EP1429420B1 - Connecting device, in particular for electrical installation - Google Patents

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EP1429420B1
EP1429420B1 EP03016844A EP03016844A EP1429420B1 EP 1429420 B1 EP1429420 B1 EP 1429420B1 EP 03016844 A EP03016844 A EP 03016844A EP 03016844 A EP03016844 A EP 03016844A EP 1429420 B1 EP1429420 B1 EP 1429420B1
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Ernst Höfer
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  • the invention relates to a connection device, which is provided in particular for electrical equipment.
  • Electrical equipment may be ballasts for gas discharge lamps, in particular so-called series reactors, small transformers or the like. Occasionally, such, referred to as electrical equipment, devices must be preceded by devices that serve to protect the devices, to meet general safety conditions, for filtering or other purposes. In addition, such resources must be connected to an external network, including a connection device anyway is required.
  • an electrical connection terminal which serves as an electrical equipment connection means.
  • the terminal has a terminal housing with a temperature-sensitive element housed therein. This is attached to the underside of the terminal housing so that it is the first to be affected by a heating of a carrier sheet on which it is mounted.
  • the terminal housing contains three individual, juxtaposed terminal elements, two of which are connected to the electrical component. Each terminal element has two clamping screws each, two of which serve to fix connection wires of the component.
  • the thermally sensitive electrical component is located in a separate chamber and thus assumes its temperature.
  • the response speed in particular to rapid changes in temperature, depends on the quality of the heat transfer between the heat-transferring wall of the housing and the component.
  • connection device with increased reliability create.
  • connection device according to claim 1 This object is achieved with the connection device according to claim 1.
  • connection device has a housing in which the connection terminals and additionally at least one electrical component are accommodated.
  • the electrical component is connected via spring contacts with the terminals, wherein the spring contacts are not accessible from the outside. They are thus protected against external manipulation - by connecting and disconnecting individual wires from the terminals, the electrical contact between the spring contacts and the terminals can not be affected.
  • connection device also allows a particularly simple production. All you have to do is populate the housing with the terminals and the electrical component. This is a pure joining process in which the spring contacts make contact with the corresponding terminals. Special other measures are not to be taken.
  • a terminal is formed as a feed-through terminal, while the other two terminals are each connected to a terminal (spring contact) of the device, but not with each other.
  • These last two terminals are preferably arranged on a line, which is aligned parallel to the longitudinal axis of the other, having two terminal points, terminal.
  • the terminals are preferably designed as screw terminals. If necessary, however, they can also be designed as spring clips, as insulation displacement contacts or otherwise. Also mixed contact systems are possible in which both spring terminals and screw terminals are available.
  • the electrical component may be a PTC resistor which serves as a temperature-sensitive current limiting component.
  • the component can also be designed as a varistor, which derives overvoltages between the two mutually parallel terminals, which are then designed as pass-through terminals.
  • it can be designed as an interference suppression capacitor or as an otherwise electrical component.
  • it is a temperature-sensitive device, which is arranged between the terminals and the bottom-side wall of the housing in order to detect as quickly as possible the temperature of the carrier on which the connection device is mounted.
  • the component is pressed against the lower housing wall.
  • This can be done by a spring means integrated into the housing or by another spring means done.
  • the spring contacts also serve as spring means for pressing the component to the heat-transferring wall of the housing.
  • the component is preferably secured by latching means in the housing. It can then be inserted into a corresponding compartment of the same after insertion of the terminals in the housing, wherein the spring contacts, the necessary electrical connections automatically.
  • the two chambers are connected for the affected terminals with the receiving chamber for the electrical component.
  • the two receiving chambers for the terminals of the receiving chamber for the component separating wall may have a corresponding slot, which is penetrated by the spring contacts.
  • FIG. 1 is a ballast 1 for a fluorescent lamp illustrated.
  • the series reactor 1 is representative of various electrical equipment that can be electrically connected via a connection device 2 according to the invention.
  • the series reactor 1 comprises a carrier plate 3, which carries an iron core 4 with a winding 5 and the connection device 2.
  • connection device 2 has an existing example of plastic and thus electrically insulating housing 6, which is bolted to the support plate 3.
  • the housing 6 encloses receiving spaces 7, 8, 9, 11, in which, like the FIGS. 2 and 3 illustrate, terminals 12, 13, 14 and an electrical component 15 are arranged.
  • the terminals 12, 13, 14 are held by their clamping screws in their respective receiving spaces 7, 8, 9. In addition, they can sit frictionally in the housing 2.
  • the terminal 14 forms a feed-through terminal whose one clamping screw is used to connect a supply line and the other clamping screw for contacting a terminal of the winding 5. To connect the other terminal of the winding 5, the terminal 13 is used, while the terminal 12 is used to connect an outer line.
