EP0837526B1 - Automatische Anschlussklemme und ein elektrisches Gerät ausgerüstet mit einer solchen Klemme - Google Patents

Automatische Anschlussklemme und ein elektrisches Gerät ausgerüstet mit einer solchen Klemme Download PDF

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EP0837526B1
EP0837526B1 EP97402410A EP97402410A EP0837526B1 EP 0837526 B1 EP0837526 B1 EP 0837526B1 EP 97402410 A EP97402410 A EP 97402410A EP 97402410 A EP97402410 A EP 97402410A EP 0837526 B1 EP0837526 B1 EP 0837526B1
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Franck Pauzet
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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
    • H01R4/4828—Spring-activating arrangements mounted on or integrally formed with the spring housing
    • H01R4/483—Pivoting arrangements, e.g. lever pushing 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
    • H01R4/4828—Spring-activating arrangements mounted on or integrally formed with the spring housing
    • H01R4/4835—Mechanically bistable arrangements, e.g. locked by the housing when the spring is biased
    • 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
    • H01R4/4819—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 the spring shape allowing insertion of the conductor end when the spring is unbiased
    • H01R4/4821—Single-blade 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
    • H01R4/4846—Busbar details
    • H01R4/485—Single busbar common to multiple springs

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  • connection terminals of the type used for example certain electrical appliances, and, in particular, certain electrical installation devices, such as switches, sockets or others, for connection to electrical conductors necessary for their service.
  • connection terminals which generally comprises in an insulating body, two contact elements, one at less is in conductive material, namely, on the one hand, a fixed contact element, which is relatively rigid, and which, between two opposite walls, forms at least one cable entry, and, on the other hand, a mobile contact element, which comprises, obliquely, between the two walls of the fixed contact element, an elastically deformable clamping strip, this strip clamp being pivotally mounted relative to one of the walls of the fixed contact element, hereinafter simply called convenience support wall, and extending freely in door to false towards the other of these walls, hereinafter called simple convenience wall clamping, approaching this clamping wall as it moves away from cable entry.
  • connection terminal For connecting, for example, a conductor electric, it suffices, in fact, to forcibly engage in the connection terminal the bare end of this conductor electric.
  • this actuator is simply mounted movable in translation, like a slide.
  • German patent No 36 37 316 it can also be mounted swivel, like a lever.
  • this actuator acts to this end. pushing day on the clamping plate of the element mobile contact, and, under the effect of the reaction force then developed by it, it is constantly in demand elastically towards its closed position.
  • this actuating member If, therefore, this actuating member is released, it systematically returns to the closed position, and likewise for the movable contact element.
  • the organ is not a lever, but a cam eccentric, and, to allow the disconnection of a wire, i.e. for the passage in the open position of the element of movable contact, it acts in thrust on this contact element mobile, which implies a deformation of it.
  • the present invention generally has for object a provision allowing on the contrary to avoid these disadvantages.
  • connection terminal of the kind comprising, in a body insulator, two contact elements of which at least one is in conductive material, namely, on the one hand, an element of fixed contact, which is relatively rigid, and which between two opposite walls, forms at least one cable entry, and, on the other hand, a movable contact element, which comprises, in oblique, between the two walls of the fixed contact element, an elastically deformable clamping strip, this strip clamp being pivotally mounted relative to one of the walls of the fixed contact element, here called support wall, and extending freely cantilevered towards the other of these walls, here called the clamping wall, approaching this clamping wall as it moves away from the cable entry, with, at the disposal of the user, being accessible from outside the insulating body, an organ actuator, which is mounted movable relative to the element fixed contact, between two positions, one closed, the other opening, and from which it results, when it is in open position, that the movable contact element is itself in an open position for which the
  • toggle transmission is meant here classic way, a mechanism which, by crossing elastic of a neutral point corresponding to the alignment momentary of three axes of articulation, blocks itself in a stable, but reversible position, by bracing, beyond of this alignment.
  • any connection, or disconnection, an electrical conductor is found advantageously facilitated, whether it is a driver electric with flexible multi-strand conductive core, or is an electrical conductor with a rigid conductive core or semi-rigid.
  • the actuator used is also able to act in pushing on the contact element mobile, for the passage of the latter from its open position to a closed position for which, in the absence of electrical conductor in cable entry, free end of its clamping lamella bears against the wall of tightening of the fixed contact element, and jointly the movable contact element is then able to hook onto the fixed contact element in this closed position, in so this closed position is also a stable position.
