EP1470620A1 - Pole terminal - Google Patents

Pole terminal

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EP1470620A1
EP1470620A1 EP02793114A EP02793114A EP1470620A1 EP 1470620 A1 EP1470620 A1 EP 1470620A1 EP 02793114 A EP02793114 A EP 02793114A EP 02793114 A EP02793114 A EP 02793114A EP 1470620 A1 EP1470620 A1 EP 1470620A1
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Wolfgang B. THÖRNER
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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
    • H01R24/00—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure
    • H01R24/20—Coupling parts carrying sockets, clips or analogous contacts and secured only to wire or cable
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R2101/00—One pole

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  • the invention relates to a pole terminal for the production of electrical line connections, with a metallic conductor body which is surrounded by an insulatable body which can be fixed on the housing of an electrical device and onto which a clamping nut can be screwed, which clamps the electrical conductor to be connected to the conductor body by producing an electrical contact ,
  • Pole terminals of this type are used extensively in consumer electronics in order to couple lines and in particular loudspeakers to the amplifiers. They are characterized by the fact that they enable easy manual coupling and uncoupling. Your line and contact cross-sections should be designed according to the conductivity of the material so that short power pulses, for example that of a loudspeaker signal, are not unnecessarily damped.
  • the conductor body is usually made as a turned part made of a material that is suitable for machining on the one hand and is electrically conductive on the other. It is disadvantageous that a material suitable for machining has a lower conductivity than, for example, the conductive material of the conductor to be connected. This requires larger cable and contact cross-sections in order to prevent the low-quality damping of power pulses. In contrast, materials with high conductivity, such as copper and silver, allow cable and contact cross-sections to be analogous to the conductors to be connected. However, they are suitable not for machining. They do not form chips, they smear.
  • a further disadvantage is that the conductor bodies of the known pole terminals are complex and expensive to manufacture as turned parts. Holes must be drilled to accommodate the external conductors to be connected. Threads are required to screw components to clamp the external conductor, to fix the pole clamp on the housing or to hold the insulating body for securing against external contacts. These and other structural designs are produced in separate manufacturing steps.
  • the conductor body can be made from a material which has a higher electrical conductivity, for example that of copper or silver.
  • the guide body should be less complex, which reduces the manufacturing effort.
  • a simple structure also proves to be user-friendly.
  • the invention proposes, starting from the pole terminal of the type mentioned at the outset, that the conductor body is produced by non-cutting deformation from a material with the highest conductivity and is connected to the surrounding insulating body to form a composite body.
  • the conductor body is designed in such a way that it can be punched out of flat metallic material with the highest conductivity, for example copper or silver. Bending technology gives it the shape to perform the required functions.
  • the conductor body is bent at its end facing away from the housing in such a way that it forms annular contact surfaces coaxial to the longitudinal axis.
  • the conductor body is bend-technically provided with a contact surface which is angled in the transverse direction to the longitudinal axis and which is then again parallel to the longitudinal axis is aligned.
  • contacts are made in both the longitudinal and transverse directions to the external conductor.
  • the material thickness can be considerably reduced compared to the prior art due to the good conductivity of the materials used for the conductor body, such as copper or silver. Accordingly, the electrical damping is much smaller.
  • the conductor body obtains the mechanical stability required for pole terminals from the surrounding insulating body.
  • Conductor body and insulating body are connected to a composite body.
  • the conductor body has recesses into which the insulating body engages.
  • a saddle-like radial shape, which surrounds the insulating body, additionally secures against torque from rotational movements between the conductor and insulating body.
  • the insulating body is applied to the conductor body by spraying technology.
  • the contact areas of the conductor body remain free. These include the tubular opening with the ring-shaped contact surface for receiving the contact pin of a banana plug, the contact surface running transversely to the longitudinal axis for receiving an external electrical conductor and the contact designed as a soldering lug outside the insulating body. In the area of the contact surface, the insulating body has an additional opening for receiving the external electrical conductor.
  • the insulating body is screwed to a clamping nut via a sawtooth thread.
  • Their movements are limited in the axial direction via a circumferential projection on the circumference of the insulating body and via projections on the inside of the clamping nut to a level that only allows the external electrical conductor to be inserted and braced.
  • This automatic screw lock also prevents unscrewing again.
  • the clamping nut consists of insulating material. This enables the clamping nut cap to be made of metallic material. This decisively improves both the feel and the look.
  • a pressure ring is rotatably mounted via a projection running around the outer circumference of the clamping nut and an annular shoulder in the pressure ring.
  • the pressure ring is moved axially by the clamping nut. In this way, an external conductor inserted into the conductor body can be clamped against a cap made of insulating material that bears against the housing.
