EP3293833A1 - Connecteur de rails d'alimentation - Google Patents

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EP3293833A1
EP3293833A1 EP17189033.8A EP17189033A EP3293833A1 EP 3293833 A1 EP3293833 A1 EP 3293833A1 EP 17189033 A EP17189033 A EP 17189033A EP 3293833 A1 EP3293833 A1 EP 3293833A1
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Stephan Gassauer
Henryk Bies
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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
    • H01R25/00—Coupling parts adapted for simultaneous co-operation with two or more identical counterparts, e.g. for distributing energy to two or more circuits
    • H01R25/14—Rails or bus-bars constructed so that the counterparts can be connected thereto at any point along their length
    • H01R25/145—Details, e.g. end pieces or joints
    • 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
    • H01R13/04—Pins or blades for co-operation with sockets
    • H01R13/05—Resilient pins or blades
    • 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

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  • the invention relates to a busbar connector for electrically conductive connection of lines of comb-like current-carrying profiles, which are accessible via ridges of the current-carrying profile laterally limited grooves, wherein the busbar connector has plug contacts, which are each designed for insertion into a groove of a current-carrying profile.
  • busbar connectors are used in particular for lighting systems in buildings in order to electrically connect lines of comb-like current-carrying profiles to one another.
  • current management profiles devices in particular lights or other energy and / or data to be supplied with easily variable installation site can be supplied inexpensively, easily and visually appealing.
  • DE 10 2010 032 383 B4 discloses a bus bar connector for electrically conductive connection of associated leads received in open grooves of a comb-like current-carrying profile of two adjacent bus bars and extending in the longitudinal direction of the bus bars.
  • the housing of the busbar connector has a length compensating portion, which connects two housing parts relative to each other movable.
  • the busbar connector is plugged from the top of the current guide profiles on this.
  • US 3,831,130A shows a coupling element for current-carrying profiles, which is inserted frontally into the current-carrying profiles.
  • the electrical leads of the current-carrying profiles are contacted in an electrically conductive manner by pairs of opposing leaf spring contacts.
  • US 4,053,194 A discloses a busbar connector for frontal insertion in busbars with protruding laterally from tabs blade contacts.
  • DE 35 02 864 C2 shows a device for blunt electrical connection of the ends of parallel juxtaposed busbars in busbar trunking.
  • the connecting pieces are formed as flexible metal bands, which are frictionally clamped with contact ends between the busbar ends and Isolierstoff Swissen.
  • busbar connector having the features of claim 1.
  • Advantageous embodiments are described in the subclaims.
  • the plug contacts of the busbar connector each have a contact lug, a projecting from the plane of the contact lug spring contact tongue and projecting from the plane of the contact lug stop surface, wherein the spring contact tongue is disposed in the space between the stop surface and the free end of the contact lug.
  • the electrically conductive contacting of the busbar connector is thus effected by a protruding from a contact tab spring contact tongue.
  • the position fixation of the spring contact tongue on the thus contacted line is improved by a stop surface, which also protrudes from the contact lug and forms a stop between the contact lug and the ridge of the current-carrying profile.
  • this stop surface of the insertion of the contact lug is limited in the direction of extension of the comb webs in the current-carrying profile inside. With that you can Contact movements between the spring contact tongue and contacted by the spring contact tongue line can be prevented by means of the stop surface.
  • the spring contact tongue can be exposed from the contact lug and connected in a root area with the contact lug.
  • the spring contact tongue is thus formed in one piece from the contact lug.
  • the contact lug then has in the area of the exposed spring contact tongue at least one remaining web which merges into the root area.
  • the stop surface can be exposed from the contact lug and connected to a root region with the contact lug.
  • the contact lug then has in the area of the exposed stop surface at least one remaining leading to the spring contact tongue and the free end web.
  • the stop surface is integrally formed from the contact lug and it is provided in the region of the stop surface, a current-conducting cross section through the web.
  • the stop surface may be arranged perpendicular to the contact lug.
  • the stop surface may also be designed differently than a vertically bent tab.
  • the stop surface is formed by an obliquely placed against the axial end of the line material portion. This is then aligned opposite to the spring contact tongue.
  • Conceivable are also variants in which the stop surface is formed by a crank or an offset of the contact lug.
  • the contact lug of a plug contact can each have a spring contact tongue at the opposite end sections.
  • two in a flight one behind the other arranged flow guide profiles with the aid of the opposite end portions of the contact lug and the spring contact tongues arranged thereon can be electrically conductively contacted with each other.
