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Connecting terminal

US8636537B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by

8References

19Claims

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Assignee

PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG · DE

Inventors

Markus Kettern · Lemgo, DE
Ralf Geske · Steinheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 5, 2011
Grant date	Jan 28, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 22, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01R13/506
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A connecting terminal includes a housing having at least one base member and an actuating part coupled to the base member and lockingly engageable therewith in an open position and in a contact position. An insulation-displacement contact is configured to connect a cable. A first latching device is configured to contribute to a first interlocking of the base member and the actuating part in the open position and a second latching device is configured to contribute to a second interlocking of the base member and the actuating part in the contact position.

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