EP3465828A2 - Spring terminal for a conductor - Google Patents
Spring terminal for a conductorInfo
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- EP3465828A2 EP3465828A2 EP17725955.3A EP17725955A EP3465828A2 EP 3465828 A2 EP3465828 A2 EP 3465828A2 EP 17725955 A EP17725955 A EP 17725955A EP 3465828 A2 EP3465828 A2 EP 3465828A2
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Definitions
- the present invention relates to a spring-loaded terminal according to the preamble of claim 1.
- Such spring terminals in one embodiment as a direct plug-in terminals (push-in) with a trained as a compression spring clamping spring which presses the conductor against the busbar are known in various embodiments. They differ mainly due to their application, for example, depending on the required current carrying capacity of the busbar, the spring force of the clamping spring and / or their installation conditions, especially their size.
- US 7,997,915 B2 discloses a wire end ferrule, at one end of a direct plug-in terminal for non-detachable connection of an electrical conductor is arranged.
- the direct plug-in terminal comprises a current-carrying clamping cage for electrically contacting the electrical conductor and a spring for fixing the electrical conductor.
- the spring has a pivotable clamping leg, which is positioned at not inserted into the direct plug-in electrical conductor on a retaining edge, so that a free space for the electrical conductor kept and this is inserted into the clamping cage.
- the holding means When inserted into the direct plug-in terminal, the holding means is displaced so that the clamping leg is released and pivoted. The pivoted clamping leg presses the electrical conductor to the clamping cage.
- the object is achieved in each case with a spring-loaded terminal according to claim 1 and / or according to claim 2.
- Advantageous embodiments can be found in the dependent claims.
- a spring-loaded terminal for connecting a conductor, which can be formed as a flexible stranded conductor, which has at least the following features: a housing with a chamber and with an insertion channel for the conductor into the chamber, a busbar, a arranged in the chamber, acting as a compression spring clamping spring for fixing the electrical conductor to the busbar in the region of a clamping point, wherein the clamping spring has a pivotable about a pivot axis in a pivoting clamping leg, which is locked by a latching state in which it is locked in a detent position, is adjustable in a clamping state in which it is unlocked from the latching state and presses the electrical conductor against the busbar, wherein the clamping leg with two different adjustment means from the latching state is releasable.
- a spring-loaded terminal in particular direct plug-in terminal, for connecting a conductor, which can be designed as a flexible stranded conductor, which has at least the following features:
- a housing with a chamber and with an insertion channel for the conductor into the chamber
- a busbar and / or a clamping cage b) a busbar and / or a clamping cage, c) an arranged in the chamber, acting as a compression spring clamping spring for fixing the electrical conductor to the busbar and / or the clamping cage in the region of a nip,
- Clamping leg which is adjustable from a latching state in which it is locked in a detent position in a clamping state in which it is unlocked from the latching state and presses the electrical conductor against the busbar or the clamping cage
- the latching state is not generated by locking an element on a free clamping edge of the clamping leg and that the latching state is releasable by introducing the conductor in the conductor insertion into the housing.
- This advantageous effect also makes use of the invention for releasing the latching position with the conductor itself, in that the pusher is coupled to a movable triggering element that is connected to the clamping limb. cooperates and which is movable by pressure of the conductor, so as to release the pusher from its latched position.
- the single or the first of the two adjusting means has a movable trigger element, which acts on the end of the conductor to be contacted upon release of the conductor and with the clamping leg of the clamping spring directly or indirectly - in the latter case over at least one Intermediate element - is released from the latching state.
- the triggering element is formed integrally with the pusher.
- the second of the two adjusting means comprises an actuating element for moving the clamping leg.
- the actuating element itself can be latched together with the clamping limb of the clamping spring in the latching state and is itself detachable directly from the latching state, whereby the clamping limb of the clamping spring can also be released from the latching state.
- the release of the open position or the locking position of the clamping leg is possible in two different ways.
- the release of the locking position of the clamping leg can be done on the one hand by means of the conductor and on the other hand by means of the actuating element.
