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EP2306594B1
EP2306594B1 EP10016154.6A EP10016154A EP2306594B1 EP 2306594 B1 EP2306594 B1 EP 2306594B1 EP 10016154 A EP10016154 A EP 10016154A EP 2306594 B1 EP2306594 B1 EP 2306594B1
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Hans-Josef Köllmann
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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
    • H01R31/00—Coupling parts supported only by co-operation with counterpart
    • H01R31/06—Intermediate parts for linking two coupling parts, e.g. adapter
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/44—Means for preventing access to live contacts
    • H01R13/447—Shutter or cover plate
    • H01R13/453—Shutter or cover plate opened by engagement of counterpart
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  • connection adapter with an upper housing part, which is mounted relative to a lower housing part movable on the lower housing part and accommodates displaceable adapter contacts together with the upper housing part, and with a relative to the adapter contacts so slidably mounted protective plate with passages for the adapter contacts, that the adapter contacts in a rest position, in which the connection adapter is clamped by a corresponding device terminal, hidden by the protective plate in the upper housing part, and in a clamping position, wherein the connection adapter is at least partially mounted on a corresponding device terminal, through which Protrusions of the protective plate protrude into terminal points of the device connection terminal.
  • connection adapters are used for example for connecting power supply lines to lights. It may happen that the power supply cable is under voltage. This is dangerous for the fitter and especially problematic when the luminaire connection is performed by a non-specialist.
  • EP 0 889 550 B1 describes a two-part electrical connection with a sliding protective cover, which provides protection against contact of the connected conductors for one of the two connectors.
  • the protective cover is attached to the outer housing Flap formed, which is pivoted by engagement in an inclined track of the mating connector.
  • a similar flap mechanism for contact protection of a plug is in the DE 103 36 082 A1 described. Again, the other part of the connector pair is not protected.
  • Connection systems without a contact protection are in a variety of configurations, for example from the DE 102 36 398 B3 , of the DE 100 11 613 A1 , of the US 3,860,739 A1 , of the US 2002/0064039 A1 and the US 5,015,203 known.
  • EP 1 150 399 B1 discloses a multipolar electrical terminal connector with a touch guard to prevent access to at least a portion of the lead terminals of one of the terminal units when the lead terminals of the other terminal unit corresponding to these lead terminals are occupied.
  • the flap is arranged on the outer housing in front of the connector access and is connected via a lifting mechanism with a further flap of the associated conductor terminal of the other terminal unit,
  • US 5,885,109 A1 describes an electrical adapter with a spring-loaded protection plate in front of the protected by the protective plates sockets.
  • the protective plate is gripped by the unprotected plugs and displaced against the spring force until the openings in the protective plate, in which the plugs engage, release the jacks behind them.
  • Such, also known as child safety electrical protection device is also off DE 27 28 429 A1 or in a rotatable embodiment of the movable, spring-loaded protective plate of the DE 87 15 967 U1 known.
  • Such child safety devices for sockets can also be provided as a separate plug-in part, which are plugged into the sockets. This is in the DE 87 15 967 U1 and DE 85 19 135 U1 described.
  • connection socket is installed in the luminaire there for reasons of space to prevent protruding parts during installation, and the connection plug is connected to the supply line carrying the voltage potential.
  • EP 1 681 747 A2 discloses an electrical device connector for a luminaire having a terminal clipped into the luminaire housing and a connectable connector having a plurality of male or female contacts for external connection to a power cord.
  • the engaging in the lamp terminal connecting contacts of the connector are installed in a longitudinally displaceable on the connector housing mounted contact carrier slide. Only after the contact carrier carriage has been moved into a final assembly position in the direction of the terminal adjacent to the connector terminal and the connection contacts of the connector have intervened in the connection sockets of the terminal, via connecting bracket contacts in the contact carrier is an electrically conductive connection of the connection contacts with the plug or socket contacts and if necessary connected power cords. In this way it is prevented that the protruding from the connector terminals outside the final assembly position can be potential leading.
  • Object of the present invention is to provide an improved connection adapter, which is simple and compact.
  • connection adapter of the type mentioned above in that the protective plate is mounted in the lower housing part and in the upper housing part at least a plug contact arrangement is installed, each plug contact arrangement each having a group of electrically connected with associated adapter contacts connection contacts.
  • the integration of the at least one plug contact arrangement together with the projecting downwards in the direction of the lower housing part adapter contacts in the upper housing part has the advantage that the adapter contacts can be rigidly connected to the associated terminal contacts of at least one plug contact arrangement and moved together with the upper housing part.
  • the rigid connection of adapter contacts and associated terminal contacts allows safe electrical contact with high current carrying capacity.
  • the protection plate forming a contact protection for the connection contacts in the rest position is installed in the lower housing part.
  • connection adapter On a device connection terminal can be facilitated by aligning the latching hooks with openings of a mounting plate, wherein the device connection terminal is likewise connected to the mounting plate. The insertion position of the latching hooks in the openings then defines the correct placement position on the device connection terminal.
  • the upper housing part should then be adapted to the locking hooks locking fingers, wherein the locking hooks and locking fingers are formed so that after locking the lower housing part by engagement of the locking hooks in the opening of a mounting plate, the locking fingers upon displacement of the upper housing part behind the locking hooks in the openings can be positioned and blocked in this way a lead out of the locking hooks from the openings.
  • the underside of the lower housing part provided for abutment with a device connection terminal has guide profiles adapted to outstanding domes of the device connection terminal for sliding on and latching the connection adapter to the device connection terminal.
  • the underside of the lower housing part is thus designed with the aid of the guide profiles so that the placement of the connection adapter on the device connection terminal is possible only in a permissible position, wherein subsequently the displacement of the connection adapter is set in a locking position by the guide profiles.
  • connection contacts of at least one of the plug contact arrangements can be designed as insulation displacement contacts.
  • connection contacts of at least one of the plug contact arrangements can be designed as insulation displacement contacts.
  • the insulation displacement plug contact arrangement is preferably arranged directly above the adapter contacts in the upper housing part.
  • the leadership of the lines on the insulation displacement contacts and the locking thereof is carried out with a guide attachment, the locking elements for locking on the upper side of the upper housing part and line guide elements for laying and guiding lines on associated insulation displacement terminal contacts.
  • the line guide elements can be formed as a part-circular in cross-section troughs with recesses for the free ends of the insulation displacement contacts be.
  • the guide attachment can be connected as a separate part on the upper housing part plugged or pivotally connected to the upper housing part.
  • terminal contacts of at least one of the at least one plug contact arrangement can also be designed as spring terminal connections.
  • As Federkraftklemman say are, for example, Käfigzugfederan Why, pressure contact terminals, such as spielieri knife-fork contacts or the like.
  • the two plug contact arrangements can be arranged opposite each other in the upper housing part, so that corresponding connection contacts of the two opposite plug contact arrangements are looped through and with the aid of at least one associated adapter contact a tap on the looped through cable.
  • the adapter contacts are then arranged in the intermediate space between the two mutually opposite plug contact arrangements and protrude transversely to the escape between the two plug contact arrangements downwards in the direction of the lower housing part.
  • plug contact arrangements are arranged vertically one above the other on one side of the upper housing part.
  • further plug-in contact arrangements can be present opposite to the stacked plug-in contact arrangements, which are in turn arranged one above the other in the direction of displacement of the adapter contacts.
  • the protective plate may have at least one guide element, such. B. a downward projecting in the direction of the pad for a device terminal retaining fingers, or an opening for receiving a retaining finger of the device terminal for holding the protective plate in a fixed position to the terminal in the interaction of the retaining finger with the device terminal, while the lower and upper housing part relative is moved to the protective plate when snapped onto the device terminal to align the openings on the adapter contacts.
  • the protective plate covers the adapter contacts in the rest position, in which the connection adapter is not clamped to a device connection terminal, a displacement of the protective plate relative to the upper and lower housing part and the adapter contacts takes place when plugging and sliding the connection adapter onto a device connection terminal the passage openings are aligned with the adapter contacts and the adapter contacts can be displaced through the passage openings in the direction of corresponding terminals of an adjacent device connection terminal.
  • the openings of the protective plate are already aligned on leading to contacts in the device connection terminal insertion openings and the protective plate is in this position relative to device connection terminals by means of the guide element, such. B. fixed a holding finger.
  • the upper and lower housing part is then moved together with the adapter contacts relative to the protective plate and the device connection terminal until the adapter contacts can be moved through the openings and insertion openings for contacting corresponding contacts towards the device terminal.
  • the premature depression of the adapter contacts on the protective plate or early removal of the connection adapter from the device terminal under overloading of the adapter contacts is prevented by a locking bolt, which then led into the connection position by then aligned locking bolt breaks in the device connection terminal and thus the connection adapter in a position to the device connection terminal sets.
  • the adapter contacts may each be formed integrally with associated connection contacts of the at least one plug contact arrangement. For assembly reasons, it may make sense, however, if the adapter contacts are made separately from the terminals with arranged thereon busbar pieces and an electrically conductive Connection of the adapter contacts with associated terminal contacts during assembly of the adapter contacts in the upper housing part takes place.
  • lower and upper housing part via guide plates are in communication with each other, wherein the guide tabs have stop lugs that prevent removal of the upper housing part of the lower housing part and the sliding of the upper housing part on the lower housing part in the locking position of the upper housing part Prevent clogging.
  • FIG. 1 can be seen a perspective sectional view of a connection adapter 1, which is provided for clamping to a device terminal 2 of an electrical device, such as a lamp.
  • the terminal 2 is here inserted into a device housing plate 3 of the electrical device and fixed there.
  • connection adapter 1 has an insulating 4, in the interior of a protective plate 5 is installed, the z. B. a part of a displaceably mounted in the insulating housing 4 inner housing part is.
  • openings 6 are provided to guide through the protective plate 5 protected from touching terminal contacts 7 in the direction of a device terminal 2 through and connect the terminal contacts 7 with mating contacts (not shown) of the device terminal 2 electrically conductive.
  • connection contacts 7 are guided in the interior of the insulating material 4 by 4 rigidly connected to the insulating housing 4 positioning webs, which are arranged on both sides of the terminal contacts 7. This ensures that the connection contacts 7 are displaced only in the vertical direction and aligned with the apertures 6 in a connection position.
  • connection contacts 7 takes place with the aid of an actuating housing part 9, to which the connection contacts 7 are fixed.
  • the actuating housing part 9 forms, as outlined, a part of the cover closure of the insulating housing 4 and is received and guided by the cover section vertically downward in the direction of the plane of the apertures 6 extending side walls in guide grooves 10 of the insulating housing 4.
  • the guide grooves 10 are formed by the outer wall of the insulating housing 4 and an outgoing from the outer wall of the insulating housing 4 web 11 in the interior.
  • the terminal contacts 7 are electrically connected to terminal line terminals 12, which are integrated into the insulating housing 4 and provided for connection to a power supply line for the electrical device.
  • connection line connections 12 can protrude from the insulating material housing and, for example, have cutting contact connections (IDC) for an insulation-displacement contact connection.
  • connection line terminals 12 may, for example, also have plugs and / or sockets arranged on the outside of the insulating housing 4 or be connected directly to an integrated power cable.
  • the actuating housing part 9 Upon actuation of the actuating housing part 9 by pressing down in the direction of the device connection terminal 2, the connection contacts 7 would rest on the protective plate in the protection position and could thereby possibly be deformed.
  • the actuating housing part 9 therefore has a locking bolt 13, which extends from the cover portion of the actuating housing part 9 vertically downwards in the direction of the protective plate 5.
  • a locking bolt 13 which extends from the cover portion of the actuating housing part 9 vertically downwards in the direction of the protective plate 5.
  • the protective plate 5 as well as the adjoining bottom wall of the insulating housing 4
  • Sperrriegel fashion piece 4 are provided which are aligned when the Isolierstoffgeophuse 4 is shifted with respect to the protective plate 5 in a connection position, in which the openings 6 for the device connection terminals 2 with not visible breakthroughs in the insulating housing 4 and provided in the device terminal 2 mating contacts are aligned.
  • the locking bolt 13 can slide in the connection position through the locking bolt openings S and thus allows depression of the actuating housing part 9 in the direction of the device connection terminal 2.
  • the relative movement of Isolierstoffgeophuse 4 and arranged in the interior of the insulating housing 4 protective plate 5 is made possible by the fact that the protective plate 5 has a guide member 14 which comes into operative connection with the device terminal 2 to set the protective plate 5 relative to the device terminal 2, the guide member 14 can For example, be a breakthrough, in which a guide pin 15 of the device terminal 2 engages that protrudes from the device terminal 2 up from the device housing plate 3.
  • the guide pin 15 is mounted on a terminal dome 16 which protrudes from the device terminal 2 through an opening in the device housing plate 3.
  • This connection terminal dome 16 forms a stop for a projecting from the bottom wall of the insulating housing 4 down towards the device terminal 2, angled stop profile 17.
  • the stop profile 17 is also guided by a detent 18 of the device terminal 2.
  • connection adapter 1 takes place in such a way that initially the guide pin 15 passes through the guide element designed as a breakthrough 14 is plugged.
  • the position of the protective plate is aligned with the device terminal 2 and fixed when the terminal adapter 1 is further shifted.
  • the insulating housing is then moved to the right relative to a device terminal 2. The alignment and guidance is ensured by the resting on the locking lug 18, angled connection profile 17.
  • the insulating housing 4 is pushed so far to the right, while the protective plate 5 is fixed until the apertures 6 are aligned for carrying out the connection contacts 7 with corresponding openings in the bottom wall of the insulating housing 4 and the mating contacts of the device terminal 2 and also the locking bar openings S are aligned.
  • This so-called latching position is reached when the connection profile 17 abuts against the terminal terminal dome 16, whereby a further displacement of the insulating housing 4 is prevented.
  • connection contacts 7 are guided through the openings 6 down into the mating contacts of the device terminal 2 and thus provide an electrical connection of the connection adapter 1 with the device terminal 2 ago.
  • connection contacts 7 can be moved only after reaching a defined by the shoulder of the locking bolt 13 minimum distance from the protective plate 5.
  • the narrow end of the locking bolt 13 also forms a stop for the terminal terminal dome 16 and thus ensures - together with the connection profile 17 - a controlled positioning and guiding.
  • the electrical connection of the electrical connection contacts 7 with the line terminals 12 can be done either via flexible, hard-wired lines, sliding contacts, insulation displacement contacts or a terminal contact, either in the final position of an electrical contact between the electrical connection contacts 7 and associated connection line terminals 12 manufactures when the electrical connection contacts 7 are electrically connected to the corresponding mating contacts of the device terminal 2.
  • a disconnection of the connection adapter 4 of the device terminal 2 can be done only by the opposite sequence by first the operating housing part 9 is displaced upwards, the locking bar 13 thereby blocks the blockage of a relative movement between the insulating 4 and protective plate 5 and then moves the Isolierstoffgeophuse 4 to the left becomes. This is ensured by means of the operative connection of the guide pin 15 and the formed as a breakthrough guide member 14 that the protective plate 5 expires in a protective position in which the electrical connection contacts 7 are protected from contact. Wear-prone aids, such as springs, are not necessary, but may be optional. Rather, the pure motion sequence when connecting and disconnecting the connection adapter 1 is utilized.
  • the Anschlußademmendom 16 and the stop profile 17 formed Randomer- and terminal guides are designed not only as described for guiding and locking the connection adapter 1 to the device terminal 2, but in consideration of the pin assignment of terminal adapter 1 and device terminal 2 so matched to each other that the leadership of a Connection adapter 1 to a device terminal 2 or vice versa only with matching, usually the insulating material pin assignment of the contacts and mating contacts is possible.
  • the pin assignment can be indicated, for example, as a function assignment of the contacts and mating contacts visible on the insulating material.
  • FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of a connection adapter 1, which is intended for connection to a device connection terminal (not shown).
  • the device connection terminal can be, for example, a luminaire connection terminal built into a mounting plate of a luminaire.
  • the connection adapter 1 has an upper housing part 24, which is mounted so as to be displaceable downwards on a lower housing part 25 in the Z direction.
  • a first plug contact arrangement 26a and a second plug contact arrangement 26b are integrated in the upper housing part 24.
  • the plug contact arrangements 26a, 26b are mounted opposite one another in the illustrated embodiment on the side walls of the upper housing part and extend in opposite directions. It is conceivable that, alternatively or additionally, a plug contact arrangement is provided on the upper side of the upper housing part 24, which extends upwardly in the opposite direction to the displacement direction Z.
  • This connector assembly can then be provided with insulation displacement contacts, so that continuous lines can be placed on top of the upper housing part 24 and connected to the insulation displacement contacts.
  • terminal contacts are installed to contact corresponding male / female contacts of attachable to the plug contact assemblies conductor connectors or conductor connection sockets.
  • connection adapter 1 The attachment of the connection adapter 1 to a device connection terminal is facilitated by latching hooks 27a, 27b which project laterally from the lower housing part 25 and Z in the insertion direction projections and at their ends locking feet 28a, 28b have. After inserting the locking feet 28a, 28b in openings of a mounting plate, in which a device connection terminal is installed, the connection adapter 1 can then be guided through the openings and located in the mounting plate and the openings in the openings latching hooks 27a, 27b in a clamping position.
  • FIG. 3 shows the connection adapter 1 FIG. 1 in the clamping position, which is achieved when the connection adapter 1 is pushed onto a device connection terminal and the upper housing part 24 is displaced downwards in the Z direction.
  • the locking fingers 29a, 29b secure the directly adjacent latching hooks 27a, 27b from being pushed out of openings in a mounting plate.
  • the upper housing part 24 is fixed to the lower housing part 25 by means of the locking tabs 34a, 34b, so that even with train connected to the plug contact assemblies 26a, 26b lines the upper housing part 24 can not be removed from the lower housing part 25 with great forces.
  • FIG. 4 lets the internal structure of the connection adapter 1 in the rest position according to FIG. 2 detect. It is clear that in the upper housing part 24 in the region of the plug contact assemblies 26a, 26b respectively terminal contacts 35a, 35b are added, which are connected by a bus bar piece 36 with each other electrically conductive.
  • the connection contacts 35a, 35b may preferably be integrally molded together with the busbar piece 36 from a sheet material.
  • connection contacts 35a, 35b, busbar piece 36 and adapter contact 37 are made in one piece.
  • the adapter contacts 37 is guided at its free end in its guide opening 38 of a guide plate 39. Adjacent to the guide plate 39, a slidably mounted protective plate 40 is provided.
  • guide profiles 41 are provided, which are adapted to an adjacent device terminal (not shown) excellent dome 42 of the device terminal to put in the illustrated rest position the connection adapter 1 on the dome 42 and the connection adapter 1 relative to Move device connection terminal into a clamping position
  • connection adapter 1 The clamping position of the connection adapter 1 is in the FIG. 5 shown.
  • connection adapter 1 When placing the connection adapter 1 on the dome 42 of the device terminal clamp engages a downwardly projecting from the protective plate 40 retaining finger 43 in an opening of the adjacent dome 42 to fix the protective plate 40 in a position on the dome 42. Subsequently, the connection adapter 1 can be moved transversely on the dome 42, so that the lower housing part 25 moves relative to the fixed protective plate 40 with the upper housing part 24 and in this way in the clamping position (FIG. 10), passages in the protective plate 40 are in alignment the adapter contacts 37 are brought.
  • the adapter contacts 37 which are protected by the protective plate 40 in the rest position against contact, released so far that they pass through the openings in the protective plate 40 and insertion holes in the domes 42 of the device terminal can pass therethrough to engage with corresponding contacts in the device terminal.
  • the device connection terminal is electrically contacted with the connection contacts 35a, 35b of the plug contact arrangement 26a, 26b via the adapter contacts 37.
  • the upper housing part 24 is again pushed upwards away from the lower housing part 25 and then the connection adapter 1 is pulled off transversely from the domes 42.
  • the protective plate 40 is fixed on the retaining fingers 43 to the domes 42, the protective plate 40 is displaced back into the securing position when the adapter contacts 37 are retracted in the upper and lower housing part 24, 25.
  • the protective plate 40 is an unwanted contact of the adapter contacts 37, which may be excluded by connected to the plug contacts and possibly under voltage potential conductors.
  • the plug-in contact arrangements 26a, 26b can have additional locking elements 44 in a manner known per se in order to secure attached plug connectors to the plug-and-socket contact arrangements 26a, 26b.
  • FIG. 6 shows a perspective view of an integrally connected to a busbar piece 36 and opposing terminal contacts 35a, 35b adapter contact 37, which is inserted into an associated guide opening 38 of a guide plate 39 and through a passage opening in the protective plate 40 in an insertion opening of a corresponding dome 42 a Device connection terminal 2 emerges.
  • the connection contacts 35a, 35b may be formed, for example, as connector contacts, as shown.
  • a fork left connection contact 35a
  • blade contact compare right connection contact 35b
  • FIG. 7 shows a perspective view of a section of a connection adapter 1 with adapter contacts 37, in which above the adapter contacts 37 integrally connecting contacts 35c in insulation displacement technology (IDC) are integrally formed.
  • IDC insulation displacement technology
  • FIG. 8 shows a perspective view of another embodiment of a connection adapter 1, in which the assignment of connection contacts 35a, 35b with associated adapter contacts 37 by means of jumpers 45 takes place.
  • This bridge 45 can be arranged above the adapter contacts 37 and preferably, for example, integrally formed in the upper free end of the adapter contacts 37 fork contacts 46 are inserted.
  • the bridge level, on which the fork contacts 46 are arranged, thus lies above the adapter contacts 37, so that the size of the connection adapter 1 can be kept small.
  • the connection contacts 35a and 35b of the plug-in contact arrangements 26a, 26b are connected rigidly to one another via the bridges 45.
  • the jumpers 45 may be assembled during manufacture and installed in the upper housing part 24. It is also conceivable, however, for the jumpers 45 to be integrated in a separate bridge plug, which is placed on the adapter connection housing which is partially open in the region of the fork contacts 46 for receiving the bridge plug.

