem of associated with the theme of background parts in background parts and recognized in the prior art
Know.Theme in background parts is merely representative of different methods, and these methods can also be utility model in itself.
Utility model content
According to embodiment of the present utility model, there is provided a kind of electric connector.The electric connector includes plane busbar,
The plane busbar has the first main surface and the second main surface relative with the described first main surface.The busbar is in phase
To remote edge in limit notch, and hole is limited in the nearly middle part of the busbar, the hole and the groove
Mouth is laterally aligned to.The electric connector also includes a pair of fastening springs.Each fastening spring has:Base section, the substrate
First major surface contacts of section and the busbar;Attachment section, the attachment section extend from the base section;
Spring bending section, the spring bending section abut the attachment section;Section is activated, the actuating section abuts the bullet
Spring curved section and relative with the base section;And section is clamped, the clamping section adjoining actuating section is simultaneously
And extend towards the described second main surface of the busbar.The spring bending section limits aperture, and the aperture is configured
Into receiving electric wire.The free end for clamping section is configured to when the spring bending section applies the first spring force
Make second major surface contacts of the electric wire and the busbar.The base section limits a pair of C shapes and protruded
Portion, the C-shaped protuberance extend through one in the notch and the hole, so as to engage described the of the busbar
Two main surfaces.The C-shaped protuberance is to being configured to the fastening spring being fastened to the busbar.The electric connector is also
Including:Shell, the shell limits the cavity for being provided with the busbar and the fastening spring pair, and further defines out
Mouthful, the opening is configured to the electric wire being received in the cavity;And actuator, the actuator have pivot
It is attached to the cam section of the shell with turning.When the actuator is in an open position, described in the cam section engagement
The actuating section of one in fastening spring, so that the clamping section moves away from described the second of the busbar
Main surface and the spring bending section is caused to be applied more than the second spring power of first spring force, wherein when the cause
When moving device in the close position and the cam section and the actuating section disengaging, described in the spring bending section application
Described second main surface of busbar described in first spring force and the free end in contact for clamping section.
According to preferred embodiment, the actuator limits the one of the longitudinal axis orientation for being substantially parallel to the electric wire
To lever arm.The lever arm is spaced apart from each other and the cross bar by being essentially perpendicular to the lever arm orientation interconnects.Often
The arm end of individual lever arm limits the cam section.These arm ends are relatively arranged with the cross bar.It is each in the arm end
Limit on the side at arm end, the cylindrical columns relative with the cam section.The shell at least partly limits wherein
Receive the cylindrical pocket of the pillar.The actuator can pivot around this pillar.
Embodiment
There is disclosed herein a kind of electric connector, the electric connector is configured to make two or more root electric wire electricity
Interconnection.The connector includes the busbar and a pair of fastening springs being contained in shell.The free end quilt of each fastening spring
It is configured to electric wire is contacted with busbar when fastening spring applies the first spring force.The connector also includes actuating
Device, the actuator is attached pivotally to shell and has cam portion, when actuator is in an open position, the cam portion
Gripper spring, so that the free end of fastening spring moves away from busbar, and when the actuator is in a closed position,
The cam portion departs from actuating section, so as to allow fastening spring to apply freely terminating for the first spring force and fastening spring
Touch the electric wire between busbar or free end and busbar.
Fig. 1 to Fig. 5 shows the non-limiting examples or embodiment of electric coupler component 10, and the electric coupler component is set
Counting into makes two or more root electric wires 12 be electrically interconnected or engage.Electric coupler component 10 includes being arranged in insulation crust 20
Busbar 14, a pair of fastening springs 16 and a pair of actuators 18.Electric wire 12 is entered by the busbar 14 of general planar
Row is electrically interconnected, and the busbar is formed by conductive material, such as, copper alloy.(that is, busbar 14 is outer in distal end for busbar 14
The small edge in portion) in each upper notch 22 for limiting a pair of general rectangulars.Busbar 14 further defines the hole of general rectangular
24, the hole is aligned along transverse axis Y with notch 22.
Each the top surface 26 of each and busbar 14 in electric wire 12 is contacted in fastening spring 16.It is in
The actuator 18 of open position 28 makes fastening spring 16 move away from busbar 14, as shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4, to allow electric wire electric
Cable 12 is inserted between fastening spring 16 and busbar 14, and when actuator 18 is in the close position, it is allowed to fastening spring
16 contact busbars 14 or trolley wire cable 12 (if the electric wire is inserted in connector assembly 10), such as scheme
Shown in 2 and Fig. 5.
