EP0955692A2 - Borne électrique commandée par un levier à genouillère - Google Patents

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EP0955692A2
EP0955692A2 EP99108707A EP99108707A EP0955692A2 EP 0955692 A2 EP0955692 A2 EP 0955692A2 EP 99108707 A EP99108707 A EP 99108707A EP 99108707 A EP99108707 A EP 99108707A EP 0955692 A2 EP0955692 A2 EP 0955692A2
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Bernd Optenhövel
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Weco Wester Ebbinghaus & Co KG GmbH
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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
    • H01R4/48365—Spring-activating arrangements mounted on or integrally formed with the spring housing with integral release means
    • 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

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  • the present invention relates to a connection terminal with a housing, with a connection contact arranged fixed in the housing, with a clamping spring with a first leg, which is arranged to be supported on the connection contact, with a free spring leg, which merges into a clamping end via a bend knee, wherein the clamping end has a clamping edge engaging under the connection contact, with an actuating member which is pivotally mounted in the housing and engages on the spring leg of the clamping spring and which releases the spring leg in a clamping position, so that its clamping end with its clamping edge leads a conductor introduced into the housing against the connection contact pulls, and in an open position presses down the spring leg, so that the clamping edge is lifted from the connection contact for inserting a conductor, the actuating element having a first and a second lever arm.
  • connection terminal is known from DE 196 11 762.
  • the two arms of the actuating element are rigidly connected to one another.
  • a tool for example a screwdriver, can be used from outside to pivot the actuating member into the open position, a corresponding opening being provided in the housing which permits this actuating member to be pivoted.
  • the end of the other lever arm has a nose which is pivoted so far over the bend in the open position that the actuator is held self-locking in the open position.
  • the actuator After inserting a conductor into the terminal, the actuator can be in the opposite Be pivoted in order to release the spring travel, whereby the conductor is clamped to the connection contact.
  • This connecting terminal has several disadvantages: due to the direct contact of the actuating element with the clamping spring, which in turn is conductively connected to the connecting contact, the actuating member is to be designed to be non-conductive. This is necessary because the actuator has to be accessible from the outside due to its construction and therefore, in the case of a managerial training, this would entail the risk of electric shock.
  • the actuator For a self-locking of the actuator in the open position, the actuator must be precisely pivoted on a pin. Wear of the nose can result in the self-locking state no longer being maintained, ie the clamping spring springs back into the clamping position by itself. Since the actuator has to sit exactly on the pin, high demands are made on the manufacturing tolerances.
  • connection terminal which allows greater manufacturing tolerances during manufacture and which also functions reliably in long-term operation.
  • this object is achieved in that the first lever arm is pivotally connected to the second lever arm, a free end of the first lever arm being pivotally mounted in the housing, and a free end of the second lever arm being coupled to the spring leg.
  • This solution also has the advantage that it is possible to house such a lever mechanism entirely inside the housing. This effectively prevents accidental operation.
  • This construction principle with a so-called toggle lever also allows the overall height to be reduced.
  • Another significant advantage is that, if the clamping spring is brought into the open position, the force exerted by the lever increases continuously as the knee lever principle is opened, since the load path becomes very small in relation to the force path. The increase in the clamping force of the clamping spring is effectively compensated for by this working principle.
  • first and second lever arms are mounted in the housing in such a way that their position in the open position is held in a self-locking manner. This makes it unnecessary to maintain the tension of the clamping spring by continuously applying force from the outside, for example using a screwdriver.
  • connection of the first and second lever arms for self-locking can be pivoted beyond their dead center.
  • the housing can be pivoted Connection of the two lever arms have an opening for a clamping tool.
  • it can also be provided to provide an opening in the housing in the region of the pivotable connection for a tensioning device that can be actuated from outside the housing, wherein the tensioning device can be slidably mounted in the housing and can be fixedly connected to the housing.
  • it can be provided to connect such a tensioning device to at least one lever arm in such a way that, in addition to tensioning, the clamping spring can also be released by actuating the tensioning device.
  • At least one of the lever arms can be connected to an actuating device with which the clamping spring can be tensioned and / or released. It is particularly advantageous to arrange the actuating device in or to the housing such that it can only be actuated when the clamping spring is in the tensioned state. This ensures that after inserting a conductor into the terminal, d. H. in the tensioned state of the spring, relaxation, d. H. a jamming of the conductor can be triggered, while after the conductor is clamped the actuating device is no longer accessible and thus an accidental release of the conductor is prevented.
  • the actuating device can be designed such that it extends out of a first housing side, being guided around the housing, at least partially, in such a way that it can be seen and actuated from another housing side.
  • This has the advantage that three steps can be carried out from one side of the connection terminal when installing the connection terminal with the rear side not accessible: firstly inserting a conductor and secondly tensioning the spring by inserting a tensioning device or actuating the provided in the housing Tensioning device and thirdly triggering the clamping of the conductor by actuating the actuation device.