  • connection terminal constitutes thus advantageously a bistable, which, when its element of movable contact is in the closed position, ready advantageously to an implementation analogous to that of automatic connection terminals, therefore suitable for everything especially if the electrical conductor is a electrical conductor with rigid or semi-rigid conductive core, and which, when its movable contact element is in position opening, facilitates connection or disconnection of the electrical conductor, lending itself then particularly if this electrical conductor is a electrical conductor with flexible, multi-strand conductive core.
  • connection terminals 11 each specific to the connection of at least one electrical conductor 12, as shown schematically in broken lines in Figure 9.
  • connection terminals 11 Only one of these connection terminals 11 will be described in the following.
  • this connection terminal 11 comprises, in an insulating body 13, two contact elements 14, 15, which jointly form its active part 16, and of which at least one is of conductive material, namely, of a apart, a fixed contact element 14, which is relatively rigid, and which, between two opposite walls 17, 18, forms at minus a cable entry 19, for engaging at least one electrical conductor 12, and, on the other hand, an element of movable contact 15, which comprises, obliquely, between the two walls 17, 18 of the fixed contact element 14, a strip of elastically deformable clamping 20, this clamping strip 20 being pivotally mounted, according to the arrangements described in more detail later, relative to one of the walls 17, 18 of the fixed contact element 14, in this case its wall 17, said here for simple convenience, support wall, and extending freely cantilevered towards the other of these walls, in this case wall 18, said here for convenience clamping wall, approaching this clamping wall 18 as it moves away from the cable entry 19.
  • the insulating body 13 can be an integral part of the switch housing 10, or constitute a part which, separate from this case, is duly secured to it.
  • the fixed contact element 14 generally has a tubular configuration, with substantially cross section quadrangular, its support wall 17 and its clamping wall 18 being substantially parallel to each other and being connected to each other by side walls 21 which are attached to them substantially perpendicular.
  • the set comes in one piece with a single steel blank suitably cut and folded, and its maintenance in tubular configuration is for example secured by stapling, a tab 22 coming from a single from the support wall 17 being for example recessed for do this in a complementary cutout 23 provided for this purpose in the immediately adjacent side wall 21.
  • the element of fixed contact 14 form, side by side, two cable entries 19, and, in correspondence with them, the insulating body 13 has two holes 25.
  • the clamping wall 18 of this fixed contact element 14 forms, longitudinally, and parallel to each other, two channels 26, one per cable entry 19, for one better positioning of electrical conductors 12 likely to be engaged.
  • this clamping wall 18 has, longitudinally, at a distance from each other, in its area middle, between the channels 26, two recesses 28 in favor which pins 29, integral with the insulating body 13, in being in practice come from one piece of it, make projection in the interior volume of the fixed contact element 14, to serve as a wire guide for the electrical conductors 12.
  • the clamping strip 20 of the element contact block 15 is split longitudinally into two branches 30 by a slot 31 on at least part of its length from its free end 32, at the rate of one branch 30 by cable entry 19, for actions individual on the two electrical conductors 12 possibly present.
  • this clamping strip 20 forms a leaf spring.
  • connection terminal 11 comprises an actuating member 34, which, available to the user, being accessible from the outside of the insulating body 13 thanks to a recess 35 thereof, is mounted movable relative to the element of fixed contact 14, between two positions, one closing, FIG. 3, the other opening, FIG. 9, and from which it results, when in the open position, that the contact element mobile 15 is itself in an open position for which, as shown in Figure 9, the free end 32 of its clamping strip 20 is spaced from the wall of tightening 18 of the fixed contact element 14.
  • the actuating member 34 is associated with means blocking 36 able to keep it stable in position opening, so that the opening position of the element moving contact 15 is itself a stable position.
  • the member actuator 34 is pivotally mounted, in the manner of a lever, relative to the fixed contact element 14, around an axis of articulation A1, and the clamping strip 20 of the element of movable contact 15 is itself pivotally mounted relative to to the fixed contact element 14, around an axis of articulation A2 separate from the articulation axis A1 of the organ actuation 34.
  • the articulation axes A1, A2 are shown diagrammatically by their trace in FIGS. 3, 8A, 8B, 8C and 9.
  • the organ actuator 34 is pivotally mounted on the insulating body 13, above the fixed contact element 14, by pins 37 which materialize the axis of articulation A1.
