EP4074151A1

EP4074151A1 - Electric component, in particular terminal block, comprising a socket for receiving a receiving component

Info

Publication number: EP4074151A1
Application number: EP20824482.2A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Elmar Schaper; Frank HERDEN
Original assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH and Co KG
Current assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH and Co KG
Priority date: 2019-12-09
Filing date: 2020-12-08
Publication date: 2022-10-19
Also published as: US20230146590A1; WO2021116130A1; WO2021116131A1; WO2021116129A1; CN115066992A; CN115066992B; WO2021116132A1

Abstract

The invention relates to an electric component comprising at least one socket for receiving a receiving component, in particular a relay or an optocoupler, in or on the electric component. The receiving component comprises first electric contact elements on the lower face of the receiving component to contact second electric contact elements of the electric component, said first electric contact elements electrically contacting the second electric contact elements of the electric component in an active position of the receiving component on the socket. The electric component additionally comprises a manipulation device, by means of which the receiving component can be more easily plugged into the active position in the socket and/or pulled out of the active position, wherein the manipulation device has a spacing section, and a free end of the spacing section protrudes beyond the electric component and/or the receiving component inserted into the socket in the active position.

Description

Electrical component, in particular a terminal block, with a socket for

Recording of a receiving component

Description Field of the Invention

The present disclosure relates to an electrical device, for example a terminal block, in particular with at least one receiving component for mounting in the electrical device, as well as an electrical device with a mounted receiving component.

Background and general description of the invention

Electrical components for the plug-in assembly of receiving components, such as in particular relays or optocouplers, are known. The receptacle components that are plugged into the electrical component are typically designed so that they can be removed, for example in order to be able to be removed in the event of an exchange, such as a defect, or to select and select the appropriate receptacle component for a standardized electrical component to be able to couple with it.

So-called ejectors are used on the electrical component to remove the receiving component. Ejectors can be operated either with or without tools. Such electrical components with an ejector are known, for example, from the publications EP 3439 011 A1, DE 10 2017 122446 B3 or also DE 20 2007 004414 U1.

The present disclosure deals with the further development of known electrical components, with particular attention to constructive improvements, in particular the insertion or removal of the receiving components, for example with regard to relays, optocouplers, solid state relays, electronic measuring amplifiers or analog-digital converters that contain electrical or electronic components . These receiving components are designed to be used in particular in electrical components that can be implemented in an even narrower design than before.

For electrical contacting of the receiving component in the electrical component, electrical contact elements are typically provided in the electrical component. These connection contacts can, if necessary, with regard to the minimum to be observed Isolation distances have a minimum distance. The electrical contacts are typically arranged in a row, for example to produce the corresponding minimum distances for electrical insulation of the contacts from one another.

Such electrical components are typically mounted on mounting supports such as support rails, in particular top hat rails. The overall width occupied by the electrical component on the mounting support is important here, since a large number of electrical components are to be arranged next to one another on the mounting support. Since the length of a mounting rail, for example, is typically limited in the installation space of the assembly space, and as many electrical components as possible should be arranged next to one another per mounting rail, the overall width of the electrical components is a decisive competitive position. It is advantageous to arrange the electrical contacts of each electrical component in a direction perpendicular to the direction of extent of the carrier, i.e. perpendicular to the main direction of extent of the assembly or component carrier, in order to further reduce the overall width of the individual electrical components. The main direction of extent of the assembly or component carrier runs parallel to its longitudinal axis, i.e. in the typical case of the top-hat rail along the rail. The electrical contacts are then preferably arranged in a plane which is penetrated by the assembly or component carrier essentially at a right angle. For simple assembly, it is advantageous to arrange the electrical contacts of the component horizontally next to one another and perpendicular to the main direction of extent of the assembly or component carrier. Nowadays the usual overall widths of an electrical component are in the range of, for example, 12 to 6 mm.

Against the background of the known designs of electrical components, the present invention has set itself the task of making it possible to change, i.e. insert or remove, the receiving component from or into a socket, and / or to change in these and even narrower designs to simplify. It is a difficulty here to safely eject the increasingly narrow receiving components as the overall width of the electrical devices becomes smaller or to get to the receiving components at all when this is plugged in close to other electrical devices in the socket of the electrical device, especially if one A large number of electrical components are mounted next to one another, for example on a top-hat rail, as is often done. The object is achieved by the subject matter of the independent claims. Advantageous developments of the invention are defined in the dependent claims.

According to the invention, an electrical component is presented, in particular a terminal block, which comprises a plug-in base for receiving a receiving component, such as a relay or an optocoupler, in the electrical component. The receiving component has first electrical contact elements on its underside for making contact with second electrical contact elements of the electrical component. In other words, the electrical component comprises a receiving space or a receiving opening into which the receiving component, for example the relay or the optocoupler, can be inserted or plugged in and can also be electrically contacted there in the receiving space. The receiving component is thus received / plugged into the plug-in base of the electrical component at least in sections. The receiving component is electrically contacted with the electrical component via the plug-in base, it being possible for the receiving component to be easily removed and electrically separated from the plug-in base, if this should be necessary or desired. The removal or electrical separation of the receiving component from the socket takes place in particular non-destructively, so that it can be removed, preferably by pulling out or ejecting, without having to be laboriously dismantled, for example by means of desoldering.

The electrical contact is typically made when the receiving component is installed in the socket. For example, the receiving component is held in the socket in that the first electrical contact elements of the receiving component are plugged into the second electrical contact elements (for example sockets) and a holding force is generated on the first electrical contact elements and thus on the receiving component.

The receiving component can be known relay modules or optocoupler modules which are designed for use in electrical components such as, in particular, terminal blocks. This is particularly advantageous since, for example, existing receiving components can then continue to be used, and new receiving components do not have to be stored. Various functions can be implemented by simply changing the receiving component. In a preferred manner, therefore, no changes are necessary to the housing of the known receiving components so that the present invention can be used. In other words, the present invention is shown in FIG especially compatible with previous designs of receiving components. This can increase the acceptance of the novel electrical devices. Finally, the configuration according to the invention also allows a receiving component to be changed with very small overall widths.

The receiving component typically comprises a separate housing and, in addition to the relay mentioned, for example, can also comprise further components, if necessary, housed together. The receiving component is typically designed in such a way that it interacts with and / or is controlled by the electrical component to which it is assigned or with which it is used.

The socket of the electrical component is preferably constructed in such a way that it comprises a first and a second side wall of the socket. The socket is preferably open at the side, i. H. it has no side walls on its long sides. The long sides are the sides that, when the electrical component is installed, point towards the adjacent electrical components, i.e. the sides of the plug-in base that lie in the main direction of extent of the assembly or component carrier. The narrow sides are each arranged between the long sides. Thus, the plug-in base has the first and second side walls on its narrow sides, so that the plug-in base is U-shaped overall when looking at the electrical component from the side. In other words, the first and second side walls of the socket form guide sides for the receiving component, between which the receiving component can be arranged at least partially or in sections, so that the receiving space for the receiving component is formed between the side walls. The omission of side walls on the longitudinal sides of the socket further reduces the overall width of the electrical device in the direction of the main direction of extent of the assembly or component carrier.

The second electrical contact elements are arranged on an underside of the socket, spatially between the first and / or second side wall. It should not be ruled out that one or more further electrical contact elements may be arranged in the area of the first and / or the second side wall of the socket; it has only proven advantageous to arrange the second electrical contact elements on the underside of the socket.

The electrical component according to the invention has a manipulation device by means of which the receiving component is plugged into and / or removed from the active position in the plug-in base the asset position can be pulled. The active position is assumed by the receiving component when the electrical contact connection between the receiving component and the electrical contacts of the plug-in base is established.

The manipulation device particularly preferably enables operation and / or handling to be simplified. In addition, the manipulation device can further reduce the force to be applied by the user because it provides a longer lever. Finally, the manipulation device can also bring about all of the aforementioned advantages at the same time.

The manipulation device has a spacer section, the spacer section protruding with a free end over the electrical component and / or the receiving component inserted into the socket in the active position. In other words, a substantial part of the manipulation device is arranged on the upper side of the electrical component and is, in particular, viewed from a side view of the electrical component, higher than the electrical component, so that the manipulation device can easily be gripped or removed from above the electrical component can be easily achieved. To reinforce this effect, the manipulation device can have a gripping means at the free-standing end of the spacer section. The gripping means is characterized in that it further simplifies gripping of the manipulation device. Thus, the gripping means can be haptically recognized or gripped particularly easily; if it is held in a clamping manner with two fingers, for example, it can improve the adhesive force or frictional engagement of the fingers on the spacer section of the manipulation device. The gripping means can also be designed in such a way that the manipulation device can be more easily grasped with fingers or with a tool, for example in that the gripping means has a thickening, enlargement or also a rubber coating. The manipulation device can be an insertion aid and / or an extraction aid, by means of which the receiving component can be pushed in and / or pulled out of the active position correspondingly more easily.

The gripping means can be designed as a tab on the free-standing end of the spacer section, which can in particular be gripped manually. The gripping means can also be designed as a T-bar or ring tab, which can be grasped in particular by means of appropriate hand tools in order to pull the receiving component out of the socket or to push it into the active position in the socket. The spacer section can be designed as a lever, in particular as a flexible lever; Such a lever can be designed as a rod-shaped elongated one Structures are considered, for example, with a length: Dieken ratio of 10: 1 or more, preferably 20: 1 or more, more preferably also 40: 1 or more.

The manipulation device is preferably non-releasably connected to the electrical component with a fixed end opposite the free-standing end. The manipulation device can therefore be a protuberance which is arranged on the top of the electrical component, or it can be an apparatus connected to the top of the electrical component. The manipulation device can be glued or screwed to the electrical component or formed together, in particular with the housing of the electrical component.

The electrical component further comprises an ejection device which is designed to release and / or at least partially eject the receiving component from the active position. The manipulation device is connected with the fixed end to the ejection device of the electrical component and / or is designed in one piece with the ejection device. In this embodiment, which is completely compatible and can be combined with all the embodiments shown, the manipulation device is firmly connected to the ejection device, so that the ejection device is actuated when the manipulation device is actuated. If, for example, the manipulation device is pulled, a tensile force can thereby also be exerted on the ejection device, which at that moment ejects the receiving component inserted in the socket. On the other hand, for example, by applying pressure to the manipulation device, pressure can also be exerted on the ejection device at the same time in order to move a receiving component into the active position in the plug-in base. If a translation is arranged between the manipulation device and the ejection device, the directions of movement can also be reversed in such a way that, for example, a compressive force is exerted on the ejection device by a tensile force on the manipulation device and a tensile force is transmitted to the ejection device when a compressive force is applied to the manipulation device. The manipulation device is preferably designed in one piece with the ejection device. In the case of a one-piece design, a part of the ejection device is in any case formed together with the manipulation device.

