EP4311029A1 - Borne à ressort, borne de connexion de conducteur et procédé de fabrication d'une borne à ressort - Google Patents

Borne à ressort, borne de connexion de conducteur et procédé de fabrication d'une borne à ressort Download PDF

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EP4311029A1
EP4311029A1 EP23183934.1A EP23183934A EP4311029A1 EP 4311029 A1 EP4311029 A1 EP 4311029A1 EP 23183934 A EP23183934 A EP 23183934A EP 4311029 A1 EP4311029 A1 EP 4311029A1
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    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/28—Clamped connections, spring connections
    • H01R4/48—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member
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    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/28—Clamped connections, spring connections
    • H01R4/48—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member
    • H01R4/4809—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member using a leaf spring to bias the conductor toward the busbar
    • H01R4/4846—Busbar details
    • H01R4/4848—Busbar integrally formed with the spring
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    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/28—Clamped connections, spring connections
    • H01R4/48—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member
    • H01R4/4809—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member using a leaf spring to bias the conductor toward the busbar
    • H01R4/4846—Busbar details
    • H01R4/485—Single busbar common to multiple springs
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/02—Contact members
    • H01R13/15—Pins, blades or sockets having separate spring member for producing or increasing contact pressure
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/28—Clamped connections, spring connections
    • H01R4/48—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member
    • H01R4/4809—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member using a leaf spring to bias the conductor toward the busbar
    • H01R4/4828—Spring-activating arrangements mounted on or integrally formed with the spring housing
    • H01R4/48365—Spring-activating arrangements mounted on or integrally formed with the spring housing with integral release means
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/28—Clamped connections, spring connections
    • H01R4/48—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member
    • H01R4/4809—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member using a leaf spring to bias the conductor toward the busbar
    • H01R4/484—Spring housing details
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R43/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors
    • H01R43/16—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for manufacturing contact members, e.g. by punching and by bending

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  • the invention relates to a spring-loaded clamp connection with a busbar, which spans a busbar level and has a through opening, and a clamping spring.
  • the invention further relates to a conductor connection terminal with an insulating material housing and a spring-loaded terminal connection in the insulating material housing.
  • the invention further relates to a method for producing a spring-loaded clamp connection.
  • Spring clamp terminals are used to connect electrical conductors to a busbar using a clamping spring. This means that the electrical conductor can be connected to the busbar in an electrically conductive manner and held mechanically on the spring force terminal connection by the spring force.
  • EP 1 391 965 B4 discloses a spring-loaded terminal connection for an electrical conductor, in which the busbar has a square material passage, which has a ring-shaped, closed hole collar with perforated collar inner wall surfaces extending from the top of the busbar.
  • Such a material passage is manufactured integrally from the busbar made of flat sheet metal material using the forming process. This is technologically demanding, time-consuming and requires complex tools.
  • Pull-through technology is a material-efficient and space-saving technology.
  • DE 20 2012 103 987 A1 shows a busbar which is formed from a double layer of sheet metal. Openings in the two layers that are aligned with one another form a kind of passage for the electrical conductor. A loop can be bent out of a layer and passed through the pull-through to form a contact element.
  • DE 20 2019 104 688 U1 discloses a flat, flat busbar with a through opening surrounded by a perforated collar.
  • the perforated collar is designed as a separate component from the busbar and is arranged flatly under the busbar. Through holes in the perforated collar are aligned with through openings in the busbar in order to form an opening for receiving a clamping spring and for inserting an electrical conductor to be clamped to the busbar with the clamping spring.
  • DE 10 2010 015 457 shows a spring-loaded terminal connection with a busbar that has a conductor insertion opening.
  • a clamping spring is inserted into the conductor insertion opening of the busbar and is supported on the busbar by a contact leg.
  • an additional guide element is provided, which is arranged adjacent to the busbar adjacent to the clamping spring and projects away from the busbar and the plane defined by the conductor insertion opening. This guide element is placed on the top of the busbar from above in the direction of the conductor insertion opening of the insulating housing.
  • a material passage can be integrally formed in the busbar in order to clamp an electrical conductor to a clamping edge of the material passage through the clamping spring.
  • a separate sleeve can be inserted into the through opening of the busbar.
  • the sleeve can have a sleeve wall which extends from an opening to an opening of the sleeve in a longitudinal direction of the sleeve.
