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US6068503A - Terminal strip, isolating strip or connecting strip - Google Patents
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US6068503A
US6068503A US08986393 US98639397A US6068503A US 6068503 A US6068503 A US 6068503A US 08986393 US08986393 US 08986393 US 98639397 A US98639397 A US 98639397A US 6068503 A US6068503 A US 6068503A
US08986393
Peter Meurers
DE-G 94 00 303.3 describes a terminal module in which two rows of terminal strips are arranged at an angle of 90° with respect to one another. The terminal strips allow an insulation-piercing terminal technique to be used in a very small space, which avoids soldering and stripping and uses no screws, in standard connecting sockets for data and communications technology.
The preferably 90° angle between the two terminal strips, in conjunction with the preferably angled insulation-piercing terminal contact elements, which are continuously formed over two planes according to the invention, makes it possible to produce a universally usable strip for telecommunications and data technology applications, by means of which terminal, isolating and connecting tasks are possible as well as testing, measurement, protection and interruption-free changeover. Only the contacts need to be replaced (changed) and the corresponding functional elements, such as overvoltage protection plugs or the like, inserted in the insulating body, which is split in two.
As a result of the strip being wired in two planes, the cable core side is located at the bottom and the distribution panel side is rotated through 90° pointing upwards towards the fitter, and the capability to manipulate the cable core side (network operator area) can be reduced by suitable measures, for example by means of a frame which can be lead-sealed. The separation of the network operator side from the subscriber side allows the functional/work areas to be separated.
The structure of the strip can be seen from the illustrations in FIGS. 1 to 5. The insulating body of the strip is split in two and, corresponding to the illustration in FIGS. 1 to 5, comprises an upper part 3 and a lower part 4. The upper part 3 and the lower part 4 are latched to one another at an angle of 90° via latching openings 10, which are provided on both sides of the strip upper part 3, and latching hooks 37, which are provided on both sides of the strip lower part 4, once the insulating-piercing terminal contact elements 7,8 have been fitted (FIGS. 6, 8).
In accordance with the illustration in FIG. 1, the terminal strip 1 which is formed in the upper part 3 has contact slots 11, and the terminal strip 2 which is formed in the lower part 4 has contact slots 12 which are at an angle of 90° with respect to one another and via which wiring in each case takes place.
In accordance with the illustration of the mounting bracket 9 in FIGS. 10 and 11, the strips are latched onto the mounting bracket 9 in two positions. Two latch rows 16 and 17 in the side walls 34 of the mounting bracket 9 are shown in FIG. 11. For convenient wiring up of the strip with the incoming cable cores on the cable side KS, the strip is initially moved into its wiring position I (FIG. 11) and, to do this, latched into the latching openings 18 in the latch row 16 by the latching elements 6 (FIG. 2). After this, the strip is detached and is latched into the final position II by a 90° rotation, with the latching elements 5 (FIGS. 1 to 4) latching into the latching opening 19 in the latch row 17 (FIG. 11). The latching of the strip in the final position II can be released only by unlocking the latch using the unlocking blade, while the latching in the wiring position I can be released without any aids. This results in the visually clear distribution panel which is considerably larger than that in the prior art, faces the fitter, and ensures reliable and convenient wiring.
FIG. 4 shows the plan view of the strip as it is presented to the fitter when the strip is latched onto the mounting bracket 9 in the final position II. The contact slots 11 and 13 face the fitter on the distribution panel side RS, and the contact slots 12 are rotated through 90° with respect to this, on the cable side KS.
The outgoing cable cores of the subscribers are connected to the insulation-piercing terminal connecting contact 24, and the incoming cable cores from the network operator are connected to the insulation-piercing connecting contact 26, which is rotated through 90° with respect to the connecting contact 24.
The insulation-piercing terminal connecting contact 8 is formed integrally from two insulation-piercing terminal connecting contacts 29, 30, which are arranged at an angle of 90° with respect to one another, and from a function pick-off 31.
FIG. 8 shows a plan view of the insulation piercing terminal connecting contact 8, as is used in the strip according to FIG. 7. The insulation-piercing terminal connecting contact 29 is accordingly angled through 45° with respect to the function pick-off 31.
1. An electrical cable strip for telecommunications and data technology applications with a retaining device, the strip comprising:
another insulating body arranged at an angle with respect to said insulating body;
a first row of contact elements introduced into said insulating body and forming a first plane;
a second row of contact elements introduced into said another insulating body and forming a second plane, said first and second planes being at an angle with respect to one another; and
one of said insulating body and said another insulating body having first and second mounting latching elements for independently latching onto the retaining device in first and second latching positions, said first position providing said first row of contacts in an accessible position, and said second position providing said second row of contacts in said accessible position.
2. The strip as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first and second rows of contact elements are insulation-piercing terminal contact elements introduced into said insulating body and said another insulation body respectively, said insulation-piercing terminal contact elements being formed over said first and second planes and forming said first and second rows of terminal strips which are at an angle with respect to one another.
5. The strip as claimed in claim 1, wherein said insulating body is connected to said another insulating body at an angle of preferably 90°.
7. The strip as claimed in claim 2, wherein said insulation-piercing terminal contact elements are formed integrally from a function pick-off and from two insulation-piercing terminal connecting contacts which are arranged at an angle of 90° with respect to one another.
14. The strip according to claim 1 wherein said strip is movable into a wiring position via one of said latching elements and said strip is releasable and movable into a final position by rotation through about 90° via one of said latching elements.
15. A telecommunications and data technology applications arrangement, comprising:
a terminal strip support element; and
at least one terminal/isolating/connecting strip including:
another insulating body arranged at an angle with respect to said insulating body,
a contact element introduced into said insulating body;
another contact element introduced into said another insulating body, said contact element and said another contact element being formed over two planes and forming two rows of terminal strips which are at an angle with respect to one another, and
first and second mounting fastening elements for each independently fastening one of said insulating body and said another insulating body to said terminal strip support element in first and second angularly spaced positions, said first position providing a first row of said two terminal strips in an accessible position, and said second position providing a second row of said two terminal strips in said accessible position.
16. An electrical cable strip arrangement comprising:
a strip support element;
an insulating body connectable to said strip support element;
a first row of contact elements arranged in a first plane in said insulating body;
a second row of contact elements arranged in a second plane in said insulating body, said first plane being angularly spaced from said second plane;
a first mounting latch connecting said insulating body to said strip support element in a first position with said first row of contact elements being accessible;
a second mounting latch connecting said insulating body to said strip support element in a second position with said second row of contact elements being accessible, said second position being angularly spaced from said first position, said second mounting latch operating independently from said first mounting latch.
17. The arrangement in accordance with claim 16, wherein:
an angular difference between said first and second planes of said contact elements is substantially equal to an angular difference between said first and second latching positions.
18. The arrangement in accordance with claim 16, wherein:
said contact elements of said first row have an insertion direction;
said contact elements of said second row have an insertion direction angularly spaced from said insertion direction of said first row.
19. The arrangement in accordance with claim 16, wherein:
said first position directs said first row in a direction outward from said strip support element;
said second position directs said second row in a direction outward from said strip support element.
20. The arrangement in accordance with claim 18, wherein:
each of said contact elements of said first row are electrically connected to one of said contact elements of said second row;
said first and second planes are angularly spaced by substantially 90 degrees;
said second position directs said second row in a direction outward from said strip support element;
an angular difference between said first and second planes of said contact elements is substantially equal to an angular difference between said first and second positions, and also substantially equal to an angular difference between said insertion directions of said first and second rows.
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