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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
  • H01R9/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, e.g. terminal strips or terminal blocks; Terminals or binding posts mounted upon a base or in a case; Bases therefor
  • H01R9/22—Bases, e.g. strip, block, panel
  • H01R9/226—Bases, e.g. strip, block, panel comprising a plurality of conductive flat strips providing connection between wires or components
• • 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
  • H01R31/02—Intermediate parts for distributing energy to two or more circuits in parallel, e.g. splitter

Definitions

• the invention relates to a switching distributor with
• EP 0 627 794 B1 shows an electrical plug distributor block with a plurality of plug arrangements which project from one plug plane and are arranged one above the other in several planes.
• a five-pin connector for looping through a three-phase current is provided.
• three-pole branch plugs Arranged in the levels above are three-pole branch plugs, which are connected within the distributor housing with cross-connections to associated terminals of the five-pole input level.
• the cross connection can be done for example by means of a metal insert.
• an electrical plug distributor block which consists of a housing with two half-shells, which has contacting portions forming contact-receiving planes on opposite outer surfaces. Within the housing, the parts of the contact receiving planes are connected to one another by means of at least one contact grid.
• DE 199 43 734 B4 discloses an electrical installation connector for connecting an electrical load to one of three phase-passage conductors which are fixed in place in the insulating housing of the connector. By a pluggable electric bridge with two arranged in a U-shaped distance from each other, rectified plug contacts a phase selector is formed.
• the consumer connection line and the contact tap faces of the phase passage conductors each have plug receptacles for inserting plug contacts of the jumper.
• DE 296 05 846 U 1 an electrical distribution system with programmable distribution devices known.
• a main line provided in the main line distributor device and branched off from the distribution means of the main line secondary lines for the electrical consumers.
• the switching state of the consumer assigned to a particular distribution device can be controlled by a programming plug.
• the programming plug can z. B. be designed as a switching plug.
• a third, multi-pole contact connection for connecting a switching unit.
• This third plug contact connection has several side by side ing terminal contacts, which are spaced from the plug contacts of the first and second plug contact terminal and have with their free ends in a different direction than the plug contacts of the first and second plug contact terminal. At least one of the terminal contacts of the third plug contact terminal is electrically conductively connected to an associated plug contact of the first plug contact terminal. A free terminal contact of the third plug contact terminal is not connected to the first plug contact terminal, but electrically connected to a plug contact of the second plug contact terminal. At least one pair of the first and third plug contact terminal is electrically connected to one another and each with an associated plug contact of the second plug contact terminal.
• a third plug contact terminal is provided for connecting a switching unit, which projects in a different direction than the other two plug contact terminals.
• the first and second plug contact terminals have at least one continuous connection, of the connection contacts, which is performed in addition to a connection contact of the third plug contact terminal for power supply of a plugged switching unit.
• At least one further connection contact of the first and second plug contact connection is disconnected and not directly electrically connected between the first and second plug contact connection via a wire bridge one above the other.
• these connection contacts are each connected to an associated connection contact of the third plug contact connection 9 and can be fitted with the aid of a third plug contact connection
• Switching unit to be bridged.
• a compact and simply constructed switching distributor with a multi-pole tap for switching a device connected to one of the plug contact terminals via a plugged switching unit is made possible.
• a switching unit can in particular be a sensor (eg reed contact, motion detector, door contact, presence detector, tau monitor or the like) or actuators (eg valves or other actuators connected in series, possibly with additional switching function).
• a third, four-pole plug contact terminal with four adjacent terminal contacts is provided in addition to a first and second three-pin plug contact terminal.
• the terminal contacts of the third, four-pole plug contact terminal are arranged opposite to the first plug contact terminal and have with their free ends in the opposite direction of the plug contacts of the first three-pole plug contact terminal.
• Three terminal contacts of the third four-pin plug contact terminal are electrically connected to an associated plug contact of the first plug contact terminal and the fourth, not connected to the first plug contact free terminal contact of the third four-pin plug contact terminal is electrically connected to a plug contact of the second three-pin plug contact terminal.