  • connection device 2 goes out FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 out.
  • the housing 6 has two juxtaposed, approximately cuboidal sections 16, 17, which are interconnected by two, a mounting hole 18 bounding webs 19, 21 are. From the top of the sections 16, 17 extend tubular extensions 22, 23, 24, 25 away, which, as usual with Luster terminals, are arranged in two parallel rows and accommodate clamping screws.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates the clamping screws 26, 27 of the terminals 12, 13.
  • the accommodating receiving chambers 7, 8 are separated from each other by a partition wall 28 and electrically insulated. In addition, they are from the receiving space 9 ( FIG. 5 ) electrically isolated.
  • the receiving space 11 is disposed below the receiving spaces 7, 8 and separated therefrom by a bottom 29. This one takes off as if FIG. 8 shows, not the entire base of the receiving spaces 7, 8, but leaves, quite the opposite, a slot 31 through which the receiving spaces 7, 8 are connected to the receiving space 11.
  • the electrical component 15 is preferably approximately cuboid and is located with its flat bottom 32 against a thin lower housing wall 33, which closes the housing 6 downwards.
  • the housing wall 33 is in the assembled state of the connection device 2 areally on the support plate 3.
  • the lateral forces 34, 35, 36, 37 act with regard to the support of the forces exerted by a clamping screw which passes through the fastening bore 18.
  • FIG. 5 and 6 which terminate the receiving space 11 laterally, or extend below the receiving space 9 away from its bottom on the support plate 3.
  • the receiving space 11 is a flat, cuboid-shaped space, which is open below the receiving space 7 to an end face, like the FIGS. 4 and 5 illustrate. Towards the opposite side of the receiving space 11 is also open, as FIG. 6 illustrated, wherein lateral projections 38, 39 narrow the opening. If necessary, the case can be completely closed here as well FIG. 4 shows.
  • a locking means 41 which is formed by one or more, formed on the housing wall 33 locking lugs 42, 43, such as FIG. 4 combined with FIG. 7 illustrated.
  • the locking lugs 42, 43 each have an oblique ramp shape toward the outside, while they drop steeply towards the inside. As a result of the inherent elasticity of the housing wall 33, they can yield resiliently when the component 15 is pushed into the receiving space 11.
  • the device 11 is for example a thermal switch or a combined current-sensitive thermal switch. This can for example be designed in the form of a PTC element, which is preheated by current flow and high impedance when reaching a transition temperature.
  • the device 15 connects the two terminals 12, 13 electrically.
  • it has at least two spring contacts 44, 45 which are obliquely upwardly away from the upper side 46 or the end faces 47, 48 of the component 15.
  • the spring contacts 44, 45 are slightly curved, with the top 46 include an acute angle. They can be directed towards each other or even directed.
  • the spring contacts 44, 45 are preferably protected against corrosion, for example by a silver coating.
  • the base material may be spring steel.
  • the terminals 12, 13 are also preferably protected against corrosion with the same material (eg silver).
  • the on their preferably planar underside abutting spring contacts 44, 45 thus provide a secure electrical contact.
  • they load the device 15 in the direction of the housing wall 33 and thus form a spring means, which contributes to the planar contact of the underside 32 on the housing wall 33.
  • connection device 2 is mounted as follows:
  • connection terminals 12, 13, 14 are first inserted into their receiving spaces 7, 8, 9 or, if they have a certain excess, pressed.
  • the receiving space 9 may be provided with ribs 51, which narrow it and cause a press fit of the respective terminal 14.
  • Such projections, ribs or the like may also be provided in the other receiving spaces 7, 8.
  • the component 15 is now inserted into the receiving space 11. For this it is only in the longitudinal direction (in FIG. 4 from right to left), wherein its spring contact 44 through the slot 31, according to FIG. 8 , running. Thus, both spring contacts each reach its associated terminal 12 and 13.
  • the spring contacts 44, 45 may be arranged at diagonally opposite points of the device 15, so that the device 15 in two possible positions in the receiving space 11 can be used. This is the bottom 29, like FIG. 8 illustrated, preferably shortened so that it leaves the receiving space 8 downwards, ie towards the receiving space 11 substantially free. If, on the other hand, a directional confusion of the component 15 is to be avoided, the bottom 29 can be lengthened accordingly, whereby a correspondingly polarized component can then only be introduced into the accommodating space 11 in one insertion direction.
  • connection device can be produced efficiently and automatically. This applies in particular with regard to the screwless connection technology between the component 15 and the connection terminals 12, 13. This results in a compact design of the connection device 2. In addition, a total of only two-pole design results in contrast to previously known three-pole versions, the assembly confusion not excluded ,
  • an electrical component 15 accommodated therein is connected via screwless contacts, for example spring contacts 44, 45, to two connection terminals 12, 13 which are otherwise electrically separate from one another.
  • screwless contacts for example spring contacts 44, 45
  • connection terminals 12, 13 which are otherwise electrically separate from one another.
  • the spring contacts 44, 45 can simultaneously effect an improvement of the heat transfer to the component 15, if this is designed as a temperature sensor. This is achieved by the spring contacts 44, 45 pressing the component 15 against an underside housing wall 33 of the housing 6.

