Classifications

• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
  • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
  • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
  • H01R13/40—Securing contact members in or to a base or case; Insulating of contact members
  • H01R13/42—Securing in a demountable manner
  • H01R13/436—Securing a plurality of contact members by one locking piece or operation
  • H01R13/4367—Insertion of locking piece from the rear
• • 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
  • H01R4/4811—Spring details
  • H01R4/4816—Spring details the spring shape preventing insertion of the conductor end when the spring is unbiased
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
  • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
  • H01R9/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, e.g. terminal strips or terminal blocks; Terminals or binding posts mounted upon a base or in a case; Bases therefor
  • H01R9/22—Bases, e.g. strip, block, panel
  • H01R9/24—Terminal blocks
  • H01R9/2491—Terminal blocks structurally associated with plugs or sockets
• • 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
  • H01R4/4833—Sliding arrangements, e.g. sliding button

Definitions

• the invention relates to a connectable to one end of an electrical line or a cable electrical
• Plug-in connector for a plug-in device in particular according to the standards IEC 309-1, IEC 309-2 and / or EN 60309 1 + 2. Electrical plug devices of this type are
• each of these plug devices comprises two plug connectors, wherein at least one plug connector, namely a plug or a coupling, can be connected to an electrical line.
• the plug is here in the
• the connector connected to the electrical line connected to a device or a coupling
• the clutch is usually the
• Electrical connectors may further be provided with electrically conductive spring terminals, hereinafter referred to as spring terminals, which are usually provided with each of a connection opening, in which a free electrical wire end of a to be connected
• the spring clips are in these connectors each at a rear end, hereinafter also as a terminal end
• clamping springs which are in each case actuated by means of a manually actuable contact opening by a first movement from a first position in which the clamping spring is released, i. in a
• Contact opener usually an elongated contact-opener, which compresses clamping spring, so that the clamping opening to the Insertion or detachment of this free wire end is opened, and can be brought by means of a second movement of the manually operable Kunststofföffffners back towards the first position, so that the clamping opening is locked again. A core end inserted in the open clamping opening is thus released
• contact openers have the function of a pressure-exerting tool and usually have one
• Connector is aligned, inserted in this.
• This housing part can be latched to the contact carrier, screwed or otherwise somehow connectable and has an inner surface which surrounds the clamping spring at least partially.
• Insert contact opener in the housing part which is provided for this purpose, depending on the number of wire ends to be connected with one or more openings.
• Method step a plurality of contact openers in the housing part to be fastened to the contact carrier
• Embodiments are subject of the dependent claims.
• An electrical connector according to the invention is connected to one end of an electrical lead or cable, i. at least one end, connectable. An end to be connected to such an electrical line or a
• Cable has at least one free wire end. Further, the connector is to be connected along a longitudinal axis with a connector complementary to the connector.
• an electrical connector comprises at least one Kunststoffelernent, in particular an elongated Kunststoffelernent which is inserted in the contact carrier parallel to this longitudinal axis and supported by this.
• This Kunststoffe transcendent has a front and a rear end, wherein at the rear end a clamping spring is arranged with a clamping opening into which one of the at least one free wire end is clamped.
• an electrical connector comprises
• Housing part which can be fastened to the contact carrier, that is to say mounted thereto, and which has an inner surface, which after the attachment or. the assembly at least partially surrounds the clamping spring.
• a contact opening in particular an elongated contact opening, is arranged at least partially, which is the clamping spring is assigned and is kept movable between two positions.
• the contact opener is released by a first movement from a first position in which the clamping spring is released, i. is in a predefined, in particular biased rest position, movable in a second position in which the contact opener compresses the clamping spring, so that the clamping opening is open for insertion or removal of this free wire end.
• the contact opener can be brought back in the direction of the first, the clamping opening blocking position.
• Housing part further comprises an area in which
• At least a portion of the contact opener can be accommodated such that in its first position, the clamping spring is released.