The ejection device can comprise an actuating section for actuating the ejection device, which can be operated in particular by means of a hand tool. In this case, the manipulation device is not releasably connected to the actuating section of the ejection device. The ejection device can furthermore comprise an ejection section connected to the actuating section, which ejecting section is designed to push the receiving component out of the socket when the actuating section is actuated. The ejection section is prepared and arranged in such a way that it engages the receiving component in a common contact plane in order to push the receiving component out of the active position in the socket.

In particular, the manipulation device is set up in such a way that the ejection device is actuated when a tensile force is applied to the manipulation device. The manipulation device can furthermore be set up in such a way that the tensile force can be applied to the manipulation device in a direction other than the pull-out direction of the receiving component from the receiving shaft. In other words, the manipulation device can be pulled in a direction that would not correspond to the pulling direction that would have to be applied in order to pull a receiving component out of the shaft. Typically, the receiving component would be pulled out of the electrical component in a direction perpendicularly upward; in this case the tensile force would have to take place in a direction vertically upwards if no manipulation device were available. The use of a manipulation device on the electrical component can make it possible, for example, to pull away from the electrical component in a horizontal direction and thereby to push the receiving component upward out of the socket. This can be advantageous if the installation space above the electrical component is so limited that it is difficult to work with hands or tools there and / or there is a risk of hand injuries if the tensile force is directed vertically upwards away from the electrical component. Often it is also more pleasant and convenient to pull in the horizontal direction, for example in the direction of the body of an operator who is standing in front of the switch cabinet and would like to remove a receiving component, than pulling in the upward direction if the installation space is limited there. This can even lead to the fact that the electrical components can be arranged even closer to one another, namely in the sense that the mounting rails, i.e. mostly the top-hat rails, can be arranged closer together, since less installation space is required if not above the electrical components Space must be left in order to be able to handle it with hands. Rather, it is now possible with the manipulation devices according to the invention, with a get along with a narrow area above the electrical components, which is just large enough that the receiving components can be maneuvered into the corresponding receiving shaft.

The force vector of the tensile force on the manipulation device for actuating the ejection device can preferably lie in the contact plane. The tensile force on the manipulation device can also be applied to the manipulation device at an angle of> 30 °, preferably> 60 °, up to approximately perpendicular to the pull-out direction of the receiving component.

The receiving component can be transferred into the active position in the receiving shaft by applying a compressive force to the manipulation device. This configuration also helps to further reduce the installation space in the switch cabinet if the receiving component only has to be brought up to the receiving shaft and the receiving component into the receiving shaft by means of the manipulation device, in particular in a direction that does not correspond to the perpendicular to the electrical component is pushed in. The receiving component is transferred into the active position with the aid of the manipulation device.

The electrical component can comprise a retaining device for holding the receiving component in a passive position on the electrical component, in which the first electrical contacts of the receiving component are electrically separated from the second electrical contacts of the electrical component in the passive position.

The or a part of the second electrical contact elements can be arranged in a common contact plane in the socket. The contact plane extends through the first contact elements of the receiving component when the receiving component is plugged into the socket.

The restraint device can be arranged and prepared in such a way that the receiving component is automatically guided into the passive position when the ejection device is actuated and is held there by the restraint device. The restraint device can also be activated or provided automatically when the ejection device is actuated. In other words, when the ejection device is actuated, the receiving component is released from the active position in the plug-in base and ejected or pushed out of the plug-in base to such an extent that it assumes the passive position on the retaining device. The restraint device is designed to hold the receiving component securely in the passive position, so that it is not removed from the passive position or not removed from the passive position without external intervention or can be moved from it. For example, the restraint device is able to catch a receiving component which is ejected with greater force and which would otherwise possibly fly out of the socket in an accelerated manner. Such a flying out of a receiving component from the socket can lead to unpleasant consequences, such as injury to the user possibly in the face, but also the receiving component getting lost, for example in the switch cabinet. Finally, the receiving component could also be damaged. The present invention is able to solve these disadvantages by presenting the modified and now improved electrical component.

In the active position, electrical contact is made between the first electrical contacts of the receiving component and the second electrical contacts of the electrical component. In the passive position, however, the first electrical contacts of the receiving component are electrically separated from the second electrical contacts of the electrical component. The retaining device ensures that the electrical separation of the contacts is achieved in the passive position and at the same time the receiving component is held on the electrical component in the passive position.

The restraint device can be connected to the manipulation device or can be embodied integrally with the manipulation device. Furthermore, the retaining device can be connected to the actuating section and / or can be embodied integrally with the actuating section.

It has been shown to be advantageous if the retaining device is arranged at one end of the actuating section of the ejection device, so that the retaining device can be moved directly with the actuating section. Thus, when the actuating section is actuated, the plug-in base and thus the receiving component can also be released directly.

The retaining device can comprise a catch tab into which the receiving component engages when it is ejected from the socket, as a result of which the receiving component is held by the retaining device. The restraint device is arranged in particular on an upper side of the electrical component, so that it partially covers the receiving component in the installed state or in the active position.

The ejection device can be designed to be at least partially rotatable and pivoting of the manipulation device can release or at least partially ok

Eject the receiving component from the socket. For example, the actuating section of the ejector device can be pivoted laterally away from the plug-in base in a direction in order to effect the release or ejection of the receiving component from the active position in the plug-in base.

The ejection device can also be designed to be displaceable, in particular along an axis which is arranged parallel to the side walls of the receiving shaft, and the displacement of the ejection device causes the receiving component to be released or at least partially ejected from the socket.

An interaction of the restraint device with the ejection device is particularly advantageous since it is particularly useful to retain the receiving component at the moment when the ejection device has been actuated.

The receiving component can also be initially guided into the passive position when it is inserted into the socket and held there by the retaining device. It is thus possible, for example, to pre-equip electrical components with receiving components, for example to prepare them for a delivery state in which receiving components are held on the electrical components in the passive position without electrical contact being established between the respective receiving component and the respective electrical component.

If the receiving component is held in the passive position by the retaining device on the electrical component, it can also be provided to transfer the receiving component into the active position in the socket by activating or moving the ejection device in the opposite direction. In other words, in the combined variant with the retaining device, the ejection device can also be designed to plug the receiving component into the plug-in base in the active position.

The ejection device is in particular operationally related to the restraint device in such a way that actuation of the ejection device causes the restraint device to be automatically provided for the receiving component. The retaining device can be designed to retain the receiving component when the receiving component is ejected from the socket and to transfer it into the passive position. The retaining means can moreover be designed to receive the receiving component when the receiving component is inserted into the socket and to hold it in the passive position. The retaining device is arranged in particular on the ejection device or is formed integrally with the ejection device. An actuation of the actuation section, for example, at the same time also displaces the retaining device on the electrical component, so that the plug-in base is released by the retaining device and the receiving component can be moved into the passive position.

The restraint device can be resiliently mounted and / or designed to be compressible, the restraint device can comprise a buffer element and / or be configured essentially egg-shaped. The retaining device can also comprise a latching means, the latching means being arranged in particular on the buffer element.

The ejector device can be set up in such a way that it extends in the common contact plane around a part of the second electrical contact or contacts. The ejection section can be prepared and arranged in such a way that it engages the receiving component in the common contact plane in order to push the receiving component out of the socket. The ejection device can be arranged completely in the common contact plane. If the ejection device has an actuation section, the actuation section can be arranged concealed or sunk in the housing of the electrical component. The actuation section of the ejection device can have an actuation head which can be actuated with a hand tool.

The manipulation device can have a coding such that the manipulation device differentiates a specific electrical component from a manipulation device of another electrical component, for example arranged adjacent to the electrical component. If a plurality of electrical components are arranged next to one another and the manipulation devices of each or at least a part of the electrical components are coded accordingly, for example, are configured differently from one another, a specific electrical component or the manipulation device of a specific electrical component can be recognized and recorded even more easily and be gripped. For example, the coding of the manipulation device can be achieved in that different shapes are attached to the free end as gripping means. For example, one manipulation device can have a triangular shape as a gripping means, another manipulation device can have a square gripping means, etc.

The manipulation device can have a tool contact surface for supporting an actuating tool on the tool contact surface in order to apply a lever force the actuation section, the actuation of the actuation section taking place in particular by means of a pressure force.

The actuating section can be designed as a sliding piece which is slidably mounted in an actuating guide and is especially designed to perform a vertical movement in the common contact plane when the actuating section is actuated.

When the receiving device is actuated, the ejection section can in any case be pivoted, in particular the ejection section and the actuation section. Alternatively or cumulatively, the ejection section can form a toggle lever with the actuation section.

The actuating guide can have at least one contact surface for absorbing rotational forces by the tool and / or sliding piece and for holding the sliding piece in the actuating guide. The ejector device can have a slide bearing at one end of the ejector section for the sliding mounting of the ejector device on the housing of the electrical component.

The ejector device can be molded in one piece, for example cast, and the actuating section and the ejecting section can be integrally connected to one another.

The actuation section with the ejection section can be designed so that when the ejection device is actuated, a movement parallel to one another in the ejection direction of the receiving component is carried out, with the actuation section and the ejection section in particular remaining arranged in the common contact plane. The ejection device can furthermore be shaped in such a way that a contact area is pivoted around or remains free, in which the or a part of the second electrical contacts are arranged in the common contact plane with the ejection device.

The or at least some of the second electrical contact elements of the socket can be arranged in a common contact plane on the underside of the socket. Accordingly, an imaginary plane or straight line can be laid through the or a part of the second electrical contact elements.

The contact plane extends, for example, along the lateral extension direction of the side walls. The contact plane thus extends at least from the first side wall to the second side wall, typically parallel to the side surface of the Housing of the electrical component. The direction of extent of the side walls is typically vertically upwards in a side view of the electrical component, so that the common contact plane is also a plane which more or less intersects the entire electrical component. In other words, the contact plane thus intersects, for example, the first side wall and the second side wall and extends at least from the first side wall to the second side wall. The contact plane thus also extends, for example, along the lateral extension direction of the side walls, which are typically designed in the form of shoulders on both sides of the socket. The contact plane can alternatively or cumulatively extend through the receiving component when this is plugged into the socket

The common contact plane is particularly preferably arranged within the electrical component, so that at least the receiving component - for example in the middle - is penetrated by the common contact plane. In other words, the common contact plane intersects the first and the second narrow side of the electrical component. If the receiving component is inserted, the common contact plane penetrates the receiving component. More preferably, the common contact plane intersects the left and right side walls of the plug-in base in the middle. The common contact plane is preferably perpendicular to the main direction of extent of the mounting rail when the electrical device is mounted on the mounting rail, or is parallel to the opening width of the mounting means of the electrical component for mounting on the mounting rail.