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The connector has an insulating housing defining receptacles (7,8,11) in which connection terminals (12,13) are arranged for connection to electrical lines. An electrical component (15) is arranged in one of the receptacles (11), and is connected to at least two terminals via connecting lines which are formed as spring contacts (44,45).

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Anschlusseinrichtung, die insbesondere für elektrische Betriebsmittel vorgesehen ist.The invention relates to a connection device, which is provided in particular for electrical equipment.

Elektrische Betriebsmittel können Vorschaltgeräte für Gasentladungslampen, insbesondere so genannte Vorschaltdrosseln, Kleintransformatoren oder dergleichen sein. Gelegentlich müssen solchen, als elektrische Betriebsmittel bezeichneten, Geräten Bauelemente vorgeschaltet werden, die zum Schutz der Geräte, zur Erfüllung allgemeiner Sicherheitsbedingungen, zur Entstörung oder zu sonstigen Zwecken dienen. Außerdem müssen solche Betriebsmittel an ein äußeres Netz angeschlossen werden, wozu ohnehin eine Anschlusseinrichtung erforderlich ist.Electrical equipment may be ballasts for gas discharge lamps, in particular so-called series reactors, small transformers or the like. Occasionally, such, referred to as electrical equipment, devices must be preceded by devices that serve to protect the devices, to meet general safety conditions, for filtering or other purposes. In addition, such resources must be connected to an external network, including a connection device anyway is required.

Aus der DE 199 15 355 A1 , der als nächstliegender Stand der Technik betrachtet ist, ist eine elektrische Verbindungs- oder Anschlussklemme bekannt, die als Anschlusseinrichtung für ein elektrisches Betriebsmittel dient. Die Anschlussklemme weist ein Klemmengehäuse mit einem darin untergebrachten, temperaturempfindlichen Element auf. Dieses ist an der Unterseite des Klemmengehäuses so angebracht, dass es von einer Erwärmung eines Trägerblechs, auf dem es montiert wird, als erstes betroffen ist. Das Klemmengehäuse enthält drei einzelne, nebeneinander angeordnete Klemmenelemente, von denen zwei mit dem elektrischen Bauelement verbunden sind. Jedes Klemmenelement weist jeweils zwei Klemmschrauben auf, von denen zwei zum Festlegen von Anschlussdrähten des Bauelements dienen.From the DE 199 15 355 A1 As seen in the closest prior art, an electrical connection terminal is known which serves as an electrical equipment connection means. The terminal has a terminal housing with a temperature-sensitive element housed therein. This is attached to the underside of the terminal housing so that it is the first to be affected by a heating of a carrier sheet on which it is mounted. The terminal housing contains three individual, juxtaposed terminal elements, two of which are connected to the electrical component. Each terminal element has two clamping screws each, two of which serve to fix connection wires of the component.

Das thermisch empfindliche elektrische Bauelement liegt in einer gesonderten Kammer und nimmt somit deren Temperatur an. Die Ansprechgeschwindigkeit, insbesondere auf schnelle Temperaturänderungen, hängt dabei von der Güte des Wärmeübergangs zwischen der wärmeübertragenden Wand des Gehäuses und dem Bauelement ab.The thermally sensitive electrical component is located in a separate chamber and thus assumes its temperature. The response speed, in particular to rapid changes in temperature, depends on the quality of the heat transfer between the heat-transferring wall of the housing and the component.

Sind die Anschlussdrähte des elektrischen Bauelements durch Klemmschrauben gesichert kann bei einer unsachgemäßen späteren Montage eines mit einer solchen Anschlusseinrichtung versehenen Betriebsmittels versehentlich eine Klemmschraube gelöst werden, mit der das Bauelement angeschlossen ist. Bleibt dies unbemerkt, kann es zu Funktionsstörungen kommen.If the connecting wires of the electrical component are secured by clamping screws, it is possible to inadvertently release a clamping screw with which the component is connected if the device is subsequently assembled inappropriately with a device provided with such a connection device. If this goes unnoticed, it can lead to malfunction.

Davon ausgehend ist es Aufgabe der Erfindung, eine Anschlusseinrichtung mit erhöhter Betriebssicherheit zu schaffen.On this basis, it is an object of the invention to provide a connection device with increased reliability create.

Diese Aufgabe wird mit der Anschlusseinrichtung nach Anspruch 1 gelöst.This object is achieved with the connection device according to claim 1.

Die erfindungsgemäße Anschlusseinrichtung weist ein Gehäuse auf, in dem die Anschlussklemmen und zusätzlich wenigstens ein elektrisches Bauelement untergebracht sind. Das elektrische Bauelement ist über Federkontakte mit den Anschlussklemmen verbunden, wobei die Federkontakte von außen nicht zugänglich sind. Sie sind somit vor äußerer Manipulation geschützt - durch das Anschließen und Abklemmen von einzelnen Leitungen von den Anschlussklemmen kann der elektrische Kontakt zwischen den Federkontakten und den Anschlussklemmen nicht beeinträchtigt werden.The connection device according to the invention has a housing in which the connection terminals and additionally at least one electrical component are accommodated. The electrical component is connected via spring contacts with the terminals, wherein the spring contacts are not accessible from the outside. They are thus protected against external manipulation - by connecting and disconnecting individual wires from the terminals, the electrical contact between the spring contacts and the terminals can not be affected.

Es hat sich gezeigt, dass die Zuverlässigkeit einer solchen Anschlusseinrichtung sehr gut ist.It has been found that the reliability of such a connection device is very good.

Die erfindungsgemäße Anschlusseinrichtung erlaubt außerdem eine besonders einfache Herstellung. Es muss lediglich das Gehäuse mit den Anschlussklemmen und dem elektrischen Bauelement bestückt werden. Dies ist ein reiner Fügeprozess, bei dem sich die Federkontakte an die entsprechenden Anschlussklemmen anlegen. Besondere sonstige Maßnahmen sind nicht zu treffen.The connection device according to the invention also allows a particularly simple production. All you have to do is populate the housing with the terminals and the electrical component. This is a pure joining process in which the spring contacts make contact with the corresponding terminals. Special other measures are not to be taken.

