CN101946370B - Connection block having expandable functions and module - Google Patents
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- H01T—SPARK GAPS; OVERVOLTAGE ARRESTERS USING SPARK GAPS; SPARKING PLUGS; CORONA DEVICES; GENERATING IONS TO BE INTRODUCED INTO NON-ENCLOSED GASES
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Abstract
A connection block, particularly a terminal block (1) that can be placed on a mounting rail, comprising a housing (5) having connections (3a, 3b, 4a, 4b) for connecting electrical conductors and at least one internal contact point (6, 7), and having a module (9), which expands the functions of the connection block and has at least one contact element (3d, 4d), by means of which in the installed state of the module an electrical connection to the internal contact point (6, 7) can be established, the connection block comprising an installation space (9) for accommodating the module (9), characterized in that the module (9) has at least one contact means (11), by means of which an electrical connection can be established to a contact point (12) external with respect to the connection block.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of terminal block and module of extendable functions.
Background technology
The electricity terminal block be used for the mutual connection of electric lead or for example when being used for building distribution box electric lead with being connected of electric equipment, and be used for electric system and be connected connection with electric lead, for example at power supply unit, when being connected to power distribution network as power subsystem by means of power grid cables.
The electric terminal block of known multiple form of implementation.They for example be designed to be buckled in one on supporting rail terminal board or be designed to be arranged on printed circuit board or other on-chip binding post.
In addition known can by means of installable, for example but can be set with and/or module attaching is come the electric terminal block of expanded function.
The electric terminal block of such extendable functions by means of module for example about being used for show state, for example being used for showing that the lightshow function of the voltage on terminal block is extendable functions.The electric terminal block of mentioning can comprise insurance function, measurement function etc. by means of the function that module is expanded other.
The shortcoming of the electric terminal block of known extendable functions is the structure of its complexity, and for the extra space requirement that needs of expanded function.
Summary of the invention
Correspondingly the objective of the invention is, a kind of electric terminal block of having eliminated the extendable functions of above-mentioned shortcoming is provided.
the present invention achieves the above object by the electric terminal block with the extendable functions of following characteristics, that is: this terminal block has housing, this housing has a plurality of binding posts, be used for being connected with electric lead, its middle connecting terminal connects mutually conductively by a connector respectively, described connecting piece structure becomes bus-bar, and its middle connecting terminal and connector are kept by housing, and described connector has at least one inner contact, and described terminal block has the module of an expansion terminal block function, this module has at least one contact element, this contact element contacts conducting with described inner contact in the installment state of module, wherein, terminal block has an installation cavity, be used for holding module, described module has at least one contact, by means of this contact, can form under the installment state of module and direct electrical connection the with respect to terminal block contact externally.
Directly contact conducting according to module of the present invention be positioned at outside contact with respect to terminal block, in order to do not need device for other in terminal block inside in order to contact the conducting external contact.Therefore simplified the structure according to terminal block of the present invention.
In addition, directly has one for the installation cavity of the module of holding expanded function, to such an extent as in the situation that expanded function does not produce the additional space demand according to terminal block of the present invention.
Of the present invention other is configured in the described feature of concrete description, accompanying drawing and dependent claims and draws.
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The below explains the present invention in more detail by means of accompanying drawing and specific descriptions.In accompanying drawing:
Fig. 1 is configured to the schematic sectional view according to terminal block of the present invention of terminal board;
Fig. 2 is according to the schematic diagram of module of the present invention; And
Fig. 3 is configured to the schematic sectional view according to terminal block of the present invention of terminal board, and it comprises mounted according to module of the present invention.
Embodiment
Fig. 1 illustrates an electric terminal block that is configured to the extendable functions of terminal board 1.Terminal board 1 can be buckled on a supporting rail 2.
In order to access and/or to connect unshowned electric lead, the electric lead in distribution box for example, terminal board 1 has wiring element 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, and they for example are configured to the spiral binding post or are configured to IDC binding post (Schneidklemmanschl ü sse).In shown embodiment, wiring element 3a is connected a connector 3c and mutually conducts electricity connection with 3b, and wiring element 4a is connected another connector 4c and mutually conducts electricity connection with 4b.Connector 3c, 4c for example are configured to metallic conductor, particularly are configured to bus-bar.
In addition, have an installation cavity that illustrates by a dotted line 8 according to terminal board 1 of the present invention in Fig. 1, this installation cavity also can be described in detail equally below.
