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EP0634813B1
EP0634813B1 EP94106797A EP94106797A EP0634813B1 EP 0634813 B1 EP0634813 B1 EP 0634813B1 EP 94106797 A EP94106797 A EP 94106797A EP 94106797 A EP94106797 A EP 94106797A EP 0634813 B1 EP0634813 B1 EP 0634813B1
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Horst Conrad
Bernhard Jaschke
Gerhard Geschonke
Manfred Wilmes
Bernhard Schuster
Walter Hanning
Michael Schnatwinkel
Hans-Jürgen Kern
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R9/00Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, e.g. terminal strips or terminal blocks; Terminals or binding posts mounted upon a base or in a case; Bases therefor
    • H01R9/22Bases, e.g. strip, block, panel
    • H01R9/24Terminal blocks
    • H01R9/26Clip-on terminal blocks for side-by-side rail- or strip-mounting
    • H01R9/2675Electrical interconnections between two blocks, e.g. by means of busbars

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  • the invention relates to a distribution strip with a plurality of side-by-side, Conductor connections comprising conductor rail pieces according to the preamble of the claim 1.
  • Distribution strips of the generic type are used for supply and control-related connection of electrical components such as Voltage sources and signal receivers used. You can use it for this purpose used, for example, to build initiator terminal blocks be, as set out for example in EP 0 222 030 A2. In this reference is carried out that the supply lines of a voltage source two distribution strips located in an initiator terminal block and the supply voltage from there via internal cross-connection strips distributed over several connecting terminals arranged side by side to which in turn supply lines, for example from initiators for electrical Signal receivers can be connected. Building the for this application distribution strips used is relatively complex, since between the Busbar pieces of the conductor connections and the components for the actual Cross distribution of electrical power additional components such as Spacers must be available, with each current transition between the components naturally have a contact resistance.
  • the object of the present invention is therefore to provide a distributor strip of the generic type To create kind in which the transverse distribution of the electrical power with conceivably low design and assembly costs, especially to achieve the smallest row widths to ensure more compact Types of conductor connections is important.
  • the solution according to the invention consists in the spatial assignment of the functional elements the conductor rail pieces and the arrangement of the functional areas of the Busbar pieces within the conductor connections, primarily related to the Direction of the individual conductor connections.
  • the track parts consist of a first section of two lateral, opposite and central via a connecting plate U-shaped spring contact legs, on one side of the connecting plate at its free ends the socket contact form.
  • a connection level formed for inserting a conductor into the conductor connection, the Connection level, the connecting plate and the socket contact essentially perpendicular to the direction of connection of the conductor connections in a spatial row one above the other are arranged.
  • the spring contact legs form with the connecting plate a structural unit, the main extension of the spring contact legs perpendicular is aligned with the direction of connection of the conductor connections.
  • the plug contact elements form the side by side stringing of Conductor connections to a distribution strip by locking a plug contact in a socket contact automatically an electrical connection, so that an additional Check during assembly to ensure that all cross connections of the Cross distribution have been produced.
  • the plug connection of the busbar pieces of the individual conductor connections these can be made into distribution strips any length, that is, join any number of conductor connections.
  • distribution strips can be set up for any purpose, which in turn for example for the construction of initiator terminal blocks with any number of poles Find use.
  • the space required can be due to the arrangement of the track pieces reduce significantly perpendicular to the direction of the row, since the connector tabs a plug contact element directly between the essentially on both sides the insertion space of the socket contact arranged spring contact leg intervention.
  • the conductor to be connected to the conductor connection is, for example, via a clamping spring directly with the associated section of the busbar piece of the corresponding conductor connection. Plug and socket contact are thus made in one piece, which lowers the manufacturing costs and simplifies assembly. Since the connection level of the conductor connection is easily accessible from above is, in addition to the connection option already mentioned, via a clamping spring also realize all other usual types of connection of the conductor connection.
  • the direction of insertion of the conductors lies contacts in the conductor connections and the plug-in spaces of the sockets essentially in a plane that is perpendicular to the direction of connection of the conductor connections is aligned.
  • the connector tab is on the free End of a spring contact leg of a busbar piece parallel to it Arranged end edge, the connector tab in the direction of the opposite Spring contact leg is cranked so that its median plane with the middle between the middle plane located between the two spring contact legs.
  • the plug tab from one of the spring contact legs be bent by simple bending operations, which in turn is better Contact behavior and lower assembly costs ensures.
  • one of the plug contact elements as a socket contact offers the possibility of the socket part from several directions, for example from the side or to contact from below. Because the socket contact of the first conductor connection a distribution strip for the connection to the next track or to If the structure of the total conductor rail is not required, there is the option here to a printed circuit board arranged under the conductor connections if necessary to create additional connection possibility.
  • the socket contact of the individual track piece both from below and which is also accessible from the side can be fed into the distribution strip for power supply
  • Arrange additional contact surfaces on the socket contact, both in the Engage the socket contact as well as on the side of the outer surface of the socket contact can make an electrical connection, as is a U-shaped Cable contact for making electrical connections at the socket contact possible.
  • the fork-shaped contact has the advantage that a current feed can in principle be done at any point on the distributor strip from below. Especially With limited space, a special feed terminal can be used save on.
  • an initiator terminal block provides that two distribution strips in one Basic housing of an initiator terminal block, which can be fixed on the mounting rail is arranged.
  • the connection to the basic housing is made using detachable plug-in attachments, so that the distributor strips are easy and easy to install in the initiator terminal block can be regrouped.
  • Possibilities of an advantageous simple coding of the invention Distribution strip in particular the often necessary grounding of Busbar connections appear very easy to implement. Because of the accessibility the busbar pieces from below is a connection of the distribution strip to the the mounting rail carrying the earth potential can be implemented without problems.
  • FIG. 1 shows a distributor strip, designated in its entirety by 1, which consists of three side-by-side conductor connections labeled I-III 2 exists.
  • a conductor rail piece is located in the housing 10 of each conductor connection 4, which each interlock with the aid of their plug contact elements 5.
  • the structure of a conductor connection 2 is illustrated with the aid of the sectional diagram in FIG. 2.
  • the busbar piece 4 In the middle of the conductor connection housing 10 there is in turn the busbar piece 4 recognizable.
  • a clamping spring 14 is arranged, which serves the conductor 3 from above into the insertion funnel Introduce 13 of the conductor connection housing 10, under the busbar piece 4 to pull and fix there by clamping spring force.
  • At the top of the conductor connection housing 10 is located on the side next to the insertion funnel 13 an assembly opening 15 through which an actuation of the clamping spring 14 for the Assembly process of the conductor 3 is possible.
  • Each conductor connection housing has a side wall connecting cams 12 in position and size with corresponding Connection bores 11 on the opposite side surface of the conductor connection housing 10 corresponds, so that when connecting conductor connections in a row 2 these together by the engagement of the connecting cams 12 in the corresponding connection bores 11 of the adjacent conductor connection 2 are set.
  • Each busbar piece 4 has a U-shaped base body 21, which consists of two spring contact legs 23 and 24 and a connecting plate 25 connecting them.
  • the clamping spring 14 is shown on the outside of the spring contact leg 24 is attached. It has on its holding tab 22 facing Side an opening 30 and is shaped so that it has a spring force in the direction of the arrow F is generated. Since the retaining tab 22 protrudes through the opening 30, the Movement of the free leg 32 of the clamping spring 14 in the direction of arrow F is limited. If a counterforce is exerted on the edge 31 of the clamping spring 14, then her free leg 32 moves with the opening 30 against the arrow F downwards, so that in the interior of the U-shaped base body 21 of the busbar piece 4 a connecting wire can be inserted.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 is a way of contacting the busbar from the underside of conductor connection 2 via the socket contact 26 shown.
  • the exemplary embodiment shows a solder contact 42, which is electrically connected to a circuit board 41 and on its the circuit board 41 opposite end has a contact plate 43 which through an opening 44th at the bottom of the conductor connection housing 10 in the socket contact 26 of the Busbar piece 4 engages.
  • a solder contact 42 which is electrically connected to a circuit board 41 and on its the circuit board 41 opposite end has a contact plate 43 which through an opening 44th at the bottom of the conductor connection housing 10 in the socket contact 26 of the Busbar piece 4 engages.
  • FIG. 4 shows a possibility of contacting the socket 26 to reach around on the outside by a fork contact 40.
  • the fork contact 40 is electrically connected to a circuit board 41 like the solder contact 42 described above and engages from below the sockets contact 26, the conductor connection housing 10 in this case an adequately dimensioned cutout 45 on its Has underside.
  • a distributor 1 attack if the corresponding cutout 45 in the conductor connection housing 10 Inclusion of the fork parts of the contact encompassing the contacts 26 on the side 40 is present.
  • a distribution strip of the type according to the invention can thus be Position as desired over a fork contact 40 arranged in a printed circuit board 41.
  • a fork contact 40 arranged in a printed circuit board 41.
  • an otherwise necessary feed connection is eliminated, what is particularly advantageous when space is limited.
  • Initiator terminal blocks are commonly used made up of individual initiator terminal blocks, in FIG. 5 is an example an initiator terminal block in cross section with three distribution strips according to the invention belonging conductor connections 2 shown.
  • An initiator terminal block sets initiator terminal blocks arranged side by side perpendicular to the plane of the drawing 50 together, perpendicular to the plane of the drawing shown with each other are fixed on a common standardized mounting rail 54.
  • Through the Lining up the initiator terminal blocks 50 inevitably also results a series of individual conductor connections 2 to distribution strips, which in Figure 5 are designated 1, II and III.
  • the initiator series terminal 50 has one Terminal housing 51 made of insulating material, which with detachable webs 80 for detachable Fixing the conductor connection housing 10 provided in the terminal housing 51 is. These receiving webs 80 have small beads 81 which correspond to Engage recesses 82 of the conductor connection housing. Because of this design ensures that the conductor connections 2 are interchanged within a terminal block can be to z. B. convert a PNP arrangement into an NPN arrangement.
  • the busbars of the individual distribution strips I, II and III offer when in use in initiator terminal blocks, of course, the possibility of contacting from the underside of the conductor connection housing 10.
  • Figure 5 with the help of such Contacting a connection of the busbar of the distribution strip 3 with the Carrier rail 54 shown to build a PE distribution strip.
  • the connection is made through the contact bracket 58, through the insertion funnel 53 of the conductor housing 10 engages in a socket contact of the busbar of the distribution strip 3. Since the Contact bracket 58 penetrates contact in the sockets, the contact must necessarily at the beginning of the distribution strip, as there is a free socket contact here is.
  • the contact bracket 58 is riveted to a transmission plate 59 which in Initiator terminal housing 51 is fixed and touches the mounting rail 54, so that the appropriate electrical connection is established.
  • the definition of the initiator terminal housing 51 on the mounting rail 54 is usually done by two housing feet 56 and 57, the angled holding leg 61 of the mounting rail 54 reach around.
  • an initiator terminal block is shown in which the switching state of the Initiator is displayed via a control LED 70.
  • the contact plate 72 is part of a contact angle 71 that over a wire bridge 73 and a resistor 74 is connected to the control LED 70.
  • the contact plate 72 is not like that in FIG. 5 described contact bracket 58 in the middle of a socket contact the busbar Distribution strip engages, but one of the spring contact legs of the socket contact 26 touched on the side.
  • the contact plate 72 is via the insertion funnel 76 so positively driven that a contact other than the side contact of the socket contact not possible.