The actuation section of the ejection device can be designed to be operated by means of a hand tool. A typical example of such a hand tool is a slotted screwdriver or a tool specially made for this purpose.

The actuation section can furthermore be prepared and arranged in such a way that actuation can only take place with a pair of hand tools. This means that the actuation of the actuation section is prevented or made more difficult with an unsuitable hand tool or hands, so that, for example, only installers trained or intended for this are able to actuate the actuation section. For example, the tool that is also used to connect the cabling can be particularly suitable or prepared

The ejection device furthermore preferably comprises an ejection section connected to the actuating section, that is to say an ejector, for ejecting the receiving component out of the socket when the operating section is operated. In other words, the ejection device serves to release and / or at least partially eject the receiving component from the plug-in base or from an active position of the receiving component on the plug-in base.

In other words, the ejection device can be set up in such a way that it separates the receiving component from the electrical contacts of the electrical component in any case when the ejection device is actuated. Accordingly, when the ejector device is actuated, it transfers the receiving component from the active position to a passive position. Partial ejection of the receiving component from an active position is understood here to mean that the receiving component is no longer completely inserted into the socket, but is, for example, only partially located between the two side walls of the socket and partly already protrudes beyond it. In any case, the detached or at least partially ejected receiving component is electrically separated from the second electrical contacts of the electrical component.

In one embodiment, the ejection section is prepared and arranged in such a way that it engages the receiving component in the common contact plane in order to push the receiving component out of the socket. In other words, the ejecting portion is attached so that it lies in the same plane as the second electrical contact elements, i.e. H. not in front of and not behind the second electrical contact elements when looking at the electrical component from the side. The arrangement of the ejection section in the common contact plane has the advantage that the plug-in element can be ejected from the electrical component without tilting the receiving component in the base. Because there is no tilting of the receiving component in the socket or tilting is largely reduced, the forces for inserting and removing the receiving component are smaller. The handling of the receiving component in the socket is therefore more convenient and simplified. The arrangement of the ejection section in the common contact plane also has the advantage that the overall width of the entire electrical component can be further reduced.

The ejection device of the electrical component is in particular constructed in one piece, which means that the entire ejection device is connected to one another.

The ejection device is preferably designed in such a way that it extends in the common contact plane around a part of or around the contacts or the second electrical contact elements of the electrical component. In other words it is Ejecting device, seen from the side from the narrow side, arranged in a line of the contacts in the contact plane.

The ejection device is preferably arranged completely in the common contact plane, i. H. that is, with all of its components, such as in particular the actuation section and the ejection section.

In an exemplary embodiment, the ejection device is designed with an axis of rotation, fulcrum, pivot axis or semicircular contact surface.

The actuating section of the ejection device is preferably arranged in a concealed or recessed manner in the housing of the electrical component. Such a concealed or recessed installation makes it possible to prevent possible operating errors of the ejection device due to unintentional actuation when handling in the area of the electrical components. Rather, in the case of a concealed or recessed ejection device, the actuating section is only actuated when this is also intended.

The actuation section of the ejection device can have an actuation head which can be actuated with a hand tool. Such an actuating head can, for example, have a notch or other tool receptacle which can be actuated particularly easily with the hand tool without the hand tool slipping off the actuating head during actuation.

The electrical component preferably comprises a tool contact surface for supporting the actuating tool in order to apply a lever force to the actuating section. In other words, a part in the vicinity of the actuation section is designed in such a way that a hand tool can be supported there in order to exert a lever force with the hand tool against the tool contact surface, so that the actuation of the ejector device is simplified.

The actuation section is therefore actuated in particular by applying a compressive force. Accordingly, a pressure is exerted on the actuating section in order to effect the ejection of the receiving component. It has been found that by means of a pressure force or the combined pressure and leverage effect, in particular in connection with the tool contact surface, a more elegant and energy-saving actuation of the ejection device can be brought about than in comparison to the application of a tensile force. It has been found that when space is tight, it is also simpler and more effortless when assembling or disassembling a receiving component in or from the electrical device to exert a pressure force, possibly a combined pressure and leverage force, on the actuating section. In other words, the actuation section can be arranged in such a way that it cannot be actuated at all with a pulling force. For example, the lever actuation of the actuation section by means of the tool also allows an almost or completely covered installation of the actuation section, which can then only be achieved with the correspondingly suitable tool. This realizes a further increase in safety, since the actuation section can no longer be triggered unintentionally or can be triggered with significantly greater difficulty.

The actuation section can be designed as a sliding piece which is slidably mounted in an actuation guide. The sliding piece can furthermore be designed to perform a vertical movement in the common contact plane when the actuating section is actuated. In this embodiment, the slider is arranged together with the second electrical contacts in the common contact plane. The actuation guide can also have a contact surface for absorbing rotational forces by the tool and / or slide. Furthermore, the contact surface can be designed to hold the slide in the actuation guide.

The electrical component can have a separating device to improve the electrical insulation between a first part and a second part of the second electrical contact elements. In other words, an electrical separation or insulation can be used within the electrical component that better insulates a part of the electrical contacts from a second part of the electrical contacts. This can further reduce the installation space required for the electrical contacts, since this can further reduce the insulation distances between the first part and the second part of the electrical contacts.

The first part of the electrical contact elements can transmit the relay control. The second part of the electrical contact elements can transmit the output signals.

The ejector device of the electrical component can have a sliding bearing at one end of the ejector section for the sliding mounting of the ejector device on the housing of the electrical component. In other words, the ejection section can be slidably mounted, for example, in a sleeve or some other type of mounting, in order to enable a pushing or pulling movement of the ejection section relative to the actuating section and / or relative to the receiving component.

The ejection device can also have at least one film hinge for coupling the actuating section to the ejection section. Such a film hinge mechanically connects the actuation section to the ejection section, so that the ejection device is described as having at least one film hinge as one piece.

The ejector device can also be molded in one piece, i. H. for example cast, wherein the actuating section and the ejection section are integrally connected to one another. The ejection device is preferably formed from a material with poor electrical conductivity, for example from plastic.

The actuation section is set up together with the ejection section in such a way that when the ejection device is actuated, it executes a movement parallel to one another in the ejection direction of the receiving component. The actuation section and the ejection section remain arranged in the common contact plane during the ejection movement.

The ejection device can be shaped in such a way that a contact area is pivoted around or remains free. The contact area can be characterized in that the second electrical contacts are arranged in it in the common contact plane with the ejection device. In other words, the ejection device can leave a defined contact area free during actuation, that is to say preferably pivot it around, so that the contacts arranged in the contact area are not touched by the ejection device even during the movement.

The invention further comprises an arrangement with an electrical component, in particular as described above, as well as a receiving component plugged into the plug-in base of the electrical component. The arrangement comprises a manipulation device, in particular as described above, by means of which the receiving component can be plugged into the plug-in base or pulled out of the plug-in base.

One observation that was made in the context of the present description is that, for example, installers repeatedly insert receiving components into the receiving slot in the wrong orientation and electrical contacts are bent or even destroyed in the process. In this case, short circuits or a total failure of at least the receiving component can occur. In the industrial sector, it can happen that every single relay is not checked immediately after a replacement and that a defective relay is replaced with a defective relay, and thus errors are introduced that may be difficult to detect. This often results in time-consuming troubleshooting, possibly the failure of the technical system as a total fault.

The inventors have thus recognized that a solution is being sought for, provided that incorrectly attempting to mount the receiving component in the wrong mounting direction, in any case no mechanical stress occurs on the electrical contacts of the receiving component and deformations of the electrical plug-in contacts can be avoided.

In order to prevent this, it was recognized that the receiving component can be encoded in the correct laterally in such a way that even the start of incorrect assembly is prevented. For this purpose, a receiving component can be provided which is prepared for mounting in a plug-in base, in particular a terminal block. The receiving component is in particular a relay.

The receiving component can comprise a component housing for receiving a functional device in the receiving component. Such a functional device can be, for example, the circuit structure for a relay or an optocoupler or any electrical or electromechanical structure for a receiving component. The component housing further comprises a first and a second narrow side, which are opposite one another, and two opposite flat sides.

The two narrow sides and the two flat sides are in particular arranged opposite one another, so that a flat side alternates with a narrow side in succession, the narrow sides being arranged transversely to the flat sides. In other words, viewed from above, the component housing typically forms an essentially rectangular, quasi-rectangular or almost rectangular plan. In the direction perpendicular to the flat sides, adjacent electrical components are lined up, i.e. the "carrier elements" for the receiving component. Accordingly, the receiving components can also be lined up on their flat sides, for example when mounted on a mounting rail.

Electrical contacts can be arranged on the underside of the housing for pairable electrical connection with electrical contacts of the plug-in base. A guide arrangement is arranged on at least one of the two narrow sides. The guide arrangement is designed to guide the receiving component in the correct direction along the guide arrangement into the socket. In other words, the guide arrangement is prepared and / or shaped in such a way that the receiving component, when it is inserted into the socket, only allows it to be imported in the correct orientation, whereas the guide arrangement does not allow passage when it is inserted the wrong way round. The The guide arrangement is thus designed in such a way that the insertion of the receiving component in an incorrect or unintended installation direction is blocked or prevented.

For this purpose, the guide arrangement is arranged, for example, only on one of the two narrow sides, or a guide arrangement is provided on at least one of the two narrow sides. In any case, the structure of the guide arrangement is prepared in such a way that the structure of the guide arrangement on the first narrow side of the component housing differs from the structure on the second narrow side of the component housing. This makes it possible that the receiving component can only be inserted into the plug-in base in a predetermined orientation and the insertion is blocked in a different orientation by means of the guide arrangement. In other words, the receiving component is mechanically coded by means of the guide arrangement.

In other words, the guide arrangement can comprise a guide device which is set up on the receiving component and possibly on the plug-in base, by means of which the receiving component is guided in particular in a translatory, preferably linear manner. The guide device is designed in such a way that it facilitates the insertion of the receiving component or makes incorrect assembly more difficult.

With regard to the guide arrangement, the receiving component can, for example, comprise at least one web which is designed to engage in a groove in the plug-in base. Furthermore, the guide arrangement can be designed in such a way that it comprises at least one groove in which a web of the plug-in base engages when the receiving component is inserted or is being inserted into the plug-in base in the correct direction. Furthermore, the guide arrangement can comprise at least one groove on the first narrow side of the receiving component, the guide arrangement comprising at least one web on the second narrow side.