  • the separate sleeve is then inserted into the through opening in the longitudinal direction of the sleeve transversely to the busbar level.
  • the sleeve wall can have an outer circumferential contour which rests against an inner circumferential contour of the through opening when the sleeve is inserted into the through opening.
  • the separate sleeve inserted into the through opening is connected to the busbar.
  • busbar and the sleeve can initially be manufactured independently of one another as separate components. This simplifies the manufacturing process and enables more complex geometries.
  • different materials and/or material coatings can be used for the busbar and the sleeve.
  • An electrical conductor is clamped using a clamping point, which is formed by a clamping section of the clamping spring and a clamping section of the sleeve, in order to connect the electrical conductor to the busbar in an electrically conductive manner and to hold it mechanically on the busbar.
  • the busbar has several through openings with an associated clamping spring. These can each be provided with an inserted sleeve, so that a sleeve is inserted into at least one of the through openings.
  • the sleeve can be joined to the busbar.
  • the possible joining processes are defined in the DIN standard 8593.
  • the sleeve can thus be connected to the busbar in a force-fitting manner.
  • the sleeve can be pressed with the busbar.
  • the sleeve can be connected to the busbar in a materially bonded manner, for example by welding, soldering or gluing.
  • the sleeve can be connected to the busbar in a form-fitting manner, for example by a collar on the sleeve, which rests on the busbar, and/or by locking projections that engage under the busbar or by a receiving contour of the busbar in a fitted circumferential contour of the sleeve.
  • joining methods can be used individually or advantageously in combination with one another in order to connect the sleeve to the busbar in the area of the through opening into which the sleeve is inserted.
  • the sleeve rests positively on the busbar using a collar and is pressed with its sleeve wall onto the inner edge of the busbar delimiting the through opening. This combines a positive and non-positive connection.
  • the sleeve can extend over a range of at least 180° along the inner circumference of the through opening. This ensures that the sleeve has a positive fit without a degree of freedom of movement in the busbar level is accommodated in the through opening. It can be attached to a significant part of the inner edges delimiting the through opening by means of the receptacle in the through opening which extends over at least 180°.
  • the sleeve can thus form a frame with a U-shaped cross section with two opposing narrow side walls and a longitudinal side wall connecting the narrow side walls.
  • the long side wall can be longer than one of the narrow side walls.
  • the U-shaped frame of the sleeve can be attached to three sides of the through opening, i.e. H. rest on the two narrow sides and one long side of the through opening and are connected to the busbar in this area of the long side and the two narrow sides. If the narrow side walls of the U-shaped frame then rest with their free end edge on the long side of the through opening, which is opposite the long side wall of the U-shaped frame, the U-shaped frame is held in a form-fitting manner in the rectangular through opening.
  • the rectangular through opening does not have to have corners that run at sharp right angles. Rather, the rectangular through opening can also have rounded corners or be designed as an oval or circular through opening.
  • the sleeve can form a frame with a rectangular cross section with two opposing narrow side walls and two opposing long side walls.
  • the two opposing long side walls connect the narrow side walls with each other.
  • the opposite ends of a narrow side wall can each be connected to an end region of the opposite long side walls in order to form a frame with a rectangular cross section that corresponds to the cutout or the contour of the through opening.
  • This sleeve which has a rectangular cross section, can then be fitted into the corresponding rectangular through opening.
  • the sleeve can be connected to the busbar via a press fit.
  • One of the narrow side walls can have an inclination directed from the opening at the busbar level to the opening towards the opposite narrow side wall.
  • This inclined narrow side wall can then provide a clamping section for clamping an electrical conductor.
  • the free lower end edge of the inclined narrow side wall can form a clamping edge for clamping the electrical conductor.
  • the electrical conductor is then clamped with the clamping section of the clamping spring, which can also be formed, for example, as a clamping edge at the free end of the clamping leg.
  • the sleeve can extend over a range of at least 360° along the circumference of the through opening.
  • the sleeve thus borders the circumferential contour of the through-opening over the entire circumference and is no longer movable in any degree of freedom in a direction towards the busbar.
  • the outer circumferential contour of the sleeve can correspond to the inner circumferential contour of the through opening over the entire circumference, with the sleeve resting against the busbar over the entire circumference. This means that the sleeve is connected at least in a form-fitting manner over the largest possible area to the edge region of the busbar that delimits the through opening.
  • the contact surface to ensure an electrically conductive connection of the sleeve to the busbar is thereby significantly improved.