  • a metallic ring with only an optical function is inserted into this insulating cap.
  • Fig. 1 In an exploded view of a pole terminal according to the invention
  • Fig. 2 the guide body in perspective.
  • the pole terminal shown consists essentially of a metallic conductor body 1, which forms a composite body 1, 2 with a surrounding insulating body 2.
  • the conductor body 1 has, parallel to its longitudinal axis, an annular contact surface 3 produced by bending technology. This is designed as a web with adjoining rings punched out transversely to the longitudinal axis.
  • the continued conductor body 1 has a contact surface 4, produced by bending technology and running both parallel and transverse to the longitudinal axis, for an external electrical conductor, not shown. Access to the contact surface 4 for the external conductor is made possible by an opening 5 in the insulating body 2.
  • the contact surface 4 is widened transversely to the longitudinal axis and has slot-like recesses 6, in which the insulating body 2 engages with flattened legs 7.
  • the conductor body 1 forms one Saddle 8 by first being parallel and then bent in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the pole clamp. This saddle 8 is anchored in the insulating body 2 and secures against torque from radial rotary movements between the conductor and insulating body 1, 2.
  • the conductor body 1 is extended, for example, for insertion into the housing 9 of a consumer electronics device, not shown. It ends in an element 10 designed as a soldering lug, not surrounded by the insulating body 2, for connecting a line (not shown).
  • the insulating body 2 is provided on the housing side with a thread 11 and is pressed inside the housing 9 by means of a nut 12 made of insulating material via a serrated lock washer 13 against an insulating washer 14 and the housing 9.
  • the composite body 1, 2 is insulated from the outside of the housing 9 via a double-step washer 15 and fixed for the screw connection.
  • a gradation 16 of the protrusion 16, 17 encircling the insulating body 2 engages in a form-fitting manner in the outer step 18 of the double-step plate 15, while a further step 17 rests on the double-step plate 15.
  • the edge 23 of the cap 19 facing away from the housing also serves as a counterpart for a pressure ring 24 for clamping the external conductor.
  • the pressure ring 24 has an inner circumferential groove 25.
  • the protrusion 27 encircling the outside of a clamping nut 26 engages in this.
  • the pressure ring 24 is rotatably mounted and can be displaced axially via the clamping nut 26 and yet independently of its rotary movements.
  • the clamping nut 26 is screwed to the insulating body 2 via a sawtooth thread 28 on the outside of the insulating body 2. Over the inside of the
  • clamping nut 26 and outer projections 29 on the outside of the insulating body 2 and 30, the axial movements of the clamping nut 26 are finite and defined such that only the distance to the introduction of the external conductor into the opening 5 of the insulating body 2 is released and the screwed-on clamping nut 26 cannot be unscrewed again.
  • a clamping nut cap 31 made of metallic material is placed on the clamping nut 26 made of insulating material.
  • the clamping nut 26 has surface configurations 32, 33 on its outer circumference and the clamping nut cap 31 on its inner circumference, so that the adjusting moments are transmitted from the clamping nut cap 31 to the clamping nut 26 in a form-fitting manner.
  • Clamping nut 26 and clamping nut cap 31 have openings 34, 35 on the end face for introducing the contact pin of a banana plug (not shown) into the composite body 1, 2.

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  • Connections By Means Of Piercing Elements, Nuts, Or Screws (AREA)
  • Clamps And Clips (AREA)
  • Semiconductor Lasers (AREA)
  • Gates (AREA)
  • Coupling Device And Connection With Printed Circuit (AREA)
  • Connections Effected By Soldering, Adhesion, Or Permanent Deformation (AREA)
  • Connections Arranged To Contact A Plurality Of Conductors (AREA)

Abstract

The invention relates to a pole terminal for producing an electrical connection. Said pole terminal comprises a metallic conductive body (1) which is surrounded by an insulating body (2) which can be fixed to the housing (9) of an electrical appliance, and on which a tensioning nut (26) can be screwed, said tensioning nut clamping the electrical conductor to be connected against the conductive body, establishing an electrical contact. The aim of the invention is to improve one such pole terminal in such a way that the conductive body can be produced from a material which is highly conductive, such as silver or copper. To this end, the conductive body (1) is produced from a material exhibiting higher conductivity, by means of noncutting deformation, and is connected to the surrounding insulating body (2) to form a composite body. Preferably, the conductive body (1) is embodied as a stamped part which is machined by bending strain.

