Patent ID: 7537496
Filing Date: 2009-05-26
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. Electrical terminal block for locking onto a mounting rail, comprising: a plurality of base terminals being located next to one another to form a base terminal block having sides and a plurality of connectors located next to one another to form a connector block having sides, wherein each base terminal has a terminal housing and at least one receptacle located in the terminal housing, and wherein each connector has a connector housing, a conductor terminal element and a plug-in contact electrically connected to the conductor terminal element, and wherein the plug-in contact of each connector can be plugged into the at least one receptacle of a respective one of the terminal housings of the base terminals; a fixing base terminal provided at each side of the base terminal block and having a fixing base terminal housing with at least one fixing device; and, a fixing cover provided at each side of the connector block and having a fixing mechanism that is provided to enter and engage within the fixing device, so that the connector block is mechanically connectable to the fixing base terminal block via the interengagement of fixing covers.