EP0334975B1 - Connexion de conducteur - Google Patents

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EP0334975B1
EP0334975B1 EP88104911A EP88104911A EP0334975B1 EP 0334975 B1 EP0334975 B1 EP 0334975B1 EP 88104911 A EP88104911 A EP 88104911A EP 88104911 A EP88104911 A EP 88104911A EP 0334975 B1 EP0334975 B1 EP 0334975B1
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stirrup member
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Rüdiger Strate
Rainer Schulze
Michael Schnatwinkel
Georg Wagner
Manfred Wilmes
Bernd Haller
Ernst Herkner
Jörg Diekmann
Herbert Henning
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Weidmueller Interface GmbH and Co KG
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Priority to JP1072041A priority patent/JPH01286270A/ja
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/28—Clamped connections, spring connections
    • H01R4/30—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a screw or nut clamping member
    • H01R4/36—Conductive members located under tip of screw

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  • the invention relates to a conductor connection with a U-shaped bracket and a screw unit which can be inserted from above into the bracket and onto the conductor which can be inserted therein from above, comprising a screw, nut piece and wire protection part, as is known from US Pat. No. 4,589,722.
  • a bearing pin and holder must be provided on the screw unit to pivot the screw unit and a corresponding receiving slot must be provided in the leg of the U-shaped bracket in order to pivot the screw unit into a position allowing the conductor to be put on from above and in combination to be able to move with it.
  • the present invention has for its object to provide a conductor connection of the generic type, which ensures the insertion of the conductor to be connected from above with a simple construction of the conductor connection and with extremely convenient handling.
  • the solution according to the invention consists in that at least one lateral projection is provided on the nut piece of the screwing unit on two mutually opposite sides and that at least one undercut receptacle accessible from above is provided in the U-legs of the U-shaped bracket. Thanks to this design, after inserting the conductor in the U-shaped bracket, which is still open at the top, the screwing unit is placed in a movement essentially vertically from above, and the lateral projections on the nut piece can then be brought into the engaging position with the receptacles in the U-bracket.
  • the required construction elements can have a simple spatial shape and are easy to manufacture.
  • the locking means are arranged on the wire protection part surrounding the nut piece in a position such that the U-shaped bracket reaches the effective area by means of the nut piece when the screw is actuated in the conductor clamping direction.
  • Locking is practically automatic when the screw is actuated. This also ensures that insertion is only possible when the screw is open. If the screw is only turned slightly, the screw unit cannot be inserted or, above all, removed. When screwed in, the screw unit and the U-shaped bracket are therefore a captive system. This locks the overall clamping system. The locking also acts as a position fix when the clamping system is stressed by a conductor.
  • the wire protection part is expediently designed as a barrel spring at the conductor connection, which in addition to its functional advantages also has the advantage of being easy to manufacture and easy to assemble, since it is sufficient to bend their two ends together, which define the passage opening for the screw. Since in this case the barrel spring now has a function to perform in the locking, its positional stability and thus the positional stability of the locking must be ensured to a particular degree. It is therefore provided in a further preferred embodiment that the barrel spring has recesses on both sides in the region of its mutually bent ends, into which a U-shaped washer engages with its legs. As a result, the force of the legs of the barrel spring can no longer move inwards from their position in the direction of the screw shaft.
  • a conductor connection is used in connection with a surrounding insulating material housing, as would be the case, for example, with a terminal block
  • there are guide slots in the insulating material housing for the lateral projections on the nut piece Provided so that the screw unit can be easily fed from above to the U-shaped bracket located in the insulating material housing.
  • a pivot lever can then be provided on the insulating material housing, which is arranged so that when it is moved into its closed position, it moves the screw unit with the lateral projections on the nut piece into the engagement position with the U-shaped bracket.
  • the conductor connection includes a U-shaped bracket 1, which is to be connected to a screw unit, which consists essentially of a screw 2, a nut piece 3 and a wire protection part 4, which is designed in the illustrated embodiment as a so-called barrel spring.
  • the screw unit is assembled by bending the two free ends of the barrel spring 4, which define a passage opening for the screw 2 in their opposite position, in precisely this position.
  • recesses 5 are provided on both sides of the barrel spring 4 in the region of their free ends facing each other, into which a U-shaped washer 6 engages with its legs from above after assembly. Thanks to this configuration, the legs of the barrel spring 4 cannot twist or twist against one another. In this respect, they remain well-positioned.
  • the screw unit described above can now be combined with the movement of the U-shaped bracket 1 essentially vertically from above. With the screwing unit removed, the conductor to be connected can first be inserted into the U-shaped bracket 1, which is still open to this extent.
  • the nut piece 3 of the screwing unit now has two opposite sides at least one lateral projection 7a, in the exemplary embodiment shown also a further lateral projection 7b on each side.
  • receptacles accessible from above are provided for receiving the projections 7a and 7b in the two bracket legs, specifically in the central region an undercut receiving opening 8a and open on the upper edge of the legs of the U-shaped bracket 1 further on one side a receptacle 8b opening to the side for receiving the projections 7b which, since here is the lateral end of the leg of the U-shaped bracket 1, can naturally also be moved vertically from above to the receptacles 8b.
  • corresponding locking means are now provided on the wire protection part 4, that is to say here the barrel spring, which are in a very simple manner on their one leg in the vicinity of its upper region has two laterally slightly projecting shoulders 9, which are arranged at such an altitude that when the screw 2 is completely turned into the open position (see FIG. 3), the screw unit with the lateral projections 7a, 7b on the nut piece 3 up to the undercut areas of the receptacles 7a, 7b can be spent in the U-shaped bracket 1 and the shifting according to FIG.
  • a conductor connection as described above is implemented in a surrounding housing 10 made of insulating material. It can be a terminal block, for example.
  • the U-shaped bracket 1 of the conductor connection then receives, for example, the end of the busbar 11 of the terminal block in its lower region.
  • 10 guide slots 12, 13 are realized in the adjacent walls of the insulating material housing, into which the feeder leads lateral projections 7a, 7b of the nut piece 3 can occur.
  • an angle lever 14 is mounted on the insulating housing 10 in such a way that, immediately before it reaches its closed position (FIG. 7), it acts on the side of the screwing unit which is otherwise left free by the insulating housing 10 and when it is transferred to the complete closed position the aforementioned small shifting movement automatically causes.

