Electrical connecting module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9673550-B2
Application number	US-201214126843-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 13, 2012
Priority date	Jun 17, 2011
Publication date	Jun 6, 2017
Grant date	Jun 6, 2017

Abstract

The invention relates to an electrical connecting module comprising: a module housing ( 101 ), which comprises a module receptacle ( 103, 119, 1209 ) with a first electrical connection terminal ( 105, 107 ); a module element ( 109, 1205 ) with a second electrical connection terminal ( 111, 113 ) and with a third electrical connection terminal ( 115, 117 ), wherein the module element ( 109, 1205 ) for electrically connecting the first connection terminal ( 105, 107 ) to the second connection terminal ( 111, 113 ) can be inserted (into the module receptacle ( 103, 119, 1209 ) and can be held in the module receptacle ( 103, 119, 1209 ) by means of a detachable latching connection; and a release device ( 125 ) for releasing the latching connection.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electrical connection module, comprising:
a module housing including a module receptacle with a first electrical connection terminal;
a module element with a second electrical connection terminal and with a third electrical connection terminal, the module element being insertable into the module receptacle for electrically connecting the first connection terminal with the second connection terminal and retainable in the module receptacle by a releasable snap connection;
a release device for releasing the snap connection, wherein the release device comprises a rotatable pin with a helix, the helix acting on the module element upon a rotation of the pin for releasing the snap connection
wherein the helix is configured such that the force of inserting the module element into the module receptacle would cause the helix to automatically screw-in the pin, and
wherein the helix is configured to press the module element out of the module receptacle, upon a rotation of the pin by a predetermined angle of rotation.

2. The electrical connection module according to claim 1 , wherein the module housing further includes an input-output terminal which is electrically connected with the first connection terminal.

3. The electrical connection module according to claim 1 , wherein the first connection terminal, the second connection terminal and the third connection terminal respectively has a width of a pole.

4. The electrical connection module according to claim 1 , wherein the module receptacle is delimited by two side walls.

5. The electrical connection module according claim 1 , wherein the first connection terminal and the second connection terminal are electrically connectable by an electrical plug connection.

6. The electrical connection module according to claim 1 , wherein the first connection terminal and the second connection terminal respectively include connection poles which are arranged one on top of the other.

7. The electrical connection module according to claim 1 , wherein the third connection terminal is electrically connected with the second connection terminal and provided for releasably receiving electric lines.

8. The electrical connection module according to claim 1 , wherein the third connection terminal includes electrical connection poles, which are arranged one below the other.

9. The electrical connection module according to claim 1 , wherein for establishing the releasable snap connection at least one snapping projection or snapping receptacle arranged within the module receptacle and at least one snapping receptacle or snapping projection arranged on the module element are provided.

10. The electrical connection module according to claim 1 , wherein the release device is provided to apply a force to the snap connection so as to release the snap connection.

11. The electrical connection module according to claim 1 , wherein the helix interacts with the module element having a helix receptacle.

12. The electrical connection module according to claim 1 , wherein the helix includes a first helix area having a helix pitch and a second helix area having a helix pitch, the first helix area being arranged above the second helix area.

13. The electrical connection module according to claim 1 , wherein the helix is at least sectionwise circumferential.

14. The electrical connection module according to claim 1 , wherein the helix is configured as a helical spring and a helical groove.

15. The electrical connection module according to claim 1 , wherein the pin is received in an opening arranged in the module receptacle.

16. The electrical connection module according to claim 1 , wherein the module element includes a first submodule element with a first connection terminal and a second submodule element with a second connection terminal, the pin being arranged between the first submodule element and the second submodule element.

17. The electrical connection module according to claim 16 , wherein the pin is configured to act on the first submodule element and the second submodule element upon a rotation of the helix.

18. The electrical connection module according to claim 1 , wherein the module housing includes a plurality of module receptacles including each a first electrical connection terminal;
a plurality of module elements including each a second electrical connection terminal and including each a third electrical connection terminal, each module element of the plurality of module elements being insertable into precisely one module receptacle for electrically connecting the first connection terminal with the second connection terminal and retainable in the module receptacle by a releasable snap connection,
a release device for releasing the snap connection for each module element of the plurality of module elements.

19. The electrical connection module according to claim 18 , wherein neighboring module receptacles are separated by a side wall.

20. The electrical connection module according to claim 1 , wherein the module element includes at least one of the following elements: a relay, a relay socket, a coupling relay, a multi-pole plug, a rotation speed monitor, a safety module, an emergency stop module, a safety door circuit, a sensor, a safety sensor, a standstill monitor, a contactor, a passive isolator, a temperature transducer, an analog frequency converter, a position transducer, a switching amplifier, a limit switch, through terminals, a system power supply, a system adapter, an overvoltage protector, an isolating amplifier, a current transducer, and a safe-integrity-level function.

Assignees

• Trinh Dat-Minh
• Becker Markus
• Tombers Roland
• Hanses Markus
• Phoenix Contact Gmbh & Co

Inventors

• Trinh Dat-Minh
• Becker Markus
• Tombers Roland
• Hanses Markus

Classifications

• H01R13/506

  assembled by snap action of the parts · CPC title

• H01R13/512

  assembled by screw or screws · CPC title

• H01R13/20 Primary

  Pins, blades, or sockets shaped, or provided with separate member, to retain co-operating parts together · CPC title

• H01R9/26 Primary

  Clip-on terminal blocks for side-by-side rail- or strip-mounting · CPC title