EP3446365A1 - Borne de raccordement électrique et procédé - Google Patents

Borne de raccordement électrique et procédé

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EP3446365A1
EP3446365A1 EP17714484.7A EP17714484A EP3446365A1 EP 3446365 A1 EP3446365 A1 EP 3446365A1 EP 17714484 A EP17714484 A EP 17714484A EP 3446365 A1 EP3446365 A1 EP 3446365A1
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Prior art keywords
clamping
actuating arm
terminal
open position
electrical conductor
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German (de)
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EP3446365B1 (fr
Inventor
Jochen Mestars
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Phoenix Contact GmbH and Co KG
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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
    • 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
    • H01R4/4821—Single-blade 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
    • H01R4/4828—Spring-activating arrangements mounted on or integrally formed with the spring housing
    • H01R4/483—Pivoting arrangements, e.g. lever pushing on the 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
    • H01R4/50—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a cam, wedge, cone or ball also combined with a screw
    • H01R4/5008—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a cam, wedge, cone or ball also combined with a screw using rotatable cam
    • 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
    • H01R4/50—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a cam, wedge, cone or ball also combined with a screw
    • H01R4/52—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a cam, wedge, cone or ball also combined with a screw which is spring loaded
    • 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
    • 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
    • H01R4/58—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 characterised by the form or material of the contacting members
    • H01R4/64—Connections between or with conductive parts having primarily a non-electric function, e.g. frame, casing, rail

