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EP2502312B1
EP2502312B1 EP10803057.8A EP10803057A EP2502312B1 EP 2502312 B1 EP2502312 B1 EP 2502312B1 EP 10803057 A EP10803057 A EP 10803057A EP 2502312 B1 EP2502312 B1 EP 2502312B1
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    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/28—Clamped connections, spring connections
    • H01R4/30—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a screw or nut clamping member
    • H01R4/301—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a screw or nut clamping member having means for preventing complete unscrewing of screw or nut
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    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/28—Clamped connections, spring connections
    • H01R4/30—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a screw or nut clamping member
    • H01R4/34—Conductive members located under head of screw

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  • terminals are used in which conductors are screwed fixed within a clamp body.
  • an electrical connection of two or more conductors can take place while, according to a further embodiment, a suitably designed terminal body after attachment of an inserted conductor directly the electrical connection, for example, within an electrical device produces.
  • a clamping piece / nut can be arranged which can be moved up and down by means of a screw guided in the clamp body. A conductor inserted into the clamp body is fastened by screwing the clamp piece with the interposition of the conductor through the screw against the clamp body.
  • terminals To protect against contact with electrically conductive parts of the terminal body may be surrounded by a housing of an associated electrical device, wherein the screw of the terminal is accessible through corresponding openings of the housing.
  • terminals are often delivered in an open position in which insertion of a conductor is possible, so that this step is omitted at the installation site. From the place of manufacture to the place of installation, various movements and vibrations act on the clamp, so that this open position can only be reliably ensured by additional devices.
  • a known solution uses a so-called threaded brake, in which a stiffness of the screw is created by the screw thread is provided at a defined location with an irregularity. Often causes a multiple actuation of the screw irreparable damage to the thread or a reduction in the braking effect to the lack of function.
  • the housing part has a smaller passage opening for a tool relative to a screw head.
  • the screw head is rotated against an edge of the passage opening, so that an axial clamping of the screw between this housing part and the clamping body takes place.
  • the clamping action can be increased by compliant casing materials or a beveled edge.
  • this type of jamming can still be solved by vibrations and the screw can move in an undefined position within the clamp body.
  • the exact positioning of the screw in the open position is manufacturing technology to accomplish only with complex and high-precision tools.
  • WO2004070756 shows a clamping device according to the preamble of patent claim 1.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide an electrical clamping device in which the screw of a clamp can be reliably and easily fixed in an open position.
  • the invention according to claim 1 has the advantage that a positioning of a screw of a clamping device in an open position from production to the installation site can be guaranteed. In the open position, a force is exerted radially by a retaining element on a screw head, which effectively prevents an automatic turning of the screw. Furthermore, in the open position of the screw, a frictional engagement between the holding element and the screw head and slightly an axial force component between an upper-side housing part and the screw acts.
  • the clamping device comprises a clamp with a clamp body, a screw guided therein and a clamping piece and a housing part arranged above the screw with a passage opening through which access to the screw by means of a tool is made possible.
  • the passage opening is formed narrowed relative to the diameter of the screw head, so that a loss of the screw can be prevented.
  • the passage opening is for this purpose surrounded by an edge, in which at least one cut-free and radially movable retaining element is integrated.
  • the holding element may be integrally connected to the housing part and may extend, preferably perpendicular to the edge, in the direction of the clamp body.
  • the design of the holding element can influence the course of the force acting on the screw.
  • a stepwise increase in force can be realized.
  • an obliquely formed contact surface can be useful, for example, for an initially low power and for a final maximum force.
  • the length of the holding element contributes significantly to the fact that the positioning of the screw in the open position manufacturing technology can be realized with little effort. Since the screw head covers a path along the holding element, a sufficient holding force can be defined by a corresponding shape of the holding element at several points of the path. This eliminates the need for high-precision tools that need to be adjusted to exactly one defined breakpoint.
  • the maximum displacement of the screw can be limited by the edge of the access opening or by a stop for the retaining element.