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Polklemme Polklemme
Die Erfindung betrifft eine Polklemme zur Herstellung von elektrischen Leitungsverbindungen, mit einem metallischen Leiterkörper, der von einem am Gehäuse eines elektrischen Gerätes festlegbaren Isolierkörper umgeben ist, auf den eine Spannmutter aufschraubbar ist, welche den anzuschließenden elektrischen Leiter unter Herstellung eines elektrischen Kontaktes gegen den Leiterkörper festklemmt.The invention relates to a pole terminal for the production of electrical line connections, with a metallic conductor body which is surrounded by an insulatable body which can be fixed on the housing of an electrical device and onto which a clamping nut can be screwed, which clamps the electrical conductor to be connected to the conductor body by producing an electrical contact ,
Derartige Polklemmen werden in großem Umfang in der Unterhaltungselektronik eingesetzt, um Leitungen und insbesondere Lautsprecher an die Verstärker anzukoppeln. Sie zeichnen sich dadurch aus, daß sie ein leichtes manuelles An- und Abkoppeln ermöglichen. Ihre Leitungs- und Kontaktquerschnitte sollten entsprechend der Leitfähigkeit des Materials so ausgelegt sein, dass kurze Leistungsimpulse, beispielsweise die eines Lautsprechersignals, nicht unnötig gedämpft werden.Pole terminals of this type are used extensively in consumer electronics in order to couple lines and in particular loudspeakers to the amplifiers. They are characterized by the fact that they enable easy manual coupling and uncoupling. Your line and contact cross-sections should be designed according to the conductivity of the material so that short power pulses, for example that of a loudspeaker signal, are not unnecessarily damped.
Bei den bekannten Polklemmen ist der Leiterkörper gewöhnlich als Drehteil aus einem Material hergestellt, das einerseits für eine spanende Bearbeitung geeignet und andererseits elektrisch leitfähig ist. Nachteilig ist, daß ein für die spanende Bearbeitung geeignetes Material eine niedrigere Leitfähigkeit aufweist als beispielsweise das leitende Material des anzuschließenden Leiters. Das erfordert größere Leitungs- und Kontaktquerschnitte, um die qualitätsmindemde Dämpfung von Leistungsimpulsen zu unterbinden. Dagegen ermöglichen Materialien mit hoher Leitfähigkeit, wie Kupfer und Silber, Leitungs- und Kontaktquerschnitte analog der anzuschließenden Leiter. Allerdings eignen sie sich nicht für die spanabhebende Fertigung. Sie bilden keine Späne sondern schmieren.In the known pole terminals, the conductor body is usually made as a turned part made of a material that is suitable for machining on the one hand and is electrically conductive on the other. It is disadvantageous that a material suitable for machining has a lower conductivity than, for example, the conductive material of the conductor to be connected. This requires larger cable and contact cross-sections in order to prevent the low-quality damping of power pulses. In contrast, materials with high conductivity, such as copper and silver, allow cable and contact cross-sections to be analogous to the conductors to be connected. However, they are suitable not for machining. They do not form chips, they smear.
Nachteilig ist ferner, daß die Leiterkörper der bekannten Polklemmen als Drehteile komplex und aufwändig für die Fertigung gestaltet sind. Zur Aufnahme der anzuschließenden externen Leiter sind Bohrungen vorzunehmen. Gewinde sind erforderlich, um Bauteile zum Verspannen der externen Leiter, zur Fixierung der Polklemme am Gehäuse oder zur Aufnahme der Isolierkörper für die Sicherung gegen äußere Kontakte zur verschrauben. Diese und weitere konstruktive Ausgestaltungen werden in getrennten Fertigungsschritten hergestellt.A further disadvantage is that the conductor bodies of the known pole terminals are complex and expensive to manufacture as turned parts. Holes must be drilled to accommodate the external conductors to be connected. Threads are required to screw components to clamp the external conductor, to fix the pole clamp on the housing or to hold the insulating body for securing against external contacts. These and other structural designs are produced in separate manufacturing steps.
Es ist deshalb Aufgabe der Erfindung, die Polklemme der eingangs genannten Art dahingehend weiterzubilden, daß der Leiterkörper aus einem Material gefertigt werden kann, das eine höhere elektrische Leitfähigkeit, beispielsweise wie die von Kupfer oder Silber, aufweist. Dabei soll der Leitkörper weniger komplex sein, womit der Fertigungsaufwand verringert wird. Ein einfacher Aufbau erweist sich zudem als benutzerfreundlich.It is therefore an object of the invention to develop the pole terminal of the type mentioned at the outset such that the conductor body can be made from a material which has a higher electrical conductivity, for example that of copper or silver. The guide body should be less complex, which reduces the manufacturing effort. A simple structure also proves to be user-friendly.