  • the busbar can have a greater wall thickness than the wall thickness of the sleeve wall. This means that both the busbar and the sleeve are designed and optimized accordingly in terms of production technology, with regard to the respective stability requirements and their function.
  • the sleeve wall can have a separating slot extending in the longitudinal direction of the sleeve in a section that is not designed for clamping the electrical conductor to the sleeve wall by the clamping spring.
  • This separating slot can, for example, extend continuously from the mouth to the mouth of the sleeve. This means that the sleeve can then be expanded when inserted into the through opening in order to be connected to the busbar using further joining processes if necessary.
  • the sleeve can also be made widened relative to the through-opening in the busbar, so that the sleeve is compressed when inserted into the through-opening. The sleeve can then be held in the through opening, for example by an elastic spring force.
  • the separating slot can be located opposite the section of the sleeve wall that is designed for clamping the electrical conductor.
  • a fixing opening which is connected to the through opening via a channel, can be arranged adjacent to the through opening.
  • the sleeve can have a fixing projection with a fixing contour corresponding to the circumferential contour of the fixing opening.
  • the fixing projection can be connected to the sleeve wall with a web that can be inserted into the channel.
  • the fixing opening advantageously has a greater width transversely to the direction of extension of the busbar than the channel which connects the fixing opening with the through opening.
  • two opposite fixing openings can be arranged on opposite edge edges of the through opening.
  • the sleeve then has two webs lying opposite one another and extending in opposite directions from one another with fixing projections formed thereon.
  • the sleeve is z. B. held in a form-fitting manner on the narrow sides of the through opening with their fixing projections in a respective fixing opening and can also be used additionally by means of joining processes, e.g. B. pressing, soldering, welding, gluing and the like can be attached.
  • the busbar can be made up of several parts.
  • One end of a respective part of a busbar can have a fixing opening with a narrower channel leading from the free end to the fixing opening.
  • a sleeve with two webs lying opposite one another and extending in opposite directions from one another with fixing projections formed thereon can then be inserted with their fixing projections into the respective fixing opening of a part of a busbar and connected there to the respective part of the busbar.
  • a busbar is formed on the fixing projections of the sleeve, which is integrally assembled with the sleeve and which can consist of several separate parts and is assembled with a sleeve connecting these parts.
  • the sleeve can be made of a different material than the busbar.
  • the busbar can be made of a copper alloy and be uncoated, partially coated or completely coated.
  • the busbar can, for example, be hot-tinned.
  • the sleeve can then be made, for example, from an aluminum alloy.
  • the busbar can, for example, be made from an aluminum material that is less expensive than a copper material.
  • the sleeve can also be coated with higher-priced coating materials, for example with a silver or gold coating.
  • the spring-loaded terminal connection with a uniform busbar can be adapted by the manufacturer for the respective type of use by inserting a suitable sleeve if necessary.
  • Different types of use can be combined with a common busbar.
  • the outer surface and/or the inner surface of the busbar, which delimits the through opening, can have an embossed surface structure.
  • embossings such as a corrugated embossing
  • a press connection between the sleeve and the busbar can be improved.
  • the production of a spring-loaded terminal connection described above can be done very efficiently by punching out or cutting out a through opening in the busbar, forming a semi-finished sheet metal product to form a sleeve with a sleeve wall that extends from an opening to an opening of the sleeve in a longitudinal direction of the sleeve, inserting the sleeve into the
  • the through-opening of the busbar is such that the longitudinal direction of the sleeve is aligned transversely to the busbar, and the sleeve is joined to the busbar.
  • the joining can be done, for example, by pressing in, welding, soldering, locking or caulking the sleeve with the busbar or by a combination of various of these joining methods.
  • the sleeve can be pressed into the busbar after the busbar has been manufactured using a punching/bending process outside of the punching/bending tool used to produce the busbar.
  • the sleeve can be connected to the busbar, for example, before the busbar is installed in an insulating material housing.
  • the sleeves can be made from a sheet metal strip in the forming process, for example by punching/bending processes, and then processed together into a semi-finished strip material.
  • This band-shaped semi-finished product can then be fed to an automatic joining machine.
  • the semi-finished product of the band-shaped sleeves can also be continuously fed to a band electroplating unit and coated there.
  • Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a spring-loaded terminal connection 1 with a busbar 2, in which through openings 3 are made.