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In the case of this distribution block having a plurality of conductor connections (2) which are arranged side by side and contain busbar pieces (4), the mutually facing sides of adjacent busbar pieces (4) are provided with plug contact elements (5) which can be plugged into one another in order to make direct contact, for transverse distribution of the electrical power, so that the transverse connector components, such as transverse distribution rails, space sleeves and the like, which have been normal until now are dispensed with. <IMAGE>

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Verteilerleiste mit mehreren, nebeneinander anreihbaren, Stromschienenstücke beinhaltenden Leiteranschlüssen gemäß Oberbegriff des Anspruches 1.The invention relates to a distribution strip with a plurality of side-by-side, Conductor connections comprising conductor rail pieces according to the preamble of the claim 1.

Verteilerleisten der gattungsgemäßen Art werden zur versorgungstechnischen und steuerungstechnischen Verknüpfung von elektrischen Bauteilen wie beispielsweise Spannungsquellen und Signalempfänger eingesetzt. Sie können für diesen Anwendungszweck beispielsweise zum Aufbau von Initiatorklemmenblöcken verwendet werden, wie dies beispielsweise in der EP 0 222 030 A2 dargelegt ist. In dieser Literaturstelle wird ausgeführt, daß die Versorgungsleitungen einer Spannungsquelle an zwei in einem Initiatorklemmenblock befindlichen Verteilerleisten angeschlossen werden und die Versorgungsspannung von dort über innenliegende Querverbindungsleisten auf mehrere nebeneinander angeordnete Anschlußklemmen verteilt wird, an die wiederum Versorgungsleitungen beispielsweise von Initiatoren für elektrische Signalempfänger angeschlossen werden. Der Aufbau der für diesen Anwendungszweck verwendeten Verteilerleisten ist relativ aufwendig, da zwischen den Stromschienenstücken der Leiteranschlüsse und den Bauteilen für die eigentliche Querverteilung der elektrischen Leistung zusätzliche Bauteile wie beispielsweise Distanzhülsen vorhanden sein müssen, wobei sich bei jedem Stromübergang zwischen den Bauteilen natürlich ein Übergangswiderstand ergibt.Distribution strips of the generic type are used for supply and control-related connection of electrical components such as Voltage sources and signal receivers used. You can use it for this purpose used, for example, to build initiator terminal blocks be, as set out for example in EP 0 222 030 A2. In this reference is carried out that the supply lines of a voltage source two distribution strips located in an initiator terminal block and the supply voltage from there via internal cross-connection strips distributed over several connecting terminals arranged side by side to which in turn supply lines, for example from initiators for electrical Signal receivers can be connected. Building the for this application distribution strips used is relatively complex, since between the Busbar pieces of the conductor connections and the components for the actual Cross distribution of electrical power additional components such as Spacers must be available, with each current transition between the components naturally have a contact resistance.

