EP3925032A1 - Protective conductor connection - Google Patents
Protective conductor connectionInfo
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- EP3925032A1 EP3925032A1 EP20708028.4A EP20708028A EP3925032A1 EP 3925032 A1 EP3925032 A1 EP 3925032A1 EP 20708028 A EP20708028 A EP 20708028A EP 3925032 A1 EP3925032 A1 EP 3925032A1
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- Prior art keywords
- protective conductor
- leg
- actuating element
- contact surface
- spring element
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- 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
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- H01R4/4828—Spring-activating arrangements mounted on or integrally formed with the spring housing
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- 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
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Definitions
- the invention relates to a protective conductor connection for a grounding element of a plug connector as well as one for such a connector
- Housing suitable for protective conductor connection.
- Earthing elements of connectors connected to protective conductors are used in the event of a connection between a live conductor and a conductive, accessible part, e.g. B. a housing to keep this at ground potential and trigger a fuse and thus prevent or at least reduce a current flow, in particular through the (human) body to ground.
- a conductive, accessible part e.g. B. a housing to keep this at ground potential and trigger a fuse and thus prevent or at least reduce a current flow, in particular through the (human) body to ground.
- Grounding element provided as a protective conductor connection, a screw connection in which the protective conductor with the help of a
- Screwdriver to be attached to the grounding element.
- a screw To connect a protective conductor, a screw must be screwed in or out of the grounding element. This screw can loosen over time due to vibrations, which has the consequence that the protective conductor loses its function.
- the protective conductor can also be attached to the wrong side of the screw, so that it is undesirably pressed outwards.
- a protective conductor connected to the grounding element can also only be loosened by means of a screwdriver, as in the case of its attachment, which is disadvantageously expensive if necessary.
- the protective conductor connection also has a protective conductor contact that forms a contact pin and a connection block on the
- a housing wall of the connector housing forms a bearing that is attached to a cylindrical wall section of the
- Protective conductor is located, into which the screw of the screw connection can be screwed in order to clamp the protective conductor to be connected against the housing wall.
- the protective conductor connection installed in the connector housing must match the protective conductor already on the connector housing
- German Patent and Trademark Office researched the following prior art in the priority application for the present application: DE 10 2012 016 725 A1, DE 10 2016 120 002 A1, DE 20 2017 107 035 U1, DE 601 28 235 T2.
- the object of the invention is to provide a functionally reliable and also easily manageable protective conductor connection for a grounding element of a plug connector.
- a further object of the invention is to provide a housing suitable for a protruding protective conductor connection.
- the present invention relates to one
- Busbar of a connector extending in the plugging direction and on a wall of an insulating body of the
- the grounding element has a mounting area for mounting the grounding element on the wall of the insulating body and a contact element for providing electrical contact with a
- the contact element can suitably be designed as a contact pin which extends in the plugging direction on a wall of a connection area of the insulating body for connection to a mating connector.
- a spring element and one corresponding to the spring element are located on the mounting area of the grounding element
- actuating element formed and arranged actuating element provided.
- the actuating element and the spring element are designed and arranged in such a way that the actuating element interacts with the spring element when it is actuated such that a contact connection for the protective conductor with the busbar is actuated by means of the spring element.
- the contact connection is in a first position of the
- Actuating element opened in the plug-in direction and closed in a second position of the actuating element in the plug-in direction.
- the actuating element can advantageously be designed and arranged displaceably in the plug-in direction so that it can be actuated by a first actuation of the plug-in direction
- the actuating element is also suitably designed and arranged in such a way that the actuating element can also be brought from the second position into the first position by means of a second actuation of the actuating element acting against the insertion direction. Due to the advantageous provision of the actuating element, the contact connection for the protective conductor can be both opened and closed in a particularly simple and reliable manner, in particular from the cable connection direction, after which the protective conductor without a complex and
- Protective conductor contact can be connected.
- the mounting area of the grounding element can have angled first and second oppositely formed legs, the busbar being provided in a simple manner by means of the first leg, i. E. can be formed by the first leg.
- the busbar is advantageously formed in one piece with the grounding element.
- the spring element and the actuating element can be arranged adjacently between the first and second legs in such a way that a contour of the actuating element interacts with an adjacent contour of the spring element.
