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US 7,581,972 B2Granted
Busbar connection system
AssigneeTyco Electronics Nederland BV
InventorRon Daamen
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Abstract
A busbar connection system includes at least two pluggable connectors spaced apart from each other a predetermined distance. Each of the pluggable connectors has an opening for receiving a conductor. At least one contact member for contacting the conductor is provided inside each of the openings. The contact member is rotatable about an axis in a direction transverse to a mating direction of the conductors. At least one urging member engages the contact member and biases the contact member in the direction transverse to the mating direction of the conductors.
Claims11
A busbar connection system, comprising:
- at least two pluggable connectors spaced apart from each other a predetermined distance, each of the pluggable connectors having an opening for receiving a conductor;
- at least one contact member for contacting the conductor provided inside each of the openings, the contact member being rotatable about an axis in a direction transverse to a mating direction of the conductors;
- at least one guiding track that receives a guiding rail on the contact member in order to fix the contact member to a housing of at least one of the connectors;
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- at least one urging member engaging the contact member and biasing the contact member in the direction transverse to the mating direction of the conductors.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.