Connector for the connection of two electrical conductors

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10476180-B2
Application number	US-201715493852-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 21, 2017
Priority date	Oct 21, 2014
Publication date	Nov 12, 2019
Grant date	Nov 12, 2019

Abstract

A connector comprises a pressing assembly and a contact prevention member. The pressing assembly has a first receptacle receiving a first conductor, a pressing member which can be activated from an exterior of the pressing assembly, and a chamber. The contact prevention member has a contacting slot open to an interior of the contact prevention member and a second receptacle receiving a second conductor. The contact prevention member is insertable into the chamber of the pressing assembly in an insertion direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A connector, comprising:
a pressing assembly having a first receptacle receiving a first conductor, a pressing member which can be activated from an exterior of the pressing assembly, and a chamber; and
a contact prevention member having a contacting slot open to an interior of the contact prevention member and a second receptacle receiving a second conductor, the contact prevention member insertable into the chamber of the pressing assembly in an insertion direction, the second conductor exposed to the chamber through the contacting slot.

2. The connector of claim 1 , wherein the contact slot extends parallel to the insertion direction.

3. The connector of claim 1 , wherein the pressing member is retained on the pressing assembly.

4. The connector of claim 1 , further comprising a movable force-distribution member on which the pressing member acts.

5. The connector of claim 4 , wherein the force-distribution member is retained on the pressing member.

6. The connector of claim 4 , wherein the force-distribution member is retained on the pressing assembly.

7. The connector of claim 1 , wherein the pressing member has an activation portion electrically insulated from a remainder of the pressing member.

8. The connector of claim 7 , further comprising a housing electrically insulated from the pressing assembly.

9. The connector of claim 8 , wherein the activation portion of the pressing member is accessible from an exterior of the housing.

10. The connector of claim 1 , wherein the contact prevention member is closed at a front end extending in the insertion direction.

11. The connector of claim 1 , wherein the first conductor is a conductor rail at least in an end portion of the first conductor disposed in the first receptacle, and the second conductor is a cable lug at least in an end portion of the second conductor disposed in the second receptacle.

12. The connector of claim 1 , wherein, when the contact prevention member is inserted into the chamber of the pressing assembly, a contacting element of the first conductor frictionally engages the second conductor under a pressing force imparted by the pressing member.

13. The connector of claim 12 , wherein the contacting element of the first conductor is disposed in the contacting slot of the contact prevention member.

14. The connector of claim 13 , wherein an end portion of the first conductor has a U-shaped profile with a pair of limbs, the pair of limbs pressed by the pressing member through a pair of contacting slots of the contact prevention member and into contact with the second conductor.

15. The connector of claim 1 , wherein an electrically conductive connection piece is fastened to the second conductor, the connection piece surrounded by an outer wall of the contact prevention member.

16. The connector of claim 15 , wherein the connection piece receives the pressing member in a third receptacle of the connection piece in the insertion direction, the contacting slot extending around the third receptacle.

17. The connector of claim 16 , wherein the contacting slot is delimited from the third receptacle by a sleeve inserted into the connection piece, the pressing member penetrating the sleeve in the insertion direction.

18. The connector of claim 16 , wherein a guide slot extends concentrically around the connection piece and receives a housing part of the pressing assembly, the housing part disposed between the connection piece and the outer wall of the contact prevention member.

19. The connector of claim 16 , wherein a contacting element is connected to the first conductor and is complementary to the contacting slot, the contacting element pressed by the pressing member through the contacting slot and against the connection piece.

20. The connector of claim 19 , wherein the contacting element is sleeve-shaped and is penetrated by the pressing member in the insertion direction.

Assignees

• Te Connectivity Germany Gmbh

Inventors

• Eckel Markus
• Grzywok Wilhelm
• Hauck Uwe

Classifications

• H01R13/53

  Bases or cases for heavy duty; Bases or cases {for high voltage} with means for preventing corona or arcing · CPC title

• H01R4/20

  using a crimping sleeve {(H01R4/01 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• H01R13/44

  Means for preventing access to live contacts {(making use of a switch actuated by engagement of counterpart H01R13/7036)} · CPC title

• H01R4/363 Primary

  with intermediate part between tip and conductive member · CPC title

• H01R25/162

  Electrical connections between or with rails or bus-bars (rails having primarily a non electrical function H01R4/64) · CPC title