Zur Lösung dieser Aufgabe schlägt die Erfindung ausgehend von der Polklemme der eingangs genannten Art vor, daß der Leiterkörper durch nichtspanende Verformung aus einem Material mit höchster Leitfähigkeit hergestellt und mit dem umgebenden Isolierkörper zu einem Verbundkörper verbunden ist.To achieve this object, the invention proposes, starting from the pole terminal of the type mentioned at the outset, that the conductor body is produced by non-cutting deformation from a material with the highest conductivity and is connected to the surrounding insulating body to form a composite body.
Bei der Polklemme gemäß der Erfindung ist der Leiterkörper so ausgebildet, dass er aus metallischem Flachmaterial mit höchster Leitfähigkeit, beispielsweise Kupfer oder Silber, gestanzt werden kann. Durch Biegetechnik erhält er die Form, um die erforderlichen Funktionen zu erfüllen. Für die Aufnahme des Kontaktstiftes eines Bananensteckers ist der Leiterkörper an seinem vom Gehäuse abgewandten Ende biegetechnisch so ausgeformt, daß er koaxial zur Längsachse ringförmige Kontaktflächen bildet. Für den elektrischen Kontakt mit dem quer zur Längsachse der Polklemme anzuschließenden externen Leiter erhält der Leiterkörper biegetechnisch eine in Querrichtung zur Längsachse abgewinkelte Kontaktfläche, die anschließend erneut parallel zur Längsachse ausgerichtet ist. Somit sind Kontakte sowohl in Längs- als auch in Querrichtung zum externen Leiter hergestellt.In the pole terminal according to the invention, the conductor body is designed in such a way that it can be punched out of flat metallic material with the highest conductivity, for example copper or silver. Bending technology gives it the shape to perform the required functions. For receiving the contact pin of a banana plug, the conductor body is bent at its end facing away from the housing in such a way that it forms annular contact surfaces coaxial to the longitudinal axis. For the electrical contact with the external conductor to be connected transversely to the longitudinal axis of the pole terminal, the conductor body is bend-technically provided with a contact surface which is angled in the transverse direction to the longitudinal axis and which is then again parallel to the longitudinal axis is aligned. Thus, contacts are made in both the longitudinal and transverse directions to the external conductor.
Vorteilhaft ist, daß die Materialstärke aufgrund der guten Leitfähigkeit der für den Leiterkörper eingesetzten Materialien, wie Kupfer oder Silber, gegenüber dem Stand der Technik erheblich vermindert werden kann. Entsprechend ist die elektrische Dämpfung wesentlich kleiner.It is advantageous that the material thickness can be considerably reduced compared to the prior art due to the good conductivity of the materials used for the conductor body, such as copper or silver. Accordingly, the electrical damping is much smaller.
Die für Polklemmen erforderliche mechanische Stabilität erhält der Leiterkörper erfindungsgemäß durch den umgebenden Isolierkörper. Leiterkörper und Isolierkörper sind zu einem Verbundkörper verbunden. Um eine formschlüssige, feste Verbindung zwischen dem Leiterkörper und dem Isolierkörper zu gewährleisten, hat der Leiterkörper Ausnehmungen, in die der Isolierkörper eingreift. Eine sattelartige radiale Ausformung, die der Isolierkörper umschließt, sichert zusätzlich gegen Drehmomente aus Drehbewegungen zwischen Leiterund Isolierkörper.According to the invention, the conductor body obtains the mechanical stability required for pole terminals from the surrounding insulating body. Conductor body and insulating body are connected to a composite body. In order to ensure a positive, firm connection between the conductor body and the insulating body, the conductor body has recesses into which the insulating body engages. A saddle-like radial shape, which surrounds the insulating body, additionally secures against torque from rotational movements between the conductor and insulating body.
Der Isolierkörper wird durch Spritztechnik auf den Leiterkörper aufgebracht. Dabei bleiben die Kontaktflächen des Leiterkörpers frei. Dazu gehört die röhrenartige Öffnung mit der ringförmigen Kontaktfläche zur Aufnahme des Kontaktstiftes eines Bananensteckers, die quer zur Längsachse verlaufende Kontaktfläche zur Aufnahme eines externen elektrischen Leiters und der als Lötfahne ausgestaltete Kontakt außerhalb des Isolierkörpers. Im Bereich der Kontaktfläche weist der Isolierkörper zur Aufnahme des externen elektrischen Leiters eine zusätzlich Öffnung auf.The insulating body is applied to the conductor body by spraying technology. The contact areas of the conductor body remain free. These include the tubular opening with the ring-shaped contact surface for receiving the contact pin of a banana plug, the contact surface running transversely to the longitudinal axis for receiving an external electrical conductor and the contact designed as a soldering lug outside the insulating body. In the area of the contact surface, the insulating body has an additional opening for receiving the external electrical conductor.
