EP3391470A1 - Conductor connection terminal - Google Patents
Conductor connection terminalInfo
- Publication number
- EP3391470A1 EP3391470A1 EP16810377.8A EP16810377A EP3391470A1 EP 3391470 A1 EP3391470 A1 EP 3391470A1 EP 16810377 A EP16810377 A EP 16810377A EP 3391470 A1 EP3391470 A1 EP 3391470A1
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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
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- H01R4/4819—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member using a leaf spring to bias the conductor toward the busbar adapted for axial insertion of a wire end the spring shape allowing insertion of the conductor end when the spring is unbiased
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Definitions
- the invention relates to a conductor terminal with an insulating housing and at least one spring terminal connection for electrically contacting an electrical conductor inserted through a conductor insertion opening of the insulating housing, wherein the at least one spring terminal connection has at least one bus bar and at least one clamping spring, the at least one clamping leg for clamping the electrical conductor against a Terminal point of the busbar and a plant leg for supporting the clamping spring, wherein the conductor terminal further comprises at least one pivotally mounted in the insulating housing actuating element for opening and closing the FederkraftklemmanBankes by acting on an actuating portion of the clamping spring.
- a generic conductor terminal is e.g. from EP 1 670 098 B1.
- conductor terminals are known with an actuator, e.g. in the form of an operating lever, also from the WAGO product range.
- the invention is based on the object of specifying a universally applicable and at the same time very compact conductor terminal.
- a conductor terminal with an insulating material housing and at least one spring terminal connection for electrical contacting of an electrical conductor inserted through a conductor insertion opening of the insulating housing wherein the at least one spring terminal connection has at least one bus bar and at least one clamping spring, the at least one clamping leg for clamping the electrical conductor against a terminal point of the busbar and a plant leg for supporting the clamping spring
- the conductor terminal further comprises at least one pivotally mounted in the insulating housing actuating element for opening and closing the Federkraftklemman gleiches by acting on an actuating portion of Clamping spring, wherein the at least one actuating element is guided along a formed in Isolierstoffgeophuse linear and / or arcuate guideway for guiding the pivoting movement of the actuating element, by the actuating element acting on the actuating element in an actuating direction actuating force in a direction deviating at least 150 degrees from the direction of actuation Beaufschlagungsutter the
- the conductor terminal according to the invention is thereby very universally applicable and can e.g. be used for terminal blocks, connection terminals or as a terminal of an electrical connector.
- the at least one actuating element is guided along a linear and / or arcuate guide track formed in the insulating housing for guiding the pivoting movement of the actuating element.
- the direction of action of the actuating force of an actuating tool ie the actuating direction
- the actuating direction must not be tracked with swiveled actuator, so that even with a tool-operated design of the conductor terminal a particularly pleasant and ergonomic operation is possible.
- the guideway is formed in the insulating housing and thus separated in terms of their position and component assignment of the clamping spring.
- the clamping spring does not have to be designed correspondingly to guide the actuating element, which allows greater degrees of freedom in determining the design of the clamping spring, without having to take into account the guidance of the actuating element.
- the guideway may be completely linear or fully arcuate, i. arched, be formed.
- the guideway may also be piecewise linear and piecewise arcuate.
- the actuating element is guided during its pivoting movement on the guideway and supported thereon relative to the actuating force acting on the actuating element and possibly also against a reaction force acting on the actuating element by the clamping spring. If the guideway is completely or partially arcuate, in an advantageous embodiment, the actuating element have a corresponding arc shape of the guideway arc contour, via which the actuating element at least partially rests against an arcuate portion of the guideway. The actuator can also rest completely on the guideway.
- the actuating element relative to the actuating force is supported exclusively on the linear and / or arcuate guideway formed in the insulating housing. In this way, a favorable guidance and support of the actuating element without impingement of other elements such. B. allows the busbar. This allows a low-friction guidance of the actuating element during its sliding pivoting movement.
- the actuating element is designed to execute a sliding movement relative to the guide track.
- This has the advantage that complex types of actuation of the conductor connection terminal by training the guideway can be realized advantageous.
- the Betat Trentselennent can be directly slidably mounted on the guideway. This has the advantage that no separate storage is required for the storage of the actuating element.
- the guide track has at least two essentially linear guide track sections arranged at an angle to one another, on which the actuating element is guided in a sliding manner.