Fig. 2 illustrates one according to module 9 of the present invention, comprises a module carrier 10 that is used for the Function Extension of terminal board 1, and wherein, module 9 is configured for being arranged in installation cavity 8.Module 9 has: by contact element 3d, the 4d that module carrier 10 keeps, be used for setting up with inner contact 6 or 7 respectively being electrically connected to; Contact 11 is used for being electrically connected to shown in Figure 1, external contact 12 generations that be arranged on supporting rail 2.In addition, fix in module 9 by module carrier 10 accessory 13, for example be used for the spark gap of overvoltage protection.Certainly functional according to it, this accessory 13 is connected with contact 11 with contact element 3d, 4d by the electric lead that is not shown specifically.Obviously design in this wise of all wiring element and connector and all electrical connections, that is: they can be according to transmitting for the required current value of function.So corresponding element for example is designed to bear large electric current for over-voltage protection function; because when overvoltage occurs; very high electric current may occur, this electric current must be derived reliably by relevant device, and can not affect its function or be damaged fully.
Therefore contact 11 and contact element 3d, 4d can have for example a plurality of contact springs, and be as illustrated in the situation of contact 11 in Fig. 2 in it.Obviously be equipped on the contact of contact element 3d, 4d and contact 11 according to mating for contact element 3d, 4d and/or contact 11 Adopts measures, this relates to for example definite combination of materials or the scheme of structure.
Fig. 3 illustrates according to terminal board 1 of the present invention, wherein, is loaded in installation cavity 8 according to module 9 of the present invention.In shown structure, module 9 is arranged in a function mounting state, provides, module 9 necessary for module 9 and the coefficient flawless function of terminal board 1 with respect to the position of terminal board 1 at this.
In the function mounting state, the contact element 3d of module 9 and the inner contact 6 contact conductings that arrange on connector 3c and be connected with this connector conduction; Contact element 4d and the inner contact 7 contact conductings that arrange on connector 4c and be connected with this connector conduction; Contact 11 and the external contact 12 contact conductings that arrange on supporting rail 2 and be connected with this supporting rail conduction.As realizing, contact element and contact can have one or more contact spring 11a, 11b, for example illustrate on contact 11 in Fig. 3 as it.
Realize preventing by the present invention so-called " heart yearn-ground connection (Ader-PE) " overvoltage protection of superpotential electric system in illustrated mode.If for example by being connected to the electric lead access overvoltage on connector 3a, therefore that occur and electric current that may be harmful to via connector 3c, the inner contact 6, connected accessory 13 (being spark gap for the muting sensitivity protection at this) by contact element 3d contact conducting, the contact 11 that is connected with accessory 13, externally contact conducting on contact 12 by means of contact 11 and be positioned at conductor rail 2 derivation on PE (ground connection) current potential.Therefore prevent electric system overvoltage that for example be connected with wiring element 3b, unshowned.
In a similar fashion by disclosed and realize preventing so-called " heart yearn-heart yearn " overvoltage according to element of the present invention, wherein, realize between two (unshowned) electric leads (" heart yearn ") that for example are connected with wiring element 3a and 4a according to the above description.Thus, electric system that is connected with connector 3b and 4b (not shown), for example amplifier in are in the situation that the corresponding structure of module 9 prevents the overvoltage between the wire that is connected with connector 3a and 4a (" heart yearn ").
In scope of the present invention, for module 9 being installed in the installation cavity 8 of terminal board 1, multiple flexible program can be arranged, their difference mainly is: the layout of installing hole on the housing 5 of terminal board 1, arrow by Reference numeral 14 signs illustrates a direction in Fig. 3 like this, and module 9 can be passed an installing hole 15 that connects the antetheca of housing 5 along described direction and is encased in installation cavity 8.When the terminal board 1 in the distribution box of for example packing into afterwards will be by according to module 9 expanded function of the present invention the time, this flexible program is suitable especially, because on such terminal board that blocks, it is come-at-able generally only having the upwards front side of orientation of housing 5.
On the contrary, if terminal board 1 will by according to the module that also is not assembled 9 expanded functions of the present invention, also can be considered the installing hole assembling of module 9 by the sidewall of a unshowned perforation housing 5.
The installing hole 15 that connects the wall of housing 5 can be by means of unshowned cover closure.Therefore can protect the module 9 of having assembled, perhaps in the situation of an installation cavity 8 that does not also have load module 9, stop foreign material to enter in housing 5.
