EP1675219B1 - Borne de connexion - Google Patents

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EP1675219B1
EP1675219B1 EP05111838A EP05111838A EP1675219B1 EP 1675219 B1 EP1675219 B1 EP 1675219B1 EP 05111838 A EP05111838 A EP 05111838A EP 05111838 A EP05111838 A EP 05111838A EP 1675219 B1 EP1675219 B1 EP 1675219B1
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actuating
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Gunther Eckert
Stefan Höhe
Christoph Weber
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/28—Clamped connections, spring connections
    • H01R4/48—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member
    • H01R4/4809—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member using a leaf spring to bias the conductor toward the busbar
    • H01R4/48185—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member using a leaf spring to bias the conductor toward the busbar adapted for axial insertion of a wire end
    • H01R4/4819—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member using a leaf spring to bias the conductor toward the busbar adapted for axial insertion of a wire end the spring shape allowing insertion of the conductor end when the spring is unbiased
    • H01R4/4826—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member using a leaf spring to bias the conductor toward the busbar adapted for axial insertion of a wire end the spring shape allowing insertion of the conductor end when the spring is unbiased and having a hole for the conductor, e.g. a wire, passing through
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/28—Clamped connections, spring connections
    • H01R4/48—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member
    • H01R4/4809—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member using a leaf spring to bias the conductor toward the busbar
    • H01R4/4828—Spring-activating arrangements mounted on or integrally formed with the spring housing
    • H01R4/4833—Sliding arrangements, e.g. sliding button
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/28—Clamped connections, spring connections
    • H01R4/48—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member
    • H01R4/4809—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member using a leaf spring to bias the conductor toward the busbar
    • H01R4/4846—Busbar details
    • H01R4/485—Single busbar common to multiple springs

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  • connection terminal for connection of an electrical conductor according to the preamble of patent claim 1;
  • a connection terminal is from the DE 28 26 978 known.
  • connection terminal is used inter alia. To connect one or more conductors with a current path of an electrical device or with other conductors electrically conductive.
  • connection terminal From the DE 37 43 410 A1 is a screwless connection terminal known, however, has a complex structure, through which a complex assembly of the individual parts of the connection terminal is due.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a connection terminal of the type mentioned, on the one hand has a compact and easy to assemble construction and on the other hand, a double clamping point.
  • connection terminal according to the preamble of claim 1 according to the invention by the characterizing features of claim 1; advantageous embodiments are the subject of further claims.
  • the actuating element and the spring element are arranged at a free end of the carrier element, wherein the exposed free end of the carrier element provides good accessibility during the assembly of the spring element and of the actuating element.
  • the transverse web has a radius in the longitudinal direction or has a fold transversely to the longitudinal direction, so that the bending stiffness of the spring element can be increased.
  • the actuating element is provided on the inner sides of its side parts with guide grooves for the carrier element, so that a secure sliding guide is provided in the longitudinal direction of the carrier element.
  • the actuating element in particular on at least one of the side parts, a locking element as a release lock relative to the spring element, whereby the actuating element is captively connected to the spring element; Furthermore, this is given a stroke limitation in the direction of the rest position of the actuating element.
  • the actuating element is provided on its side parts in each case with a stop for limiting the operating depth, so that jamming of the actuating element on the spring element can be avoided.
  • the side parts of the actuating element are ELIdge each equipped with wedge-shaped actuating surfaces having different angles to the longitudinal axis of the actuating element; In this case, depending on the actuating stroke in a first actuating position, a first nip and a second nip position, a second nip be solved.
  • At least one actuating surface which forms a blunt angle to the longitudinal axis of the actuating element, a reinforced edge in the transition region to the longitudinal side of the side part, whereby a haptic feedback on the opening of one or the other nip occurs to the operator of the actuating element.
  • the actuating element is equipped with an actuating extension, which is adapted, for example, to the contour of a fingertip to allow comfortable operation of the actuating element.
  • an electrical device in particular a protective switching device, equipped with the connecting terminal, so that in these usually arranged in series devices built a reduced cost connection of conductors can be done.