  • the through-opening chamfers are formed close to the edge, so that the screw head is centered on the one hand by the holding element and on the other hand by the chamfers and / or the edge in the open position. As a result, a tilting of the screw is effectively avoided.
  • the elasticity of the retaining element can be influenced by the material properties and the shape of the connection to the housing part.
  • a configuration variant results from the formation of several retaining elements along the edge.
  • a particularly advantageous use of the invention results in several adjacent terminals, which are covered by a common housing part, which does not have a separate attachment point to the rest of the housing at each terminal. Frequently, such housing parts are attached to a central location. In such a constellation, the previous solutions were problematic since at most two screws could be clamped effectively in an open position. A third screw is dependent on the prescribed by the other screws nip line and will usually interrupt this nip line, so that no satisfactory fixation of all screws is possible.
  • each terminal is independent in terms of ensuring the open position.
  • Several adjacent screws can be clamped independently in the open position, although the housing part is in one piece.
  • the longitudinal extension of the retaining element is advantageous.
  • a combination with the conventional technique is possible, for example, at least the holding element of a centrally located clamp should have a long clamping path.
  • the clamping device is suitable for electrical installation devices, such as sockets or switches. These devices are assembled from individual housing parts, clamps and covers. Here, a common housing part cover several terminals and at the same time sufficiently ensure the open position of the screws.
  • FIG. 1 a socket base 1 of an electrical outlet is shown in a sectional view. Usual front covers are not shown in the drawing.
  • the socket base 1 has a support ring 2 and a housing body 3auf, in which contact sockets 4 and a grounding strap 5 are arranged.
  • the contact sockets 4 and the earthing strap 5 are each connected to a terminal 6 in which the corresponding wire (not shown) of an electric wire can be fixed.
  • Each terminal 6 has a surrounding, electrically conductive terminal body 7 and a screw 8. Laterally of the clamp body 7, an opening 9 is formed for insertion of the wire. In an opening 10 of the upper wall 11 of the clamp body 7, the screw 8 is guided freely movable.
  • a plate-shaped internally threaded clamping piece 13 is arranged, which is guided positively in the clamp body 7 and can be moved up and down upon rotation of the screw 8. By rotation of the screw 8, an inserted wire between the clamping piece 13 and the upper wall 11 of the clamp body 7 can be fixed.
  • the terminals 6 Above the terminals 6 is a flat housing part 14, which covers all terminals 6 and is connected centrally at an attachment point 15 with the housing body 3 of the socket base 1.
  • the housing part 14 has a through opening 16 above each terminal 6 on, by an access to a screw head 17 of the screw 8 by means of a tool is possible.
  • the access opening 16 is formed narrowed relative to the diameter of the screw head 17, so that a loss of the screw 8 can be prevented.
  • the access opening 16 is for this purpose surrounded by an edge 18, in which at least one in the illustrated embodiment cut-free and yieldingly formed retaining element 19 is integrated.
  • the holding element 19 is integrally connected to the housing part 14 and extends in a wedge-shaped tapering perpendicular to the edge 18 in the direction of the clamp body 7.
  • the connection of the holding element 19 to the housing part 14 is in one piece and without change in cross section.
  • the required elasticity of the retaining element 19 can be achieved in particular by using thermoplastic materials.
  • the clamping path and the clamping force can be defined.
  • a stepped contact surface 20 is advantageous to realize a defined force curve.
  • the maximum displacement of the screw 8 is limited by the edge 18 of the passage opening 16.
  • Advantageously chamfers 21 are formed close to the edge, so that the screw head 17 is centered on the one hand by the holding element 19 and on the other hand by the chamfers 21 and / or the edge 18 in the open position. As a result, tilting of the screw 8 is effectively avoided.
  • FIG. 2 is an unpopulated, not tightened terminal 6 with undefined position of the screw 8 is shown.
  • Such a configuration can change at any time by vibrations between different positions of the screw 8 and the clamping piece 13.
  • FIG. 3 an unpopulated clamp 6 is shown with defined position of the screw 8.
  • the screw head 17 comes into contact with the holding element 19.
  • the previously free screw 8 slides frictionally along the stepped contact surface 20 of the holding element 19, which is thereby moved radially outward. Due to the resilient material properties and the rebounding support of the retaining element 19, the screw 8 is fixed, wherein the screw head 17 is centered on the one hand by the retaining element 19 and on the other hand by the chamfers 21 and / or the edge 18 in the open position.
  • the invention can be used with all adjacent terminals 6. By holding element 19 according to the invention each terminal 6 is independent in terms of ensuring the open position.
  • the adjacent screws 8 can be clamped independently in the open position, although the housing part 14 is in one piece.