• Two interconnected pairs of the first and third plug contact terminal are electrically connected to a respective plug contact of the second three-pin plug contact terminal.
• the third, four-pin plug contact connection is provided in this way for connecting a switching unit. It is thus proposed that in addition to the two parallel stacked three-pin plug contact terminals on the opposite side of the switching distributor, a further now four-pole plug contact connection is provided, to which a switching unit can be connected.
• the plug contacts of the three-pole plug contact connections and the plug contacts of the third, four-pole plug contact connection are connected to one another in such a way that via the first or second three-pole plug-in connection.
• a mains voltage can be supplied to the contact terminal and the other three-pole plug contact connection is provided for connecting a consumer.
• the consumer can then be controlled by means of the four-pin plug contact connection connectable switching unit. This is achieved by the fourth, not connected to the first plug-in contact free terminal contact of the third, four-pin plug contact terminal, which is electrically connected to a plug contact of the second three-pin plug contact connection, while the other two interconnected pairs of the first and third plug contact terminal with one associated plug contact of the second three-pin plug contact terminal are electrically connected.
• plug contacts of the first, second and / or third plug contact connection have fork contacts with at least one pair of opposed forks which are located in the insulating material housing and for receiving and contacting an associated one Serve metal bridge.
• a plate-shaped (eg. rectangular) metal bridge simply pinch in such a fork contact.
• the metal bridges are connected in this way not only electrically conductive with the associated plug or connection contacts, but are also mechanically supported by the fork contacts. Such metal bridges can also be easily bent and thus adapted to the necessary connection paths.
• the metal bridges are preferably made separately from the plug contacts and / or terminal contacts parts.
• connection contacts of the third plug-in contact terminal are designed at the free end for plug-in contact as fork contacts, each with a pair of opposing fork tongues. This allows a mating connector of the switching device or the switching device itself plug-in with flat or pin contacts electrically connected to the fork contacts of the third plug contact terminal.
• fork contacts can be advantageously combined with fork contacts at the opposite free end for plug contacting a metal bridge. Such terminals are easy and inexpensive to produce in the stamping and bending process.
• the insulating housing of the switching distributor preferably has partitions between the juxtaposed electrically conductive connections of the plug contacts of the second plug contact terminal with associated plug contacts of the first terminal contact of the third plug contact terminal.
• the insulating housing is designed in two parts with a base part and a cover part. Base part and cover part have latching elements for mutual latching.
• the first and second plug contact terminal and the electrically conductive connections of the plug contacts of the second plug contact terminal with associated plug contacts of the first and second plug contact terminal are arranged in the base part.
• the connection contacts of the third plug contact terminal are accessible after locking the lid part on the base part via openings in the lid part.
• the switching distributor can essentially be first preassembled in the base part and then completed after completion of the third plug contact connection by closing the cover part.
• the electrically conductive connections between the plug contacts and plug and connection contacts can be subsequently attached to the plug and connection contacts or soldered or welded with this. Then, after completion of the electrically conductive connections of the switching distributor can be completed by closing the lid part.
• the plug contact terminals preferably have excellent protective sleeves of the insulating housing, which are made integral with the insulating material and each receive an associated plug contact or terminal contact.
• the insulating material thus protrude from the cover part and base single protection sleeves made of insulating material in which the plug contacts of the plug contact terminals are introduced for contacting with mating connectors or directly to the switching unit.
• the protective sleeves can also be used for coding and preventing mis-insertion.
• the insulating housing is then preferably encoded by suitable contouring.
• the third four-pin plug contact connection is z. B. for connecting a motion detector, door contact or presence detector provided as a switching unit.
• the switch unit can also be integrated in the cover part of the insulating housing in one embodiment of the switching distributor.
• Figure 1 side view of a switching distributor
• Figure 2 perspective view of the side of the base part with first and second plug contact terminal of the switching distributor of Figure 1;
• FIG. 3 rotated by 90 ° perspective view of the switching distributor of Figure 2;
• FIG. 4 perspective view of the switching distributor of Figures 1 to
• Figure 5 perspective view of an open switch distributor
• FIG. 6 perspective view of a contact insert of the switching distributor of Figures 1 to 5;
• FIG. 7 shows a perspective view of an embodiment of the switching distributor according to FIG. 5 with additional locking arms on the base part;
• FIG. 8 shows a perspective view of the cover part of the switching distributor from FIG. 7.
