EP3168933A1 - Borne de prise électrique - Google Patents

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EP3168933A1
EP3168933A1 EP16197427.4A EP16197427A EP3168933A1 EP 3168933 A1 EP3168933 A1 EP 3168933A1 EP 16197427 A EP16197427 A EP 16197427A EP 3168933 A1 EP3168933 A1 EP 3168933A1
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Oliver Mrkajic
Manfred Ewers
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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
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/02—Contact members
    • H01R13/15—Pins, blades or sockets having separate spring member for producing or increasing contact pressure
    • H01R13/18—Pins, blades or sockets having separate spring member for producing or increasing contact pressure with the spring member surrounding the socket
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/28—Clamped connections, spring connections
    • H01R4/48—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member
    • H01R4/4809—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member using a leaf spring to bias the conductor toward the busbar
    • H01R4/48185—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member using a leaf spring to bias the conductor toward the busbar adapted for axial insertion of a wire end
    • H01R4/4819—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member using a leaf spring to bias the conductor toward the busbar adapted for axial insertion of a wire end the spring shape allowing insertion of the conductor end when the spring is unbiased
    • H01R4/4823—Multiblade spring
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/28—Clamped connections, spring connections
    • H01R4/48—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member
    • H01R4/4809—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member using a leaf spring to bias the conductor toward the busbar
    • H01R4/4846—Busbar details
    • H01R4/485—Single busbar common to multiple springs
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/02—Contact members
    • H01R13/10—Sockets for co-operation with pins or blades
    • H01R13/11—Resilient sockets
    • H01R13/111—Resilient sockets co-operating with pins having a circular transverse section
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R24/00—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure
    • H01R24/76—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure with sockets, clips or analogous contacts and secured to apparatus or structure, e.g. to a wall

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  • the invention relates to a Steckdosenpolitch for a socket insert of an electrical flush or surface-mounted installation device, in particular a socket, according to the features of claim 1.
  • the invention can also be used in socket inserts portable outlets, such as power strips.
  • Known electrical installation devices that can be designed as flush, double or multiple flush-mounted sockets or surface-mounted sockets, usually consist of a socket insert, which is constructed from a base element, which is preferably for insertion or placement in an opening in a Building wall is formed.
  • a socket insert also has a releasably attachable to the base element cover and pole terminals or pole contacts, which are provided for connection of phase conductors and neutral of a 230V AC mains.
  • a receptacle pole contact for a socket insert which is composed of a Polklemmenkomponente and a support spring-contact spring assembly.
  • the Polklemmenkomponente is composed of two conductor entries and two opposite contact legs each with end-side contact tulips for insertion and clamping of a plug pin of a plug and covers the electrical function of the power line from the conductor to the pin from.
  • the support spring contact spring assembly consists of a metal with spring characteristics and covers the mechanical function.
  • an unlocking arm of an unlocking spring is typically arranged in each case. As soon as a force is exerted on one of the unlocking arms, the respective locking arm releases from the end of the inserted conductor, whereby it can be pulled out.
  • the invention has for its object to create an optimized pole contact for a socket insert, which avoids the aforementioned disadvantages and in particular reduces or avoids deformation of the conductor entries of Poluttones when inserting a plug.
  • a Steckdosenpolnem for a socket insert composed of a Polklemmenkomponente and a support spring contact spring assembly.
  • the Polklemmenkomponente is composed of two conductor entries for the introduction of a conductor or cable good and two opposite contact legs for insertion and clamping of a connector pin and allows the electrical function of the power line from the conductor to the pin.
  • the support spring contact spring assembly is formed of a metal with spring characteristics and allows the mechanical function.
  • the clamping force for the clamping of the connector pin and a contact spring with at least one contact spring arm and at least one locking arm ensures the clamping force for the conductor clamping and the conductor locking over two contact legs compressively.
  • an unlocking spring is arranged. As soon as a force is exerted on one of the unlocking arms, the respective locking arm releases from the end of the inserted conductor, whereby it can be pulled out.
  • the end stop is formed directly on the pole contact in the form of a tab.
  • the achievable with the present invention consist in particular in that the acting as an end stop geometric body, which is arranged on the side on which the lines are introduced, stabilized the entire pole contact and avoids deformation of the conductor entries or at least reduced.
  • the socket contact is additionally equipped with a bracing element, which joins together the support spring arms of the support spring-contact spring assembly of Steckdosenpolnemes by the Brace element closes the spring-contact spring assembly on the open side, thus providing optimum force transmission to the support spring-contact spring assembly.