  • this body actuator 34 is able to act in traction on the element of movable contact 15 for the passage of the latter into position opening hours, as described in more detail subsequently, and the blocking means 36 which are attached to it associates include, in the embodiment shown, a toggle transmission 38 which intervenes between it and this movable contact element 15.
  • this toggle transmission 38 comprises, on the one hand, a zipper 39, which, according to arrangements described in more detail subsequently, is coupled to the movable contact element 15, and, on the other hand, a drive arm 40, which is integral with the actuating member 34, and which, in its path, interferes with the drawbar 39 at a point A3 thereof distinct both from the articulation axis A1 of the organ actuation 34 that of the hinge axis A2 of the lamella clamping 20 of the movable contact element 15, with, between the pull tab 39 and the drive arm 40, means 41 suitable for allowing the training of this zipper 39 by this drive arm 40.
  • these means attachment 41 comprise, on the pull tab 39, a return 42, in the shape of a butt, and, for cooperation with this return 42, the end 43 of the drive arm 40 is generally rounded.
  • the element of movable contact 15 comprises a drive strip 45, which continuously extends its clamping strip 20, making with this one an acute bend 46, and, by this bend 46, said here by simple convenience elbow joint, contact element mobile 15 bypasses the bearing wall 17 of the contact element fixed 14, being pivotally mounted by a knife type joint on this support wall 17.
  • the movable contact element 15 is engaged on that of the edges of the bearing wall 17 of the element of fixed contact 14 which is on the side of the cable entries 18.
  • the hinge axis A2 of the clamping strip 20 of the movable contact element 15 is therefore materialized by this slice.
  • the movable contact element 15 has a recess, which is in fact formed by an extension of the slot 31 separating in two branches 30 its clamping strip 20, and, by this obviously, it is engaged with a lug 47 which, extending locally the support wall 17 of the fixed contact element 14, protrudes from the relevant section thereof.
  • the angle C1 made by the articulation elbow at rest 46 of the movable contact element 15, FIG. 9, is preferably between 20 ° and 80 °.
  • the pull tab 39 of the transmission toggle switch 38 provided according to the invention is, in the form of embodiment shown, coupled to the drive strip 45 of this movable contact element 15.
  • this drive plate 45 comprises, successively, counting of the articulation elbow 46, a first section 49 and a second section 50, which bends between them 51, and the zipper 39 is coupled to the second section 50, that is to say to the one farthest from the articulation elbow 46.
  • the second section 50 of the drive strip 45 extends on the same side of the first section 49 as the clamping strip 20, and, by the elbow 51 which these two sections make between them 49, 50, the movable contact element 15 bypasses, at a distance, that of the edges of the bearing wall 17 of the element of fixed contact 14 which is on the side opposite the cable entries 19.
  • the elbow 51 which between them the first section 49 and the second section 50 of the strip drive 45 of the movable contact element 15 is a acute elbow.
  • the angle C2 that this elbow 51 makes at rest, FIG. 8B, is preferably between 70 ° and 90 °.
  • the pull tab 39 of the toggle transmission 38 extends generally obliquely to the second section 50 of the drive plate 45 of the contact element mobile 15, approaching the first section 49 of this drive plate 45 as it moves away of the second section 50.
  • the angle C3 made by this pull tab 39 at rest with the second section 50 to which it is coupled, FIG. 8A, is preferably between 5 ° and 35 °.
  • the pull tab 39 crosses the first section 49 of the drive strip 45, by means of a recess 52 of this which, in practice, also extends continuously over the second section 50.
  • the zipper 39 is in one piece with the movable contact element 15, by forming a single piece with it, and the recess 52 which it crosses is a puncture by virtue of which she was trained.
  • the pull tab 39 of the transmission to knee brace 38 therefore extends substantially along the zone center of the movable contact element 15.
  • the end free of the second section 50 of the drive strip 45 is slightly folded towards the clamping strip 20 beyond the root of the zipper 39.
  • the pull tab 39 is elastically deformable.
  • the assembly which the movable contact element 15 forms with this zipper 39 can for example come from a strip in spring steel suitably cut and folded.
  • the arm drive 40 of the toggle link transmission 38 provided according to the invention is in one piece with the organ 34, forming with it one and the same part, and, on the other side of its axis of articulation A1 by relative to this drive arm 40, the actuating member 34 has an actuating arm 53, which, projecting outside of the insulating body 13 through the recess 35 of this constitutes the part of this actuator 34 which is accessible to the user.
