EP3005483B1 - Electrical connection system with automatic closing - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a connection device for conductors of the quick-connect spring leaf type, said blade being provided for pressing the conductor inserted into the connection device in contact with an electrical terminal.
- the manipulation can be carried out using an external tool, for example of the screwdriver type which can then serve as a lever, which cooperates with a cavity formed in the housing of the connection device so as to be able to exert a direct action on the spring blade.
- an external tool for example of the screwdriver type which can then serve as a lever, which cooperates with a cavity formed in the housing of the connection device so as to be able to exert a direct action on the spring blade.
- the document DE 20 2010 003980 U1 has a connection device of a driver according to the state of the art.
- the objective of the present invention is to propose a configuration in which the insertion of a conductor or cable, whatever it is, requires at the same time a very weak effort and is carried out without any manipulation of any organ of control, resident or external.
- the invention proposes a mechanical solution in which the movement of the lever from its first to its second position for connection is effected automatically, the connecting operation resulting in changing the equilibrium of the system.
- the invention can therefore be seen as proposing an automatic closing system as soon as the conductor to be connected is put in place, with in addition the certainty that it is well connected, since the actuation of the triggering means only takes place when said conductor is beyond the opening of the spring blade.
- the triggering means consist of a screen arranged, in the direction of insertion of the conductor, behind said opening in the constrained position of the spring blade, said screen being connected to the lever and causing the displacement of the latter when it is struck by a driver during insertion, breaking the balance established between the constrained blade and the lever in first position.
- This screen and its mode of connection to the lever contribute to amplify the insertion force that is exercised, allowing to maintain very low while ensuring the movement of the lever, breaking the balance of the mechanical system constituted by the lever on the one hand and the blade spring on the other hand, and making the connection.
- the screen is arranged behind the opening, in fact at a distance such that, when the balance is broken, the conductor is sufficiently inserted to ensure that the connection is made in good electrical contact with terminal.
- the screen is part of a trigger member, said member and the lever having mutual drive means, the trigger member being adapted to drive the lever to break the balance in first position and the lever being adapted to drive the trigger member from the second position to the first position having the spring loaded blade in the equilibrium position.
- the trigger member actually only initiates the movement of the lever, the energy of the blade spring enough to cause the rest of the displacement to its second stable position corresponding to the connection.
- the trigger member and the lever are pivotally mounted, the mutual drive means being constituted by a protuberance protruding from one and able to engage in a recess of the other.
- said lever and the trigger member share a same pivot shaft.
- One can be free to rotate on this shaft while the other is secured, or both can be mounted crazy on said shaft.
- the profiled part preferably has an intermediate hard point separating two parts of the profile respectively allowing the stress to be put on the blade and its release in order to adjust the force of the trigger member according to its position but also to adjust its balance position under stress.
- the conductive spring blade has a first portion perpendicular to the direction of insertion placed at the outlet of the barrel, provided with a passage opening of said conductor, and a second portion of pace parallel to said direction attached to the terminal at the periphery of the outlet of said barrel, these portions being connected by a loop-shaped portion, the displacement in a direction perpendicular to the insertion direction of the conductor of the first portion of the spring blade having the opening being limited by said terminal through said opening and on which come to rest the edges of the aperture perpendicular to said displacement.
- the displacement in a direction of a course perpendicular to the direction of insertion of the conductor of the first portion of the leaf spring having the opening is limited by the terminal acting as an abutment through said opening and on which come to rest the opposite songs of this one.
- said terminal for example conducting, may have a portion parallel to the direction of insertion, which is attached to the second portion of the leaf spring. This terminal can then be used to make an electrical connection with other elements, depending on the destination of the connection device of the invention.
- connection device of the invention may comprise a housing in which is formed the guide barrel and from which the lever exceeds. This box is then formed according to the technical context in which the connection device of the invention is to be used.
- the lever can integrate the guide barrel.
