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- 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
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- 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
- H01R4/48275—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 with an opening in the housing for insertion of a release tool
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- H01R9/00—Structural 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
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- the invention relates to a terminal block for electrical distribution, in particular for the connection Protective and neutral conductors (PE / N terminal), with a conductor rail and a variety connecting elements for the connection to be connected conductor with the conductor rail, a carrier strip and attachable to the carrier strip under juxtaposition, at least one of the connecting elements having modules with an insulating housing and a conductor rail section arranged in the housing for the formation of the conductor rail, and with bridges for electrically connecting the conductor rail sections to the Carrier strip adjacent modules mounted, the housing and the carrier bar facilities for attaching the module to the carrier strip transversely to the longitudinal direction of the carrier strip having a connected to the housing hook element with a the Carrier strip engage behind hook legs.
- PE / N terminal Protective and neutral conductors
- connection modules terminal strips are in distribution boxes used where they e.g. with their ends on side walls of the distribution box in such a distance are attached from the floor, that the distribution box supplied cables or wires, e.g. first under the bar and then to connect to the bar in a loop the bar can be returned.
- a terminal block with the features mentioned above goes from DE 36 29 796 C1 out.
- the support bar of this known connection device is characterized by a DIN rail educated.
- the modules sit on the brim sections of the hat rail. With the Housing the modules connected hook elements engage behind the Krempenab hurdlee their free end edges.
- EP 0 756 364 A1 describes a connection device in which connection components with a U-shaped support bar are connected. The modules snap to the insides of the U-thighs on the U-thighs.
- Such a terminal block which attaches the modules to one, possibly already in the distribution box installed, carrier bar only requires a translatory plug movement leaves Conveniently mount with little effort.
- the module is solid to form Connection can be latched to the carrier strip.
- the profile legs are arranged at an angle of 90 ° to each other.
- the by the Angle profile leg formed corner forms a seat for the modules to be lined, wherein the module housing with mutually angled side surfaces against the profile legs is applied.
- the module is on the support bar under attack against the second profile leg attachable.
- a hook leg of the hook element preferably extends parallel to the first profile leg the angle profile.
- the hook leg with the Housing of the module over two, in the longitudinal direction of the carrier strip to each other at a distance be arranged arranged webs.
- a latching nose for formed the engagement in a recess in the first angle leg.
- the detent lug is opposite the hook leg and stands by a through incisions in the housing wall formed, elastically movable tongue before.
- the support bar itself repetitive at a grid spacing means for attaching and / or snapping educated. Accordingly, different modules can be attached to the carrier strip which differ in their length by the pitch or a multiple thereof.
- At the first angle leg are at a grid spacing near the free end edge of the Schenkels continuous recesses 5 formed, in which engage in a latch can, as will be explained below.
- the continuous recesses 6 border with a longitudinal side of the first angle leg 2 and each project into one in the second Angle leg 3 formed recess 7 into it.
- the second angle leg 3 a chamfer 8 which in the embodiment shown is labeled with slot numbers.
- two modules 10 are attached to the carrier strip 1, which, as will be explained below, attached to the bar and locked in place. 2, in addition to a module 10, two shorter modules 10 'are provided. and a longer module 10 '' attached to the support bar 1.
- the mentioned modules differ from each other by a multiple of the above mentioned grid length.
- the module has a multipart made of housing parts 12 and 13 plastic housing 11th in which a conductor rail portion 14 enclosed in copper and between the mated housing parts 12 and 13 is fixed.
- the conductor rail section 14 has in the embodiment shown 8 openings 15 for the introduction of a conductor to be connected 16, wherein each breakthrough 15 a Spring 17 is assigned for clamping the conductor 16 to the conductor rail section 14.
- Each breakthrough 15 are also a supply channel 18 for the conductor 16 and a plug-in channel 19 for the introduction of a tool 20 for releasing the conductor 16 from the clamp connection assigned.
- the essentially cuboidal housing 11 has at each of two corners a projecting one Nose 25 up.
- the hook leg 27 is spaced over two in the longitudinal direction of the carrier strip 1 at a distance arranged webs 28 and 29 connected to the housing 11.
- a locking lug 30th Opposite to the hook leg 27 of the housing 11 is a locking lug 30th in front.
- the locking lug 30 is formed on a by incisions in the housing wall, elastic movable tongue 31 is arranged.