An seinem vom Gehäuse abgewandten Ende ist der Isolierkörper über ein Sägezahngewinde mit einer Spannmutter verschraubt. Deren Bewegungen sind in axialer Richtung über einen umlaufenden Vorsprung am Umfang des Isolierkörpers und über Vorsprünge innen an der Spannmutter auf ein Maß begrenzt, das lediglich erlaubt, den externen elektrischen Leiter einzuführen und zu verspannen. Diese automatische Schraubsicherung verhindert zudem ein erneutes Abschrauben. Vorteilhaft ist, dass die Spannmutter aus isolierendem Material besteht. Dadurch kann die Spannmutterkappe aus metallischem Material ausgeführt werden. Das verbessert entschieden sowohl die Haptik als auch die Optik. Zwischen der Spannmutter und der umgebenden Spannmutterkappe ist ein Druckring über einen am äußeren Umfang der Spannmutter umlaufenden Vorsprung und eine Ringschulter im Druckring drehbar gelagert. Der Druckring wird von der Spannmutter axial bewegt. Damit kann ein in den Leiterkörper eingeführter externer Leiter gegen eine am Gehäuse anliegende Kappe aus isolierendem Material eingespannt werden. In diese Isolierkappe ist ein metallischer Ring mit ausschließlich optischer Funktion eingelegt.At its end facing away from the housing, the insulating body is screwed to a clamping nut via a sawtooth thread. Their movements are limited in the axial direction via a circumferential projection on the circumference of the insulating body and via projections on the inside of the clamping nut to a level that only allows the external electrical conductor to be inserted and braced. This automatic screw lock also prevents unscrewing again. It is advantageous that the clamping nut consists of insulating material. This enables the clamping nut cap to be made of metallic material. This decisively improves both the feel and the look. Between the clamping nut and the surrounding clamping nut cap, a pressure ring is rotatably mounted via a projection running around the outer circumference of the clamping nut and an annular shoulder in the pressure ring. The pressure ring is moved axially by the clamping nut. In this way, an external conductor inserted into the conductor body can be clamped against a cap made of insulating material that bears against the housing. A metallic ring with only an optical function is inserted into this insulating cap.
Ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung ist im folgenden anhand der Zeichnung näher erläutert. Es zeigen:An embodiment of the invention is explained below with reference to the drawing. Show it:
Fig. 1: In Explosionsdarstellung eine der Erfindung gemäße Polklemme;Fig. 1: In an exploded view of a pole terminal according to the invention;
Fig. 2: den Leitkörper perspektivisch.Fig. 2: the guide body in perspective.
Die dargestellte Polklemme besteht im wesentlichen aus einem metallischen Leiterkörper 1 , der mit einem umgebenden Isolierkörper 2 einen Verbundkörper 1 , 2 bildet.The pole terminal shown consists essentially of a metallic conductor body 1, which forms a composite body 1, 2 with a surrounding insulating body 2.
Für den Anschluß eines nicht dargestellten Bananensteckers hat der Leiterkör- per 1 parallel zu seiner Längsachse eine biegetechnisch hergestellte ringförmige Kontaktfläche 3. Diese ist als Steg mit daran anschließenden quer zur Längsachse ausgestanzten Ringen ausgebildet.For the connection of a banana plug, not shown, the conductor body 1 has, parallel to its longitudinal axis, an annular contact surface 3 produced by bending technology. This is designed as a web with adjoining rings punched out transversely to the longitudinal axis.
Der weiter fortgeführte Leiterkörper 1 weist eine biegetechnisch hergestellte und sowohl parallel als auch quer zur Längsachse verlaufende Kontaktfläche 4 für einen nicht dargestellten externen elektrischen Leiter auf. Den Zugang zur Kontaktfläche 4 für den externen Leiter ermöglicht eine Öffnung 5 im Isolierkörper 2. Die Kontaktfläche 4 ist quer zur Längsachse erweitert und hat schlitzartige Ausnehmungen 6, in die der Isolierkörper 2 mit abgeflachten Schenkeln 7 eingreift. Im Anschluß an die Kontaktfläche bildet der Leiterkörper 1 einen Sattel 8, indem er zunächst parallel und sodann in Richtung Längsache der Polklemme gebogen ist. Dieser Sattel 8 ist in dem Isolierkörper 2 verankert und sichert gegen Drehmomente aus radialen Drehbewegungen zwischen Leiterund Isolierkörper 1 , 2.The continued conductor body 1 has a contact surface 4, produced by bending technology and running both parallel and transverse to the longitudinal axis, for an external electrical conductor, not shown. Access to the contact surface 4 for the external conductor is made possible by an opening 5 in the insulating body 2. The contact surface 4 is widened transversely to the longitudinal axis and has slot-like recesses 6, in which the insulating body 2 engages with flattened legs 7. Following the contact surface, the conductor body 1 forms one Saddle 8 by first being parallel and then bent in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the pole clamp. This saddle 8 is anchored in the insulating body 2 and secures against torque from radial rotary movements between the conductor and insulating body 1, 2.