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In der elektrischen Installationstechnik sind unterschiedlichste Techniken und Vorrichtungen bekannt geworden, um elektrische Verbindungen herzustellen. Häufig werden Klemmen verwendet, bei denen Leiter innerhalb eines Klemmenkörpers schraubend fixiert werden. Gemäß einer bekannten Ausführung kann dabei ein elektrisches Verbinden von zwei oder mehr Leitern erfolgen, während gemäß einer weiteren Ausführung ein entsprechend ausgebildeter Klemmenkörper nach Befestigung eines eingeführten Leiters direkt die elektrische Verbindung, beispielsweise innerhalb eines elektrischen Gerätes, herstellt. In dem Klemmenkörper kann ein Klemmstück/Schraubenmutter angeordnet sein, das/die mittels einer im Klemmenkörper geführten Schraube auf und ab bewegt werden kann. Ein in den Klemmenkörper eingeführter Leiter wird befestigt, indem das Klemmstück unter Zwischenlage des Leiters durch die Schraube gegen den Klemmenkörper geschraubt wird.In electrical installation technology a variety of techniques and devices have become known to produce electrical connections. Frequently, terminals are used in which conductors are screwed fixed within a clamp body. According to a known embodiment, an electrical connection of two or more conductors can take place while, according to a further embodiment, a suitably designed terminal body after attachment of an inserted conductor directly the electrical connection, for example, within an electrical device produces. In the clamp body, a clamping piece / nut can be arranged which can be moved up and down by means of a screw guided in the clamp body. A conductor inserted into the clamp body is fastened by screwing the clamp piece with the interposition of the conductor through the screw against the clamp body.

Zum Schutz vor Berührung elektrisch leitender Teile kann der Klemmenkörper von einem Gehäuse eines zugehörigen elektrischen Gerätes umgeben sein, wobei die Schraube der Klemme durch entsprechende Öffnungen des Gehäuses zugänglich ist. Zur Vereinfachung von Installationsarbeiten werden Klemmen häufig in einer Offenstellung, in der ein Einführen eines Leiters möglich ist, ausgeliefert, so dass dieser Arbeitsschritt am Installationsort entfällt. Vom Herstellungsort bis zum Installationsort wirken vielfältige Bewegungen und Erschütterungen auf die Klemme, so dass diese Offenstellung nur durch zusätzliche Einrichtungen zuverlässig gewährleistet werden kann.To protect against contact with electrically conductive parts of the terminal body may be surrounded by a housing of an associated electrical device, wherein the screw of the terminal is accessible through corresponding openings of the housing. To simplify installation work, terminals are often delivered in an open position in which insertion of a conductor is possible, so that this step is omitted at the installation site. From the place of manufacture to the place of installation, various movements and vibrations act on the clamp, so that this open position can only be reliably ensured by additional devices.

Eine bekannte Lösung nutzt eine sogenannte Gewindebremse, bei der eine Schwergängigkeit der Schraube geschaffen wird, indem das Schraubengewinde an einer definierten Stelle mit einer Unregelmäßigkeit versehen ist. Häufig verursacht eine mehrfache Betätigung der Schraube eine irreparable Schädigung des Gewindes bzw. eine Verringerung der Bremswirkung bis hin zur Funktionslosigkeit.A known solution uses a so-called threaded brake, in which a stiffness of the screw is created by the screw thread is provided at a defined location with an irregularity. Often causes a multiple actuation of the screw irreparable damage to the thread or a reduction in the braking effect to the lack of function.

Eine weitere Möglichkeit besteht in der Verklemmung der Schraube an einem oberhalb der Klemme angeordneten Gehäuseteil. Dabei weist das Gehäuseteil eine gegenüber einem Schraubenkopf kleinere Durchgriffsöffnung für ein Werkzeug auf. Der Schraubenkopf wird gegen einen Rand der Durchgriffsöffnung gedreht, so dass eine axiale Verklemmung der Schraube zwischen diesem Gehäuseteil und dem Klemmkörper erfolgt. Die Klemmwirkung kann durch nachgiebige Gehäusematerialien oder einen angefasten Rand gesteigert werden. In der Praxis hat sich jedoch gezeigt, dass diese Art der Verklemmung weiterhin durch Erschütterungen gelöst werden kann und die Schraube sich in eine undefinierte Stellung innerhalb des Klemmkörpers bewegen kann. Die exakte Positionierung der Schraube in der Offenstellung ist fertigungstechnisch nur mit aufwendigen und hoch präzisen Werkzeugen zu bewerkstelligen.Another possibility is the jamming of the screw on a housing part arranged above the clamp. In this case, the housing part has a smaller passage opening for a tool relative to a screw head. The screw head is rotated against an edge of the passage opening, so that an axial clamping of the screw between this housing part and the clamping body takes place. The clamping action can be increased by compliant casing materials or a beveled edge. In practice, however, it has been shown that this type of jamming can still be solved by vibrations and the screw can move in an undefined position within the clamp body. The exact positioning of the screw in the open position is manufacturing technology to accomplish only with complex and high-precision tools.