- the tongue 31 bounded on one side of a plug-in channel 32, in which a leg of a connecting bridge 33 (FIG. 2) can be inserted, which for electrical Connection of the conductor rail sections 14 adjacent to the carrier strip 1 arranged Module serves.
- the bridge leg engages in an opening 34 which in a with the guide rail portion 14 connected tongue 23 is formed.
- the carrier strip 1 of the module is transverse to the carrier strip 1 in a direction of insertion attached to the carrier strip 1 parallel to the first angle leg 2, wherein the hook element 26 overlaps the free end edge of the first angle leg 2.
- the in the direction of plug to Support bar 1 down beveled locking lug 30 comes against the free end edge of the angle leg 2 to the plant, so that the elastic tongue 31 bends.
- the projecting lugs 25 each enter one of the recesses 6 in the second angle leg 3 of the carrier strip 1 a.
- the toward the second angle leg 3 from the housing 11th protruding clamping cages 24 are each in one of the recesses 7 place.
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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Anschlussleiste für elektrische Verteiler, insbesondere für den Anschluss von Schutz- und Nulleitern (PE/N-Klemme), mit einer Leiterschiene und einer Vielzahl von Anschlusselementen für die Verbindung anzuschließender Leiter mit der Leiterschiene, einer Trägerleiste und an der Trägerleiste unter Aneinanderreihung anbringbaren, wenigstens eines der Anschlusselemente aufweisenden Modulen mit einem isolierenden Gehäuse und einem in dem Gehäuse angeordneten Leiterschienenabschnitt für die Bildung der Leiterschiene, sowie mit Brücken zur elektrischen Verbindung der Leiterschienenabschnitte an der Trägerleiste benachbart angebrachter Module, wobei das Gehäuse und die Trägerleiste Einrichtungen zum Aufstecken des Moduls auf die Trägerleiste quer zur Längsrichtung der Trägerleiste aufweisen, welche ein mit dem Gehäuse verbundenes Hakenelement mit einem die Trägerleiste hintergreifenden Hakenschenkel umfassen.The invention relates to a terminal block for electrical distribution, in particular for the connection Protective and neutral conductors (PE / N terminal), with a conductor rail and a variety connecting elements for the connection to be connected conductor with the conductor rail, a carrier strip and attachable to the carrier strip under juxtaposition, at least one of the connecting elements having modules with an insulating housing and a conductor rail section arranged in the housing for the formation of the conductor rail, and with bridges for electrically connecting the conductor rail sections to the Carrier strip adjacent modules mounted, the housing and the carrier bar facilities for attaching the module to the carrier strip transversely to the longitudinal direction of the carrier strip having a connected to the housing hook element with a the Carrier strip engage behind hook legs.
Solche, aus Anschlussmodulen zusammengesetzten Anschlussleisten werden in Verteilerkästen verwendet, wo sie z.B. mit ihren Enden an Seitenwänden des Verteilerkastens derart in Abstand vom Boden befestigt sind, dass dem Verteilerkasten zugeführte Kabel oder Adern z.B. zunächst unter der Leiste hindurch und dann zum Anschluss an die Leiste in einer Schleife zu der Leiste zurückgeführt werden können.Such, composed of connection modules terminal strips are in distribution boxes used where they e.g. with their ends on side walls of the distribution box in such a distance are attached from the floor, that the distribution box supplied cables or wires, e.g. first under the bar and then to connect to the bar in a loop the bar can be returned.
Eine Anschlussleiste mit den eingangs erwähnten Merkmalen geht aus der DE 36 29 796 C1 hervor. Die Trägerleiste dieser bekannten Anschlussvorrichtung ist durch eine Hutprofilschiene gebildet. Die Module sitzen auf den Krempenabschnitten der Hutprofilschiene auf. Mit dem Gehäuse der Module verbundene Hakenelemente hintergreifen die Krempenabschnitte an ihren freien Endrändern.A terminal block with the features mentioned above goes from DE 36 29 796 C1 out. The support bar of this known connection device is characterized by a DIN rail educated. The modules sit on the brim sections of the hat rail. With the Housing the modules connected hook elements engage behind the Krempenabschnitte their free end edges.
Die EP 0 756 364 A1 beschreibt eine Anschlussvorrichtung, bei der Anschlussbausteine mit einer U-förmigen Trägerleiste verbunden sind. Die Module rasten an den Innenseiten der U-Schenkel an den U-Schenkeln ein.EP 0 756 364 A1 describes a connection device in which connection components with a U-shaped support bar are connected. The modules snap to the insides of the U-thighs on the U-thighs.