Fastening spring 16 is integrally formed by conductive material and preferably formed by conductive material, but contemplated in which clamping bullet
The embodiment that spring 16 is formed by non-conducting material.Fastening spring 16 has base section 30,
The base section contacts with the lower surface 32 of busbar 14.Each horizontal stroke of the base section 30 in fastening spring 16
A pair of C-shaped protuberances 34 are limited to end 36, the C-shaped protuberance extends through one in notch 22 and hole 24, to connect
The top surface 26 of busbar 14 is closed, so as to which fastening spring 16 is fastened into busbar 14.Fastening spring 16 has generally flat
Straight attachment section 38, the attachment section are integrally attached to base section 30 and prolonged from the top surface 40 of base section 30
Stretch.Attachment section 38 limits aperture 42, and the aperture is configured to accommodate the electric wire 12 passed through.With fastening spring
16 extend outwardly away from base section 30, and it limits the arc spring curved section 44 adjacent with attachment section 38, the spring bending
Section is configured to the most spring force that generation is applied by fastening spring 16.Fastening spring 16 further defines adjacent springs bending
The actuating section 46 of section, the actuating section are generally relatively arranged with base section 30.Each actuator 18 mainly connects
Touch actuating section 46.Fastening spring 16 also includes the clamping section 48 of adjacent actuating section 46, and the clamping section direction is confluxed
The top surface 26 of bar 14 extends.Fastening spring 16 applies the first clamping force on section 48 is clamped, the clamping section by with
Being set to makes electric wire 12 be contacted with the top surface 26 of busbar 14.
As being best shown in Fig. 1, each restriction of actuator 18 is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis X orientation of electric wire 12
A pair of lever arms 52.Lever arm 52 is spaced apart from each other and the cross bar 54 that is oriented by being essentially perpendicular to lever arm 52 interconnects.
The arm end 56 of each lever arm 52 limits cam section 58, and the cam section limits cam contour.These arm ends 56 and cross bar
54 are relatively arranged.When actuator 18 is in the open position 28 shown in Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, the cam section 58 of actuator 18 connects
The actuating section 46 of fastening spring 16 is closed, the top surface 26 of busbar 14 is moved away from so that clamping section 48 and causes
Fastening spring 16 is applied more than the second spring power of the first spring force.When actuator 18 in the close position 29, cam section
58 depart from actuating section 46.
As being best shown in Fig. 1, shell 20 has:Front part 60 including opening 62, electric wire 12 may pass through
The opening is inserted;And rear portion 64, the rear portion are attached to front part 60 by snapping feature 66.The front portion of shell 20
Part 60 and rear portion 64 at least partly limit the slot 68 for wherein receiving cam section 58.Actuator 18 can be around cam section
58 pivot.
Connector assembly 10 can be formed by following methods.
In the first step, there is provided the front part 60 of shell 20, and the cam section 58 of actuator 18 is inserted in
In the part for the slot 68 that the front part 60 of shell 20 is formed.
In the second step, by punching press have aperture 42 and from outward flange extend a pair of protuberances metal plate come
Form fastening spring 16.Then fastening spring 16 is bent to form base section 30, attachment section 38, spring bending section
44th, activate section 46 and clamp section 48.Then protuberance is bent, so that they are essentially perpendicular to the top of busbar 14
Surface 40, and these protuberances are inserted into one in the notch 22 and hole 24 in busbar 14.Then will be prominent
The free end in portion folds into the top of the top surface 40 of busbar 14, thus forms C-shaped protuberance.Bullet is clamped for second
Spring 16 repeats this process.
In third step, the busbar 14 of assembling and fastening spring 16 are inserted in the front part 60 of shell 20
In the cavity formed.
In four steps, the cam section 58 of actuator 18 is inserted in the slot that the rear portion 64 of shell 20 formed
In 68 part, and the rear portion 64 of shell 20 is attached to front part 60 by snapping feature 66.
The example of the connector assembly 10 shown in Fig. 1 to Fig. 5 has is connected to busbar 14 by a pair of fastening springs 16
Two electric wires 12.The alternate embodiment of connector assembly can have to be pressed on busbar by same fastening spring
Two electric wires.Other alternate embodiments of connector assembly may include to be attached to by three or more fastening springs and conflux
Three or more root electric wires of bar, or the individual wires cable of busbar is even attached to by single spring.
Although shown example shows two independently operable actuators 18, it contemplated in which actuator for example by sharing
Other embodiments of cross bar uniform actuation.Other embodiments can have the shared lever arm between actuator.
Other alternate embodiments may include the electricity on the opposite side of shell with the opening for being used to insert electric wire
Connector, rather than there is opening on certain side of shell, as shown in Fig. 1 to Fig. 5.
Therefore it provides it can be used to the electric coupler component 10 for making two or more root electric wires 12 interconnect or engage.Electricity
Connector assembly 10 can ensure that cable is electrically connected to each other well, and can ensure that cable to the good of electric coupler component 10
Confining force.
Although describing the utility model according to preferred embodiment of the present utility model, it is not intended to be limited to
This, but it is only limited to the scope illustrated in appended claims.In addition, the use of the grade of term first, second is not offered as
Any sequence of importance, but distinguished an element with another element using the grade of term first, second.In addition, term one,
The use of one grade is not offered as the limitation of quantity, but represents at least one in the cited project of presence.In addition, such as
The direction such as top, bottom term is not offered as any specific orientation, but use term top, bottom etc. by an element with
Another element distinguishes, and the relation established in position between each element.