Der Leiterkörper 1 ist beispielsweise zur Einführung in das Gehäuse 9 eines nicht dargestellten Gerätes der Unterhaltungselektronik verlängert. Er endet in einem als Lötfahne ausgebildeten, nicht vom Isolierkörper 2 umgebenen Element 10 zum Anschließen einer nicht dargestellten Leitung.The conductor body 1 is extended, for example, for insertion into the housing 9 of a consumer electronics device, not shown. It ends in an element 10 designed as a soldering lug, not surrounded by the insulating body 2, for connecting a line (not shown).
Der Isolierkörper 2 ist gehäuseseitig mit einem Gewinde 11 versehen und wird innerhalb des Gehäuses 9 mittels einer Mutter 12 aus isolierendem Material über eine Fächerscheibe 13 gegen eine Isolierscheibe 14 und das Gehäuse 9 angepresst. Über eine Doppelstufenscheibe 15 wird der Verbundkörper 1 , 2 gegenüber dem Gehäuse 9 von außen isoliert und für die Verschraubung fixiert. Dazu greift eine Abstufung 16 des auf dem Isolierkörper 2 umlaufenden Vorsprungs 16, 17 formschlüssig in die äußere Stufe 18 der Doppelstufenscheibe 15 ein, während eine weitere Abstufung 17 an der Doppelstufenscheibe 15 anliegt. Eine Kappe 19 aus isolierendem, durchsichtigen Material begrenzt die Distanz zwischen dem Gehäuse 9 und der Kontaktfläche 4 für den quer zur Längsachse des Verbundkörpers 1 , 2 zuzuführenden externen Leiter. Sie greift mit einem innen umlaufenden Vorsprung 20 in eine außen am Isolierkörper 2 umlaufende Nut 21 ein. Aus optischen Gründen ist in die Kappe 19 ein Metallring 22 eingelegt.The insulating body 2 is provided on the housing side with a thread 11 and is pressed inside the housing 9 by means of a nut 12 made of insulating material via a serrated lock washer 13 against an insulating washer 14 and the housing 9. The composite body 1, 2 is insulated from the outside of the housing 9 via a double-step washer 15 and fixed for the screw connection. For this purpose, a gradation 16 of the protrusion 16, 17 encircling the insulating body 2 engages in a form-fitting manner in the outer step 18 of the double-step plate 15, while a further step 17 rests on the double-step plate 15. A cap 19 made of insulating, transparent material limits the distance between the housing 9 and the contact surface 4 for the external conductor to be supplied transversely to the longitudinal axis of the composite body 1, 2. It engages with an inner circumferential projection 20 in a circumferential groove 21 on the outside of the insulating body 2. A metal ring 22 is inserted into the cap 19 for optical reasons.
Der vom Gehäuse abgewandte Rand 23 der Kappe 19 dient gleichzeitig als Gegenpart für einen Druckring 24 zum Einklemmen des externen Leiters. Der Druckring 24 weist eine innen umlaufende Nut 25 auf. In diese greift der außen an einer Spannmutter 26 umlaufende Vorsprung 27 ein. Dadurch ist der Druckring 24 drehbar gelagert und über die Spannmutter 26 axial und dennoch unabhängig von deren Drehbewegungen verschiebbar.The edge 23 of the cap 19 facing away from the housing also serves as a counterpart for a pressure ring 24 for clamping the external conductor. The pressure ring 24 has an inner circumferential groove 25. The protrusion 27 encircling the outside of a clamping nut 26 engages in this. As a result, the pressure ring 24 is rotatably mounted and can be displaced axially via the clamping nut 26 and yet independently of its rotary movements.
