EP3657605A1 - Klemmleiste mit seitlichen elastischen griffen - Google Patents

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EP3657605A1
EP3657605A1 EP18207842.8A EP18207842A EP3657605A1 EP 3657605 A1 EP3657605 A1 EP 3657605A1 EP 18207842 A EP18207842 A EP 18207842A EP 3657605 A1 EP3657605 A1 EP 3657605A1
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Shang-Tsai Wu
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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
    • H01R4/48455—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member using a leaf spring to bias the conductor toward the busbar insertion of a wire only possible by pressing 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
    • 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
    • H01R13/112—Resilient sockets forked sockets having two legs
    • 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
    • H01R4/48365—Spring-activating arrangements mounted on or integrally formed with the spring housing with integral release means
    • 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

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  • the present invention generally relates to terminal blocks and, in particular to a terminal block with elastic handles.
  • Terminal blocks are electrical connecting devices composed of an insulation seat, spring plate and conductive elements which are provided as a working platform for electrically connecting with a plurality of wires. Moreover, terminal blocks are used in a wide range of applications, such as electrical appliances (for example, air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, or ovens), mechanical equipment (such as industrial computers, uninterruptible power systems, power supplies etc.) or engineering control equipment (such as electromechanical systems, refrigerated air conditioners or programmable controllers, etc.) and other devices, or data transmission cables etc...
  • electrical appliances for example, air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, or ovens
  • mechanical equipment such as industrial computers, uninterruptible power systems, power supplies etc.
  • engineering control equipment such as electromechanical systems, refrigerated air conditioners or programmable controllers, etc.
  • some terminal blocks are provided with elastic handles for pressing the spring plate in the insulation seat so as to facilitate the insertion of cables to perform the electricity connection.
  • most of the existing elastic handles are placed at the insertion opening of the terminal blocks; therefore, the elastic handles are higher than the terminal block by a certain distance and that will lead to a substantial increase in the overall height of the terminal block, and the overall height of the product will be affected.
  • the Inventor proposes the present invention based on his expert knowledge and elaborate researches in order to solve the problems of prior art.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a terminal block with lateral elastic handles to reduce the height of the terminal block for saving space and cost.
  • the present invention provides a terminal block with lateral elastic handles for inserting at least one cable comprising an insulation base, at least one conducting terminal structure, at least one spring plate and at least one elastic handle.
  • the insulation base has at least one accommodating space, and an insertion opening, an exit opening and a side opening communicated with the accommodating space.
  • the insertion opening and the exit opening are disposed at opposite sides of the insulation base.
  • the side opening is located at an outer surface of the insulation base between the insertion opening and the exit opening.
  • the conducting terminal structure is disposed in the insulation base.
  • the conducting terminal structure comprises a first conductive sheet and a second conductive sheet connected to the first conductive sheet.
  • the first conductive sheet and the second conductive sheet are disposed oppositely and formed with an insertion space adjacent to the exit opening for inserting the cable, and the first conductive sheet is extended with a stopping plate adjacent to the insertion opening.
  • the spring plate comprises an abutting section, and one end of the abutting section is abutted against the stopping plate elastically.
  • the elastic handle comprises a clamping portion and a resilience arm connected with the clamping portion. The resilience arm is fixed at the insulation base, and the clamping portion is movably disposed at the side opening and is capable of pressing the abutting section.
  • the terminal block of the present invention has provided with elastic handles at a side opening of the insulation base; besides, the conducting terminal structure coupled with a spring plate is combined in the insulation base. Moreover, the resilience arm of the elastic handle is fixed in the insulation base so that the clamping portion is movably disposed at the side opening.
  • the elastic handle of the present invention is c the lateral side of the insulation base so that the overall height of the terminal block will not be increased.
  • the plural of elastic handles of the present invention can be integrally formed and connected to each other, thereby the practicability of the present invention can be enhanced.
  • FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 depict an explosion schematic view of the terminal block with lateral elastic handles of the present invention, an explosion schematic view of the conducting terminal structure, a perspective schematic view and a cross sectional view of the assembly of the terminal block of the present invention.
  • the terminal block 1 with lateral elastic handles of the present invention includes an insulation base 10, at least one conducting terminal structure 20, at least one spring plate 30 and at least one elastic handle 40.
  • the spring plate 30 is combined with the conducting terminal structure 20 and disposed in the insulation base 10 with the conducting terminal structure 20.
  • the elastic handle 40 is installed at a lateral side of the insulation base 10. More detailed descriptions of the terminal block 1 with lateral elastic handle are as follows.
  • the insulation base 10 has at least one accommodating space 100, and an insertion opening 101, an exit opening 102 and a side opening 103 communicated with the accommodating space 100.