- the conductor is designed, for example, as a very thin multi-strand conductor with which only a very small force can be exerted on the trigger element, the pusher itself can be used directly to the clamping spring or their Release clamping leg from the locking position.
- the actuating element is a pusher for moving the clamping leg, which is displaceable in the insertion direction in an actuating channel of the housing and limited perpendicular to the insertion direction is movable and can be latched in the housing at a locking edge in the latching state.
- the pusher has a lateral latching edge which can be latched by moving it perpendicularly to the insertion direction behind the latching edge of the housing in the latching state and can be released from the latching state by opposing movement.
- the pusher is moved in the insertion direction after sliding past the locking edge by the spring force of the clamping spring in the locking position and that the pusher by moving with a manually operable operating tool such as a screwdriver in the opposite direction from the latching state is solvable.
- the pusher can be kept relatively short in the insertion direction when the pusher has a recess for attaching an actuating tool which is dimensioned so that with the actuating tool moving the pusher in the insertion direction and also perpendicular to the insertion direction is feasible.
- the triggering element is designed as a rocker arm mounted pivotably in the housing. It is expedient if the rocker arm has two lever arms, of which one lever arm is designed to be pivoted with the conductor and of which the other lever arm is adapted to act on the pusher to release it from the latching state ,
- the spring-loaded terminal is not only suitable for full conductors, but also, in particular, for stranded conductors. Because the stranded conductor is displaced back and forth without splicing the strands in the locked state in the free space of the chamber in the housing. It is a material for the busbar selectable, which has good electrical conductivity, such as copper or a copper alloy. For spring a spring steel is advantageous as a manufacturing material.
- 1 a is a side view of a spring-loaded terminal with a clamping leg, which is provided for clamping an electrical conductor which can be introduced or inserted into the spring-loaded terminal, in a non-latched state;
- FIG. 2a is a side view of the spring clamp of Figure 1 b) with a conductor during insertion of the conductor in the spring-loaded terminal, wherein the clamping leg is still in the latching state.
- FIG. 2b shows the spring-loaded terminal from FIG. 2a) with an electrical conductor inserted into the spring-loaded terminal, wherein the clamping limb is unlocked from the latching state;
- Fig. 3a is a side view of an actuating element of the spring-loaded terminal of Figure 1a and Fig. 2a).
- Fig. 3b is a plan view of the actuator of Fig. 3a;
- Fig. 4a is a sectional view of a spring clamp similar to Figure 1 a and 2a with a conductor during insertion of the conductor in the spring-loaded terminal, wherein the clamping leg is still in the latching state.
- Fig. 4b is an enlarged detail of Fig. 4a;
- Fig. 5a, b a further spring terminal once in an unconnected and once in a wired state, wherein a part of the housing of the spring-loaded terminal has been hidden;
- Fig. 6a is a perspective view of the spring-loaded terminal of Fig. 5;
- FIG. 6b-c perspective views of components and / or assemblies of
- FIG. 7a-c perspective views of variants of individual components
- FIG. 8a a perspective view of the spring-loaded terminal of Figures 8a, b. perspective views of components and / or assemblies of the spring-loaded terminal of Fig. 8c;
- FIG. 1 a sectional perspective view of another spring terminal with a clamping leg, which is provided for clamping an inserted or inserted into the spring terminal electrical conductor, in a non-latched, not open state of a clamping spring;
- FIG. 10a a perspective view of a formed as a pusher actuator of the spring terminal of Fig. 10a);
- FIG. 10a a side sectional view of the spring clamp of Figure 10a) with an attached actuating tool in a state in which the clamping leg of a clamping spring is placed in a locked state and in which then a conductor is inserted into a nip.
- the spring-loaded terminal of FIG. 10a) in the latching state with a conductor inserted into the clamping point and with an actuating tool the spring-loaded terminal of Fig. 10a) in the latching state of Figure 12) without an inserted into the terminal point conductor and with a relative to Fig. 1 1 at another point of the pusher attached actuating tool, with the latching state to be solved.
- the spring-loaded terminal 1 is shown in one embodiment as an attachable terminal.
- the spring-loaded terminal 1 has a housing 3, in which a direct plug-in connection 2 is formed.