WO2004070756 zeigt eine Klemmvorrichtung nach dem Oberbegriff des Patentanspruchs 1. WO2004070756 shows a clamping device according to the preamble of patent claim 1.

Die Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung besteht darin, eine elektrische Klemmvorrichtung zu schaffen, bei der die Schraube einer Klemme zuverlässig und einfach in einer Offenstellung fixiert werden kann.The object of the present invention is to provide an electrical clamping device in which the screw of a clamp can be reliably and easily fixed in an open position.

Gelöst wird diese Aufgabe durch die im Patentanspruch 1 angegebenen Merkmale. Vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungen ergeben sich aus der Beschreibung, den Zeichnungen und den Unteransprüchen.
Die Erfindung gemäß Patentanspruch 1 weist den Vorteil auf, dass eine Positionierung einer Schraube einer Klemmvorrichtung in einer Offenstellung von der Produktion bis zum Installationsort gewährleistet werden kann. In der Offenstellung wird von einem Halteelement eine Kraft radial auf einen Schraubenkopf ausgeübt, die ein selbsttätiges Drehen der Schraube wirkungsvoll verhindert. Weiterhin wirkt in der Offenstellung der Schraube ein Reibschluss zwischen dem Halteelement und dem Schraubenkopf und geringfügig eine axiale Kraftkomponente zwischen einem oberseitigen Gehäuseteil und der Schraube.This problem is solved by the features specified in claim 1. Advantageous embodiments will become apparent from the description, the drawings and the dependent claims.
The invention according to claim 1 has the advantage that a positioning of a screw of a clamping device in an open position from production to the installation site can be guaranteed. In the open position, a force is exerted radially by a retaining element on a screw head, which effectively prevents an automatic turning of the screw. Furthermore, in the open position of the screw, a frictional engagement between the holding element and the screw head and slightly an axial force component between an upper-side housing part and the screw acts.

Die Klemmvorrichtung umfasst eine Klemme mit einem Klemmenkörper, einer darin geführten Schraube und einem Klemmstück sowie ein oberhalb der Schraube angeordnetes Gehäuseteil mit einer Durchgriffsöffnung durch die ein Zugriff auf die Schraube mittels eines Werkzeuges ermöglicht wird. Die Durchgriffsöffnung ist gegenüber dem Durchmesser des Schraubenkopfes verengt ausgebildet, so dass ein Verlieren der Schraube verhindert werden kann. Die Durchgriffsöffnung ist hierzu von einem Rand umgeben, in dem zumindest ein freigeschnittenes und radial bewegbares Halteelement integriert ist. Das Halteelement kann einstückig mit dem Gehäuseteil verbunden sein und kann sich, vorzugsweise senkrecht zum Rand, in Richtung des Klemmenkörpers ertrecken. Beim Hochdrehen der Schraube kommt der Schraubenkopf in Kontakt mit dem Halteelement. Die vorher freigängige Schraube gleitet dabei reibschlüssig entlang des Halteelementes, das dabei radial auswärts bewegt wird. Durch die nachgiebigen Materialeigenschaften und die rückfedernde Lagerung des Halteelementes wird die Schraube fixiertThe clamping device comprises a clamp with a clamp body, a screw guided therein and a clamping piece and a housing part arranged above the screw with a passage opening through which access to the screw by means of a tool is made possible. The passage opening is formed narrowed relative to the diameter of the screw head, so that a loss of the screw can be prevented. The passage opening is for this purpose surrounded by an edge, in which at least one cut-free and radially movable retaining element is integrated. The holding element may be integrally connected to the housing part and may extend, preferably perpendicular to the edge, in the direction of the clamp body. When the screw is being turned up, the screw head comes into contact with the retaining element. The previously free screw slides frictionally along the holding element, which is thereby moved radially outward. Due to the yielding material properties and the spring-back mounting of the retaining element, the screw is fixed

Durch die Gestaltung des Halteelementes lässt sich der Verlauf der auf die Schraube einwirkenden Kraft beeinflussen. Durch die Länge und die Form des Halteelementes kann beispielsweise ein stufenweiser Kraftanstieg realisiert werden. Vorteilhaft kann eine schräg ausgebildete Kontaktfläche sinnvoll sein kann, beispielsweise für eine anfänglich geringe Kraft und für eine abschließend maximale Kraft.The design of the holding element can influence the course of the force acting on the screw. By the length and the shape of the holding element, for example, a stepwise increase in force can be realized. Advantageously, an obliquely formed contact surface can be useful, for example, for an initially low power and for a final maximum force.