  • the insertion opening 101 and the exit opening 102 are disposed at opposite sides of the insulation base 10, and the side opening 103 is located at an outer surface of the insulation base 10 between the insertion opening 101 and the exit opening 102.
  • the conducting terminal structure 20 is disposed in the insulation base 10.
  • the conducting terminal structure 20 comprises a first conductive sheet 21 and a second conductive sheet 22 connected to the first conductive sheet 21.
  • the first conductive sheet 21 and the second conductive sheet 22 are disposed oppositely and formed with an insertion space 200 adjacent to the exit opening 102 for inserting the cable 2, and the first conductive sheet 21 is extended with a stopping plate 211 adjacent to the insertion opening 101.
  • the spring plate 30 comprises an abutting section 31, and one end of the abutting section 31 is abutted against the stopping plate 211 elastically.
  • the spring plate 30 further includes an insertion seat 32 connected with the abutting section 31, and the spring plate 30 is positioned on the conducting terminal structure 20 through the insertion seat 32.
  • the spring plate 30 further includes a connection section 33 located between the abutting section 31 and the insertion seat 32. The connection section 33 is bended and extended from the insertion seat 32 to connect with the abutting section 31, and the abutting section 31 has an elastic force through the connection section 33.
  • a location of the abutting section 31 is corresponded with the insertion opening 101.
  • the stopping plate 211 of the first conductive sheet 21 has provided with a plurality of positioning portions 210, and one end of the abutting section 31 can be optionally positioned at one of the positioning portions 210.
  • the insertion seat 32 comprises a supporting segment 321 extended from the connection section 33, a piercing segment 322 bended and extended from the supporting segment 321 and a position segment 323 bended and extended from the piercing segment 322.
  • the piercing segment 322 has a through hole 320, and the through hole 320 is located between the insertion opening 101 and the insertion space 200.
  • the positioning section 323 of the spring plate 30 is abutted on the stopping plate 211 through the stopping plate 211 inserted in the through hole 320, and further be positioned on the conducting terminal structure 20. Therefore, when the cable is inserted from the insertion opening 101, the cable passes the through hole 320 and then enters the insertion space 200.
  • the elastic handle 40 comprises a clamping portion 41 and a resilience arm 42 connected with the clamping portion 41.
  • the resilience arm 42 is fixed at the insulation base 10, and the clamping portion 41 is movably disposed at the side opening 103 and is capable of pressing the abutting section 31.
  • the resilience arm 42 is configured by a thin wall of plastic for having elastic force.
  • the clamping portion 41 includes a push plate 411 and at least one press plate 412 connected with the push plate 411.
  • the push plate 411 is located outside of the side opening 103 of the insulation base 10, and the press plate 412 is extended into the side opening 103 and abutted against the stopping plate 211 of the first conductive sheet 21.
  • an outer surface of the push plate 411 has a plurality of friction ribs 413 and a screwdriver slot 414 provided for positioning a screwdriver (not shown).
  • the terminal block 1 with lateral elastic handle further includes a conductive seat 50 combined in the insulation base 10.
  • the conductive seat 50 has disposed with at least one terminal slot 51; a quantity of the terminal slot 51 is corresponded with the conducting terminal structure 20, and the conducting terminal structure 20 is installed in the terminal slot 51.
  • the quantities of the at least one conducting terminal structure 20, the at least one spring plate 30, the at least one elastic handle 40 and the at least one terminal slot 51 are plural.
  • the elastic handles 40 are formed in one piece and connected to each other.
  • At least one lateral side of the insulation base 10 has a wing plate 11; an insertion space 110 is formed between the wing plate 11 and the insulation base 10, and one end of the resilience arm 42 of the elastic handle 40 is inserted in the insertion space 110.
  • a top of the wing plate 11 has a slot 111.
  • One end of the resilience arm 42 has a hook 421, and the hook 421 is snapped in the slot 111.
  • the spring plate 30 is combined with the conducting terminal structure 20 and disposed in the insulation base 10 with the conducting terminal structure 20.
  • the elastic handle 40 is installed at a lateral side of the insulation base 10.
  • the clamping portion 41 of the elastic handle 40 is movably disposed at the side opening 103 and is capable of pressing the abutting section 31.
  • FIG. 5 to FIG. 7 they depict a schematic view of inserting cable to the terminal block with lateral elastic handles of the present invention, an operating schematic view and a cross sectional view of the present invention.
  • the terminal block 1 with lateral elastic handle of the present invention is provided for inserting at least one cable 2.
  • the elastic handle 40 can be pressed against the abutting section 31 of the spring plate 30 by an external force so as to facilitate inserting an external cable into the insulating base 10 and electrically connect with the conducting terminal structure 20.
  • the cable 2 when the cable 2 is inserted into the terminal structure 20 from the insertion opening 101, the cable 2 passes the pressure plate 412 and the abutting section 31; then the cable 2 passes through the through hole 320, and will be stopped on the first conductive sheet 21 at last. Thereby, the cable 2 will be electrically connected with the conducting terminal structure 20.
  • an end of the press plate 412 of the elastic handle 40 has a bump 415; and the bump 415 is clamped with the conducting terminal structure 20 (the stopping plate 211 and the position segment 323) so that the pressure plate 412 will not disengage from the insulation base 10.
  • FIG. 8 it depicts another embodiment of the terminal block with lateral elastic handles.
  • the difference in this embodiment lies in the configuration of the elastic handle.
  • the terminal block 1 has provided with a plurality of elastic handles 40a, but the elastic handles 40 are formed separately which are different from the previous embodiment in which the elastic handles are integral formed in one piece and connected to each other.

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