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EP1529302B1
EP1529302B1 EP03793698A EP03793698A EP1529302B1 EP 1529302 B1 EP1529302 B1 EP 1529302B1 EP 03793698 A EP03793698 A EP 03793698A EP 03793698 A EP03793698 A EP 03793698A EP 1529302 B1 EP1529302 B1 EP 1529302B1
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Norbert Rösner
Karsten Gerving
Günter Baujan
Klaus Dauer
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H71/00—Details of the protective switches or relays covered by groups H01H73/00 - H01H83/00
    • H01H71/08—Terminals; Connections

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  • the invention relates to an electrical switching device according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the invention relates to switching devices, such as contactors motor protection switch, circuit breaker or circuit breaker or the like.
  • switching devices such as contactors motor protection switch, circuit breaker or circuit breaker or the like.
  • programmable switching devices such as programmable logic controllers or programmable relays are contemplated in the scope of the invention.
  • Conventional switching devices such as contactors have input and output side for each pole to be switched on a terminal contact in the form of a fixed contact.
  • the associated fixed contacts are connected or disconnected via a contact bridge driven by a magnetic drive.
  • the externally accessible fixed contact terminals are usually on laterally accessible screw, which can be screwed or loosened from the top of the device or laterally accessible or from above and also from the side or from above releasable spring clamped connections formed.
  • connection devices with such connection devices is already known.
  • This switching device is equipped on one pole side with screw terminals and on the other opposite pole side with different connection elements, such as equipped with spring clamp elements.
  • the document EP 0 633 588 A1 discloses a connection device with a bus bar, via which a main screw terminal and an auxiliary screw terminal are connected.
  • the publication FR 2 742 918 A1 shows a switching device which is provided on the connection side with elaborate metallic terminal blocks, in each of which a screw terminal is mounted and a terminal lug is designed for connection to a flat plug-in socket.
  • US 5 107 396 discloses a switching device with metallic terminal blocks, the clamping screws have for load connection cable lugs and directly below it, with surrounding insulating sleeves outwardly projecting contact angle for auxiliary wire conductor.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a switching device which is optimized with regard to the connection technology. It is intended both to ensure ease of use by the user, and to be more flexible in terms of the variety of connectivity options.
  • each of the connection contacts has first connection means for connecting a first external electrical conductor and at least one of the connection contacts has second connection means for connecting a second electrical conductor the object is achieved in that the first and second connection means and a connection point for device-internal contacting components of a tongue-like contact carrier.
  • the switching device according to the invention realized in a structurally and technologically uncomplicated manner both in a conventional manner formed first connection means and second connection means for additional connection members.
  • the second connection means are arranged with respect to the first connection means either closer to the interior or closer to the exterior of the switching device.
  • connection contact carries a fixed contact leading to the interior of the device (eg contactors) or a connection point for connection to electrical internal device conductors (eg programmable control devices).
  • the first connection means are in the form of conventional fferldemman say.
  • Spring clamped connections eg cage spring clamp terminals, insulation displacement connections or other connection means formed.
  • the additional second connection means are designed as means for the non-positive and / or positive reception of a connection member, in particular in the form of a plug connection or a screw connection.
  • the second connection means are designed as central hole receptacles designed as plug contacts connecting members.
  • the hole-like recess is closed (hole receiving) or open at the edge (lateral recess) formed as a punched passage, so that around the recess around at least partially tongue-like extensions are formed projecting outwardly around the recess.
  • an additional connection possibility for the externally accessible connection contact is realized structurally simplest way.
  • Other designs, such as a lateral recess of the connecting member or the contact carrier are also possible.
  • the second connection means are designed as plug contacts.
  • the first external electrical conductors can be conveniently inserted at the plug contacts on the left or right or on both sides past the first connection means.
  • the housing made of insulating material optionally has predetermined breaking points in an area above the second connection means, which define an access area which can be produced by breaking out. Also, the access area may originally be free (unlocked).
  • FIG. 1 shows, in a schematic exploded view, the structure of a multi-pole contactor (in the present example 3-pole or 4-pole plus supply connection for the drive coil of the magnetic drive) with a housing 2 made of insulating material, each pole having an incoming and an outgoing connection contact 4.