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Anschlussadapter mit einem oberen Gehäuseteil, das relativ zu einem unteren Gehäuseteil beweglich an dem unteren Gehäuseteil gelagert ist und zusammen mit dem oberen Gehäuseteil verschiebbare Adapterkontakte aufnimmt, und mit einer relativ zu den Adapterkontakten derart verschiebbar gelagerten Schutzplatte mit Durchtrittsöffnungen für die Adapterkontakte, dass die Adapterkontakte in einer Ruhestellung, in der der Anschlussadapter von einer korrespondierenden Geräteanschlussklemme abgeklemmt ist, durch die Schutzplatte verdeckt in dem oberen Gehäuseteil versenkt sind, und in einer Klemmstellung, bei der der Anschlussadapter mindestens teilweise auf eine korrespondierende Geräteanschlussklemme aufgesetzt ist, durch die die Durchtrittsöffnungen der Schutzplatte in Klemmstellen der Geräteanschlussklemme hineinragen.The invention relates to a connection adapter with an upper housing part, which is mounted relative to a lower housing part movable on the lower housing part and accommodates displaceable adapter contacts together with the upper housing part, and with a relative to the adapter contacts so slidably mounted protective plate with passages for the adapter contacts, that the adapter contacts in a rest position, in which the connection adapter is clamped by a corresponding device terminal, hidden by the protective plate in the upper housing part, and in a clamping position, wherein the connection adapter is at least partially mounted on a corresponding device terminal, through which Protrusions of the protective plate protrude into terminal points of the device connection terminal.