- the invention strong deflection of the actuating direction in the direction of the loading of the clamping spring can be realized in a kinematically favorable manner, in particular without a fixed bearing element of the actuating element.
- the actuating element has at least two support points arranged on its outer contour, which are spaced apart and over which the actuating element is supported at two substantially linear guide track sections arranged at an angle to the actuating force. This also promotes a favorable low-friction guidance of the actuating element in the sliding pivoting movement.
- the actuating element can be guided along a two-dimensional path, whereby the operating force acting on the actuating element is correspondingly deflected in an urging direction of the clamping spring.
- the actuating element it is possible, in particular, to design the actuating element so small and compact that it is arranged completely within the space enclosed by the insulating housing of the conductor connection terminal, so that it does not protrude outwards.
- the actuating element can still be actuated from the outside, for example by a tool.
- the Federkraftklemm- connection can be arranged completely in the insulating material.
- the actuating element has at least one passage region through which an electrical conductor introduced through the conductor insertion opening can be guided in a straight line to the clamping point through a region surrounded by the actuating element. This has the advantage that the conductor connection terminal can be made particularly compact, since in particular a part of the actuating element can at the same time also form a conductor receiving space for receiving the electrical conductor or can be part of such a conductor receiving space
- the actuating element has two outer guide legs, via which the actuating element is supported on the guide track and between which the passage area is arranged.
- This has the advantage that the actuating element can be made very robust despite the passage area and is guided symmetrically in a mechanically favorable manner. In this way, the actuating element can be provided in a simple and cost-effective manner, in spite of the passage opening, e.g. as a plastic injection molded part. If, as mentioned above, the actuating element has an arc shape corresponding to the curved track contour of the guide track, this can be realized in such a way that the outer guide limbs have the arc contour corresponding to the guide track.
- the actuating element has a groove or notch for receiving an actuating tool, via which the actuating element for opening and closing of the spring terminal connection can be actuated.
- an actuating tool can e.g. a screwdriver can be used as an operating tool, the blade is inserted into the groove or notch.
- the conductor terminal with a manually operable operating lever a protruding from the insulating housing handle portion, wherein the actuating lever is fixed to the conductor connecting terminal and is adapted to actuate the actuating element for opening and closing the Federkraftklemman gleiches.
- the conductor terminal is optional interpretable for a tool operation or for a lever operation, with substantially identical design of the other items, in particular of the actuating element.
- the actuating lever can be locked so that a once selected position of the spring terminal connection, ie open or closed, is maintained until a renewed actuation of the actuating lever takes place.
- the actuating lever can be stored, for example, with a separate bearing on the insulating housing, for example on a cover part of the insulating material.
- the clamping spring has as actuating region a separate actuating limb and / or at least one actuating section of the clamping limb and / or at least one actuating section arranged between the bearing limb and the clamping limb.
- This has the advantage that the conductor terminal can also be made very universal with regard to the clamping spring, e.g. with a substantially U-shaped clamping spring.
- clamping springs can be used, which have a spring bow between the clamping leg and the plant leg. It is advantageous to provide the actuating portion between the spring bow and the clamping leg or on a part of the clamping leg.
- the conductor terminal has a plug-in direction of an electrical conductor in which the electrical conductor inserted through the conductor insertion opening can be guided rectilinearly towards the terminal point, and the actuating element can be actuated in an actuation direction which is at least 60 degrees, in particular at least 80 degrees, deviates from the insertion direction of the electrical conductor.
- the conductor connection terminal can be realized, i. E. Actuation directions in which the simultaneous insertion of the electrical conductor is not hindered by the operating tool.
- the guideway is not formed completely circular arc.
- the guide track can also be arranged at locations in the insulating housing, which would otherwise not be usable.
- edge regions of the insulating material housing can be used to form the guideway.
- the conductor terminal can be made compact overall design.
- the guideway is piecewise linear and / or arcuate. This allows many degrees of freedom in the determination of the guideway and the leadership of the actuator.
- the actuating element is arranged completely within the insulating housing.
- a compactly constructed conductor terminal without protruding parts of the actuating element can be provided.
- the actuating element can be locked, in particular lockable on the insulating material.
- the actuator can be locked, for example in an open state of the terminal point, so that this open state can be maintained even without permanent manual operation of the actuator.