- a suitable frame for positioning the spring element and the actuating element can be provided by means of the first and second legs.
- the first leg, by means of which the busbar is also provided, has a particularly advantageous dual function.
- the spring element can suitably be a cage tension spring with a window recess, a flat contact surface, and a
- Such cage tension springs are particularly reliable and are available with a desirable spring constant for providing a reliable electrical and, moreover, also mechanical contact.
- Cage tension spring designed spring element allow in particular advantageously a contact of different conductor cross-sections having protective conductors with the busbar, after the
- the protective conductor desirably increases.
- the spring element is arranged in a space-saving manner in such a way that it has its flat contact surface on a first contact surface of the first leg opposite the second leg
- the window recess encompasses a slightly angled, free-standing tab adjoining its contact surface and also an upper tab formed on the first leg, which is also angled.
- the spring element is arranged in such a space-saving and secure manner on the first leg that the window recess extends over one of the first contact surfaces of the first in the first position
- the window recess of the spring element is suitably designed in such a way that the protective conductor connection is advantageously suitable for connecting protective conductors with a conductor cross-section of 0.15mm 2 to 4mm 2, taking advantage of the positive influence of the spring properties of a cage clamp spring described above.
- the spring element is advantageous in one aspect
- a protective conductor inserted into the window recess is clamped against the second contact surface of the first leg and its upper, advantageously angled tab, by the spring element, which relaxes compared to the first position.
- Protective conductors without end sleeves are pressed into the kink of the angled tab and thus protected against unintentional pulling out.
- the actuating element is also described below with reference to the above-mentioned second leg.
- the advantageously angled upper tab of the first leg also effectively prevents the spring element from sliding out of its predetermined working position.
- the actuating element can suitably be designed as a bolt which extends between the first and second legs in the insertion direction and has a first side on a contact surface of the second opposite the first contact surface of the first leg
- the actuating element has a contour that interacts with the spring element described above, with a clamping shoulder, a clamping bevel and an actuating recess, the thickness of the actuating element is considerably reduced at its actuating recess compared to the thickness on its clamping shoulder.
- the spring element and the actuating element are advantageously designed and arranged such that the clamping shoulder is arranged in the first position of the actuating element to correspond to the clamping leg of the spring element and interact accordingly.
- the spring element is by means of a
- the spring element extends beyond the second contact surface of the first leg and is exposed for receiving a protective conductor.
- the first and second legs have a sufficient material thickness for this.
- Spring element is arranged in the actuating recess of the actuating element.
- the spring element is thus comparatively relaxed in the second position, the window recess of the
- the end of the spring element is pulled towards the first leg and its upper flap, and a protective conductor previously inserted into the window recess in the first position is clamped by the spring element against the second contact surface and the upper flap of the first leg by means of spring force as described above .
- Actuating element by means of a plug-in direction and / or in
- the first and / or second actuation of the actuating element acting in the opposite direction of plugging acts the clamping leg of the spring element with the Tensioning slope of the actuating element advantageously together in such a way that the actuating element is brought from the first and / or second position into the second and / or first position, after which the spring element by means of the actuating element and the second
- Clamping leg is tensioned accordingly and / or relaxed.
- the side of the actuating element lying opposite the interacting contour and resting against the contact surface of the second leg has an engagement bevel with an adjoining engagement step which is formed in a head of the actuation element
- Tool insertion opening are easily accessible for a tool.
- Attack incline and attack level attaching tool can be exerted in a simple manner, a predetermined force in the opposite direction of insertion on the actuating element.
- the actuating element is actuated in the opposite plug-in direction and from the above
- Spring element is arranged in the actuating recess, brought over the clamping slope into the first position in which the clamping leg is arranged on the clamping shoulder and in which the spring element is tensioned accordingly as described above.
- Connector housing can be provided in a suitable manner by means of a symmetrically formed third and fourth leg angled perpendicularly to the plug-in direction on the assembly area of the grounding element and provided as a flange for assembly on a projection formed on the wall of the insulating body. Suitable means for attaching the
- Connector housings can be provided, which can be provided by means of screws.