• Figure 9 Perspective view of a two / three-pole variant of a Switching distributor
• FIG. 1 0 - side view of the switching distributor of Figure 9;
• FIG. 1 Schematic representation of the switching distributor of Figures 9 and 10 with the electrical connection of the connection contacts
• Figure 1 2 Schematic representation of another two- / three-pole variant of a switching distributor with the electrical connection of the connection contacts
• FIG. 1 shows a side view of an embodiment of a switching distributor 1, which has a two-part insulating housing 2.
• the insulating housing 2 is composed of a base part 3 and a cover part 4, which are locked together by means of corresponding latching elements 5.
• Such locking elements 5 may be, for example, sketched locking tabs with protruding locking lugs. These locking tabs are passed under a corresponding detent wall portion and then locked with this detent wall portion.
• this second parallel plug contact terminal 7 is provided.
• the plug contact terminals 6 and 7 are formed by non-visible plug contacts, which are surrounded in the insulating housing 2 protruding and integrally formed with the insulating housing 2 protective sleeves 8a, 8b. This protects the plug contacts from external contact and reduces the risk of dangerous electric shock.
• a third plug contact connection 9 pointing in the opposite direction is provided, which likewise has protective sleeves 8c, which are made by the insulating material housing 2 and are integral with the cover part 4 of the insulating housing 2. Again, non-visible plug contacts are recorded safe to touch in the protective sleeves 8c.
• FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the switching distributor 1 from FIG.
• the view is directed to the base part 3 of the insulating material housing with the first and second plug contact terminals 6, 7 lying parallel one above the other on two planes.
• each plug contact terminal 6, 7 has three adjacent protective sleeves 8, are installed in the corresponding three adjacent plug contacts.
• the protective sleeves 8b of the second three-pole plug contact terminal 7 are arranged parallel to the protective sleeves 8a of the first plug contact terminal 6 and protrude from the same common plane of the base part 3 perpendicular in the same direction.
• the plug contacts introduced therein are aligned.
• FIG. 3 shows the switching distributor from FIG. 2 in a perspective view rotated 90 °. It is clear from both Figures 2 and 3, that on both side walls of the insulating 2 on the base part 3 and cover part 4 locking elements 5 are provided in the form of locking tabs which engage under a Rastan- hit wall of the lid part and lock it.
• wedge-like latching hooks 1 1 are optionally provided, with which the switching distributor 1 can be fixed to a suitable mounting bracket by latching with the latching hook 1 1.
• FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of the switching distributor from FIGS. 1 to 3 in a plan view of the cover part 4 with the protective sleeves 8c of the third plug contact connection 9 protruding therefrom. It is clear that four protective sleeves 8c are arranged side by side with built-in plug contacts (not visible) therein. In this way, a four-pin plug contact 9 is realized. Between the two left outer protective sleeves 8c, a coding pin 1 2 protruding parallel thereto is optionally provided to prevent mismatching.
• two shorter protruding receptacles 1 0 are provided for locking pawls parallel to this above the two right protective sleeves 8 c.
• FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of an opened switching distributor 1. It is clear that in the base part 3 of the insulating 2 plug contacts 1 3a for the first three-pin plug contact 6, plug contacts 1 3b for the second three-pin plug contact 7 and terminals 1 3c are installed for the third four-pin plug contact 9 in the insulating 2.
• the connection contacts 13c for the third four-pole plug-in contact connection 9 can be seen at the free end for plug-in contact of a mating connector of a not shown Switching unit or the switching unit itself fork contacts.
• These fork contacts have, in a manner known per se, a pair of opposing fork tongues between which a corresponding flat or pin contact is contacted and electrically contacted by spring force of the forked tongues 14.
• plug contacts 1 3a and 3b for the first and second plug contact terminals 6 and 7 that they also have fork contacts 15 with at least one and in the exemplary embodiment 2 one above the other and parallel to each other arranged pairs of opposing forks in the interior of the base part 3 1 6 have.