Die Spannmutter 26 ist mit dem Isolierkörper 2 über ein Sägezahngewinde 28 außen am Isolierkörper 2 mit demselben verschraubt. Über innen an derThe clamping nut 26 is screwed to the insulating body 2 via a sawtooth thread 28 on the outside of the insulating body 2. Over the inside of the
Spannmutter 26 und außen am Isolierkörper 2 umlaufende Vorsprünge 29 und 30 sind die axialen Bewegungen der Spannmutter 26 endlich und so definiert, dass lediglich der Abstand zur Einführung des externen Leiters in die Öffnung 5 des Isolierkörpers 2 freigegeben wird und sich die aufgeschraubte Spannmutter 26 nicht erneut abschrauben lässt.Clamping nut 26 and outer projections 29 on the outside of the insulating body 2 and 30, the axial movements of the clamping nut 26 are finite and defined such that only the distance to the introduction of the external conductor into the opening 5 of the insulating body 2 is released and the screwed-on clamping nut 26 cannot be unscrewed again.
Auf die Spannmutter 26 aus isolierendem Material ist eine Spannmutterkappe 31 aus metallischem Material aufgesetzt. Die Spannmutter 26 hat an ihrem äußeren Umfang und die Spannmutterkappe 31 an ihrem inneren Umfang Flächenausbildungen 32, 33, womit die Verstellmomente von der Spannmutterkappe 31 formschlüssig auf die Spannmutter 26 übertragen werden. Spannmut- ter 26 und Spannmutterkappe 31 weisen stirnseitig Öffnungen 34, 35 zur Einführung des Kontaktstiftes eines nicht dargestellten Bananensteckers in den Verbundkörper 1 , 2 auf. A clamping nut cap 31 made of metallic material is placed on the clamping nut 26 made of insulating material. The clamping nut 26 has surface configurations 32, 33 on its outer circumference and the clamping nut cap 31 on its inner circumference, so that the adjusting moments are transmitted from the clamping nut cap 31 to the clamping nut 26 in a form-fitting manner. Clamping nut 26 and clamping nut cap 31 have openings 34, 35 on the end face for introducing the contact pin of a banana plug (not shown) into the composite body 1, 2.

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1. Polklemme zur Herstellung einer elektrischen Leitungsverbindung, mit einem metallischen Leiterkörper (1), der von einem am Gehäuse (9) eines elektrischen Gerätes festlegbaren Isolierkörper (2) umgeben ist, auf den eine Spannmutter (26) aufschraubbar ist, welche den anzuschließenden elektrischen Leiter unter Herstellung eines elektrischen Kontaktes gegen den Leiterkörper (1) festklemmt, d a d u r c h g e k e n n z e i c h n e t, daß der Leiterkörper (1) durch nichtspanende Verformung aus einem Material mit höchster Leitfähigkeit hergestellt ist und mit dem umgebenden Isolierkörper (2) zu einem Verbundkörper verbunden ist.1. pole terminal for producing an electrical line connection, with a metallic conductor body (1), which is surrounded by an isolable on the housing (9) of an electrical device insulating body (2) onto which a clamping nut (26) can be screwed, which the electrical to be connected Conductor clamps against the conductor body (1) by producing an electrical contact, characterized in that the conductor body (1) is produced by non-cutting deformation from a material with the highest conductivity and is connected to the surrounding insulating body (2) to form a composite body.
2. Polklemme nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Leiterkörper (1) aus einem Material mit äquivalenter elektrischer Leitfähigkeit besteht wie der anzuschließende externe elektrische Leiter.2. pole terminal according to claim 1, characterized in that the conductor body (1) consists of a material with equivalent electrical conductivity as the external electrical conductor to be connected.
3. Polklemme nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Leiterkörper (1) als Stanzteil ausgebildet ist, das durch biegetechnische Verformungen eine koaxial zur Längsachse der Polklemme verlaufende ringförmige Kontaktfläche (3) für die Aufnahme des Kontaktstiftes eines Bananensteckers einerseits und durch eine quer zur Längsachse der Polklemme verlaufende Kontaktfläche (4) für den anzuschließenden elektrischen Leiter andererseits aufweist.3. pole terminal according to claim 1, characterized in that the conductor body (1) is designed as a stamped part which, by bending deformations, a coaxial to the longitudinal axis of the pole terminal annular contact surface (3) for receiving the contact pin of a banana plug on the one hand and by a transverse to On the other hand, has a contact surface (4) for the electrical conductor to be connected, which extends along the longitudinal axis of the pole terminal.
4. Polklemme nach Anspruch 1 , dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Leiterkörper (1) als Stanzteil ausgebildet ist und durch Ausnehmungen (6) und radiale sattelartige Ausformungen (8) eine formschlüssige Verbindung mit dem umgebenden Isolierkörper (2) hat.4. pole terminal according to claim 1, characterized in that the conductor body (1) is designed as a stamped part and by recesses (6) and radial saddle-like formations (8) has a positive connection with the surrounding insulating body (2).