• Housing part which surrounds the clamping spring at least partially, a place, that is, finds a space, so that the clamping spring released for one, i. in the
• the housing part either together with the contact opener or without this to the contact carrier substantially force-free, that is in particular without the clamping spring to touch and / or compress must be mountable. Furthermore, the invention allows a simplified
• one or more contact openers are arranged on the housing part, in particular fixed, in order then to fasten such a preassembled unit to a contact carrier in a further method step, in which a contact element with a clamping spring arranged thereon is already inserted without the Clamping spring must be substantially touched and / or compressed.
• a contact carrier in which a Griffinelernent is already introduced with a clamping spring arranged thereon, then arranged a contact opener, in particular fixed, in order then to attach the housing part in such a preassembled unit in a further process step without the clamping spring substantially touched and / or compressed.
• one or more contact openers are arranged on the housing part, in particular fixed, in order then to fix such a preassembled unit to a contact carrier in a further method step, and then only then one or more.
• a clamping spring is particularly suitably suitable, in particular an electrically conductive clamping spring, which is designed as a tension spring, in particular as a cage tension spring, and / or as a screwless connection terminal.
• Such a clamping spring may suitably have a bow spring with a SpannSchenkel, which connects a plant leg and a clamping leg together.
• Clamping leg of this clamping spring is a clamping or
• connection opening of the clamping spring allows the introduction of the free wire ends.
• the plant leg of such a clamping spring contacts a contact surface at the rear end of a contact element, which together with the
• the clamping spring at least partially surrounds, and on one of these inner surface facing side of the contact opener, hereinafter also referred to as the first longitudinal side, formed at least partially aligned transversely to the longitudinal axis surface, said inner surface and the said inner surface facing side of the
• Contact opener preferably correspond to each other and in practical implementation may have useful shape, in particular cams or arcuate.
• a sliding sliding movement of the clamping opener on the surface of the inner surface of the housing part oriented transversely to the longitudinal axis is preferably made possible for actuating the clamping spring along the longitudinal direction.
• a first movement of the contact opener is designed as a pulling movement along the longitudinal axis, which takes place in the direction of the rear end of the Kunststoffelernents, and the second movement designed as a sliding movement along the longitudinal axis, in the direction of the front end the contact element takes place.
• Connector is a contact opener pivotally held about a pivot axis.
• a pivot axis can
• the contact opener For example, be arranged on the housing part and allow such a pivotal movement of the contact opener so that it releases the spring in a first position, for example parallel to the longitudinal axis of the contact element, and in a second position in which he for example, is pivoted transversely to the longitudinal axis, compressing the clamping spring.
• the contact opener is located on a side of the contact opener facing this inner surface second
• electrical connector has a said inner surface facing side of the contact opener opposite the second longitudinal side of the contact carrier, i. one of the first longitudinal side opposite second longitudinal side of the
• the invention also includes a method for
• Method is to the contact carrier, in which at least one Jardinelernent is introduced parallel to the longitudinal axis and supported by this, the housing part, which has an inner surface, which after assembly the
• Clamping spring at least partially surrounds, as well as a
• Assembly experience is the contact opener fixed prior to assembly of the housing part on the contact carrier on this inner surface of the housing part and / or is already in the assembly of the housing part to the contact carrier on this
• one or more contact openers are arranged on the housing part, in particular fixed, in order then to fix such a preassembled unit to a contact carrier in a further method step, in which a contact element with a clamping spring arranged thereon is already inserted without the Clamping spring must be substantially touched and / or compressed.
• Process is in a process step of
• the housing part is thereby mounted on the contact carrier, that the housing part and the contact carrier are brought together along the longitudinal axis, so that the inner surface of the housing part the
• Clamping spring at least partially surrounds.
• one or more contact openers are arranged on the housing part, in particular fixed, in order then, in a further method step, to fasten such a preassembled unit to a contact carrier, and then subsequently to connect a contactor.
