Electrical connector

• US 20110294335A1
• Filed: 05/26/2010
• Published: 12/01/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Company KG
• Original Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Company KG
• Inventors: Sagdic, Mehmet, Giefers, Stefan
• Granted Patent: US 8,317,548 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 439/359
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/502 composed of different pieces H01R13/514 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/58 Means for relieving strain on wire connection, e.g. cord grip , for avoiding loosening of connections between wires and terminals within a coupling device terminating a cable for flat or ribbon cables H01R12/771

Abstract

The present invention relates to an electrical connector with a first and a second sub-assembly. The first sub-assembly comprises a contact area for receiving a conductor end and for establishing an electrical contact with the received conductor end. The first sub-assembly further comprises a clamping device for clamping the conductor in the contact area. The second sub-assembly comprises a hollow body with a hollow space for receiving the contact area. The first and the second sub-assemblies are made as one piece and are configured to release the clamping device in the open state for manually clamping the conductor end, and to electrically insulate the contact area including the clamping device in the closed state.

Claims

1. An electrical connector comprising:

a) a first sub-assembly comprising a contact area for receiving a conductor end and for establishing an electrical contact with the received conductor end, and a clamping device for clamping the conductor end in the contact area, wherein the clamping device is adapted to clamp the conductor end to the contact area; and

b) a second sub-assembly comprising a hollow body with a hollow space for receiving the contact area;

wherein the first and the second sub-assembly are joined together and are made as one piece and are configured to release the clamping device in the open state for manually clamping the conductor end, and to electrically insulate the contact area including the clamping device in the closed state.

2. The electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein the contact area including the clamping device is configured to be movable into the hollow space of the hollow body.

3. The electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein the hollow body is configured to enclose the contact area including the clamping device in the closed state in a watertight manner.

4. The electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein the first sub-assembly has a cap nut for closing the contact area with the received conductor end;

and the hollow body has an external thread to be screwed together with the cap nut, wherein the hollow body screwed together with the cap nut electrically insulates the contact area.

5. The electrical connector according to claim 1, with a locking device for detachably locking the first and second sub-assembly in the open and/or closed state.

6. The electrical connector according to claim 1, with a linear guide for guiding the first and second sub-assembly relative to one another along a linear path.

7. The electrical connector according to claim 6, wherein the linear guide is formed by two guiding members which are telescopically movable into one another, wherein the first sub-assembly includes the first guiding member, and the second sub-assembly includes the second guiding member.

8. (canceled)

9. An electrical connector comprising:

a) a first sub-assembly comprising a contact area for receiving a conductor end and for establishing an electrical contact with the received conductor end, and a clamping device for clamping the conductor end in the contact area;

b) a second sub-assembly comprising a hollow body with a hollow space for receiving the contact area; and

c) a linear guide for guiding the first and second sub-assembly relative to one another along a linear path;

wherein the first and the second sub-assembly are joined together and are made as one piece and are configured to release the clamping device in the open state for manually clamping the conductor end, and to electrically insulate the contact area including clamping device in the closed state;

wherein the linear guide is formed by two guiding members which are telescopically movable into one another, wherein the first sub-assembly includes the first guiding member, and the second sub-assembly includes the second guiding member; and

wherein the first guiding member of the first sub-assembly is electrically connected with the contact area, and the second guiding member of the second sub-assembly, in the closed state, electrically insulates the first guiding member.

10. The electrical connector according to claim 9, wherein the contact area including the clamping device is configured to be movable into the hollow space of the hollow body.

11. The electrical connector according to claim 9, wherein the hollow body is configured to enclose the contact area including the clamping device in the closed state in a watertight manner.

12. The electrical connector according to claim 9, wherein the first sub-assembly has a cap nut for closing the contact area with the received conductor end;

and the hollow body has an external thread to be screwed together with the cap nut, wherein the hollow body screwed together with the cap nut electrically insulates the contact area.

13. The electrical connector according to claim 9, with a locking device for detachably locking the first and second sub-assembly in the open and/or closed state.