Die Länge des Halteelementes trägt wesentlich dazu bei, dass die Positionierung der Schraube in der Offenstellung fertigungstechnisch mit geringem Aufwand realisierbar ist. Da der Schraubenkopf entlang des Halteelementes einen Weg zurücklegt, kann durch eine entsprechende Form des Halteelementes an mehreren Stellen des Weges eine hinreichende Haltekraft definiert werden. Somit entfällt der Einsatz von hochpräzisen Werkzeugen, die auf genau einen definierten Haltepunkt justiert sein müssen.The length of the holding element contributes significantly to the fact that the positioning of the screw in the open position manufacturing technology can be realized with little effort. Since the screw head covers a path along the holding element, a sufficient holding force can be defined by a corresponding shape of the holding element at several points of the path. This eliminates the need for high-precision tools that need to be adjusted to exactly one defined breakpoint.

Der maximale Verstellweg der Schraube kann durch den Rand der Durchgriffsöffnung oder durch einen Anschlag für das Halteelement begrenzt werden. Vorteilhafterweise sind randnah der Durchgriffsöffnung Anfasungen ausgebildet, so dass der Schraubenkopf einerseits durch das Halteelement und andererseits durch die Anfasungen und/oder den Rand in der Offenstellung zentriert wird. Hierdurch wird ein Verkanten der Schraube wirkungsvoll vermieden.The maximum displacement of the screw can be limited by the edge of the access opening or by a stop for the retaining element. Advantageously, the through-opening chamfers are formed close to the edge, so that the screw head is centered on the one hand by the holding element and on the other hand by the chamfers and / or the edge in the open position. As a result, a tilting of the screw is effectively avoided.

Die Elastizität des Halteelementes kann durch die Materialeigenschaften und die Form der Anbindung an das Gehäuseteil beeinflusst werden. Eine Konfigurationsvariante ergibt sich durch die Ausbildung von mehreren Halteelementen entlang des Randes.The elasticity of the retaining element can be influenced by the material properties and the shape of the connection to the housing part. A configuration variant results from the formation of several retaining elements along the edge.

Eine besonders vorteilhafte Verwendung der Erfindung ergibt sich bei mehreren nebeneinanderliegenden Klemmen, die durch ein gemeinsames Gehäuseteil abgedeckt werden, das nicht an jeder Klemme einen separaten Befestigungspunkt zum übrigen Gehäuse aufweist. Häufig werden derartige Gehäuseteile an einer zentralen Stelle befestigt. Bei einer solchen Konstellation waren die bisherigen Lösungen problematisch, da höchstens zwei Schrauben wirksam in einer Offenstellung verklemmt werden konnten. Eine dritte Schraube ist abhängig von der von den anderen Schrauben vorgegebenen Klemmlinie und wird meistens diese Klemmlinie unterbrechen, so dass keine zufriedenstellende Fixierung aller Schrauben möglich ist. Durch das erfindungsgemäße Halteelement ist jede Klemme hinsichtlich der Gewährleistung der Offenstellung eigenständig. Mehrere nebeneinander liegende Schrauben können unabhängig voneinander in der Offenstellung verklemmt werden, obwohl das Gehäuseteil einteilig ist. Vorteilhaft ist dabei die Längserstreckung des Halteelementes. Hierbei ist auch eine Kombination mit der herkömmlichen Technik möglich, wobei beispielsweise zumindest das Halteelement einer mittig angeordneten Klemme einen langen Klemmweg aufweisen sollte.A particularly advantageous use of the invention results in several adjacent terminals, which are covered by a common housing part, which does not have a separate attachment point to the rest of the housing at each terminal. Frequently, such housing parts are attached to a central location. In such a constellation, the previous solutions were problematic since at most two screws could be clamped effectively in an open position. A third screw is dependent on the prescribed by the other screws nip line and will usually interrupt this nip line, so that no satisfactory fixation of all screws is possible. By holding element according to the invention each terminal is independent in terms of ensuring the open position. Several adjacent screws can be clamped independently in the open position, although the housing part is in one piece. The longitudinal extension of the retaining element is advantageous. Here, a combination with the conventional technique is possible, for example, at least the holding element of a centrally located clamp should have a long clamping path.