In other words, the narrow side of the receiving component has a guide section which, when arranged on the plug-in base, interacts with a counter-guide section formed thereon, at least partially complementary, for translational guidance. The guide arrangement comprises in particular not only the guide device of the receiving component, but also its interaction with the plug-in base or the complementary counter-guide of the plug-in base, which interacts with the guide device of the receiving component. The guide arrangement can have at least one stop in order to ensure that the receiving component is mounted in the correct direction in the plug-in base. For example, in the case that the guide arrangement comprises ribs, such ribs can have different lengths. Only the correct arrangement of the receiving component in the plug-in base then allows the complete assembly of the receiving component in the plug-in base. In this arrangement, for example, the shape of the guide arrangement or the guide device is at least partially the same on the two narrow sides, and their arrangement can in particular be different.

Furthermore, such stops can also be provided in grooves in order to enable “coding” of the insertion direction of the receiving component in the plug-in base.

The web of the guide device can be designed, for example, in the form of one or more ribs, projections or lamellae. Basically, the "mechanical coding" is also possible through the design of knobs. Such knobs are also understood as a web in the sense of this application, since the narrow sides slide along the leading parts during the introduction of the receiving component into the plug-in base.

It is thus set out here to achieve a mechanical coding of the receiving component in that the outer shape of the receiving component is designed accordingly that such a coding takes place. In addition to the aforementioned examples, this can also be achieved by a trapezoidal shape with inclined sides, the angle of which is different on the respective narrow sides of the receiving component. This would prevent mating in the socket in the event of incorrect alignment. All these and technically corresponding configurations of the guide arrangement or the guide device should be included accordingly, since they have the same technical effect in order to achieve the goal of preventing incorrect assembly of the receiving component in the plug-in base.

The guide arrangement can preferably have a different width or thickness in its structure on the first narrow side of the component housing compared to the structure on the second narrow side, for example in that a wider groove or a wider web is arranged on the first narrow side than in comparison to the second narrow side.

The electrical contacts arranged on the underside of the component housing typically protrude downward from the component housing. These downward protruding electrical contacts of the component housing are in contact sockets of the socket can be plugged in if the receiving component is inserted the right way round into the shaft or the plug-in base.

The electrical contacts arranged on the underside of the component housing can comprise at least a first, a second and a last electrical contact, which are arranged spaced from one another. The first electrical contact can have a first distance from the first narrow side. Furthermore, the last electrical contact can have a second distance from the second narrow side. It is now preferred if the first distance is different from the second distance and / or the spacing between the electrical contacts is different.

If the distance between the electrical contacts or the first distance is different from the second distance, the relay can only be inserted into the sockets of the socket in one correct direction. In the past, it could happen that if you attempted to assemble the receiving component incorrectly, the plug-in base would be destroyed or bent during assembly. On the other hand, it used to be an important feature to equip the electrical contacts with different distances, as this provides information about the correct assembly of the receiving component. With the use of the guide arrangement proposed here, it is now also possible to arrange the contacts symmetrically and even to use more electrical contacts than was previously possible. The directional specification for the laterally correct installation of the receiving component in the plug-in base is no longer given by means of the arrangement of the electrical contacts or is no longer mandatory, since this can now be provided by the guide arrangement according to the invention.

In a further embodiment, the receiving component can be prepared so that a terminal block can be arranged in the plug-in base. The terminal block with plug-in base can now have overall widths of less than 6 mm.

Another aspect is to provide a defined holding position, for example for the transport or for the controlled separation of a receiving component from its socket. The receiving component can then be held in a parked position of the guide arrangement, in particular latching there with the plug-in base and the guide arrangement, the electrical connection between the receiving component and the plug-in base being interrupted in a secured manner.

In its guide arrangement, the receiving component can have at least one latching lug or latching tab which can be paired with a latching lug or latching lug of the plug-in base is executable. The latching lug or latching tab of the guide arrangement can be arranged so that the receiving component remains latching in the parking position when the latching lug or latching tab of the guide arrangement interacts with the latching tab or latching lug of the socket. In the following, the invention is explained using exemplary embodiments and below

With reference to the figures, the same and similar elements are partially provided with the same reference numerals and the features of the various exemplary embodiments can be combined with one another

The figures show: FIG. 1 a first embodiment of the invention, FIG. 2 the embodiment of FIG. 1 with the receiving component partially detached or with the receiving component in the passive position,

Figure 3 detail of the manipulation device with indication of the direction of actuation, Figure 4 further detailed view of a manipulation device during an actuation, Figure 5 another embodiment of the invention, Figure 6 the embodiment of Figure 5 with the manipulation device actuated, Figure 7 yet another embodiment of the invention suitable for particularly narrow designs,

FIG. 8 shows the embodiment of FIG. 7 in an actuated view, FIG. 9 shows a detail of a manipulation device, FIG. 10 shows a detail of the manipulation device according to FIG. 9 during actuation, FIG. 11 shows a further detailed view of the manipulation device, FIG. 12 shows another embodiment of the invention, particularly suitable for actuation by means of a tool ,

13 shows the embodiment of FIG. 12 after actuation, FIG. 14 shows a further embodiment of the invention on a receiving component, FIGS. 15a-d alternative embodiments for a manipulation device, FIG. 16 shows a further embodiment, FIG. 17 shows a plan view of a receiving component in a socket, FIG. 18 shows a further embodiment of the invention, FIG. 18a shows the embodiment of FIG. 18 pulled out of the socket, FIG. 19 shows another embodiment of the invention, FIG. 19a shows the embodiment of FIG. 19 pulled out of the socket, FIG. 20 shows a further embodiment of the invention, FIG 20a the embodiment of FIG. 20 withdrawn from the socket, FIG. 21 an example of a guide arrangement with parking position, FIG. 22 the embodiment of FIG. 21 completely inserted into the socket, FIG. 23 a further embodiment, FIG. 23a the embodiment of FIG. at the end of the actuation, FIG. 24 another embodiment, FIG. 24a the embodiment of FIG. 24 during or at the end of the actuation, FIG. 25 yet another embodiment, FIG. 25a the embodiment of FIG 26 shows the embodiment of the invention according to FIG. 24 with the receiving structure inserted part,

FIG. 26a ejection of a receiving component, FIG. 27 a plan view of the electrical component with second electrical contacts and with a common contact plane drawn in section plane A according to FIG. 24a,

FIG. 28 a first embodiment of the invention, FIG. 28a the embodiment of FIG. 28 during or at the end of the actuation, FIG. 29 a further embodiment of the invention, FIG. 29a the embodiment of FIG. 29 during or at the end of the actuation.

Detailed description of the designs

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the invention with a manipulation device which is arranged on the top of the electrical component 100. The electrical component 100 has an ejection device 110 with an actuation section 28 and an ejection section 112. The manipulation device 120 is arranged or attached to one end of the actuation section 28. The manipulation device has an actuating section 7 on the top, which offers a range of deformation. The manipulation device furthermore has an inner opening 6 which can easily be gripped between fingers in order to pull on the manipulation device 120. The receiving component 50 is inserted into the receiving shaft 1. It is held in the receiving shaft 1 in the receiving shaft 1 by a wall 35, which projects with a retaining lug 58 over the receiving component 50. The retaining lug 58 can also be used to transmit a pressure force exerted by the ejection device 110 from above to the receiving component 50, for example when the manipulation device 120 is actuated from above onto the deformation region 7. For this purpose, the retaining lug is flexibly connected to the actuating section 28 in order to increase comfort. Thus, with the manipulation device 120, the receiving component 50 can both be pressed or inserted into the active position in the receiving shaft 1 and the receiving component 50 can be pushed out of the receiving shaft by exerting a tensile force on the manipulation device 120. The manipulation device 120 is flexibly or pivotably connected to the actuating section 28 via a pivot point 124, so that the deformation area 7 can be pulled in different directions and a linear movement of the ejection device 110 is nevertheless ensured.

The receiving component 50 is inserted completely into the active position in the socket 1, so that the first electrical contacts 52 of the receiving component are plugged into the second electrical contacts 57 of the electrical component. In particular, the first electrical contacts 52 are pins and the second electrical contacts 57 are sockets. This enables an additional holding force to be exerted on the receptacle component 50 in the socket 1 and the receptacle component 50 to be held in the active position through the electrical connection, that is, the insertion of the pins into the sockets. This is supported by the latching lug or retaining lug 58. If the manipulation device 120 is now pulled - or alternatively in this embodiment - a corresponding lever movement is carried out with a tool 34 on the tool contact surface 4 of the ejection device 110, a push-out force is exerted by the ejection lever 112 on the receiving component 50 on the underside of the receiving component 50, see above that the receiving component 50 leaves the active position in the receiving shaft 1 in an upward direction in the plane of the drawing. Typically, this upward direction corresponds to a direction away from the mounting means 102 of the electrical component 100, with which the electrical component is typically disengaged from a mounting rail, such as a top-hat rail. The retaining lug 58, which secures the receiving component 50 on the top of the receiving component 50, moves with the ejection direction 104, so that the receiving component 50 remains held on the retaining lug 58 during the ejection process.

In a particularly preferred embodiment, there is also a stop 58a for the retaining lug 58, against which the retaining lug comes to rest during the ejection process, so that the receiving component is still held by the retaining lug 58 in this position. This prevents the receiving component from being suddenly ejected and enables the receiving component to be parked in a parking position. This is particularly advantageous because in this parked position the receiving component 50 cannot suddenly jump out of the receiving shaft and, on the other hand, can be stored in the parked position for future use. The parking position for the receiving component 50 is countered or ensured on the one hand by the ejection section 112 on the underside of the receiving component 50 and by the retaining lug 58 on the top of the receiving component 50.

FIG. 2 shows the electrical component 100 with the receiving component 50 in a parking position, the electrical contacts 52 of the receiving component being securely and permanently separated from the second electrical contacts 57 of the electrical component 100. In other words, the first electrical contacts 52 are kept at a distance from the second electrical contacts 57, so that there is no electrical contact and the receiving component 50 is held in this position by the ejector section 112 and the retaining lug 58 so that a position shift or change in position is prevented without external influence. If the receiving component 50 is to be removed completely, the retaining lug 58 can, for example, be pushed to the side, for example with a tool, and the receiving component 50 can be removed upward in the direction of the ejection direction 104 from the receiving shaft 1.

By means of the manipulation device 120, the receiving component 50 can also be reinserted into the active position in the receiving shaft 1. For this purpose, the flexible area 7 on top of the manipulation device can be pressed, whereby the ejection device 110 is pushed in.

FIGS. 3 and 4 show a detail of the manipulation device 120, the operation by an operator 26 being symbolized. Referring to FIG. 3, the manipulation device 120 is shown in the undeformed state, the operator 26 beginning to exert a force direction in the direction of the insertion direction 105. He presses the Pressure point 13 of the deformable region 7, so that the inner opening 6 of the manipulation device 120 begins to deform or is reduced in size. The force is further transmitted to a pull and push rod 8 via a cross member 10. Referring to FIG. 4, the user 26 presses on the deformable area 7 of the manipulation device 120, which is pressed in the direction of the inner opening 6. An elastic region 11 can also be provided laterally around the inner opening 6 in order to ensure the flexibility of the manipulation device and thus comfortable operation. Ideally, the user 26 presses the pressure point downwards in the direction of the electrical component 100, so that the force is transmitted along the pull and push rod 8. From the starting position D, the elastic area 7 deforms up to the indented position F.