  • the electrical device housing contours on which the connection terminal is mounted which is given by simple means a reliable support.
  • connection terminal 1 in FIG. 1 a screwless, spring-loaded connection terminal 1 is shown in a spatially subdivided representation.
  • the connection terminal 1 or plug-in connection terminal is in this case provided for connecting a partially stripped first electrical conductor 2 and a partially stripped further electrical conductor 3.
  • Components of the connection terminal 1 are a support member 4, a spring element 5 and an actuating element 6, the mutually by mutual plugging according to the directional arrows to an assembly according to FIG. 2 can be mounted.
  • the module can thus be stored as a functionally reliable and preassembled unit until its further use.
  • the carrier element 4 is according to FIG. 1 Part of a bimetal, wherein a one-piece, ie physically continuous or a two-piece design is providable.
  • the carrier element 4 at its free end 7 opposite the fixed end 8, a connection point 9, which may for example be designed as a weld.
  • connection terminal 1 is shown as a mounted assembly, wherein the spring element 5 is supported by means of the support member 4.
  • spring element 5 By biased and symmetrical executed spring element 5, the soul of the one and / or the other electrical conductor 2,3 - as shown in phantom - fixed to one terminal point 10,11 and releasably acting by means of acting on the spring element 5 actuator 6.
  • the connector is given both between the carrier element 4 and the spring element 5 and between the spring element 5 and the actuating element 6.
  • the actuating element 6 and the spring element 5 at the free end 7 of the support element 4 according to FIG. 1 held symmetrically in the sense of a positive functional seat and secured against unintentional displacement.
  • the spring element 5 has, on the one hand, openings 12, 13 in accordance with FIG FIG. 1 for receiving the free end 7 of the support member 4 and on the other recesses 14,15 according to FIG. 1 for receiving the actuating element 6, so that a tight fit of the unit is ensured due to the associated positive contours between the individual elements.
  • the rectangular or window-like openings 12,13 are provided approximately centrally to one in the transverse web 16 of the delta-shaped spring element 5 and the other to the mutually tapered, adjoining the cross bar 16 legs 17,18, with the aid of a double clamping can be done.
  • the conductor cores or conductors 2, 3 to be clamped are to be inserted through recesses 19, 20 in the transverse web 16 of the clamping spring 5 as far as the respective clamping point 10, 11.
  • the guided through the openings 12,13 ELId worne part 7 of the support member 4 has two paragraphs 21,22 according to FIG. 1 on, which serve as a seat and thus as a limitation of the insertion depth for the spring element 5.
  • the rectangular recesses 14,15 in the edge zone of the transverse web 16, approximately at the height and on both sides of an opening 13 are introduced.
  • the transverse web 16 to increase the flexural rigidity of the spring element 5 in its longitudinal direction a radius or a bend or - As indicated by dash-dotted lines - transverse to the longitudinal direction of a fold 23.
  • the with an actuating extension 24 according to FIG. 1 and 2 equipped actuator 6 has a substantially U-shape with a traverse 25 and with two adjoining side parts 26,27.
  • the actuating element 6 with guide grooves 28 according to FIG. 1 provided for the carrier element 4.
  • the actuating element on both side parts 26,27 each have a locking element 29 as a release lock against the spring element 5.
  • the actuating element 6, on the side parts 26,27 each with a stop 30 according to FIG. 1 provided by a material reduction; the resulting edge comes to an inner surface of the one leg 17 of the spring element 5 from a certain displacement to abut and thus limits the stroke depth of the actuating element. 6
  • the side parts 26,27 of the actuating element 6 are ELId lake equipped with wedge-shaped actuating surfaces 31,32 which have different angles to the longitudinal axis of the actuating element 6. Since in this case the legs 17, 18 of the spring element 5 can be actuated one after the other, a first clamped conductor can be detached from another clamped conductor as a function of the stroke depth of the actuating element 6, whereby unintentional disconnection of both conductors can be avoided.
  • both actuating surfaces 31, 32 have a reinforced edge 33 in the transition region to the longitudinal side of the side part 26.