Bei einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform ist eine Anschlussklemme als Durchleitungsklemme ausgebildet, während die anderen beiden Anschlussklemmen jeweils mit einem Anschluss (Federkontakt) des Bauelements, dabei jedoch nicht untereinander verbunden sind. Diese beiden letztgenannten Anschlussklemmen sind vorzugsweise auf einer Linie angeordnet, die parallel zu der Längsachse der anderen, zwei Klemmstellen aufweisenden, Anschlussklemme ausgerichtet ist. Dadurch kann die Anschlusseinrichtung von oben gesehen wie eine herkömmliche Lüsterklemme ausgebildet werden, deren Anschluss keinerlei gesonderte Aufmerksamkeit beansprucht. Der richtige Anschluss hängt nicht davon ab, ob dem betreffenden Benutzer bewusst ist, dass in dem Gehäuse noch ein elektrisches Schaltelement angeordnet ist.In a preferred embodiment, a terminal is formed as a feed-through terminal, while the other two terminals are each connected to a terminal (spring contact) of the device, but not with each other. These last two terminals are preferably arranged on a line, which is aligned parallel to the longitudinal axis of the other, having two terminal points, terminal. As a result, the connection device, viewed from above, can be designed like a conventional terminal block whose connection does not require any special attention. The correct connection does not depend on whether the user in question is aware that an electrical switching element is still arranged in the housing.

Die Anschlussklemmen sind vorzugsweise als Schraubklemmen ausgebildet. Bedarfsweise können sie jedoch auch als Federklemmen, als Schneidklemmkontakte oder anderweitig ausgebildet sein. Auch sind gemischte Kontaktsysteme möglich, bei denen sowohl Federklemmen als auch Schraubklemmen vorhanden sind.The terminals are preferably designed as screw terminals. If necessary, however, they can also be designed as spring clips, as insulation displacement contacts or otherwise. Also mixed contact systems are possible in which both spring terminals and screw terminals are available.

Das elektrische Bauelement kann ein PTC-Widerstand sein, der als temperaturempfindliches Strombegrenzungsbauelement dient. Bei abgewandelten Ausführungsformen kann das Bauelement auch als Varistor ausgebildet sein, das Überspannungen zwischen beiden zueinander parallelen, dann als Durchleitungskontakten ausgebildeten Anschlussklemmen ableitet. Ebenso kann es als Entstörkondensator oder als anderweitiges elektrisches Bauelement ausgebildet sein. Bevorzugterweise ist es ein temperaturempfindliches Bauelement, das zwischen den Anschlussklemmen und der bodenseitigen Wand des Gehäuses angeordnet ist, um möglichst schnell die Temperatur des Trägers zu erfassen, auf dem die Anschlusseinrichtung montiert ist.The electrical component may be a PTC resistor which serves as a temperature-sensitive current limiting component. In modified embodiments, the component can also be designed as a varistor, which derives overvoltages between the two mutually parallel terminals, which are then designed as pass-through terminals. Likewise, it can be designed as an interference suppression capacitor or as an otherwise electrical component. Preferably, it is a temperature-sensitive device, which is arranged between the terminals and the bottom-side wall of the housing in order to detect as quickly as possible the temperature of the carrier on which the connection device is mounted.

Dabei wird es als besonders vorteilhaft angesehen, wenn das Bauelement an die untere Gehäusewand angedrückt ist. Dies kann durch ein in das Gehäuse integriertes Federmittel oder auch durch ein anderweitiges Federmittel erfolgen. Bei einer besonders einfachen Ausführungsform dienen die Federkontakte auch als Federmittel zum Andrücken des Bauelements an die wärmeübertragende Wand des Gehäuses.It is considered particularly advantageous if the component is pressed against the lower housing wall. This can be done by a spring means integrated into the housing or by another spring means done. In a particularly simple embodiment, the spring contacts also serve as spring means for pressing the component to the heat-transferring wall of the housing.

Das Bauelement ist vorzugsweise durch Rastmittel in dem Gehäuse gesichert. Es kann dann nach dem Einfügen der Anschlussklemmen in das Gehäuse einfach in ein entsprechendes Fach desselben eingeschoben werden, wobei die Federkontakte, die nötigen elektrischen Verbindungen automatisch herstellen. Dazu sind die beiden Kammern für die betroffenen Anschlussklemmen mit der Aufnahmekammer für das elektrische Bauelement verbunden. Die die beiden Aufnahmekammern für die Anschlussklemmen von der Aufnahmekammer für das Bauelement trennende Wand kann dazu einen entsprechenden Schlitz aufweisen, der von den Federkontakten durchgriffen wird.The component is preferably secured by latching means in the housing. It can then be inserted into a corresponding compartment of the same after insertion of the terminals in the housing, wherein the spring contacts, the necessary electrical connections automatically. For this purpose, the two chambers are connected for the affected terminals with the receiving chamber for the electrical component. The two receiving chambers for the terminals of the receiving chamber for the component separating wall may have a corresponding slot, which is penetrated by the spring contacts.