Referring to FIG. 5, a further embodiment of the invention with manipulation device 120 is shown. This embodiment is particularly suitable in the case when it is easier to reach the electrical components 100 from one side, so that less space is required above the installation space for the electrical components 100 in order to accommodate the upper sides of the electrical components 100. or removal of receiving components 50 to achieve. The electrical component 100 has an ejection device 110 which is designed to pivot sideways. An operating part 28 is designed in one piece with the ejection part 112. In this case, the manipulation device 120 is flexibly arranged at the free end of the operating part 28. The spacer section 124 can also be rigid. The spacer section 124 can be designed as a lever, or rod-shaped, or forming a cantilever arm that is integrally formed. At the free end of the spacer section 124 there is a gripping means 122 which can be gripped particularly well and easily by the operator 26.

The spacer section 124 can also be designed differently from one electrical component 100 to the adjacent electrical component 100 ', in particular alternating between the electrical components 100 to one another, for example at different angles to one another, or the like improved gripping possibility or improved detection of which spacer section 124 is to be gripped in order to operate the desired receiving component 50 ..

The gripping means 123 can also be designed in such a way that it is gripped with a tool specially prepared for it. In the example in FIG. 5, the receiving component 50 is inserted in the active position in the plug-in base 1 of the electrical component 100. It is from a Tab 36 and the retaining lug 58 of the ejection device 110 held in the active position. An adjacent tie rod 19 is shown in dashed lines, so that it is illustrated that the spacing section 124 of the manipulation device 120 can be selected by stroking the plurality of adjacent coupling rods 19, 124, ... with the finger and pushing away or bending the neighboring coupling rods can be so that the manipulation device 120 to be gripped is free and can be easily selected and gripped. If the user 26 now pulls on the manipulation device 120, in particular on the gripping means 122, the ejection device 110 is actuated so that the receiving component 150 is at least partially driven out of the receiving shaft 1. For example, the receiving component 50 is transferred from the active position to a passive position when the receiving component 50 can be held in the electrical component 100 accordingly.

Referring to FIG. 6, the receiving component is shown in the passive position on the electrical component 100, the passive position being provided by the ejection section 112 of the ejection device 110 on the one hand and by the retaining lug 58 on the other side. In other words, the receiving component 50 is clamped between the end section 20 of the ejection section 112 and the retaining lug 58 and is thus held in the passive position.

Referring to FIG. 7, a further embodiment of the invention with manipulation device 120 is shown, which in this case is particularly suitable for very narrow electrical components 100, for example with an overall width of 3 mm. The ejection device 110 creates a pivoting area around the second electrical contacts 21, 22, 23 so that the second electrical contacts 21, 22, 23 are kept free from the ejection device 110. This has the advantage that the ejection device 110 can be arranged together with the second electrical contacts 21, 22, 23 in a common contact plane 150. As a result, the overall width can be saved, since the ejection device 110 is now not arranged next to the second electrical contacts 21, 22, 23, but below them. The ejection device 110 is pivoted about a pivot point 24. On the top ejection device 110 protruding beyond the rest of the electrical component 100, a tab 36 is arranged which, in the course of an ejection process or in the course of an insertion process of a receiving component 50 into the receiving shaft 1, provides a parking position for the Is able to provide receiving component 50. Referring to FIG. 8, it is shown how the manipulation device 120 is gripped and actuated by a user 26. The user 26 grips the gripping means 122 at the free end of the spacer section 124 with two fingers. The receiving component 50 is held in the parked position by the ejector 110, the holding lug 58 on the top ensuring the counter-holding of the receiving component. The electrical contacts 39, 40, 41 of the receiving component 50 are electrically separated from the electrical component 100 in this passive position.

In order to form the pivoting range of the ejection device 110, which keeps the second electrical contacts 21, 22, 23 free, the ejection section 112 has a first deflection 30 and a second deflection 31. The receiving component 50 is pressed out at the pressure point 29 of the ejection section 112. The free space 27 for electrical and mechanical separation of the receiving component 50 from the electrical component 100 is formed below the electrical component 50.

Referring to FIGS. 9 to 11, it is made clear how the user 26 can select a manipulation device 120 in order to then operate it. First, the user 26 pushes the spacer section 8 to the side at the pressure point 15 in the direction of the deflection arrow 126. For example, if he ultimately wants to take hold of the gripping means 16, the user 26 pushes the adjacent manipulation devices 17,... To the side, as shown in FIG. When the adjacent manipulation device 17, 18 with the pressure point 15 is shifted to the side, the manipulation device 120 remains free-standing, straight, so that it can now be easily grasped, as illustrated by FIG. 11. The tab 8 can now be gripped according to FIG. 11 and, depending on the embodiment, displaced in the pull-out direction of the receiving component 104 or in the deflection direction 126, if this is easier.

Referring to FIG. 12, another alternative embodiment is shown which is optimized for operation with a flange tool 34. The manipulation device 120 here has a pocket 38 into which the hand tool 34 can be immersed in order to manipulate the actuating section 28. The pocket 38 prevents the tool 34 from slipping, so that the risk of scratching or injury by the blade of the hand tool 34 is reduced. This embodiment also has a groove 37 for receiving an inscription label on the electrical component 100. For this purpose, FIG. 13 shows the manipulation device 120 actuated, with the receiving component 50 being transferred into the passive position on the electrical component 100 or the passive position being assumed by the actuation. With the retaining lug 58 and the pressure point 29, the receiving component 50 is held in the passive position. The electrical contacts of the receiving component are safely separated electrically and mechanically from the electrical contacts of the electrical component 100.

Referring to FIG. 14, yet another embodiment of the invention is shown, the manipulation device 120 being arranged on an upper side of the receiving component 50 for insertion into a receptacle 1. A user 26 presses the flexible tab 7 together, so that the inner opening area 6 is reduced and a flexible elastic compressive force results on the receiving component 50, by means of which the receiving component can be pressed into the socket. On the other hand, the operator 26 can also grasp the receiving component 50 on the protruding manipulation device 120 in order to pull it out of the socket 1.

In FIGS. 15a, 15b, 15c and 15d, different design variants for the tab 7 of the manipulation device 120 on the upper side of the receiving component 50 are shown. Thus, with Figure 15a, the design of an annular bracket is shown, in particular, this is a flexible annular bracket. FIG. 15b shows an embodiment with a spacer section 124 which allows the manipulation device 120 to protrude further or higher over the receiving component 50 as a whole. FIG. 15c shows the manipulation device in the form of a T-bar, so that a tool can be placed under the gripping means 122 or the gripping means 122 can be gripped with the fingers of the user 26. Finally, FIG. 15d shows the manipulation device 120 in the form of a hollow or depression into which, for example, the fingertip or a tool can be inserted in order to press the receiving component 50 into a socket 1.

FIG. 16 shows an electrical device 2100 with a plug-in base 206 into which a receiving component 201 can be inserted. The receiving component 201 has a web 202 and recesses 203, 204 on its first narrow side 230. On the underside, the receiving component 201 has plug contacts 205 for pairable connection with socket contacts 209 of the plug-in base 206. The plug-in base 206 has tabs 207 on its side walls, into which the recesses 203 and 204 of the receiving component 201 can engage. The electrical device 2100 is also prepared to produce further electrical connections to the outside. For this purpose, it has, for example, the terminal point relay control 210, denoted by X2 in the figure, and the terminal point relay control 212, denoted by X1 in the figure. Furthermore, the electrical device 2100 has terminal points of relay contacts 213, 214, 215, denoted by the numbers 11, 12 and 14 in FIG.

The receiving component 201 also has a guide arrangement 219 on its second narrow side 230a, which can be paired with the plug-in base 206.

The electrical device 2100 has a recess 221 on the underside for latching to a mounting rail (not shown).

It can be seen from FIG. 16 that the two narrow sides 230, 230a of the receiving component 201 and the two flat sides are each arranged opposite one another. Viewed circumferentially, a flat side alternates with a narrow side in succession. Viewed from above, the component housing 2120 forms an essentially rectangular plan.

FIG. 17 shows a plan view of a receiving component 201 which is inserted into the plug-in base 206. It has the guide arrangement 202, 219 on the two narrow sides, the web 202 of the guide arrangement 2110 being wider than the web 219. It is therefore not possible to insert the receiving component 201 into the socket 206 of the electrical device 2100 in a laterally reversed manner. Bending or destruction of the electrical contacts 205 on the underside of the receiving component 201 is thus effectively prevented.

FIG. 18 shows a further embodiment, a detail of the receiving component 201 and part of the plug-in base 206 being shown. The receiving component 201 is completely inserted into the socket 206. The receiving component 201 has on its first narrow side a guide arrangement 219 which is designed in the form of a T-connection or dovetail connection. The socket 206 of the electrical device 2100 has on the corresponding side wall 232 a recess 234 which can be paired with the dovetail web 219 and into which the guide arrangement 2110 can be inserted.

FIG. 18 a shows the embodiment of FIG. 18, the receiving component 201 being pulled out of the receiving shaft 206. The guide arrangement 2110, here in the form of a dovetail web 219, can be clearly seen. The dovetail web 219 can be inserted into the corresponding recess 234 on the first side wall 232 of the plug-in base 206 be inserted. The electrical contacts 205, 205a arranged on the underside of the receiving component 201 can be plugged into socket contacts 209, 209a of the electrical device 2100.

FIG. 19 shows a further embodiment, the guide arrangement 2110 being implemented here in the form of a comb structure 219a. The comb structure has three webs 219a, 219b and 219c which can be inserted into corresponding recesses 234a, 234b and 234c in the side wall 232 of the electrical device 2100.

FIG. 19 a shows the embodiment of FIG. 19, the receiving component 201 being completely pulled out of the plug-in base 206 of the electrical device 2100. The plug contacts 205, 205a visible underneath the receiving component 201 can be plugged into the socket contacts 209, 209a. The guide arrangement 2110 has the three webs 219a, 219b and 219c, which can be pushed into the corresponding recesses 234a, 234b and 234c of the electrical device 2100. The guide arrangement 2110 makes it possible at least to prevent the receiving component 201 from being inserted into the plug-in base 206 in a tilted or twisted manner, which can also cause defects on the receiving component 201 or the electrical device 2100. Rather, the receiving component 201 must straight from above, i. H. as an extension of an imaginary axis, inserted through the electrical device 2100 and the socket 206 in an extension downward.

