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Installation switchgear having a spring-loaded terminal arrangement

US8129641B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7References

11Claims

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Assignee

ABB AG · US

Inventors

Joachim Majewski · Dossenheim, DE
Roland Ritz · Dielheim, DE
Klaus-Peter Eppe · Waldbrunn, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 14, 2008
Grant date	Mar 6, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 11, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01R4/4835
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An installation switching device includes a housing having a terminal connecting area and a screwless spring-loaded terminal fixed in position in the terminal connecting area, and a spring operating lever. The screwless spring-loaded terminal includes a clamping spring having a contact limb, a clamping limb having a clamping window with a clamping edge, and a curved spring rear connecting the contact and clamping limbs and configured to interact with a mount part surrounding a clamping strip, such that a connecting conductor is clampable between a rear face of the clamping strip and the clamping edge.

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