Contacting device for contacting an electrical conductor to an electrical conductor path

US10553978B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Eaton Intelligent Power Limited · IE

Inventors

• Anke Juelich · Niederkassel, DE
• Klaus Dauer · Koblenz, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 25, 2016
• Grant date: Feb 4, 2020
• Expiry date: Oct 25, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H01R4/485
• WIPO field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A contacting device for contacting an electrical conductor to an electrical conductor track includes a housing having openings for inserting the conductor and the conductor track into a cavity. A contact clip is in the cavity, and is a single element that includes a first portion having an end to press the conductor onto the conductor track, and a second portion from which a protrusion protrudes. The contact clip is bent in the cavity so that the first portion is under bending stress and the end of the first portion is pressed against the protrusion. The second portion is arranged in the housing such that it and the protrusion are displaced when a force acts on the second portion, as a result of which the end of the first portion is released from abutting the protrusion and is pressed against the conductor to hold the conductor on the conductor track.