  • the through openings 3 can, for example, be rectangular, as shown, whereby the corners can be sharp-edged or, as shown, rounded.
  • Sleeves 4 are inserted into the through openings 3 in order to create a passage for clamping an electrical conductor, which is inserted downwards from the upper side shown through the interior of the sleeve 4 and is clamped to the sleeve 4 with a clamping spring, not shown.
  • the sleeves 4 extend over 360° of the circumference of the through opening 3 and have two opposite longitudinal side walls 5 and two opposite narrow side walls 6, 7 transversely thereto.
  • the left narrow side wall 6 in the picture is inclined towards the opposite narrow side wall 7 in order to create an imagined clamping point for connecting an electrical conductor.
  • the sleeves 4 each have an outwardly protruding collar 9 on their edge region, which extends around the circumference of the sleeve 4 and protrudes beyond the edge region of the through opening 3 when inserted into the busbar 2.
  • the Sleeve 4 is inserted into the busbar 2 in a form-fitting manner and is held on the upper busbar level of the busbar 2 using the collar 9.
  • the busbar 2 has a recess or bead in the upper edge region of the through opening 3 in order to accommodate the collar 9 and the sleeve 4 in a form-fitting manner and yet flush with the upper busbar level of the busbar 2 in a form-fitting manner on the busbar 2 connect.
  • Figure 2 shows a cross-sectional view of an embodiment in which the sleeve 4 is accommodated in the through opening 3 of the busbar 2, the top of the sleeve 4 being flush with the upper busbar level.
  • the collar 9 borders on the inner edge of the inner wall of the busbar 2 delimiting the through opening.
  • the sleeve 4 is received in a form-fitting manner in the through opening 3 and is connected to the busbar 2 in a force-fitting manner by pressing.
  • the sleeve 4 is connected to the busbar 2 in a materially bonded manner, for example by welding, soldering or gluing. This can be combined with a press fit of the sleeve 4 in the busbar 2.
  • the inclined narrow side wall 6 creates a protruding clamping edge 10 to which an electrical conductor can be clamped.
  • the contact surface of the electrical conductor on the sleeve 4 is thus concentrated on this clamping edge 10, so that the surface pressure exerted on the electrical conductor by a clamping spring 15 is increased in comparison to a flat contact.
  • Figure 3 shows a side sectional view of a conductor connection terminal 11, in which a spring-loaded terminal connection 1 with a busbar 2 with at least one sleeve 4 inserted thereon is installed in an insulating material housing 12. It can be seen that the insulating material housing 12 has a conductor insertion opening 13 leading to the upper opening of the sleeve 4.
  • actuation opening 14 for receiving a separate actuation tool or an actuation element (e.g. actuation pusher or actuation lever) installed in the insulating material housing 12, which leads to a clamping spring 15.
  • the clamping spring 15 is designed as a U-shaped leg spring with a clamping leg 16, an adjoining spring arch 17 and an adjoining contact leg 18.
  • the contact leg 18 projects into the interior of the sleeve 4 and lies against the narrow side wall 7, which lies opposite the inclined narrow side wall 6 with the clamping edge 10.
  • the clamping leg 16 also projects into the interior of the sleeve 4 and is positioned with its free end, which forms a clamping edge 10, on the narrow side wall 6 adjacent to the clamping edge 10.
  • Figure 4 shows an exemplary first embodiment of a sleeve 4 with a collar 9 which runs 360° around the circumference, from which two opposing longitudinal side walls 5 and the two opposing end side walls 6, 7 extend. It can be seen that the end regions of the spaced apart longitudinal side walls 5 each have one End wall 6, 7 are connected, which are also spaced apart, so that a sleeve 4 with a rectangular cross section is formed with a free interior.
  • narrow side wall 6 is inclined over a section, i.e. H. is inclined to the opposite narrow side wall 7 in order to create a presented clamping edge 10.
  • this clamping edge 10 can also be present at the lower free end of the narrow side wall 6.
  • the narrow side wall 6 is then not placed parallel to the respective narrow side wall 7 in the lower inner region of the mouth or is inclined away from it, as shown.
  • Figure 5 shows a side view of the sleeve 4 Figure 4 . It is clear that the collar 9 protrudes laterally from the outside of the long side walls 5 and in a corresponding manner also from the narrow side walls 6, 7.