- the locking can be realized, for example, by locking the actuating element on an edge or other projection of the insulating material.
- the conductor terminal has a manually operable actuating lever, wherein the actuating lever is mounted with a separate storage of the actuating element bearing on the insulating housing. In this way, a lever-operated conductor terminal can be provided, in which the mechanics of the actuating lever can be carried out separately from the mechanics of the actuating element. This allows additional degrees of freedom in the design of the conductor terminal.
- the actuating element rests on at least two spaced-apart contact points on the guide track, wherein between adjacent contact points, the actuating element is not applied to the guide track.
- the guideway of successively arranged sections of several different or the same geometric shapes, z. B. Straight, circle, ellipse, hyperbola, is composed. In this way, in the insulating material existing, otherwise not usable areas for the arrangement of the guideway can be used.
- Figures 1 and 2 an electrical connector in side view
- Figures 3 to 6 - a double-sided locking element in four
- Figure 7 the connector according to Figures 1 and 2 in the assembled state and Figure 8 - the connector of Figure 7 in a sectional view with recognizable conductor terminal and
- Figures 10 and 1 1 - an enlarged section of the left portion of
- the connector parts 1, 2 are associated with each other as counterparts to realize an electrical connector in the assembled state.
- Each of the connector parts 1, 2 has an insulating housing 10, 1 1, 12 and 20, 21, 22, in which further elements of the electrical connector, such as the following explained conductor terminal and the plug contacts in the sense of plug and socket are arranged.
- the respective insulating housing has a handle portion 10, 20, in which the connector parts can be grasped by hand, eg for mating and for releasing the connector. Within the grip areas 10, 20 further components are accommodated, as will be explained.
- the front side, the respective insulating housing 10, 1 1, 12 and 20, 21, 22 a plug-in area 1 1, 21 on.
- the connector parts 1, 2 are inserted into each other. Accordingly, one plug-in area 21 is smaller than the other plug-in area 11, so that the plug-in areas can be plugged together.
- the respective insulating housing has a locking portion 1 2, 22, to which a double-acting locking element can be attached.
- FIG. 2 shows the same connector parts 1, 2 as FIG. 1, wherein a double-acting locking element 3 is already fastened to the connector part 1 shown on the left.
- the locking element 3 has end-side locking portions, of which only the right, not yet connected to the second connector part 2 locking portion 32 can be seen in the figure 2.
- a central connecting portion 30 of the locking element 3 is present, which also forms an outer side of the connector and covers the connector as an outer side of the housing.
- the locking element 3 in the central connecting portion 30 has a central support element 33 via which the locking element 3 is supported on the plug-in area 1 1 acting as an abutment.
- FIG. 3 shows the locking element 3 from an underside, ie a side on which the central support element 33 can be seen.
- FIG. 4 shows the locking element in a side view, similar to FIG. 2.
- FIG. 5 shows the locking element 3 in a view from above, ie the opposite side of the central support element 33.
- FIG. 6 shows the locking element 3 in a view of one
- the locking element 3 the central connecting portion 30, in which it is slightly wider than in the end-side locking portions 31, 32. On its underside is in addition to the central support member 33 with a greater extension length, but less height than the central support member 33 formed stabilizing rib 34 is present, which mechanically stabilizes or stiffens the locking element 3 in the longitudinal direction.
- the latching hooks 31 1, 321 are formed with a slope 312, 322 rising in the insertion direction into the respective locking area 12, 22 of the connector parts 1, 2 in order to simplify the insertion into the respective locking area 12, 22.
- the respective latching hooks 31 1, 321 have a locking edge 313, 323 arranged on the side of the locking element 3 opposite the support element 33, with which the locking element 3 is latched to a respective latching bracket area of the locking area 12, 22 of the connector part 1, 2.
- Figure 7 shows the connector parts 1, 2 in the assembled state, wherein the connector parts 1, 2 are locked together by a locking element 3, as described above.
- the connector parts 1, 2 in the region of the locking areas 12, 22 have respective latching bracket areas 120, 220, under which the latching hooks 31 1, 321 are respectively pushed and behind which they are hooked with their locking edge 313, 323.