Derartige Anschlussadapter werden beispielsweise zum Anschluss von Spannungsversorgungsleitungen an Leuchten genutzt. Dabei kann es vorkommen, dass das Spannungsversorgungskabel unter Spannung steht. Dies ist für den Monteur gefährlich und insbesondere dann problematisch, wenn der Leuchtenanschluss durch einen Nicht-Fachmann durchgeführt wird.Such connection adapters are used for example for connecting power supply lines to lights. It may happen that the power supply cable is under voltage. This is dangerous for the fitter and especially problematic when the luminaire connection is performed by a non-specialist.

DE 10 2004 030 440 B4 offenbart einen Leuchtenanschlussadapter mit herausstehenden Steckern, die in eine in ein Leuchtengehäuse eingebaute Leuchtenklemme eingeführt werden. Wenn die Zuleitungen des Leuchtenanschlussadapters unter Spannung stehen, besteht aufgrund des fehlenden Berührungsschutzes eine Verletzungsgefahr. DE 10 2004 030 440 B4 discloses a lamp terminal adapter with protruding plugs which are inserted into a lamp terminal built into a lamp housing. If the supply lines of the luminaire connection adapter are under voltage, there is a risk of injury due to the lack of contact protection.

EP 0 889 550 B1 beschreibt einen zweiteiligen elektrischen Anschluss mit einer verschiebbaren Schutzabdeckung, die einen Berührungsschutz der angeschlossenen Leiter für einen der beiden Anschlussstecker bereitstellt. Die Schutzabdeckung ist als am Außengehäuse angebrachte Klappe ausgebildet, die durch Eingriff in eine geneigte Führungsbahn des Gegensteckers verschwenkt wird. EP 0 889 550 B1 describes a two-part electrical connection with a sliding protective cover, which provides protection against contact of the connected conductors for one of the two connectors. The protective cover is attached to the outer housing Flap formed, which is pivoted by engagement in an inclined track of the mating connector.

Ein ähnlicher Klappenmechanismus zum Berührungsschutz eines Steckers ist in der DE 103 36 082 A1 beschrieben. Auch hier ist der andere Teil des Steckerpaares nicht geschützt.A similar flap mechanism for contact protection of a plug is in the DE 103 36 082 A1 described. Again, the other part of the connector pair is not protected.

Anschlusssysteme ohne einen Berührungsschutz sind in vielfältiger Ausgestaltung, beispielsweise aus der DE 102 36 398 B3 , der DE 100 11 613 A1 , der US 3,860,739 A1 , der US 2002/0064039 A1 und der US 5,015,203 bekannt.Connection systems without a contact protection are in a variety of configurations, for example from the DE 102 36 398 B3 , of the DE 100 11 613 A1 , of the US 3,860,739 A1 , of the US 2002/0064039 A1 and the US 5,015,203 known.

EP 1 150 399 B1 offenbart einen mehrpoligen elektrischen Anschlussverbinder mit einer Berührungsschutzklappe, um den Zugang zu mindestens einem Teil der Leiteranschlüsse einer der Anschlusseinheiten zu verhindern, wenn die zu diesen Leiteranschlüssen korrespondierenden Leiteranschlüsse der anderen Anschlusseinheit belegt sind. Die Klappe ist am Außengehäuse vor dem Steckerzugang angeordnet und ist über einen Hebemechanismus mit einer weiteren Klappe des zugeordneten Leiteranschlusses der anderen Anschlusseinheit verbunden, EP 1 150 399 B1 discloses a multipolar electrical terminal connector with a touch guard to prevent access to at least a portion of the lead terminals of one of the terminal units when the lead terminals of the other terminal unit corresponding to these lead terminals are occupied. The flap is arranged on the outer housing in front of the connector access and is connected via a lifting mechanism with a further flap of the associated conductor terminal of the other terminal unit,

US 5,885,109 A1 beschreibt einen elektrischen Adapter mit einer federbelasteten Schutzplatte vor den durch die Schutzplatten geschützten Anschlussbuchsen. Zum Anschließen eines Steckers an die aus den Buchsen gebildete Steckdose wird von den ungeschützten Steckern die Schutzplatte ergriffen und entgegen der Federkraft verschoben, bis die Durchbrüche in der Schutzplatte, in der die Stecker eingreifen, die dahinter liegenden Buchsen freigeben. US 5,885,109 A1 describes an electrical adapter with a spring-loaded protection plate in front of the protected by the protective plates sockets. To connect a plug to the socket formed from the sockets, the protective plate is gripped by the unprotected plugs and displaced against the spring force until the openings in the protective plate, in which the plugs engage, release the jacks behind them.

Eine derartige, auch als Kindersicherung bekannte elektrische Schutzvorrichtung ist auch aus DE 27 28 429 A1 oder in einer drehbaren Ausführungsform der beweglichen, federbelasteten Schutzplatte aus der DE 87 15 967 U1 bekannt. Derartige Kindersicherungen für Steckdosen können auch als separates Einsteckteil vorgesehen sein, die in die Steckdosen gesteckt werden. Dies ist in der DE 87 15 967 U1 und DE 85 19 135 U1 beschrieben.Such, also known as child safety electrical protection device is also off DE 27 28 429 A1 or in a rotatable embodiment of the movable, spring-loaded protective plate of the DE 87 15 967 U1 known. Such child safety devices for sockets can also be provided as a separate plug-in part, which are plugged into the sockets. This is in the DE 87 15 967 U1 and DE 85 19 135 U1 described.

Bei dieser Art von Berührufigsschutz muss allerdings sichergestellt werden, dass die vom Stecker hervorstehenden Leitungsanschlüsse nicht spannungsführend sind. Dies kann zum Beispiel bei einem Leuchtenanschluss nicht unbedingt gewährleistet werden, da dort aus Platzgründen zur Verhinderung überstehender Teile beim Einbau in der Regel die Anschlussbuchse in die Leuchte eingebaut ist und der Anschlussstecker mit der Spannungspotential tragenden Zuleitung verbunden ist.However, with this type of contact protection, it must be ensured that the line connections protruding from the connector are not live. This can not necessarily be guaranteed, for example, in the case of a luminaire connection, since the connection socket is installed in the luminaire there for reasons of space to prevent protruding parts during installation, and the connection plug is connected to the supply line carrying the voltage potential.

EP 1 681 747 A2 offenbart einen elektrischen Geräteanschluss für eine Leuchte mit einer in das Leuchtengehäuse eingeclipsten Anschlussklemme und einem daran anschließbaren Steckverbinder, der mehrere Stecker- oder Buchsenkontakte zum externen Anschluss an ein Netzkabel hat. Die in der Leuchten-Anschlussklemme eingreifenden Anschlusskontakte des Steckverbinders sind in einen längsverschieblich am Steckverbindergehäuse gelagerten Kontaktträgerschlitten eingebaut. Erst nachdem der Kontaktträgerschlitten in eine Montageendstellung in Richtung der an den Steckverbinder angrenzenden Anschlussklemme verschoben ist und die Anschlusskontakte des Steckverbinders in die Anschlussbuchsen der Anschlussklemme eingegriffen haben, erfolgt über Anschlussbügelkontakte im Kontaktträger eine elektrisch leitende Verbindung der Anschlusskontakte mit den Stecker- oder Buchsenkontakten und daran ggf. angeschlossene Netzkabel. Auf diese Weise wird verhindert, dass die aus dem Steckverbinder herausragenden Anschlusskontakte außerhalb der Montageendstellung potentialführend sein können. Durch einen Sperranschlag am Kontaktträgerschlitten, der in einen Gegenanschlag der Anschlussklemme eingreift, wird in einer Montageendstellung der durch den Sperranschlag fixierte Kontaktträgerschlitten freigegeben und kann weiter in Richtung Anschlussklemme verschoben werden, um die Anschlusskontakte des Steckverbinders mit den Anschlussbuchsen der Anschlussklemme zu verbinden. EP 1 681 747 A2 discloses an electrical device connector for a luminaire having a terminal clipped into the luminaire housing and a connectable connector having a plurality of male or female contacts for external connection to a power cord. The engaging in the lamp terminal connecting contacts of the connector are installed in a longitudinally displaceable on the connector housing mounted contact carrier slide. Only after the contact carrier carriage has been moved into a final assembly position in the direction of the terminal adjacent to the connector terminal and the connection contacts of the connector have intervened in the connection sockets of the terminal, via connecting bracket contacts in the contact carrier is an electrically conductive connection of the connection contacts with the plug or socket contacts and if necessary connected power cords. In this way it is prevented that the protruding from the connector terminals outside the final assembly position can be potential leading. By a locking stop on the contact carrier carriage, which engages in a counter-stop of the terminal is released in a final assembly of the fixed by the catch stop contact carrier slide and can be further moved in the direction of terminal to connect the terminal contacts of the connector with the connection sockets of the terminal.

Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung ist es, einen verbesserten Anschlussadapter zu schaffen, der einfach und kompakt aufgebaut ist.Object of the present invention is to provide an improved connection adapter, which is simple and compact.

Die Aufgabe wird mit dem Anschlussadapter der eingangs genannten Art dadurch gelöst, dass die Schutzplatte im unteren Gehäuseteil gelagert ist und in dem oberen Gehäuseteil mindestens eine Steckkontaktanordnung eingebaut ist, wobei jede Steckkontaktanordnung jeweils eine Gruppe von mit zugeordneten Adapterkontakten elektrisch leitend verbundene Anschlusskontakte aufweist.The object is achieved with the connection adapter of the type mentioned above in that the protective plate is mounted in the lower housing part and in the upper housing part at least a plug contact arrangement is installed, each plug contact arrangement each having a group of electrically connected with associated adapter contacts connection contacts.

Die Integration der mindestens einen Steckkontaktanordnung zusammen mit den nach unten in Richtung des unteren Gehäuseteils ragenden Adapterkontakten in das obere Gehäuseteil hat den Vorteil, dass die Adapterkontakten starr mit den zugeordneten Anschlusskontakten der mindestens einen Steckkontaktanordnung verbunden und mit dem oberen Gehäuseteil zusammen verschoben werden können. Die starre Verbindung von Adapterkontakten und zugeordneten Anschlusskontakten ermöglicht eine sichere elektrische Kontaktierung bei hoher Stromtragfähigkeit. Die in der Ruhestellung einen Berührungsschutz für die Anschlusskontakte bildende Schutzplatte ist hingegen in das untere Gehäuseteil eingebaut. Durch den Einbau der Steckkontaktanordnungen des oberen Gehäuseteils ist nunmehr ausreichend Platz für die Führung der Schutzplatte vorhanden. Die Bauhöhe des Anschlussadapters kann auf diese Weise reduziert werden.The integration of the at least one plug contact arrangement together with the projecting downwards in the direction of the lower housing part adapter contacts in the upper housing part has the advantage that the adapter contacts can be rigidly connected to the associated terminal contacts of at least one plug contact arrangement and moved together with the upper housing part. The rigid connection of adapter contacts and associated terminal contacts allows safe electrical contact with high current carrying capacity. On the other hand, the protection plate forming a contact protection for the connection contacts in the rest position is installed in the lower housing part. By installing the plug contact arrangements of the upper housing part is now sufficient space for the leadership of the protective plate available. The height of the connection adapter can be reduced in this way.

Besonders vorteilhaft ist es, wenn von dem unteren Gehäuseteil Rasthaken abragen. Mit Hilfe der Rasthaken kann das Ausrichten und Aufsetzen des Anschlussadapters auf eine Geräteanschlussklemme erleichtert werden, indem die Rasthaken auf Öffnungen einer Montageplatte ausgerichtet sind, wobei die Geräteanschlussklemme ebenfalls mit der Montageplatte verbunden ist. Die Einsteckposition der Rasthaken in die Öffnungen definiert dann die korrekte Aufsetzposition auf die Geräteanschlussklemme.It is particularly advantageous if protrude from the lower housing latch hooks. By means of the latching hooks, the alignment and placement of the connection adapter on a device connection terminal can be facilitated by aligning the latching hooks with openings of a mounting plate, wherein the device connection terminal is likewise connected to the mounting plate. The insertion position of the latching hooks in the openings then defines the correct placement position on the device connection terminal.