- the screen can be in one piece with the lever, the terminal forming a window placed between the barrel and the screen, to which is fixed a leaf spring V s' flaring towards the guide bush, a first branch of the V being fixed to a edge of the window and a second branch forming the variable opening with the opposite edge of the window, the screen actuated by the lever closing the V to open the door; opening in the first position and releasing the second branch towards said opposite edge to close it.
- the lever can be rotatable about a pivot shaft.
- the pivot shaft and the terminal can then be secured to a housing from which exceeds the portion containing the lever guide barrel.
- connection device may further comprise means for closing the guide barrel in the absence of a conductor, in particular to prevent the introduction of impurities when the device is not used.
- connection device of the invention may be that of electrical devices for protecting the power lines.
- the housing may be a part of a modular circuit-breaker and / or differential switch type electrical protection device casing, although the invention may also be applied to other electrical equipment such as terminal blocks. electrical junction.
- connection device as described previously.
- the first variant of the connection device of the invention comprises a guide bush (1) made in a housing (B), both appearing only in figure 1 , a lever (2) pivoting and its pivot shaft (3), said lever (2) having a profiled portion (4) provided to cooperate with a leaf spring (5).
- This spring blade (5) has a first portion (6) of a shape perpendicular to the direction of insertion of the driver materialized by the arrow (F).
- An opening (7) is made in said first portion (6), said opening being in the extension of the guide barrel (1).
- the spring comprises a second portion (8) parallel to said direction (F), which rests against a conductive terminal (9).
- a screen (10) is arranged behind the opening (7), as is more particularly apparent from the figure 1 .
- This screen (10) is located at the end of a trigger member (11) also rotatable about the shaft (3).
- the lever (2) is in the position that will be described as open, that is to say that the leaf spring (5) is constrained and the opening (7) is in front of the guide barrel (1).
- the profiled part (4) acting on the spring is profiled such that when the lever (2) is moved in the direction of the arrow R, the support on said blade (5) causes that as it rotates to arrive at the position shown in figure 1 there is displacement of the first portion (6) in a direction perpendicular to the insertion direction F wire.
- the screen (10) is immediately behind the opening (7). This does not appear in figure 2 because the exploded approach of the latter is to show the various elements involved in the operation of the device of the invention, and the trigger member (11) is therefore shifted to the left.
- lever (2) is arranged in its second stable position, which corresponds to a release of the leaf spring (5), only the end portion of the first portion (6) remaining at the outlet of the guide barrel (1), part which is devoid of openness.
- the stud (13) drives, in cooperation with the notch (12) of the tripping member (11), the screen (10) in the position shown in FIG. figure 1 .
- the device (20) is such that the lever (22) comprises a guide bush (21) and is in one piece with a screen (30), the assembly being pivotally mounted relative to the housing (B) of the modular electrical apparatus by means of a shaft (23).
- the free end of the screen (30) comprises a profiled part (24) acting on a V spring leaf (25), a branch (26) of which is fixed to a side of a window (27) whereas the other leg (28), when released by the profiled par (24), relaxes towards the opposite edge of the window (27), tending to obstruct it.
- the window is made in a conductive terminal (29) also connected to the functional core of the apparatus.
- a conductor is connected via this connection device (20), it is electrically connected to said functional core.
- the window (27) is open and a driver can be inserted via the guide bush (21).
- the tilting of the levers corresponding to unused connections, levers which then exceed the profile of a housing or a box, can be automatically caused by the establishment of a cover / plastron box, requiring no further user intervention individually on each lever.
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La présente invention concerne un dispositif de connexion pour conducteurs du type à raccordement rapide à lame ressort, ladite lame étant prévue pour plaquer le conducteur inséré dans le dispositif de connexion au contact d'une borne électrique.The present invention relates to a connection device for conductors of the quick-connect spring leaf type, said blade being provided for pressing the conductor inserted into the connection device in contact with an electrical terminal.