  • the opposing spring contact tongues can be aligned with their ends facing each other. With an increase in the distance between the opposing contacts to the contacted line of the current-carrying profile, the spring contact tongues are then clawed in opposite directions further with the respective contacted line. In a distance reduction is ensured by the opposite orientation of the spring contact tongues and by the abutment surfaces on the contact lug that no relative movement between the spring contact tongue and line, since the contact lug with the abutment surface then rests against a current-carrying profile and the spring contact tongue faces the abutment surface.
  • the contact lug may have length compensating bends in an area between the opposing spring contact tongues.
  • the risk of contact displacements between spring contact tongue and line is further reduced if the length of the current-carrying profiles or the length of the lines arranged thereon changed by heat.
  • each spring contact tongue If adjacent to each spring contact tongue a stop surface is arranged, then a contact movement is prevented at each spring contact tongue itself.
  • the contact lug at its end which is opposite to the spring contact tongue, has a blade contact.
  • the contact lug on the one hand for electrically conductive contacting a line of a current-carrying profile using the spring contact tongue and on the other hand for plug-in contact with a Connectors, such as an opposite busbar connector for an adjacent power supply profile can be used.
  • the contact tab of a bus bar connector may have a fork contact at its end opposite the spring contact tongue, a blade contact, and the contact tab of the complementary connector at its end opposite the spring tongue. A pair of blade and fork contacts thus provide a plug connection for a complementary pair of bus bar connectors.
  • the spring contact tongue may extend with its free end toward the associated adjacent stop surface. In a contact movement then the spring contact tongue digs either further in the line or it is a stop formed with the stop surface, by which a relative movement between the spring contact tongue and line is prevented.
  • FIG. 1 allows a perspective view of an arrangement of a plug contact 1 and a power guide profile 2 recognize.
  • the current-carrying profile 2 is clamped in a metal trough.
  • Made of plastic material current guide profile 2 has this Raststege 4, which dive into a detent recess 5 of the holding trough 3 and lock the current-carrying profile 2 to the holding trough 3.
  • the current-carrying profile 2 has a plurality of adjacently arranged comb webs 6, which extend parallel to each other.
  • electrical lines 7 are arranged on the side walls of the comb webs 6 inserted busbar bars.
  • each electrical lines are arranged offset in height to each other on the opposite side walls of a comb web 6.
  • These lines 7 are on the limited by adjacent comb webs 6 grooves. 8 accessible.
  • a busbar connector which has at least one plug-in contact 1 in an insulating material housing (not shown).
  • the plug contacts 1 are designed to be inserted from the end face of the current-carrying profile 2 in each case in a groove 8. In this case, the plug contact 1 extends in the longitudinal direction of the associated line. 7
  • the plug contact 1 has a contact lug 9, at the end of a spring contact tongue 10 protrudes from the plane of the contact lug 9.
  • a stop surface 11 protrudes from the contact lug 9 adjacent to the free end of the spring contact tongue 10.
  • this abutment surface 11 bears against the contact web 6 or the line 7 to be clamped against the contact web 6. This prevents further insertion of the plug-in contact 1 into the groove 8 of the current-carrying profile 2.
  • the spring contact tongue 10 extends with its freely movable end in the direction of this stop surface and can claw with the clamping edge 12 at the free end of the spring contact tongue 10 on the line 7 to be clamped. In this way, pulling out of the plug contact 1 is prevented. A contact movement between the clamping edge 12 of the spring contact tongue 10 and the contacted electrical line 7 is further prevented by the stop surface 11.
  • the line 7 and / or the comb web 6 is prevented by the adjoining the comb web 6 and the line 7 abutment surface 11 that the spring contact tongue 10 moves out of the illustrated clamping state. It is held by the stop surface 11 rather in the verkrallten clamping state.
  • a contact movement between the spring contact tongue 10 and to be contacted line 7 is thus on the one hand by the stop surface 11 and on the other hand by the Alignment of the associated spring contact tongue 10 reaches with its free, the clamping edge 12 bearing end towards stop surface 11.
  • FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the current-carrying profile 2 with a plug-in contact plugged therein 1.
  • the plug-in contact 1 is held firmly at a movement in the extension direction of the spring contact tongue 10 on the contacted line 7, since the clamping edge 12 then on the contacted line 7 digs.
  • the direction of extension of the spring contact tongue 10 is the direction of the contact lug 9 of the root portion 15, ie the connection of the spring contact tongue 10 to the contact lug 9, to the clamping edge 12 of the spring contact tongue 10.
  • This can affect the quality of the electrical contact between plug contact 1 and electrical line 7.
  • FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of the plug contact 1.
  • the spring contact tongue 10 is provided with the associated, adjacent stop surface 11 on one side.
  • the spring contact tongue 10 opposite end is formed as a blade contact 13.