Weitere Einzelheiten vorteilhafter Ausführungsformen der Erfindung sind Gegenstand der Zeichnung, der Beschreibung oder von Unteransprüchen. In der Zeichnung ist ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung veranschaulicht. Es zeigen:

Figur 1
ein elektrisches Betriebsmittel mit der erfindungsgemäßen Anschlusseinrichtung,
Figur 2
das Betriebsmittel nach Figur 1 in einer teilweisen geschnittenen Seitenansicht,
Figur 3
das Betriebsmittel nach Figur 1 und 2 in einer Stirnansicht,
Figur 4
die Anschlusseinrichtung des Betriebsmittels nach den Figuren 1 bis 3 in einer schematisierten und reduzierten Schnittdarstellung,
Figur 5 und 6
die Anschlusseinrichtung nach Figur 4 in Perspektivdarstellungen,
Figur 7
die Anschlusseinrichtung in einer Stirnansicht und
Figur 8
die Anschlusseinrichtung geschnitten entlang der Linie A-A in Figur 8.
Further details of advantageous embodiments of the invention are the subject of the drawing, the description or subclaims. In the drawing, an embodiment of the invention is illustrated. Show it:
FIG. 1
an electrical equipment with the connection device according to the invention,
FIG. 2
the equipment FIG. 1 in a partially sectioned side view,
FIG. 3
the equipment FIGS. 1 and 2 in an end view,
FIG. 4
the connection device of the equipment after the FIGS. 1 to 3 in a schematic and reduced sectional view,
FIGS. 5 and 6
the connection device after FIG. 4 in perspective views,
FIG. 7
the connection device in an end view and
FIG. 8
the connection device is cut along the line AA in FIG FIG. 8 ,

In Figur 1 ist eine Vorschaltdrossel 1 für eine Leuchtstofflampe veranschaulicht. Die Vorschaltdrossel 1 steht stellvertretend für verschiedene elektrische Betriebsmittel, die über eine erfindungsgemäße Anschlusseinrichtung 2 elektrisch angeschlossen werden können. Die Vorschaltdrossel 1 umfasst ein Trägerblech 3, das einen Eisenkern 4 mit einer Wicklung 5 sowie die Anschlusseinrichtung 2 trägt.In FIG. 1 is a ballast 1 for a fluorescent lamp illustrated. The series reactor 1 is representative of various electrical equipment that can be electrically connected via a connection device 2 according to the invention. The series reactor 1 comprises a carrier plate 3, which carries an iron core 4 with a winding 5 and the connection device 2.

Die Anschlusseinrichtung 2 weist ein beispielsweise aus Kunststoff bestehendes und somit elektrisch isolierendes Gehäuse 6 auf, das mit dem Trägerblech 3 verschraubt ist. Das Gehäuse 6 umschließt Aufnahmeräume 7, 8, 9, 11, in denen, wie die Figuren 2 und 3 veranschaulichen, Anschlussklemmen 12, 13, 14 sowie ein elektrisches Bauelement 15 angeordnet sind.The connection device 2 has an existing example of plastic and thus electrically insulating housing 6, which is bolted to the support plate 3. The housing 6 encloses receiving spaces 7, 8, 9, 11, in which, like the FIGS. 2 and 3 illustrate, terminals 12, 13, 14 and an electrical component 15 are arranged.

Die Anschlussklemmen 12, 13, 14 sind durch ihre Klemmschrauben in ihren jeweiligen Aufnahmeräumen 7, 8, 9 gehalten. Außerdem können sie reibschlüssig in dem Gehäuse 2 sitzen. Die Anschlussklemme 14 bildet eine Durchgangsklemme, deren eine Klemmschraube zum Anschluss einer Zuleitung und deren andere Klemmschraube zum Kontaktieren eines Anschlusses der Wicklung 5 dient. Zum Kontaktieren des anderen Anschlusses der Wicklung 5 dient die Anschlussklemme 13, während die Anschlussklemme 12 zum Anschluss einer äußeren Leitung dient.The terminals 12, 13, 14 are held by their clamping screws in their respective receiving spaces 7, 8, 9. In addition, they can sit frictionally in the housing 2. The terminal 14 forms a feed-through terminal whose one clamping screw is used to connect a supply line and the other clamping screw for contacting a terminal of the winding 5. To connect the other terminal of the winding 5, the terminal 13 is used, while the terminal 12 is used to connect an outer line.

Der prinzipielle Aufbau der Anschlusseinrichtung 2 geht aus Figur 4 und Figur 5 hervor. Das Gehäuse 6 weist zwei nebeneinander angeordnete, etwa quaderförmige Abschnitte 16, 17 auf, die untereinander durch zwei, eine Befestigungsbohrung 18 umgrenzende, Stege 19, 21 verbunden sind. Von der Oberseite der Abschnitte 16, 17 erstrecken sich rohrförmige Fortsätze 22, 23, 24, 25 weg, die, wie bei Lüsterklemmen üblich, in zwei zueinander parallelen Reihen angeordnet sind und Klemmschrauben beherbergen. Figur 4 veranschaulicht die Klemmschrauben 26, 27 der Anschlussklemmen 12, 13. Die sie beherbergenden Aufnahmeräume 7, 8 sind voneinander durch eine Trennwand 28 getrennt und elektrisch isoliert. Außerdem sind sie von dem Aufnahmeraum 9 (Figur 5) elektrisch getrennt.The basic structure of the connection device 2 goes out FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 out. The housing 6 has two juxtaposed, approximately cuboidal sections 16, 17, which are interconnected by two, a mounting hole 18 bounding webs 19, 21 are. From the top of the sections 16, 17 extend tubular extensions 22, 23, 24, 25 away, which, as usual with Luster terminals, are arranged in two parallel rows and accommodate clamping screws. FIG. 4 illustrates the clamping screws 26, 27 of the terminals 12, 13. The accommodating receiving chambers 7, 8 are separated from each other by a partition wall 28 and electrically insulated. In addition, they are from the receiving space 9 ( FIG. 5 ) electrically isolated.