Dans ce type de connecteur, la configuration de la lame ressort nécessite souvent l'utilisation d'un moyen d'action sur ladite lame pour la placer dans une configuration permettant l'insertion d'un conducteur d'une part, et son retrait d'autre part. Il existe ainsi des solutions dans lesquelles un levier mobile, par exemple rotatif, peut prendre une ou deux positions stables selon la technique mise en oeuvre, positions correspondant respectivement à la configuration d'insertion/retrait et à la configuration connectée, dans laquelle le conducteur est au contact en pression avec la borne électrique. Ces moyens exigent par conséquent une manipulation de l'utilisateur à chaque insertion et à chaque retrait de conducteur.In this type of connector, the configuration of the spring blade often requires the use of a means of action on said blade to place it in a configuration allowing the insertion of a driver on the one hand, and its withdrawal from 'somewhere else. There are thus solutions in which a mobile lever, for example rotary, can take one or two stable positions according to the technique used, positions respectively corresponding to the insertion / withdrawal configuration and the connected configuration, in which the driver is in pressure contact with the electrical terminal. These means therefore require manipulation of the user at each insertion and withdrawal of conductor.
Alternativement, la manipulation peut être effectuée à l'aide d'un outil extérieur, par exemple du type tournevis qui peut alors servir de levier, lequel coopère avec une cavité pratiquée dans le boîtier du dispositif de connexion de manière à pouvoir exercer une action directe sur la lame ressort. Dans cette hypothèse, la double manipulation évoquée auparavant existe toujours, cette fois effectuée à l'aide de l'outil. Le document
A cet effet, le dispositif de connexion de l'invention, qui comporte :
- un canon de guidage du conducteur vers :
- une lame ressort coopérant avec une borne pour réaliser une ouverture de passage du conducteur de dimension variable au débouché du canon ;
- un levier mobile entre deux positions stables comportant une partie profilée coopérant avec la lame ressort de sorte que dans une première position, la lame ressort est contrainte par le levier en une position d'équilibre dans laquelle l'ouverture est maximale et disposée en face de la sortie du canon de guidage et dans une seconde position, la lame est libérée et l'ouverture tend à se refermer, la forme de la partie profilée permettant de passer de l'une à l'autre de ces positions ;
- a guide guide of the driver to:
- a spring blade cooperating with a terminal to make a passage opening of the conductor of variable size at the outlet of the barrel;
- a lever movable between two stable positions comprising a profiled part cooperating with the spring blade so that in a first position, the spring blade is constrained by the lever to an equilibrium position in which the opening is maximal and disposed in front of the output of the guide bush and in a second position, the blade is released and the opening tends to close, the shape of the profiled portion to move from one to the other of these positions;
Par rapport aux configurations existant jusqu'ici, l'invention propose une solution mécanique dans laquelle le déplacement du levier de sa première à sa seconde position en vue de la connexion s'effectue automatiquement, l'opération de connexion aboutissant à changer l'équilibre du système.Compared to previously existing configurations, the invention proposes a mechanical solution in which the movement of the lever from its first to its second position for connection is effected automatically, the connecting operation resulting in changing the equilibrium of the system.
L'invention peut par conséquent être vue comme proposant un système de fermeture automatique dès la mise en place du conducteur à raccorder, avec en plus la certitude que celui-ci est bien connecté, puisque l'actionnement des moyens de déclenchement s'effectue seulement lorsque ledit conducteur est au-delà de l'ouverture de la lame ressort.The invention can therefore be seen as proposing an automatic closing system as soon as the conductor to be connected is put in place, with in addition the certainty that it is well connected, since the actuation of the triggering means only takes place when said conductor is beyond the opening of the spring blade.
