Patent ID: 9343827
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: H01R,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A connecting terminal comprising: a housing including a conductor inlet opening configured to receive a conductor to be clamped, the housing having an interior wall, the housing including a conductor guide configured to guide the conductor to be clamped, the conductor guide including a web-shaped extension of the conductor inlet opening and extending from the conductor inlet opening in an insertion direction of the conductor to be clamped, the conductor guide having a free end located opposite the conductor inlet opening, the free end having a short side, and the conductor guide having a longitudinal side that points toward the interior wall; a current rail disposed in the housing; and a spring clamp disposed in the housing, wherein the conductor guide is formed at a distance from the interior wall such that a first gap is formed between the interior wall and the longitudinal side of the conductor guide and a second gap is formed between the interior wall and the short side of the free end of the conductor guide, and wherein the current rail is disposed in the housing in the first gap and the second gap.