Contacting device for contacting an electrical conductor to an electrical conductor path

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10218089-B2
Application number	US-201615560488-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 18, 2016
Priority date	Mar 23, 2015
Publication date	Feb 26, 2019
Grant date	Feb 26, 2019

Abstract

A contacting device for bringing an electrical conductor into contact with an electrical conductor path includes a housing having a first opening for inserting the electrical conductor into a cavity in the housing and a second opening for inserting the electrical conductor path into the cavity in the housing, and a bow collector including a first portion, which is arranged in the cavity in the housing, and a second portion. The bow collector is designed such that the electrical conductor can be pressed against the electrical conductor path by the first portion of the bow collector after the electrical conductor and electrical conductor path have been inserted into the cavity in the housing, as a result of which the electrical conductor is retained on the electrical conductor path in a clamping position so as to be in contact with the electrical conductor path.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A contacting device for bringing an electrical conductor into contact with an electrical conductor path, comprising:
a housing comprising a first opening for inserting the electrical conductor into a cavity in the housing and a second opening for inserting the electrical conductor path into the cavity in the housing; and
a bow collector comprising a first portion, which is arranged in the cavity in the housing, and a second portion,
wherein bow collector is configured such that the first portion of the bow collector presses the electrical conductor against the electrical conductor path after the electrical conductor and electrical conductor path have been inserted into the cavity in the housing, so as to retain the electrical conductor on the electrical conductor path in a clamping position so as to be in contact with the electrical conductor path, and
wherein the bow collector is configured such that the second portion of the bow collector fastens the contacting device to a structure of a body of an electrical component, which structure is different from the electrical conductor path, in order to provide the electrical conductor path.

2. The contacting device according to claim 1 , wherein the first portion of the bow collector comprises a resilient leg which is configured to be bent when the electrical conductor is inserted into the cavity in the housing and, owing to the bending, is configured to generate a restoring force such that the resilient leg presses the electrical conductor against the electrical conductor path.

3. The contacting device according to claim 1 , wherein the second portion of the bow collector comprises a latch element configured to latch into a structural element of the body of the electrical component, to fasten the contacting device to the body of the electrical component.

4. The contacting device according to claim 1 , wherein the bow collector comprises a third portion between the first and second portion, at which third portion the bow collector is fastened to the housing.

5. The contacting device according to claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises a third opening, through which the second portions of the bow collector is accessible from outside.

6. The contacting device according to claim 1 , further comprising a lever configured to move the first portion of the bow collector against the restoring force so as to release the electrical conductor from the clamping position.

7. The contacting device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the housing further comprises an inner housing body and an outer housing body and the inner housing body is arranged in the outer housing body at least in part, and
wherein the bow collector is arranged in the inner housing body.

8. The contacting device according to claim 7 ,
wherein the inner housing body comprises a hollow body having a base surface and side walls, which define the cavity in the housing,
wherein the second opening in the housing for inserting the electrical conductor path into the cavity in the housing is arranged in the base surface of the inner housing body, and
wherein the third opening in the housing is arranged on one of the side wails of the inner housing body.

9. The contacting device according to claim 7 ,
Wherein the outer housing body comprises a hollow body having a cover and side walls,
wherein the outer housing body is arranged over the inner housing body such that an open side of the inner housing body is covered by the cover of the outer housing body and the side walls of the inner housing body are surrounded by the side walls of the outer housing body, and
wherein the first opening in the housing is arranged in the cover of the outer housing body.

10. The contacting device according to claim 9 , wherein a latch element configured to latch into the body of the electrical component is arranged on at least one of the outer side walls of the outer housing body, in order to fasten the outer housing body to the body of the electrical component.

11. A contacting device for bringing electrical conductor into contact with an electrical conductor path, comprising:
a housing comprising a first opening for inserting the electrical conductor into a cavity in the housing and a second opening for inserting the electrical conductor path into the cavity in the housing; and
a bow collector comprising a first portion, which is arranged in the cavity in the housing, and a second portion,
wherein the how collector is configured such that the electrical conductor is configured to be pressed against the electrical conductor path by the first portion of the bow collector after the electrical conductor and electrical conductor path have been inserted into the cavity in the housing, as a result of which the electrical conductor is retained on the electrical conductor path in a clamping position so as to be in contact with the electrical conductor path,
wherein the bow collector is configured such that, using the second portion of the bow collector, the contacting device is configured to be fastened to a structure of a body of an electrical component, which structure is different from the electrical conductor path, in order to provide the electrical conductor path,
wherein the housing further comprises an inner housing body and an outer housing body and the inner housing body is arranged in the outer housing body at least in part,
wherein the bow collector is arranged in the inner housing body,
Wherein the inner housing body comprises a hollow body having a base surface and side walls, which define the cavity in the housing,
wherein the second opening in the housing for inserting the electrical conductor path into the cavity in the housing is arranged in the base surface of the inner housing body, and
wherein the third opening in the housing is arranged on one of the side walls of the inner housing body.

12. A contacting device for bringing an electrical conductor into contact with an electrical conductor path, comprising:
a housing comprising a first opening for inserting the electrical conductor into a cavity in the housing and a second opening for inserting the electrical conductor path into a cavity in the housing; and
a bow collector comprising first portion, which is arranged in the cavity in the housing, and a second portion,
wherein the bow collector is configured such that the electrical conductor is configured to be pressed against the electrical conductor path by the first portion of the bow collector after the electrical conductor and electrical conductor path have been inserted into the cavity in the housing, as a result of which the electrical conductor is retained on the electrical conductor path in a clamping position so as to be contact with the electrical conductor path,
wherein the bow collector is configured such that, using the second portion of the bow collector, the contacting device is configured to be fastened to a structure of a body of an electrical component, which structure is different from the electrical conductor path, in order to provide the electrical conductor path,
wherein the housing further comprises an inner housing body and an outer housing body and the inner housing body is arranged in the outer housing body at least in part,
wherein the bow collector is arranged in the inner housing body,
wherein the outer housing body comprises a hollow body having a cover and side walls,
wherein the outer housing body is arranged over the inner housing body such that an open side of the inner housing body is covered by the cover of the outer housing body and the side walls of the inner housing body are surrounded by the side wails

Assignees

• Eaton Electrical Ip Gmbh & Co
• Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd

Inventors

• Eck Sergei
• Otte Julia

Classifications

• H01R4/4818 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01R4/4836

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01H71/08

  Terminals; Connections · CPC title

• H01R4/4833

  Sliding arrangements, e.g. sliding button · CPC title

• H01R4/4846

  Busbar details · CPC title