- a desirable stop for a displacement of the can suitably by means of one of the legs of the contact surface
- Actuating element be provided in the plug-in direction of the connector, according to which this leg has an advantageous dual function. Such a stop provides additional effective protection against incorrect operation of the actuating element
- housing half-shell can be provided, wherein the assembly area and the housing half-shell can be assembled to form a housing in which the spring element and the actuating element are advantageously accommodated.
- the protruding housing half-shell can have an advantageous inner contour which, in addition to the assembly area, also forms a positive fit with the first and second legs and the actuating element
- a first attachment with a protective conductor entry for the protective conductor can be formed on a wall of the housing half-shell.
- the first approach can be one with one in the mounting area of the
- Grounding element formed recess in a form-fitting manner have cooperating pegs in such a way that the peg engages with the assembly area of the grounding element when the housing half-shell is assembled.
- a first and second contact surface for contact with the assembly area and a third and fourth
- Abutment surface for abutment on the first leg be formed, whereby a composite housing a desirable
- the contact surface is advantageously designed parallel to the plug-in direction and the fourth contact surface is designed perpendicular to the plug-in direction and corresponds to a lower edge of the first leg.
- the first attachment suitably has a recess for receiving the spring element protruding beyond the second contact surface of the first leg in the first position, the recess also extending in particular through the third contact surface.
- a fifth contact surface for contact with the actuating element can also be formed on the first attachment, and a bevel can also be provided, by means of which a stop is provided for the actuating element in the opposite plug-in direction.
- the bevel formed on the first approach acts with the clamping bevel of the
- Stability of the housing suitably also a second lateral extension with a first and second contact surface for contact with the second leg and with a third contact surface for contact with the actuating element and with a fourth contact surface for contact with the mounting area of the grounding element.
- a guide is provided for a displacement of the actuating element in the insertion direction from the first position to the second position and is provided against the insertion direction from the second position to the first position. This measure contributes to an effective protection of the
- a central block can also be formed in a suitable manner, which has a contour, so that an overbending protection of the spring element is provided.
- a wall of the housing by means of a central area of the
- Mounting area of the grounding element be provided and the wall of the housing half-shell formed and arranged opposite to this wall.
- a housing suitable for a protective conductor contact enables an advantageously stable and compact housing which is easy to assemble and which accommodates the spring element and the actuating element in a protective manner, and from which the head of the actuating element is used to actuate it against the Plug direction protrudes.
- the above invention accordingly also relates in particular to a housing for an inventive one described above
- Busbar one in the plugging direction of a connector
- a wall of the housing is suitably provided by means of a mounting region of the grounding element which is provided and designed for mounting on the wall of the insulating body.
- the housing has a housing half-shell which is designed to correspond to the assembly area and is described above in such a way that the housing half-shell is connected to the
- Mounting area can be assembled to form the housing.
- the assembly area of the housing according to the invention is advantageously designed to correspond to the housing half-shell, which has an inner contour, that the housing is suitable for accommodating a spring element provided on the assembly area and an actuating element that interacts with the spring element, with the actuating element and the spring element in Cooperation with the first and second legs described above
- the housing according to the invention for the protective conductor connection according to the invention, in particular effective protection of the function of the protective conductor connection can be provided.
- the possibility is advantageously created of pre-assembling a grounding element already provided with a protective conductor and the grounding element with the one protected in the housing and one already connected
- the spring element designed as a cage tension spring is suitably made of metal.
- the actuating element and the housing half-shell can each be made of metal and / or a suitable plastic.
- FIG. 1A shows a perspective illustration of a grounding element for a protective conductor connection according to an embodiment of
- 1B shows a housing half-shell for the grounding element
- FIG. 2A shows a detail of the grounding element with a busbar and a spring element arranged thereon;
- 2C shows the busbar with the spring element and a
- FIG. 2D shows an actuating element according to an embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 2E shows a section through the actuating element along the line L-L of FIG. 2D together with a tool
- FIG. 3A shows a protective conductor connection according to an embodiment from FIG.
- FIG. 4A shows the grounding element provided with the housing half-shell
- FIG. 4B shows the grounding element from FIG. 4A from the other side
- Fig. 5 the intended use on an insulating body of a
- 1 A shows a perspective illustration of a grounding element 1 for a protective conductor connection according to an embodiment of the invention.
