Actuating element and connecting terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9601843-B2
Application number	US-201414912613-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 20, 2014
Priority date	Aug 20, 2013
Publication date	Mar 21, 2017
Grant date	Mar 21, 2017

Abstract

The invention relates to an actuating element ( 1 ) for actuating a clamping spring ( 8 ) of a connecting terminal, comprising: an actuating finger ( 2 ) which has an actuating surface ( 7 ) with which the actuating finger ( 2 ) presses onto a clamping limb ( 9 ) of the clamping spring ( 8 ) during actuation of the clamping spring ( 8 ); and a cover element ( 3 ) which forms an extension of the actuating finger ( 2 ) in the longitudinal direction of the actuating finger ( 2 ), the cover element ( 3 ) being laterally molded on the actuating finger ( 2 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An actuating element for actuating a clamping spring of a connection terminal, the actuating element comprising:
an actuating finger including an actuation surface configured to press on a clamping leg of the clamping spring when the clamping spring is actuated and a first side face that is transverse to the actuation surface; and
a cover element which forms an extension of the actuating finger in a longitudinal extension of the actuating finger,
wherein the cover element is laterally moulded on and projects beyond the first side face of the actuating finger.

2. The actuating element of claim 1 , wherein the cover element is planar.

3. The actuating element of claim 1 , wherein the cover element is integrally moulded on the actuating finger.

4. The actuating element of claim 1 , wherein the cover element is laterally moulded on a lower end of the actuating finger.

5. A connection terminal for connecting an electrical conductor, the connection terminal comprising:
a housing;
a clamping spring; and
the actuating element including:
an actuating finger including an actuation surface configured to press on a clamping leg of the clamping spring when the clamping spring is actuated and a first side face that is transverse to the actuation surface; and
a cover element which forms an extension of the actuating finger in a longitudinal extension of the actuating finger,
wherein the cover element is laterally moulded on and projects beyond the first side face of the actuating finger, and

wherein the cover element moulded on the actuating finger of the actuating element is arranged, at least in regions, in a gap formed between the clamping leg of the clamping spring and a region of the housing.

6. The connection terminal of claim 5 , wherein inside the gap the cover element rests with a first cover element side face against the region of the housing and rests with a second cover element side face, which is opposite the first cover element side face, against a transverse side face of the clamping leg of the clamping spring.

7. The connection terminal of claim 5 , wherein the cover element has an edge face which rests against a housing wall which delimits a conductor connection space of the connection terminal.

Assignees

• Phoenix Contact Gmbh & Co

Inventors

• Jarmuth Volker

Classifications

• H01R9/2408

  Modular blocks (H01R9/26 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01R4/4836 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01R4/4833 Primary

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

• H01R4/4821

  Single-blade spring · CPC title