Eine Weiterbildung gattungsgemäßer Leiteranschlüsse zeigt die US-PS 4 469 128, bei der die Leiteranschlüsse Steckkontaktelemente beinhalten, die jeweils eine Steckerlasche und einen Buchsen kontakt aufweisen, wobei jeweils die Steckerlasche zur Querverteilung elektrischer Leistung in den Buchsen kontakt eines benachbarten Stromschienenstückes eingreift. Der Buchsen kontakt ist aus einer im wesentlichen U-förmigen Anordnung von Stromschienenstücken gebildet, wobei die Steckrichtung von Buchsenkontakt und zugeordneter Steckerlasche, die das Gehäuse des benachbart angeordneten Leiteranschlusses überragt, parallel zur Anreihrichtung der Leiteranschlüsse ausgebildet ist. Auf die als Basis bezeichneten Leiteranschlüsse ist von oben her in zugeordnete Stromschienenstücke ein zur Steuerung von Druckluftströmen geeignetes Ventil aufsteckbar und mit zugeordneten Steckelementen elektrisch verbindbar.A further development of generic conductor connections is shown in US Pat. No. 4,469,128, where the conductor connections contain plug contact elements, each one Have plug tab and a socket contact, each with the plug tab for transverse distribution of electrical power in the sockets contact an adjacent one Busbar piece engages. The socket contact is made of a substantially U-shaped Arrangement of busbar pieces formed, the direction of insertion of socket contact and assigned connector tab, which the housing of the adjacent arranged conductor connection protrudes, parallel to the direction of connection of the conductor connections is trained. On the conductor connections referred to as the base is from above in assigned busbar pieces to control compressed air flows suitable valve can be plugged on and with associated plug-in elements electrically connectable.

Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung ist es daher, eine Verteilerleiste der gattungsgemäßen Art zu schaffen, bei der die Querverteilung der elektrischen Leistung mit denkbar geringem konstruktiven und montagemäßigen Aufwand erfolgt, wobei insbesondere auf die Erzielung geringster Reihungsbreiten für die Gewährleistung kompakter Bauformen der Leiteranschlüsse Wert gelegt wird.The object of the present invention is therefore to provide a distributor strip of the generic type To create kind in which the transverse distribution of the electrical power with conceivably low design and assembly costs, especially to achieve the smallest row widths to ensure more compact Types of conductor connections is important.

Die erfindungsgemäße Lösung ergibt sich aus den kennzeichnenden Merkmalen des Anspruches 1 im Zusammenwirken mit den Merkmalen des Oberbegriffes.The solution according to the invention results from the characterizing features of Claim 1 in cooperation with the features of the preamble.

Die erfindungsgemäße Lösung besteht in der räumlichen Zuordnung der Funktionselemente der Stromschienenstücke sowie der Anordnung der Funktionsbereiche der Stromschienenstücke innerhalb der Leiteranschlüsse, vornehmlich bezogen auf die Anreihrichtung der einzelnen Leiteranschlüsse. Die Stromschienenstücke bestehen in einem ersten Abschnitt aus je zwei seitlichen, sich gegenüberliegenden und zentral über ein Verbindungsblech U-förmig miteinander verbundenen Federkontaktschenkeln, die an einer Seite des Verbindungsbleches an ihren freien Enden den Buchsenkontakt bilden. In einem zweiten Abschnitt der Stromschienenstücke an der dem Buchsenkontakt gegenüberliegenden Seite des Verbindungsbleches ist eine Anschlußebene zum Einstecken eines Leiters in den Leiteranschluß gebildet, wobei die Anschlußebene, das Verbindungsblech sowie der Buchsen kontakt im wesentlichen senkrecht zur Anreihrichtung der Leiteranschlüsse in räumlicher Reihung übereinander angeordnet sind. Die Federkontaktschenkel bilden mit dem Verbindungsblech eine Baueinheit, wobei die Haupterstreckung der Federkontaktschenkel senkrecht zur Anreihrichtung der Leiteranschlüsse ausgerichtet ist. Hierdurch ist die Baugröße der Stromschienenstücke in Anreihrichtung der Leiteranschlüsse sehr gering auslegbar, da sowohl die Federkontaktschenkel als auch das Verbindungsblech sowie der auf der anderen Seite des Verbindungsbleches angeordnete Abschnitt als Anschlußebene für die Leiteranschlüsse im wesentlichen senkrecht zur Anreihrichtung angeordnet sind. Dies bedingt eine etwas größere Bauhöhe der Leiteranschlüsse, wodurch jedoch gleichzeitig eine sehr geringe Reihungsbreite der Leiteranschlüsse erzielbar ist. Die Steckkontaktelemente bilden beim seitlichen Aneinanderreihen der Leiteranschlüsse zu einer Verteilerleiste durch Verrastung eines Steckkontaktes in einem Buchsenkontakt automatisch eine elektrische Verbindung, so daß eine zusätzliche Kontrolle bei der Montage dahingehend entfällt, ob alle Querverbindungen der Querverteilung hergestellt worden sind. Durch die Steckkontaktierung der Stromschienenstücke der einzelnen Leiteranschlüsse lassen sich diese zu Verteilerleisten beliebiger Länge, das heißt beliebiger Leiteranschlußzahl zusammenfügen. Hierdurch lassen sich Verteilerleisten für jeden Verwendungszweck aufbauen, die wiederum beispielsweise für den Aufbau von Initiatorklemmenblöcken beliebiger Polzahl Verwendung finden. Der Platzbedarf läßt sich aufgrund der Anordnung der Stromschienenstücke senkrecht zur Anreihrichtung erheblich reduzieren, da die Steckerlaschen eines Steckkontaktelementes direkt zwischen die im wesentlichen beidseitig des Einsteckraumes des Buchsenkontaktes angeordneten Federkontaktschenkel eingreifen. Der mit dem Leiteranschluß zu verbindende Leiter wird zum Beispiel über eine Klemmfeder direkt mit dem zugehörigen Abschnitt des Stromschienenstückes des entsprechenden Leiteranschlusses verbunden. Stecker und Buchsenkontakt sind somit einstückig ausgeführt, was die Herstellungskosten senkt und die Montage vereinfacht. Da die Anschlußebene des Leiteranschlusses von oben sehr gut zugänglich ist, lassen sich außer der bereits erwähnten Anschlußmöglichkeit über eine Klemmfeder auch alle anderen üblichen Anschlußarten des Leiteranschlusses verwirklichen.The solution according to the invention consists in the spatial assignment of the functional elements the conductor rail pieces and the arrangement of the functional areas of the Busbar pieces within the conductor connections, primarily related to the Direction of the individual conductor connections. The track parts consist of a first section of two lateral, opposite and central via a connecting plate U-shaped spring contact legs, on one side of the connecting plate at its free ends the socket contact form. In a second section of the busbar pieces on the Socket contact opposite side of the connecting plate is a connection level formed for inserting a conductor into the conductor connection, the Connection level, the connecting plate and the socket contact essentially perpendicular to the direction of connection of the conductor connections in a spatial row one above the other are arranged. The spring contact legs form with the connecting plate a structural unit, the main extension of the spring contact legs perpendicular is aligned with the direction of connection of the conductor connections. This is the size the conductor rail sections can be designed to be very small in the direction of connection of the conductor connections, since both the spring contact leg and the connecting plate as well the section arranged on the other side of the connecting plate as the connection plane for the conductor connections, essentially perpendicular to the direction of baying are arranged. This necessitates a somewhat larger overall height of the conductor connections, however, this also means that the conductor connections have a very small row width is achievable. The plug contact elements form the side by side stringing of Conductor connections to a distribution strip by locking a plug contact in a socket contact automatically an electrical connection, so that an additional Check during assembly to ensure that all cross connections of the Cross distribution have been produced. Through the plug connection of the busbar pieces of the individual conductor connections, these can be made into distribution strips any length, that is, join any number of conductor connections. Hereby distribution strips can be set up for any purpose, which in turn for example for the construction of initiator terminal blocks with any number of poles Find use. The space required can be due to the arrangement of the track pieces reduce significantly perpendicular to the direction of the row, since the connector tabs a plug contact element directly between the essentially on both sides the insertion space of the socket contact arranged spring contact leg intervention. The conductor to be connected to the conductor connection is, for example, via a clamping spring directly with the associated section of the busbar piece of the corresponding conductor connection. Plug and socket contact are thus made in one piece, which lowers the manufacturing costs and simplifies assembly. Since the connection level of the conductor connection is easily accessible from above is, in addition to the connection option already mentioned, via a clamping spring also realize all other usual types of connection of the conductor connection.

