Patent ID: 8460038
Filing Date: 2013-06-11
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. Modular terminal for locking onto a support rail, comprising: a terminal housing, a busbar, and at least two terminal elements for connecting at least two conductors to the busbar, three functional slots on each of two connection sides of the busbar in the terminal housing, a first of the functional slots corresponds in location to a first connection possibility of the busbar for a test socket or a test plug and a second of the functional slots corresponds in location to a second connection possibility of the busbar for a fixed link or a jumper and a third of the functional slots corresponds in location to a third connection possibility of the busbar, wherein the connection possibilities are made as openings in the busbar into which any one of test sockets, test plugs, fixed links and jumpers can be plugged, wherein the busbar is formed of two component pieces, and wherein a section disconnector is supported to be able to pivot between the two component pieces of the busbar in the terminal housing such that the two component pieces are connected to one another in a first position of the section disconnector and are separated from one another in a second position of the section disconnector.