  • the arm actuator 53 and the drive arm 40 of the member actuation 34 generally form an elbow 54 between them.
  • the angle C4 of this elbow 54 is preferably between 45 ° and 90 °, figure 9.
  • the articulation axis A1 of the actuating member 34 extends between the hinge axis A2 of the movable contact element 15 and the pull tab 39 of the toggle transmission 38.
  • the member 34 is also able to act on thrust on the movable contact element 15, for the passage thereof its open position to a closed position for which the free end 32 of its clamping strip 20 is close to the clamping wall 18 of the contact element fixed 14, this free end 32 then being in abutment, either, under slight elastic stress, against this wall of tightening 18 when, as shown in FIG. 3, no electrical conductor 12 is present in one or the other cable entries 19, i.e. under elastic stress more accentuated, against the bare end of a conductor electric 12 when such an electric conductor 12 is present in either of these cable entries 19.
  • the member actuator 34 for its action in thrust on the movable contact element 15, the member actuator 34 comprises at least one cheek 55, which extends perpendicular to its axis of articulation A1, and the path interferes with the drive plate 45 of the element mobile contact 15.
  • the actuating member 34 comprises two cheeks 55, which, arranged on either side of its drive arm 40, in extending slightly beyond it, connect this arm 40 to the actuating arm 53, thereby ensuring the stiffening of the assembly, and which frame the zipper 39 of the toggle drive 38.
  • the actuating arm 53 meanwhile, extends over the entire width of the actuating member 34, from one to the other of the outer surfaces of the cheeks 55.
  • the movable contact element 15 is suitable for hooking onto the fixed contact element 14 in closed position, so that its closed position is also a stable position.
  • the pull tab 39 of the toggle joint transmission 38 has at least one shoulder 56 by which it can engage on a shoulder 57 of the fixed contact element 14.
  • the pull tab 39 presents, successively, from the second section 50 of the drive strip 45 of the movable contact element 15 a larger section width 39 'and a smaller section 39 ", and, at the root of the latter, it comprises, transversely, two shoulders 56, each arranged respectively on the side and on the other side of this section of smaller width 39 ".
  • the fixed contact element 14 has, in correspondence, two shoulders 57, thanks to a notch 58 affecting, in its median zone, that of edges of its support wall 17 which is opposite to the entrances of cable 19.
  • both the fixed contact element 14 as the movable contact element 15 are of conductive material, and, the electrical appliance 10 concerned being supposed to be a switch, the element of fixed contact 14 locally carries a contact grain 60.
  • this grain of contact 60 is attached to a contact wall 61 which, from the opposite side to the cable entries 19, forms a right angle for an extension 62 of one of the side walls 21 of the fixed contact element 14, FIGS. 5 and 6.
  • the fixed contact element 14 also comprises, beyond the edge of its clamping wall 18 which is on the side opposite the cable entries 19, to limit engagement therein electrical conductors 12, a barrier wall 63.
  • this stop wall 63 comes from a single holding on the other side walls 21 of this element of fixed contact 14, also forming a square return for this one.
  • This stop wall 63 extends transversely between the clamping wall 18 of the fixed contact element 14 and the second section 50 of the drive strip 45 of the movable contact element 15.
  • the contact wall 61 extends beyond this second section 50.
  • the branch 30 corresponding to the clamping strip 20 of the element movable contact 15 is driven elastically, by pivoting around the axis of articulation A2, as shown schematically in lines interrupted in FIG. 3, which leads, as sought, when connecting this electrical conductor 12 to the terminal connection 11.
  • connection terminal 11 when the movable contact element 15 is in closed position, the next connection terminal 11 the invention operates as a connection terminal automatic.
  • the actuator 34 with him, by his drive arm 40, the pull tab 39, by means of an elastically temporary deformation of it, and, by this zipper 39, it therefore drives the element mobile contact 15, which, as shown by arrow F2 in Figures 8B and 8C, then pivots around its axis of articulation A2.
  • the clamping strip 20 of the contact element mobile 15 then gradually moves away from the clamping wall 18 of the fixed contact element 14.
  • the member actuation 34 is subjected to a torque which tends to keep stably in the open position, this open position being reached in practice when, at term of its tilting, it comes to bear against a stop, not visible in the figures, provided for this purpose on the body insulator 13.