Lorsque le levier est en première position correspondant à l'ouverture maximale, son équilibre ne nécessite qu'un effort très faible pour être rompu, du fait d'un choix particulier des géométries et positionnements relatifs du levier et de la lame ressort.When the lever is in the first position corresponding to the maximum opening, its balance requires a very small effort to be broken, due to a particular choice of geometries and relative positioning of the lever and the spring blade.
Selon l'invention, les moyens de déclenchement consistent en un écran disposé, selon le sens d'insertion du conducteur, derrière ladite ouverture en position contrainte de la lame ressort, ledit écran étant relié au levier et entraînant le déplacement de ce dernier lorsqu'il est heurté par un conducteur en cours d'insertion, rompant l'équilibre établi entre la lame contrainte et le levier en première position.According to the invention, the triggering means consist of a screen arranged, in the direction of insertion of the conductor, behind said opening in the constrained position of the spring blade, said screen being connected to the lever and causing the displacement of the latter when it is struck by a driver during insertion, breaking the balance established between the constrained blade and the lever in first position.
Cet écran et son mode de liaison au levier contribuent de fait à amplifier l'effort d'insertion qui s'y exerce, permettant de le maintenir très faible en garantissant cependant le déplacement du levier, rompant l'équilibre du système mécanique constitué par le levier d'une part et la lame ressort d'autre part, et réalisant la connexion.This screen and its mode of connection to the lever contribute to amplify the insertion force that is exercised, allowing to maintain very low while ensuring the movement of the lever, breaking the balance of the mechanical system constituted by the lever on the one hand and the blade spring on the other hand, and making the connection.
Comme déjà mentionné, l'écran est disposé derrière l'ouverture, en réalité à une distance telle que, lorsque l'équilibre est rompu, le conducteur est suffisamment inséré pour garantir que la connexion s'effectue dans de bonnes conditions de contact électrique avec la borne.As already mentioned, the screen is arranged behind the opening, in fact at a distance such that, when the balance is broken, the conductor is sufficiently inserted to ensure that the connection is made in good electrical contact with terminal.
Par ailleurs, la rupture de l'équilibre par l'énergie de la lame ressort permettant de rabattre le levier de sa première position vers sa seconde position produit un bruit caractéristique qui peut être vu comme l'acquittement par le système de la réalisation correcte de la connexion. L'utilisateur sait, au bruit, que la connexion est réalisée.Moreover, the break in the balance by the energy of the spring blade to fold the lever from its first position to its second position produces a characteristic noise which can be seen as the acknowledgment by the system of the correct realization of the connection. The user knows, at the noise, that the connection is made.
En fait, plus précisément, l'écran fait partie d'un organe de déclenchement, ledit organe et le levier comportant des moyens d'entraînement mutuel, l'organe de déclenchement étant apte à entraîner le levier pour rompre l'équilibre en première position et le levier étant apte à entraîner l'organe de déclenchement en passant de la seconde position à la première position comportant la lame ressort contrainte en position d'équilibre.In fact, more specifically, the screen is part of a trigger member, said member and the lever having mutual drive means, the trigger member being adapted to drive the lever to break the balance in first position and the lever being adapted to drive the trigger member from the second position to the first position having the spring loaded blade in the equilibrium position.
L'organe de déclenchement ne fait en réalité qu'amorcer le déplacement du levier, l'énergie de la lame ressort suffisant à provoquer le reste du déplacement jusqu'à sa seconde position stable correspondant à la connexion.The trigger member actually only initiates the movement of the lever, the energy of the blade spring enough to cause the rest of the displacement to its second stable position corresponding to the connection.
Selon une possibilité, l'organe de déclenchement et le levier sont montés pivotants, les moyens d'entraînement mutuels étant constitués d'une protubérance dépassant de l'un et apte à s'engager dans un évidement de l'autre.According to one possibility, the trigger member and the lever are pivotally mounted, the mutual drive means being constituted by a protuberance protruding from one and able to engage in a recess of the other.
