Plug-in connection arrangement for an electrical terminal block

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11239580-B2
Application number	US-201917050060-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 10, 2019
Priority date	Apr 24, 2018
Publication date	Feb 1, 2022
Grant date	Feb 1, 2022

Abstract

A plug-in connection arrangement for arranging a relay includes a terminal block comprising a relay holder configured to hold a relay. The relay has a bottom wall, a side wall, and a contact plug which projects out of the bottom wall. The side wall is arranged perpendicular to the bottom wall and includes an offset section which contacts the bottom wall and projects out into the relay in a direction of a surface normal of the side wall. The relay holder includes a socket configured to hold the contact plug of the relay when the relay is inserted into the relay holder. The relay holder also includes an insulating wall which, when the relay is inserted into the relay holder, is aligned parallel to the side wall and projects beyond the bottom wall to form an angled insulation section for the contact plug along a surface of the insulating wall.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A plug-in connection arrangement for arranging a relay, comprising:
a terminal block comprising a relay holder configured to hold a relay,
wherein the relay comprises a bottom wall, a side wall, and a contact plug which projects out of the bottom wall, wherein the side wall is arranged perpendicular to the bottom wall and comprises an offset section which contacts the bottom wall and projects out into the relay in a direction of a surface normal of the side wall;
wherein the relay holder comprises a socket configured to hold the contact plug of the relay when the relay is inserted into the relay holder; and
wherein the relay holder further comprises an insulating wall which, when the relay is inserted into the relay holder, is aligned parallel to the side wall and projects beyond the bottom wall to form an angled insulation section for the contact plug along a surface of the insulating wall.

2. The plug-in connection arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the insulating wall at least partially engages in the offset section to reduce a width of the plug-in connection arrangement.

3. The plug-in connection arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the insulating wall comprises a side wall surface and a top surface, wherein the side wall surface faces the side wall and is spaced apart from the offset section, and wherein the top surface comes to bear at least partially on the offset section.

4. The plug-in connection arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the relay holder comprises a front guide rail and a rear guide rail in which the relay at least partially engages, wherein the front guide rail and the rear guide rail are configured to guide the relay along an insertion direction to the socket to realize a superimposed alignment of the contact plug to the socket.

5. The plug-in connection arrangement according to claim 4 , wherein each of the front guide rail and the rear guide rail comprises a U-shaped profile which is configured to form a form-fit connection with the relay after or during an insertion of the relay into the relay holder.

6. The plug-in connection arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein a section length of the offset section is smaller than a relay length of the relay.

7. The plug-in connection arrangement according to claim 6 , wherein a wall length of the insulating wall is smaller than the section length and the insulating wall is configured to form a form-fit connection with the offset section.

8. The plug-in connection arrangement according to claim 1 , further comprising an end plate which is arranged laterally on the relay holder and at least partially rests on an outer wall of the relay opposite the side wall or faces the outer wall, wherein the end plate provides contact insulation and protection against contact of the contact plug.

9. The plug-in connection arrangement according to claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of contact plugs arranged in a row and protruding out of the bottom wall, wherein a first number of the contact plugs form connection contacts of the relay and a second number of the contact plugs form switching contacts of the relay, and wherein the insulating wall extends along the switching contacts.

10. The plug-in connection arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein a wall height of the insulating wall exceeds a section height of the offset section such that the bottom wall is arranged at a distance from the relay holder after an insertion of the relay into the relay holder.

11. The plug-in connection arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the insulating wall is offset in a direction of the surface normal of the side wall relative to the side wall such that a cavity is created between the offset section and the insulating wall.

12. The plug-in connection arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the relay holder comprises a support plate in which the socket is arranged, and wherein the support plate is formed in one piece with the insulating wall.

13. The plug-in connection arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the relay comprises a contact insulation wall which is arranged parallel to the side wall and at least partially projects beyond the bottom wall, and wherein the relay holder comprises has a receiving niche which, when the relay is inserted into the relay holder is aligned parallel to the side wall, wherein the receiving niche is configured to at least partially hold the contact insulation wall such that an angled insulation section for the contact plug is formed along a surface of the contact insulation wall.

14. An electrical terminal block arrangement, comprising:
a plurality of electrical terminal blocks, each electrical terminal block comprising a respective plug-in connection arrangement,
wherein each terminal block of the electrical terminal block comprises a relay holder configured to hold a respective relay, each respective relay comprising a bottom wall, a side wall, and a contact plug which projects out of the bottom wall, wherein the side wall is arranged perpendicularly on the bottom wall and comprises an offset section which contacts the bottom wall and projects out into the relay in a direction of a surface normal of the side wall;
wherein each relay holder comprises a socket configured to hold the contact plug of the respective relay when the respective relay is inserted into the relay holder;
wherein each relay holder further comprises an insulating wall which, when the respective relay is inserted into the relay holder, is aligned parallel to the side wall and projects beyond the bottom wall to form an angled insulation section for the contact plug along one surface of the insulating wall; and
wherein the electrical terminal blocks are congruently next to each other.

15. The electrical terminal block arrangement according to claim 14 , wherein the insulating wall of the plug-in connection arrangement of a first electrical terminal block of the plurality of electrical terminal blocks is arranged next to an outer wall of a further plug-in connection arrangement of a second electrical terminal block of the plurality of electrical terminal blocks and faces the outer wall of the further plug-in connection arrangement of the second electrical terminal block, wherein a gap is formed between the insulating wall of the plug-in connection arrangement and the outer wall of the further plug-in connection arrangement of the second electrical terminal block.

16. The electrical terminal block arrangement according to claim 15 , wherein a gap between the offset section, the insulating wall of the first electrical terminal block, and a further outer wall of the second electrical terminal block forms a multi-angled insulation section between the contact plug of the plug-in connection arrangement of the first electrical terminal block and a further contact plug of the second electrical terminal block.

Assignees

• Phoenix Contact Gmbh & Co

Inventors

• Hoffmann Ralf

Classifications

• H01R9/2633 Primary

  with built-in switch · CPC title

• H01R9/2441

  with built-in overvoltage protection · CPC title

• H01R9/2433

  with built-in switch · CPC title