Apparatus for making contact with an electrical conductor, and connection or connecting device with an apparatus of this kind

US9876290B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Pfisterer Kontaktsysteme GmbH · DE

Inventor

• Erich Frank · Biberach an der Riß, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 5, 2015
• Grant date: Jan 23, 2018
• Expiry date: Jun 5, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H01R11/32
• WIPO field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus (1) for making contact with an electrical conductor (10, 20), in particular a cable conductor of a power supply cable, has a connecting body (4) that delimits a receiving space (6) into which the conductor (10, 20) with which contact is to be made can be inserted by way of its end. The apparatus (1) has a contact medium (30) with which electrical contact can be made with the end of the conductor (10, 20) under the action of a contact force. The contact medium (30) has a large number of electrically conductive contact bodies (32) introduced into the receiving space (6) and bearing against one another. At least some of the contact bodies can be brought into electrical contact-making contact with the ends of the conductors (10, 20).