De préférence, ledit levier et l'organe de déclenchement partagent un même arbre de pivotement. L'un peut être libre en rotation sur cet arbre alors que l'autre y est solidarisé, ou encore les deux peuvent être montés fous sur ledit arbre.Preferably, said lever and the trigger member share a same pivot shaft. One can be free to rotate on this shaft while the other is secured, or both can be mounted crazy on said shaft.
Pour améliorer dynamiquement le passage vers les deux positions de la lame ressort, et assurer l'acquittement sonore en cas de libération, la partie profilée présente de préférence un point dur intermédiaire séparant deux parties du profil permettant respectivement la mise en contrainte de la lame et sa libération en vue de régler l'effort de l'organe de déclenchement en fonction de sa position mais aussi de régler sa position d'équilibre sous contrainte.In order to dynamically improve the passage towards the two positions of the spring blade, and to ensure the sound acknowledgment in the event of release, the profiled part preferably has an intermediate hard point separating two parts of the profile respectively allowing the stress to be put on the blade and its release in order to adjust the force of the trigger member according to its position but also to adjust its balance position under stress.
Selon une configuration possible, la lame ressort conductrice présente une première portion d'allure perpendiculaire à la direction d'insertion placée au débouché du canon, dotée d'une ouverture de passage dudit conducteur, et une seconde portion d'allure parallèle à ladite direction fixée à la borne en périphérie du débouché dudit canon, ces portions étant reliées par une partie en forme de boucle, le déplacement dans une direction d'allure perpendiculaire à la direction d'insertion du conducteur de la première portion de la lame ressort présentant l'ouverture étant limité par ladite borne traversant ladite ouverture et sur laquelle viennent reposer les chants de l'ouverture d'allure perpendiculaire audit déplacement.According to one possible configuration, the conductive spring blade has a first portion perpendicular to the direction of insertion placed at the outlet of the barrel, provided with a passage opening of said conductor, and a second portion of pace parallel to said direction attached to the terminal at the periphery of the outlet of said barrel, these portions being connected by a loop-shaped portion, the displacement in a direction perpendicular to the insertion direction of the conductor of the first portion of the spring blade having the opening being limited by said terminal through said opening and on which come to rest the edges of the aperture perpendicular to said displacement.
En d'autres termes, le déplacement dans une direction d'allure perpendiculaire à la direction d'insertion du conducteur de la première portion de la lame ressort présentant l'ouverture est limité par la borne faisant office de butée traversant ladite ouverture et sur laquelle viennent reposer les chants opposés de celle-ci.In other words, the displacement in a direction of a course perpendicular to the direction of insertion of the conductor of the first portion of the leaf spring having the opening is limited by the terminal acting as an abutment through said opening and on which come to rest the opposite songs of this one.
Plus précisément, ladite borne, par exemple conductrice, peut présenter une partie d'allure parallèle à la direction d'insertion, à laquelle est fixée la seconde portion de la lame ressort. Cette borne peut ensuite être utilisée pour réaliser une connexion électrique avec d'autres éléments, selon la destination du dispositif de connexion de l'invention.More specifically, said terminal, for example conducting, may have a portion parallel to the direction of insertion, which is attached to the second portion of the leaf spring. This terminal can then be used to make an electrical connection with other elements, depending on the destination of the connection device of the invention.
Celui-ci peut comporter un boîtier dans lequel est pratiqué le canon de guidage et d'où dépasse le levier. Ce boîtier est alors constitué en fonction du contexte technique dans lequel le dispositif de connexion de l'invention doit être utilisé.It may comprise a housing in which is formed the guide barrel and from which the lever exceeds. This box is then formed according to the technical context in which the connection device of the invention is to be used.
Selon une alternative structurelle possible, le levier peut intégrer le canon de guidage.According to a possible structural alternative, the lever can integrate the guide barrel.
