Modular electric power distribution system
AssigneePhoenix Contact Development and Manufacturing, Inc.
InventorsTimothy Brian Billman, Scott Anthony Faulkner, Shane Wiest
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Abstract
An assembly for forming two bridge connections between two contact members has two bridge conductors and two U-shaped spring clips which hold contact arms at the ends of the bridge conductors against contact members to form two separate electrical connections between the contact members. An insulating housing surrounds the conductors and clips.
Claims26
An assembly for forming a bridge connection between two contact members, the assembly comprising an elongate insulating housing having an interior with an opening at each end of the housing;
- two bridge conductors in the interior of the housing;
- each bridge conductor separate from the other bridge conductor;
- each bridge conductor including an elongate conductive body extending along the interior of the housing, and a contact arm at each end of the conductive body, one contact arm on each bridge conductor located adjacent to each opening in the housing;
- and two spring clips in the housing, each spring clip having a U-shaped portion and two opposed spring arms extending away from the U-shaped portion, each clip surrounding the contact arms at one opening, the clip spring arms overlying the contact arms at the opening, whereby insertion of contact members through the openings and between the two contact arms on the two conductive bodies stresses the spring arms to form pressure electrical connections between the contact arms and the contact members and each bridge conductor forms a separate electrical connection between the contact members.
A bridge assembly for forming bridge connections between two spaced contacts, the bridge assembly comprising an elongate, hollow dielectric housing;
- a slot at each end of the housing;
- a pair of spaced conductors in the housing, each conductor extending between the slots, each conductor including a contact arm located at each slot;
- a spring member in the housing associated with each contact arm, each spring member located between the contact arm and the housing to bias the arm toward the adjacent slot, the contact arms on said conductors at each end of the housing located opposite from each other across the adjacent slot, whereby of contacts inserted into the slots engage the contact arms and stress the spring members to form electrical connections between the contact arms and the conductors and establish two bridge connections between the contacts, each bridge connection extending through one conductor.
An assembly for forming a bridge electrical connection between spaced contact members, the assembly comprising a dielectric body having an elongate interior cavity;
- a pair of spaced apart metal conductors in the cavity;
- a contact on each end of each conductor, an opening in the dielectric body at each end of the cavity located between the pair of contacts at the end of the cavity, a spring member on a side of each contact away from the opening, each spring member biasing the contact on one conductor towards an adjacent contact on the other conductor on the other side of the opening, whereby insertion of contact members through the openings engages the contacts, stresses the springs to form pressure electrical connections between the contacts and the contact members and form two connections between the contacts, each connection extending through one conductor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.