Das obere Gehäuseteil sollte dann an die Rasthaken angepasste Verriegelungsfinger haben, wobei die Rasthaken und Verriegelungsfinger so ausgebildet sind, dass nach einer Verrastung des unteren Gehäuseteils durch Eingriff der Rasthaken in die Öffnung einer Montageplatte die Verriegelungsfinger bei Verschiebung des oberen Gehäuseteils hinter die Rasthaken in die Öffnungen positionierbar sind und auf diese Weise ein Herausführen der Rasthaken aus den Öffnungen blockiert wird.The upper housing part should then be adapted to the locking hooks locking fingers, wherein the locking hooks and locking fingers are formed so that after locking the lower housing part by engagement of the locking hooks in the opening of a mounting plate, the locking fingers upon displacement of the upper housing part behind the locking hooks in the openings can be positioned and blocked in this way a lead out of the locking hooks from the openings.

Damit wird ausgenutzt, dass nach dem Einsetzen der Rasthaken in die Öffnungen und Verschieben des Anschlussadapters in die Verriegelungsstellung ein Teil der Öffnungen wieder frei werden. Diese frei werdenden Teile der Öffnungen werden durch die Verriegelungsfinger ausgefüllt, wenn das obere Gehäuseteil nach unten in Richtung Montageplatte verschoben wird.This makes use of the fact that, after inserting the latching hooks into the openings and moving the connection adapter into the locking position, part of the openings become free again. These vacant parts of the openings are filled by the locking fingers when the upper housing part is moved downwards in the direction of the mounting plate.

Weiterhin ist es vorteilhaft, wenn die zur Anlage an eine Geräteanschlussklemme vorgesehene Unterseite des unteren Gehäuseteils an hervorragende Dome der Geräteanschlussklemme zum Aufschieben auf und Verrasten des Anschlussadapters an der Geräteanschlussklemme angepasste Führungsprofile hat. Die Unterseite des unteren Gehäuseteils ist damit mit Hilfe der Führungsprofile so ausgestaltet, dass das Aufsetzen des Anschlussadapters auf die Geräteanschlussklemme nur in einer zulässigen Position möglich ist, wobei anschließend die Verschiebung des Anschlussadapters in eine Rastposition durch die Führungsprofile vorgegeben wird.Furthermore, it is advantageous if the underside of the lower housing part provided for abutment with a device connection terminal has guide profiles adapted to outstanding domes of the device connection terminal for sliding on and latching the connection adapter to the device connection terminal. The underside of the lower housing part is thus designed with the aid of the guide profiles so that the placement of the connection adapter on the device connection terminal is possible only in a permissible position, wherein subsequently the displacement of the connection adapter is set in a locking position by the guide profiles.

Die Integration der Steckkontaktanordnung in dieses obere Gehäuseteil hat den Vorteil, dass die Anschlusskontakte mindestens einer der Steckkontaktanordnungen als Schneid-Klemm-Kontakte ausgebildet sein können. Damit kann eine ein- oder mehradrige Leitung an der Oberseite des oberen Gehäuseteils entlang geführt und mit an der Oberseite des oberen Gehäuseteils gegenüberliegend zum unteren Gehäuseteil herausragenden Schneid-Klemm-Kontakten verbunden werden.The integration of the plug contact arrangement in this upper housing part has the advantage that the connection contacts of at least one of the plug contact arrangements can be designed as insulation displacement contacts. In order for a single or multi-wire line can be guided along the top of the upper housing part and connected to the top of the upper housing opposite to the lower housing part outstanding insulation displacement contacts.

Die Schneid-Klemm-Steckkontaktanordnung ist dabei vorzugsweise direkt oberhalb der Adapterkontakte im oberen Gehäuseteil angeordnet. Die Führung der Leitungen auf die Schneid-Klemm-Kontakte und das Arretieren derselben erfolgt mit einem Führungsaufsatz, der Rastelemente zum Aufrasten auf die Oberseite des oberen Gehäuseteils und Leitungsführungselemente zum Auflegen und Führen von Leitungen auf zugeordnete Schneid-Klemm-Anschlusskontakte hat. Die Leitungsführungselemente können als im Querschnitt teilkreisförmige Mulden mit Vertiefungen für die freien Enden der Schneid-Klemm-Kontakte ausgebildet sein. Der Führungsaufsatz kann als separates Teil auf das obere Gehäuseteil aufsteckbar oder auch verschwenkbar mit dem oberen Gehäuseteil verbunden sein.The insulation displacement plug contact arrangement is preferably arranged directly above the adapter contacts in the upper housing part. The leadership of the lines on the insulation displacement contacts and the locking thereof is carried out with a guide attachment, the locking elements for locking on the upper side of the upper housing part and line guide elements for laying and guiding lines on associated insulation displacement terminal contacts. The line guide elements can be formed as a part-circular in cross-section troughs with recesses for the free ends of the insulation displacement contacts be. The guide attachment can be connected as a separate part on the upper housing part plugged or pivotally connected to the upper housing part.

Anschlusskontakte von mindestens einer der mindestens einen Steckkontaktanordnung können aber auch als Federkraftklemmanschlüsse ausgebildet sein. Als Federkraftklemmanschlüsse eignen sich beispielsweise Käfigzugfederanschlüsse, Druckkontaktanschlüsse, wie beilspielsweise Messer-Gabel-Kontakte oder ähnliches.However, terminal contacts of at least one of the at least one plug contact arrangement can also be designed as spring terminal connections. As Federkraftklemmanschlüsse are, for example, Käfigzugfederanschlüsse, pressure contact terminals, such as spielsweise knife-fork contacts or the like.

Die zwei Steckkontaktanordnungen können einander gegenüberliegend im oberen Gehäuseteil angeordnet sein, so dass korrespondierende Anschlusskontakte der beiden gegenüberliegenden Steckkontaktanordnungen durchgeschleift sind und mit Hilfe mindestens eines zugeordneten Adapterkontakts ein Abgriff an der durchgeschleiften Leitung erfolgt. Die Adapterkontakte sind dann im Zwischenraum zwischen den beiden sich gegenüberliegenden Steckkontaktanordnungen angeordnet und ragen quer zur Flucht zwischen den beiden Steckkontaktanordnungen nach unten in Richtung unteren Gehäuseteils ab.The two plug contact arrangements can be arranged opposite each other in the upper housing part, so that corresponding connection contacts of the two opposite plug contact arrangements are looped through and with the aid of at least one associated adapter contact a tap on the looped through cable. The adapter contacts are then arranged in the intermediate space between the two mutually opposite plug contact arrangements and protrude transversely to the escape between the two plug contact arrangements downwards in the direction of the lower housing part.

Denkbar ist weiterhin, dass mindestens zwei Steckkontaktanordnungen vertikal übereinander an einer Seite des oberen Gehäuseteils angeordnet sind. Dabei können weitere Steckkontaktanordnungen gegenüberliegend zu den übereinander liegenden Steckkontaktanordnungen vorhanden sein, die ihrerseits wiederum in Verschiebungsrichtung der Adapterkontakte gesehen übereinanderliegend angeordnet sind.It is also conceivable that at least two plug contact arrangements are arranged vertically one above the other on one side of the upper housing part. In this case, further plug-in contact arrangements can be present opposite to the stacked plug-in contact arrangements, which are in turn arranged one above the other in the direction of displacement of the adapter contacts.

Die Schutzplatte kann mindestens ein Führungselement, wie z. B. ein nach unten in Richtung der Anschlussfläche für eine Geräteanschlussklemme abragender Haltefinger, oder eine Öffnung zur Aufnahme eines Haltefingers der Geräteanschlussklemme zum Halten der Schutzplatte in einer festen Position zur Anschlussklemme beim Zusammenwirken des Haltefingers mit der Geräteanschlussklemme haben, während das untere und obere Gehäuseteil relativ zur Schutzplatte beim Aufrasten auf die Geräteanschlussklemme verschoben wird, um die Durchtrittsöffnungen auf die Adapterkontakte auszurichten.The protective plate may have at least one guide element, such. B. a downward projecting in the direction of the pad for a device terminal retaining fingers, or an opening for receiving a retaining finger of the device terminal for holding the protective plate in a fixed position to the terminal in the interaction of the retaining finger with the device terminal, while the lower and upper housing part relative is moved to the protective plate when snapped onto the device terminal to align the openings on the adapter contacts.

Während die Schutzplatte die Adapterkontakte in der Ruhestellung, bei der der Anschlussadapter nicht an eine Geräteanschlussklemme angeklemmt ist, verdeckt, erfolgt beim Aufstecken und Aufschieben des Anschlussadapters auf eine Geräteanschlussklemme eine Verlagerung der Schutzplatte bei relativ zu dem oberen und unteren Gehäuseteil und den Adapterkontakten so, dass die Durchtrittsöffnungen auf die Adapterkontakte ausgerichtet werden und die Adapterkontakte durch die Durchtrittsöffnungen hindurch in Richtung korrespondierender Klemmen einer angrenzenden Geräteanschlussklemme verlagert werden können. Beim Aufsetzen des Anschlussadapters sind die Durchtrittsöffnungen der Schutzplatte bereits auf zu Kontakten in der Geräteanschlussklemme führenden Einführungsöffnungen ausgerichtet und die Schutzplatte wird in dieser Position relativ zu Geräteanschlussklemmen mit Hilfe des Führungselementes, wie z. B. eines Haltefingers fixiert. Das obere und untere Gehäuseteil wird dann zusammen mit den Adapterkontakten relativ zur Schutzplatte und der Geräteanschlussklemme soweit verschoben, bis die Adapterkontakte durch die Durchtrittsöffnungen und Einführöffnungen zur Kontaktierung korrespondierender Kontakte in Richtung Geräteanschlussklemme verschoben werden können. Das vorzeitige Herunterdrücken der Adapterkontakte auf die Schutzplatte bzw. ein frühzeitiges Abziehen des Anschlussadapters von der Geräteanschlussklemme unter Überlastung der Adapterkontakten wird durch einen Sperrriegel verhindert, der nur in der Anschlussposition durch dann fluchtende Sperrriegelbrüche in die Geräteanschlussklemme hineingeleitet und damit den Anschlussadapter in einer Position zur Geräteanschlussklemme festlegt.While the protective plate covers the adapter contacts in the rest position, in which the connection adapter is not clamped to a device connection terminal, a displacement of the protective plate relative to the upper and lower housing part and the adapter contacts takes place when plugging and sliding the connection adapter onto a device connection terminal the passage openings are aligned with the adapter contacts and the adapter contacts can be displaced through the passage openings in the direction of corresponding terminals of an adjacent device connection terminal. When placing the connection adapter, the openings of the protective plate are already aligned on leading to contacts in the device connection terminal insertion openings and the protective plate is in this position relative to device connection terminals by means of the guide element, such. B. fixed a holding finger. The upper and lower housing part is then moved together with the adapter contacts relative to the protective plate and the device connection terminal until the adapter contacts can be moved through the openings and insertion openings for contacting corresponding contacts towards the device terminal. The premature depression of the adapter contacts on the protective plate or early removal of the connection adapter from the device terminal under overloading of the adapter contacts is prevented by a locking bolt, which then led into the connection position by then aligned locking bolt breaks in the device connection terminal and thus the connection adapter in a position to the device connection terminal sets.

Mit Hilfe des unteren und oberen Gehäuseteils und der Integration der Adapterkontakte in das obere Gehäuseteil und der Integration der Schutzplatte in das untere Gehäuseteil ist eine solche Sicherung der Adapterkontakte vor Berührung auf einfache und kompakte Weise möglich.With the help of the lower and upper housing part and the integration of the adapter contacts in the upper housing part and the integration of the protective plate in the lower housing part such a backup of the adapter contacts before touching in a simple and compact way is possible.