Dans une telle hypothèse, selon une possibilité de configuration, l'écran peut être d'une seule pièce avec le levier, la borne formant une fenêtre placée entre le canon et l'écran, à laquelle est fixée une lame ressort en V s'évasant vers le canon de guidage, une première branche du V étant fixée à un chant de la fenêtre et une seconde branche formant l'ouverture variable avec le chant opposé de la fenêtre, l'écran actionné par le levier fermant le V pour ouvrir l'ouverture en la première position et libérant la seconde branche vers ledit chant opposé pour la fermer.In such a case, according to a possibility of configuration, the screen can be in one piece with the lever, the terminal forming a window placed between the barrel and the screen, to which is fixed a leaf spring V s' flaring towards the guide bush, a first branch of the V being fixed to a edge of the window and a second branch forming the variable opening with the opposite edge of the window, the screen actuated by the lever closing the V to open the door; opening in the first position and releasing the second branch towards said opposite edge to close it.
Dans ce cas, selon une possibilité, le levier peut être rotatif autour d'un arbre de pivotement. L'arbre de pivotement et la borne peuvent alors être solidarisés à un boîtier d'où dépasse la partie contenant le canon de guidage du levier.In this case, according to one possibility, the lever can be rotatable about a pivot shaft. The pivot shaft and the terminal can then be secured to a housing from which exceeds the portion containing the lever guide barrel.
Le dispositif de connexion peut par ailleurs comporter des moyens d'obturation du canon de guidage en l'absence de conducteur, notamment pour éviter l'introduction d'impuretés lorsque le dispositif n'est pas utilisé.The connection device may further comprise means for closing the guide barrel in the absence of a conductor, in particular to prevent the introduction of impurities when the device is not used.
Un exemple de destination possible pour le dispositif de connexion de l'invention peut être celui des appareils électriques de protection des lignes électriques. Ainsi, le boîtier peut être une partie d'un boîtier d'appareil électrique modulaire de protection de ligne de type disjoncteur et/ou interrupteur différentiel, bien que l'invention puisse aussi s'appliquer à d'autres appareillages électriques comme des bornes de jonction électrique.An example of a possible destination for the connection device of the invention may be that of electrical devices for protecting the power lines. Thus, the housing may be a part of a modular circuit-breaker and / or differential switch type electrical protection device casing, although the invention may also be applied to other electrical equipment such as terminal blocks. electrical junction.
Plus généralement, l'invention consiste également en l'utilisation d'un dispositif de connexion tel que décrit auparavant.More generally, the invention also involves the use of a connection device as described previously.
L'invention va à présent être décrite plus en détail, en référence aux figures annexées, pour lesquelles :
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figure 1 représente en perspective partiellement coupée une configuration de dispositif de connexion selon l'invention, lame ressort contrainte ; - la
figure 2 montre, en vue perspective éclatée, le levier, le moyen de déclenchement et la lame ressort dans sa position contrainte de lafigure 1 ; - la
figure 3 est une vue en coupe du même dispositif, en position libérée de la lame ressort ; - la
figure 4 correspond à lafigure 2 , mais dans la position libérée de ladite lame ; et - la
figure 5 montre en perspective une seconde configuration possible de dispositif de connexion, appliquée à un appareil modulaire de type disjoncteur comportant deux dispositifs superposés, l'un étant en position d'ouverture alors que l'autre est en position de fermeture.
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figure 1 represents in perspective partially cut a configuration of connection device according to the invention, spring loaded blade; - the
figure 2 shows, in exploded perspective view, the lever, the triggering means and the blade spring in its constrained position of thefigure 1 ; - the
figure 3 is a sectional view of the same device, in the released position of the leaf spring; - the
figure 4 corresponds to thefigure 2 but in the released position of said blade; and - the
figure 5 shows in perspective a second possible configuration of connection device, applied to a modular circuit breaker type device comprising two superposed devices, one being in the open position while the other is in the closed position.
