Contact insert of a spring force connection clamp and spring force connection clamp configured with said contact insert

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10141661-B2
Application number	US-201715631735-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 23, 2017
Priority date	Jun 23, 2016
Publication date	Nov 27, 2018
Grant date	Nov 27, 2018

Abstract

A contact insert of a spring force connection clamp having at least one retaining frame and at least one clamp spring that is mounted in the retaining frame, wherein a spring insert that functions so as to increase the clamping force of the clamp spring is arranged at least within a region that is encompassed by a spring bow of the clamp spring, wherein the spring insert is configured as one piece with the retaining frame. A spring force connection clamp having at least one contact insert of this type is also provided.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A contact insert of a spring force connection clamp comprising:
at least one retaining frame;
at least one clamp spring that is mounted in the retaining frame; and
a spring insert that increases a clamping force of the clamp spring is arranged at least within a region that is encompassed by a spring bow of the clamp spring, the spring insert being configured as one piece with the retaining frame,
wherein the clamp spring comprises a clamping limb for fixedly clamping an electrical conductor and also comprises a contacting limb via which the clamp spring is supported on the retaining frame, and wherein the clamping limb is connected via the spring bow to the contacting limb, and
wherein a link that is bent out and protrudes from the retaining frame is provided, the link being configured so as to retain the contacting limb of the clamp spring by including a retaining surface therein that supports the contacting limb of the clamp spring.

2. The contact insert according to claim 1 , wherein the retaining frame annularly encompasses a frame interior, wherein the retaining frame comprises the retaining surface for supporting the contacting limb of the clamp spring, and on a side of the retaining frame that lies opposite the retaining surface, the retaining frame comprises a supporting surface, which faces the frame interior, the supporting surface for supporting the clamping limb of the clamp spring or a current rail, so that the clamp spring is adapted to be clamped in the retaining frame between the retaining surface and the supporting surface or the current rail that lies on the supporting surface so that the clamping limb of the clamp spring lies on the supporting surface or the current rail if a conductor is not clamped between the clamping limb and supporting surface.

3. The contact insert according to claim 2 , wherein the supporting surface is arranged on one side of the frame interior.

4. The contact insert according to claim 2 , wherein the spring insert comprises an end side section that faces the clamping limb, the end side section having a greater width than a width of the frame interior of the retaining frame and/or wherein an end side section of the spring insert that is facing the clamping limb is offset with respect to the frame interior.

5. The contact insert according to claim 1 , wherein the spring insert has an end side section that terminates in a region of the clamping limb of the clamp spring prior to reaching an end-side clamping edge of the clamping limb.

6. The contact insert according to claim 1 , wherein the spring insert is configured as one piece with the retaining frame, the spring insert being bent in a bow shape away from the retaining frame.

7. The contact insert according to claim 1 , wherein the spring insert lies at least in a region of its end-side limb or in a predominantly longitudinal extent region on an inner side of the clamp spring that is formed between the contacting limb and the clamping limb.

8. A spring force connection clamp comprising at least one contact insert according to claim 1 .

9. The contact insert according to claim 1 , wherein the retaining frame includes a vertically extending section having a frame interior, the frame interior including an elongated opening, wherein the elongated opening extends between an upper surface of the frame interior and an opposing lower surface of the frame interior, the opposing lower surface forming a supporting surface,
wherein the retaining frame includes a bent section that extends from an upper end of the vertically extending section, the bent section having the link and the link including a window cut-out, the window cut-out having the retaining surface, and
wherein the clamping limb of the clamp spring and a current rail extend through the elongated opening and are supported on the supporting surface of the frame interior of the vertically extending section and the contacting limb of the clamp spring extends through the window cut-out of the bent section and is supported on the retaining surface of the window cut-out, so that the clamp spring is clamped in the retaining frame.

10. The contact insert according to claim 9 , wherein a portion of the clamping limb that extends through the elongated opening is bent and is narrower than other portions of the clamping limb.

11. The contact insert according to claim 9 , wherein a portion of the contacting limb that extends through the window cut-out is bent and is narrower than other portions of the contacting limb.

12. The contact insert according to claim 1 , wherein the link includes a window cut-out.

Assignees

• Wago Verwaltungs Gmbh

Inventors

• Ahldag Joerg

Classifications

• H01R4/489 Primary

  spring force increased by screw, cam, wedge, or other fastening means · CPC title

• H01R13/6273

  comprising two latching arms · CPC title

• H01R43/16

  for manufacturing contact members, e.g. by punching and by bending · CPC title

• H01R4/52

  which is spring loaded · CPC title

• H01R4/4818

  Electricity · mapped topic