- Fig. 1 B shows a housing half-shell 4, which is designed to - rotated horizontally by 180 ° in the drawing - with the
- Earthing element 1 to be assembled into a common housing.
- the grounding element 1 is designed to be suitable for connecting a protective conductor 5 of the invention and is intended for mounting on a wall 60 of an insulating body 6 of a plug connector. This insulating body 6 is described below with reference to FIG. 5.
- Earthing element 1 extends in the insertion direction S of the
- the grounding element 1 has a mounting area 10 for mounting on the wall 60 and a contact element 15 for providing electrical contact with a mating connector and a
- the contact surface for providing an electrical contact with a connector housing is designed as a contact pin.
- Contact element 15 can be designed as a contact spring.
- contact element 15 has an angled portion which corresponds in a form-fitting manner to a step formed on insulating body 6.
- first 11 and a second 12 leg angled towards one another are formed.
- the first leg 1 1 is to provide a power rail for Contact connection is provided for a protective conductor 5 and interacts with a spring element 2.
- the second leg 12 represents one
- Opposite leg for the first leg 11 ready and cooperates with an actuating element 3 shown below.
- a third and fourth symmetrically designed leg 13 shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, is angled perpendicular to the plug-in direction S on the mounting area 10 of the grounding element 1.
- the pin 44 is provided on an inner contour of the housing half-shell 4, which is formed on a wall 40 of the housing half-shell 4.
- Protective conductor entry 45 designed to introduce a protective conductor 5 into the assembled housing.
- the first extension 41 has the pin 44 that is formed in a form-fitting manner with the recess 14 formed in the assembly area 10.
- the block-like first extension 41 also has a first and second contact surface 410 for contact with the
- the third contact surface 411 is formed parallel to the insertion direction S and to contact a second one Contact surface of the first leg 11 is provided.
- Contact surface 41 1 is formed perpendicular to the plug-in direction S and is provided for contact with a lower edge of the first leg 11.
- Recess 412 is formed, which in particular also extends through the third contact surface 41 1 of the first projection 41.
- the first extension 41 also has a fifth contact surface 413 for contact with an actuating element 3 described below.
- a bevel 43 is formed on the first projection 41, which forms a common edge with the fifth contact surface 413, and by means of which a stop for the actuating element 3 is provided counter to the insertion direction S.
- a second lateral extension 42 On the wall 40 of the housing half-shell 4 there is also a second lateral extension 42 with a first and second contact surface 421 for contact with the second leg 12 and with a third
- the first and second contact surfaces 421 are each provided for contact with an edge extending in the insertion direction S and against a lower edge of the second leg 12 extending perpendicular to the insertion direction S.
- Attachment 41 is a guide for moving the actuating element 3 described below in the insertion direction S from the first position P1 to the second position P2 and against the insertion direction S. provided from the second position P2 to the first position P1.
- a central block 46 is also formed, which has a contour so that a
- FIG. 2A shows a detail of the grounding element 1 from FIG. 1A with an abovementioned spring element 2 in a pretensioned state, which is below a first position P1
- Actuating element 3 corresponds.
- FIG. 2B shows the spring element 2 arranged on the busbar 11 of the grounding element 1 of FIG. 2A
- FIG. 2C shows this
- the spring element 2 suitably designed as a cage tension spring, has a window recess 20, a flat contact surface 21, and a tensioning leg 22, the flat contact surface 21 resting over a large area on a first contact surface of the first leg 11 opposite the second leg 12.
- the window recess 20 engages around a slightly angled, free-standing one adjoining the contact surface 21 of the spring element 2
- the tab 11 1 is initially angled slightly at a first angle a1 against the second contact surface of the first leg 11 and then at a second angle a2 angled towards the first contact surface of the first leg 11. In this way, a can be inserted into the window recess 20 introduced protective conductor 5 with the window recess 20 against the second contact surface of the first leg 11 and the upper tab 11 1, which is slightly angled at the first angle a1, are clamped and also mechanically held particularly safe and stable.
- the spring element 2 On the contact surface of the first leg 11, the spring element 2 is held in a stable manner on the first leg 11 with its tab 211 located in the window recess 20.
- FIG. 2D shows an above-mentioned actuating element 3 according to an embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 2E shows a section through the actuating element 3 from FIG. 2D along the line L-L from FIG. 2D together with a tool 37.