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Une ouverture (7) est pratiquée dans ladite première portion (6), ladite ouverture se situant dans le prolongement du canon de guidage (1). Le ressort comporte une seconde portion (8) d'allure parallèle à ladite direction (F), qui repose contre une borne conductrice (9).An opening (7) is made in said first portion (6), said opening being in the extension of the guide barrel (1). The spring comprises a second portion (8) parallel to said direction (F), which rests against a conductive terminal (9).
Un écran (10) est disposé derrière l'ouverture (7), comme cela ressort plus particulièrement de la
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Le fonctionnement est le suivant :
Le produit est prêt à l'emploi lorsque le levier (2) est dans la position qui est représentée en
The product is ready for use when the lever (2) is in the position which is represented in
Lorsque ledit conducteur touche l'écran (10), son effort d'insertion aboutit à faire tourner l'organe de déclenchement (11), lequel comporte une encoche (12) prévue pour coopérer avec un plot (13) solidaire d'une extrémité du levier (2), et pour entraîner par conséquent en rotation ledit levier (2) de sorte que celui-ci bascule au-delà du point dur (4'). Le profil de la partie profilée (4) est configuré pour qu'il soit, en coopération avec la configuration de la lame ressort (5) dans cette zone d'appui, entraîné en rotation vers la position illustrée en
A partir de cette dernière position, l'entraînement du levier dans la direction (R) (voir en
Dans ce cas, le plot (13) entraîne en sens opposé, par coopération avec l'encoche (12) de l'organe de déclenchement (11), l'écran (10) dans la position qui est représentée en
Dans la configuration montrée en
La fenêtre est pratiquée dans une borne (29) conductrice par ailleurs reliée au noyau fonctionnel de l'appareil. Ainsi, lorsqu'un conducteur est raccordé via ce dispositif de connexion (20), il est électriquement relié audit noyau fonctionnel. En pratique, lorsque le dispositif (20) est dans l'état représenté par celui qui est le plus bas sur la figure, la lame ressort (25) étant en première position contrainte, la fenêtre (27) est ouverte et un conducteur peut être inséré via le canon de guidage (21).The window is made in a conductive terminal (29) also connected to the functional core of the apparatus. Thus, when a conductor is connected via this connection device (20), it is electrically connected to said functional core. In practice, when the device (20) is in the state represented by the one which is the lowest in the figure, the spring blade (25) being in the first stressed position, the window (27) is open and a driver can be inserted via the guide bush (21).
Lorsque le levier (22) est déplacé en rotation par le conducteur exerçant en bout de course un effort sur l'écran (30) pour aboutir à l'état du dispositif (20) situé en haut en
Dans le cas de bornes de jonctions multiples, le basculement des leviers correspondant aux connexions non utilisées, leviers qui dépassent alors du profil d'un boîtier ou d'un coffret, peut être automatiquement provoqué par la mise en place d'un couvercle/plastron de coffret, ne nécessitant aucune autre intervention de l'utilisateur individuellement sur chaque levier.In the case of multiple junction terminals, the tilting of the levers corresponding to unused connections, levers which then exceed the profile of a housing or a box, can be automatically caused by the establishment of a cover / plastron box, requiring no further user intervention individually on each lever.
