Ventilator having an electrical connection device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10036567-B2
Application number	US-201314433477-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 26, 2013
Priority date	Oct 5, 2012
Publication date	Jul 31, 2018
Grant date	Jul 31, 2018

Abstract

The invention relates to a ventilator, having an electrical ventilator motor and an electrical connection device for connecting electrical motor lines leading to the motor to external electrical connecting lines. The connection device has a terminal box mounted to a device part comprising electrical contact elements, and has an additional connection part, to which the motor lines are connected. The terminal box is releasably connected to the additional connection part via electrical plug-in connections.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A ventilator comprising an electric ventilator motor and an electrical connection device for connecting electric motor lines, which lead to the motor, to external electrical connection lines, the connection device comprising a terminal box which is fixed to an appliance part of the ventilator and which contains electrical contact elements,
wherein
the terminal device comprises an additional connection part to which the motor lines are connected, the terminal box being releasably connected to the additional connection part via electrical plug-in connector parts,
the terminal box is releasably fixed to the appliance part via external screw connections,
the terminal box comprises an off switch for switching off an external power supply, the off switch being in the form of a rotary switch and comprising a lever-like switching knob, in such a way that at least one of the external screw connections is covered in an on position and accessible for release in an off position, or the off switch being configured as a sliding switch, in such a way that at least one of the external screw connections is covered in an on position and accessible for release in an off position;
and
a circuit board is accommodated inside the terminal box, the circuit board includes contact elements for electrically connecting the external connection lines and the circuit board includes the electrical plug-in connector parts for the electrical plug-in connection to the additional connection part.

2. The ventilator according to claim 1 , wherein the connection part is releasably fixed in a region of the appliance part covered by a base of the terminal box, the connection part comprising plug-in connector parts directed towards the terminal box for electrically coupling with the circuit board plug-in connector parts.

3. The ventilator according to claim 2 , wherein the plug-in connector parts of the terminal box comprise electrical contact protection insulation.

4. The ventilator according to claim 2 , wherein the plug-in connector parts of the terminal box are positioned in receiving chambers of an insulation part arranged inside the terminal box, the insulation part with insulation portions which enclose the plug-in connector parts in a sleeve-like manner penetrating a base opening of the terminal box downwards towards the connection part.

5. The ventilator according to claim 2 , wherein the motor lines, in particular a supply cable and a control cable, are connected to the plug-in connector parts of the connection part in an outwardly sealed connection space of said connection part.

6. The ventilator according to claim 1 , wherein the terminal box is connected, in a manner peripherally sealed at an edge, to the connection part.

7. The ventilator according to claim 1 , wherein the connection part is positioned in a recess of the appliance part and releasably fixed via in particular two mutually opposed edge latch connections.

8. The ventilator according to claim 1 , wherein, the external connection lines, a main cable and a control cable are each introduced into the terminal box by way of a cable sealing screw connection.

9. The ventilator according to claim 1 , wherein the terminal box comprises an opening, which can be tightly sealed using a releasable lid, on an upper face thereof facing away from the appliance part.

10. A ventilator comprising an electric ventilator motor and an electrical connection device for connecting electric motor lines, which lead to the motor, to external electrical connection lines, the connection device comprising a terminal box which is fixed to an appliance part of the ventilator and which contains electrical contact elements,
wherein
the terminal device comprises an additional connection part to which the motor lines are connected, the terminal box being releasably connected to the additional connection part via electrical plug-in connector parts,
the terminal box is releasably fixed to the appliance part via external screw connections, the terminal box comprises an off switch for switching off an external power supply, the off switch being in the form of a rotary switch and comprising a lever-like switching knob, in such a way that at least one of the external screw connections is covered in an on position and accessible for release in an off position, or the off switch being configured as a sliding switch, in such a way that at least one of the external screw connections is covered in an on position and accessible for release in an off position;
a circuit board is accommodated inside the terminal box, the circuit board includes contact elements for connecting the external connection lines and the circuit board includes the electrical plug-in connector parts for the electrical plug-in connection to the additional connection part; and
the connection part is releasably fixed in a region of the appliance part covered by a base of the terminal box, the connection part comprising plug-in connector parts directed towards the terminal box for electrically coupling with the circuit board plug-in connector parts.

Assignees

• Ebm Papst Mulfingen Gmbh & Co Kg

Inventors

• Sauer Thomas
• Best Dieter
• Beck Sven
• Maschke Matthias
• Nadig Stephan

Classifications

• H02G15/06

  Cable terminating boxes, frames or other structures · CPC title

• F24F13/10

  movable, e.g. dampers · CPC title

• F24F11/0001 Primary

  for ventilation (F24F11/30 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H02G3/16 Primary

  structurally associated with support for line-connecting terminals within the box · CPC title