EP3586404C0 - ELASTIC CONNECTION AND ROUND CONNECTOR WITH A PLURALITY OF ELASTIC CONNECTIONS - Google Patents

ELASTIC CONNECTION AND ROUND CONNECTOR WITH A PLURALITY OF ELASTIC CONNECTIONS

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EP3586404C0
EP3586404C0 EP18705650.2A EP18705650A EP3586404C0 EP 3586404 C0 EP3586404 C0 EP 3586404C0 EP 18705650 A EP18705650 A EP 18705650A EP 3586404 C0 EP3586404 C0 EP 3586404C0
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elastic
connections
round connector
connection
elastic connection
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP3586404A1 (en
EP3586404B1 (en
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Michael Lüdke
Frank Mellies
Jörg Hohmeier
Falk Langer
Torsten Tasche
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Phoenix Contact GmbH and Co KG
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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
    • H01R4/48—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
    • H01R4/4835—Mechanically bistable arrangements, e.g. locked by the housing when the spring is biased
    • 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
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R9/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, e.g. terminal strips or terminal blocks; Terminals or binding posts mounted upon a base or in a case; Bases therefor
    • H01R9/22—Bases, e.g. strip, block, panel
    • H01R9/24—Terminal blocks
    • H01R9/2491—Terminal blocks structurally associated with plugs or sockets
EP18705650.2A 2017-02-27 2018-02-20 Spring-force connection and round plug-in connector with a large number of spring-force connections Active EP3586404B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP23213326.4A EP4329103A3 (en) 2017-02-27 2018-02-20 Spring-force connection and round plug connector having a plurality of spring-force connections

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
BE20175116A BE1024468B1 (en) 2017-02-27 2017-02-27 Spring-cage connection and circular connector with a large number of spring-cage connections
PCT/EP2018/054155 WO2018153862A1 (en) 2017-02-27 2018-02-20 Spring-force connection and round plug-in connector with a large number of spring-force connections

Related Child Applications (1)

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EP23213326.4A Division EP4329103A3 (en) 2017-02-27 2018-02-20 Spring-force connection and round plug connector having a plurality of spring-force connections

Publications (3)

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EP3586404A1 EP3586404A1 (en) 2020-01-01
EP3586404C0 true EP3586404C0 (en) 2023-12-13
EP3586404B1 EP3586404B1 (en) 2023-12-13

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EP23213326.4A Withdrawn EP4329103A3 (en) 2017-02-27 2018-02-20 Spring-force connection and round plug connector having a plurality of spring-force connections
EP18705650.2A Active EP3586404B1 (en) 2017-02-27 2018-02-20 Spring-force connection and round plug-in connector with a large number of spring-force connections

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EP23213326.4A Withdrawn EP4329103A3 (en) 2017-02-27 2018-02-20 Spring-force connection and round plug connector having a plurality of spring-force connections

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US (1) US10998649B2 (en)
EP (2) EP4329103A3 (en)
JP (1) JP6995870B2 (en)
CN (1) CN110366799B (en)
BE (1) BE1024468B1 (en)
DE (2) DE202018006437U1 (en)
WO (1) WO2018153862A1 (en)

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EP3586404A1 (en) 2020-01-01
CN110366799B (en) 2021-10-22
JP6995870B2 (en) 2022-02-04
BE1024468B1 (en) 2018-02-28
CN110366799A (en) 2019-10-22
US10998649B2 (en) 2021-05-04
US20200059014A1 (en) 2020-02-20
EP3586404B1 (en) 2023-12-13
DE202018006858U1 (en) 2023-10-30
DE202018006437U1 (en) 2020-05-27
WO2018153862A1 (en) 2018-08-30
EP4329103A3 (en) 2024-05-22
EP4329103A2 (en) 2024-02-28
JP2020508554A (en) 2020-03-19

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