Claims (14)
- Device for connecting a conductor including:- a guide barrel (1, 21) for guiding the conductor towards:- a leaf spring (5, 25) cooperating with a terminal (9, 29) to produce an opening (7, 27) for the passage of the conductor of variable size at the mouth of the barrel (1, 21);- a movable lever (2, 22) that is movable between two stable positions including a profiled part (4, 24) cooperating with the leaf spring (5, 25) such that in a first position, the leaf spring (5, 25) is strained by the lever (2, 22) in an equilibrium position in which the opening (7, 27) is at maximum and positioned facing the outlet of the guide barrel (1, 21) and in a second position, the spring (5, 25) is released and the opening (7, 27) tends to close, the shape of the profiled part (4, 24) allowing the transition from one to the other of these positions;characterized in that it comprises means for triggering (10, 30) the lever (2, 22) by the conductor when it has passed through the opening (7, 27), the actuation of said triggering means (10, 30) by the conductor resulting in the lever (2, 22)/spring (5, 25) equilibrium in the first position being broken and on the one hand shifting the spring leaf (5, 25) from its strained position allowing connection to its released position preventing connection, and on the other hand shifting the lever (2, 22) being made to transition from its first to its second position, the triggering means consisting of a screen (10, 30) that is positioned, in the direction of insertion of the conductor, behind said opening (7, 27) in the strained position of the leaf spring (5, 25), said screen (10, 30) being linked to the lever (2, 22) and driving the movement of the latter when it is struck by a conductor being inserted, breaking the equilibrium established between the strained spring (5, 25) and the lever (2, 22) in the first position.
- Connection device according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the screen (10) forms part of a triggering member (11), said member (11) and the lever (2) including mutual driving means, the triggering member (11) being capable of driving the lever (2) to break the equilibrium in the first position and the lever (2) being capable of driving the triggering member (11) by transitioning from the second position to the first position including the strained leaf spring (5) in the equilibrium position.
- Connection device according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the triggering member (11) and the lever (2) are pivotably mounted, the mutual driving means consisting of a protuberance (13) protruding from one and capable of engaging with a void (12) in the other.
- Connection device according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the lever (2) and the triggering member (11) share one and the same pivoting shaft (3).
- Connection device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the profiled part (4) has an intermediate hard point (4') separating two parts of the profile allowing the spring (5) to be placed under strain and to be released, respectively, with a view to adjusting the force of the triggering member (11) according to its position but also with a view to adjusting it equilibrium position under strain.
- Connection device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the conductive leaf spring (5) has a first portion (6) that is seemingly perpendicular to the direction of insertion, placed at the mouth of the barrel (1), which portion is provided with an opening for the passage (7) of said conductor, and a second portion (8) that is seemingly parallel to said direction, attached to the terminal (9) at the periphery of the mouth of said barrel (1), these portions (6, 8) being linked by a loop-shaped part, the movement in a direction that is seemingly perpendicular to the direction of insertion of the conductor of the first portion (6) of the leaf spring (5) having the opening (7) being limited by said terminal (9) crossing said opening (7) and on which the edges of the opening (7) that is seemingly perpendicular to said movement rest.
- Connection device according to the preceding claim, characterized in that said terminal (9) is conductive and has a part that is seemingly parallel to the direction of insertion, to which the second portion (8) of the leaf spring (5) is attached.
- Connection device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it includes a housing (B) in which the guide barrel (1) is formed and from which the lever (2) protrudes.
- Connection device (20) according to Claim 1, characterized in that the lever (22) incorporates the guide barrel (21).
- Connection device (20) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the screen (30) is formed in one piece with the lever (22), the terminal (29) forming a window (27) that is placed between the barrel (21) and the screen (30), to which window is attached a V-shaped leaf spring (25) widening in the direction of the guide barrel (21), a first branch (26) of the V being attached to one edge of the window (27) and a second branch (28) forming the variable opening with the opposite edge of the window (27), the screen (30) actuated by the lever (22) closing the V to open the opening in the first position and releasing the second branch (28) in the direction of said opposite edge to close it.
- Connection device (20) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the lever (22) is rotatable about a pivoting shaft (23).
- Connection device (20) according to one of Claims 9 to 11, characterized in that the pivoting shaft (23) and the terminal (29) are rigidly connected to a housing (B) from which the part containing the guide barrel (21) of the lever (22) protrudes.
- Connection device according to either of Claims 8 and 12, characterized in that the housing (B) is part of a modular electrical line protection device housing of circuit breaker and/or differential interrupter type.
- Connection device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it includes means for obturating the guide barrel (1, 21) in the absence of a conductor.
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