  • the actuator 34 thus being in position stable opening, the same applies to the contact element mobile 15, and therefore for its clamping strip 20, which remains therefore at a distance from the clamping wall 18 of the element of fixed contact 14.
  • the cheeks 55 of the actuating member 34 come to bear on the first section 49 of the strip drive 45 of the movable contact element 15, which gradually brings it back to its original position of closure, however that, on the one hand, contacting the electrical conductor 12, the clamping strip 20 of this movable contact element 15 progressively submits this electrical conductor 12 at sufficient effort to ensure its holding in the connection terminal 11, and that, on the other hand, by returning to its elastic configuration at the end of the movement corresponding pivot, the pull tab 39 of the transmission knee switch 38 comes by itself to take by its shoulders 56 on the shoulders 57 of the contact element fixed 14, again ensuring stable holding in position closing of the assembly.
  • the contact surfaces between the end 43 of the drive arm 40 of the actuating member 34 and the pull tab 39 of the toggle link 38 are cylindrical surfaces, so that the corresponding contact is done along an A3 straight line rather than along a point A3.
  • this point A3 or this straight line A3 moves to the as the actuating member 34 tilts.
  • connection terminal 11 the invention has two cable entries 19 for transplant to its level if desired.
  • the actuator could just as easily be mounted movable in translation, provided, on the one hand, that, from its position closing in its open position, it drags with it the movable contact element, and, secondly, that it is associated with locking means capable of holding it so stable in closed position.
  • only one of the contact elements could be of conductive material.
  • connection terminal can just as well intervene in isolation, like a connector, for establishing a connection between two electrical conductors.

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  1. Anschlußklemme der Art mit zwei in einem Isoliergehäuse (13) vorhandenen Kontaktelementen (14, 15), von denen mindestens eines aus leitendem Material besteht, nämlich einerseits einem festen Kontaktelement (14), welches relativ fest ist und zwischen zwei einander gegenüberliegenden Wänden (17, 18) mindestens einen Zugang für ein Kabel (19) bildet, und andererseits einem beweglichen Kontaktelement (15), welches schräg zwischen den beiden Wänden (17, 18) des festen Kontaktelementes (14) eine elastisch deformierbare Klemmzunge (20) aufweist, wobei die Klemmzunge (20) in bezug auf eine der Wände (17) des festen Kontaktelements (14), genannt Stützwand, schwenkbar angebracht ist und sich frei auskragend in Richtung auf die andere dieser Wände (18) erstreckt, genannt Klemmwand, indem sie sich dieser Klemmwand (18) in demselben Maße annähert, wie sie sich von dem Kabelzugang (19) entfernt, mit einem dem Nutzer zur Verfügung stehenden, von außerhalb des Isolierkörpers (13) zugänglichen Betätigungsorgan (34), welches in bezug auf das feste Kontaktelement (14) zwischen zwei Positionen beweglich angebracht ist, eine geschlossen, die andere geöffnet, und welches in seiner Öffnungsposition bewirkt, daß sich das bewegliche Kontaktelement (15) seinerseits in einer Öffnungsposition befindet, für welche das frei Ende (32) der Klemmzunge (20) von der Klemmwand (18) des festen Kontaktelements (14) beabstandet ist, und mit dem Betätigungsorgan (34) zugeordneten Blockiermitteln (36), die geeignet sind, dieses in der Öffnungsposition stabil zu halten, so daß die Öffnungsposition des beweglichen Kontaktelements (15) ihrerseits eine stabile Position ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Betätigungsorgan (34) in Art eines Hebels schwenkbar angebracht ist, daß die Klemmzunge (20) des beweglichen Elements (15) ihrerseits um eine von der Schwenkachse (A1) des Betätigungsorgans (34) verschiedene Schwenkachse (A2) schwenkbar angebracht ist, daß das Betätigungsorgan (34) fähig ist, ziehend auf das bewegliche Kontaktelement (15) zu wirken, um dieses in die Öffnungsposition zu überführen, und daß die diesem zugeordneten Blockiermittel (36) eine Kniegelenkübertragung (38) umfassen, die zwischen diesem und dem beweglichen Kontaktelement (15) eingreift.