Die Klemmvorrichtung eignet sich für elektrische Installationsgeräte, wie Steckdosen oder Schalter. Diese Geräte werden aus einzelnen Gehäuseteilen, Klemmen und Abdeckungen montiert. Hierbei kann ein gemeinsames Gehäuseteil mehrere Klemmen abdecken und gleichzeitig hinreichend die Offenstellung der Schrauben gewährleisten.The clamping device is suitable for electrical installation devices, such as sockets or switches. These devices are assembled from individual housing parts, clamps and covers. Here, a common housing part cover several terminals and at the same time sufficiently ensure the open position of the screws.

Weitere Einzelheiten, Merkmale und Vorteile der Erfindung ergeben sich aus nachfolgender Beschreibung eines bevorzugten Ausführungsbeispieles anhand der Zeichnungen.Further details, features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description of a preferred embodiment with reference to the drawings.

Es zeigen:

Fig. 1
schematisch eine Schnittansicht eines elektrischen Steckdosensockels mit Klemmvorrichtung,
Fig. 2
eine vergrößerte Schnittansicht durch den Steckdosensockel und durch die Klemmvorrichtung mit nicht fixierter Schraube und
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eine vergrößerte Schnittansicht durch den Steckdosensockel und durch die Klemmvorrichtung mit fixierter Schraube.
Show it:
Fig. 1
schematically a sectional view of an electrical socket socket with clamping device,
Fig. 2
an enlarged sectional view through the socket base and by the clamping device with unfixed screw and
Fig. 3
an enlarged sectional view through the socket base and by the clamping device with a fixed screw.

Gleiche oder gleichwirkende Bauteile sind in der nachfolgenden Beschreibung mit gleichen Bezugszeichen versehen.The same or equivalent components are provided in the following description with the same reference numerals.

In Figur 1 ist ein Steckdosensockel 1 einer elektrischen Steckdose in einer Schnittansicht dargestellt. Übliche frontseitige Abdeckungen sind nicht zeichnerisch dargestellt.In FIG. 1 a socket base 1 of an electrical outlet is shown in a sectional view. Usual front covers are not shown in the drawing.

Der Steckdosensockel 1 weist einen Tragring 2 und einen Gehäusekörper 3auf, in dem Kontaktbuchsen 4 und ein Erdungsbügel 5 angeordnet sind. Die Kontaktbuchsen 4 und der Erdungsbügel 5 sind jeweils mit einer Klemme 6 verbunden, in der die entsprechende Ader (nicht dargestellt) einer elektrischen Leitung befestigt werden kann. Jede Klemme 6 weist einen umgebenden, elektrisch leitenden Klemmenkörper 7 und eine Schraube 8 auf. Seitlich des Klemmenkörpers 7 ist eine Öffnung 9 zur Einführung der Ader ausgebildet. In einer Öffnung 10 der oberen Wand 11 des Klemmenkörpers 7 ist die Schraube 8 frei bewegbar geführt. An einem Gewindeschaft 12 der Schraube 8 ist ein plattenförmiges mit Innengewinde versehenes Klemmstück 13 angeordnet, das formschlüssig in dem Klemmenkörper 7 geführt ist und bei Drehung der Schraube 8 auf- und abwärts bewegt werden kann. Durch Drehung der Schraube 8 kann eine eingeführte Ader zwischen dem Klemmstück 13 und der oberen Wand 11 des Klemmenkörpers 7 fixiert werden.The socket base 1 has a support ring 2 and a housing body 3auf, in which contact sockets 4 and a grounding strap 5 are arranged. The contact sockets 4 and the earthing strap 5 are each connected to a terminal 6 in which the corresponding wire (not shown) of an electric wire can be fixed. Each terminal 6 has a surrounding, electrically conductive terminal body 7 and a screw 8. Laterally of the clamp body 7, an opening 9 is formed for insertion of the wire. In an opening 10 of the upper wall 11 of the clamp body 7, the screw 8 is guided freely movable. On a threaded shaft 12 of the screw 8, a plate-shaped internally threaded clamping piece 13 is arranged, which is guided positively in the clamp body 7 and can be moved up and down upon rotation of the screw 8. By rotation of the screw 8, an inserted wire between the clamping piece 13 and the upper wall 11 of the clamp body 7 can be fixed.