- the housing 3 is preferably made of an insulating plastic.
- a chamber 4 which is open towards at least one side is formed.
- the chamber 4 here has a rear wall.
- the chamber 4 is on the one hand by a Porterereinsteckkanal 5 with one of the outer sides of the housing - called "Einsteckseite", here the top - connected and on the other hand by an actuating channel 6.
- the actuating channel 6 is substantially parallel to the Porterereinsteckkanal 5.
- the actuating channel. 6 is here formed in a stepped manner (see Fig. 4a and c).
- At least one clamping spring 7 and a bus bar 8 are arranged to form the direct plug connection 2.
- a clamping cage made of metal can be provided, which serves to support the clamping spring 7 and the busbar 8.
- no clamping cage is provided. This function take here walls of the chamber 4 of the Genzouse3.
- the clamping spring 7 is U-shaped or V-shaped and has a support leg 7a and a clamping leg 7b.
- the support leg 7a is supported on an abutment. This abutment is formed here by a projection 3b on a wall of the chamber 4.
- the clamping leg 7b is connected via an arcuate back 7c with the support leg 7a.
- the back 7 c engages over a support contour 9 of the housing 3, which projects into the chamber 4.
- This supporting contour 9 is cylindrical in this case by way of example, and in FIGS. 4a to 4c it is semi-cylindrical towards the back 7c.
- the support contour 9 also defines the pivot axis / axis of rotation lying in the center axis of the cylinder contour for a pivoting movement of the clamping leg 7b.
- the pivotable clamping leg 7b serves to act with spring force 10 in the region of a terminal point K on a conductor 10 and to press this conductor 10 against the busbar 8.
- the conductor 10 can be guided in a conductor insertion direction X through the conductor insertion channel 5 in the chamber 4 in the region of the clamping point K (see Fig. 2a, Fig. 4a).
- an actuating element is arranged in the actuating channel 6.
- the actuating element is here in a preferred embodiment as a pressing element - called "pusher 1 1", formed, which is guided displaceably in the actuating channel 6.
- a free end 1 1 a of the pusher 1 1 on the outside of the housing 3 to the outside is advantageous, but not compulsory
- This recess 1 1 b is preferably dimensioned such that a screwdriver relatively firmly and far into the recess 1 1 b is inserted (Fig. 4a, Fig. 4c).
- the other end 1 1 c of the pusher 1 1 extends into the chamber 4.
- the pusher 1 1 also has a pressure contour 1 1 d - here between its two ends 1 1 a and 1 1 c - on. This pressure contour 1 1 d serves to be able to exert a force on the clamping leg 7b in the insertion direction with the pusher 1 1 in order to open the clamping leg 7b.
- the pusher 1 1 a slot 1 1 e on the type of a through hole with lateral walls.
- the clamping leg 7b passes through this slot 1 1 e.
- the clamping leg 7b is in the slot 1 1 e limited pivoting.
- the pusher 1 1 also has an actuating contour 1 1 f.
- this actuating contour 1 1 f below the slot 1 1 e at the end 1 1 c is provided.
- a movable trigger element 12 is disposed in the chamber 4.
- This triggering element 12 is here in an advantageous - but not compelling - embodiment designed as a rocker arm, which has two rotatable about an axis of rotation lever arms 12a, 12b.
- the pusher 1 1 also has at least one lateral recess 1 1 g, on which a first undercut 1 1 h (see also Fig. 4b) is formed.
- Undercut 1 1 h is a locking edge, which cooperates with a corresponding locking edge 3a on / in the chamber 4 of the housing 3. It is this
- this serves to open the clamping point K when the conductor is inserted in order to be able to remove the conductor 10.
- the function of the pusher 11 is initially different. As soon as the pusher 1 1 or its undercut 1 h 1 has been pressed so deep that it passes the locking edge 3a here in the transition region from the actuating channel 6 to the chamber 4, the pusher 1 1 - for example, by the force of the clamping spring 7 or of the clamping leg 7b is pushed slightly perpendicular to the insertion direction X for the conductor 10 to the side. It locks the
- Undercut 1 1 h behind the locking edge 3a it is necessary that the pusher 1 1 is slightly displaceable and pivotable in the housing 3 or limited in the actuating channel transversely to the insertion direction.