- the actuating element 3 is designed like a bolt and extends in the insertion direction S between the first 11 and second 12 legs and lies with a first side on one of the first contact surface of the first leg 11 opposite contact surface of the second
- FIG. 3A is also made to FIGS. 3A and B.
- FIG. 3A is also made to FIGS. 3A and B.
- Actuating element 3 has a clamping shoulder 30, a
- the side of the actuating element 3 resting on the contact surface of the second leg 12 has an engagement bevel 35 with a
- Actuating element 3 can be brought in a simple manner from the second position P2 shown in FIG. 3B into its first position P1 of FIG. 3A.
- head 33 is also another one
- Tool insertion opening 34 is provided for a tool for actuation of the actuating element 3 acting in the insertion direction S.
- FIG. 3A shows a protective conductor connection according to an embodiment of the invention with the grounding element 1 from FIG. 1A, the
- FIG. 3B shows the Protective conductor connection of FIG. 3A in the aforementioned second position P2.
- the spring element 2 provided on the mounting area 10 of the grounding element 1 and the actuating element 3 are designed and arranged in such a way that the actuating element 3 interacts with the spring element 2 when it is actuated that in the first
- the actuating element 3 is designed and arranged displaceably in the plug-in direction S that the actuating element 3 by means of a first actuation of the
- Position P2 is displaceable, and by means of a counter to the
- Insertion direction S acting second actuation of the actuating element 3 from the second position P2 in the first position P1 is displaceable.
- Actuating element 3 and the second leg 12 provided clamping force is tensioned such that the window recess 20 extends beyond the second contact surface of the first leg 1 1 and is exposed for receiving a protective conductor 5.
- the clamping leg 22 of the spring element 2 is on the clamping shoulder 30 of the
- Actuating element 3 arranged.
- the actuating recess 32 of the actuating element 3 interacts with the clamping leg 22 of the spring element 2 in such a way that a protective conductor 5 inserted into the window recess 20 from the spring element 2 by means of spring force against the second contact surface of the first leg 11 and the upper flap 1 1 1 is clamped.
- no protective conductor 5 is shown in FIG. 3B.
- Actuating recess 32 of the actuating element 3 is arranged.
- the head 33 of the actuating element 3 rests against the upper edge of the second leg 12. It should also be mentioned that a thickness of the actuating element 3 in its area between the head 33 and the actuating recess 32 is tapered compared to its thickness of the clamping shoulder 30, the bevel 43 described above with reference to FIG.
- Position P1 interacts against the insertion direction S when the actuating element 3 is actuated.
- Grounding element 1 provided housing emerges.
- a stop for the actuating element 3 is provided in the second position P2 by means of a leg 13.
- An actuation in the plug-in direction S can take place by means of a suitable tool and also by hand, and an actuation in the opposite plug-in direction can take place using a tool 37, as described above.
- FIG. 4A shows the grounding element 1 from FIG. 3A provided with the housing half-shell 4 from FIG. 1B in the first position P1 with the head 33 made up of the housing half-shell 4 and the
- the wall 40 of the housing half-shell 4 forms a wall of the assembled housing in which the
- FIG. 4B shows the assembled housing from FIG. 4A from the opposite direction with the wall of the housing provided by means of the assembly area 10 of the grounding element 1.
- the pin 44 of the housing half-shell 4 is form-fitting with the in the
- Fig. 5 shows the intended use on a wall 60 of the
- Insulating body 6 of a connector assembled and with the
- Protective conductor 5 and the housing half-shell 4 provided grounding element 1 in the second position P2.
- the protective conductor 5 is in the
- the contact element 15 is to provide electrical contact with a mating connector on the connection area 65 of the
- Insulating body 6 arranged.
- the flange provided for leg 13 has a contact surface provided with two screws and, in order to provide electrical contact with a connector housing (not shown) for mounting with the connector housing by means of the screws, rests on a projection 63 of the insulating body 6 formed on the wall 60.
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DE102019103772.7A DE102019103772B4 (en) | 2019-02-13 | 2019-02-14 | Protective conductor connection |
PCT/DE2020/100088 WO2020164664A1 (en) | 2019-02-13 | 2020-02-11 | Protective conductor connection |
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