Der Aufnahmeraum 11 ist unterhalb der Aufnahmeräume 7, 8 angeordnet und von diesem durch einen Boden 29 getrennt. Dieser nimmt, wie aus Figur 8 hervorgeht, nicht die gesamte Grundfläche der Aufnahmeräume 7, 8 ein, sondern lässt, ganz im Gegenteil, einen Schlitz 31 frei, durch den die Aufnahmeräume 7, 8 mit dem Aufnahmeraum 11 verbunden sind.The receiving space 11 is disposed below the receiving spaces 7, 8 and separated therefrom by a bottom 29. This one takes off as if FIG. 8 shows, not the entire base of the receiving spaces 7, 8, but leaves, quite the opposite, a slot 31 through which the receiving spaces 7, 8 are connected to the receiving space 11.

Das elektrische Bauelement 15 ist vorzugsweise etwa quaderförmig ausgebildet und liegt mit seiner flachen Unterseite 32 an einer dünnen unteren Gehäusewand 33 an, die das Gehäuse 6 nach unten hin abschließt. Die Gehäusewand 33 liegt in montiertem Zustand der Anschlusseinrichtung 2 flächenhaft an dem Trägerblech 3 an. Kraftübertragend wirken hinsichtlich der Abstützung der von einer Klemmschraube, die die Befestigungsbohrung 18 durchsetzt, ausgehenden Kräfte seitliche Stege 34, 35, 36, 37 (Figur 5 und 6), die den Aufnahmeraum 11 seitlich abschließen, bzw. sich unterhalb des Aufnahmeraums 9 von dessen Boden weg auf das Trägerblech 3 zu erstrecken.The electrical component 15 is preferably approximately cuboid and is located with its flat bottom 32 against a thin lower housing wall 33, which closes the housing 6 downwards. The housing wall 33 is in the assembled state of the connection device 2 areally on the support plate 3. In terms of support, the lateral forces 34, 35, 36, 37 (FIG. 2) act with regard to the support of the forces exerted by a clamping screw which passes through the fastening bore 18. FIG. 5 and 6 ), which terminate the receiving space 11 laterally, or extend below the receiving space 9 away from its bottom on the support plate 3.

Der Aufnahmeraum 11 ist ein flacher, quaderförmiger Raum, der unterhalb des Aufnahmeraums 7 zu einer Stirnseite hin offen ist, wie die Figuren 4 und 5 veranschaulichen. Zur gegenüber liegenden Seite hin ist der Aufnahmeraum 11 ebenfalls offen, wie Figur 6 veranschaulicht, wobei seitliche Vorsprünge 38, 39 die Öffnung verengen. Bedarfsweise kann das Gehäuse hier auch ganz geschlossen sein, wie Figur 4 zeigt. Die Vorsprünge 38, 39 bzw. eine dort durchgehende Wand dient als Anschlagmittel für das Bauelement 15. Zur Sicherung desselben in dem Aufnahmeraum 11 dient ein Rastmittel 41, das durch ein oder mehrere, an der Gehäusewand 33 ausgebildete Rastnasen 42, 43 gebildet ist, wie Figur 4 in Verbindung mit Figur 7 veranschaulicht. Die Rastnasen 42, 43 weisen nach außen hin jeweils eine schräge Rampenform auf, während sie nach innen hin steil abfallen. In Folge der Eigenelastizität der Gehäusewand 33 können sie federnd ausweichen, wenn das Bauelement 15 in den Aufnahmeraum 11 geschoben wird.The receiving space 11 is a flat, cuboid-shaped space, which is open below the receiving space 7 to an end face, like the FIGS. 4 and 5 illustrate. Towards the opposite side of the receiving space 11 is also open, as FIG. 6 illustrated, wherein lateral projections 38, 39 narrow the opening. If necessary, the case can be completely closed here as well FIG. 4 shows. To secure the same in the receiving space 11 is a locking means 41, which is formed by one or more, formed on the housing wall 33 locking lugs 42, 43, such as FIG. 4 combined with FIG. 7 illustrated. The locking lugs 42, 43 each have an oblique ramp shape toward the outside, while they drop steeply towards the inside. As a result of the inherent elasticity of the housing wall 33, they can yield resiliently when the component 15 is pushed into the receiving space 11.

