EP0806811A3 - Spring connector having a plug-in abutment element - Google Patents

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EP0806811A3
EP0806811A3 EP97106419A EP97106419A EP0806811A3 EP 0806811 A3 EP0806811 A3 EP 0806811A3 EP 97106419 A EP97106419 A EP 97106419A EP 97106419 A EP97106419 A EP 97106419A EP 0806811 A3 EP0806811 A3 EP 0806811A3
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tension spring
busbar
plug
abutment element
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Bernhard Delarue
Friedrich Schmidt
Gerhard Huiskamp
Heike Neumann
Jörg Diekmann
Klaus Endres
Manfred Lange
Rainer Schulze
Ralf Beller
Werner Radde
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Weidmueller Interface GmbH and Co KG
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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
    • H01R4/48—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member
    • H01R4/4809—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member using a leaf spring to bias the conductor toward the busbar
    • H01R4/48455—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member using a leaf spring to bias the conductor toward the busbar insertion of a wire only possible by pressing on the spring
    • 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
    • H01R4/48—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member
    • H01R4/4809—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member using a leaf spring to bias the conductor toward the busbar
    • H01R4/48185—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member using a leaf spring to bias the conductor toward the busbar adapted for axial insertion of a wire end

Abstract

Bei diesem Zugfederanschluß für elektrische Leiter ist für die etwa schlaufenförmig gebogene Zugfeder (1), die an ihrem einen Ende einen Schenkel (4) zur Auflage auf einer Stromschiene hat und an ihrem anderen Ende einen etwa senkrecht zur Stromschiene orientierten Schenkel (3) aufweist, in dem sich ein Fenster (6) zum Durchdrücken der Stromschiene befindet, ein Anschlagelement (2) vorgesehen, durch das der Federweg der Zugfeder (1) bei ihrer Betätigung begrenzt wird. Dabei ist das Anschlagelement (2) ein separates Bauteil, das in den schlaufenförmig gebogenen Bereich (5) der Zugfeder (1) einsteckbar und an der Zugfeder (1) festlegbar ist. Hierdurch läßt sich eine zuverlässige Anschlagbegrenzung auch für festpolige Gehäuse mit Zugfederanschlüssen verwirklichen, bei denen Stromschiene und Zugfeder von oben oder von unten in eine innerhalb des Gehäuses zur Aufnahme der Zugfeder gebildete Kammer eingesetzt werden müssen.

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In this tension spring connection for electrical conductors, for the approximately loop-shaped tension spring (1), which has at one end a leg (4) for resting on a busbar and at its other end has a leg (3) oriented approximately perpendicular to the busbar, in which there is a window (6) for pushing through the busbar, a stop element (2) is provided, by means of which the spring travel of the tension spring (1) is limited when it is actuated. The stop element (2) is a separate component that can be inserted into the loop-shaped region (5) of the tension spring (1) and can be fixed on the tension spring (1). In this way, a reliable limit stop can also be realized for fixed-pole housings with tension spring connections, in which the busbar and tension spring have to be inserted from above or from below into a chamber formed inside the housing for receiving the tension spring.
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EP97106419A 1996-05-06 1997-04-18 Spring connector having a plug-in abutment element Expired - Lifetime EP0806811B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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DE29608178U 1996-05-06
DE29608178U DE29608178U1 (en) 1996-05-06 1996-05-06 Tension spring connection with insertable stop element

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EP0806811A2 EP0806811A2 (en) 1997-11-12
EP0806811A3 true EP0806811A3 (en) 1998-09-30
EP0806811B1 EP0806811B1 (en) 2002-07-17

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EP (1) EP0806811B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE220824T1 (en)
DE (2) DE29608178U1 (en)
ES (1) ES2177856T3 (en)

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DE29608178U1 (en) 1996-07-25
US5879204A (en) 1999-03-09
EP0806811B1 (en) 2002-07-17

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