Durch die vorliegende Erfindung wird eine Anschlussleiste der eingangs erwähnten Art dadurch weitergebildet, dass die Trägerleistedurch ein Winkelprofil mit einem ersten und zweiten, jeweils einen freien Endrand aufweisenden Profilschenkel gebildet ist und dass beim Aufstecken des Moduls auf die Trägerleiste der freie Endrand des ersten Profilschenkels zwischen dem Hakenschenkel des Hakenelements und dem Gehäuse des Moduls zur Anordnung kommt.By the present invention, a terminal block of the type mentioned further developed in that the carrier beam by an angle profile with a first and second, each having a free end edge having profile legs is formed and that at Placing the module on the carrier bar the free end edge of the first profile leg between the hook leg of the hook element and the housing of the module for arrangement comes.
Eine solche Anschlussleiste, die zur Anbringung der Module an einer, ggf. bereits im Verteilerkasten installierten, Trägerleiste lediglich eine translatorische Steckbewegung erfordert, lässt sich bequem mit geringem Arbeitsaufwand montieren.Such a terminal block, which attaches the modules to one, possibly already in the distribution box installed, carrier bar only requires a translatory plug movement leaves Conveniently mount with little effort.
In einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform der Erfindung ist der Modul unter Bildung einer festen Verbindung an der Trägerleiste einrastbar.In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the module is solid to form Connection can be latched to the carrier strip.
Zweckmäßig sind die Profilschenkel im Winkel von 90° zueinander angeordnet. Die durch die Winkelprofilschenkel gebildete Ecke bildet einen Sitz für die aneinander zu reihenden Module, wobei das Modulgehäuse mit zueinander im Winkel stehenden Seitenflächen gegen die Profilschenkel anliegt.Suitably, the profile legs are arranged at an angle of 90 ° to each other. The by the Angle profile leg formed corner forms a seat for the modules to be lined, wherein the module housing with mutually angled side surfaces against the profile legs is applied.
In der bevorzugten Ausführungsform ist der Modul auf die Trägerleiste unter Anschlag gegen den zweiten Profilschenkel aufsteckbar.In the preferred embodiment, the module is on the support bar under attack against the second profile leg attachable.
Ein Hakenschenkel des Hakenelements erstreckt sich vorzugsweise parallel zum ersten Profilschenkel des Winkelprofils.A hook leg of the hook element preferably extends parallel to the first profile leg the angle profile.
In weiterer vorteilhafter Ausgestaltung der Erfindung kann der Hakenschenkel mit dem Gehäuse des Moduls über zwei, in Längsrichtung der Trägerleiste zueinander im Abstand angeordnete Stege verbunden sein.In a further advantageous embodiment of the invention, the hook leg with the Housing of the module over two, in the longitudinal direction of the carrier strip to each other at a distance be arranged arranged webs.
Einrichtungen zum Aufstecken des Moduls auf die Trägerleiste können ferner eine von dem Gehäuse des Moduls vorspringende Nase für den Eingriff in eine Ausnehmung an der Trägerleiste umfassen, wobei diese Ausnehmung zweckmäßig in dem zweiten Winkelschenkel gebildet ist. In der Ausführungsform, in welcher der Modul gegen den zweiten Winkelschenkel anschlägt, sorgt diese Nase für eine Festlegung des Moduls an dem zweiten Winkelschenkel, ggf. in einer zur Steckrichtung senkrechten Ebene. Means for attaching the module to the carrier strip may further one of the Housing of the module protruding nose for engaging in a recess on the support bar comprise, wherein this recess expediently in the second angle leg is formed. In the embodiment in which the module is against the second angle leg abuts, this nose provides for fixing the module to the second angle leg, if necessary, in a plane perpendicular to the direction of insertion.