Das Bauelement 11 ist beispielsweise ein Thermoschalter oder ein kombinierter stromempfindlicher Thermoschalter. Dieser kann beispielsweise in Form eines PTC-Elements ausgebildet sein, das durch Stromfluss vorgewärmt und bei Erreichen einer Sprungtemperatur hochohmig wird. Das Bauelement 15 verbindet die beiden Anschlussklemmen 12, 13 elektrisch. Dazu weist es wenigstens zwei Federkontakte 44, 45 auf, die von der Oberseite 46 oder den Stirnseiten 47, 48 des Bauelements 15 schräg nach oben weg stehen. Vorzugsweise sind die Federkontakte 44, 45 etwas gewölbt, wobei sie mit der Oberseite 46 einen spitzen Winkel einschließen. Sie können aufeinander zu gerichtet oder auch gleich gerichtet angeordnet sein. Die Federkontakte 44, 45 sind vorzugsweise korrosionsgeschützt, beispielsweise durch einen Silberüberzug. Das Grundmaterial kann Federstahl sein. Die Anschlussklemmen 12, 13 sind ebenfalls vorzugsweise mit dem gleichen Material (z.B. Silber) korrosionsgeschützt. Die an ihrer vorzugsweise planen Unterseite anliegenden Federkontakte 44, 45 stellen somit einen sicheren elektrischen Kontakt her. Außerdem belasten sie das Bauelement 15 in Richtung auf die Gehäusewand 33 und bilden somit ein Federmittel, das zur flächenhaften Anlage der Unterseite 32 an der Gehäusewand 33 beiträgt.The device 11 is for example a thermal switch or a combined current-sensitive thermal switch. This can for example be designed in the form of a PTC element, which is preheated by current flow and high impedance when reaching a transition temperature. The device 15 connects the two terminals 12, 13 electrically. For this purpose, it has at least two spring contacts 44, 45 which are obliquely upwardly away from the upper side 46 or the end faces 47, 48 of the component 15. Preferably, the spring contacts 44, 45 are slightly curved, with the top 46 include an acute angle. They can be directed towards each other or even directed. The spring contacts 44, 45 are preferably protected against corrosion, for example by a silver coating. The base material may be spring steel. The terminals 12, 13 are also preferably protected against corrosion with the same material (eg silver). The on their preferably planar underside abutting spring contacts 44, 45 thus provide a secure electrical contact. In addition, they load the device 15 in the direction of the housing wall 33 and thus form a spring means, which contributes to the planar contact of the underside 32 on the housing wall 33.

Die Anschlusseinrichtung 2 wird folgendermaßen montiert:The connection device 2 is mounted as follows:

Nach Herstellen des Gehäuses 6 sowie Bereitstellen der Anschlussklemmen 12, 13, 14 werden die Anschlussklemmen 12, 13, 14 zunächst in ihre Aufnahmeräume 7, 8, 9 eingesetzt oder, falls sie ein gewisses Übermaß haben, eingepresst. Beispielsweise kann der Aufnahmeraum 9 mit Rippen 51 versehen sein, die ihn verengen und einen Presssitz der betreffenden Anschlussklemme 14 bewirken. Solche Vorsprünge, Rippen oder dergleichen können auch in den anderen Aufnahmeräumen 7, 8 vorgesehen sein. Nach Einsetzen der Klemmschrauben sind die Anschlussklemmen 12, 13, 14 am Platz gesichert.After producing the housing 6 and providing the connection terminals 12, 13, 14, the connection terminals 12, 13, 14 are first inserted into their receiving spaces 7, 8, 9 or, if they have a certain excess, pressed. For example, the receiving space 9 may be provided with ribs 51, which narrow it and cause a press fit of the respective terminal 14. Such projections, ribs or the like may also be provided in the other receiving spaces 7, 8. After inserting the clamping screws, the terminals 12, 13, 14 are secured in place.

In einem weiteren Arbeitsschritt, der beispielsweise in einer anderen Werkstatt von einem Kunden oder Zulieferer ausgeführt werden kann, wird nun das Bauelement 15 in den Aufnahmeraum 11 eingesetzt. Dazu wird es lediglich in Längsrichtung (in Figur 4 von rechts nach links) eingeschoben, wobei sein Federkontakt 44 durch den Schlitz 31, gemäß Figur 8, läuft. Somit erreichen beide Federkontakte jeweils die ihm zugeordnete Anschlussklemme 12 bzw. 13. Die Federkontakte 44, 45 können an diagonal gegenüber liegenden Stellen des Bauelements 15 angeordnet sein, so dass das Bauelement 15 in zwei möglichen Positionen in den Aufnahmeraum 11 eingesetzt werden kann. Dazu ist der Boden 29, wie Figur 8 veranschaulicht, vorzugsweise verkürzt, so dass er den Aufnahmeraum 8 nach unten hin, d.h. zu dem Aufnahmeraum 11 hin, im Wesentlichen frei lässt. Soll hingegen eine Richtungsverwechslung des Bauelements 15 vermieden werden, kann der Boden 29 entsprechend verlängert werden, wodurch dann ein entsprechend gepoltes Bauelement nur noch in einer Einsetzrichtung in den Aufnahmeraum 11 eingeführt werden kann.In a further step, which can be carried out for example in another workshop by a customer or supplier, the component 15 is now inserted into the receiving space 11. For this it is only in the longitudinal direction (in FIG. 4 from right to left), wherein its spring contact 44 through the slot 31, according to FIG. 8 , running. Thus, both spring contacts each reach its associated terminal 12 and 13. The spring contacts 44, 45 may be arranged at diagonally opposite points of the device 15, so that the device 15 in two possible positions in the receiving space 11 can be used. This is the bottom 29, like FIG. 8 illustrated, preferably shortened so that it leaves the receiving space 8 downwards, ie towards the receiving space 11 substantially free. If, on the other hand, a directional confusion of the component 15 is to be avoided, the bottom 29 can be lengthened accordingly, whereby a correspondingly polarized component can then only be introduced into the accommodating space 11 in one insertion direction.