- the insulating housing have free spaces 16, 26 below the respective latching bracket areas 120, 220 and beyond ,
- the latching bracket areas 120, 220 each have a transversely to the insertion of the latching hook 31 1, 321 extending latching clip, under which the latching hook 31 1, 321 is pushed through when the connector parts 1, 2 are assembled with the locking element 3.
- the latching clip each have an insertion bevel 129, 229.
- the insertion bevels 129, 229 are effective at the beginning of the insertion process of the latching hooks in the respective latching bracket area, i. they facilitate the initial insertion of the locking hooks in the respective latching bracket area.
- the housing parts of the connector parts 1, 2 in the region of their respective locking portions 12, 22 in the insertion direction of the locking element 3 rising insertion bevels 121, 221 which limit the free space 16, 26 on one side.
- the latching hooks 31 1, 321 guided accordingly during insertion, so that they reach the end position shown in Figure 8, when the connector parts 1, 2 are completely plugged together with the locking element 3 and locked.
- the free end of the respective latching hook 31 1, 321 of the locking element slides over the insertion bevels 121, 221 during insertion, so that the latching hook 31 1, 321 rests in the end position on the top or outside of the handle portion 10, 20 and thus the detent position guaranteed.
- the insertion bevels 121, 221 are thus each at the end of the respective free space 16, 26, each seen in the insertion of the locking element in a connector part 1, 2, respectively.
- FIGS. 7 and 8 show a pivotable actuating lever 230 with respect to the second connector part 2 as an additional feature.
- This actuating lever 230 is shown twice in FIG. 7, in two different pivoting positions, in fact it is only present once per spring-force clamping connection.
- FIG. 8 accordingly shows the actuating lever 230 in a closed position
- FIG. 9 which is explained below shows an enlarged detail in the region of the actuating lever 230, in which it is shown in the open position.
- FIG. 8 additionally shows the internal structure of the connector parts 1, 2. It can be seen that these each have a conductor connection terminal with a spring force terminal connection.
- a pivotable actuating element 14, 24 is provided in each connector part 1, 2.
- Figure 8 shows to the left, i. with respect to the first connector part 1, the conductor terminal included therein is substantially complete, i. with a clamping spring 18, while in the right part, i. the second connector part 2, the clamping spring is not shown for clarification purposes. In fact, however, there is provided a clamping spring, e.g. mirror-symmetrical to the clamping spring 18 may be arranged there.
- actuating element 14 has a groove 13, via which an actuation by means of a tool can be performed.
- the actuating element 24 may also have a groove 23, via which an actuation by means of the actuating lever 230 can be performed.
- the existing in the respective connector parts 1, 2 Porteran gleich- terminals can be connected via conductor insertion openings 15, 25 which are formed in the respective insulating housing, with an electrical conductor.
- the lever actuation will first be discussed further. It can be seen that, when the actuating lever 230 is pivoted upwards, the actuating element 24 is displaced downwards and locked there by way of a tappet region 202 of the actuating lever 230, which acts on the groove 23.
- the plunger region 202 has at its free end a contour which is suitable for engaging in the groove 23 of the actuating element 24.
- the actuating lever 230 is mounted in a housing component 200 of the insulating housing with an axis 201.
- the housing member 200 of the insulating housing may e.g. be a connectable by means of a latching connection 203 with the housing part 20 component.
- actuating elements 14, 24 can be identical, regardless of whether a lever operation or an actuation by means of a tool is desired, by inserting the appropriate housing member 200 and a housing component 100 for the first connector part 1, the desired type of actuation can be determined.
- the clamping spring 18 is substantially U-shaped.
- the clamping spring 18 has an abutment leg 184, via which the clamping spring 18 is supported in the insulating housing, for example by the clamping spring 18 is mounted with an arcuate end portion 185 of the abutment leg 184 on a busbar piece.
- a spring bow 183 connects.
- a clamping leg 180 connects. The clamping leg 180 is used for clamping an electrical conductor at a terminal point 170 on the busbar 17.
- An electrical conductor can be performed in a plug-in direction E through the conductor insertion opening 15 straight to the nip 170 out.
- the clamping spring 18 may, for example, in the region of the clamping leg 180 have an actuating portion 182, in which the clamping spring 18 actuated by the actuating element 14 and thus can be deflected upward. As a result, the clamping leg 180 is bent away from the busbar 17, so that an electrical conductor can be easily inserted or an already clamped electrical conductor can be easily removed.
