Electric connector
The technical field of the present invention
The present invention relates generally to electric connector, and more particularly, is related to one kind and is configured to two electric wires of engagement
The electric connector of cable.
The background of the present invention
The spring force wire connection terminal of known diversified forms, for example, conductor wire connection terminal, terminal box, terminal block or they
Mounted on electric device, automobile, in Industry Control or the automation equipment of building automation.
1213791 B1 of european patent number EP disclose a kind of electric connector for including cage tensioning spring, cage tensioning
Spring includes self-supporting actuation lever.This actuation lever is rotatably installed on recurvate busbar section.
102008060282 A1 of German Patent Publication Reference Number DE disclose a kind of spring terminal, which can be in not pin
It is activated in the case of using electric conductor instrument, wherein actuation lever is suspended in the notch shelved in limb of cage tensioning spring
And pass through cage tensioning spring using at least one side limb transverse guidance.
German patent DE102008052626B4 describes a kind of wire connection terminal, which is included in both sides and is bonded on
Arcuate section around fastening spring, actuation lever are hinged on the arcuate section.
2001086 B1 of european patent number EP disclose one kind and exempt from screw terminal, this, which exempts from screw terminal, includes cage
Formula tensioning spring, wherein actuation lever are suspended on the supported flexure portion of busbar behind the spring bending portion of cage tensioning spring
In.Actuation lever is bonded in both sides around busbar, and is rested on the actuating section of cage tensioning spring.
Chinese patent discloses 104885303 A of Reference Number and discloses a kind of spring force wire connection terminal, the spring force terminals attached bag
Include busbar, terminal springs and actuating element using cage extension spring form, the actuating element alternatively install with
Act on the actuating section of terminal springs so that terminal point can open and close.Supporting arm is extended through from the direction of busbar
Cross the slit in the terminal section of terminal springs and/or actuating section.The section for extending through the supporting arm of slit is arranged in end
In region between the transverse edge of sub-spring and support actuating element.
According to this background, it is still necessary to which a kind of improvement is by the electrical connection between the cable of electric connector engagement and improves cable
The electric connector of reservation in electric connector.
The theme that background parts are discussed should not be merely because in background parts referring to and being assumed to be the prior art.It is similar
Ground refers in background parts or problem associated with the theme of background parts should not be assumed to be and recognize in the prior art
Know.Theme in background parts is merely representative of different methods, these methods can also be invention in itself.
Invention summary
Embodiment according to the present invention provides a kind of electric connector.The electric connector includes plane busbar, described
Plane busbar has the first main surface and second main surface opposite with first main surface.The busbar is opposite
Notch is limited in remote edge, and hole is limited in the nearly middle part of the busbar, the hole is horizontal with the notch
To alignment.The electric connector further includes a pair of of fastening spring.Each fastening spring has:Base section, the base section
With first major surface contacts of the busbar;Attachment section, the attachment section extend from the base section;Spring
Curved section, the spring bending section abut the attachment section;Section is activated, it is curved that the actuating section abuts the spring
Bent section and opposite with the base section;And section is clamped, the clamping section adjoining is described to activate section and court
Extend to second main surface of the busbar.The spring bending section limits aperture, and the aperture is configured to hold
Receive electric wire.The free end for clamping section is configured to make institute when the spring bending section applies the first spring force
State second major surface contacts of electric wire and the busbar.The base section limits a pair of of C-shaped protruding portion, described
C-shaped protruding portion extends through one in the notch and the hole, so as to engage the described second main table of the busbar
Face.The C-shaped protruding portion is to being configured to the fastening spring being fastened to the busbar.The electric connector further includes:
Shell, the shell restriction is provided with the cavity of the busbar and the fastening spring pair, and further defines opening, described
Opening is configured to the electric wire being received in the cavity;And actuator, the actuator have pivotally attached
It is connected to the cam section of the shell.When the actuator is in an open position, the cam section engages the clamping bullet
The actuating section of one in spring, so that second main surface for clamping section and moving away from the busbar
And the spring bending section is caused to be applied more than the second spring power of first spring force, wherein at the actuator
When closed position and the cam section and the actuating section depart from, the spring bending section applies first bullet
Second main surface of busbar described in spring force and the free end in contact for clamping section.