  2. Anschlußklemme nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Kniegelenkübertragung (38) einerseits ein Zugelement (39) umfaßt, welches mit dem beweglichen Kontaktelement (15) gekuppelt ist, und andererseits einen Antriebsarm (40), der mit dem Betätigungsorgan (34) einteilig ausgebildet ist und der auf seinem Weg mit dem Zugelement (39) in einem von der Schwenkachse (A1) des Betätigungsorgans (34) und der Schwenkachse (A2) der Klemmzunge (20) des beweglichen Kontaktelements (15) verschiedenen Punkt (A3) in Eingriff tritt, und mit zwischen diesem Zugelement (39) und diesem Antriebsarm (40) angeordneten Verhakungsmitteln (41), die geeignet sind, eine Eingriffnahme dieses Zugelements (39) mit dem Antriebsarm (40) zu erlauben.
  3. Anschlußklemme nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Verhakungsmittel (41) an dem Zugelement einen bogenförmigen Rücksprung (42) umfassen.
  4. Anschlußklemme nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Ende (43) des Antriebsarmes (40) für das Zusammenwirken mit dem Rücksprung (42) des Zugelements (39) im wesentlichen abgerundet ausgebildet ist.
  5. Anschlußklemme nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das bewegliche Kontaktelement (15) eine Antriebszunge (45) umfaßt, welche die Klemmzunge (20), dabei mit dieser eine scharfe Biegung (46) bildend, stetig fortsetzt, und daß das bewegliche Kontaktelement (15) mit dieser Biegung (46), genannt Gelenkbiegung, um die Stützwand (17) des festen Kontaktelements (14) herumgeführt ist, wobei es in der Passage durch ein messerartiges Gelenk auf dieser Stützwand (17) schwenkbar angebracht ist, und wobei das Zugelement (39) der Kniegelenkübertragung (38) mit der Antriebszunge (45) gekuppelt ist.
  6. Anschlußklemme nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das bewegliche Kontaktelement (15) über seine Gelenkbiegung (46) mit der Schnittseite der Stützwand (17) des festen Kontaktelements (14) in Eingriff steht, die auf der Seite des Kabelzutritts (19) liegt.
  7. Anschlußklemme nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das bewegliche Kontaktelement (15) in dem mittleren Bereich seiner Gelenkbiegung (46) eine Ausnehmung aufweist und mit dieser Ausnehmung mit einem Vorsprung (47) in Eingriff steht, der, die Stützwand (17) des festen Kontaktelements (14) dabei lokal verlängernd, von dessen Schnittseite vorspringt.
  8. Anschlußklemme nach einem der Ansprüche 5 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Antriebszunge (45) des beweglichen Kontaktelements (15) ausgehend von der Gelenkbiegung (46) aufeinander folgend einen ersten Abschnitt (49) und einen zweiten Abschnitt (50) umfaßt, die zwischen sich eine Biegung (51) bilden, und daß das Zugelement (39) der Kniegelenkübertragung (38) mit dem zweiten Abschnitt (50) gekuppelt ist, das heißt, mit demjenigen, der von der Gelenkbiegung (46) am weitesten entfernt ist.
  9. Anschlußklemme nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sich der zweite Abschnitt (50) der Antriebszunge (45) des beweglichen Kontaktelements (15) auf derselben Seite des ersten Abschnitts (49) erstreckt wie die Klemmzunge (20), und daß das bewegliche Kontaktelement (15) durch die Biegung (51), die dieser erste Abschnitt (49) und dieser zweite Abschnitt (50) zwischen sich bilden, mit Abstand um jenen der Abschnitte der Stützwand (17) des festen Kontaktelements (14) herumgeführt ist, der auf der von dem Kabelzugang (19) abgewandten Seite liegt.
  10. Anschlußklemme nach Anspruch 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Biegung, welche der erste Abschnitt (49) und der zweite Abschnitt (50) der Antriebszunge (45) des beweglichen Kontaktelements (15) zwischen sich bilden, eine scharfe Biegung ist.
  11. Anschlußklemme nach einem der Ansprüche 8 bis 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sich das Zugelement (39) der Kniegelenkübertragung (38) im wesentlichen schräg in bezug auf den zweiten Abschnitt (50) der Antriebszunge (45) des beweglichen Kontaktelements (15) erstreckt und sich dabei dem ersten Abschnitt (49) dieser Antriebszunge (45) in demselben Maße nähert, in dem es sich von dem zweiten Abschnitt (50) entfernt.