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a terminal for connecting at least one electrical conductor, comprising a clamping element arranged between a open position and a clamping position about an axis pivotally mounted on a receiving element, wherein the clamping element forms a terminal point for the electrical conductor with a contact element, and a for receiving a Operating tool set actuating arm, wherein a first free leg of the
  • Actuating arm on the clamping element spaced from the axis thereof is arranged pivotably, so that the clamping element is arranged by pivoting the actuating arm by means of the actuating tool from the open position into the clamping position and vice versa. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for connecting at least one electrical conductor to a
  • Such a terminal is known for example from the document DE 10 2013 108 1 16 A1 from the house of the applicant.
  • an actuating tool movably mounted via a slotted guide is moved in order to close or open a clamping point.
  • the known terminals have the disadvantage that they usually include a variety of moving parts, which require a complex and therefore costly production. It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a terminal whose manufacturing complexity is as low as possible, but at the same time easy and comfortable to use and a reliable clamping connection granted with an inserted into the terminal electrical conductor. Furthermore, the object is to propose a corresponding method for connecting an electrical conductor.
  • a second free leg of the actuating arm is movably guided via at least one control cam.
  • This offers the advantage that a reliable clamping effect is achieved when using a minimum number of individual parts.
  • the control cam is designed and arranged such that the second leg of the actuating arm automatically in the closed position, ie in the Clamping position is held.
  • the terminal according to the invention remains so - without external force by means of the actuating tool - independently in the clamping position. Only by pivoting the actuating arm by means of
  • the second leg is guided over the control cam.
  • the terminal according to the invention from the terminal to the open position and vice versa set up and trained.
  • control curve or guide curve and the second leg form a self-locking mechanical system in the clamping position.
  • Particularly advantageous are the small number of required items and the associated minimalist kinematics, whereby the production cost is substantially reduced.
  • An expedient embodiment of the invention is characterized in that the at least one control cam is formed by the receiving element.
  • the control cam is an integral part of the receiving element.
  • the receiving element is on the one hand set up to hold other parts, such as the clamping element, and on the other hand serves as a cam control for the movable guide of the second leg of the actuating arm.
  • a preferred embodiment of the invention is characterized in that the receiving element is formed at least substantially u-shaped profile, wherein each side surface comprises the respective control cam. The two side parts thus each form side walls which form a receiving space for the inserted into the terminal point electrical conductor. It is particularly advantageous that each of the side surfaces forms one of the control cams, which preferably have the same contour profile.
  • the at least one control cam on a continuous from a Offenwolfsabêt a Kochhöhungsabexcellent in a clamping position section on continuous course has the advantage that the connection clamp according to the invention automatically remains in the clamping position.
  • the second free leg of the actuating arm is first to move by applying an actuating force by means of the actuating tool on the Kochhöhungsabêt the control cam.
  • a further expedient embodiment of the invention is characterized in that a transition region between the cantilever section and the clamping position section is formed monotonically decreasing. This can increase the
  • Open position can be influenced in the clamping position.
  • the force curve of the actuating force is preset by specifying a control curve geometry.
  • the sloping transition region thus supports the transfer to the clamping position.
  • the transition region is preferably curved, but may also be designed to extend linearly at least along a section.
  • the free second leg bears against the at least one control cam to form a sliding guide. So no further components are needed and the total number of required items is reduced to a minimum.
  • the second leg is arranged so that it rests on the at least one control cam.
  • a further advantageous embodiment of the invention is characterized in that the free second leg rests on a control axis on the control curves of the side surface surfaces.
  • the master axis offers further functional advantages.
  • the free second leg is linearly on the control cams on the leading axis and allows precise guidance through them. Possible deformations of the free leg and / or the actuating arm due to the forces acting during the actuation process therefore have no influence on the guidance of the free leg by the control cams, so that at any time an exact
  • the guide shaft is rotatably mounted on the second leg. Further preferred is the end portion of the second leg formed by an envelope which is set up as a receiving bearing for the leading axis.
  • the receiving element and the contact element are integrally formed and electrically conductive.
  • the receiving element is made of one piece, for example as a stamped part. More preferably, the side surfaces are formed by edge-up.
  • the receiving element thus advantageously forms at the same time the contact element, which forms the contact point for the electrical conductor together with the clamping element.
  • soldering pins for PCB assembly of the terminal according to the invention or other connection elements are provided on the receiving element.
  • a further advantageous embodiment of the invention is characterized in that the actuating arm is designed as a spring clip. The spring clip is therefore in the clamping position under spring preload on the control cam.
  • the spring preload by means of the spring clip also causes a support in the automatic transfer of the second free leg from a position in which it is in the region of the Kochhöhungsabitess, in the open position portion of the control cam. Furthermore, the object is achieved by a corresponding method with the features mentioned, wherein the terminal a between an open position and a clamping position about an axis pivotally on a
  • Clamping element with a contact element forms a clamping point for the electrical conductor, comprising the steps of: inserting the electrical conductor into the clamping position in the open position, inserting an actuating tool into an actuating arm of the terminal arranged thereon, pivoting the actuating arm by means of the actuating tool for transferring the clamping element from the Open position in the clamping position by means of a first free leg of
  • Actuating arm which is arranged pivotably on the clamping element from the axis thereof, guiding a second leg of the actuating arm over at least one control curve.
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an inventive
  • FIG. 6 shows a passage clamp according to the invention in a perspective view.
  • a terminal according to the invention is shown schematically in perspective in the open position.
  • the terminal shown is in a position in which the terminal point 10 is open, so that a - shown in Figures 4 and 5 - electrical conductor 1 1 introduced into the terminal point 10 or this can be removed again.
  • the clamping point 10 is formed by a clamping element 12 and a contact element 13.
  • the contact element 13 is preferably formed as a current bar.
  • the contact element 13 is also set up, further electrical
  • the contact element 13, for example, solder pins 14 may be configured for PCB assembly or as a plug-in element for providing a detachable electrical connection with other modules.
  • the clamping element 12 is arranged pivotably about an axis 15 on a receiving element 16.
  • the contact element 13 is thus between the one shown in FIG.
  • the connecting terminal according to the invention further comprises an actuating arm 17.
  • the actuating arm 17 is designed and arranged to receive an actuating tool 18, for example a screwdriver, shown in FIGS. 4 and 5.
  • the actuating arm 17 preferably comprises a bore 19, which is designed to receive the actuating tool 18.
  • the terminal of the invention can be transferred from the open position to the clamping position and vice versa.
  • FIGS. 2 and 3 show schematically the terminal according to the invention in a perspective view in the clamping position, while in Figure 3, an intermediate position is shown.
  • a first free leg 20 of the actuating arm 17 is pivotably arranged on the clamping element 12 at a distance from its axis 15.
  • the end of the free leg 20 is configured as a first tab element 21 and forms a receptacle for the axis 15 of the clamping element 12.
  • the axis 15 is further preferably arranged as a pin on the clamping element 12.
  • the axis 15 and the clamping element 12 are integrally formed.
  • the axis 15 is guided as a separate part by a - not shown in the drawing - recess of the clamping element 12.
  • the clamping element 12 is arranged convertible from the open position into the clamping position and vice versa.
  • a second free leg 22 of the actuating arm 17 is movably guided via at least one control cam 23.
  • the at least one control cam 23 is formed by the receiving element 16.
  • the at least one control cam 23 is an integral part of the receiving element 16 and executed as a single part.
  • the receiving element 16 is preferably at least substantially U-shaped profile, thus has a U-shape or a substantially U-shaped configuration.
  • the receiving element 16 has side surfaces 24 which are connected to one another via an intermediate base element 25. Preferably that forms
  • each of the side surfaces 24 advantageously comprises in each case one of the control cams 23.
  • the course or the contour of each of the control cams are furthermore preferably of identical design.
  • the at least one control cam 23 is one of a
  • control cam comprises a continuous curve, which is roughly divided into the aforementioned sections.
  • Reference plane is the course of the control cam 23 in the Matterhöhungsabrough 27 is excessive, so in any case exceeds the level of the Offenwolfsabitess 26 and the clamping position portion 28 of the control cam 23. More preferably, the level of the clamping position portion 28 with respect to the base member chosen lower than the level of the Offenwolfsabitess 26, in particular is a
  • the free second leg 22 is guided during pivoting of the actuating arm 17 by means of the actuating tool 18, starting from the open position portion 26 by means of the control cam 23 via the cantilever portion 27, from which this is passed over the monotonically falling in the direction of the clamping position portion 28 transition region 29 .
  • the free second leg 22 is at the at least one control cam 23 to form a sliding guide.
  • this is the end of the second free leg 22 formed as a second tab member 30.
  • the second free leg 22 rests on the control cams 23 of the side surfaces 24 via a guide axis (not shown in the drawing). The contact force with which the second free leg 22 presses in the direction of the control cams 23 is transmitted in a linear manner to the control cams 23 by means of the guide axis.
  • the receiving element 16 and the contact element 13 are integrally formed and electrically conductive.
  • the receiving element 16 and the contact element 13 are made of an electrically conductive part, for example as a stamped part.
  • the actuating arm 17 as
  • the free second leg 22 is pulled under spring pretension against the at least one control cam 23.
  • the spring clip is configured such that in the open position no spring bias acts, but this steadily increases when pivoting in the clamping position. Due to the increasing spring force and the control curve geometry described above, an independent locking is achieved in the clamping position.
  • FIG. 6 shows a through-terminal 31 according to the invention.
  • the feed-through terminal 31 comprises two of the connection terminals according to the invention with the features described above in detail.
  • the receiving element 16 of both terminals is integrally formed, so that the two terminals are connected to each other both mechanically and electrically.
  • Passage clamp according to the invention are preferably surrounded by an insulating material housing (not shown in the drawing). More preferably, the respective terminal types according to the invention are designed and arranged as terminal blocks.
  • the problem is solved by a corresponding method.
  • the inventive method for connecting the electrical conductor 1 1 to the terminal according to the invention comprises the following steps.
  • the electrical conductor 1 1 is first inserted into the terminal point 10 of the terminal, which is in the open position.
  • the operating tool 18 is inserted into the actuating arm 17 arranged therefor.
  • the clamping element 12 By pivoting the actuating arm 17 by means of the actuating tool 18, the clamping element 12 by the above-described interaction of the receiving element 16 on the correspondingly arranged parts, such as clamping element 12 and actuating arm 17, of the