According to preferred embodiment, the actuator restriction is substantially parallel to the one of the longitudinal axis orientation of the electric wire
To lever arm.The lever arm is spaced apart from each other and the cross bar by being essentially perpendicular to the lever arm orientation interconnects.Often
The arm end of a lever arm limits the cam section.These arm ends are relatively arranged with the cross bar.It is each in the arm end
It limits on the one side at arm end, the cylindrical columns opposite with the cam section.The shell at least partly limits wherein
Receive the cylindrical pocket of the pillar.The actuator can be pivoted around this pillar.
Brief description
The present invention is described by way of example with reference to the drawings, in the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 is the schematic exploded perspective view of the electric connector of embodiment according to the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the section view perspective diagram of the electric connector of Fig. 1 of embodiment according to the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the cross sectional side schematic diagram of the electric connector of Fig. 1 of embodiment according to the present invention, wherein contact spring
In retracted position;
Fig. 4 is the cross sectional side schematic diagram of the electric connector of embodiment according to the present invention, and wherein contact spring is in
The retracted position of Fig. 3 and electric wire is inserted in electric connector;And
Fig. 5 is the cross sectional side schematic diagram of the electric connector of Fig. 1 of embodiment according to the present invention, wherein electric wire
It is inserted in electric connector and contact spring is in bonding station.
The detailed description of the present invention
There is disclosed herein a kind of electric connector, the electric connector is configured to make two or more root electric wire electricity
Interconnection.The connector includes accommodating busbar and a pair of of fastening spring inside the shell.The free end quilt of each fastening spring
It is configured to when fastening spring applies the first spring force electric wire be made to contact with busbar.The connector further includes actuating
Device, the actuator are attached pivotally to shell and with cam portions, when actuator is in an open position, the cam portion
Gripper spring, so that the free end of fastening spring moves away from busbar, and when the actuator is in a closed position,
The cam portion departs from actuating section, so as to which fastening spring be allowed to apply freely terminating for the first spring force and fastening spring
Touch the electric wire between busbar or free end and busbar.
Fig. 1 to Fig. 5 shows the non-limiting examples or embodiment of electric coupler component 10, which is set
Counting into makes two or more root electric wires 12 be electrically interconnected or engage.Electric coupler component 10 includes being arranged in insulation crust 20
Busbar 14, a pair of of fastening spring 16 and a pair of of actuator 18.Electric wire 12 by the busbar 14 of general planar into
Row is electrically interconnected, and the busbar is formed by conductive material, such as, copper alloy.(that is, busbar 14 is outer in distal end for busbar 14
The small edge in portion) in each upper notch 22 for limiting a pair of of general rectangular.Busbar 14 further defines the hole of general rectangular
24, the hole is aligned along transverse axis Y with notch 22.
Each the top surface 26 of each and busbar 14 in electric wire 12 is contacted in fastening spring 16.It is in
The actuator 18 of open position 28 makes fastening spring 16 move away from busbar 14, as shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4, to allow electric wire electric
Cable 12 is inserted between fastening spring 16 and busbar 14, and when actuator 18 is in the close position, allows fastening spring
16 contact busbars 14 or trolley wire cable 12 (if the electric wire is inserted in connector assembly 10), such as scheme
Shown in 2 and Fig. 5.
Fastening spring 16 is integrally formed by conductive material and is preferably formed by conductive material, but contemplated in which clamping bullet
The embodiment that spring 16 is formed by non-conducting material.Fastening spring 16 has base section 30,
The base section is contacted with the lower surface 32 of busbar 14.Base section 30 is in each horizontal stroke of fastening spring 16
A pair of of C-shaped protruding portion 34 is limited to end 36, the C-shaped protruding portion extends through one in notch 22 and hole 24, to connect
The top surface 26 of busbar 14 is closed, so as to which fastening spring 16 is fastened to busbar 14.Fastening spring 16 has generally flat
Straight attachment section 38, the attachment section are integrally attached to base section 30 and prolong from the top surface 40 of base section 30
It stretches.Attachment section 38 limits aperture 42, and the aperture is configured to accommodate the electric wire 12 passed through.With fastening spring
16 extend outwardly away from base section 30, it limits the arc spring curved section 44 adjacent with attachment section 38, the spring bending
Section is configured to the most spring force that generation is applied by fastening spring 16.Fastening spring 16 further defines adjacent springs bending
The actuating section 46 of section, the actuating section are generally relatively arranged with base section 30.Each actuator 18 mainly connects
Touch actuating section 46.Fastening spring 16 further includes the clamping section 48 of adjacent actuating section 46, the clamping section direction confluence
The top surface 26 of item 14 extends.Fastening spring 16 applies the first clamping force on section 48 is clamped, the clamping section by with
Being set to makes electric wire 12 be contacted with the top surface 26 of busbar 14.