In order to simplify assembling, installation cavity 8 and/or module 9 can have unshowned guide, and for example installation cavity 8 can have guided way, and module 9 can have the gathering sill that matches with guided way.Be applicable to accordingly installing hole 15.
In order to prevent wrong the installation, meaning is namely in order to guarantee that a definite module 9 is merely able to be encased in a definite installation cavity 8, installation cavity 8 and/or module 9 can have code element, for example module 9 can be constructed in this wise with its profile, that is: it can only be installed in an installation cavity 8 consistent with the module 9 of moulding like this.Be applicable to accordingly installing hole 15.
Example application for a code element is: different overvoltage protection regulations need different modules 9.Correspondingly be applicable to the module into different voltage range structures.
In above-mentioned meaning, the colour-coded that coding also can be by installation cavity 8 and/or module 9 is realized individually or with above-mentioned code element in combination.
In addition, installation cavity 8 and/or module 9 have unshowned locking piece, are used for the module 9 that locking is arranged on installation cavity 8, and for example installation cavity 8 can have buckle element, and module 9 can have the buckle storing apparatus corresponding with this buckle element.Be applicable to accordingly installing hole 15.
The invention is not restricted to described embodiment, it is modification in many ways, and above-mentioned feature also may differently make up with combinations thereof in addition.
The present invention particularly is not limited to terminal board, although for the ease of understanding, the present invention illustrates by means of such terminal block.The inventive example is as also can be applicable on a terminal block that can be arranged on printed circuit board.External contact can for example be made of a ground plane that is arranged on printed circuit board.
Can imagine in addition, be equipped with the module of other expanded function according to terminal block of the present invention.In scope of the present invention, may consist of in this wise terminal block equally, make the module that can assemble more than an expanded function in terminal block, for example a module is used for the muting sensitivity overvoltage protection, and a module is used for the high sensitivity overvoltage protection.
Claims (12)
1. terminal block,
A. this terminal block has housing (5), and this housing has a plurality of binding posts (3a, 3b, 4a, 4b), be used for being connected with electric lead,
B. each binding post (3a, 3b wherein; 4a, 4b) mutually connect conductively by a connector (3c, 4c) respectively, described connecting piece structure becomes bus-bar, and
C. its middle connecting terminal (3a, 3b, 4a, 4b) and connector (3c, 4c) are kept by housing (5), and
D. described connector has at least one inner contact (6,7), and
E. described terminal block has the module (9) of an expansion terminal block function,
F. this module has at least one contact element (3d, 4d), and this contact element contacts conducting with described inner contact (6,7) in the installment state of module,
G. wherein, terminal block has an installation cavity (8), is used for holding module (9),
H. described module (9) has at least one contact (11), by means of this contact, can form under the installment state of module and direct electrical connection the with respect to terminal block contact (12) externally.
2. terminal block as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, described electrical connection can be born large electric current.
3. terminal block as claimed in claim 1 or 2, is characterized in that, installation cavity (8) has installing hole (15).
4. terminal block as claimed in claim 3, is characterized in that, installing hole (15) runs through a sidewall of described housing (5).
5. terminal block as claimed in claim 3, is characterized in that, installing hole (15) runs through the antetheca of described housing (5).
6. terminal block as claimed in claim 3, is characterized in that, installing hole (15) can pass through a cover closure.
7. terminal block as claimed in claim 1 or 2, is characterized in that, module (9) makes terminal block expand over-voltage protection function by means of at least one overvoltage part (13) under the function mounting state of module (9).
8. terminal block as claimed in claim 3, is characterized in that, installation cavity (8) and/or installing hole (15) and/or module (9) have guide, is used for simplifying module in the installation of installation cavity.
9. terminal block as claimed in claim 3, is characterized in that, installation cavity (8) and/or installing hole (15) and/or module (9) have code element.
10. terminal block as claimed in claim 3, is characterized in that, it is colored that installation cavity (8) and/or installing hole (15) and/or module structure become.
11. terminal block as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, installation cavity (8) and/or module (9) and/or installing hole (15) have locking piece, are used under a function mounting state, module being locked in installation cavity (8).
12. terminal block as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described terminal block is the terminal board (1) that can be installed on supporting rail.
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| PCT/EP2009/051548 WO2009112320A1 (en) | 2008-03-08 | 2009-02-11 | Connection block having expandable functions and module |
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