EP0893845A3 - Insulation displacement terminal for instance connecting block or module and terminal block with an insulation displacement terminal - Google Patents

Insulation displacement terminal for instance connecting block or module and terminal block with an insulation displacement terminal Download PDF

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EP0893845A3
EP0893845A3 EP98112294A EP98112294A EP0893845A3 EP 0893845 A3 EP0893845 A3 EP 0893845A3 EP 98112294 A EP98112294 A EP 98112294A EP 98112294 A EP98112294 A EP 98112294A EP 0893845 A3 EP0893845 A3 EP 0893845A3
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contact
terminal
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insulation displacement
spring
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EP0893845A2 (en
EP0893845B1 (en
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Klaus-Dieter Burmeister
Norbert Gaertner
Stefan Wildner
Wolfgang Edelmann
Hans-Dieter Otto
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Weidmueller Interface GmbH and Co KG
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Quante GmbH
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    • 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
    • H01R4/24—Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands
    • H01R4/2416—Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands the contact members having insulation-cutting edges, e.g. of tuning fork type
    • H01R4/242—Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands the contact members having insulation-cutting edges, e.g. of tuning fork type the contact members being plates having a single slot
    • H01R4/2425—Flat plates, e.g. multi-layered flat plates
    • 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
    • H01R4/24—Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands
    • H01R4/2416—Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands the contact members having insulation-cutting edges, e.g. of tuning fork type
    • H01R4/2445—Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands the contact members having insulation-cutting edges, e.g. of tuning fork type the contact members having additional means acting on the insulation or the wire, e.g. additional insulation penetrating means, strain relief means or wire cutting knives

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  • Coupling Device And Connection With Printed Circuit (AREA)
  • Connections Arranged To Contact A Plurality Of Conductors (AREA)
  • Connections By Means Of Piercing Elements, Nuts, Or Screws (AREA)

Abstract

The contact arrangement includes a contact spring (12) with two springy contact thighs (20) which define a contact slot (30), and an U-shaped spring (14) which is formed as a component separate from the contact spring. The U-shaped spring has thighs (28) which surround, and proceed largely vertically to cutting- and isolating areas of the contact thighs. The contact thighs are preferably bent in an area (24) remote from their end (22) in such a way, that they proceed, at least in a section largely parallel to each other with the help of the spring when opening the contact slot. The U-shaped spring comprises largely disk-shaped thighs, which surround the cutting- and isolating areas of the contact thighs over a longer area.
EP98112294A 1997-07-25 1998-07-02 Insulation displacement terminal for instance connecting block or module and terminal block with an insulation displacement terminal Expired - Lifetime EP0893845B1 (en)

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DE19732182A DE19732182C1 (en) 1997-07-25 1997-07-25 Insulation displacement contact as well as terminal block or module and terminal block with an insulation displacement contact
DE19732182 1997-07-25

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EP0893845A2 EP0893845A2 (en) 1999-01-27
EP0893845A3 true EP0893845A3 (en) 2000-07-26
EP0893845B1 EP0893845B1 (en) 2002-06-12

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EP98112294A Expired - Lifetime EP0893845B1 (en) 1997-07-25 1998-07-02 Insulation displacement terminal for instance connecting block or module and terminal block with an insulation displacement terminal

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US (1) US6027361A (en)
EP (1) EP0893845B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE219299T1 (en)
DE (2) DE19732182C1 (en)
ES (1) ES2178081T3 (en)

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EP0893845A2 (en) 1999-01-27
EP0893845B1 (en) 2002-06-12
DE59804396D1 (en) 2002-07-18
ATE219299T1 (en) 2002-06-15
ES2178081T3 (en) 2002-12-16
US6027361A (en) 2000-02-22
DE19732182C1 (en) 1999-03-25

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