Patent · US Expired

Terminal block with knife contact and connector means

US6692292B2 · kind B2 · utility

18Cited by

5References

18Claims

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Assignee

Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KG and PH · DE

Inventors

Gerhard Huiskamp · Lage, DE
Joerg Diekmann · Oerlinghausen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 30, 2002
Grant date	Feb 17, 2004
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 30, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01R9/2675
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A terminal block assembly includes an electrical terminal having a first stationary contact provided with insulation-piercing knife edges, and a second contact arrangement for connecting the terminal to a corresponding terminal on an adjacent terminal block assembly, the second contact arrangement including a male connector and a female jack connector that are arranged in opposite directions transversely of the terminal block body, thereby to afford connection with the corresponding terminal of an adjacent terminal block assembly mounted on a common support rail with the terminal block assembly.

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