  • the first lever arm can be pivotally connected to the second lever arm via a pin or a rivet.
  • provision can also be made for the first lever arm to be formed in one piece with the second lever arm, the two lever arms thereby being able to be produced in one operation in a cost-effective manner, for example by a plastic die-casting process.
  • connection terminal shown in FIG. 1 has a housing made of plastic, pins 10 and bores 14 being provided in the housing in order to join several such connection terminals together to form a terminal strip.
  • the housing 10 has a front side 11, via which a conductor can be fed, and a rear side 13.
  • Each housing 10 has a closed side wall, which covers and closes the opposite, exposed side wall of the adjoining housing 10 when the housing 10 is assembled.
  • the open side surface of the last housing 10 of the terminal strip is closed by a correspondingly attached side plate (not shown).
  • connection contact in the form of a contact bracket 16.
  • This contact bracket 16 can be inserted into the housing 10 via the open housing side and holds in the housing without additional fastening means, simply by suitable shaping of the interior of the housing.
  • a first leg 18 of a clamping spring 20 lies between part of the contact bracket 16 and a holding projection 22 and is thereby held in the housing 10 without additional fastening means.
  • the clamping spring 20 is bent in a U-shape around the holding projection 22.
  • a freely resilient spring leg 24 of the clamping spring 20 is formed above the holding projection 22. The front end of the spring leg 24 is bent down substantially at right angles, so that a clamping end 26 is formed.
  • the transition of the spring leg 24 into the clamping end 26 is formed by a bent knee 28 stoked in a circular arc around the front end of the holding projection 22.
  • the clamping end 26 has an opening 30 through which the front end 32 of the contact bracket 16 extends.
  • an actuating member having a first lever arm 36 and a second lever arm 38 is arranged in a free space 40 of the housing 10 above the holding projection 22.
  • the first lever arm 36 is pivotally connected to the second lever arm 38, for example by a pin 42 or a rivet. While the free end 44 of the first lever arm 36 is pivotally supported in the housing 10, the free end 46 of the second lever arm 38 is in contact with the spring leg 24 of the clamping spring 20.
  • the free end 44 of the first lever arm 36 and the free end 46 of the second lever arm 38 are rounded to facilitate sliding during the pivoting movement in the housing area 48 or on the spring leg 24 of the clamping spring 20.
  • the angle ⁇ which the first lever arm 36 encloses with the second lever arm 38, is more than 180 °. This angle cannot be exceeded since the first lever arm 36 rests on a stop region 50 and the second lever arm 38 rests on a stop region 52 of the housing 10.
  • the spring force of the clamping spring 20 causes self-locking, i.e. H. the clamping spring 20 cannot change into the relaxed state without external intervention.
  • the safety reserves for self-locking can be varied by varying the angle of the stop areas 50 and 52.
  • an actuating device 54 which is connected to the first lever arm 36 and protrudes from the housing through a housing opening 57, is visible and can be actuated from the outside.
  • a projection 56 of the housing 10 secures this actuating device 54 against unintentional contact.
  • the actuating device 54 can be pressed down to effect the clamping of the conductor, as a result of which the pivotable connection of the first and second lever arms can be pushed back beyond the dead center, which in turn automatically closes the clamp.
  • Actuator 54 also serves to indicate the status of the terminal, i.e. H. whether it is in the open or clamped position.
  • the clamping position is shown in Figure 2.
  • the actuating device 54 is indeed visible through the opening 57 in the housing, but cannot, and in particular not inadvertently, be actuated.
  • a tool for example a screwdriver
  • the housing opening 58 against the toggle lever formed from the first lever arm 36 and the second lever arm 38 until the toggle lever shown in FIG. 1 shown, self-locking open position is reached.
  • the conductor inserted through the insertion opening 34 is released again from the clamping end 26 of the clamping spring 20.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 show a further embodiment of the terminal according to the invention.
  • the components corresponding to FIGS. 1 and 2 are identified by corresponding reference numbers.
  • a push button 60 is slidably mounted in the housing 10.
  • the clamping spring 20 can be tensioned by pushing in the push button 60.
  • the push button 60 has a projection 62 which cooperates with a return hook 64 attached to one of the two lever arms in order to relax the spring.
  • corresponding spring means can be provided which interact with corresponding locking means in order to set defined tensioning or relaxing states.
  • FIG. 5 and 6 is based on the embodiment shown in Figures 1 and 2, but is further developed in that the actuating device 54 has an extension 68 and is guided around the upper side of the housing 10 such that it from the Side of the terminal on which the insertion opening 34 for the conductor is located, can be seen and operated.
  • This has the advantage that even in the installed state, the connecting terminal only needs to be accessible from the front 11 in order to transfer the connecting terminal from the open position into the clamping position and vice versa.
  • FIGS. 7 and 8, wherein FIG. 7 shows the open position and FIG. 8 shows the clamping position, is particularly simple and inexpensive to implement with regard to the manufacturing effort.
  • the first lever arm 36 and the second lever arm 38 are formed in one piece.
  • the two lever arms are pivotally connected to one another via a constriction 66, the entire lever construction, preferably in a single operation, using the die-casting method is made of plastic. This eliminates the need for holes to insert a rivet or a pin.
  • a suitable design of the projection 48 ensures that the first and second lever arms do not collapse so tightly in the clamping position that they fall out of the housing 10 through the housing opening 58.
  • a suitable tensioning of the constriction 66 - in particular its diameter and length - ensures that the clamping spring 20 is securely tensioned in the open position. This can be supported by suitable plastic shaping of the first and second lever arms, see the structure shown in dashed lines.

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