Rapid electrical connector system
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorMartin Meinke
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Abstract
A rapid electrical connection system is made up of a mounting plate for securing form-coded flat cables, an intermediate carrier serving as a power socket and a device adapter which can be swiveled on, in particular a load feeder capable of communication, as the main components. The flat cable for the power connection and the flat cables for signal transmission and backup power supply, are all contacted by penetrative contacting. The electrical connection of the device adapter takes place during the swiveling-on action.
Claims25
A rapid electrical connection system, comprising:
- a lower part, on which at least one of main power lines for main power connection, signal lines and backup power lines can be secured;
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- a device adapter, which can be swiveled onto the lower part and which includes first contact elements which create an electrical connection with the at least one of main power lines, the signal lines and backup power lines when the device adapter is swiveled onto the lower part, wherein
- the lower part is configured as a mounting plate including recesses for receiving cables associated with the at least one of main power lines, signal lines and backup power lines,
- the mounting plate is connected in a region of the recess for receiving the cable for connection to an intermediate carrier,
- the intermediate carrier includes, on its side facing this recess, first contact prongs for penetrative contacting of the cable which can be placed into this recess for main power connection,
- the intermediate carrier includes, on its side facing the device adapter, electrically conducting contact bushes,
- the contact bushes are respectively connected in an electrically conducting manner to one of the first contact prongs, and
- the contact bushes are adapted to first contact elements, configured as contacting pins, for receiving them with positive engagement.
A method for the rapid connection of a device adapter to at least one of main power lines for the main power connection, signal lines and backup power lines, which are configured as cables, comprising:
- placing the cables in correspondingly formed recesses of a mounting plate;
- connecting, to establish contact of the cable with respect to the main power connection, an intermediate carrier to the mounting plate;
- penetrative contacting of first contact prongs, mounted in the intermediate carrier, with the main power lines of the cable;
- swiveling the device adapter onto the mounting plate;
- entering, at the end of the swiveling-on operation, contacting pins protruding on the side of the device adapter facing the mounting plate, into a positive connection with contact bushes of the intermediate carrier, which are respectively connected in an electrically conducting manner to one of the first contact prongs;
- penetrative contacting second contact prongs, protruding from the device adapter, with at least one of signal lines and backup power lines, configured as cables.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.