Electrical terminal and method
AssigneePhoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
InventorAndreas Wendt
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Abstract
A connection terminal for connecting, in an electrically contacting manner, to at least one conductor includes a current bar held on a mount. The current bar connects to the at least one conductor. The connection terminal also includes an actuation lever, a clamping spring, and a slotted guide. The slotted guide has at least one closure slot and a clamping slot that branches off transversely therefrom. The actuation lever is movably guided in the slotted guide by a first pin and a second pin.
Claims18
A connection terminal for connecting, in an electrically contacting manner, at least one conductor to a current bar held on a mount, the connection terminal comprising:
- an actuation lever;
- a clamping spring;
- and
- a slotted guide, the slotted guide comprising at least one closure slot and a clamping slot that branches off transversely therefrom,
- wherein the actuation lever is configured to he movably guided in the slotted guide by a first pin and a second pin.
A method for connecting a conductor to a connection terminal to contact the conductor in an electrically conductive manner, a current bar held on a mount of the connection terminal the method comprising:
- providing an actuation lever configured for actuation;
- and
- providing a damping spring configured to generate a clamping force,
- wherein the actuation lever is configured to be movably guided in a slotted guide of the connection terminal by a first pin and a second pin,
- wherein, for the connection, the actuation lever is first guided in a closure slot of the slotted guide of the connection terminal by the first pin and by the second pin, and
- wherein, upon reaching a clamping slot that branches off transversely from the closure slot of the connection terminal, the first pin is guided into the clamping slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.