  • a multi-pole contactor in the present example 3-pole or 4-pole plus supply connection for the drive coil of the magnetic drive
  • the housing 2 of the contactor is in the present case designed in three parts and consists of a base housing part 2a for receiving a magnetic drive, an upper housing part 2b which can be placed on the base housing part 2a and a housing cover 2c. Furthermore, the connection contacts 4 are shown on both sides, which serve for the connection of incoming and outgoing connection lines.
  • the housing 2 may be formed in two parts or even one piece depending on the type of switching device.
  • connection terminals 4b with erklemmanBank the existing cover part 2c would have to be replaced, which then has corresponding access openings for the screw heads instead of openings for the spring clips
  • the illustrated cover part 2c is provided for the terminals 4a with spring clamp connection and has a first row of openings 21 for the connection or the access of first connecting lines 410 with or to first connection means 41 of the connection contact 4a, a second series of (double) openings 22 for the engagement of a tool (eg screwdriver) and a third row of openings 23 or an opening in Shape of an opening slot for the connection of second connecting lines 420 with additional second connection means 42 of the terminal contact 4.
  • additional row of openings 23 is closed in a preferred embodiment of the invention in the initial state via a cover part.
  • the opening may be closed by a resealable cover part via a latching connection or a film hinge.
  • the opening 23 is not resealable by one or more housing sections (e) which can be separated out by means of holes of weakness and which closes (forms) the later access area to the second connection means 42.
  • connection contact 4a is formed with first connection means 41 in the form of spring clamp connections, while in the alternative embodiment screw clamp connections are arranged instead of the spring clamp connections.
  • first connection means 41 in the form of spring clamp connections
  • screw clamp connections are arranged instead of the spring clamp connections.
  • additional second connection means 42 is the inventive design with additional second connection means 42.
  • an inventive terminal contact 4 is formed by a tongue-like terminal lug, which is connected to the device interior to electrical equipment ladder or as in the present case simply as a contact carrier carries a fixed contact 43, the device outside in a conventional manner, the first connection means 41 (as fferklemman say or Federklemman discard) and in the region between these connection points - preferably formed as a hole receiving - second connection means 42 has.
  • the second connection means 42 are preferably spatially spaced from the first connection means 41 and designed to be self-sufficient in their actuation or connection operation, such that when the first connection means 41 are wired, the second connection means are freely accessible for further wiring and, on the other hand, for wiring the second connection means 42, the first connection means 41 are not actuated (released and secured again).
  • connection element 6 designed as a plug contact serves.
  • the corresponding contactor contact can be freely wired in a conventional manner.
  • dimensionally stable combined multiple plug-in contacts are prefabricated so that, for example, two adjacent contactors via the respective second connection means 42 in the form of a reversing circuit or a star-delta connection in a simple manner via form-solid plug contact rows (pre) can be wired.
  • Other applications such as the combination of a motor protection switch with a contactor to a simple motor starter can be wired at remote locations
  • Devices can be realized in a simple way by prefabricated MehrfachsteckWallete that are connected via flexible free wiring.
  • FIG. 2 a shows the two alternative embodiments of the contactors 4 of the contactor already shown in FIG. 1 with different first connection means 41 (screw clamp or spring clamp connections) and one possible embodiment of the second connection means 42 in the form of a hole receiver.
  • first connection means 41 screw clamp or spring clamp connections
  • second connection means 42 in the form of a hole receiver.
  • Plug-in forms as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 are particularly suitable for contacting the hole receptacle or the peripheral recess. In this case, the plug can be fixed in the hole receptacle with advantage via a non-positive or force-locking connection.
  • the plug of its particular oblong and parallelepiped-shaped Kunststoff Kunststoffssens redesign laterally projecting spring-trained extensions have (Fig. 5).
  • the plug-in contact circular, so that it is screwed with its likewise circular in cross-section Kunststofftechnischmaschines redesign in a correspondingly formed hole receptacle.
  • the hole holder may be equipped with a finished thread or this can only be cut by screwing the plug contact.
  • Figure 3 shows the hole recording in an enlarged detail.
  • the hole receptacle is preferably formed in the form of a punched passage, so in that upwardly or downwardly directed contact tongue sections (8) are formed around the hole receptacle and, as a result, an enlargement of the contact surface is produced and thus an optimization of the contacting is ensured.
  • FIG. 6 shows one half of a multi-pole circuit breaker.
  • a connection contact 5 is mounted for each switching pole, which is shown separately in Fig. 7.