In allen Fällen lässt sich die Anschlusseinrichtung rationell und automatisiert fertigen. Dies gilt insbesondere im Hinblick auf die schraubenlose Anschlusstechnik zwischen dem Bauelement 15 und den Anschlussklemmen 12, 13. Es ergibt sich eine kompakte Ausführung der Anschlusseinrichtung 2. Außerdem ergibt sich eine insgesamt lediglich zweipolige Ausführung im Gegensatz zu bislang bekannten dreipoligen Ausführungen, die Montageverwechslungen nicht ausschlossen.In all cases, the connection device can be produced efficiently and automatically. This applies in particular with regard to the screwless connection technology between the component 15 and the connection terminals 12, 13. This results in a compact design of the connection device 2. In addition, a total of only two-pole design results in contrast to previously known three-pole versions, the assembly confusion not excluded ,

Bei einer verbesserten Anschlusseinrichtung 2 ist ein in dieser untergebrachtes elektrisches Bauelement 15 über schraubenlose Kontakte, beispielsweise Federkontakte 44, 45, mit zwei voneinander ansonsten elektrisch getrennten Anschlussklemmen 12, 13 verbunden. Dies ermöglicht eine besonders rationelle Montage, wobei die Federkontakte 44, 45 zugleich eine Verbesserung des Wärmeübergangs auf das Bauelement 15 bewirken können, wenn dies als Temperaturfühler ausgebildet ist. Dies wird erreicht, indem die Federkontakte 44, 45 das Bauelement 15 gegen eine unterseitige Gehäusewand 33 des Gehäuses 6 drücken.In an improved connection device 2, an electrical component 15 accommodated therein is connected via screwless contacts, for example spring contacts 44, 45, to two connection terminals 12, 13 which are otherwise electrically separate from one another. This allows a particularly efficient installation, wherein the spring contacts 44, 45 can simultaneously effect an improvement of the heat transfer to the component 15, if this is designed as a temperature sensor. This is achieved by the spring contacts 44, 45 pressing the component 15 against an underside housing wall 33 of the housing 6.

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  1. Connection device (2), in particular for electrical equipment,
    with a housing (6), which is made of an electrically insulating material and defines several receiving areas (7, 8, 9,11),
    with connecting terminals (12, 13, 14), which respectively have a base surface, are arranged in different receiving areas (7, 8, 9) and are fitted for the connection of electrical leads, and
    with an electrical component (15), which is arranged in the receiving areas (11) of the housing (6) and is connected to at least two connecting terminals (12, 13) via connection leads,
    characterised in that
    the connection leads are configured as spring contacts (44, 45), and that a spring contact (44, 45) of the electrical component (15) respectively abuts against the base surfaces of the connecting terminals (12, 13).
  2. Connection device according to Claim 1, characterised in that one of the receiving areas (9) has no connection to the other receiving areas (7, 8, 11) and serves to receive a through-terminal (14), whereas two further receiving areas (7, 8), which respectively serve to receive a connecting terminal (12, 13), are respectively connected to a receiving area (11), which serves to receive the electrical component (15).
  3. Connection device according to Claim 2, characterised in that the receiving areas (7, 8) serving to receive a respective connecting terminal (12, 13) are arranged in a row, which is arranged parallel to the receiving area (9) for the through-terminal (14).
  4. Connection device according to Claim 1, characterised in that the connecting terminals (12, 13, 14) are screw terminals.
  5. Connection device according to Claim 1, characterised in that the connecting terminals are spring terminals.
  6. Connection device according to Claim 1, characterised in that the base surface is plane.
  7. Connection device according to Claim 1, characterised in that the connecting terminals (12, 13), which electrically connect to the electrical component (15), are provided with an anti-corrosion, electrically conductive coating at least in those regions, which are in contact with the spring contacts (44, 45).
  8. Connection device according to Claim 1, characterised in that the spring contacts (44, 45) are provided with a corrosion-inhibiting, electrically conductive coating.
  9. Connection device according to Claim 7 and 8, characterised in that the coating of the spring contacts (44, 45) is the same as the coating of the connecting terminals (12, 13).
  10. Connection device according to Claim 1, characterised in that the electrical component (15) is a temperature-sensitive component.
  11. Connection device according to Claim 1, characterised in that the electrical component (15) is a current-sensitive component.
  12. Connection device according to Claim 1, characterised in that the electrical component (15) is a temperature- and current-sensitive component.
  13. Connection device according to Claim 1, characterised in that the component (15) is a switch element.
  14. Connection device according to Claim 11, characterised in that the component (15) has a switching hysteresis.
  15. Connection device according to Claim 1, characterised in that the component (15) is secured in the housing (6) by catch elements (41).
  16. Connection device according to Claim 1, characterised in that the component (15) is pressed against a heat-transferring housing wall (33) of the housing (6) via a spring element (44, 45).
  17. Connection device according to Claim 16, characterised in that the spring element (44, 45) is formed by the spring contacts (44, 45).
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