• FIG. 1 shows a rear view of the contact connector according to the invention
• Figure 2 is a perspective view of a
• FIG. 3 shows a longitudinal section A - A through a
• FIG. 4 shows a longitudinal section through a contact connector according to the prior art.
• Figures 1 to 3 show an example of a preferred embodiment of a connector according to the invention, which at one end of an electrical line or a
• Cable is connectable, i. at least one end, wherein the end to be connected has at least one free wire end, and wherein the connector along a
• Complementary connector is to connect.
• the in the Figures shown connectors is in particular at five free wire ends of an electrical line or a
• Connector shown complementarily formed connector.
• Figure 1 shows a rear view of this exemplary connector according to the invention, which is formed in the present case as a coupling.
• This connector comprises a contact carrier 1, which is designed in an expedient embodiment as a one-piece housing of the connector, wherein according to the invention, a contact carrier, e.g. Also may be incorporated separately in a housing of a connector.
• Figure 2 shows a perspective view of
• Plug trained complementary connector along the longitudinal axis L is connectable.
• a protective cover 6 is also provided, which is for this purpose, i. to
• At least one Girdleeminent is introduced in the contact carrier 1 parallel to this longitudinal axis L and held by this supporting. Since five wire ends are to be connected in the present example, in the illustrated
• Clamping springs 4, 4 ', 4' ', 4' '', '''' with clamping openings 41, 41 ', 41' ', 41' '', 41 '' '' are mounted, in each of which a free wire end the electrical connection to be connected
• the rear end 32 can therefore also be referred to as a terminal end and the front end of the Kunststoffelernents 3 as a contact end.
• FIGS. 1 to 3 further show the further housing part 2, which is mounted on the contact carrier 1 and which has one or more inner surfaces 22 (FIG. the clamping springs 4, 4 ', 4' ', 4' '', 4 '' '' at least partially surrounded.
• the housing part 2 can also at least partially, in the
• contact openers 5, 5 ', 5' ', 5' '', 5' '', 5 '' '' (FIG. 2), which are preferably elongated, are used.
• a contact opener 5, 5 ', 5' ', 5' '' and 5 '' '' is in each case assigned to one of the clamping springs 4, 4 ', 4' ', 4' '' or '' ''.
• Each contact opener is further at least partially disposed between such an inner surface 22 and the respectively associated clamping spring and is in the assembled state between two
• Each contact opener 5, 5 ', 5' ', 5' '' and 5 '' '' can then be brought back by a second movement in the direction of the first, the clamping opening blocking position.
• Figure 3 shows a longitudinal section A - A through a
• the clamping spring 4 is arranged, which has the clamping opening 41, in which the free wire end of the electrical line to be connected or the cable can be inserted and clamped.
• Fig. FIG. 3 shows a state in which the clamping opening 41 for connecting or closing. Insertion of a wire end is blocked.
• the clamping spring 4 according to Figure 3 is suitably 1 Cf cL1S
• this clamping spring 4 has a
• the terminal end 41 connected to the housing opening 20 must first be aligned.
• the contact opener 5 must therefore for this purpose by a first movement of the in Fig. 3 shown in the first position in which the clamping spring 4 is released, are moved to the corresponding second position, in which the contact opener 5, the clamping spring. 4
• Housing opening 20 is aligned and thus opened for insertion or removal of this free wire end.
• the contact opener 5 is arranged between an inner surface 22 of the mounted on the contact carrier 1 housing part 2, which surrounds the clamping spring partially, said inner surface 22 forms a region in which at least a portion of the Kunststofföffners 5 can be added to in its first position release the clamping spring 4.
• This area is expediently formed in that surfaces 51 which are oriented or extending in each case transversely to the longitudinal axis L are formed on this inner surface 22 and on a side 5a of the contact opener 5 facing this inner surface 22.