In einer besonders bevorzugten Ausführungsform liegen die Einsteckrichtung der Leiter in den Leiteranschlüssen sowie die Einsteckräume der Buchsen kontakte im wesentlichen in einer Ebene, die senkrecht zur Anreihrichtung der Leiteranschlüsse ausgerichtet ist. Hierdurch kann das benötigte Mindestmaß der Reihung der Leiteranschlüsse sehr gering ausgelegt werden.In a particularly preferred embodiment, the direction of insertion of the conductors lies contacts in the conductor connections and the plug-in spaces of the sockets essentially in a plane that is perpendicular to the direction of connection of the conductor connections is aligned. As a result, the required minimum degree of ranking of the Conductor connections are designed to be very small.

In einer weiteren bevorzugten Ausführungsform ist die Steckerlasche an dem freien Ende eines Federkontaktschenkels eines Stromschienenstückes parallel zu seiner Endkante angeordnet, wobei die Steckerlasche in Richtung des gegenüberliegenden Federkontaktschenkels so gekröpft ist, daß seine Mittelebene mit der mittig zwischen den beiden Federkontaktschenkeln befindlichen Mittelebene übereinstimmt. Hierdurch kann insbesondere die Steckerlasche aus einem der Federkontaktschenkel durch einfache Biegeoperationen abgewinkelt werden, was wiederum für ein besseres Kontaktverhalten und geringere Montagekosten sorgt.In a further preferred embodiment, the connector tab is on the free End of a spring contact leg of a busbar piece parallel to it Arranged end edge, the connector tab in the direction of the opposite Spring contact leg is cranked so that its median plane with the middle between the middle plane located between the two spring contact legs. Hereby can in particular the plug tab from one of the spring contact legs be bent by simple bending operations, which in turn is better Contact behavior and lower assembly costs ensures.

Weitere spezielle Ausgestaltungen des Gegenstandes der Erfindung ergeben sich aus den Merkmalen der weiteren Unteransprüche.Further special configurations of the subject matter of the invention result from the features of the further subclaims.

Die Ausführung eines der Steckkontaktelemente als Buchsenkontakt bietet die Möglichkeit, das Buchsenteil aus mehreren Richtungen zum Beispiel von der Seite oder von unten zu kontaktieren. Da der Buchsenkontakt des ersten Leiteranschlusses einer Verteilerleiste für die Verbindung zum nächsten Stromschienenstück bzw. zum Aufbau der Gesamtstromschiene nicht benötigt wird, bietet sich hier die Möglichkeit, zu einer im Bedarfsfall unter den Leiteranschlüssen angeordneten Leiterplatte eine zusätzliche Anschlußmöglichkeit zu schaffen.The design of one of the plug contact elements as a socket contact offers the possibility of the socket part from several directions, for example from the side or to contact from below. Because the socket contact of the first conductor connection a distribution strip for the connection to the next track or to If the structure of the total conductor rail is not required, there is the option here to a printed circuit board arranged under the conductor connections if necessary to create additional connection possibility.

Da der Buchsenkontakt des einzelnen Stromschienenstückes sowohl von unten als auch von der Seite zugänglich ist, lassen sich zur Stromeinspeisung in die Verteilerleiste am Buchsenkontakt zusätzliche Kontaktflächen anordnen, die sowohl in den Buchsenkontakt eingreifen als auch seitlich an der Außenfläche des Buchsenkontaktes eine elektrische Verbindung herstellen können, ebenso ist ein U-förmiger Kabel kontakt zur elektrischen Verbindungsherstellung am Buchsenkontakt denkbar. Insbesondere der gabelförmige Kontakt bietet den Vorteil, daß eine Stromeinspeisung prinzipiell an beliebiger Stelle der Verteilerleiste von unten erfolgen kann. Insbesondere bei beschränkten Platzverhältnissen läßt sich so eine spezielle Einspeiseklemme einsparen. Die Möglichkeit, den Buchsenkontakt sowohl mittig als auch seitlich zu kontaktieren, macht es sehr einfach, mit Hilfe spezieller Öffnungen im Leiteranschlußgehäuse eine Codierungsmöglichkeit des Leiteranschlusses zu schaffen, je nach dem, ob man die Möglichkeit der Stromeinspeisung in das Stromschienenstück durch den mittigen Buchsenkontakt oder den seitlichen Buchsenkontakt ausschaltet. Since the socket contact of the individual track piece both from below and which is also accessible from the side, can be fed into the distribution strip for power supply Arrange additional contact surfaces on the socket contact, both in the Engage the socket contact as well as on the side of the outer surface of the socket contact can make an electrical connection, as is a U-shaped Cable contact for making electrical connections at the socket contact possible. In particular, the fork-shaped contact has the advantage that a current feed can in principle be done at any point on the distributor strip from below. Especially With limited space, a special feed terminal can be used save on. The possibility of the socket contact both in the middle and on the side It is very easy to contact using special openings in the conductor connection housing to create a coding option for the conductor connection, depending according to whether you have the possibility of feeding electricity into the track section switches off by means of the central socket contact or the side socket contact.

