Electric terminal block with a separator that is displaceable to/from between contact elements

US10236600B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG · DE

Inventors

• Peter Berg · Schlangen, DE
• Thorsten Heil · Bad Salzuflen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 2, 2016
• Grant date: Mar 19, 2019
• Expiry date: Dec 2, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H01R13/70
• WIPO field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A terminal block having a terminal housing, at least two electrically conductive contact elements, at least two conductor connection elements for connecting electric conductors, and at least one separating element arranged movably in the terminal housing, the separating element having a longitudinal axis and the two electrically conductive contact elements being connected in a first position of the separating element and disconnected in a second position of the separating element. A reduction of the space requirement for the separation point between the contact elements and the separating element during simple operation of the separating element is achieved by the contact elements being arranged consecutively in the longitudinal direction of the separating element; the separating element is arranged in the terminal housing to be movable in the longitudinal direction; and the movement direction of the separating element is different from the direction of the longitudinal extension of the terminal block.