- This pivotability is preferably at least dimensioned such that the undercut 1 1 h in the above-described (n) Verrast ein is pivotally (see in particular Fig. 4a and c).
- the clamping spring 7 or its clamping leg 7b can be latched or latched in an open position in the housing 3 (see FIGS. 1 b and 2 a).
- This latching takes place by pressure on the clamping legs in the conductor insertion direction with the pusher 1 1, which is latched to the housing in a latching position, can be moved out of the.
- this principle is known, for example from DE 10 2008 039 232 A1 or WO 2015180950 A1. In this position, the conductor 10 can be pushed into the region of the clamping point K in a simple manner.
- the release of the open position or the locking position of the clamping leg 7b is possible in two different ways.
- Clamping edge 7d so that the end of the locking leg 7b takes place at which the conductor is to terminals, is required to release the clamping leg from the latching position only a very small force.
- the pusher 11 itself can be used directly for the clamping spring 7 and their clamping leg 7b to be released from the detent position.
- a force can be exerted on the trigger element 12 with the conductor end of the conductor 10 in the conductor insertion direction X in order to release the pusher 1 1 from the open position and thus from the locked position.
- the conductor 10 presses on the one of the two lever arms, namely the lever arm 12a.
- the triggering element rotates about its axis of rotation 12 c and the other lever arm 12 b acts on the actuating contour 1 1 f of the pusher 1 1 a.
- the recess 1 1 b at the out of the housing 4 projecting end 1 1 a of the pusher 1 1 is dimensioned so deep that a force can be exerted on the pusher 1 1 with the inserted screwdriver or other tools, to solve this from his detention. This is well understood from the interaction of FIGS. 3a, 3b and 4a and 4c.
- the pusher 1 1 here still has a gradation 1 1 i, which corresponds to a gradation 6a of the actuating channel and a insertion limit for the pusher 1 1 realized in autismereinsteckcardi X (Fig. 4a).
- FIGS. 6a and 5a, b show a further spring-loaded terminal. This variant is shown in Fig. 5a in an unconnected and in Fig. 5b in a connected to a conductor 1 0 state, wherein in Fig. 5a and 5b, a part of the housing 30 but shown in Fig. 6 of the spring clamp has been hidden.
- This housing 30 is designed somewhat differently than in the preceding Figures 1 to 4. There, the housing 3 has been shown open on one side, so that in such a way the clamping spring 7 and other components from the open side in the housing 3 can be mounted.
- the clamping spring 7 is supported in plastic.
- a multi-part housing 30 which has a housing lower part 31 and an upper housing part 32 which can be placed thereon.
- the lower housing part 31 is designed in the manner of a cross-sectionally closed here in cross-section and here rectangular sleeve which is open at one or two opposite end faces (in the figures. Up and down).
- a metallic assembly is further provided, which has a (simple design) clamping cage 13 (see in particular Fig. 7a and c), in which the clamping spring 7 is inserted.
- the clamping cage 13 is at least U-shaped in a side view and has three legs 13a, 13b, 13c. Laterally it is open, but this is not a problem, since here the lower housing part 31, the conductor 10 centered.
- the clamping spring 7 is set. At least one of the legs 13a, b, c can be used for connection to an electrical subassembly (not shown here), for example for connection to a plug, not shown here, or to a printed circuit board or the like.
- the busbar 8 in Figure 1 in the side view for example, L-shaped. This L is supplemented here by a further leg 13a, so that a support leg 13a is formed.
- the support leg 13a is used to support the (for example attached to him) support leg 7a of the clamping spring 7, the clamping leg 7b a conductor 10 in the connected state of Fig. 5b presses against contacting the leg 13c, here also electrically conductive function or
- Busbar function has or takes over the function of the busbar with.