Es muß hervorgehoben werden, daß die Verwendung einer Verteilerleiste der erfindungsgemäßen Art insbesondere für den Aufbau von Initiatorreihenklemmen, wie sie eingangs kurz beschrieben wurden, von großem Vorteil sind. Die spezielle Ausgestaltung einer Initiatorreihenklemme sieht vor, daß zwei Verteilerleisten in einem Grundgehäuse einer Initiatorreihenklemme, welches auf der Tragschiene festlegbar ist, angeordnet sind. Die Verbindung zum Grundgehäuse erfolgt über lösbare Steckbefestigungen, so daß die Verteilerleisten einfach und montagefreundlich im Initiatorklemmenblock umgruppiert werden können. Desweiteren lassen die schon angesprochenen Möglichkeiten einer vorteilhaften einfachen Codierung der erfindungsgemäßen Verteilerleiste insbesondere die oftmals notwendige Erdung von Stromschienenanschlüssen sehr einfach realisierbar erscheinen. Durch die Zugänglichkeit der Stromschienenstücke von unten ist ein Anschluß der Verteilerleiste an die das Erdpotential tragende Tragschiene ohne Probleme realisierbar.It must be emphasized that the use of a distribution strip of the invention Kind especially for the construction of initiator terminal blocks as they were briefly described at the beginning, are of great advantage. The special design an initiator terminal block provides that two distribution strips in one Basic housing of an initiator terminal block, which can be fixed on the mounting rail is arranged. The connection to the basic housing is made using detachable plug-in attachments, so that the distributor strips are easy and easy to install in the initiator terminal block can be regrouped. Furthermore let the already mentioned Possibilities of an advantageous simple coding of the invention Distribution strip in particular the often necessary grounding of Busbar connections appear very easy to implement. Because of the accessibility the busbar pieces from below is a connection of the distribution strip to the the mounting rail carrying the earth potential can be implemented without problems.

Es bleibt noch anzumerken, daß die lösbare Verbindung der Verteilerleisten innerhalb des Initiatorklemmenblockgrundgehäuses eine Kontaktierung zur Beschaltung über Steckkontakte, das heißt die Realisierung von PNP- bzw. NPN-Schaltungen durch einfaches Umstecken der Verteilerleisten sehr einfach macht.It remains to be noted that the detachable connection of the distribution strips within of the initiator terminal block basic housing a contact for wiring via plug contacts, i.e. the implementation of PNP or NPN circuits by simply repositioning the distribution strips.

Im folgenden werde einige Beispiele von Verteilerleisten der erfindungsgemäßen Art sowie die Verwendung von Verteilerleisten in Initiatorklemmenblöcken anhand der beigefügten Zeichnungen zum besseren Verständnis näher erläutert werden.The following are some examples of distribution strips of the type according to the invention and the use of distribution strips in initiator terminal blocks based on the attached drawings are explained in more detail for better understanding.

Es zeigen:

Figur 1
eine erfindungsgemäße Verteilerleiste mit drei Leiteranschlüssen,
Figur 2
das Schnittbild eines Leiteranschlusses entsprechend dem Schnitt B-B aus Figur 1,
Figur 3
Stromschienenstück einer erfindungsgemäßen Verteilerleiste ohne Leiteranschlußgehäuse,
Figur 4
Schnittbild durch einen Leiteranschluß mit erfindungsgemäßen Verteilerleisten.
Show it:
Figure 1
an inventive distribution strip with three conductor connections,
Figure 2
the sectional view of a conductor connection corresponding to the section BB of Figure 1,
Figure 3
Busbar piece of a distribution strip according to the invention without a conductor connection housing,
Figure 4
Sectional view through a conductor connection with distribution strips according to the invention.

Die Figur 1 zeigt eine in ihrer Gesamtheit mit 1 bezeichnete Verteilerleiste, die aus drei nebeneinander angeordneten mit den Ziffern I-III gekennzeichneten Leiteranschlüssen 2 besteht.FIG. 1 shows a distributor strip, designated in its entirety by 1, which consists of three side-by-side conductor connections labeled I-III 2 exists.

Im Gehäuse 10 eines jeden Leiteranschlusses befindet sich je ein Stromschienenstück 4, die jeweils mit Hilfe ihrer Steckkontaktelemente 5 ineinandergreifen. Der Aufbau eines Leiteranschlusses 2 wird mit Hilfe des Schnittbildes in Figur 2 verdeutlicht. In der Mitte des Leiteranschlußgehäuses 10 ist dort wiederum das Stromschienenstück 4 zu erkennen. An diesem Stromschienenstück 4 ist in der Anschlußebene eine Klemmfeder 14 angeordnet, die dazu dient, den Leiter 3 von oben in den Einführtrichter 13 des Leiteranschlußgehäuses 10 einzuführen, unter das Stromschienenstück 4 zu ziehen und dort durch Klemmfederkraft zu fixieren. An der Oberseite des Leiteranschlußgehäuses 10 befindet sich seitlich neben dem Einführtrichter 13 ein Montagedurchbruch 15, durch den eine Betätigung der Klemmfeder 14 für den Montagevorgang des Leiters 3 möglich ist. Jedes Leiteranschlußgehäuse besitzt an einer Seitenwand Verbindungsnocken 12, die in Lage und Größe mit entsprechenden Verbindungsbohrungen 11 an der gegenüberliegenden Seitenfläche des Leiteranschlußgehäuses 10 korrespondiert, so daß bei einer Aneinanderreihung von Leiteranschlüssen 2 diese aneinander durch das Eingreifen der Verbindungsnocken 12 in die entsprechenden Verbindungsbohrungen 11 des benachbarten Leiteranschlusses 2 festgelegt sind.A conductor rail piece is located in the housing 10 of each conductor connection 4, which each interlock with the aid of their plug contact elements 5. Of the The structure of a conductor connection 2 is illustrated with the aid of the sectional diagram in FIG. 2. In the middle of the conductor connection housing 10 there is in turn the busbar piece 4 recognizable. At this busbar piece 4 is in the connection level a clamping spring 14 is arranged, which serves the conductor 3 from above into the insertion funnel Introduce 13 of the conductor connection housing 10, under the busbar piece 4 to pull and fix there by clamping spring force. At the top of the conductor connection housing 10 is located on the side next to the insertion funnel 13 an assembly opening 15 through which an actuation of the clamping spring 14 for the Assembly process of the conductor 3 is possible. Each conductor connection housing has a side wall connecting cams 12 in position and size with corresponding Connection bores 11 on the opposite side surface of the conductor connection housing 10 corresponds, so that when connecting conductor connections in a row 2 these together by the engagement of the connecting cams 12 in the corresponding connection bores 11 of the adjacent conductor connection 2 are set.

Bei der Aneinanderreihung von Leiteranschlüssen 2 greifen die in jedem Leiteranschluß 2 befindlichen Stromschienenstücke 4 mittels ihrer Steckkontaktelemente 5 ineinander, so daß eine elektrisch leitende Verbindung zwischen den einzelnen Leiteranschlüssen 2 hergestellt ist. Um dies zu verdeutlichen, sind in Figur 3 drei Stromschienenstücke 4 dargestellt, wobei zum besseren Verständnis die entsprechenden Leiteranschlußgehäuse 10 weggelassen wurden. Jedes Stromschienenstück 4 besitzt einen U-förmigen Grundkörper 21, der aus zwei Federkontaktschenkeln 23 und 24 sowie einem sie verbindenden Verbindungsblech 25 besteht.When lining up conductor connections 2, they engage in each conductor connection 2 located busbar pieces 4 by means of their plug contact elements 5 into each other, so that an electrically conductive connection between the individual conductor connections 2 is made. In order to clarify this, there are three track sections in FIG 4, with the corresponding ones for a better understanding Conductor connector housing 10 have been omitted. Each busbar piece 4 has a U-shaped base body 21, which consists of two spring contact legs 23 and 24 and a connecting plate 25 connecting them.

