Spring terminal for a conductor
First Claim
1. A direct clamp terminal for connecting an electrical conductor, comprising:
- a) a housing containing a chamber and an insertion conduit which permits the electrical conductor to be inserted into the chamber;
b) a bus bar connected with said housing;
c) a clamping spring arranged in said chamber and providing a pressure force to connect the electrical conductor with the bus bar in a clamping position, said clamping spring including a clamping limb which pivots about a pivot axis for movement between a detent mode in which it is locked in a locked position and a clamping mode in which it is released from the detent mode and presses the electrical conductor against said bus bar;
d) an actuating element movable within said housing to release said clamping limb from the detent mode and move said clamping limb to the clamping mode; and
e) a release element connected with said housing for operating said actuating element to release said clamping limb from the detent mode, said actuating element alternatively being manually operable to release said clamping limb from the detent mode.
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Abstract
A direct clamp terminal for connecting a conductor in the form of a flexible stranded conductor includes a housing with a chamber and an insertion conduit for inserting the conductor into the chamber. A bus bar or a clamping cage is provided in the housing and a clamping spring is located in the chamber and acts as a compression spring for securing the electrical conductor to the bus bar or the clamping cage in the area of a clamping point. The clamping spring has a clamping limb that can be pivoted about a pivoting axis and that can be shifted from a detent mode in which it is locked in a detent position into a clamping mode in which it is released from the detent mode and presses the electrical conductor against the bus bar or the clamping cage. The clamping limb can be released from the detent mode using two different shifting devices.
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1. A direct clamp terminal for connecting an electrical conductor, comprising:
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a) a housing containing a chamber and an insertion conduit which permits the electrical conductor to be inserted into the chamber; b) a bus bar connected with said housing; c) a clamping spring arranged in said chamber and providing a pressure force to connect the electrical conductor with the bus bar in a clamping position, said clamping spring including a clamping limb which pivots about a pivot axis for movement between a detent mode in which it is locked in a locked position and a clamping mode in which it is released from the detent mode and presses the electrical conductor against said bus bar; d) an actuating element movable within said housing to release said clamping limb from the detent mode and move said clamping limb to the clamping mode; and e) a release element connected with said housing for operating said actuating element to release said clamping limb from the detent mode, said actuating element alternatively being manually operable to release said clamping limb from the detent mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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