5. Polklemme nach Anspruch 1 , dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Isolierkörper (2) durch Spritztechnik auf den Leiterkörper (1) aufgebracht und fest mit diesem verbunden ist, wobei der Leiterkörper (1) an den leitenden Flächen (3, 4) und seiner Kontaktseite (10) im Gehäuse (9) nicht vom Isolierkörper (2) eingeschlossen ist.5. pole terminal according to claim 1, characterized in that the insulating body (2) is applied by spraying onto the conductor body (1) and is firmly connected to it, the conductor body (1) on the conductive surfaces (3, 4) and its contact side (10) in the housing (9) is not enclosed by the insulating body (2).
6. Polklemme nach Anspruch 1 , dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Isolierkörper (2) eine Öffnung (5) zur Einführung des anzuschließenden elektrischen Leiters aufweist.6. pole terminal according to claim 1, characterized in that the insulating body (2) has an opening (5) for introducing the electrical conductor to be connected.
7. Polklemme nach Anspruch 1 , dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das den Isolierkörper (2) umgebende Gewinde (28) für die Spannmutter (26) als Sägezahngewinde ausgebildet ist.7. pole terminal according to claim 1, characterized in that the insulating body (2) surrounding thread (28) for the clamping nut (26) is designed as a sawtooth thread.
8. Polklemme nach Anspruch 1 , dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das transversale Verstellen der Spannmutter (26) gegenüber dem Isolierkörper (2) durch einen außen an demselben umlaufenden Vorsprung (29) und durch darin einrastende Vorsprünge (30), die sich am inneren Umfang der Spannmutter (26) befinden, begrenzt wird und die Spannmutter (26) gegen Abschrauben sichert.8. pole terminal according to claim 1, characterized in that the transverse adjustment of the clamping nut (26) relative to the insulating body (2) by an outer circumferential projection (29) and by locking projections (30) which are on the inner circumference of the Clamping nut (26), is limited and the clamping nut (26) secures against unscrewing.
9. Polklemme nach Anspruch 1 , dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Isolierkörper (2) außerhalb des Gehäuses (9) eine ringförmige Nut (21 ) aufweist, in die ein ringförmiger Vorsprung (20) der Kappe (19) aus isolierendem Material mit eingelegtem metallischen Abdeckring (22) eingreift.9. pole terminal according to claim 1, characterized in that the insulating body (2) outside the housing (9) has an annular groove (21) into which an annular projection (20) of the cap (19) made of insulating material with an inserted metallic cover ring (22) engages.
10. Polklemme nach Anspruch 1 , dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Isolierkörper (2) auf der Gehäuseseite ein Gewinde (11) aufweist und über Zwischenlage von isolierenden Scheiben (14, 15) sowie einer Fächerscheibe (13) mittels einer Mutter (12) aus isolierendem Material gegen das Gehäuse (9) verspannbar ist. 10. pole terminal according to claim 1, characterized in that the insulating body (2) on the housing side has a thread (11) and the interposition of insulating washers (14, 15) and a serrated washer (13) by means of a nut (12) made of insulating Material can be clamped against the housing (9).
11. Polklemme nach Anspruch 1 , dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Spannmutter (26) aus isolierendem Material besteht und von einer metallischen Spannmutterkappe (31) abgedeckt ist.11. Pole clamp according to claim 1, characterized in that the clamping nut (26) consists of insulating material and is covered by a metallic clamping nut cap (31).
12. Polklemme nach Anspruch 1 , dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass zwi- sehen der Spannmutter (26) und der umgebenden Spannmutterkappe (31) ein12. pole terminal according to claim 1, characterized in that between see the clamping nut (26) and the surrounding clamping nut cap (31)
Druckring (24) über einen an der Spannmutter (26) umlaufendem Vorsprung (27) in der Art fixiert ist, daß der Druckring (24) unabhängig von den Drehbewegungen der Spannmutter (26) eine Klemmkraft auf einen in den metallischen Leitkörper (1) eingeführten elektrischen Leiter ausübt.Pressure ring (24) is fixed via a projection (27) running around the tension nut (26) in such a way that the pressure ring (24) has a clamping force on one inserted into the metal guide body (1) regardless of the rotary movements of the tension nut (26) exercises electrical conductor.
13. Polklemme nach Anspruch 1 , dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der metallische Leiterkörper (1) auf der Kontaktseite innerhalb des Gehäuses (9) als Lötfahne (10) verarbeitet ist. 13. pole terminal according to claim 1, characterized in that the metallic conductor body (1) on the contact side within the housing (9) is processed as a soldering lug (10).
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