Die Adapterkontakte können jeweils einstückig mit zugeordneten Anschlusskontakten der mindestens einen Steckkontaktanordnung geformt sein. Aus montagetechnischen Gründen ist es unter Umständen jedoch sinnvoll, wenn die Adapterkontakte separat zu den Anschlusskontakten mit daran angeordneten Stromschienenstücken gefertigt sind und eine elektrisch leitende Verbindung der Adapterkontakte mit zugeordneten Anschlusskontakten bei der Montage der Adapterkontakte in das obere Gehäuseteil erfolgt.The adapter contacts may each be formed integrally with associated connection contacts of the at least one plug contact arrangement. For assembly reasons, it may make sense, however, if the adapter contacts are made separately from the terminals with arranged thereon busbar pieces and an electrically conductive Connection of the adapter contacts with associated terminal contacts during assembly of the adapter contacts in the upper housing part takes place.

Bei der Integration der mindestens einen Steckkontaktanordnung in das obere Gehäuseteil tritt das Problem auf, dass durch Zug an mit den Steckkontaktanordnungen verbundenen Leitungen das obere Gehäuseteil von der Geräteanschlussklemme gegebenenfalls unter Beschädigung der Rastmechanismen abgezogen werden kann. Daher ist es vorteilhaft, wenn das obere Gehäuseteil mit dem unteren Gehäuseteil nach Anklemmen an einer Geräteanschlussklemme mit Hilfe von Rastbügeln gesichert wird, die das untere und obere Gehäuseteil miteinander verrasten.When integrating the at least one plug contact arrangement into the upper housing part, the problem arises that the upper housing part can be pulled off from the device connection terminal, possibly by damaging the latching mechanisms, by pulling on lines connected to the plug contact arrangements. Therefore, it is advantageous if the upper housing part is secured to the lower housing part after clamping to a device terminal with the aid of locking clips that lock the lower and upper housing part together.

Weiterhin ist es vorteilhaft, wenn unteres und oberes Gehäuseteil über Führungslaschen miteinander in Verbindung stehen, wobei die Führungslaschen Anschlagnasen haben, die ein Abziehen des oberen Gehäuseteils vom unteren Gehäuseteil verhindern und beim Aufschieben des oberen Gehäuseteil auf das untere Gehäuseteil in die Rastposition des oberen Gehäuseteils zur Verhinderung eines Verkantens führen.Furthermore, it is advantageous if lower and upper housing part via guide plates are in communication with each other, wherein the guide tabs have stop lugs that prevent removal of the upper housing part of the lower housing part and the sliding of the upper housing part on the lower housing part in the locking position of the upper housing part Prevent clogging.

Die Erfindung wird nachfolgend anhand von Ausführungsbeispielen mit den beigefügten Zeichnungen näher erläutert. Es zeigen:

Figur 1
- Perspektivische Schnittansicht einer Ausführungsform eines auf eine Geräteanschlussklemme aufgesetzten Anschlussadapters;
Figur 2
- perspektivische Ansicht eines Anschlussadapters in Ruhestellung;
Figur 3
- perspektivische Ansicht des Anschlussadapters aus Figur 2 in Klemmstellung;
Figur 4
- Schnittansicht des Anschlussadapters aus Figur 2 mit Klemmendomen einer Geräteanschlussklemme;
Figur 5
- Schnittansicht des Anschlussadapters aus Figur 2 mit Klemmendomen einer Geräteanschlussklemme;
Figur 6
- Skizze eines Ausschnitts einer starren Verbindung von einander gegenüberliegenden Anschlusskontakten mit senkrecht dazu abgehenden Geräteanschlussklemmen im Durchtritt durch eine Führungsplatte, Schutzplatte und Dome einer Geräteanschlussklemme;
Figur 7
- Skizze eines Ausschnitts von Geräteanschlussklemmen mit integral angeformten, nach oben ausgerichteten Schneid-Klemm-Anschlusskontakten;
Figur 8
- Perspektivische Ansicht eines Anschlussadapters mit oberhalb der Adapterkontakte liegenden Brückern.
The invention will be explained in more detail with reference to embodiments with the accompanying drawings. Show it:
FIG. 1
- Perspective sectional view of an embodiment of a patch on a device connection terminal connection adapter;
FIG. 2
- Perspective view of a connection adapter in rest position;
FIG. 3
- Perspective view of the connection adapter FIG. 2 in clamping position;
FIG. 4
- Section view of the connection adapter FIG. 2 with terminal domes of a device connection terminal;
FIG. 5
- Section view of the connection adapter FIG. 2 with terminal domes of a device connection terminal;
FIG. 6
- Sketch of a section of a rigid connection of opposing terminal contacts with perpendicular outgoing device connection terminals in the passage through a guide plate, protective plate and dome of a device terminal;
FIG. 7
- Sketch of a section of device connection terminals with integrally formed, upwardly oriented insulation displacement terminal contacts;
FIG. 8
- Perspective view of a connection adapter with above the adapter contacts lying bridges.

Figur 1 lässt eine perspektivische Schnittansicht eines Anschlussadapters 1 erkennen, der zum Einklemmen an eine Geräteanschlussklemme 2 eines elektrischen Gerätes, beispielsweise einer Leuchte vorgesehen ist. Die Anschlussklemme 2 ist hierbei in ein Gerätegehäuseblech 3 des elektrischen Gerätes eingesteckt und dort fixiert. FIG. 1 can be seen a perspective sectional view of a connection adapter 1, which is provided for clamping to a device terminal 2 of an electrical device, such as a lamp. The terminal 2 is here inserted into a device housing plate 3 of the electrical device and fixed there.

Der Anschlussadapter 1 hat ein Isolierstoffgehäuse 4, in dessen Innenraum eine Schutzplatte 5 eingebaut ist, die z. B. einen Teil eines im Isolierstoffgehäuse 4 verschieblich gelagerten Innengehäuseteils ist. In der Schutzplatte 5 sind Durchbrüche 6 vorgesehen, um durch die Schutzplatte 5 vor Berührung geschützte Anschlusskontakte 7 in Richtung einer Geräteanschlussklemme 2 hindurch zu führen und die Anschlusskontakte 7 mit Gegenkontakten (nicht dargestellt) der Geräteanschlussklemme 2 elektrisch leitend zu verbinden.The connection adapter 1 has an insulating 4, in the interior of a protective plate 5 is installed, the z. B. a part of a displaceably mounted in the insulating housing 4 inner housing part is. In the protective plate 5 openings 6 are provided to guide through the protective plate 5 protected from touching terminal contacts 7 in the direction of a device terminal 2 through and connect the terminal contacts 7 with mating contacts (not shown) of the device terminal 2 electrically conductive.

Es ist weiterhin erkennbar, dass die Anschlusskontakte 7 im Innenraum des Isolierstoffgehäuses 4 durch mit dem Isolierstoffgehäuse 4 starr verbundenen Positionierstege 8 geführt werden, die beidseits an den Anschlusskontakten 7 angeordnet sind. Damit wird sichergestellt, dass die Anschlusskontakten 7 nur in vertikaler Richtung verschoben und auf die Durchbrüche 6 in einer Anschlussposition ausgerichtet sind.It can also be seen that the connection contacts 7 are guided in the interior of the insulating material 4 by 4 rigidly connected to the insulating housing 4 positioning webs, which are arranged on both sides of the terminal contacts 7. This ensures that the connection contacts 7 are displaced only in the vertical direction and aligned with the apertures 6 in a connection position.

Die Vertikalverschiebung der Anschlusskontakte 7 erfolgt mit Hilfe eines Betätigungsgehäuseteils 9, an dem die Anschlusskontakte 7 festgelegt sind. Das Betätigungsgehäuseteil 9 bildet, wie skizziert, einen Teil des Deckelabschlusses des Isolierstoffgehäuses 4 und ist mit den sich vom Deckelabschnitt senkrecht nach unten in Richtung der Ebene der Durchbrüche 6 erstreckenden Seitenwänden in Führungsnuten 10 des Isolierstoffgehäuses 4 aufgenommen und geführt.The vertical displacement of the connection contacts 7 takes place with the aid of an actuating housing part 9, to which the connection contacts 7 are fixed. The actuating housing part 9 forms, as outlined, a part of the cover closure of the insulating housing 4 and is received and guided by the cover section vertically downward in the direction of the plane of the apertures 6 extending side walls in guide grooves 10 of the insulating housing 4.

Die Führungsnuten 10 werden durch die Außenwand des Isolierstoffgehäuses 4 und einem von der Außenwandung des Isolierstoffgehäuses 4 abgehenden Steg 11 im Innenraum gebildet. Die Anschlusskontakte 7 sind elektrisch leitend mit Anschlussleitungsanschlüssen 12 verbunden, die in das Isolierstoffgehäuse 4 integriert und zur Verbindung mit einer Spannungsversorgungsleitung für das elektrische Gerät vorgesehen sind.The guide grooves 10 are formed by the outer wall of the insulating housing 4 and an outgoing from the outer wall of the insulating housing 4 web 11 in the interior. The terminal contacts 7 are electrically connected to terminal line terminals 12, which are integrated into the insulating housing 4 and provided for connection to a power supply line for the electrical device.

Optional können die Anschlussleitungsanschlüsse 12 aber aus dem Isolierstoffgehäuse rausragen und beispielsweise Schneidkontaktanschlüsse (IDC) für einen Schneid-Klemm-Kontaktanschluss haben. Die Anschlussleitungsanschlüsse 12 können beispielsweise aber auch an der Außenseite des Isolierstoffgehäuses 4 angeordnete Stecker und/oder Buchsen haben oder direkt mit einem integrierten Netzkabel verbunden sein.Optionally, however, the connection line connections 12 can protrude from the insulating material housing and, for example, have cutting contact connections (IDC) for an insulation-displacement contact connection. However, the connection line terminals 12 may, for example, also have plugs and / or sockets arranged on the outside of the insulating housing 4 or be connected directly to an integrated power cable.

Bei einer Betätigung des Betätigungsgehäuseteils 9 durch Herunterdrücken in Richtung Geräteanschlussklemme 2 würden in der Schutzposition die Anschlusskontakte 7 auf der Schutzplatte aufliegen und könnten dadurch unter Umständen verformt werden. Das Betätigungsgehäuseteil 9 hat daher einen Sperrriegel 13, der sich von dem Deckelabschnitt des Betätigungsgehäuseteils 9 senkrecht nach unten in Richtung Schutzplatte 5 erstreckt. In der Schutzplatte 5, sowie der daran angrenzenden Bodenwand des Isolierstoffgehäuses 4 sind Sperrriegeldurchbrüche S vorgesehen, die miteinander fluchten, wenn das Isolierstoffgehäuse 4 in Bezug auf die Schutzplatte 5 in eine Anschlussposition verschoben ist, bei der auch die Durchbrüche 6 für die Geräteanschlussklemmen 2 mit nicht sichtbaren Durchbrüchen im Isolierstoffgehäuse 4 und den in der Geräteanschlussklemme 2 vorgesehenen Gegenkontakten fluchten.Upon actuation of the actuating housing part 9 by pressing down in the direction of the device connection terminal 2, the connection contacts 7 would rest on the protective plate in the protection position and could thereby possibly be deformed. The actuating housing part 9 therefore has a locking bolt 13, which extends from the cover portion of the actuating housing part 9 vertically downwards in the direction of the protective plate 5. In the protective plate 5, as well as the adjoining bottom wall of the insulating housing 4 Sperrriegeldurchbrüche S are provided which are aligned when the Isolierstoffgehäuse 4 is shifted with respect to the protective plate 5 in a connection position, in which the openings 6 for the device connection terminals 2 with not visible breakthroughs in the insulating housing 4 and provided in the device terminal 2 mating contacts are aligned.