  • connection terminal 1 which can also be referred to as a plug-in terminal due to their screw-free design, in an electrical device 34, in particular in a protective switching device, such as a circuit breaker housed.
  • connection terminal 1 is mounted on housing contours 35 of the electrical device 34.
  • a carrier element 4 serves to hold a spring element 5, wherein by means of the spring element 5 at least one electrical conductor 2, 3 fixed and by means of an acting on the spring element 5 actuator 6 is releasable, wherein a plug connection with the spring element 5 is given both with the carrier element 4 and with the actuating element 6.
  • elaborate assembly tools and manufacturing processes can be saved, which serve for example for the prestressing of clamping springs or for welding the same to support elements.

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Claims (10)

  1. Borne de connexion (1) pour le raccordement d'au moins un conducteur électrique (2 ; 3), laquelle comporte un élément de support (4) portant un élément élastique (5), ledit au moins un conducteur (2; 3) pouvant être fixé au moyen de l'élément élastique (5) et pouvant être détaché au moyen d'un élément d'actionnement (6) agissant sur l'élément élastique (5) et qui présente une forme sensiblement en U avec une traverse (25) et avec deux pièces latérales (26, 27) contiguës à celle-ci, et l'élément de support (4) avec l'élément élastique (5) de même que l'élément élastique (5) avec l'élément d'actionnement (6) étant emboîtés ensemble pour former une unité modulaire,
    caractérisée en ce que
    l'élément élastique (5) présente une forme sensiblement en delta avec une entretoise transversale (16) et avec deux branches (17, 18) contiguës à celle-ci, une extrémité libre (7) de l'élément de support (4) étant logée dans des ouvertures (12, 13) des branches (17, 18) de l'élément élastique (5) et lesdites pièces latérales de l'élément d'actionnement (6) étant logées dans des échancrures (14, 15) de l'entretoise transversale (16) de l'élément élastique (5).
  2. Borne de connexion selon la revendication 1, ladite entretoise transversale (16) présentant dans le sens longitudinal décrit par les creux alignés (19, 20) un rayon ou perpendiculairement au sens longitudinal une pliure (23).
  3. Borne de connexion selon l'une des revendications 1 ou 2, ledit élément d'actionnement (6) étant pourvu sur les faces internes de ses pièces latérales (26, 27) de rainures de guidage (28) pour l'élément de support (4).
  4. Borne de connexion selon l'une des revendications précédentes, ledit élément d'actionnement (6) présentant, notamment sur au moins l'une des pièces latérales (26, 27), un élément d'encliquetage (29) comme sécurité de blocage par rapport à l'élément élastique (5).
  5. Borne de connexion selon l'une des revendications précédentes, ledit élément d'actionnement (6) étant pourvu sur chacune de ses pièces latérales (26, 27) d'une butée (30) destinée à limiter la profondeur d'actionnement.
  6. Borne de connexion selon l'une des revendications 3 à 5, lesdites deux pièces latérales (26, 27) de l'élément d'actionnement (6) étant dotées chacune, du côté de l'extrémité libre, de surfaces d'actionnement (31, 32) agencées en coin, qui présentent des angles différents par rapport à l'axe longitudinal de l'élément d'actionnement (6).
  7. Borne de connexion selon la revendication 6, au moins ladite une surface d'actionnement (32) présentant par rapport à ladite autre surface d'actionnement (31) un angle plus obtus par rapport à l'axe longitudinal de l'élément d'actionnement (6) et un bord renforcé (33) dans la zone de transition vers le côté longitudinal de la partie latérale (26, 27).
  8. Borne de connexion selon l'une des revendications précédentes, ledit élément d'actionnement (6) étant pourvu d'un prolongement d'actionnement (24).
  9. Appareil électrique (34), en particulier appareil disjoncteur de protection, comportant une borne de connexion (1) selon l'une des revendications précédentes.
  10. Appareil électrique selon la revendication 9, ladite borne de connexion (1) étant logée sur des contours de boîtier (35).
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