Connection terminal having at least two spring-force clamping connections

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10164349-B2
Application number	US-201815974119-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 8, 2018
Priority date	Nov 9, 2015
Publication date	Dec 25, 2018
Grant date	Dec 25, 2018

Abstract

A connection clamp for connecting at least two electrical conductors to one another, having an insulating housing with at least one first and one second conductor insertion opening that are arranged on mutually opposite sides of the insulating housing. A first spring-force clamping connection for electrically contacting a first electrical conductor inserted through the first conductor insertion opening and a second spring-force clamping connection for electrically contacting a second electrical conductor inserted through the second conductor insertion opening are provided. The first spring-force clamping connection is electrically connected to the second spring-force clamping connection via a bus bar. The first spring-force clamping connection has at least one first clamping spring for clamping the first electrical conductor against a first clamping point of the bus bar, the second spring-force clamping connection has a clamping leg for clamping the second electrical conductor against a second clamping point of the bus bar.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A connecting terminal for connecting at least two electrical conductors to one another, the connecting terminal comprising:
an insulating housing with at least one first and one second conductor insertion opening, the first and the second conductor insertion openings being arranged on mutually opposite sides of the insulating housing;
a first spring-force clamping connection for facilitating electrical contact with a first electrical conductor inserted through the first conductor insertion opening;
a second spring-force clamping connection for facilitating electrical contact with a second electrical conductor inserted through the second conductor insertion opening, the first and second spring-force clamping connection being arranged in the insulating housing; and
a bus bar to electrically connect the first spring-force clamping connection to the second spring-force clamping connection,
wherein the first spring-force clamping connection comprises at least a first clamping spring that has a clamping leg for clamping the first electrical conductor against a first clamping point of the bus bar and has a bearing leg for supporting the first clamping spring,
wherein the second spring-force clamping connection has at least one second clamping spring that has a clamping leg for clamping the second electrical conductor against a second clamping point of the bus bar and has a bearing leg for supporting the second clamping spring,
wherein the bus bar has at least one through-opening that is arranged between the first and the second clamping points, and
wherein an extended end section of the bearing leg of the first clamping spring and an extended end section of the bearing leg of the second clamping spring are both hooked into a same one of the at least one through-opening of the bus bar.

2. The connecting terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the bus bar is formed as a flat bus bar.

3. The connecting terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting terminal comprises a first operating lever for opening and closing the first spring-force clamping connection by loading the clamping leg of the first clamping spring when the first operating lever is actuated and/or comprises a second operating lever for opening and closing the second spring-force clamping connection by loading the clamping leg of the second clamping spring when the second operating lever is actuated.

4. The connecting terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the first and/or the second clamping spring is formed in a loop shape, and wherein the respective bearing leg is bent in a direction of the bus bar with the extended end section of the respective clamping spring.

5. The connecting terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the through-opening in the bus bar comprises a bushing.

6. The connecting terminal according to claim 1 , wherein a portion of the bearing leg of the first clamping spring that is hooked into the through-opening engages behind the through-opening of the bus bar on a side of the bus bar facing away from the first clamping point and/or a portion of the bearing leg of the second clamping spring that is hooked into the through-opening engages behind the through-opening of the bus bar on a side of the bus bar facing away from the second clamping point.

7. The connecting terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the bearing leg of the first clamping spring is supported on a side of the bus bar that faces the first clamping point and/or the bearing limbleq of the second clamping spring is supported on a side of the bus bar that faces the second clamping point.

8. The connecting terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the first clamping spring and/or the second clamping spring is supported on the insulating housing.

9. The connecting terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting terminal comprises a plurality of adjacently arranged conductor insertion openings on a respective housing side of the insulating housing, each of which have spring-force clamping connections, each having a clamping spring that is associated with a conductor insertion opening, and wherein extended end sections of clamping springs arranged side by side are hooked into the same through-opening of the bus bar.

10. The connecting terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the first clamping point and the second clamping point are provided at a same upper surface of the bus bar.

11. A connecting terminal for connecting at least two electrical conductors to one another, the connecting terminal comprising:
an insulating housing with at least one first and one second conductor insertion opening, the first and the second conductor insertion openings being arranged on mutually opposite sides of the insulating housing;
a first spring-force clamping connection for facilitating electrical contact with a first electrical conductor inserted through the first conductor insertion opening;
a second spring-force clamping connection for facilitating electrical contact with a second electrical conductor inserted through the second conductor insertion opening, the first and second spring-force clamping connection being arranged in the insulating housing; and
a bus bar to electrically connect the first spring-force clamping connection to the second spring-force clamping connection,
wherein the first spring-force clamping connection comprises at least a first clamping spring that has a clamping leg for clamping the first electrical conductor against a first clamping point of the bus bar and has a bearing leg for supporting the first clamping spring,
wherein the second spring-force clamping connection has at least one second clamping spring that has a clamping leg for clamping the second electrical conductor against a second clamping point of the bus bar and has a bearing leg for supporting the second clamping spring,
wherein the bus bar has at least one through-opening that is arranged between the first and the second clamping points,

wherein an extended end section of the bearing leg of the first and/or second clamping spring is hooked into the through-opening of the bus bar, and
wherein the first clamping spring contacts the second clamping spring in an area of their respective bearing legs.

12. A connecting terminal for connecting at least two electrical conductors to one another, the connecting terminal comprising:
an insulating housing with at least one first and one second conductor insertion opening, the first and the second conductor insertion openings being arranged on mutually opposite sides of the insulating housing;
a first spring-force clamping connection for facilitating electrical contact with a first electrical conductor inserted through the first conductor insertion opening;
a second spring-force clamping connection for facilitating electrical contact with a second electrical conductor inserted through the second conductor insertion opening, the first and second spring-force clamping connection being arranged in the insulating housing; and
a bus bar to electrically connect the first spring-force clamping connection to the second spring-force clamping connection,
wherein the first spring-force clamping connection comprises at least a first clamping spring that has a clamping leg for clamping the first electrical conductor against a first clamping point of the bus bar and has a bearing leg for supporting the first clamping spring,
wherein the second spring-force clamping connection has at least one second clamping spring that has a clamping leg for clamping the second electrical conductor against a second clamping point of the bus bar and has a bearing leg for supporting the second clamping sp

Assignees

• Wago Verwaltungs Gmbh

Inventors

• Koellmann Hans-Josef

Classifications

• H01R9/2608

  Fastening means for mounting on support rail or strip (H01R9/2691 takes precedence; for switch or other electrical device H02B1/042) · CPC title

• H01R2107/00

  Four or more poles · CPC title

• H01R9/2675 Primary

  Electrical interconnections between two blocks, e.g. by means of busbars · CPC title

• H01R4/4818

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01R4/4836 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic