Patent ID: 11916345
Assignee: WEIDMüLLER INTERFACE GMBH & CO. KG
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A connection terminal for connecting a conductor, comprising
(a) a housing including a busbar, a conductor insertion channel in a rear portion of said housing for receiving the conductor and an actuation channel in a front portion of said housing and which extends parallel to said conductor insertion channel;
(b) a clamping spring arranged in said housing and including a resilient clamping leg movable between an open locking position in which the conductor may be inserted into said conductor insertion channel and a release position in which an end portion of said clamping leg presses the conductor against the busbar at a clamping point;
(c) an actuation mechanism arranged in said housing for moving said clamping spring to the open locking position, said actuation mechanism including a pressing element which is arranged in said actuation channel and movable to press against said clamping leg at the damping point and a pivoting element arranged at least partially within said actuation channel above said pressing element and operable to displace said pressing element downwardly in said actuation channel to move said clamping spring to the open locking position; and
(d) a release mechanism arranged in said housing for releasing said clamping spring from the open locking position, said release mechanism being actuated by insertion of the conductor into the conductor insertion channel.