- the actuating element 14 has a supporting and bearing area 143, via which the actuating element 14 is supported in the insulating material housing and performs a sliding pivoting movement when the actuating element 14 moves as a result of an application in an operating direction B via the actuating lever 230 or via the groove 13 becomes.
- a trained with the groove 13 head portion of the actuating element 14 slides during the opening movement at a substantially perpendicular to the insertion direction E aligned inner wall of the housing along and is supported on this. The movement is correspondingly deflected and transmitted via a plunger area 140 of the actuating element 14 in an application direction A to the actuating area 182 of the clamping spring 18.
- FIG. 10 also shows the guide track 19, which in this case is formed by two essentially linear guide track sections 190, 191 arranged at an angle to one another.
- the one guide track section 190 is arranged substantially vertically, ie it runs parallel to the actuation direction B of the actuation element 14 on the inside of the housing component 100.
- the second guide track section 191 is arranged horizontally and runs essentially parallel to the insertion direction E of an electrical conductor.
- the second guide track portion 191 may be formed on the inner side of the lower portion of the housing part 10.
- the actuating element 14 supports itself with a support point arranged on the head region, which has the groove 13, on the vertical guide track section 190 and off with the support and bearing section 143 on the second, horizontal guide track section 191.
- FIG. 10 shows the left-hand part of the conductor connection terminal with the first connector part 1, wherein different elements, such as the busbar or parts of the clamping spring, are not shown in FIG.
- the clamping spring 18 for example, only the clamping leg 180 to the actuating portion 182 and a portion of the abutment leg 184 are shown.
- the actuating element 14 is already actuated in the direction of actuation B and, accordingly, the head region with the groove 13 is arranged deeper in the interior of the housing part 10. Accordingly, the clamping spring 18 is deflected by plunger area 140 upwards.
- the actuating element 14 has been slidably moved along the guideway sections 190, 191.
- FIG. 15 shows the electrical plug connection according to FIG. 7, but here without actuating lever 23, in a perspective view. It can be seen that the locking element 3 can have a width which also covers a multi-pole electrical plug connection, in this case e.g. a two-pin connector with two juxtaposed conductor insertion openings 15th
- FIG. 12 shows the actuating element 24 already recognizable with reference to FIG. 8 and enlarged on the basis of FIG. 9 in conjunction with the housing component 200 and the actuating lever 230.
- the actuating lever 230 is again shown here in the open position.
- the actuating element 24 can have a passage region 242 through which an electrical conductor introduced through the conductor insertion opening 25 can be guided in a straight line through a region surrounding the actuating element 24 to the clamping point.
- this passage region 242 is bounded on both sides, ie left and right, by two outer guide limbs 241, which have the respective support and bearing region 243 for supporting the actuating element 24 on the insulating material housing.
- the two outer lateral guide legs 241 are in the clamping leg 180 of the clamping spring 18th facing area connected via a linear shaped actuating portion or plunger area 240, which for actuating the
- Figures 13 and 14 show an alternative embodiment of an actuator 24 together with the associated actuating lever 230, but here without the housing member 200. It can be seen that the actuator 24 is shaped slightly differently according to Figures 13 and 14, but also the passage area 242 with has the passage area laterally limiting guide legs 241, which have the respective support and storage area 243.
- the figure 13 shows the arrangement in the closed position, the figure 14 in the open position.
- Figures 16 and 17 show a further embodiment of a conductor terminal, e.g. may be provided in the already explained connector, or in other electrical components that are to be electrically contacted via a spring force terminal connection.
- the insulating material housing in the grip region 10 has an arcuate guide track 19 on which the actuating element 14 is guided with its respective guide limbs 143.
- the actuating element 14 has a sheet contour 144 corresponding to the guide track 19, in this case a convex sheet contour 144. Accordingly, such a sheet contour 144 is provided on each of the guide legs 141. In this way, the actuating element 14 can be guided particularly precisely and easily.
- FIGS. 16 and 17 also show the position of an end region of an inserted electrical conductor 4.
- the clamping spring 18 is deflected with the clamping leg 180 upwards.
- FIGS. 15 and 16 show the clamping leg 180 in a position that is assumed when no electrical conductor 4 is in position is inserted and the Federkraftklennnnan gleich is in its closed position.
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