Ferner ist in der bevorzugten Ausführungsform an dem Gehäuse des Moduls eine Rastnase für den Eingriff in eine Rastausnehmung in dem ersten Winkelschenkel gebildet. Vorzugsweise liegt die Rastnase dem Hakenschenkel gegenüber und steht von einer durch Einschnitte in der Gehäusewand gebildeten, elastisch bewegbaren Zunge vor. Durch ein zwischen den obengenannten Stegen eingeführtes Werkzeug kann die Zunge zum Abnehmen des Moduls von der Trägerleiste dann abgebogen und die Rastnase aus dem Eingriff mit Ausnehmung gebracht werden.Furthermore, in the preferred embodiment, on the housing of the module, a latching nose for formed the engagement in a recess in the first angle leg. Preferably the detent lug is opposite the hook leg and stands by a through incisions in the housing wall formed, elastically movable tongue before. By a between the The above-mentioned webs introduced tool, the tongue for removing the module then bent from the carrier strip and the locking lug out of engagement with recess to be brought.
Darüberhinaus sind in der bevorzugten Ausführungsform der Erfindung an der Trägerleiste sich in einem Rasterabstand wiederholend Einrichtungen zum Aufstecken und/oder Einrasten gebildet. Entsprechend können an der Trägerleiste unterschiedliche Module angebracht werden, die sich in ihrer Länge um den Rasterabstand oder ein Vielfaches davon unterscheiden.Moreover, in the preferred embodiment of the invention on the support bar itself repetitive at a grid spacing means for attaching and / or snapping educated. Accordingly, different modules can be attached to the carrier strip which differ in their length by the pitch or a multiple thereof.
Die Erfindung soll nun anhand eines Ausführungsbeispiels und der beiliegenden, sich auf dieses Ausführungsbeispiel beziehenden Zeichnungen näher erläutert werden. Es zeigen:
- Fig. 1
- eine Anschlussleiste nach der Erfindung mit einer Trägerleiste und darauf aufgesteckten Anschlussmodulen in einer ersten Bestückungsvariante,
- Fig. 2
- eine Anschlussleiste nach der Erfindung mit der Trägerleiste von Fig. 1 und darauf aufgesteckten Modulen in einer zweiten Bestückungsvariante,
- Fig. 3
- einen mit der Anschlussleiste von Fig. 1 und 2 verwendbaren Modul in einer Schnittansicht, und
- Fig. 4
- den Modul von Fig. 3 in einer perspektivischen Ansicht.
- Fig. 1
- a terminal block according to the invention with a carrier strip and plugged-on connection modules in a first assembly variant,
- Fig. 2
- a terminal block according to the invention with the carrier strip of Fig. 1 and plugged-on modules in a second assembly variant,
- Fig. 3
- a usable with the terminal block of Fig. 1 and 2 module in a sectional view, and
- Fig. 4
- the module of Fig. 3 in a perspective view.
In den Fig. 1 und 2 ist mit dem Bezugszeichen 1 eine Trägerleiste bezeichnet, die ein Winkelprofil
mit einem ersten Winkelschenkel 2 und einem zweiten Winkelschenkel 3 aufweist. Die
Trägerleiste ist über einrastende Steckverbindungseinrichtungen 4 an ihren Enden in einem
elektrischen Verteilerkasten zu befestigen.In Figs. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a carrier strip, which is an angle profile
having a first angle leg 2 and a
An dem ersten Winkelschenkel sind in einem Rasterabstand nahe dem freien Endrand des
Schenkels durchgehende Ausnehmungen 5 gebildet, in welche in eine Rastnase eingreifen
kann, wie weiter unten noch erläutert wird.At the first angle leg are at a grid spacing near the free end edge of the
Schenkels
Im gleichen Rasterabstand und versetzt zu den Ausnehmungen 5 sind in dem zweiten Winkelschenkel
3 Ausnehmungen 6 gebildet. Die durchgehenden Ausnehmungen 6 grenzen mit
einer Längsseite an den ersten Winkelschenkel 2 an und ragen jeweils in eine in dem zweiten
Winkelschenkel 3 gebildete Vertiefung 7 hinein.In the same grid spacing and offset from the
An seinem freien Endrand weist der zweite Winkelschenkel 3 eine Abschrägung 8 auf, die in
dem gezeigten Ausführungsbeispiel mit Steckplatznummern beschriftet ist.At its free end edge, the second angle leg 3 a
An ihren Enden sind die Winkelschenkel 2 und 3 jeweils über eine Stirnplatte 9 miteinander verbunden.At their ends, the
In der Bestückungsvariante von Fig. 1 sind an der Trägerleiste 1 zwei Module 10 angebracht,
die, wie weiter unten erläutert wird, auf die Leiste aufgesteckt und daran eingerastet sind.