FIG. 20 shows a further embodiment, a receiving component 201 being inserted into the plug-in base 206 of the electrical device 2100. On its first narrow side, the receiving component 201 has the comb structure 202a, 202b, 202c for pairable insertion into receiving grooves 236a, 236b, 236c of the plug-in base 206. On the second narrow side arranged opposite the first narrow side, the receiving component 201 has a second part of the guide arrangement 2110 in the form of a dovetail connection 219d. The guide arrangement 2110 differs on its first narrow side from the guide arrangement on the second narrow side. The comb structure arrangement 202a, 202b, 202c on the first narrow side of the receiving component 201 cannot be paired with the recess 234a, which is prepared for a dovetail structure. In contrast, the dovetail-like guide arrangement 219d fits into the recess 234a. This also effectively prevents the installation sides of the receiving component 201 in the plug-in base 206 from being mixed up. The guide arrangement 2110 with its differing sides 202a and 219d thus not only allows the straight and in particular perpendicular insertion of the receiving component 201 into FIG the socket 206, but also the laterally correct insertion of the receiving component 201 into the socket 206.

FIG. 20 a shows the embodiment of FIG. 20, the receiving component 201 being pulled out of the plug-in base 206. The electrical contacts 205, 205a, 205b and 205c can be inserted into the sockets 209, 209a, 209b and 209c. In this example shown, the sockets are arranged symmetrically to one another. Such an arrangement would not be possible without the embodiment described here, since otherwise, without a guide arrangement 2110, the receiving component 201 could be inserted into the plug-in base 206 in the wrong way. The guide arrangement 2110 can effectively prevent this, so that the receiving component 201 equipped with the guide arrangement 2110 can only be inserted into the plug-in base 206 of the electrical device 2100 in the correct direction.

FIG. 21 shows a further aspect, a receiving component 201 being partially inserted into the receiving slot 206 of an electrical device 2100. The electrical contacts 205, 205a, 205b, 205c, 205d are opposite the corresponding socket contacts 209, 209a, 209b, 209c, 209d, so that these could be plugged into the corresponding socket contacts if the receiving component 201 were to be inserted further into the receiving slot 206. The receiving component 201 has latching tabs on both narrow sides which can engage in latching lugs 207 of the electrical device. The lower latching lug 204 provides a parking position for the receiving component 201 in the receiving shaft 206. This means that when the receiving component 201 is partially guided into the receiving shaft 206, the indentation 204 engages around the latching lug 207 and the receiving component 201 is held there in a latching manner. With the application of pressure from above on the receiving component 201, the same can be pushed further into the receiving shaft 206, whereby a certain holding force has to be overcome, which results from the positive connection of the lower latching tab 204 with the retaining lug 207. When the receiving component 201 is completely inserted into the receiving shaft 206, the latching lug 207 engages in the respective upper latching tab 203, which is arranged on the respective narrow side of the receiving component 201. The shape of the upper latching tab 203 corresponds to the latching lug 207, so that it is arranged on the same level as the latching lug 207 when the receiving component 201 is completely inserted into the receiving start 206. This enables a further increase in the holding force of the receiving component 201 in the shaft 206, so that a secure hold and / or stable locking of the receiving component 201 in the shaft 206 is guaranteed.

It is clear to the person skilled in the art that not only all the embodiments shown here of differing guide arrangements 2110 can be arranged on the respective sides of the receiving component 201, such as the comb structure, dovetail structure, T-connection or various grooves, but rather other shapes for the guide arrangement 2110 can be used in order to encode the laterally correct arrangement of the receiving component 201 in the receiving shaft 206. For example, the dovetail structure on the opposite sides of a receiving component 201 can contain different slopes, or that the slopes run inversely to one another, i.e. that they cross one another. The comb structure can, for example, have combs of different numbers or of different widths. In the guide arrangement 2110, semicircles with different diameters can be provided for coding the laterally correct installation of the receiving component 201, which, for example, interlock. Finally, triangular points with different slopes can also be provided. Other shapes are also possible, which can be selected depending on the intended use.

This also makes it possible to keep the receiving component 201 compatible only for certain plug-in bases 206. It is thus possible, for example, to provide receiving components 201 with specific guide arrangements 2110 which only fit into selected sockets 206, for example if the application differs with regard to the electrical voltage used. This not only ensures that the receiving component 201 is correctly laterally installed in the plug-in base 206, but also that the receiving component 201 can only be inserted in the plug-in base 206 provided for this purpose. This is of particular interest if a plurality of sockets 206 are arranged next to one another or in a narrow space and it may be difficult to identify the correct socket 206 due to the narrowness. Here, the guide arrangement 206 may provide additional assistance in selecting the correct plug-in base 206.

FIG. 22 shows the exemplary embodiment of FIG. 21, the receiving component 201 being pushed completely into the slot 206, and the latching lug 207 engaging in the latching tab 203 of the receiving component 201. In this position, the receiving component 201 is retained in the receiving start 206 in a latching manner. In summary, the present invention can solve a large number of problems that can occur in the daily handling and operation of receiving components 201. By means of the special configurations of the guide arrangement 2110, the joining process of the receiving component 201 in the base 206 is made considerably easier, while at the same time the alignment of the receiving component 201 in the base 206 is secured. The guide arrangement 2110 also brings about an exact guiding of the receiving component 201 if, as presented here, they are implemented as guide rails. The guide arrangement 2110 can, as shown, be constructed in various alternatives, such as the dovetail connection shown, which can also be combined so that the web widths on both sides of the receiving component 201 are the same, but the gradients of the recess or the perpendicular are different or even run inversely to one another.

To implement the asymmetry of the guide arrangement 2110, the comb structure shown and here also with a different number of combs or with different widths of the webs can also take place.

Thus, the idea of the present aspect of the description is aimed at providing the asymmetry of the guide arrangement 2110, whereby the person skilled in the art can also easily recognize further exemplary embodiments on the basis of the exemplary embodiments shown, which are also within the scope of the description presented here, if these merely reflect the asymmetry of the Guiding arrangement established on the first narrow side of the receiving component 201 in comparison to that on the second narrow side of the receiving component 201.

It has been shown that a particularly simple basis lies in realizing different tongue and groove connections on the receiving component 201 or the receiving shaft 206 of the electrical component 2100. It is conceivable to arrange the tongue or tongues on the receiving component 201 and the groove or the grooves on the receiving shaft 206, or, inversely, the tongue or tongues on the receiving shaft 206 and the groove or grooves on the receiving component 201.

The present aspect of the description further deals with the partial aspect of the secure mounting of the receiving component 201 at the receiving start 206 without an electrical contact being established between the receiving component 201 and the electrical device 2100. For this purpose, the present description provides a parking position in which a tight fit of the receiving component 201 is realized in the receiving shaft 206 and at the same time the electrical contacts are arranged securely away from one another. This means that the electrical connection remains interrupted in the event of vibration, shock or shock protection. This can become relevant in the secure decommissioning of a system part, provided that the receiving component 201 is to be kept as an optional reserve, in the case of service or repair, but also when storing reserve receiving components 201.

The latching for the parking position has been shown here in such a way that a spring is arranged in the base 206, which spring can engage in a resilient tab on the receiving component 201. The interaction of the spring and tab leads to a firm seat of the receiving component 201 in the base 206. An inverse configuration is also conceivable with this solution principle.

Referring to FIG. 23, a further embodiment is shown with an ejection mechanism which is arranged in the contact plane 3150. The ejection device 3110 comprises a movable lever which is guided in the support point 304 in a slide rail 303, 306. The actuation on the actuator 320 takes place with a hand tool 328, a screwdriver shown in this example.

With the hand tool 328 and a manual pressure force of an operator on the hand tool 328, the actuator 320 can be levered forwards or upwards and thus the insert component 351 can be pushed out of the shaft 327. The pressure point 309, which is applied to the insert component 351 from below, is arranged in the common contact plane 3150 with the contacts 308, 311, 312, 314 and 307. During the actuation, the pressure point 309 moves on the contact line 350 (see FIG. 27) in the contact plane 3150 from right to left. The contact line connects the electrical contacts 307, 308, 311, 312 and 314 shown as well as the pressure point 309 of the ejection mechanism 3110.

In the embodiment shown, the electrical component 3100 has lateral connecting terminals, here the connecting terminals 12, 14, 11, X1 and X2, denoted by the reference numerals 301, 302, 305, 319 and 323 to contact. The second electrical contacts 307, 308, 311, 312 and 314 are all designed as sockets. Contacts 307 and 308 take over the relay control, contact 311 is the root contact, contact 312 is the break contact and contact 314 is the make contact. The installation shaft 327 for the installation element 351 has the left shaft wall 346 and the right shaft wall 348. The actuation arrangement 3114 of the ejector device 3110 is inserted into an actuator shaft 315. The actuator shaft 315 here comprises a contact surface 313 for the actuator 3114 as well as a contact surface 318. For contacting the hand tool 328, the actuator 3114 has an actuating head 316. The actuating head 316 can be reinforced mechanically or chemically, for example hardened, in order to be able to absorb a higher force. The hand tool 328 is placed on the tool contact surface 352 and guided under the actuating head 316. With a pressure movement of the hand tool 328 on the actuator 3114 and a subsequent rotation of the hand tool 328 in the downward direction, the ejector 3110 is actuated by the actuator 3114 being displaced in the upward direction. So that the actuator 3114 is not laterally displaced or pivoted by the pressure exerted by the hand tool 328, the actuator 3114 rests against the contact surface 313 and is held by this against the pressure force.

A film hinge 321, which connects the two parts 3112, 3114 to one another, is arranged between the actuator 3114 and the eject lever 3112. The electrical component 3100 has a shell housing 324.

FIG. 23a shows the embodiment of FIG. 23, the ejection device 3110 being actuated. The hand tool 328 has been pivoted downward in the direction of rotation, so that the actuating section 3114 is displaced in the upward direction. The ejection piece 3112 connected via the film hinge 321 now protrudes into the insertion shaft 327. A component 351 arranged in the shaft 327 would now be pressed out of the shaft (see FIGS. 26 and 26a). Furthermore, it can be seen from FIG. 23a in conjunction with FIG. 23 that the contact area 3120 is kept free even when the ejector 3110 is actuated and the contacts 307, 308, 311, 312 and 314 are not touched or disturbed by the ejector. The entire ejection device 3110 is arranged in the common contact plane 3150.

Referring to FIG. 24, a further embodiment is shown, the ejection device 3110 being designed in one piece, so that the actuating lever 3114 is formed integrally with the ejector 3112. A strut 3110a is used to strengthen or stiffen the ejection device. It is clear to the viewer that the lower part of the ejection device 3110 can also be made from solid material or with other recesses without departing from the scope of the present description. The In this example, the ejection device 3110 is designed as a type of slide 330, which can effect the ejection of the receiving component 351 (cf. FIGS. 26 and 26a) simply by means of a vertical movement displacement without complicated pivoting. To mount the slide 330, the electrical component 3100 has attachment points 331, 332 and 334 prepared and arranged for this purpose, so that the ejection device 3110 performs no or only the smallest possible rotational movement, even during actuation by means of the hand tool 328, but only a translational movement in Upward direction to eject the receiving component 351 from the shaft 327.