As being best shown in Fig. 1, each restriction of actuator 18 is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis X orientation of electric wire 12
A pair of lever arms 52.Lever arm 52 is spaced apart from each other and the cross bar 54 that is oriented by being essentially perpendicular to lever arm 52 interconnects.
The arm end 56 of each lever arm 52 limits cam section 58, and the cam section limits cam contour.These arm ends 56 and cross bar
54 are relatively arranged.When actuator 18 is in Fig. 3 and open position 28 shown in Fig. 4, the cam section 58 of actuator 18 connects
The actuating section 46 of fastening spring 16 is closed, the top surface 26 of busbar 14 is moved away from so that clamping section 48 and causes
Fastening spring 16 is applied more than the second spring power of the first spring force.When actuator 18 in the close position 29, cam section
58 depart from actuating section 46.
As being best shown in Fig. 1, shell 20 has:Front part 60 including opening 62, electric wire 12 may pass through
The opening is inserted into;And rear portion 64, the rear portion are attached to front part 60 by snapping feature 66.The forepart of shell 20
Part 60 and rear portion 64 at least partly limit the slot 68 for wherein receiving cam section 58.Actuator 18 can be around cam section
58 pivot.
Connector assembly 10 can be formed by following methods.
In the first step, the front part 60 of shell 20 is provided, and the cam section 58 of actuator 18 is inserted in
In the part for the slot 68 that the front part 60 of shell 20 is formed.
In the second step, by punching press with aperture 42 and from outer edge extend a pair of of protruding portion metal plate come
Form fastening spring 16.Then fastening spring 16 is bent to form base section 30, attachment section 38, spring bending section
44th, activate section 46 and clamp section 48.Then protruding portion is bent, so that they are essentially perpendicular to the top of busbar 14
Surface 40, and these protruding portions are inserted into one in the notch 22 and hole 24 in busbar 14.It then will be prominent
The free end in portion folds into the top of the top surface 40 of busbar 14, thus forms C-shaped protruding portion.For the second fastening spring
16 repeat this process.
In third step, the busbar 14 of assembling and fastening spring 16 are inserted in institute in the front part 60 of shell 20
In the cavity of formation.
In four steps, the cam section 58 of actuator 18 is inserted in the slot that the rear portion 64 of shell 20 formed
In 68 part, and the rear portion 64 of shell 20 is attached to front part 60 by snapping feature 66.
The example of the connector assembly 10 shown in Fig. 1 to Fig. 5 has is connected to busbar 14 by a pair of of fastening spring 16
Two electric wires 12.The alternate embodiment of connector assembly, which can have, to be pressed in by same fastening spring on busbar
Two electric wires.Other alternate embodiments of connector assembly may include to be attached to confluence by three or more fastening springs
Three or more root electric wires of item or the individual wires cable that busbar is even attached to by single spring.
Although shown example shows two independently operable actuators 18, it contemplated in which actuator for example by sharing
Other embodiments of cross bar uniform actuation.Other embodiments can have the shared lever arm between actuator.
Other alternate embodiments may include the electricity on the opposite side of shell with the opening for being inserted into electric wire
Connector rather than on certain one side of shell have opening, as shown in Fig. 1 to Fig. 5.
Therefore it provides it can be used to the electric coupler component that two or more root electric wires 12 is made to interconnect or engage 10.Electricity
Connector assembly 10 can ensure that cable is electrically connected to each other well, and can ensure that cable to the good of electric coupler component 10
Retentivity.
Although preferred embodiment according to the present invention describes the present invention, this is not intended to be limited to, but
It is only limited to the scope illustrated in the appended claims.In addition, the use of first, second grade of term be not offered as it is any important
Property order, but one element is distinguished with another element using first, second grade of term.In addition, term one, one etc.
Using the limitation for being not offered as quantity, but represent that there are at least one in cited project.In addition, such as top, under
The directions term such as portion is not offered as any specific orientation, but uses term top, lower part etc. by an element and another member
Part distinguishes, and establishes the relation between each element in position.