Clamp terminal for connecting electrical conductors
US7150646B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 20, 2005 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 20, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R2101/00
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A clamp terminal for connecting electrical conductors, which can be produced in a manner that reduces the structural size and optimizes costs. For this purpose, the clamp terminal includes two pieces of spring steel sheet, i.e., a spring steel sheet for the support plate and a spring steel sheet for the leaf spring, which are spot-welded in their head regions. The spring steel sheet for the support plate possesses in its foot region an uptake locking profile, in which, preferably, a round conductive core rod is engaged. Leaf spring tabs are formed from the spring steel sheet for the leaf spring, whose tab ends, together with the conductive core rod, form clamping sites for connecting the electrical conductors.
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