Oberhalb der Klemmen 6 befindet sich ein flächiges Gehäuseteil 14, das alle Klemmen 6 abdeckt und zentral an einem Befestigungspunkt 15 mit dem Gehäusekörper 3 des Steckdosensockels 1 verbunden ist. Das Gehäuseteil 14 weist oberhalb jeder Klemme 6 eine Durchgriffsöffnung 16 auf, durch die ein Zugriff auf einen Schraubenkopf 17 der Schraube 8 mittels eines Werkzeuges möglich ist. Die Durchgriffsöffnung 16 ist gegenüber dem Durchmesser des Schraubenkopfes 17 verengt ausgebildet, so dass ein Verlieren der Schraube 8 verhindert werden kann. Die Durchgriffsöffnung 16 ist hierzu von einem Rand 18 umgeben, in den zumindest ein bei dem dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiel freigeschnittenes und nachgiebig ausgebildetes Halteelement 19 integriert ist.Above the terminals 6 is a flat housing part 14, which covers all terminals 6 and is connected centrally at an attachment point 15 with the housing body 3 of the socket base 1. The housing part 14 has a through opening 16 above each terminal 6 on, by an access to a screw head 17 of the screw 8 by means of a tool is possible. The access opening 16 is formed narrowed relative to the diameter of the screw head 17, so that a loss of the screw 8 can be prevented. The access opening 16 is for this purpose surrounded by an edge 18, in which at least one in the illustrated embodiment cut-free and yieldingly formed retaining element 19 is integrated.

Das Halteelement 19 ist einstückig mit dem Gehäuseteil 14 verbunden und erstreckt sich keilförmig verjüngend senkrecht zum Rand 18 in Richtung des Klemmenkörpers 7. Die Anbindung des Halteelementes 19 an das Gehäuseteil 14 ist einstückig und erfolgt ohne Querschnittsveränderung. Die erforderliche Elastizität des Halteelementes 19 lässt sich insbesondere durch Verwendung von thermoplastischen Materialien erzielen.The holding element 19 is integrally connected to the housing part 14 and extends in a wedge-shaped tapering perpendicular to the edge 18 in the direction of the clamp body 7. The connection of the holding element 19 to the housing part 14 is in one piece and without change in cross section. The required elasticity of the retaining element 19 can be achieved in particular by using thermoplastic materials.

Durch die Gestaltung des Halteelementes 19 hinsichtlich der Länge und der Lage bzw. der Form einer Kontaktfläche 20 kann der Klemmweg und die Klemmkraft definiert werden. Hierbei ist insbesondere eine abgestufte Kontaktfläche 20 vorteilhaft um einen definierten Kraftverlauf zu realisieren. Der maximale Verstellweg der Schraube 8 wird durch den Rand 18 der Durchgriffsöffnung 16 begrenzt. Vorteilhafterweise sind randnah Anfasungen 21 ausgebildet, so dass der Schraubenkopf 17 einerseits durch das Halteelement 19 und andererseits durch die Anfasungen 21 und/oder den Rand 18 in der Offenstellung zentriert wird. Hierdurch wird ein Verkanten der Schraube 8 wirkungsvoll vermieden.Due to the design of the retaining element 19 with regard to the length and the position or the shape of a contact surface 20, the clamping path and the clamping force can be defined. In this case, in particular a stepped contact surface 20 is advantageous to realize a defined force curve. The maximum displacement of the screw 8 is limited by the edge 18 of the passage opening 16. Advantageously chamfers 21 are formed close to the edge, so that the screw head 17 is centered on the one hand by the holding element 19 and on the other hand by the chamfers 21 and / or the edge 18 in the open position. As a result, tilting of the screw 8 is effectively avoided.

In Figur 2 ist eine unbestückte, nicht angezogene Klemme 6 mit undefinierter Stellung der Schraube 8 dargestellt. Eine derartige Konfiguration kann jederzeit durch Erschütterungen zwischen verschiedenen Stellungen der Schraube 8 und des Klemmstückes 13 wechseln.In FIG. 2 is an unpopulated, not tightened terminal 6 with undefined position of the screw 8 is shown. Such a configuration can change at any time by vibrations between different positions of the screw 8 and the clamping piece 13.