Die am Federkontaktschenkel 24 seitlich vorstehende und in einem Winkel von 45 Grad abgewinkelte Haltelasche 22 dient dazu, das Stromschienenstück 4 in seiner Position im Leiteranschlußgehäuse 10 zu halten. Zu der der Haltelasche 22 gegenüberliegenden Seite sind sowohl der Federkontaktschenkel 23 als auch der Schenkel 24 seitlich verlängert. Der Federkontaktschenkel 24 besitzt an seinem verlängerten freien Ende eine Steckerlasche 27. Der Federkontaktschenkel 23 ist in Richtung auf den gegenüberliegenden Federkontaktschenkel 24 so gekröpft, daß sich an den gegenüberliegenden freien Enden der beiden Schenkel zwei sich parallel gegenüberliegende, mit Kontaktplättchen 28 und 29 versehene Flächen ergeben, deren Abstand geringer ist als der der Federkontaktschenkel 23 und 24 im Bereich des Grundkörpers 21. Die mit den Kontaktplättchen 28 und 29 versehenen gegenübeliegenden Flächen bilden gemeinsam einen Buchsen kontakt 26. In Figur 3 ist außerdem gut zu erkennen, daß für die Herstellung einer durchgehenden Stromschiene die U-förmigen Grundkörper 21 der Stromschienenstücke 4 so aneinandergereiht werden, daß die Steckerlasche 27 eines Stromschienenstückes in den Buchsenkontakt 26 eines benachbarten Stromschienenstückes eingreifen kann. Hierzu ist es erforderlich, daß die Steckerlasche 27 an ihrem dem Federkontaktschenkel 24 abgewandten Ende so abgekröpft wird, daß ihre Mittelebene mit der sich zwischen den Federkontaktschenkeln 23 und 24 des Buchsenkontaktes 26 ergebenden Mittelebene übereinstimmt.Those protruding laterally on the spring contact leg 24 and at an angle of 45 Degree angled retaining tab 22 is used to hold the busbar piece 4 in its Hold position in the conductor connection housing 10. To the opposite of the holding tab 22 Side are both the spring contact leg 23 and the leg 24 laterally extended. The spring contact leg 24 has on its elongated free end of a plug tab 27. The spring contact leg 23 is in the direction of the opposite spring contact leg 24 cranked so that the opposite free ends of the two legs two parallel opposite, surfaces provided with contact plates 28 and 29 result in their spacing is less than that of the spring contact legs 23 and 24 in the area of Base body 21. The opposite lying provided with the contact plates 28 and 29 Surfaces together form a socket contact 26. In Figure 3 is also easy to see that for the production of a continuous busbar U-shaped base body 21 of the conductor rail pieces 4 are strung together so that the plug tab 27 of a busbar piece in the socket contact 26 of an adjacent track piece can intervene. For this it is necessary that the plug tab 27 facing away from the spring contact leg 24 End is cranked so that its median plane coincides with that between the Spring contact legs 23 and 24 of the socket contact 26 resulting middle plane matches.

Zusätzlich zu den Stromschienenstücken 4 ist in Figur 3 an einem Stromschienenstück 4 die Klemmfeder 14 dargestellt, die auf die Außenseite des Federkontaktschenkels 24 aufgesetzt ist. Sie besitzt an ihrer der Haltelasche 22 zugewandten Seite einen Durchbruch 30 und ist so geformt, daß sie eine Federkraft in Richtung des Pfeiles F erzeugt. Da die Haltelasche 22 durch den Durchbruch 30 ragt, ist die Bewegung des freien Schenkels 32 der Klemmfeder 14 in Richtung des Pfeiles F beschränkt. Wird eine Gegenkraft auf die Kante 31 der Klemmfeder 14 ausgeübt, so bewegt sich ihr freier Schenkel 32 mit dem Durchbruch 30 entgegen des Pfeiles F nach unten, so daß in den Innenraum des U-förmigen Grundkörpers 21 des Stromschienenstückes 4 ein Anschlußdraht eingeschoben werden kann. Nach Loslassen der Klemmfeder 14 schnellt der freie Schenkel 32 infolge der Federkraft in Richtung des Pfeiles F nach oben, zieht den Anschlußdraht unter den Federkontaktschenkel 24 des Stromschienenstückes 4 und fixiert ihn dort. Diese Art der Klemmbefestigung erfordert einen sehr geringen Montageaufwand, da sich die Verbindung eines Anschlußdrahtes am Stromschienenstück 4 schnell und ohne besondere Montagemittel bewerkstelligen läßt. Natürlich sind außer einer Klemmbefestigung alle denkbaren anderen Arten der Herstellung einer Verbindung von Leiter und Stromschienenstück möglich, wie z. B. Schraub-, Flachstecker, Lötanschluß und dergleichen.In addition to the conductor rail sections 4, there is a conductor rail section in FIG 4, the clamping spring 14 is shown on the outside of the spring contact leg 24 is attached. It has on its holding tab 22 facing Side an opening 30 and is shaped so that it has a spring force in the direction of the arrow F is generated. Since the retaining tab 22 protrudes through the opening 30, the Movement of the free leg 32 of the clamping spring 14 in the direction of arrow F is limited. If a counterforce is exerted on the edge 31 of the clamping spring 14, then her free leg 32 moves with the opening 30 against the arrow F downwards, so that in the interior of the U-shaped base body 21 of the busbar piece 4 a connecting wire can be inserted. After letting go the clamping spring 14, the free leg 32 swings in the direction of the spring force of arrow F upwards, pulls the connecting wire under the spring contact leg 24 of the busbar piece 4 and fixes it there. This type of clamp requires very little installation effort, since the connection of a connecting wire on the conductor rail section 4 quickly and without special assembly means accomplish. Of course, all conceivable apart from a clamp other ways of connecting the conductor and the conductor rail piece possible, such as B. screw, flat connector, solder connection and the like.