  • the outer edges of the collar 9 lie on the inner circumferential contour delimiting the opening 3, i.e. H. the front inner edge and can be connected there to the busbar 2.
  • the dimensions of the sleeve 4 in the area adjoining the collar 9 is then smaller than the corresponding dimensions of the opening 3. There may be play or, preferably, a press fit.
  • Figure 6 shows a longitudinal sectional view of the sleeve 4 Figure 4 . It can be seen that one of the narrow side walls 6 is inclined towards the opposite narrow side wall 7 in order to form a presented clamping edge 10. The section of the inclined narrow side wall 6 that continues downwards to the mouth A is then inclined away from the opposite narrow side wall 7. This creates a protruding clamping edge 10.
  • this edge region 9 has a greater material thickness than the adjoining narrow side walls 6, 7 and longitudinal side walls 5. This is advantageous for a non-positive connection, for example by pressing with the busbar 2.
  • the inner surfaces of the collar 9 run obliquely outwards towards the inlet E in order to form an insertion funnel for inserting an electrical conductor on the left side and a receiving space for the contact leg 18 of the clamping spring 15.
  • Figure 7 shows a cross-sectional view of the sleeve 4 Figure 4 , from which the projection of the collar 9 over the outside of the longitudinal side walls 5 can be seen as well as the inclination of the inside of the collar 9 towards the outside towards the mouth.
  • the opposing longitudinal side walls 5 and the opposing narrow side walls 6, 7 extend from the collar 9 at the inlet E in the longitudinal direction of the sleeve to the outlet A.
  • the longitudinal direction of the sleeve is shown in Figure 7 directed from top to bottom.
  • Figure 8 shows a side view of the sleeve 4 Figure 4 . It can be seen that the sleeve walls 5, 6, 7 extend from the collar 9 in the area of the inlet E to the outlet A downwards in the longitudinal direction of the sleeve.
  • Figure 9 shows a top view of the sleeve 4 Figure 4 . It is clear that the collar 9 has a larger material width than, for example, the narrow side wall 7 on the right side, but also than the inclined narrow side wall 6, which is provided with the protruding clamping edge 10 for clamping an electrical conductor.
  • the sleeve 4 is rectangular.
  • the corners are rounded, but can also be less rounded or sharp-edged (90° corners).
  • Figure 10 shows a modified embodiment of a sleeve 4. This is with the in Figure 4 illustrated embodiment essentially comparable.
  • a separating slot 8 is provided in the narrow side wall 7, which lies opposite the presented clamping edge 10 of the opposite narrow side wall 6. This extends from the mouth E to the mouth A and is formed continuously through the narrow side wall 7 in the longitudinal direction of the sleeve.
  • the separating slot 8 is not continuous, but only extends over part of the sleeve's longitudinal direction from the collar 9 to the opposite mouth.
  • the separating slot 8 is located at least in the area of the collar 9. Then the sleeve 4 can be expanded more easily for a non-positive connection by pressing in the area of the collar 9. Or the sleeve is manufactured expanded and compressed during assembly, which creates a clamping force.
  • Figure 11 shows a longitudinal sectional view through the sleeve 4 Figure 10 . It can be seen that in the section the left, inclined narrow side wall 6 is continuous with the clamping edge 10, while the opposite right narrow side wall 7 is separated by the separating slot 8. Figure 11 In the section, the view of the end face of the right, slit narrow side wall 7 delimiting the separating slot 8 can be seen.
  • Figure 12 shows a cross-sectional view through the sleeve 4 Figure 10 and 11 looking at the narrow side wall 7 with the separating slot 8. It is clear that the separating slot 8 runs from the mouth E of the sleeve 4 to the mouth A over the entire longitudinal direction of the sleeve and thus separates the narrow side wall 7 into two parts.
  • the sleeve 4 can be designed as described for the first exemplary embodiment. But it can also be modified in structural details.
  • the Separating slot 8 is preferably arranged centrally between the longitudinal side walls 5 in the narrow side wall 7, but can also be provided off-center.
  • Figure 13 shows a top view of the sleeve 4 Figures 10 to 12 . It is clear that the separating slot 8 divides the right narrow side wall 7 into two parts. On the other hand, the left, opposite narrow side wall 6, which is intended for clamping an electrical conductor, is continuous, so that the sleeve 4 is still in one piece.
