Extensible connector for conductor rails
AssigneePaul Vahle GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsArno Schröder, Michael Heitmann, Manuela Westermann
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Abstract
A connector for connecting two conductor rail sections, the connector having an electrical conductor that is fastened at each end to the conductor rails. A central region of the conductor is fastened to a connection element. The connection element is slidingly connected to both of the two conductor rails. The electrical conductor has two flexible, undulating portions. These are located between the central region of the electrical conductor and each of its two, attached ends, and serve to compensate for the expansion and contraction of the two conductor rails with changes in temperature.
Claims9
Connector for connecting a first and a second conductor rail section (2a, 2b), the connector comprising:
- an electrical conductor (1), having a first end (1a) connected to said first conductor rail section (2a) in a conductive and fixed manner and a second end (1b) connected to said second conductor rail section (2b) in a conductive and fixed manner;
- a connection element (4) connecting the facing ends (2a′, 2b′) of said first and second conductor rail sections (2a, 2b) to one another, characterised in that the connection element (4) is mounted in a displaceable or sliding manner in or on both of the two mutually facing ends (2a′, 2b′) of said first and second conductor rail sections (2a, 2b), and a central region of said electrical conductor (1) is fastened to the connection element (4) and wherein said electrical conductor further comprises a first undulating section between said central region of said electrical conductor and said first end said electrical conductor and a second undulating section between said central region of said electrical conductor and said second end of said electrical conductor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.