Conductor-connecting element for connecting electrical conductors to insulation-displacement contacts
AssigneeHarting KGaA
InventorsDietmar Harting, Horst Nowacki, Stephan Schreier, Heinz Lambrecht
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AssigneeHarting KGaA
InventorsDietmar Harting, Horst Nowacki, Stephan Schreier, Heinz Lambrecht
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For a conductor-connecting element for connecting electrical conductors, in which element contact with electrical conductors is made with the aid of insulation-displacement contacts in the guide ducts of a conductor-guiding part, it is proposed that the conductor-guiding ducts be constructed in a conductor-guiding part in such a way that deflection of the electrical conductors takes place at different levels or sequentially, as a result of which the insulation-displacement contacts make contact with the electrical conductors one after another so that a distinct reduction in the expenditure of force is achieved. An insulation-displacement contact formed to receive electrical conductors with different diameters may be used.
A conductor-connection element for connecting electrical conductors (2), comprising a contact-carrier (8), with insulation-displacement contacts (9), a conductor-guiding part (7) with S-shaped conductor-guiding ducts (6), a tension-relieving arrangement (5) and a cap nut (4), wherein the insulation-displacement contacts are held in the contact-carrier and the electrical conductors are inserted in the S-shaped conductor-guiding ducts (6) in the conductor-guiding part (7), said S-shaped conductor-guiding ducts having a plurality of bearing points (H1, H2, H3) corresponding to the turnings points of the ducts, wherein the conductor-guiding part (7) is moved toward the contact-carrier (8) when a cap nut (4) is screwed on the contact-carrier (8), and within the S-shaped conductor-guiding ducts (6) the electrical conductors (2) are pressed into slits in the insulation-displacement contacts (9) as the contact-carrier (8) and cap nut (4) are screwed together, characterized in that the electrical conductors (2) within the S-shaped conductor-guiding ducts (6) are guided into the slits of the insulation-displacement contacts (9) as the insulation-displacements contacts are guided within grooves (11) of the conductor-guiding part (7), said slits of the insulation-displacement contacts (9) performing successive sheathing of the electrical conductors (2) at bearing points (H1, H2, H3) within the conductor-guiding part (7) to bring about an electrical connection with a minimum of rotational movement applied to the cap nut (4).
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