In der Bestückungsvariante von Fig. 2 sind neben einem Modul 10 zwei kürzere Module 10'
und ein längerer Modul 10'' an der Trägerleiste 1 angebracht.In the assembly variant of FIG. 1, two
Die genannten Module unterscheiden sich voneinander um ein Mehrfaches der oben erwähnten Rasterlänge.The mentioned modules differ from each other by a multiple of the above mentioned grid length.
Ein weiterer, mit der Trägerleiste 1 verwendbarer Modul, dessen Länge zwischen derjenigen
des Moduls 10 und des Moduls 10' liegt, wird nachfolgend anhand der Fig. 3 und 4 beschrieben.Another, usable with the carrier strip 1 module whose length between those
the
Der Modul weist ein mehrteilig aus Gehäuseteilen 12 und 13 gebildetes Kunststoffgehäuse 11
auf, in dem ein Leiterschienenabschnitt 14 aus Kupfer eingeschlossen und zwischen den
zusammengesteckten Gehäuseteilen 12 und 13 festgelegt ist.The module has a multipart made of
Der Leiterschienenabschnitt 14 weist in dem gezeigten Ausführungsbeispiel 8 Durchbrüche 15
für die Einführung eines anzuschließenden Leiters 16 auf, wobei jedem Durchbruch 15 eine
Feder 17 zum Anklemmen des Leiters 16 an dem Leiterschienenabschnitt 14 zugeordnet ist.The
Jedem Durchbruch 15 sind ferner ein Zuführungskanal 18 für den Leiter 16 sowie ein Steckkanal
19 für die Einführung eines Werkzeugs 20 zum Lösen des Leiters 16 aus der Klemmverbindung
zugeordnet.Each
Darüberhinaus weist der in Fig. 3 und 4 gezeigte Modul zwei Zuführungskanäle 21 für die
Zuführung von Leitern mit besonders großem Querschnitt auf, die an Schraubklemmen mit
Klemmschrauben 22 anschließbar sind. Jede Schraubklemme weist einen Klemmkäfig 24 auf,
in den eine mit dem Leiterschienenabschnitt 14 verbundene, in den Figuren nicht sichtbare
Kontaktzunge eingreift. Die Klemmkäfige 24 stehen jeweils durch eine Öffnung im Gehäuse 11
aus dem Gehäuse heraus.Moreover, the module shown in Figs. 3 and 4 has two
Das im wesentlichen quaderförmige Gehäuse 11 weist an zwei Ecken jeweils eine vorspringende Nase 25 auf.The essentially cuboidal housing 11 has at each of two corners a projecting one Nose 25 up.
Von einer zu der Gehäuseseite mit den vorspringenden Nasen 25 senkrechten Gehäuseseite
des Gehäuses 11 steht an zwei Gehäuseecken ein Hakenelement 26 mit einem zu der letztgenannten
Gehäuseseite parallelen Hakenschenkel 27 vor.From a housing side with the projecting
Der Hakenschenkel 27 ist über zwei in Längsrichtung der Trägerleiste 1 im Abstand zueinander
angeordnete Stege 28 und 29 mit dem Gehäuse 11 verbunden.The
Gegenüberliegend zu dem Hakenschenkel 27 steht von dem Gehäuse 11 eine Rastnase 30
vor. Die Rastnase 30 ist an einer durch Einschnitte in die Gehäusewand gebildeten, elastisch
beweglichen Zunge 31 angeordnet. Die Zunge 31 begrenzt an einer Seite einen Steckkanal
32, in den ein Schenkel einer Verbindungsbrücke 33 (Fig. 2) einsteckbar ist, welche zur elektrischen
Verbindung der Leiterschienenabschnitte 14 auf der Trägerleiste 1 benachbart angeordneter
Module dient. Der Brückenschenkel greift in eine Öffnung 34 ein, die in einer mit
dem Leiterschienenabschnitt 14 verbundenen Zunge 23 gebildet ist.Opposite to the
Zur Bestückung der Trägerleiste 1 wird der Modul quer zur Trägerleiste 1 in einer Steckrichtung
parallel zum ersten Winkelschenkel 2 auf die Trägerleiste 1 aufgesteckt, wobei das Hakenelement
26 den freien Endrand des ersten Winkelschenkels 2 übergreift. Die in Steckrichtung zur
Trägerleiste 1 hin abgeschrägte Rastnase 30 kommt gegen den freien Endrand des Winkelschenkels
2 zur Anlage, so dass sich die elastische Zunge 31 verbiegt. Während dieser Phase
treten die vorspringenden Nasen 25 jeweils in eine der Ausnehmungen 6 im zweiten Winkelschenkel
3 der Trägerleiste 1 ein. Bevor das Gehäuse 11 zum Anschlag gegen den zweiten
Winkelschenkel 3 kommt, rastet die Nase 30 in einer der Ausnehmungen 5 an dem ersten
Winkelschenkel 2 ein. Die in Richtung zu dem zweiten Winkelschenkel 3 aus dem Gehäuse 11
herausstehenden Klemmkäfige 24 finden jeweils in einer der Vertiefungen 7 Platz.For equipping the carrier strip 1 of the module is transverse to the carrier strip 1 in a direction of insertion
attached to the carrier strip 1 parallel to the first angle leg 2, wherein the