  • the separating slot 8 can also extend over a larger area of the narrow side wall 7, up to an embodiment in which the separating slot extends over the entire narrow side wall 7, so that this narrow side wall is completely eliminated. In such an embodiment, only the long side walls 5 and the narrow side wall 6, on which the clamping edge 10 is formed, are present.
  • Figure 14 shows a top view of the spring-loaded terminal connection 1 Figure 1 with the busbar 2 and three through openings 3 arranged next to one another in the longitudinal direction of the busbar 2.
  • the embodiment of the sleeve 4 is in the middle through opening Figure 4 and in the right through opening 3 the second embodiment of the sleeve 4 Figure 10 used.
  • the separating slot 8 is clearly visible on the right sleeve 4.
  • Figure 15 shows a side sectional view through the spring clamp connection 1 Figure 14 It becomes clear that the sleeve with its collar 9 is inserted flush into the through opening 3 by means of a press fit and is thus non-positively connected to the busbar 2.
  • the sleeve 4 with its edge region or collar 9 extends from the upper busbar level in the area of the junction E in the longitudinal direction of the sleeve transversely to the busbar level through the opening 3 and further downwards.
  • the sleeve direction defined by the inlet and outlet E, A is thus aligned perpendicular to the busbar plane of the busbar 2.
  • Transverse and vertical are understood to mean an angle that is essentially 90° with a tolerance that can be, for example, ⁇ 10°.
  • the vertical insertion of the sleeve 4 into the busbar 2 with respect to the busbar plane (transverse) does not require an exact vertical alignment at an angle of 90° to the busbar plane.
  • Figure 16 shows a spring-loaded terminal connection 1 with a busbar 2 and another embodiment of the sleeve 4.
  • This is U-shaped in cross section or top view and has a longitudinal side wall 5 and two opposing narrow side walls 6, 7.
  • One of the narrow side walls 6 is again (optionally) inclined towards the opposite narrow side wall 7 in order to form a clamping edge 10 .
  • This sleeve 4 now extends with two 90° bends of the sleeve walls 5, 6, 7 at an angle of 180° over the circumference of the through opening 3 of the busbar 2.
  • the lengths of the narrow side walls 6, 7 are dimensioned such that the sleeve 4 rests on a longitudinal side inner edge of the busbar 2 delimiting the opening 3 and the narrow side walls 6, 7 then extend so far to the opposite long side inner edge that they are there issue.
  • the sleeve 4 is in turn positively connected, preferably by a press fit, to the inner edges of the busbar 2, which delimit the opening 3, in that they rest there at least partially by a press fit.
  • connection can also be made through material bonding, for example by welding. Such a material connection can also additionally support the frictional connection shown through the press fit.
  • the sleeve 4 can also be arranged with play in the through opening 3 and connected to the busbar 2 only by material connection.
  • Figure 17 shows a side view of the spring clamp connection 1 Figure 16 . It can be seen that the sleeve 4 extends from the inlet E to the outlet A in the longitudinal direction of the sleeve perpendicular to the busbar plane of the busbar 2, so that the sleeve walls 5, 6, 7 protrude downwards from the busbar 2 towards the outlet A.
  • Figure 18 shows a rotated side view with a view of the interior of the sleeve 4.
  • Figure 19 shows a top view of the U-shaped sleeve 4. Again it can be seen that the sleeve 4 has a larger material width in the upper area on the collar 9 than the material width of the narrow side walls 6, 7 and the long side wall 5.
  • the outside of the collar 9 can also be aligned with the outside of the sleeve walls 5, 6, 7.
  • Figure 21 shows a rotated side view of the sleeve 4 with a view of the end faces of the opposing narrow side walls 6, 7. It becomes clear that the left narrow side wall 6 is designed for clamping an electrical conductor and is inclined towards the opposite end wall 7 for this purpose.
  • Figure 22 shows a side view of the sleeve 4 from the Figure 21 and with a view to the single longitudinal side wall 5, which is connected to an end wall 6, 7 at its left and right ends. These end walls 6, 7 protrude transversely from the planes of the longitudinal side wall 5 in the viewing direction.
  • Figure 23 shows a cross-sectional view of a spring-loaded terminal connection 1 with a U-shaped sleeve 4 inserted into the opening 3 of a busbar 2.
  • the collar 9 rests on the right side on the inner edge of the busbar 2 delimiting the opening 3.
  • the end faces of the narrow side walls 6, 7 adjoin the inner edge of the busbar 2, which delimits the opening 3.