In Figur 3 ist eine unbestückte Klemme 6 mit definierter Stellung der Schraube 8 dargestellt. Beim Hochdrehen der Schraube 8 kommt der Schraubenkopf 17 in Kontakt mit dem Halteelement 19. Die vorher freigängige Schraube 8 gleitet dabei reibschlüssig entlang der abgestuften Kontaktfläche 20 des Halteelementes 19, das dabei radial auswärts bewegt wird. Durch die nachgiebigen Materialeigenschaften und die rückfedernde Lagerung des Halteelementes 19 wird die Schraube 8 fixiert, wobei der Schraubenkopf 17 einerseits durch das Halteelement 19 und andererseits durch die Anfasungen 21 und/oder den Rand 18 in der Offenstellung zentriert wird.In FIG. 3 an unpopulated clamp 6 is shown with defined position of the screw 8. When screwing up the screw 8, the screw head 17 comes into contact with the holding element 19. The previously free screw 8 slides frictionally along the stepped contact surface 20 of the holding element 19, which is thereby moved radially outward. Due to the resilient material properties and the rebounding support of the retaining element 19, the screw 8 is fixed, wherein the screw head 17 is centered on the one hand by the retaining element 19 and on the other hand by the chamfers 21 and / or the edge 18 in the open position.

Die Erfindung kann bei allen nebeneinanderliegenden Klemmen 6 verwendet werden. Durch das erfindungsgemäße Halteelement 19 ist jede Klemme 6 hinsichtlich der Gewährleistung der Offenstellung eigenständig. Die nebeneinander liegenden Schrauben 8 können unabhängig voneinander in der Offenstellung verklemmt werden, obwohl das Gehäuseteil 14 einteilig ist.The invention can be used with all adjacent terminals 6. By holding element 19 according to the invention each terminal 6 is independent in terms of ensuring the open position. The adjacent screws 8 can be clamped independently in the open position, although the housing part 14 is in one piece.

BezugszeichenlisteLIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

11
SteckdosensockelA power outlet socket
22
Tragringsupport ring
33
Gehäusekörperhousing body
44
KontaktbuchsenContact jacks
55
Erdungsbügelgrounding strap
66
Klemmeclamp
77
Klemmenkörperclamping bodies
88th
Schraubescrew
99
Öffnungopening
1010
Öffnungopening
1111
Wandwall
1212
Gewindeschaftthreaded shaft
1313
Klemmstückclamp
1414
Gehäuseteilhousing part
1515
Befestigungspunktattachment point
1616
DurchgriffsöffnungThrough opening
1717
Schraubenkopfscrew head
1818
Randedge
1919
Halteelementretaining element
2020
Kontaktflächecontact area
2121
Anfasungchamfer

Claims (8)

  1. An electrical clamping apparatus comprising a clamp body (7) having a screw (8) and a clamping piece (13), wherein the screw (8) is arranged movably in an opening (10) of the clamp body (7) and wherein the screw (8) is rotatably movably connected to the clamping piece (13) such that the clamping piece (13) can be screwed toward the clamp body (7) by means of the screw (8) while interposing a conductor, and comprising a housing part (14) which has a constricted passage opening (16) for access to a screw head (17) of the screw (8),
    wherein at least one holding element (19) is provided by which a force can be radially exerted onto the screw head (17),
    characterized in that
    the passage opening (16) is constricted by a margin (18),
    in that the margin (16) has the at least one holding element (19), and
    in that the holding element (19) is arranged radially movably, is supported resiliently and is cut free in the margin (18).
  2. An electrical clamping apparatus in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that the holding element (19) is connected to the housing part (14) in one piece.
  3. An electrical clamping apparatus in accordance with any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the holding element (19) has an obliquely formed contact surface (20).
  4. An electrical clamping apparatus in accordance with any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the holding element (19) extends in the direction of the clamp body (7).
  5. An electrical clamping apparatus in accordance with any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that an adjustment path of the screw (8) is bounded by the margin (18) of the passage opening (16).
  6. An electrical clamping apparatus in accordance with any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the screw (8) can be centered by the holding element (19) and by chamfers (21) and/or by the margin (18).
  7. An electrical clamping apparatus in accordance with any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the housing part (14) has a plurality of passage openings (16) having holding elements (19) which act functionally independently of one another for clamping screws (8).
  8. An electrical installation device having a clamping apparatus in accordance with at least one of the preceding claims.
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