Die Darstellung der aneinandergereihten Stromschienenstücke 4 in Figur 3 macht deutlich, daß der jeweils erste Buchsenkontakt 26 einer Verteilerleiste für die Stromübertragung innerhalb der Stromschiene nicht benötigt wird. Aus diesem Grunde kann dieser Buchsen kontakt ebenso wie die Verbindung des Stromschienenstückes 4 mit einem Leiter 3 dazu benutzt werden, eine weitere elektrische Verbindung zur Stromschiene herzustellen. In Figur 1 und 2 ist eine Möglichkeit der Kontaktierung der Stromschiene von der Unterseite des Leiteranschlusses 2 her über den Buchsenkontakt 26 dargestellt. Das Ausführungsbeispiel zeigt hierzu einen Lötkontakt 42, der mit einer Leiterplatte 41 elektrisch verbunden ist und an seinem der Leiterplatte 41 abgewandten Ende eine Kontaktplatte 43 besitzt, welche durch eine Öffnung 44 an der Unterseite des Leiteranschlußgehäuses 10 in den Buchsenkontakt 26 des Stromschienenstückes 4 eingreift. Alternativ zu einer Kontaktierung der Stromschiene gemäß den Figuren 1 und 2 zeigt Figur 4 eine Möglichkeit, den Buchsen kontakt 26 an den Außenseiten durch einen Gabelkontakt 40 zu umgreifen. Der Gabelkontakt 40 ist wie der oben beschriebene Lötkontakt 42 elektrisch mit einer Leiterplatte 41 verbunden und umgreift von unten den Buchsen kontakt 26, wobei das Leiteranschlußgehäuse 10 in diesem Falle einen ausreichend dimensionierten Ausbruch 45 an seiner Unterseite aufweist. Für die Kontaktierung der Stromschiene durch den Gabelkontakt 40 ist es im Gegensatz zu dem vorher besprochenen Beispiel nicht notwendig, daß der Buchsenkontakt 26 eines Leiteranschlusses 2 unbenutzt ist, vielmehr kann der Gabelkontakt 40 an jedem beliebigen Leiteranschluß 2 eine Verteilerleiste 1 angreifen, sofern im Leiteranschlußgehäuse 10 der entsprechende Ausbruch 45 zur Aufnahme der seitlich den Buchsen kontakt 26 umgreifenden Gabelteile des Kontaktes 40 vorhanden ist. Eine Verteilerleiste der erfindungsgemäßen Art läßt sich somit über einem in einer Leiterplatte 41 angeordneten Gabelkontakt 40 beliebig positionieren. Außerdem kann bei beengten Platzverhältnissen durch die Einspeisung der Stromschiene von unten ein sonst notwendiger Einspeiseanschluß entfallen, was insbesondere bei beschränkten Platzverhältnissen von Vorteil ist.The representation of the lined up busbar pieces 4 in Figure 3 makes clearly that the respective first socket contact 26 of a distribution strip for power transmission is not required within the track. For this reason can contact these sockets as well as the connection of the busbar piece 4 with a conductor 3 can be used to make another electrical connection Manufacture busbar. In Figures 1 and 2 is a way of contacting the busbar from the underside of conductor connection 2 via the socket contact 26 shown. The exemplary embodiment shows a solder contact 42, which is electrically connected to a circuit board 41 and on its the circuit board 41 opposite end has a contact plate 43 which through an opening 44th at the bottom of the conductor connection housing 10 in the socket contact 26 of the Busbar piece 4 engages. As an alternative to contacting the busbar According to FIGS. 1 and 2, FIG. 4 shows a possibility of contacting the socket 26 to reach around on the outside by a fork contact 40. The fork contact 40 is electrically connected to a circuit board 41 like the solder contact 42 described above and engages from below the sockets contact 26, the conductor connection housing 10 in this case an adequately dimensioned cutout 45 on its Has underside. For contacting the busbar through the fork contact 40 In contrast to the example previously discussed, it is not necessary that the socket contact 26 of a conductor connection 2 is unused, rather can the fork contact 40 at any conductor connection 2 a distributor 1 attack if the corresponding cutout 45 in the conductor connection housing 10 Inclusion of the fork parts of the contact encompassing the contacts 26 on the side 40 is present. A distribution strip of the type according to the invention can thus be Position as desired over a fork contact 40 arranged in a printed circuit board 41. In addition, in confined spaces by feeding the Busbar from below an otherwise necessary feed connection is eliminated, what is particularly advantageous when space is limited.

Eine Anwendung von erfindungsgemäßen Verteilerleisten bietet sich insbesondere für den Aufbau von Initiatorklemmenblöcken an. Initiatorklemmenblöcke werden üblicherweise aus einzelnen Initiatorreihenklemmen aufgebaut, in Figur 5 ist beispielhaft eine Initiatorreihenklemme im Querschnitt mit drei zu erfindungsgemäßen Verteilerleisten gehörenden Leiteranschlüssen 2 abgebildet. Ein Initiatorklemmenblock setzt sich aus senkrecht zur Zeichenebene nebeneinander angeordneten Initiatorreihenklemmen 50 zusammen, die senkrecht zur dargestellten Zeichnungsebene miteinander auf einer gemeinsamen genormten Tragschiene 54 festgelegt sind. Durch die Aneinanderreihung der Initiatorenreihenklemmen 50 ergibt sich zwangsläufig ebenso eine Aneinanderreihung der einzelnen Leiteranschlüsse 2 zu Verteilerleisten, die in Figur 5 mit 1, II und III bezeichnet sind. Die Initiatorreihenklemme 50 besitzt ein Klemmengehäuse 51 aus Isolierwerkstoff, welches mit Aufnahmestegen 80 zur lösbaren Festlegung der Leiteranschlußgehäuse 10 im Klemmengehäuse 51 versehen ist. Diese Aufnahmestege 80 besitzen kleine Wulste 81, die in korrespondierende Ausnehmungen 82 der Leiteranschlußgehäuse eingreifen. Durch diese Bauweise ist gewährleistet, daß die Leiteranschlüsse 2 innerhalb einer Reihenklemme vertauscht werden können, um z. B. eine PNP-Anordnung in eine NPN-Anordnung zu verwandeln.The use of distribution strips according to the invention is particularly advantageous for the construction of initiator terminal blocks. Initiator terminal blocks are commonly used made up of individual initiator terminal blocks, in FIG. 5 is an example an initiator terminal block in cross section with three distribution strips according to the invention belonging conductor connections 2 shown. An initiator terminal block sets initiator terminal blocks arranged side by side perpendicular to the plane of the drawing 50 together, perpendicular to the plane of the drawing shown with each other are fixed on a common standardized mounting rail 54. Through the Lining up the initiator terminal blocks 50 inevitably also results a series of individual conductor connections 2 to distribution strips, which in Figure 5 are designated 1, II and III. The initiator series terminal 50 has one Terminal housing 51 made of insulating material, which with detachable webs 80 for detachable Fixing the conductor connection housing 10 provided in the terminal housing 51 is. These receiving webs 80 have small beads 81 which correspond to Engage recesses 82 of the conductor connection housing. Because of this design ensures that the conductor connections 2 are interchanged within a terminal block can be to z. B. convert a PNP arrangement into an NPN arrangement.