  • the sleeve 4 is again received in a form-fitting manner in the busbar 2 with a press fit. It is in the direction of extension of the busbar level, i.e. H. in the present case held in a form-fitting manner in the direction of view and across to the left and right.
  • the sleeve 4 can slip out upwards or downwards by a press fit, i.e. H. by pressing in and friction.
  • a further positive connection is created from the junction to the junction transversely to the busbar level of the busbar 2. This can be achieved by elevations on the side walls 5, 6 and/or 7 that extend over and/or under the busbar 2.
  • An additional cohesive connection can be provided by welding, soldering, gluing and the like.
  • Figure 24 shows a further exemplary embodiment of a busbar 2 with a through opening 3, which is followed by a fixing opening 20 in the longitudinal direction.
  • the fixing opening 20 is present on the opposite narrow sides of the through opening 3. It is a widespread bay that merges into the passage opening 3 through a narrower channel 21.
  • the sleeve 4 can be connected to the busbar 2 with an improved positive connection.
  • Figure 25 shows a top view of the busbar 2 Figure 24 . It can be seen that the busbar 2 extends in the longitudinal direction and has a width that is significantly narrower than the longitudinal extent.
  • the fixing openings 20 are rectangular openings that extend transversely to the longitudinal direction Extend longitudinally. These rectangular fixing openings 20 are then connected to the through opening 3 via a narrow channel 21.
  • Figure 26 shows a perspective view of a sleeve 4 with fixing projections 22, which are connected to the collar 9 of the sleeve 4 via a web 23.
  • the contours of the fixing projections 22 with the webs 23 correspond to the contours of the fixing openings 20 and the channel 21, so that the fixing projections 22 with the web 23 can each be inserted appropriately via an assigned fixing opening 20 with a channel 21.
  • the sleeve 4 is designed in the way that has already been described in the previous exemplary embodiments.
  • Figure 27 shows a top view of the sleeve 4 with the two fixing projections 22 which extend away from one another in the longitudinal direction and which are each connected to the collar 9 of the sleeve 4 via a web 23.
  • Figure 28 shows a side view of the sleeve 4 with the further fixing projections 22 and the narrower web 23 located between each fixing projection 22 and the collar 9.
  • Figure 29 shows a side sectional view through the sleeve 4 Figures 26 to 28 . It is clear that the collar 9 extends further through the adjoining webs 23 and the fixing projections 22 in the longitudinal direction, in the viewing direction from right to left and vice versa, than in the first described embodiments of the sleeve 4.
  • the sleeve walls 5, 6, 7 extend transversely to the spanned plane formed by the collar 9 and the adjoining webs 23 and fixing projections 22 from the mouth E to the mouth A.
  • Figure 30 shows a front view of the narrow side wall 6 with the collar 9 and the adjoining fixing projection 22. It can be seen that the width of the fixing projection 22 is smaller than the total width of the sleeve 4, which is determined by the outer edges of the collar 9.
  • Figure 31 shows a spring-loaded terminal connection 1 with a busbar 2 and a sleeve 4 inserted thereon of the previously described, corresponding in Figure 29 It can be seen that the fixing projections 22 are in turn positively accommodated in the fixing openings 20 of the busbar 2 and the sleeve walls 5, 6, 7 extend downwards from the mouth E to the mouth A transversely to the plane of the busbar 2 and the fixing projections 22 the level of the busbar 2 extend out.
  • Figure 32 shows a top view of the spring-loaded terminal connection 1 Figure 31 .
  • the sleeve 4 with its collar 9 is fitted into the opening 3.
  • the webs 23 adjoining them in the longitudinal direction with their fixing projections 22 are fitted into the channels 21 and the fixing openings 20.
  • the area for connecting the sleeve 4 to the busbar 2 is significantly enlarged in this way compared to the exemplary embodiments described first. This means that the sleeve 4 can be held even more securely by friction with the busbar 2.
  • connection between the busbar 2 and the sleeve 4 can also be made simply via the fixing openings 20 and the fixing projections 22, so that the sleeve 4 has no contact with the inner peripheral wall of the through opening 3 or rests against the inner wall of the through opening 3 without or without significant pressing force .
  • Figure 33 shows a side view of the spring clamp connection 1 Figure 32 with busbar 2 and sleeve 4 inserted thereon. The fit of the sleeve 4 through the fixing projections 22 can no longer be seen in the side view.
