Spring force terminal connection and electric device therewith

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9413082-B2
Application number	US-201314441756-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 6, 2013
Priority date	Nov 9, 2012
Publication date	Aug 9, 2016
Grant date	Aug 9, 2016

Abstract

Disclosed is a spring force terminal connection ( 1 ) comprising a busbar ( 2 ), a terminal spring ( 4 ) in the form of a cage tensile spring, and an actuation element ( 13 ) which is displaceably mounted to act upon the actuation section ( 7 ) of the terminal spring ( 4 ) such that a terminal point can be opened and closed. A bearing arm ( 12, 22 ) extends from the direction of the busbar ( 2 ) through a slot ( 9, 20 ) in the terminal section ( 8 ) and/or in the actuation section ( 7 ) of the terminal spring ( 4 ). The section of the bearing arm ( 12, 22 ) that extends through the slot ( 9, 20 ) is arranged in a region between the lateral edges of the terminal spring ( 4 ) and supports the actuation element ( 13 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A spring force terminal connection comprising:
a busbar,
a clamping spring, which has a resting section which is supported on the busbar, a spring bend, which adjoins the resting section, an actuating section, which adjoins the spring bend and is opposite the resting section, and a clamping section, which adjoins the actuating section and extends from the actuating section in the direction of the busbar,
wherein the clamping section has a conductor leadthrough opening, and wherein the busbar is passed through the conductor leadthrough opening, and a clamping point for a conductor to be connected is provided between the busbar and a transverse web limiting the conductor leadthrough opening,
and comprising an actuating element, which is mounted movably for acting on the actuating section in such a way that the transverse web, which limits the conductor leadthrough opening and forms a clamping point, is movable away from the busbar in the case of a movement of the actuating element into an open position,

wherein a bearing arm, which is fixed in position relative to the busbar and the resting section supported on the busbar extends out of the direction of the busbar through a slot in the clamping section and/or in the actuating section, and in that that section of the bearing arm which extends through the slot is arranged in a region between the side edges of the clamping spring, and the actuating element is mounted displaceably pivotably or linearly on the bearing arm.

2. The spring force terminal connection as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the bearing arm is arranged centrally in the direction of the width of the clamping spring.

3. The spring force terminal connection as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the bearing arm is formed integrally with the clamping spring as an extension of the resting section and is bent back in the direction of the actuating section.

4. The spring force terminal connection as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the bearing arm is mounted between the resting section of the clamping spring and the busbar.

5. The spring force terminal connection as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the bearing arm has a pivot bearing at its end remote from the busbar, and in that the actuating element is mounted pivotably in the pivot bearing.

6. The spring force terminal connection as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the bearing arm is fixed on the busbar, and the actuating element is arranged linearly movably relative to the busbar on the bearing arm.

7. An electrical device comprising an insulating housing and comprising at least one spring force terminal connection as claimed in claim 1 in the insulating housing.

Assignees

• Wago Verwaltungs Gmbh

Inventors

• Gassauer Stephan

Classifications

• H01R4/4836

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01R4/48 Primary

  utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member (H01R4/52 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01R4/4845

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01R4/4833

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

• H01R4/4846

  Busbar details · CPC title