• the three metal bridges 17 are provided in each case to connect the plug contacts 13b of the upper, second plug contact connection 7 in an electrically conductive manner with associated plug and connection contacts 1 3a and 1 3c of the lower first and third plug contact connections 6 and 9 in an electrically conductive manner. It is clear that the right metal bridges 17 are provided in order to connect in each case plug contacts 13a, 1 3b and 1 3c of the first, second and third plug contact terminal equally electrically conductive. These metal bridges are z. B. for neutral terminal N and the protective earth terminal PE provided. On the other hand, the left metal bridge 17 is provided only with a plug contact terminal 1 3b of the upper second plug contact terminal 7 and the terminal contact 13c of the lower third four pin plug contact terminal 9.
• a direct electrically conductive connection between the left plug contact 1 3b of the upper second three-pole plug contact terminal 7 with the lower three-pin plug contact terminal 6 is not present.
• the third plug-in contact 1 3a of the first three-pole plug contact terminal 6 is only with a further metal bridge 1 8 only with a Terminal contact 13c of the third four-pin plug contact terminal 9 connected. This makes it possible to send a to z.
• the voltage potential can be applied through a network connection to the first plug contact terminal 6 and transferred via the short metal bridge 1 8 connected to the third four-pin plug contact terminal 9 switching unit.
• a locking arm 20 projects with a protruding latching tab 21 or latching nose facing the protective sleeves 8b. With the help of this locking arm 20, a mating connector can be firmly locked to the base part 3 and secured against unintentional removal.
• the base part 3 in the interior space between the adjacent metal bridges 17, 18 has partition walls 25 made of insulating material, which are manufactured integrally with the insulating housing 2 or the base part 3 of the insulating housing 2.
• FIG. 6 shows a perspective view of a contact insert 22 for the switching distributor 1 described above.
• the structure of the plug contacts of the second and third plug contact terminal 7, 9 is clear with the aid of mutually opposing and opposite directions facing each other fork contacts, each with a pair of opposite fork tines 14, 1 6. It is also recognizable that these fork contacts with the forks 14, 16 integrally made of a piece of spring sheet metal material and a U shaped connecting bracket 23 are interconnected.
• the plug contacts 1 3a for the first plug contact connection 6, however, are realized for the plug contact connection with a mating connector as flat contacts from a flat plate-like protruding finger 24. In contrast to the fork contacts acting as sockets, this provides a plug for the connection of, for example, a load, while a mains connection is then preferably received in the upper region of the second three-pole plug contact connection 7.
• the two other plug contacts 1 3b of the second three-pole plug contact terminal 7, however, are electrically connected to both an associated plug contact 13a of the first three-pole plug contact terminal 6 and the third four-pin plug contact terminal 9.
• the third, not connected to the second plug contact terminal 7 plug-in contact 13a of the first three-pole plug contact terminal 6, however, is exclusively connected via a further short metal bridge 18 with an associated terminal contact 13c of the third four-pin plug contact terminal 9.
• FIG. 7 shows a perspective view of the base part 3 of the connector 1 from FIG. 5. It is clear that in this embodiment above the second plug contact terminal 7, a locking arm 20 protrudes.
• a corresponding locking arm 20 is provided adjacent to the first plug contact connection 6 in the lower region.
• FIG. 8 shows a rear view of this embodiment of this switching distributor 1 on the cover part 4. It is clear that in this embodiment with low-locking 20, the lid part 4 is formed with the projecting protective sleeves 8c same as in the first embodiment.
• various variants of a switching distributor 1 can be realized by combining different types of cover and base parts 4, 3 in a simple and inexpensive way.
• Base and lid part 3, 4 can be manufactured in different variants relatively inexpensive as a plastic injection molded part.
• 9 shows a perspective view of a two-pole variant of a switching distributor 1 with a two-pole first plug contact connection 6, a Detect a two-pole second plug contact terminal 7 and a three-pole third plug contact terminal 9 for connection to a switching unit.