  12. Anschlußklemme nach den Ansprüchen 10 und 11 zusammengenommen, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Zugelement (39) der Kniegelenkübertragung (38) den ersten Abschnitt (49) der Antriebszunge (45) des beweglichen Kontaktelements (15) dank einer Ausnehmung (52) der Antriebszunge (45) durchquert.
  13. Anschlußklemme nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 12, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Zugelement (39) der Kniegelenkübertragung (38) mit dem beweglichen Kontaktelement (15) einstückig ausgebildet ist und dabei mit diesem ein einziges Teil bildet.
  14. Anschlußklemme nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 13, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Zugelement (39) der Kniegelenkübertragung (38) elastisch verformbar ist.
  15. Anschlußklemme nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 14, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sich die Schwenkachse (A1) des Betätigungsorgans (34) zwischen der Schwenkachse (A2) des beweglichen Kontaktelements (15) und dem Zugelement (39) der Kniegelenkübertragung (38) erstreckt.
  16. Anschlußklemme nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 15, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Antriebsarm (40) der Kniegelenkübertragung (38) mit dem Betätigungsorgan (34) einstückig ausgebildet ist und mit diesem ein einziges Teil bildet und daß das Betätigungsorgan (34) auf der in bezug auf den Antriebsarm (40) anderen Seite seiner Schwenkachse (A1) einen Betätigungsarm (53) umfaßt, welcher aus dem Isolierkörper (13) vorspringt und dadurch den Teil dieses Betätigungsorgans (34) bildet, der für den Nutzer zugänglich ist.
  17. Anschlußklemme nach Anspruch 16, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Betätigungsarm (53) und der Antriebsarm (40) des Betätigungsorgans (34) zwischen sich eine Biegung (54) bilden.
  18. Anschlußklemme nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 16, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Betätigungsorgan (34) schwenkbar auf dem Isolierkörper (13) angebracht ist.
  19. Anschlußklemme nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 18, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Betätigungsorgan (34) zugleich geeignet ist, drückend auf das bewegliche Kontaktelement (15) zu wirken, um dieses aus seiner Öffnungsposition in eine Schließposition überzuführen, für welche das freie Ende (32) seiner Klemmzunge (20) der Klemmwand (18) des festen Kontaktelements (14) angenähert ist.
  20. Anschlußklemme nach den Ansprüchen 5 und 19 zusammengenommen, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Betätigungsorgan (34) für seine Druckwirkung auf das bewegliche Kontaktelement (15) mindestens ein Seitenteil (55) umfaßt, welches sich senkrecht zu seiner Schwenkachse (A1) erstreckt und dessen Weg mit der Antriebszunge (45) dieses beweglichen Kontaktelements (15) in Eingriff tritt.
  21. Anschlußklemme nach Anspruch 19 oder 20, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das bewegliche Kontaktelement (15) geeignet ist, sich in das feste Kontaktelement (14) in der Schließposition derart einzuhaken, daß seine Schließposition ebenfalls eine stabile Position ist.
  22. Anschlußklemme nach den Ansprüchen 2 und 21 zusammengenommen, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Zugelement (39) der Kniegelenkübertragung (38) zum Einhaken des beweglichen Kontaktelements (15) in das feste Kontaktelement (14) mindestens eine Schulter (56) umfaßt, über welche es mit einer Schulter (57) des festen Kontaktelements (14) in Eingriff treten kann.
  23. Anschlußklemme nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 22, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das feste Kontaktelement (14) im wesentlichen eine rohrförmige Konfiguration aufweist.
  24. Anschlußklemme nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 23, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das feste Kontaktelement nebeneinander zwei Kabelzutritte (19) ausbildet, daß die Klemmzunge (20) des beweglichen Kontaktelements (15) auf mindestens einem Teil seiner Länge ausgehend von seinem freien Ende (32) in zwei Abschnitte (30) längs geteilt ist, im Sinne eines Abschnitts (30) pro Kabelzutritt (19), und daß die Klemmwand (18) des festen Kontaktelements (14) zwischen den Kabelzutritten (19) mindestens eine Ausnehmung (28) aufweist, mit welcher ein mit dem Isolierkörper (13) einstückiger Vorsprung (29) in Eingriff steht.
  25. Elektrisches Gerät ausgerüstet mit mindestens einer Anschlußklemme (11), dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Anschlußklemme (11) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 24 ausgebildet ist.
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