Dadurch wird erreicht, dass der Sperrriegel 13 in der Anschlussposition durch die Sperrriegeldurchbrüche S hindurch gleiten kann und damit ein Herunterdrücken des Betätigungsgehäuseteils 9 in Richtung Geräteanschlussklemme 2 ermöglicht. Die Relativbewegung von Isolierstoffgehäuse 4 und im Innenraum des Isolierstoffgehäuses 4 angeordneter Schutzplatte 5 wird dadurch ermöglicht, dass die Schutzplatte 5 ein Führungselement 14 hat, das in Wirkverbindung mit der Geräteanschlussklemme 2 tritt, um die Schutzplatte 5 relativ zur Geräteanschlussklemme 2 festzulegen, Das Führungselement 14 kann beispielsweise ein Durchbruch sein, in den ein Führungszapfen 15 der Geräteanschlussklemme 2 eingreift, der von der Geräteanschlussklemme 2 nach oben aus dem Gerätegehäuseblech 3 hervorragt.It is thereby achieved that the locking bolt 13 can slide in the connection position through the locking bolt openings S and thus allows depression of the actuating housing part 9 in the direction of the device connection terminal 2. The relative movement of Isolierstoffgehäuse 4 and arranged in the interior of the insulating housing 4 protective plate 5 is made possible by the fact that the protective plate 5 has a guide member 14 which comes into operative connection with the device terminal 2 to set the protective plate 5 relative to the device terminal 2, the guide member 14 can For example, be a breakthrough, in which a guide pin 15 of the device terminal 2 engages that protrudes from the device terminal 2 up from the device housing plate 3.

Es ist erkennbar, dass der Führungszapfen 15 auf einem Anschlussklemmendom 16 angebracht ist, der von der Geräteanschlussklemme 2 durch eine Öffnung im Gerätegehäuseblech 3 hervorragt. Dieser Anschlussklemmendom 16 bildet einen Anschlag für einen von der Bodenwandung des Isolierstoffgehäuses 4 nach unten in Richtung Geräteanschlussklemme 2 herausragendes, abgewinkeltes Anschlagprofil 17. Das Anschlagprofil 17 wird zudem durch eine Rastnase 18 der Geräteanschlussklemme 2 geführt.It can be seen that the guide pin 15 is mounted on a terminal dome 16 which protrudes from the device terminal 2 through an opening in the device housing plate 3. This connection terminal dome 16 forms a stop for a projecting from the bottom wall of the insulating housing 4 down towards the device terminal 2, angled stop profile 17. The stop profile 17 is also guided by a detent 18 of the device terminal 2.

Das Anschließen des Anschlussadapters 1 an die Geräteanschlussklemme 2 erfolgt derart, dass zunächst der Führungszapfen 15 durch das als Durchbruch ausgestaltete Führungselement 14 gesteckt wird. Dadurch wird die Position der Schutzplatte auf die Geräteanschlussklemme 2 ausgerichtet und festgelegt, wenn der Anschlussadapter 1 weiter verschoben wird. Im Folgenden wird dann das Isolierstoffgehäuse nach rechts relativ zu einer Geräteanschlussklemme 2 verschoben. Die Ausrichtung und Führung wird durch das auf der Rastnase 18 aufliegende, abgewinkelte Anschlussprofil 17 sichergestellt. Das Isolierstoffgehäuse 4 wird soweit nach rechts geschoben, während die Schutzplatte 5 festliegt, bis die Durchbrüche 6 zur Durchführung der Anschlusskontakte 7 mit entsprechenden Durchbrüchen in der Bodenwandung des Isolierstoffgehäuses 4 und den Gegenkontakten der Geräteanschlussklemme 2 fluchten und zudem die Sperrriegeldurchbrüche S miteinander fluchten. Diese sogenannte Rastposition ist erreicht, wenn das Anschlussprofil 17 an dem Anschlussklemmendom 16 anliegt, wodurch eine weitere Verschiebung des Isolierstoffgehäuses 4 verhindert wird. In dieser Rastposition ist es nunmehr möglich, das Betätigungsgehäuseteil 9 nach unten in Richtung Geräteanschlussklemme 2 zu drücken, da nunmehr der einen L-förmigen Absatz aufweisende Sperrriegel 13 nicht mehr mit seinem schmalen Ende auf der Oberseite der Geräteanschlussklemme 2 und mit seinem Absatz nicht mehr auf der Schutzplatte 5 aufliegt, sondern durch die fluchtenden Sperrriegeldurchbrüche S in Richtung Geräteanschlussklemme 2 hindurch gleiten kann.The connection of the connection adapter 1 to the device connection terminal 2 takes place in such a way that initially the guide pin 15 passes through the guide element designed as a breakthrough 14 is plugged. As a result, the position of the protective plate is aligned with the device terminal 2 and fixed when the terminal adapter 1 is further shifted. In the following, the insulating housing is then moved to the right relative to a device terminal 2. The alignment and guidance is ensured by the resting on the locking lug 18, angled connection profile 17. The insulating housing 4 is pushed so far to the right, while the protective plate 5 is fixed until the apertures 6 are aligned for carrying out the connection contacts 7 with corresponding openings in the bottom wall of the insulating housing 4 and the mating contacts of the device terminal 2 and also the locking bar openings S are aligned. This so-called latching position is reached when the connection profile 17 abuts against the terminal terminal dome 16, whereby a further displacement of the insulating housing 4 is prevented. In this locking position, it is now possible to press the operating housing part 9 down towards the device terminal 2, since now the L-shaped paragraph having locking latch 13 is no longer with its narrow end on the top of the device terminal 2 and with his paragraph no longer the protective plate 5 rests, but can slide through the aligned locking bolt breakthroughs S towards the device terminal 2 through.

Damit ist das Betätigungsgehäuseteil 9 nicht mehr blockiert, sondern freigegeben. Durch das Herunterdrücken des Betätigungsgehäuseteils 9 werden die Anschlusskontakte 7 durch die Durchbrüche 6 nach unten in die Gegenkontakten der Geräteanschlussklemme 2 geführt und stellen damit eine elektrische Verbindung des Anschlussadapters 1 mit der Geräteanschlussklemme 2 her.Thus, the operating housing part 9 is no longer blocked, but released. By pressing down the actuating housing part 9, the connection contacts 7 are guided through the openings 6 down into the mating contacts of the device terminal 2 and thus provide an electrical connection of the connection adapter 1 with the device terminal 2 ago.

Umgekehrt wird durch den L-förmigen Sperrriegeldurchbruch S beim Abklemmen des Anschlussadapters 1 sichergestellt, dass die Anschlusskontakte 7 erst nach Erreichen eines durch den Absatz des Sperrriegels 13 definierten Mindestabstandes von der Schutzplatte 5 verlagert werden können. Das schmale Ende des Sperrriegels 13 bildet zudem einen Anschlag für den Anschlussklemmendom 16 und stellt damit - zusammen mit dem Anschlussprofil 17 - eine kontrollierte Positionierung und Führung sicher.Conversely, it is ensured by the L-shaped locking bar breakthrough S when disconnecting the connection adapter 1, that the connection contacts 7 can be moved only after reaching a defined by the shoulder of the locking bolt 13 minimum distance from the protective plate 5. The narrow end of the locking bolt 13 also forms a stop for the terminal terminal dome 16 and thus ensures - together with the connection profile 17 - a controlled positioning and guiding.

Die elektrische Verbindung der elektrischen Anschlusskontakte 7 mit den Leitungsanschlüssen 12 kann entweder über flexible, fest verdrahtete Leitungen, über Gleitkontakte, über Schneid-Klemm-Kontakte oder über einen Klemmkontakt erfolgen, der entweder in der Endposition einen elektrischen Kontakts zwischen den elektrischen Anschlusskontakten 7 und den zugeordneten Anschlussleitungsanschlüssen 12 herstellt, wenn die elektrischen Anschlusskontakte 7 elektrisch leitend mit den korrespondierenden Gegenkontakten der Geräteanschlussklemme 2 verbunden sind.The electrical connection of the electrical connection contacts 7 with the line terminals 12 can be done either via flexible, hard-wired lines, sliding contacts, insulation displacement contacts or a terminal contact, either in the final position of an electrical contact between the electrical connection contacts 7 and associated connection line terminals 12 manufactures when the electrical connection contacts 7 are electrically connected to the corresponding mating contacts of the device terminal 2.

Ein Abklemmen des Anschlussadapters 4 von der Geräteanschlussklemme 2 kann nur durch den entgegengesetzten Ablauf erfolgen, indem zunächst das Betätigungsgehäuseteil 9 nach oben verlagert wird, der Sperrriegel 13 hierdurch die Blockade einer Relativbewegung zwischen Isolierstoffgehäuse 4 und Schutzplatte 5 aufhebt und anschließend das Isolierstoffgehäuse 4 nach links verschoben wird. Damit wird mit Hilfe der Wirkverbindung des Führungszapfens 15 und des als Durchbruch ausgebildeten Führungselementes 14 sichergestellt, dass die Schutzplatte 5 in eine Schutzposition verfällt, bei der die elektrischen Anschlusskontakte 7 vor Berührung geschützt sind. Verschleißanfällige Hilfsmittel, wie Federn, sind nicht notwendig, können aber optional vorgesehen sein. Vielmehr wird der reine Bewegungsablauf beim Anklemmen und Abklemmen des Anschlussadapters 1 ausgenutzt.A disconnection of the connection adapter 4 of the device terminal 2 can be done only by the opposite sequence by first the operating housing part 9 is displaced upwards, the locking bar 13 thereby blocks the blockage of a relative movement between the insulating 4 and protective plate 5 and then moves the Isolierstoffgehäuse 4 to the left becomes. This is ensured by means of the operative connection of the guide pin 15 and the formed as a breakthrough guide member 14 that the protective plate 5 expires in a protective position in which the electrical connection contacts 7 are protected from contact. Wear-prone aids, such as springs, are not necessary, but may be optional. Rather, the pure motion sequence when connecting and disconnecting the connection adapter 1 is utilized.

Die am Anschlussklemmendom 16 und dem Anschlagprofil 17 ausgebildeten Anschlussadapter- und Anschlussklemmenführungen sind nicht nur wie beschrieben zur Führung und Verrastung des Anschlussadapters 1 auf die Geräteanschlussklemme 2 ausgestaltet, sondern unter Berücksichtigung der Anschlussbelegung von Anschlussadapter 1 und Geräteanschlussklemme 2 so aufeinander abgestimmt, dass die Führung eines Anschlussadapters 1 auf eine Geräteanschlussklemme 2 oder umgekehrt nur bei übereinstimmender, üblicherweise am Isolierstoffgehäuse Anschlussbelegung der Kontakte und Gegenkontakte möglich ist. Die Anschlussbelegung kann beispielsweise als Funktionszuordnung der Kontakte und Gegenkontakte auf dem Isolierstoffgehäuse sichtbar angegeben sein.The Anschlußademmendom 16 and the stop profile 17 formed Anschlussadapter- and terminal guides are designed not only as described for guiding and locking the connection adapter 1 to the device terminal 2, but in consideration of the pin assignment of terminal adapter 1 and device terminal 2 so matched to each other that the leadership of a Connection adapter 1 to a device terminal 2 or vice versa only with matching, usually the insulating material pin assignment of the contacts and mating contacts is possible. The pin assignment can be indicated, for example, as a function assignment of the contacts and mating contacts visible on the insulating material.

Figur 2 lässt eine perspektivische Ansicht eines Anschlussadapters 1 erkennen, der zum Anklemmen an eine Geräteanschlussklemme (nicht dargestellt) vorgesehen ist. Die Geräteanschlussklemme kann beispielsweise eine in ein Montageblech einer Leuchte eingebauten Leuchtenanschlussklemme sein. FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of a connection adapter 1, which is intended for connection to a device connection terminal (not shown). The device connection terminal can be, for example, a luminaire connection terminal built into a mounting plate of a luminaire.