- the clamping cage 13 is with the clamping spring 7 is inserted from an open side into the lower housing part 31. Such are these elements together
- the upper housing part 32 and the lower housing part 31 are latched to each other at corresponding locking means 14 after the clamping cage 13 and the clamping spring 7 have been mounted together, as shown in FIG. 7a well.
- this trigger element 12 is formed from a subassembly to the assembly of the elements 13 and 7.
- This sub-assembly may be made purely of metal, purely of plastic or mixed of elements of metal and plastic. It has here the trigger element 12 and a bearing block 15, on which the trigger element 12 is pivotally mounted.
- This subassembly can be used on the clamping cage 13 with pre-assembled and together with this and the busbar 7 in the housing 30.
- Fig. 5a and 5b are two short metallic legs 13d, 13e bent against the Porterereinsteckutter x from the leg 13b of the clamping cage upwards, which form the bearing block 15 for the trigger element 12 in the manner of a rocker, which may consist of plastic or metal and is pivotally mounted on the bearing block 15 at corresponding receptacles.
- the bearing block 15 may also be designed as a separate element of metal or plastic from the clamping cage 1 3, which can be fastened to the clamping cage 13 (FIGS. 7 a - c) and in turn has receptacles for the triggering element 12. This is the difference of Fig. 7 to Figs. 5 and 6.
- the triggering element 12 in turn has two lever arms 12a, 12b. Therefore, a force can be exerted on the trigger element 12 with the conductor end of the conductor 10 in the conductor insertion direction X, in order to release the pusher 1 1 from the open position and thus from the latched position.
- the conductor 10 presses on the one of the two lever arms, namely the lever arm 12a.
- the trigger element 12 rotates about its axis of rotation 12 c and the other lever arm 12 b acts as a triggering contour on one or two corresponding actuating contour (s) 1 1 f of the pusher 1 1 a. These are designed here as arms which extend laterally of the clamping cage.
- the clamping leg 7b then presses the conductor end of the conductor 10 against the leg 13a.
- FIGS. 8a to 9c a further embodiment of a spring-loaded terminal is shown. This embodiment corresponds essentially to the spring-loaded terminal, as described with reference to FIGS. 5a to 7c.
- this spring-loaded terminal also has a multi-part housing 40, with a housing lower part 41 and a housing upper part 32 which can be placed thereon.
- the upper housing part 32 corresponds to the housing upper part described with reference to FIGS. 5a to 7c 32nd
- the lower housing part 41 is opposite to that described above
- Housing base 31 is formed extended and has at its lower end a receptacle 42 for receiving an electrical contact, for example, a so-called blade contact, as provided in particular on boards.
- connection 1 6 is, as shown in Fig. 9c, connected to the clamping cage 13 and thus serves, as described above, as a connection to a (not shown here) electrical assembly.
- connection 16 has an intermediate piece 17, which is connected to the leg 13b of the clamping cage 13 via a leg 17a.
- two clamping legs 18a, 18b which are bent away from side edges of the intermediate piece 17 approximately V-shaped toward each other until they touch each other, wherein the free ends to form a receptacle 19 from each other weg are bent, so that, for example, a blade contact by the receptacle 42 of the housing base 41 and the receptacle 19 between the clamping legs 18a, 18b can be inserted and so an electrical contact between the (not shown) blade contact and the clamping cage 13 is given.
- the receptacle 42 of the housing base 41 and the terminal 16 which is electrically connected to the clamping cage 13, geometrically adapted to a wire conductor or other design of a plug-in contact.
- FIGS. 10a to 13 show a further possible - and advantageous - embodiment of a spring-loaded terminal designed according to the invention. They show a further spring-loaded terminal 1, the structure and function of which largely corresponds to that of the spring-loaded terminal 1 of FIG. 1 a - c and FIGS. 2 a - b and 3. In this respect, the description of these figures is fully applicable to these figures. According to Fig. 10a to 13, the above-mentioned variant is realized that the free end 1 1 a of the pusher 1 1 does not project beyond the outside of the housing 3 to the outside. It applies, in particular, to the latching state R or the tensioned, locked state of the clamping spring 7.
- At this free end 11a at least one actuating contour-in particular a recess 11b-can be formed for attaching a tool, in particular a screwdriver, to the pusher 11.