Wie insbesondere aus Fig. 1 hervorgeht, ist die Länge der Ausnehmungen 6 in Längsrichtung
der Trägerleiste 1 so bemessen, dass in diese Ausnehmung ferner eine entsprechende Nase
eines benachbart angeordneten Moduls eingreifen kann.As can be seen in particular from Fig. 1, the length of the
Claims (11)
- Terminal block for electrical distribution boards, in particular for connecting protective earth conductors and neutral conductors (PE/N terminal), having a conductor rail and a large number of connection elements for the purpose of connecting conductors (16), to be connected, to the conductor rail, having a mounting strip (1) and modules (10), which can be fitted to the mounting strip next to one another in a row and have at least one of the connection elements, having an insulating housing (11) and a conductor rail section (14), which is arranged in the housing, for forming the conductor rail, and having links (33) for the purpose of electrically connecting the conductor rail sections (14) of modules (10) which are fitted next to one another on the mounting strip (1), the housing (11) and the mounting strip (1) having devices (5, 6, 25, 26) for the purpose of plugging the module (10) onto the mounting strip (1) transversely with respect to the longitudinal direction of the mounting strip (1), said devices comprising a hook element (26), which is connected to the housing (11), having a hook limb (27) which engages behind the mounting strip (1), characterized in that the mounting strip (1) is formed by an angled profile having a first and second profile limb (2, 3) which each have a free end edge, and in that the free end edge of the first profile limb (2) comes to be arranged between the hook limb (27) of the hook element (26) and the housing (11) of the module (10) when the module (10) is plugged onto the mounting strip (1).
- Terminal block according to Claim 1, characterized in that the module (10) can be latched in on the mounting strip (1).
- Terminal block according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the profile limbs (2, 3) are arranged at an angle of 90° with respect to one another.
- Terminal block according to Claim 3, characterized in that the module (10) can be plugged onto the mounting strip (1) so as to stop against the second profile limb (3).
- Terminal block according to one of Claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the hook limb (27) extends towards a housing side of the module (10).
- Terminal block according to Claim 5, characterized in that the hook element (26) is connected to the housing (11) of the module (10) via two webs (28, 29) which are arranged at a distance from one another in the longitudinal direction of the mounting strip (1).
- Terminal block according to one of Claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the devices (5, 6, 25, 26) for the purpose of plugging the module (10) onto the mounting strip (1) comprise a tab (25), which projects from the housing (11) of the module (10), for the purpose of engaging in a cutout (6) in the mounting strip (1).
- Terminal block according to Claim 7, characterized in that the cutout (6) is formed in the second angled limb (3) adjacent to the first angled limb (2).
- Terminal block according to one of Claims 1 to 8, characterized in that a latching tab (30) is formed on the housing (11) of the module (10) for the purpose of engaging in a latching cutout (5) in the first angled limb (2).
- Terminal block according to Claim 9, characterized in that the latching tab (30) is arranged opposite the hook limb (27).
- Terminal block according to one of Claims 1 to 10, characterized in that devices for plugging-on and/or latching-in purposes are formed on the mounting strip (1) repeatedly at a grid spacing.
Applications Claiming Priority (4)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE10063455 | 2000-12-20 | ||
| DE10063455 | 2000-12-20 | ||
| DE10103145 | 2001-01-24 | ||
| DE10103145A DE10103145C1 (en) | 2000-12-20 | 2001-01-24 | terminal block |
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| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| EP1217693A2 EP1217693A2 (en) | 2002-06-26 |
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