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  • Connections Arranged To Contact A Plurality Of Conductors (AREA)
  • Connections By Means Of Piercing Elements, Nuts, Or Screws (AREA)
  • Clamps And Clips (AREA)

Claims (9)

  1. Connexion de conducteur comportant un étrier (1) en U et une unité à vis, constituée d'une vis (2) avec un écrou (3) et d'un élément de protection de fil (4), l'unité à vis étant susceptible d'être introduite par le haut, dans la zone d'ouverture de l'étrier (1) en U, sur le conducteur à placer dans celui-ci, par le haut, caractérisée en ce que l'unité à vis peut être introduite par le haut séparément et en ce qu'il est prévu sur chacun des deux côtés opposés de l'écrou (3), au moins une partie saillante (7a, 7b) et en ce qu'il est prévu dans les branches de l'étrier (1) en U, au moins un logement (8a, 8b) détalonné, accessible par le haut pour chacune de ces parties saillantes.
  2. Connexion de conducteur selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce qu'il est prévu des moyens (9) pour verrouiller l'étrier (1) en U dans la position d'engagement avec les parties saillantes (7a, 7b) de l'écrou (3).
  3. Connexion de conducteur selon la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce que les moyens de verrouillage (9), placés sur l'élément de protection des fils (4) entourant l'écrou (3) à la manière d'un cadre, sont dans une position telle que l'étrier (1) en U parvient dans la zone d'action de la vis, au moyen de l'écrou (3), lorsqu'on actionne la vis (2) dans le sens du serrage du conducteur.
  4. Connexion de conducteur selon la revendication 3, caractérisée en ce qu'il est prévu, comme éléments de verrouillage, sur l'élément de protection des fils (4) en forme de cadre, à proximité de sa partie supérieure et sur l'un de ses côtés, des épaulements(9) faisant saillie latéralement devant lesquels parviennent les extrémités supérieures des branches de l'étrier (1) en U, lorsque la vis (2) est serrée.
  5. Connexion de conducteur selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce qu'il est prévu sur chacun des côtés de l'écrou (3), deux parties saillantes (7a et 7b) latérales pour lesquelles il est prévu, dans les branches de l'étrier (1) en U, deux logements (8a et 8b) correspondants, dont l'un (8a) se situe à peu près dans la partie centrale des branches et s'ouvre vers leur bord supérieur, tandis que l'autre logement (8b) détalonné s'ouvre vers une surface latérale des branches de l'étrier (1) en U.
  6. Connexion de conducteur selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que l'élément de protection des fils (4) est un ressort bombé qui, dans la région de ses extrémités opposées l'une à l'autre, définissant ensemble une ouverture de passage pour la vis (2), présente des évidements (5) dans lequels une cale (6) en U, s'engage du haut, par ses branches.
  7. Connexion de conducteur selon l'une des revendications précédentes, placée dans un boîtier isolant (10) l'enfermant, caractérisée en ce qu'il est prévu, dans les surfaces adjacentes du boîtier, des fentes de guidage (12, 13) pour les parties saillantes (7a, 7b) latérales de l'écrou (3), qui s'étendent depuis une ouverture supérieure d'introduction dans le boîtier (10) jusqu'aux logements détalonnés (8a, 8b) de l'étrier (1) en U monté dans le boîtier (10).
  8. Connexion de conducteur selon la revendication 7, caractérisée en ce qu'il est prévu sur le boîtier, un dispositif (14) destiné à faire passer l'unité à vis enfoncée avec les parties saillantes (7a, 7b) de l'écrou (3), dans les zones détalonnées des logements (8a, 8b) de l'étrier en U.
  9. Connexion de conducteur selon la revendication 8, caractérisée en ce qu'un levier coudé (14) s'articule sur le boîtier (10) de manière à venir heurter le côté correspondant de l'unité à vis (2,3,4) introduite, juste avant d'atteindre sa position de fermeture.
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ES198888104911T ES2032891T3 (es) 1988-03-26 1988-03-26 Borne.
EP88104911A EP0334975B1 (fr) 1988-03-26 1988-03-26 Connexion de conducteur
DE8888104911T DE3871135D1 (de) 1988-03-26 1988-03-26 Leiteranschluss.
CA000594702A CA1322234C (fr) 1988-03-26 1989-03-23 Connecteur de ligne
US07/327,604 US4929198A (en) 1988-03-26 1989-03-23 Conductor connection assembly
JP1072041A JPH01286270A (ja) 1988-03-26 1989-03-27 導体接続装置

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US4929198A (en) 1990-05-29
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CA1322234C (fr) 1993-09-14
JPH0445940B2 (fr) 1992-07-28
EP0334975A1 (fr) 1989-10-04
JPH01286270A (ja) 1989-11-17

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