- This recess 1 1 b or one of the recesses is preferably in turn dimensioned such that a screwdriver in the recess 1 1 b is inserted (Fig. 4a, Fig. 4c).
- This recess 11 b is hereby made by a lateral approach on the pusher 1 1 educated.
- the term recess refers to the end 1 1 a and a consideration of this end in the insertion direction X.
- the pusher 1 1 has a lateral locking edge 1 1 h, which is locked by moving perpendicular to the insertion X behind the locking edge 3a in the latching state R and by oppositely moving transversely or perpendicular to the insertion direction X from the latching state R.
- the pusher 1 1 is moved when moving in the insertion direction X by the spring force of the clamping spring 7 transversely to the insertion in the locking position and that the pusher 1 1 by moving with a manually operable operating tool such as a screwdriver S in the opposite direction from the latching state R is releasable (see Fig.13). This is done by turning the pusher 1 1.
- the pusher 1 1 turn at least one recess 1 1 b for attaching an actuating tool, which is dimensioned so that with the operating tool - here the screwdriver - moving the pusher in the insertion direction X and also pivoting perpendicular to the insertion direction X can be realized ,
- This recess 1 1 b is here advantageous (but not mandatory) formed laterally on the pusher 1 1 at the end of 1 1 a.
- the screwdriver S can then engage with its end in this recess 1 1 b and abut an edge K at the end of the actuating opening 6 on the housing 3, so that a defined pivoting is possible (Fig.13, there to the left, so that the Screwdriver turns around edge K as a rotary axis).
- the pusher 1 1 is released from the latching and it is a total of the latching state solved, s Fig. 1 1 and 13 show.
- the pusher 1 1 thus has two recesses 1 1 b, 1 1 b 'for attaching the actuating tool, which is so dimensioned / that a total of these two recesses 1 1 b, 1 1 b' with the actuating tool moving the pusher in the insertion direction X and perpendicular to the insertion direction X can be realized.
- one or two stop means are provided on the rocker-like release element 12.
- the rocker or the rocker arm as the triggering element is designed so that one or both of its lever arms 12a, 12b respectively in a rotation on an abutment, e.g. a portion of the busbar 8 or on a housing edge or the like. Can strike.
- One or two geometric end stops 12d, 12e can be realized in such a simple manner as to realize one or both of the following functions as the one or more stop means: a protection against too wide rotation of the triggering element 12 or here of the tilting lever during clamping or production of the Latching state and against too wide rotation of the trigger element 12 when triggered by the conductor 10th
- FIGS. 14 a) and b) show a further possible - and advantageous - embodiment of a spring-loaded terminal designed according to the invention. They show a further spring-loaded terminal 1, the structure and function of which largely corresponds to that of the spring-loaded terminal 1 of FIG. 1 a - c and FIGS. 2 a - b and 3. In this respect, the description of these figures is fully applicable to these figures.
- a variant is realized in which the free end 1 1 a of the pusher 1 1 does not project beyond the outside of the housing 3 to the outside. It applies, in particular, to the latching state R or the tensioned, locked state of the clamping spring 7. This can also apply to both states, the tensioned, locked latching state or the non-tensioned, unlocked state. Then, no additional space is required for the pusher 1 1, since it does not protrude from the actuating opening 6. In addition, he is well protected in this.
- the pusher 1 in turn, can be pressed into the actuating channel 6 by pressing in, pressing on the clamping leg 7 b in the conductor insertion direction X, and locking on the actuating element 6.
- housing 3 are set in the latching state, in which the clamping leg is pivoted so that in the intended location a conductor is inserted.
- the pusher 1 1 Unlike the Fig. 10 to 1 1, the pusher 1 1 but so that with him indeed made the locking state, but can not be solved by tilting a screwdriver again.
- the pusher as adjusting so eliminated.
- the latching state is generated by pressure on the clamping leg 7b in autismeintechnology.
- the latching state R is also not generated by locking an element on the free clamping edge 7d of the clamping leg and can be solved by introducing the conductor in the conductor insertion X into the housing 3.
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