• the contact opener 5 is useful by a first movement along the longitudinal axis L (according to FIG. 3, in particular to the right) from a first position according to Figure 3, in which a part of the contact opener 5 is received in the region of the inner surface 22 and the clamping spring 4 is released, slidably movable to a second position, in which the contact opener 5 vertically is offset from the longitudinal axis and the clamping spring 4 or. is and thus compresses the clamping spring 4.
• the connection opening 41 of the cage tension spring 4 opens and the associated free wire end can be inserted into the connection opening 41.
• FIG. 3 further shows that the first sliding movement is expediently a pulling movement along the longitudinal axis L which, viewed in the direction of the rear end 32 of FIG
• the second sliding movement is expediently a sliding movement along the longitudinal axis L, which in the direction of the front end 31 of the
• the contact opener 5 may also be appropriate be kept pivotable about a pivot axis, in particular also about any pivot axis.
• Pivoting movement of the contact opening 5 is back again in the opposite direction to the first pivoting movement.
• FIG. 3 also shows an embodiment in which the
• transferable further component can rest and / or can be designed in several parts.
• opposite second longitudinal side 5b of the contact opener 5 suitably on a flat surface, which is preferably aligned parallel to the longitudinal axis L, so that in the
• Housing part 2 arranged contact opener 5 at the
• Bow spring can be guided by a movement along the longitudinal axis L along and that without touching the clamping spring substantially and / or the clamping spring to squeeze.
• the housing part 2 which has the inner surface 22 which surrounds a j eein clamping spring 4 after assembly at least partially, and a contact opener 5, on this inner surface 22 of the housing part already
• Housing part 1 arranged contact opener 5 associated with the clamping spring 4 and the housing part 2 and arranged thereon justifyöffner 5 to this clamping spring 4 accordingly
• the housing part 2 and a contact opener 5 already arranged thereon can then be moved in its first position along the
• the contact opener 5 is fixed before mounting on this inner surface 22 of the housing part 2
• Housing part 2 one or more contact opener 5 are molded.
• a one-piece component consisting of the housing part 2 and one or more contact openers 5, can be produced, and the or. the contact opener 5 again after assembly of the connector from the rest of the component, i. from the housing part 2, to the extent that this is released for movement according to the invention between the two positions.
• the transition between the housing part 2 and 5 Kunststofföffner and their shape can also be such that already from the outset, d. H . without any release, a movement according to the invention
• Contact opener 5 is given and this is in its first position and given an inner surface 22 which forms an area.
• the use of a two-component injection molding process has been found to be particularly shown expediently, in which the housing part 1 and the contact opener 5 are thus in particular made of different materials.
• Contact openers 5 are specified differently depending on the specifications and these are still prepared as a component in advance. Also, the resp. can the contact opener, in particular depending on the chosen material, then further by a maximum of only a small amount of force again from the rest of the component, i. from the housing part 2, to
• electrical connector is in one
• the housing part 2 can be mounted on the contact carrier 1, that the
• Contact openers 5 are in turn initially arranged on the housing part, in particular fixed, in order then to fix such a preassembled unit to a contact carrier 1 in a further step, in which case, however, only then an or. a plurality of contact elements 3 are introduced, each with a clamping spring 4 arranged thereon, without the clamping spring substantially touching and / or the clamping spring having to be compressed.
• Figure 4 shows a longitudinal section through such
• Contact opener 7 can be added to release the clamping spring 4. Furthermore, such a contact connector usually has a contact opener 7 with a recess 8, which the bow spring 43 in the first position in which the Clamping spring is released, enclosing, as well as a survey 9, which the bow spring 4 in a second position, in which the contact opener 7 is pulled out along the longitudinal axis L, the clamping spring 4 is compressed. Further, the contact opener 7 has a head with some projection, which offers a stop against too far immersion of the contact opener 7 in the housing part 2 '.
• Connector with such a contact opener arranged for this purpose on the housing part and / or a contact carrier and / or a clamping spring or. is preassembled without that the clamping spring is compressed in this case and therefore learns on the beyond the predefined rest position preload.

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