Der Anschlussadapter 1 hat ein oberes Gehäuseteil 24, das in Z-Richtung nach unten verschiebbar auf einem unteren Gehäuseteil 25 gelagert ist. In das obere Gehäuseteil 24 ist eine erste Steckerkontaktanordnung 26a und eine zweite Steckkontaktanordnung 26b integriert, Die Steckkontaktanordnungen 26a, 26b sind in dem dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiel einander gegenüberliegend an den Seitenwänden des oberen Gehäuseteils angebracht und erstrecken sich in entgegengesetzte Richtungen. Denkbar ist, dass alternativ oder zusätzlich hierzu eine Steckkontaktanordnung auf der Oberseite des oberen Gehäuseteils 24 vorgesehen ist, die sich nach oben entgegengesetzt zur Verschiebungsrichtung Z erstreckt. Diese Steckeranordnung kann dann mit Schneid-Klemm-Kontakten versehen sein, so dass durchgehende Leitungen auf die Oberseite des oberen Gehäuseteils 24 aufgelegt und mit den Schneid-Klemm-Kontakten verbunden können.The connection adapter 1 has an upper housing part 24, which is mounted so as to be displaceable downwards on a lower housing part 25 in the Z direction. A first plug contact arrangement 26a and a second plug contact arrangement 26b are integrated in the upper housing part 24. The plug contact arrangements 26a, 26b are mounted opposite one another in the illustrated embodiment on the side walls of the upper housing part and extend in opposite directions. It is conceivable that, alternatively or additionally, a plug contact arrangement is provided on the upper side of the upper housing part 24, which extends upwardly in the opposite direction to the displacement direction Z. This connector assembly can then be provided with insulation displacement contacts, so that continuous lines can be placed on top of the upper housing part 24 and connected to the insulation displacement contacts.

In die Steckkontaktanordnungen 26a, 26b sind Anschlusskontakte (nicht sichtbar) eingebaut, um korrespondierende Stecker-/Buchsenkontakte von auf die Steckkontaktanordnungen aufsteckbaren Leiteranschlusssteckern oder Leiteranschlussbuchsen zu kontaktieren.In the plug contact assemblies 26a, 26b terminal contacts (not visible) are installed to contact corresponding male / female contacts of attachable to the plug contact assemblies conductor connectors or conductor connection sockets.

Das Aufsetzen des Anschlussadapters 1 auf eine Geräteanschlussklemme wird durch Rasthaken 27a, 27b erleichtert, die seitlich von dem unteren Gehäuseteil 25 hervorspringen und in Einsteckrichtung Z Vorsprünge und an ihren Enden Verriegelungsfüße 28a, 28b haben. Nach dem Einsetzen der Verriegelungsfüße 28a, 28b in Öffnungen einer Montageplatte, in die eine Geräteanschlussklemme eingebaut ist, kann der Anschlussadapter 1 dann durch die Öffnungen und die in der Montageplatte und die in den Öffnungen befindlichen Rasthaken 27a, 27b in eine Klemmstellung geführt werden.The attachment of the connection adapter 1 to a device connection terminal is facilitated by latching hooks 27a, 27b which project laterally from the lower housing part 25 and Z in the insertion direction projections and at their ends locking feet 28a, 28b have. After inserting the locking feet 28a, 28b in openings of a mounting plate, in which a device connection terminal is installed, the connection adapter 1 can then be guided through the openings and located in the mounting plate and the openings in the openings latching hooks 27a, 27b in a clamping position.

An dem oberen Gehäuseteil 24 ragen an die Rasthaken 27a, 27b angepasste parallel dazu ausgerichtete Verriegelungsfinger 29a, 29b hervor, die in der Rastposition ein Herausschieben der Rasthaken 27a, 27b aus den Öffnungen (nicht dargestellt) in der Montageplatte verhindern.On the upper housing part 24 protrude to the latching hooks 27a, 27b adapted parallel thereto aligned locking fingers 29a, 29b, which prevent sliding out of the latching hooks 27a, 27b from the openings (not shown) in the mounting plate in the locking position.

Erkennbar ist weiterhin, dass an den beiden, sich gegenüberliegenden Seitenwänden des oberen Gehäuseteils Führungslaschen 30a, 30b angeordnet sind, die in einer mit einem Querholm 31 abgeschlossenen Nut 32 geführt sind und mit Hilfe einer Anschlagnase 33 ein vollständiges Abziehen des oberen Gehäuseteils 24 vom unteren Gehäuseteil 25 nach oben verhindern, indem die Anschlagnase 33 gegen den Querholm 31 in einer Ruhestellung anstößt.Visible is further that at the two, opposite side walls of the upper housing part guide plates 30a, 30b are arranged, which are guided in a closed with a cross member 31 groove 32 and by means of a stop lug 33 complete removal of the upper housing part 24 from the lower housing part Prevent 25 upward by the stop lug 33 abuts against the cross member 31 in a rest position.

Weiterhin sind beispielsweise am oberen Gehäuseteil 24 Verriegelungslaschen 34a, 34b angeformt, die im Klemmzustand, bei dem das obere Gehäuseteil in Z-Richtung auf das untere Gehäuseteil 25 geschoben ist, mit dem unteren Gehäuseteil 25 verrastet und so das obere Gehäuseteil 24 in der Klemmstellung am unteren Gehäuseteil 25 sichert.Furthermore, for example, on the upper housing part 24 locking tabs 34a, 34b formed, which is locked in the clamping state, in which the upper housing part in the Z direction on the lower housing part 25, with the lower housing part 25 and so the upper housing part 24 in the clamping position on lower housing part 25 secures.

Figur 3 zeigt den Anschlussadapter 1 aus Figur 1 in der Klemmstellung, die erreicht wird, wenn der Anschlussadapter 1 auf eine Geräteanschlussklemme aufgeschoben und das obere Gehäuseteil 24 in Z-Richtung nach unten verlagert ist. In diesem Zustand sichern die Verriegelungsfinger 29a, 29b die direkt angrenzenden Rasthaken 27a, 27b vor einem Herausschieben aus Öffnungen in einer Montageplatte. Zudem ist das obere Gehäuseteil 24 am unteren Gehäuseteil 25 mit Hilfe der Verriegelungslaschen 34a, 34b festgelegt, so dass auch bei Zug auf mit den Steckkontaktanordnungen 26a, 26b verbundenen Leitungen das obere Gehäuseteil 24 nicht vom unteren Gehäuseteil 25 mit großen Kräften abgezogen werden kann. FIG. 3 shows the connection adapter 1 FIG. 1 in the clamping position, which is achieved when the connection adapter 1 is pushed onto a device connection terminal and the upper housing part 24 is displaced downwards in the Z direction. In this state, the locking fingers 29a, 29b secure the directly adjacent latching hooks 27a, 27b from being pushed out of openings in a mounting plate. In addition, the upper housing part 24 is fixed to the lower housing part 25 by means of the locking tabs 34a, 34b, so that even with train connected to the plug contact assemblies 26a, 26b lines the upper housing part 24 can not be removed from the lower housing part 25 with great forces.

Figur 4 lässt den Innenaufbau des Anschlussadapters 1 in der Ruheposition gemäß Figur 2 erkennen. Deutlich ist, dass in das obere Gehäuseteil 24 im Bereich der Steckkontaktanordnungen 26a, 26b jeweils Anschlusskontakte 35a, 35b aufgenommen sind, die durch ein Stromschienenstück 36 miteinander elektrisch leitend verbunden sind. Die Anschlusskontakte 35a, 35b können vorzugsweise zusammen mit dem Stromschienenstück 36 einstückig aus einem Blechmaterial geformt sein. FIG. 4 lets the internal structure of the connection adapter 1 in the rest position according to FIG. 2 detect. It is clear that in the upper housing part 24 in the region of the plug contact assemblies 26a, 26b respectively terminal contacts 35a, 35b are added, which are connected by a bus bar piece 36 with each other electrically conductive. The connection contacts 35a, 35b may preferably be integrally molded together with the busbar piece 36 from a sheet material.

Von dem Stromschienenstück 36 ragt ein Adapterkontakt 37 in Richtung unteres Gehäuseteil 25 herunter. Der Adapterkontakt 37 ist mit dem Stromschienenstück 36 mechanisch elektrisch leitend verbunden und kann als separates Teil gefertigt werden, was die Montage erleichtert. Denkbar ist aber auch, dass Anschlusskontakte 35a, 35b, Stromschienenstück 36 und Adapterkontakt 37 einstückig gefertigt sind.From the busbar piece 36 protrudes an adapter contact 37 in the direction of the lower housing part 25. The adapter contact 37 is mechanically electrically connected to the busbar piece 36 and can be manufactured as a separate part, which facilitates the assembly. It is also conceivable that connection contacts 35a, 35b, busbar piece 36 and adapter contact 37 are made in one piece.

Der Adapterkontakte 37 ist an seinem freien Ende in seiner Führungsöffnung 38 einer Führungsplatte 39 geführt. Angrenzend an die Führungsplatte 39 ist eine verschiebbar gelagerte Schutzplatte 40 vorgesehen.The adapter contacts 37 is guided at its free end in its guide opening 38 of a guide plate 39. Adjacent to the guide plate 39, a slidably mounted protective plate 40 is provided.

Am unteren Endbereich des unteren Gehäuseteils 25 sind zudem Führungsprofile 41 vorgesehen, die an von einer angrenzenden Geräteanschlussklemme (nicht skizziert) hervorragende Dome 42 der Geräteanschlussklemme angepasst sind, um in der dargestellten Ruhestellung den Anschlussadapter 1 auf die Dome 42 aufzusetzen und den Anschlussadapter 1 relativ zur Geräteanschlussklemme in eine Klemmstellung zu verschiebenAt the lower end of the lower housing part 25 also guide profiles 41 are provided, which are adapted to an adjacent device terminal (not shown) excellent dome 42 of the device terminal to put in the illustrated rest position the connection adapter 1 on the dome 42 and the connection adapter 1 relative to Move device connection terminal into a clamping position

Die Klemmstellung des Anschlussadapters 1 ist in der Figur 5 dargestellt.The clamping position of the connection adapter 1 is in the FIG. 5 shown.

Beim Aufsetzen des Anschlussadapters 1 auf die Dome 42 der Geräteanschlussklemme greift ein von der Schutzplatte 40 nach unten herausragende Haltefinger 43 in eine Öffnung des angrenzenden Doms 42 ein, um die Schutzplatte 40 in einer Position an dem Dom 42 zu fixieren. Anschließend kann der Anschlussadapter 1 auf dem Dom 42 quer verschoben werden, so dass sich das untere Gehäuseteil 25 mit dem oberen Gehäuseteil 24 relativ zur fixierten Schutzplatte 40 verschiebt und auf diese Weise in der Klemmstellung (Figur 10) Durchtrittsöffnungen in der Schutzplatte 40 in die Flucht der Adapterkontakte 37 gebracht werden. Hierdurch werden die Adapterkontakte 37, die durch die Schutzplatte 40 in der Ruhestellung vor Berührung geschützt sind, soweit freigegeben, dass diese durch die Durchtrittsöffnungen in der Schutzplatte 40 und Einführungsöfnungen in den Domen 42 der Geräteanschlussklemme hindurch treten können, um mit korrespondierenden Kontakten in der Geräteanschlussklemme in Eingriff zu gelangen. Auf diese Weise wird die Geräteanschlussklemme elektrisch mit den Anschlusskontakten 35a, 35b der Steckkontaktanordnung 26a, 26b über die Adapterkontakte 37 kontaktiert.When placing the connection adapter 1 on the dome 42 of the device terminal clamp engages a downwardly projecting from the protective plate 40 retaining finger 43 in an opening of the adjacent dome 42 to fix the protective plate 40 in a position on the dome 42. Subsequently, the connection adapter 1 can be moved transversely on the dome 42, so that the lower housing part 25 moves relative to the fixed protective plate 40 with the upper housing part 24 and in this way in the clamping position (FIG. 10), passages in the protective plate 40 are in alignment the adapter contacts 37 are brought. As a result, the adapter contacts 37, which are protected by the protective plate 40 in the rest position against contact, released so far that they pass through the openings in the protective plate 40 and insertion holes in the domes 42 of the device terminal can pass therethrough to engage with corresponding contacts in the device terminal. In this way, the device connection terminal is electrically contacted with the connection contacts 35a, 35b of the plug contact arrangement 26a, 26b via the adapter contacts 37.