Die Stromschienen der einzelnen Verteilerleisten I, II und III bieten bei Verwendung in Initiatorreihenklemmen selbstverständlich auch die Möglichkeit der Kontaktierung von der Unterseite des Leiteranschlußgehäuses 10. In Figur 5 ist mit Hilfe einer solchen Kontaktierung eine Verbindung der Stromschiene der Verteilerleiste 3 mit der Tragschiene 54 zum Aufbau einer PE-Verteilerleiste dargestellt. Die Verbindung erfolgt durch den Kontaktbügel 58, der durch den Einführtrichter 53 des Leitergehäuses 10 in einen Buchsenkontakt der Stromschiene der Verteilerleiste 3 eingreift. Da der Kontaktbügel 58 in den Buchsen kontakt eindringt, muß die Kontaktierung zwangsläufig am Beginn der Verteilerleiste erfolgen, da hier ein freier Buchsenkontakt vorhanden ist. Der Kontaktbügel 58 ist an ein Übertragungsblech 59 angenietet, das im Initiatorklemmengehäuse 51 festgelegt ist und die Tragschiene 54 berührt, so daß die entsprechende elektrische Verbindung hergestellt ist. Die Festlegung des Initiatorklemmengehäuses 51 an der Tragschiene 54 erfolgt üblicherweise durch zwei Gehäusefüße 56 und 57, die die abgewinkelten Halteschenkel 61 der Tragschiene 54 umgreifen.The busbars of the individual distribution strips I, II and III offer when in use in initiator terminal blocks, of course, the possibility of contacting from the underside of the conductor connection housing 10. In Figure 5 with the help of such Contacting a connection of the busbar of the distribution strip 3 with the Carrier rail 54 shown to build a PE distribution strip. The connection is made through the contact bracket 58, through the insertion funnel 53 of the conductor housing 10 engages in a socket contact of the busbar of the distribution strip 3. Since the Contact bracket 58 penetrates contact in the sockets, the contact must necessarily at the beginning of the distribution strip, as there is a free socket contact here is. The contact bracket 58 is riveted to a transmission plate 59 which in Initiator terminal housing 51 is fixed and touches the mounting rail 54, so that the appropriate electrical connection is established. The definition of the initiator terminal housing 51 on the mounting rail 54 is usually done by two housing feet 56 and 57, the angled holding leg 61 of the mounting rail 54 reach around.

In Figur 6 ist eine Initiatorreihenklemme dargestellt, bei der der Schaltzustand des Initiators über eine Kontroll-LED 70 angezeigt wird. In diesem Ausführungsbeispiel greift in einen Leiteranschluß der Verteilerleiste von unten eine Kontaktplatte 72 ein. Die Kontaktplatte 72 ist Bestandteil eines Kontaktwinkels 71, der über eine Drahtbrücke 73 und einen Widerstand 74 mit der Kontroll-LED 70 verbunden ist. Bei der Figur 6 ist besonders zu beachten, daß die Kontaktplatte 72 nicht wie der in Figur 5 beschriebene Kontaktbügel 58 mittig in einen Buchsen kontakt der Stromschiene der Verteilerleiste eingreift, sondern einen der Federkontaktschenkel des Buchsenkontaktes 26 seitlich berührt. Hierbei ist die Kontaktplatte 72 über den Einführtrichter 76 so zwangsgeführt, daß eine andere als die seitliche Kontaktierung des Buchsenkontaktes nicht möglich ist. Hieraus ergibt sich die Tatsache, daß beispielsweise ein Austausch der Verteilerleiste III aus Figur 5 mit der Verteilerleiste II aus Figur 6 nicht möglich ist, da die Einführtrichter 76 und 53 zur Zwangsführung der Kontakte der Stromschiene der Verteilerleiste nicht übereinstimmen. Durch die Wahl des Kontaktortes an dem Buchsenkontakt einer Stromschiene ergibt sich folglich eine einfache Kodierungsmöglichkeit , falls eine Austauschbarkeit unterschiedlicher Verteilerleisten ausgeschlossen werden soll.In Figure 6, an initiator terminal block is shown in which the switching state of the Initiator is displayed via a control LED 70. In this embodiment engages in a conductor connection of the distributor bar from below a contact plate 72. The contact plate 72 is part of a contact angle 71 that over a wire bridge 73 and a resistor 74 is connected to the control LED 70. In the FIG. 6 is particularly important to note that the contact plate 72 is not like that in FIG. 5 described contact bracket 58 in the middle of a socket contact the busbar Distribution strip engages, but one of the spring contact legs of the socket contact 26 touched on the side. Here, the contact plate 72 is via the insertion funnel 76 so positively driven that a contact other than the side contact of the socket contact not possible. This results in the fact that, for example, a Exchange of the distributor strip III from FIG. 5 with the distributor strip II from FIG. 6 does not is possible because the insertion funnels 76 and 53 for positive guidance of the contacts of the Busbar of the distribution strip does not match. By choosing the place of contact a simple result therefore results from the socket contact of a busbar Coding option if different distribution strips can be exchanged should be excluded.

Claims (13)

  1. A distributor strip having a plurality of conductor connections (2) which can be arranged in a row in side-by-side relationship and which include current bar portions (4) and which have plug contact elements (5) each including a plug tongue (27) and a socket contact (26), wherein the respective plug tongue (27) engages into the socket contact (26) of an adjacent current bar portion (4) for the cross-distribution of electrical power, characterised in that
    a first part (21) of each current bar portion (4) has two respective mutually oppositely disposed spring contact legs (23, 24) which are centrally connected together in a U-shape by way of a connecting plate (25) and which at one side of the connecting plate (25) at the free ends thereof form the socket contact (26),
    a second part of each current bar portion (4), at the side of the connecting plate (25) opposite to the socket contact (26), forms a connection plane for the insertion of a conductor into the conductor connection (2), and
    the connection plane, the connecting plate (25) and the socket contact (26) are arranged perpendicularly to the direction in which the conductor connections (2) are arranged in a row in a spatial row one above the other.
  2. A distributor strip according to claim 1 characterised in that the direction of insertion of the conductors (3) into the conductor connections (2) and the insertion spaces of the socket contacts (26) are disposed substantially in a plane perpendicularly to the direction in which the conductor connections (2) are arranged in a row.
  3. A distributor strip according to one of the preceding claims characterised in that the plug tongue (27) is arranged at the free end of one of the spring contact legs (24) of a current bar portion (4) parallel to its end edge, wherein the plug tongue (27) is so cranked in the direction of the oppositely disposed spring contact leg (23) that its central plane coincides with the central plane disposed centrally between the two spring contact legs (23, 24).
  4. A distributor strip according to claim 3 characterised in that the spring contact leg (23) not provided with the plug tongue (27) is cranked in a direction towards the oppositely disposed spring contact leg (24).
  5. A distributor strip according to claim 1 characterised in that arranged on the current bar portions (4) of the conductor connections (2) are clamping springs (14) for fixing the conductors (3) to the current bar portions (4).
  6. A distributor strip according to at least one of the preceding claims characterised in that an additional contact surface (43) is arranged for the feed into the distributor strip (1) at the socket contact (26) of a current bar portion (4).
  7. A distributor strip according to claim 6 characterised in that the contact surface (43) engages into the socket contact (26).
  8. A distributor strip according to claim 6 characterised in that the contact surface is in the form of a U-shaped fork contact (40) which embraces the socket contact (26).
  9. A distributor strip according to claim 6 characterised in that the contact surface is in the form of a contact tongue electrically connected to one of the outside surfaces, which face away from each other, of the spring contact legs (23, 24).
  10. A distributor strip according to at least one of the preceding claims characterised in that the distributor strips are arranged in a main housing (51) of an initiator terminal block fixed on a mounting rail (54).
  11. A distributor strip according to claim 10 characterised in that a current bar portion (4) of the distributor strip (1) is electrically connected to the mounting rail (54) of the initiator terminal block.
  12. A distributor strip according to claim 11 characterised in that for electrical connection to the mounting rail (54) a contact bow (58) engages into the socket contact (26) of a current bar portion (4) of the distributor strip (1).
  13. A distributor strip according to claim 10 characterised in that provided in the main housing (51) are push-in fixings (80, 81) for releasably connecting the distributor strip (1) and the main housing (51).
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