• the insulating housing 2 of the switching distributor 1 is T-shaped such that the first and second respective two-pole plug contact terminal 6, 7 point with their free ends in opposite directions and lie on a common plane.
• the third plug-in contact connection 9 protrudes.
• guide pins 26 are provided which extend in the extension direction of the associated adjacent protective sleeve 8a, 8b and are provided for immersion in a corresponding receiving a mating plug contact.
• a pair of receptacles 10 for receiving guide pins of a switching unit is provided on the third plug contact connection 9, said receptacle being plugged onto the third plug contact connection 9.
• the insulating housing 2 of the switching distributor 1 is designed in two parts with a base part 3 and a cover part 4, which are connected by latching elements 5 in the form of locking tabs, when a contact insert (not visible) is inserted into the insulating 2. It can be seen that the third plug contact terminal 9 is three-pole, while the first and second plug contact terminals 6, 7 is designed bipolar. In this case, a connection contact of the first, second and third plug contact terminal 6, 7, 9 connected to each other and thus forms a contact triple.
• the other terminal contact of the first and second plug contact terminal 6, 7 is in each case electrically conductively connected to an associated terminal contact of the third plug contact terminal 9 and forms with the associated Terminal contact of the third contact terminal 9 each have a pair of contacts.
• FIG. 10 shows the switching distributor 1 from FIG. 9 in a side view. It is clear that the guide pins 26 and locking arms 20 extend parallel to the associated protective sleeves 8a, 8b. The locking lugs 25 of the locking arms 20 protrude beyond the free end of the associated protective sleeve 8a, 8b and point in the direction of the associated protective sleeve 8a, 8b. This allows latching of a mating connector plugged onto the protective sleeve 8a, 8b with the aid of the latching lug 25 by elastically pivoting the associated latching arm 20.
• the receptacles 10 of the third plug contact terminal 9 rest on a platform 27, which can be gripped by a latching nose of a latching finger of a patch on the third plug contact 9 switching unit and. In this way, the switching unit can be locked to the switching distributor 1.
• FIG. 11 shows a schematic view of the switching distributor 1 from FIGS. 9 and 10.
• the wire connections between the terminal contacts 13a and 13b for the poles plus and minus of the first and second two-pole plug contact terminal 6, 7 and their connection with the on closing contacts 1 3c of the third, three-pin plug contact terminal 9 can be seen.
• the connection contacts 13a, 13b and 13c of the first, second and third plug-in contact terminals 6, 7, 9 for the positive pole are electrically conductively connected to one another via a common wire connection.
• connection contact 13a for the negative pole of the first, two-pole plug contact terminal 6 via a wire bridge is electrically connected only to an associated terminal contact 13c of a negative pole.
• the other terminal contact 13c of the three-pole third plug contact terminal 9 is electrically connected only to the terminal contact 13b of the negative pole of the second, two-pin plug contact terminal 7.
• z. B a current in the direction of arrow over the negative pole of the terminal contact 1 3b of the second plug contact terminal 7 to the negative pole of the opposite first plug contact 6, if the two terminals 1 3c for the negative pole of the third plug contact terminal 9 by a Switching unit 28 mounted on the third plug contact connection 9 are connected to one another in an electrically conductive manner.
• FIG. 12 shows a further variant of a switching distributor 1 with two-pole first and second plug-in connections 6, 7 and three-pole third plug-in contact connection 9.
• the negative poles of the first and second two-pin plug contact terminal 6, 7 by means of a switching unit 28 by the two separate terminal contacts 1 3c for the negative pole disconnected or electrically conductively connected to each other.
• a wire bridge between the associated terminal contacts 1 3a, 13b, 1 3c for the Plus pole connects these terminals of the first, second and third plug contact terminal 6, 7, 9, however, permanently.
• the first plug contact terminal 6 and the third plug contact terminal 9 are arranged opposite one another.
• the first and third plug contact terminals 6, 9 protrude in opposite directions.
• the second plug contact connection 7 is arranged adjacent to the first plug contact connection 6 on the same side and projects parallel to the first plug contact connection 6 in the same direction.

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