  • Figure 34 shows a side view of an embodiment with a multi-part busbar 2.
  • This consists of several separate busbar parts 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, with two parts 2.1 and 2.2 or 2.2 and 2.3 of a busbar 2 each being connected to one another by a sleeve 4.
  • the sleeve 4 is then attached to the Narrow sides connected to busbar 2.
  • the sleeve 4 is joined to the free ends of a respective part 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 of a busbar 2.
  • This can in turn be done by positive and non-positive connections by means of a fixing projection 22, which is formed with a web 23 on the collar 9 of the sleeve 4.
  • the width of the sleeve 4 essentially corresponds to the width of the busbar 2.
  • the collar 9 of the sleeve is advantageously widened in the width direction.
  • a multiple spring-loaded terminal connection 1 is shown with two sleeves 4, the narrow side walls 6 of which are provided for clamping the electrical conductor and point away from one another.
  • the opposite narrow side walls 7 are arranged adjacent to one another. This means that electrical conductors can be inserted and connected on two sides from opposite directions, as is common with terminal blocks, for example.
  • multiple spring clamp connections with more than two sleeves 4 are also conceivable.
  • Such a multiple spring-loaded terminal connection 1 can be assembled from different parts using the modular construction principle.
  • the parts 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 busbar 2 can be shaped as required, so that different curved and aligned spring-loaded terminal connections can be assembled from a modular system as required.
  • Figure 35 shows a top view of a conductor connection terminal 11 in an exploded view. It can be seen that the separate parts of the busbar 2 each have widened fixing openings 20 on at least one end region with channels 21 leading into them. The channels 21 are open towards the narrow end of the busbar part 2.
  • a busbar part 2 can only have a fixing opening 20 with a channel 21 leading into it on one side, ie at one end. However, it is also conceivable that a busbar part 2 has a fixing opening 20 with a projecting narrower channel 21 at two opposite ends.
  • the fixing projections 22 with adjoining webs 23 are pressed into the associated fixing opening 20 and the associated channel 21 of a part of a busbar 2 by a press fit.
  • the sleeve 4 can then be connected to a part of the busbar 2, for example by cohesive joining (e.g. welding, soldering and the like).
  • a connection is made by further positive connection in the direction of the degree of freedom transverse to the busbar level of the busbar 2, ie in the viewing direction of the Figure 35 , conceivable.
  • a stop could be formed on the top of the busbar 2. It is conceivable to form a stop on the underside by a projection formed after insertion or by a locking connection. There can also be a stop on the sleeve 4 through a projection or a locking element, which temporarily shifts when inserted and then springs back elastically into a stop position.
  • the sleeves 4 described can now be manufactured as standardized individual parts or used as a component of a modular system. Simpler and more cost-effective tools can be used, as the entire conductor connection geometry no longer has to be produced with tools only one sleeve 4 needs to be installed in a busbar 2.
  • the sleeve 4 can be supplied as bulk material.
  • the outer surface of the sleeve 4 and the inner surface of the, for example, punched-out through opening 3 of the busbar 2 can be used as surfaces to be pressed together, whereby existing geometries can be used for the pressing. This reduces the complexity of the components.
  • the busbar 2 no longer needs to be coated as a whole, but can remain uncoated or be tin-plated. As a result, the manufactured busbar 2 can be fed directly into the insulating material housing 12 for assembly.
  • the busbar 2 can be made of a different material than the sleeve 4, for example aluminum to reduce costs.
  • the busbar 2 can be made from a significantly thicker or thinner sheet metal than if a passage is an integral part of the busbar 2 and is manufactured in one piece with it.
  • the busbar 2 can be manufactured through the separate sleeve 4 using manufacturing technologies that were previously unsuitable for producing complex geometry, for example by selective laser sintering from copper material.
  • the sleeve 4 can be coated with a different material than the busbar 2, for example with silver or gold.
  • the sleeve 4 can thus be adapted to special applications, such as the connection of aluminum conductors.
  • Sleeves 4 with different coatings and designs can be installed in a busbar 2 in order to enable the connection of different conductors or to meet different connection conditions.
  • copper and aluminum conductors on a common busbar 2 can each be made possible with a special sleeve 4 designed for this purpose.
  • busbar 2 and/or the sleeve 4 are made of a copper alloy.
  • the reaction properties can be improved after the sleeve 4 has been pressed into the busbar 2.

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