  • a bracing element joins together the support spring arms of the support spring-contact spring assembly of Steckdosenpolnemes by the Brace element closes the spring-contact spring assembly on the open side, thus providing optimum force transmission to the support spring-contact spring assembly.
  • the bracing element can be designed as, preferably U-shaped, sheet metal tab, which is pushed and clamped over the leg webs of the Stauerfeder- contact spring assembly and connected to these or be executed either as a separate component or on one of the support spring arms of the support spring contact spring Assembly be molded part.
  • the bracing element for the socket contact is designed as a pin, cylinder or wire element and guided through openings provided in the leg webs of the Stauerfeder- contact spring assembly.
  • the strut element has tabs for limiting the inserted connection wire.
  • the Polklemmenkomponente the Steckdosenpolnapsins is integrally formed and bent from a corresponding punched copper alloy sheet.
  • the Stauerfeder- contact spring assembly of the socket PolANDs is also integrally formed and from a suitably punched metal with spring properties, such as a stainless steel sheet, bent.
  • the support spring-contact spring assembly in two parts or in three parts.
  • Stitzfeder- contact spring assembly of Steckdosenpolnapsins is also integrally formed and from a suitably punched metal with spring properties, in particular stainless steel sheet, bent.
  • spring properties in particular stainless steel sheet, bent.
  • FIG. 12 is a perspective view of an exemplary pole terminal component 3 and an exemplary spring support contact spring assembly 19 of a receptacle terminal, hereafter referred to as a pole terminal assembly, illustrated in accordance with the prior art from which the invention is based.
  • the pole terminal component 3 has a first contact leg 4 and a second opposing contact leg 5, wherein each of these contact legs 4, 5 is provided at the end with a contact tulip 6, 7. Each of the two contact legs 4, 5 merges into an integrally formed leg web 13.
  • a respective stop 8, 9 is integrally formed on the contact legs 4, 5, wherein these two stops 8, 9 in the rest position, d. H. with plug pin not inserted, press against each other.
  • the contact legs additionally prevent the detachment of the Polklemmenbauè from the associated socket base, especially when pulling out the inserted pin connector.
  • The, preferably, one-piece executed support spring-contact spring assembly 19 has a first Stauerfederarm 20 and a second opposite Stauerfederarm 21, these two support spring arms 20, 21 are connected via a support spring bridge 24 U-shaped.
  • the support spring bridge 24 has at its first not connected to the support spring arms 20, 21 adjacent side by side two molded contact spring arms 25, 26, wherein the contact spring arms 25, 26 apply the required for a Leiterklemmung against the U-shaped conductor entries 14, 15 clamping force.
  • the support spring bridge 24 has at its second not with the support spring arms 20, 21st connected outer edge (opposite to the first outer edge) side by side two molded locking arms 27, 28, wherein in addition to a locking arm 27, 28 each Entriegelungsarm 29, 30 is arranged.
  • the locking arms 27, 28 press against the end of an inserted conductor and thus cause a locking of the conductor. As soon as a force is exerted on one of the unlocking arms 29, 30, which is effected by a "spring release” or “spring release plate” (not shown), the relevant locking arm 27, 28 releases from the inserted conductor at the end, whereby it can be pulled out and the contacting can be interrupted ,
  • FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the pole terminal assembly 1 assembled from the pole terminal component 3 and the spring-loaded contact spring assembly 19 Fig. 1 shown.
  • leg webs of the Stauerfeder- contact spring assembly 19 are designated.
  • the formed thereon support spring arms 20, 21 of the support spring-contact spring assembly 19 form outer springs and transmit a spring force on the two contact legs 4, 5 of the Polklemmenkomponente 3, so as to exert a defined high holding force on an inserted pin connector.
  • Both the contact spring arms 25, 26 and the locking arms 27, 28 engage in the hollow channel conductor entries 14, 15, thus forming retaining springs for the conductors and accomplishing both the clamping and locking of the inserted conductors.
  • the line clamping can be made einschenklig, ie the structural components 25 and 27 or 26 and 28 from Fig. 1 are summarized so that only one leg fulfills the holding function.
  • Fig. 3 shows an exemplary first embodiment of the invention Steckdosenpolnemes 1, which consists of the support spring contact spring assembly 19 and the Polfederkomponente 3 consisting of two conductor entries 14, 15 and two opposite contact legs 4, 5 each with end-side contact tulips 6, 7 for insertion and clamping of a Connector pin composed is.