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  • Connections Arranged To Contact A Plurality Of Conductors (AREA)
  • Manufacturing Of Electrical Connectors (AREA)
  • Coupling Device And Connection With Printed Circuit (AREA)

Abstract

La présente invention concerne une borne de raccordement servant à raccorder au moins un conducteur électrique et comportant : un élément de serrage (12) disposé pivotant entre une position ouverte et une position serrée autour d'un axe (15) sur un élément de réception (16), l'élément de serrage formant avec un élément de contact (13) un point de serrage (10) pour le conducteur électrique (11) ; et un bras d'actionnement (17) conçu pour recevoir un outil d'actionnement (18), une première branche libre (20) du bras d'actionnement (17) étant disposée pivotant sur l'élément de serrage (12) et écartée de l'axe (15) de celui-ci de sorte que l'élément de serrage (12) soit conçu pour être mené de la position ouverte à la position serrée et inversement par le pivotement du bras d'actionnement (17) au moyen de l'outil d'actionnement (18). La présente invention est caractérisée en ce qu'une seconde branche libre (22) du bras d'actionnement (17) est guidée mobile par le biais d'au moins une courbe de commande (23). La présente invention concerne en outre un procédé de raccordement d'au moins un conducteur électrique (11).
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LU93033A LU93033B1 (de) 2016-04-20 2016-04-20 Elektrische Anschlussklemme und Verfahren
PCT/EP2017/057855 WO2017182258A1 (fr) 2016-04-20 2017-04-03 Borne de raccordement électrique et procédé

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LU93033B1 (de) 2017-11-30
WO2017182258A1 (fr) 2017-10-26
CN109075464A (zh) 2018-12-21

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