The embodiment of FIG. 24 has a partition 335 which improves the electrical insulation between the contacts 311, 312 and 314 on the one hand and the contacts 307 and 308 on the other hand. In this embodiment, the ejection device 3110 can be arranged completely on one side of the partition wall 335.

The embodiment as shown in FIG. 24 has a large number of identical components, as shown in FIG. These components are not described again with FIG. 24 in order not to unnecessarily lengthen the description. It is clear to the viewer that the reference symbols and component description from FIG. 23 can also be correspondingly adapted to FIG. 24 and also to the other figures, without this being specified in detail. Incidentally, the same reference symbols also show the same components in different figures.

FIG. 24 a shows the embodiment as shown in FIG. 24, the ejection device 3110 being actuated by means of the hand tool 328 on the actuator 3114. By exerting a compressive force on the actuating section 3114 together with a downward rotary or rotational movement of the hand tool 328, the actuating section 3114 is translationally shifted upwards, with the ejector section 3112 formed in one piece with it being simultaneously shifted in an upward direction, possibly by a Eject the component 351 inserted into the shaft 327. In connection with FIG. 24 it is made clear that this embodiment too does not come into conflict with the second electrical contacts of the electrical component 3100, but rather the contact area 3120 can be left completely free. The entire ejection device 3110 is arranged in the common contact plane 3150 with the electrical contacts 307, 308, 311, 312 and 314 of the electrical component 3100.

FIG. 25 shows yet another embodiment, likewise those components of the electrical component 3100 which were already written with FIG. 23 not numbered again and are described. FIG. 25 shows the ejection device 3110 with an actuator 339 which can be operated with the hand tool 328. The actuator 339 is connected to the auxiliary lever 337 at a film hinge 336, the auxiliary lever 337 in turn being connected to the ejection lever 343 via the film hinge 338. The eject lever 343 has a pivot point 344 which is mounted on the housing 325 of the electrical component 3100. The ejection lever 343 in turn has the pressure point 342, which can exert a pressure force on an insertion component 351 for the purpose of ejection from the shaft 327.

The actuation section 339 is mounted so that a rotational movement is largely prevented and only a translational movement in the upward direction remains released. For this purpose, the contact points 340 and 341 are inserted into the housing 325 of the electrical component 3100.

Furthermore, the electrical component 3100 again has a partition wall 345 which can better electrically isolate a first part of the electrical contacts 307, 308 from a second part of the electrical contacts 311, 312 and 314.

Referring to FIG. 25a, FIG. 25 is shown in the actuating position. The hand tool 328 engages under the actuating head 316 and moves the actuating section 3114 upward in a translatory movement. By means of the translational movement of the actuating section 3114, the auxiliary lever 337 of the ejection mechanism 3110 is pivoted, the actuating section now pressing against the contact point 340. When the ejection mechanism 3110 is deflected further upward in a translatory manner by means of the hand tool 328, a compressive force is now exerted on the ejection lever 343 and the latter is pivoted upwards. The ejection lever 343 thus emerges from the underside of the shaft 327 and is able to push an inserted component 351 out of the shaft 327. Again, the entire ejection device 3110 is arranged in the common contact plane 3150. The electrical contacts 307, 308, 311, 312 and 314 are again located in the contact area 3120 that remains free, which is kept free by the ejection device 3110 in which the individual components 3112, 3114 of the ejection device 3110 pivot around the contact area 3120.

FIG. 26 shows an embodiment with the receiving component 351 inserted in the shaft 327. The ejection device 3110 is arranged on the underside of the receiving component 351 and is in the rest position. There is little or no force exerted on the receiving component 351 by the ejection device 3110. A hand tool 328 is attached to the Tool contact surface 352 attached and levered under the actuating head 316. FIG. 26a illustrates the further movement of the ejection device 3110 for pushing the insert component 351 out of the shaft 327. The hand tool 328 is pivoted downwards so that the actuating section 320 is translationally shifted upwards by means of a lever force via the tool contact surface 352. The ejection section 3112, which is integrally formed with the actuation section, presses upon further actuation of the ejection device 3110 from below on the insert component 351, which is now pressed out of the shaft 327. In the position shown with Figure 26a, the electrical contacts of the insert component 351 are already completely separated from the second electrical contacts 307, 308, 311, 312 and 314 of the electrical component 3100, so that the insert component 351 is already clearly out of the shaft of the electrical component 3100 protrudes and can now be gripped manually with one hand, for example, without great effort.

Referring to FIG. 27, a top view of the second electrical contacts 307, 308, 311, 312 and 314 of the receiving slot 327 is shown, the pushing model 309 of the ejector lever 3112 being shown. It can be seen that both the electrical contacts 307, 308, 311, 312 and 314 and the visible parts of the ejector device 3110, that is the ejector lever 3112 and the actuating section 3114, are arranged in the common contact plane 3150 in line with the contact line 350 . From this illustration it can be seen that it is particularly preferred if a force on the pressure point 309 lies exactly in the middle of the forces. This can further improve the fact that tilting of the relay or receiving component 351 is prevented when it is ejected. It is also clear from FIG. 27 that the common arrangement of the contacts with the ejection device 3110 in a common contact plane 3150 is able to further reduce the overall width of the entire electrical component 3100. Compared to the known designs of the ejection device 3110, which are all arranged laterally offset next to the electrical contacts of the insert component, the overall width of the entire electrical component 3100 can be minimized to the width of the contacts or the width of the ejection device 3110.

Referring to FIG. 28, an exemplary embodiment is shown with an electrical component 4100, in which a receiving component 405 is inserted in the plug-in base 4102 in the active position. The electrical component 4100 has an ejector device 4110. The ejector 4110 includes a lever 417 that the operating portion of the ejector 4110. The lever 417 is pivotable. To pivot the lever 417, it can be moved away from the receiving component 405 and thus pivoted against the contact surface 427. In the embodiment shown, the receiving component 405 is completely inserted into the slot 423 of the electrical component 4100. The tab 414 of the retaining device 4108 rests on the receiving component 405, so that the receiving component 405 is additionally held by the tab 414 in the shaft 423. The upper side of the receiving component is thus inserted into the receiving shaft 423 up to the line 438, which illustrates the active position. By pivoting the ejection device 4110 along the line 416, which represents the corresponding pivoting range, the receiving component 405 can be pushed out on the underside of the ejection section.

In the embodiment shown, the electrical component has lateral connection terminals, here the connection terminals 412, 414, 411, X1 and X2. The electrical component 4100 can make external contact at these connection terminals. The second electrical contacts 4104 of the electrical component 4100 are designed as plug sockets.

The installation shaft 423 has a left shaft wall 446 and a right shaft wall 448. The ejector device 4110 has an actuating head 4116 on which a force can be received in order to actuate the ejector device 4110. For example, attacks can be carried out here manually or with a hand tool.

FIG. 28a shows the embodiment of FIG. 28, the receiving component 405 having been moved into the passive position on the restraint device. The receiving component 405 is held by the buffer element 413 with its latching hook 411 on the outside of the electrical component 4100, and the receiving component 405 is held back by the ejection section 4112 on the underside. The receiving component 405 is therefore held on all sides, on the left and right side by the left and right shaft walls 446 and 448, on the underside by the ejection section 4112 and on the top side by the latching means 411 of the retaining device. The receiving component 405 has reached the position 437. In this case, the receiving component 405 is transferred from the active position 438 to the passive position 437 by a compressive force that is exerted on the actuating section 4112 of the ejection device 4110. The receiving component 405 is electrically separated from the electrical component 4100 in the passive position 437. In particular, the first electrical contacts of the receiving component 405 are spaced apart from the second electrical contacts 4104 of the electrical component 4100. Referring to FIG. 29, a further embodiment is shown, the ejection device 4110 being embodied in one piece, so that the actuating lever 417 is embodied integrally with the ejection section 4112. A strut 4110a serves to strengthen or stiffen the ejector device 4110. This part of the ejector device 4110 could also be made from solid material or with other recesses without departing from the scope of the present description. In this example, the ejection device 4110 is designed as a type of slide that does not require pivoting. The ejection of the receiving component 405 from the shaft 423 can be effected by a vertical movement displacement. To support the actuating lever 417, contact points 461, 462 and 464 are provided so that the ejection device 4110 performs no or only the smallest possible rotational movement during actuation, but essentially a translational movement in an upward direction to eject the receiving component 405 from the shaft 423 performs.

The embodiment of FIG. 29 has a partition 4122 which improves electrical insulation between the contacts 4104 and the contacts 4104a. In this embodiment, the ejection device 4110 can be arranged entirely on only one side of the partition 4122. The same reference symbols and component descriptions from FIG. 28 are correspondingly adopted for FIG. 29 without this being specified in detail.

FIG. 29 a shows the embodiment of FIG. 29, the receiving component 405 having been transferred into the passive position 437. By exerting a compressive force on the actuating section 4114 together with a downward rotary or rotational movement of the hand tool 443, the actuating section 4114 is shifted translationally upwards, with the ejector section 4112 formed in one piece with it being shifted upwards at the same time, by the way into the shaft 423 ejected component 405.

The embodiment of FIGS. 29, 29a makes it clear that the second electrical contacts 4104a of the electrical component 4100 are kept free from the ejection device 4110 here. This enables the ejection device 4110 to be arranged in a common plane with the electrical contacts 4104, 4104a of the electrical component 4100.

The receiving component 405 is held in the passive position 437 from all sides, ie from below by the ejection section 4112, on both sides by the shaft walls 446, 448 and on the top by the latching means 431. With further reference to FIG. 28, an electrical component 4100 is shown with an inserted receiving component 405, the receiving component 405 being inserted into the electrical component 4100 in the active position 438. The retaining means 414 partially covers the top of the receiving portal 405. With further reference to FIG. 28a, the receiving component has been moved into the passive position 437. The receiving component 405 is held on the latching means 411 of the retaining device. The flexibility of the buffer element 414 can be set so that the receiving component 405 cannot leave the passive position 437 of its own accord, but the receiving component can be removed manually by stripping the latching means 411 from the top of the receiving component 405. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the above-described

Embodiments are to be understood as examples and the invention is not limited to these, but can be varied in many ways without departing from the scope of protection of the claims. Furthermore, it can be seen that the features, regardless of whether they are disclosed in the description, the claims, the figures or otherwise, also individually define essential components of the invention, even if they are used together with others

Features are described together. In all figures, the same reference symbols represent the same objects, so that descriptions of objects that are possibly only mentioned in one or at least not with regard to all figures can also be transferred to these figures, with regard to which the object is not explicitly described in the description .