  • the width of this blade contact 13 is, for example, less than the width of the opposite free end of the plug contact 1 with the spring contact tongue 10 arranged thereon.
  • the spring contact tongue 10 and the stop surface 11 are integrally formed from the sheet material of the plug contact 1.
  • the spring contact tongue 10 is exposed (eg cut or punched free) and bent out of the plane of the contact lug 9. At least one, in which illustrated embodiment on two opposite sides webs 14.
  • the spring contact tongue 10 is connected in a root region 15 with the end portion of the contact lug 9. This root region 15 then merges into the webs, which extend in the direction of the opposite blade contact 13.
  • the stop surface 11 is exposed and bent out.
  • This contact surface 11 is in particular perpendicular to the plane of the contact lug 9.
  • the spring contact tongue 10 extends with its freely movable, the clamping edge 12 bearing end in the direction of the adjacent, associated stop surface 11.
  • the stop surface 11 is in a root region 16 in the contact lug 9 on , At the root region 16, at least one web 17 connects, which extends to the adjacent webs 14 in the region of the spring contact tongue 10 back.
  • the root portion 16 may also be disposed adjacent to the webs 14, so that the lateral an opening in the contact lug 9 limiting webs 17 are arranged on the side of the bent-out abutment surface 11, which faces away from the spring contact tongue 10.
  • the spring contact tongue 10 opposite end of the contact lug 9 may also carry a different type of connector, such as.
  • a spring terminal connection or a fork contact and are connected directly to an electrical conductor, for example with a crimp contact or a solder connection.
  • a fork contact With the help of a fork contact a complementary pair of busbar connectors is created, which can be plugged in each case on the front side on a current-carrying profile and then plug-in contact with each other. In this case, then a fork contact (not shown) of a plug-in contact 1 would electrically conductively come into electrically conductive contact with the blade contact 13 of the complementary plug-in contact 1.
  • FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of the plug contact 1 FIG. 3 It is clear that the spring contact tongue 10 rests with its clamping edge 12 on the electrical line 7 to be contacted and is aligned at an acute angle to the electrical line 7. When the electrical line 7 contracts in operation due to the influence of heat and becomes shorter, then the clamping edge 12 would dig into the adjacent line 7. A contact movement between the spring contact tongue 10 and line 7 is almost impossible in this direction anyway. If now the electrical line 7 expands, then such an expansion movement is limited and / or prevented by the stop surface 11, which forms a stop for the electrical line 7. The spring contact tongue 10 thus remains clawed to the electrical line 7. The stop position, in which the electrical line 7 rests against the stop surface 11, is thus possibly achieved only in the course of operation of a lighting device equipped with the busbar connector according to the invention.
  • FIG. 5 can recognize an embodiment of a plug-in contact 1 for a busbar connector 1, which is constructed in principle as the previously described plug-in contact. It is clear that at the opposite ends of the contact lug 9 each a spring contact tongue 10 protrudes. Adjacent to each of a spring contact tongue 10, a stop surface 11 is then arranged, which protrudes from the plane of the contact lug 9. The stop surface 11 is perpendicular to the contact lug 9 (90 degrees +/- 5 degrees). The spring contact tongue 10 and the stop surface 11 protrude from the contact lug 9 preferably in each case in the same direction and are each assigned to the same electrical line. The associated spring contact tongue 10 extends with its free, the clamping edge 12 bearing end in the direction of the adjacent stop surface 11. The pair of spring contact tongues 10 at the opposite ends of the contact lug 9 is aligned facing each other and protrudes at an acute angle obliquely from the Level of the contact lug 9 from.
  • FIG. 6 shows a sketch of a variant of a contact lug 9 for a busbar connector.
  • a stop tongue 18 is exposed from the contact lug 9 and bent out of the plane of the contact lug 9.
  • the spring contact tongue 10 and the stop tongue 18 are aligned opposite to each other.
  • the distance between the stop surface 11 formed at the free end of the stop tongue 18 to the clamping edge 12 of the adjacent spring contact tongue 10 is thus smaller than the distance of the root portion 15 in the transition of the Spring contact tongue 10 to the contact lug 9 to the root area 16 in the transition of the stop tongue 18 to the contact lug.
  • FIG. 7 shows a sketch of another variant of a contact lug 9 for a busbar connector, in which the contact lug is bent or has a plane offset by bending.
  • a stop surface 11 is formed on the contact lug 9.
  • the contact lug 9 has an out of the main plane of the contact lug 9 bent portion, which is then returned with a transverse to the main plane of the contact lug 9 bent portion in the main plane. This bent back, transverse to the main plane section provides the stop surface 11 ready.

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