Patent ID: 7344422

Claim:
An electrical component, comprising: a housing having at least one terminal provided with an insertion opening configured for receiving at least one conductor end, the insertion opening communicating with an assembly chamber formed in the terminal; a clamping device arranged in the assembly chamber, the clamping device having a leaf spring divided into at least two substantially parallel spring contacts by a parting slot, each of the spring contacts being deflectable in a direction of insertion of the conductor end and having a free end positioned adjacent to a contact pressure plate such that a clamping slot is formed there between that force-fittingly receives the conductor end; and a conductor element extending from the clamping device and fixed thereto, the conductor element including a support member arranged between the free ends of the spring contacts and the contact pressure plate, the support member including a lip that engages the contact pressure plate to secure the support member against displacement in the direction of insertion of the conductor end, the free ends of the spring members engaging the support member to force-fittingly attach the conductor element to the clamping device.