Reference list

1 socket or mounting slot

2 ejectors, slider

3 contact surface

4 contact point

5 actuators

6 Inner opening of actuator

7 Deformation area above or tab

8 Drawbar (from the ejector that is to be operated)

9 predetermined breaking point

10 Actuator cross member 11 Lateral elastic area 12 End positions position of deformable area

13 Pressure point deformable area from the neighbor

14 Pull tab from the actuator

15 pressure point

16 gripping piece (from the ejector that is to be actuated)

17 Gripping piece, neighbor at the back

18 Drawbar at the rear neighbor

19 Tie rod at the front neighbor

20 Gripping piece next to the front 21 Socket, base changer 22 Socket, base changer

23 Socket, base changer

24 pivot point

25 levers

26 operators

27 Free space for electrical and mechanical separation

28 operating section

29 pressure point

30 deflection 1 31 Deflection 2

32 levers

33 Tool pocket

34 tools

35 Wall of the bag towards the neighbor

36 Tab for parking position

37 Groove for label

39 pin relay, changeover contact

40 pin relay, changeover contact

41 pin relay, changeover contact 45 partition 50 receptacle component 52 electrical contacts receptacle component

57 electrical contacts electrical component

58 Retaining lug 58a Stop for retaining lug 100 Electrical component 102 Mounting means, e.g. for snapping onto top-hat rail

104 Direction of ejection

105 Insertion direction 110 Ejection device 110a Web 112 Ejection section 120 Manipulation device 122 Gripping means / T-piece 124 Distance section 126 Deflection 150 Contact plane 201 Relay 202 Web of the guide arrangement Input on the relay

202a - 202c guide web 203 recess end position 204 Recess parking position

205 relay pins

205a-205d electrical contacts

206 slot relay

207 right tab

208 Groove on the right in the base

209 socket contacts socket

209a - 209d sockets

210 Terminal point relay control 211 Relay socket 212 Terminal point relay control

213 Terminal point relay contact

214 Terminal point relay contact

215 Terminal point relay contact

216 groove on the left in the base

217 tab on the left

218 relay socket output side

219 web output on relay 219d dovetail connection

220 Relay socket, input side 221 Interlocking mounting rail

230, 230a narrow side 232 side wall

234 - 234c recesses 236a - 236c receiving grooves 2100 electrical device 2110 guide arrangement 2120 component housing

301 connection terminal 12

302 connection terminal 14

303 slide rail below

304 support point 305 connection terminal 11

306 top slide rail

307 Socket relay control

308 Socket relay control 309 Pressure point

310 shaft

311 root contact

312 normally closed contact

313 Contact surface 314 normally open contact

315 Slot for the actuator

316 actuator head

317 lever

318 Contact surface 319 Connection terminal X1

320 actuators

321 film hinge

322 levers

323 Connection terminal X2 324 wall, shell housing

325 relay, socket

326 Mounting rail contact point

327 relay slot

328 Hand tool 329 Pressure point

330 slider

331 attachment point

332 attachment point

333 actuator 334 contact point

335 partition

336 film hinge 337 auxiliary lever

338 film hinge

339 actuator

340 contact point

341 attachment point

342 pressure point

343 lever

344 pivot point

345 partition

346 shaft wall relay left

347 housing cover

348 Well wall relay on the right

349 Separation point between shell housing and cover

350 contact line

351 relay

352 tool contact surface

3100 electrical component

3110 ejector

3110a bridge

3112 ejection section

3114 actuation section

3120 contact area

3150 contact level

401, 402 socket coil (second electrical contact elements)

403, 404 pin coil (first electrical contact elements)

405 relays

406 pressure point lever

407 pin closer (first electrical contact element)

408 pin root (first electrical contact element)

409 pin break contact (first electrical contact element)

410 "Park locking" swivel range for the passive position

411 locking means / locking hook 412 slope for the introduction of the relay

413 tongue area

414 tab

415 Labeling option for labels

416 "Operational locking" swivel range for the active position

417 lever

418 pivot point

419 attachment point

420 socket opener (second electrical contact elements)

421 socket root (second electrical contact elements)

422 socket closer (second electrical contact elements)

423 socket / slot

424 Parking latches / latches

425 latching means / latching hook operation

426 mounting rail

427 contact surface

428 relay edge

429 base terminal

430 locking hooks for operation and parking at the gate

431 Slope for feeding the relay

432 tab

433 locking head

434 slider

435 spring area tab

436 vertical line

437 Passive position / line parking position

438 Active position / line operation

439 Line pressure point parking position

440 line pressure point operation

441 pressure point

442 housing side wall

443 tool 446 Left side wall 448 Right side wall 450 common contact plane 4100 electrical component 4104 second electrical contact elements

4110 ejection device 4110a web 4112 ejection section 4114 actuation section 4116 actuation head

4118 restraint device

Claims

Patent claims:

1. An electrical component (100), in particular a terminal block, comprising: at least one plug-in base (1) for receiving a receiving component (50), in particular a relay module or an optocoupler module, at least in some areas or partially in or on the electrical component, wherein the receiving component comprises first electrical contact elements (52) on its underside for contacting second electrical contact elements (57) of the electrical component, and wherein the first electrical contact elements make electrical contact with the second electrical contact elements of the electrical component in an active position of the receiving component on the socket are, a manipulation device (120) by means of which the receiving component, in particular improved, can be inserted into the active position in the socket and / or pulled out of the active position, the manipulation device having a spacer section (124), and the spacer section with a free standing end protrudes beyond the electrical component and / or the receiving component inserted into the socket in the active position.

2. Electrical component (100) according to the preceding claim, wherein the manipulation device (120) has a gripping means (122) at the free end of the spacer section, which is especially designed to enable the manipulation device to be actuated, for example manually gripped .

3. Electrical component (100) according to the preceding claim, wherein the manipulation device (120) is an insertion and / or extraction aid, and / or wherein at least one of the following features is met:

- The gripping means (122) is designed as a tab (7) on the free-standing end of the spacer section (124), which can in particular be gripped manually,

- The gripping means (122) is designed as a T-bar or ring strap, in particular for actuation by means of an operating means such as a hand tool in order to pull the receiving component out of the socket or to push it into the active position in the socket, - The spacer section (124) is designed as a lever, in particular as a flexible lever, or rod-shaped, or forming a cantilever arm that is integrally formed.

4. Electrical component (100) according to at least one of the preceding claims, wherein the manipulation device (120) is formed in one piece with the electrical component with a fixed end opposite the free end.

5. Electrical component (100) according to the preceding claim, further comprising an ejection device (110) for releasing and / or at least partially ejecting the receiving component (50) from the active position, wherein the manipulation device (120) with the fixed end with the ejection device of the electrical component is connected, and / or is made in one piece with the ejection device.

6. Electrical component (100) according to the preceding claim, the ejection device (110) further comprising an actuating section (28) for actuating the ejection device, in particular by means of a hand tool, the manipulation device being designed in one piece with the actuation section of the ejection device.

7. Electrical component (100) according to at least one of the two preceding claims, the ejection device (110) further comprising an ejection section (112) connected to the actuating section (28) for pressing the receiving component out of the socket (1) when the actuating section is actuated, wherein the ejection section is prepared and arranged in such a way that it engages the receiving component (50) in a common contact plane (150) in order to push the receiving component out of the active position in the socket.

8. Electrical component (100) according to at least one of the three preceding claims, wherein actuation of the manipulation device (120) results in a movement of the ejection device (110), the manipulation device (120) in particular is set up so that the ejection device (110) is actuated when a tensile force is applied to the manipulation device.

9. Electrical component (100) according to the preceding claim, wherein the manipulation device (120) is further prepared so that the tensile force on the manipulation device in a direction other than the pull-out direction (104) of the receiving component (50) from the socket (1) can be applied, and / or the force vector of the tensile force on the manipulation device for actuating the ejection device lies in the contact plane (150), and / or the tensile force on the manipulation device at an angle of greater than 30 degrees, preferably greater than 60 degrees, up to approximately can be applied perpendicular to the pull-out direction (104) of the receiving component (50).

10. Electrical component (100) according to at least one of the preceding claims, wherein the receiving component (50) can be transferred into the active position in the socket (1) by applying a compressive force to the manipulation device (120).

11. The electrical component (100) according to at least one of the preceding claims, further comprising a retaining device (58) for holding the receiving component in a passive position on the electrical component, wherein the first electrical contacts (52) of the receiving component in the passive position are electrically different from the second electrical contacts (57) of the electrical component are separated.

12. Electrical component (100) according to at least one of the preceding claims, wherein the or a part of the second electrical contact elements (57) are arranged in a common contact plane (150) in the socket (1), the contact plane extending through the first contact elements (52) of the receiving component (50) extends through it when it is inserted in the socket,

13. Electrical component (100) according to at least one of the preceding claims, wherein the restraint device (58) is arranged and prepared in such a way that the receiving component (50) is automatically guided into the passive position when the ejection device (110) is actuated and is held there by the restraint device and / or wherein the restraint device is automatically activated or activated upon actuation of the ejection device provided.

14. Electrical component (100) according to the preceding claim, wherein the retaining device (58) is connected to the manipulation device (120) or is designed integrally therewith, and / or wherein the retaining device is connected to the actuating section (28) or is designed integrally therewith is.

15. Electrical component (100) according to at least one of claims 5 to 14, wherein the ejection device (110) is at least partially rotatable and pivoting the manipulation device (120) releasing or at least partially ejecting the receiving component (50) from the socket ( 1) obtained.

16. Electrical component (100) according to at least one of claims 5 to 15, wherein the ejection device (110) is designed to be displaceable, in particular along an axis which is arranged parallel to the side walls of the receiving shaft (1), and wherein the displacement of the ejection device a loosening or at least partial ejection of the receiving component (50) from the socket is achieved.

17. Electrical component (100) according to at least one of claims 5 to 16, wherein the ejection device (110) is prepared so that it extends in the common contact plane (150) around part of the second electrical contact or contacts (57) .

18. Electrical component (100) according to at least one of claims 7 to 17, characterized in that when the receiving device (110) is actuated, the ejection section (112) is pivoted, in particular the ejection section and the Operating section (28), and / or wherein the ejection section (112) forms a toggle lever with the operating section (28).

19. Electrical component (100) according to the preceding claim, wherein the actuating guide has at least one contact surface for receiving

Rotational forces through the tool and / or slider and for holding the slider in the actuation guide.

20. Arrangement comprising an electrical component (100), in particular according to one of the preceding claims, and a receiving component (51) inserted into the socket (27), the arrangement comprising: a manipulation device by means of which the receiving component is inserted into the socket (6) or can be pulled out of the socket.