  • Each terminal 5 carries the interior of the switching device a fixed contact 43, which cooperates with an associated contact bridge, not shown.
  • the terminal contact 5 is provided with a first connection means 41 in the form of a terminal connection.
  • the first connection means 41 has a clamping screw 412 guided in a threaded bore 411 of the connection contact 5 and a clamping disk 413 mounted thereon. At least one first external electrical conductor can be connected via the first connection means 41. Beyond the threaded bore 411, i.
  • connection contact 5 runs in a bent at right angles to the front second connection means 52 in the form of a flat plug contact.
  • a socket 7 in the form of a flat socket force and form-fitting attachable.
  • the female connector 7 is fixedly connected to one end of a second external conductor 520.
  • the second connection means 52 is formed centrally to the terminal contact, that is, it is in alignment with the axis longitudinal axis of the clamping screw 412.
  • the second connection means 52 is only so wide formed that on both sides of the same comfortable first external conductor in the terminal space of the first connection means 41 can be introduced. This can be in the terminal space with advantage fork-like connection elements introduce, as used in particular in three-phase track blocks.

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  1. Appareillage de commutation électrique à configuration au moins unipolaire comprenant un boîtier (2) en matériau isolant
    - chaque pôle présentant au moins un contact de raccordement entrant et un sortant (4 ; 5) et chacun des contacts de raccordement (4 ; 5) présentant des premiers moyens de raccordement (41) pour le raccordement d'au moins un premier conducteur électrique externe et
    - au moins l'un des contacts de raccordement (4 ; 5) présentant des deuxièmes moyens de raccordement (42 ; 52) pour la liaison enfichable avec un deuxième conducteur électrique,
    caractérisé en ce que
    - chaque contact de raccordement (4) présente un support de contact en forme de languette muni d'un point de liaison disposé à une extrémité pour établir le contact interne à l'appareillage, les premiers moyens de raccordement (41) ainsi que les deuxièmes moyens de raccordement (42 ; 52).
  2. Appareillage de commutation selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les deuxièmes moyens de raccordement (42 ; 52) sont disposés entre les points de liaison respectifs et les premiers moyens de raccordement (41) disposés à l'autre extrémité.
  3. Appareillage de commutation selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les premiers moyens de raccordement (41) sont disposés entre les points de liaison respectifs et les deuxièmes moyens de raccordement (42 ; 52) disposés à l'autre extrémité.
  4. Appareillage de commutation selon la revendication 2 ou 3, caractérisé en ce que le point de liaison est réalisé sous la forme d'un contact fixe (43) d'un contact de commutation ou sous la forme d'un point de liaison destiné au câblage.
  5. Appareillage de commutation selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que les premiers moyens de raccordement (41) sont réalisés sous la forme d'une borne de serrage à vis ou d'une borne de serrage à ressort ou d'une borne guillotine.
  6. Appareillage de commutation selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que les deuxièmes moyens de raccordement (42 ; 52) sont configurés pour recevoir un élément de raccordement par engagement par force et/ou par coopération.
  7. Appareillage de commutation selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que les deuxièmes moyens de raccordement (42) sont réalisés sous la forme de trous d'accueil ou de creux latéraux du contact de raccordement (4) pour recevoir des contacts enfichables (6) reliés avec les deuxièmes conducteurs électriques.
  8. Appareillage de commutation selon la revendication précédente, caractérisé en ce que le/chaque trou d'accueil présente une section de languette de contact (8) dirigée au moins dans certaines sections latéralement vers le haut et/ou le bas.
  9. Appareillage de commutation selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que les deuxièmes moyens de raccordement (52) sont réalisés sous la forme de contacts enfichables dirigés vers la face avant pour recevoir des douilles de contact (7) reliées avec les deuxièmes conducteurs électriques.
  10. Appareillage de commutation selon la revendication précédente, caractérisé en ce que les deuxièmes moyens de raccordement (52) sont disposés au centre par rapport aux premiers moyens de raccordement (41), les premiers conducteurs électriques pouvant être introduits dans les premiers moyens de raccordement (41) de chaque côté des contacts enfichables.
  11. Appareillage de commutation selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le boîtier (2) présente une zone d'accès entourée de points de rupture voulus pour l'accès aux deuxièmes moyens de raccordement (42 ; 52).
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