Clamping spring

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9711876-B2
Application number	US-201414917043-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 3, 2014
Priority date	Sep 9, 2013
Publication date	Jul 18, 2017
Grant date	Jul 18, 2017

Abstract

A clamping spring for mounting on a circuit board includes a spring leg for contacting a conductor in a clamped manner, the spring leg having an actuating element for stopping clamping, a contact region for contacting the circuit board; and a guide element disposed in relation to the spring leg such that a tool for actuating the actuating element can be inserted between the guide element and the spring leg, wherein the clamping spring is designed in one piece.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A clamping spring for mounting on a circuit board, comprising:
a spring leg for contacting a conductor in a clamped manner, the spring leg having an actuating element;
a contact region for contacting the circuit board;
a fixed clamping leg disposed opposite the spring leg and forming a conductor receiving region therebetween, the conductor receiving region being configured to receive the conductor therein for clamping; and
a guide element connecting the clamping leg and the spring leg at sides thereof, the guide element including a bulge forming a tool receiving region between the guide element and the spring leg, the tool receiving region configured to receive an actuating tool therein so as to displace the actuating element and move the spring leg away from the fixed clamping leg,
wherein the clamping spring is configured as one piece.

2. The clamping spring according to claim 1 , wherein the actuating element is arranged at a free end of the spring leg.

3. The clamping spring according to claim 1 , wherein the actuating element is arranged on the spring leg at the side region thereof and transversely to a direction of the spring.

4. The clamping spring according to claim 1 , wherein the clamping leg forms an insertion chamfer for the conductor.

5. The clamping spring according to claim 1 , wherein the clamping spring includes two guide elements which are each configured as a connection element between the clamping leg and the spring leg.

6. The clamping spring according to claim 1 , wherein the clamping spring comprises at least one soldering leg on its mounting side for positioning on the circuit board.

7. The clamping spring according to claim 1 , wherein the clamping spring is configured as a plate element.

8. A circuit board comprising:
a conductor track; and
a clamping spring configured as one piece, the clamping spring comprising:
a spring leg for contacting a conductor in a clamped manner, the spring leg having an actuating element;
a contact region for contacting the circuit board;
a fixed clamping leg disposed opposite the spring leg and forming a conductor receiving region therebetween, the conductor receiving region being configured to receive the conductor therein for clamping; and
a guide element connecting the clamping leg and the spring leg at sides thereof, the guide element including a bulge forming a tool receiving region between the guide element and the spring leg, the tool receiving region configured to receive an actuating tool therein so as to displace the actuating element and move the spring leg away from the fixed clamping leg,

wherein the clamping spring is electrically conductively connected to the conductor track.

Assignees

• Phoenix Contact Gmbh & Co

Inventors

• Feye-Hohmann Juergen

Classifications

• H01R4/4818

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01R12/57 Primary

  surface mounting terminals · CPC title

• H01R12/75 Primary

  connecting to cables except for flat or ribbon cables · CPC title

• H01R4/4836

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01R4/4848

  Busbar integrally formed with the spring · CPC title