  • the support spring contact spring assembly 19 is formed of a metal with spring properties and two against the contact legs 4, 5 of the pole component 3 pressing support spring arms 20, 21 which provide the clamping force for the clamping of the connector pin and a contact spring with two contact spring arms 25, 26th and two locking arms 27, 28 (as in FIG Fig. 2 shown) ensure the clamping force for the conductor clamp and the conductor lock.
  • the sheet metal tab 12 is preferably made of metal and is primarily used to close the support spring of the support spring contact spring assembly 19 at its open side, thus providing optimum power transmission of the support spring.
  • the sheet metal tab 12 is provided with integrally formed after mounting on the leg webs 10, 11 of the Stauerfeder contact spring assembly 19 inner tabs 18, whereby the introduced through the conductor entries 14, 15 of the Polklemmenbauuite 1 wire is limited in an advantageous manner.
  • outer plates 17 are formed for the clamping of the leg webs 10, 11. The positioning of the sheet metal tab 12 via provided recesses on the leg webs and on the molded outer plates 17th
  • each Entriegelungsarm 29, 30 of an unlocking spring is arranged, the respective locking arm 27, 28 at a respective end of the inserted conductor dissolves at a force acting on one of the unlocking arms 29, 30.
  • an end stop 2 is provided, which is punched directly from the pole terminal material of the Polklemmenkomponente 3, then formed or bent and placed in position, and the conductor entries 14, 15 at their sides facing each other during insertion and in the inserted state, the inserted pin a plug at a distance.
  • Fig. 4 shows an enlarged perspective view of the preferably designed as a flap end stop 2, which keeps the ends of the conductor entries 14, 15 at a distance and ensures the function of the release spring.
  • the Fig. 5 and the Fig. 6 show a perspective view of an exemplary second embodiment of the invention Steckdosenpolnemes 1 with a before and after assembly as a pin, cylinder or wire element 22 designed strut element.
  • the X, Y and Z axes of the support spring contact spring assembly 19 are shown by arrows.
  • the X- and Y-axis are perpendicular to the main axis Z of the support spring-contact spring assembly 19.
  • the strut is orthogonal to the main axis Z of the support spring-contact spring assembly 19 is positioned and fixed, whereby the dimensional stability of the support spring-contact spring assembly 19 with plugged and not inserted plug pin is ensured.
  • the pin, cylinder or wire element 22 is configured on at least one end such that means are provided which fix or clamp the pin, cylinder or wire element 22 and thus apply the required force for compressing the support spring arms 20, 21.
  • the pin, cylinder or wire element 22 will have by, for example, a conical design, be provided with thread and screw or by bending, deformation, embossing, welding the ends executed the pin, positioned and secured against falling out.
  • Poluttones 1 is shown between the conductor entries 14, 15 on the free end of the conductor entries 14, 15 facing side of the two Entriegelungsarmen 29, 30 of the end stop 2, which the conductor entries 14, 15 at their facing each other Sides spaced during insertion and in the inserted state of the connector pin.
  • FIG. 7, 8 and 9 show a perspective view of a further embodiments of the support spring-contact spring assembly 19 of the invention Steckdosenpolessores 1 with an integrally formed on one of the support spring arms 20, 21 of the spring support spring assembly 19 strut element 16 which is bent in the assembled state (see Fig. 8 . 9 ).
  • the same structural components 10, 11, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28 and 29 can be seen.
  • the bracing element 16 is, preferably designed as a rectangular - and bendable sheet metal tab and forms with one of the support spring arms 20, 21 of the Stützfeder- contact spring assembly 19 a one-piece component (see, in particular Fig. 7 ).
  • the strut element 16 likewise has tabs 18 for limiting the inserted connecting wire.
  • the strut element 16 is provided with an opening 31, by means of which the strut element 16 is inserted or pushed in the mounting of the socket contact 1 with its free end in a tab 32 on the first support spring arm 20 of the spring-contact spring assembly 19 to the strut 16 to secure on the support spring contact spring assembly 19 by means of deformation of the tab 32 and hold the support springs of the support spring contact spring assembly 19 together.
  • the first support spring arm 20 is designed such that the strut element 16 is positively connected after bending it with this.
  • the strut element 16 with its opening 31 at its free end on the configuration 33 of the first support spring arm 20 matched.
  • the sheet metal tab 16 is orthogonal (along the X-axis) positioned and fixed to the main axis Z of the support spring-contact spring assembly 19, whereby the dimensional stability of the support spring-contact spring assembly 19 is ensured with plugged and not plugged pin.

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