Zum Abklemmen des Anschlussadapters 1 von einer Geräteanschlussklemme wird das obere Gehäuseteil 24 wieder nach oben vom unteren Gehäuseteil 25 weg geschoben und anschließend der Anschlussadapter 1 quer von den Domen 42 abgezogen. Dadurch, dass die Schutzplatte 40 über die Haltefinger 43 an den Domen 42 fixiert ist, wird die Schutzplatte 40 wieder in die Sicherungsposition verlagert, wenn die Adapterkontakte 37 in dem oberen und unteren Gehäuseteil 24, 25 zurückgezogen sind. Mit Hilfe der Schutzplatte 40 ist eine ungewollte Berührung der Adapterkontakte 37, die unter Umständen durch an die Steckkontakte angeschlossene und gegebenenfalls unter Spannungspotential stehenden Leitern ausgeschlossen.To disconnect the connection adapter 1 from a device connection terminal, the upper housing part 24 is again pushed upwards away from the lower housing part 25 and then the connection adapter 1 is pulled off transversely from the domes 42. Characterized in that the protective plate 40 is fixed on the retaining fingers 43 to the domes 42, the protective plate 40 is displaced back into the securing position when the adapter contacts 37 are retracted in the upper and lower housing part 24, 25. With the help of the protective plate 40 is an unwanted contact of the adapter contacts 37, which may be excluded by connected to the plug contacts and possibly under voltage potential conductors.

Die Steckkontaktanordnungen 26a, 26b können in an sich bekannter Weise zusätzliche Verriegelungselemente 44 haben, um aufgesetzte Anschlussstecker an den Steckkantaktanordnungen 26a, 26b zu sichern.The plug-in contact arrangements 26a, 26b can have additional locking elements 44 in a manner known per se in order to secure attached plug connectors to the plug-and-socket contact arrangements 26a, 26b.

Figur 6 lässt eine perspektivische Ansicht eines einstückig mit einem Stromschienenstück 36 und einander gegenüberliegenden Anschlusskontakten 35a, 35b verbundenen Adapterkontakt 37 erkennen, der in eine zugeordnete Führungsöffnung 38 einer Führungsplatte 39 eingesetzt ist und durch eine Durchtrittsöffnung in der Schutzplatte 40 hindurch in einer Einführungsöffnung eines korrespondierenden Doms 42 einer Geräteanschlussklemme 2 taucht. Die Anschlusskontakte 35a, 35b können beispielsweise, wie dargestellt, als Steckverbinderkontakte ausgebildet sein. Dabei kontaktiert eine Federgabel (linker Anschlusskontakt 35a) einen Messerkontakt (vergleiche rechten Anschlusskontakt 35b), die in den Gabelkontakt eingeführt wird. Gleichermaßen können aber auch andere Arten von Anschlusskontakten eingesetzt werden, wie Zugfederanschlussklemmen, Schneid-Klemm-Kontakte, Schraubkontakte oder ähnliches. FIG. 6 shows a perspective view of an integrally connected to a busbar piece 36 and opposing terminal contacts 35a, 35b adapter contact 37, which is inserted into an associated guide opening 38 of a guide plate 39 and through a passage opening in the protective plate 40 in an insertion opening of a corresponding dome 42 a Device connection terminal 2 emerges. The connection contacts 35a, 35b may be formed, for example, as connector contacts, as shown. In this case, a fork (left connection contact 35a) contacts a blade contact (compare right connection contact 35b), which is inserted into the fork contact. Equally, however, other types of connection contacts can be used, such as tension spring terminals, insulation displacement contacts, screw contacts or the like.

Figur 7 lässt eine perspektivische Ansicht eines Ausschnitts eines Anschlussadapters 1 mit Adapterkontakten 37 erkennen, bei dem oberhalb der Adapterkontakten 37 einstückig Anschlusskontakte 35c in Schneid-Klemm-Technik (IDC) angeformt sind. Durch die integral mit dem Adapterkontakt 37 am oberen Ende ausgeformten Schneid-Klemm-Kontakte kann eine Steckkontaktanordnung auf einfache und platzsparende Weise an der Oberseite des oberen Gehäuseteils 24 vorgesehen werden. Die anzuschließenden Leiter werden hierbei in am oberen Gehäuseteil 24 ausgebildeten Leiteraufnahmen eingelegt und mit Hilfe eine Deckels und ggf. einer Klemmzange in die Schneid-Klemm-Kontakte 35c eingepresst. Der Deckel wird dann mit dem oberen Gehäuseteil 24 verrastet und/oder verschweißt. FIG. 7 shows a perspective view of a section of a connection adapter 1 with adapter contacts 37, in which above the adapter contacts 37 integrally connecting contacts 35c in insulation displacement technology (IDC) are integrally formed. By integrally formed with the adapter contact 37 at the upper end insulation displacement contacts a plug contact arrangement can be provided in a simple and space-saving manner at the top of the upper housing part 24. The conductors to be connected are in this case inserted into the upper housing part 24 formed conductor receptacles and pressed by means of a lid and possibly a clamping pliers in the insulation displacement contacts 35c. The lid is then latched and / or welded to the upper housing part 24.

Figur 8 lässt eine perspektivische Ansicht eines weiteren Ausführungsbeispiels eines Anschlussadapters 1 erkennen, bei dem die Zuordnung von Anschlusskontakten 35a, 35b mit zugeordneten Adapterkontakte 37 mit Hilfe von Brückern 45 erfolgt. Diese Brücker 45 können oberhalb der Adapterkontakte 37 angeordnet und vorzugsweise beispielsweise in einstückig am oberen freien Ende der Adapterkontakte 37 angeformte Gabelkontakte 46 eingesteckt werden. Die Brückerebene, auf der die Gabelkontakte 46 angeordnet sind, liegt damit oberhalb der Adapterkontakte 37, so dass die Baugröße des Anschlussadapters 1 klein gehalten werden kann. Die Anschlusskontakte 35a und 35b der Steckkontaktanordnungen 26a, 26b sind dabei über die Brücker 45 starr miteinander verbunden. FIG. 8 shows a perspective view of another embodiment of a connection adapter 1, in which the assignment of connection contacts 35a, 35b with associated adapter contacts 37 by means of jumpers 45 takes place. This bridge 45 can be arranged above the adapter contacts 37 and preferably, for example, integrally formed in the upper free end of the adapter contacts 37 fork contacts 46 are inserted. The bridge level, on which the fork contacts 46 are arranged, thus lies above the adapter contacts 37, so that the size of the connection adapter 1 can be kept small. The connection contacts 35a and 35b of the plug-in contact arrangements 26a, 26b are connected rigidly to one another via the bridges 45.

Die Brücker 45 können bei der Herstellung montiert und in das obere Gehäuseteil 24 eingebaut sein. Denkbar ist aber auch, dass die Brücker 45 in einen separaten Brückerstecker integriert sind, der auf das zur Aufnahme des Brückersteckers im Bereich der Gabelkontakte 46 teilweise geöffnete Adapteranschlussgehäuse aufgesetzt wird.The jumpers 45 may be assembled during manufacture and installed in the upper housing part 24. It is also conceivable, however, for the jumpers 45 to be integrated in a separate bridge plug, which is placed on the adapter connection housing which is partially open in the region of the fork contacts 46 for receiving the bridge plug.

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  1. Connection adapter (1) having an upper housing part (24) which is mounted on a lower housing part (25) such that it can move relative to the lower housing part (25), and accommodates adapter contacts (37) which can be moved together with the upper housing part (24), and having a protective plate (40) which has passage openings for the adapter contacts (37) and is mounted such that it can be moved relative to the adapter contacts (37) in such a way that the adapter contacts (37) are recessed in the upper housing part (24) such that they are concealed by the protective plate (40) in an inoperative position in which the connection adapter (1) can be disconnected from a corresponding device connection terminal (2), and projects through the passage openings in the protective plate (40) into clamping points of the device connection terminal (2) in a clamping position in which the connection adapter (1) can be mounted at least partly on a corresponding device connection terminal (2), characterized in that the protective plate (40) is mounted in the lower housing part (25) and at least one plug contact arrangement (26a, 26b) is integrated in the upper housing part (24), wherein each plug contact arrangement (26a, 26b) has a group of connection contacts (35a, 35b) which are electrically conductively connected to associated adapter contacts (37).
  2. Connection adapter (1) according to Claim 1, characterized in that latching hooks (27a, 27b) project from the lower housing part (25), and the upper housing part (24) has locking fingers (29a, 29b) which are matched to the latching hooks (27a, 27b), wherein the latching hooks (27a, 27b) and locking fingers (29a, 29b) are designed such that, after the lower housing part (25) is latched by the latching hooks (27a, 27b) engaging in openings in a mounting plate, the locking fingers (29a, 29b) can be positioned in the openings when the upper housing part (24) moves behind the latching hooks (27a, 27b), and stop the latching hooks (27a, 27b) from being drawn out of the openings.
  3. Connection adapter (1) according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the lower face of the lower housing part (25), which lower face is intended to rest on a device connection terminal (2), has guide profiles (41) which are matched to projecting domes (42) of the device connection terminal (2) for pushing on and latching the connection adapter (1) to the device connection terminal (2).
  4. Connection adapter (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that connection contacts (35a, 35b, 35c) of at least one of the at least one plug contact arrangement (26a, 26b) are in the form of insulation-displacement terminal contacts.
  5. Connection adapter (1) according to Claim 4, characterized in that the insulation-displacement terminal plug contact arrangement is arranged above the adapter contacts (37) in the upper housing part (24), and a guide attachment with latching elements for latching onto the upper face of the upper housing part (24) and with wire guide elements for laying and guiding wire to associated insulation-displacement terminal connection contacts is provided.
  6. Connection adapter (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that connection contacts (35a, 35b) of at least one of the at least one plug contact arrangement (26a, 26b) are in the form of spring-force terminal connections.
  7. Connection adapter (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that two plug contact arrangements (26a, 26b) are arranged opposite one another in the upper housing part (24), wherein the connection contacts (35a, 35b) are arranged in the intermediate space and project transverse to the alignment between the two plug contact arrangement (26a, 26b) downward in the direction of the lower housing part (25).
  8. Connection adapter (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least two plug contact arrangements (26a, 26b) are arranged one above the other on one side of the upper housing part (24).
  9. Connection adapter (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the protective plate (5, 40) has at least one guide element (14) for holding the protective plate (5, 40) in a fixed position with respect to the connection terminal (2) when the guide element (14) interacts with the connection terminal (2), while the lower and the upper housing part (24, 25) are moved relative to the protective plate (5, 40) when latching onto the connection terminal (2) in order to align the passage openings with the adapter contacts (37).
  10. Connection adapter (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the upper housing part (24) has a locking bar (13) which extends from the upper housing part (24) to the lower housing part (25) perpendicularly downward in the direction of the protective plate (5, 40), and in that locking bar apertures (S) are provided in the protective plate (5) and in the lower housing part (25), said locking bar apertures being aligned with one another when the protective plate (5, 40) is moved in relation to the lower housing part (25) in a clamping position for fastening the device connection terminal (2), wherein the locking bars (13) are adapted, so that the locking bar (13) can slide through the locking bar apertures (S) in the clamping position, and therefore the upper housing part (24) can be pushed down in the direction of the protective plate (5, 40) and the connection terminal (2).
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