Global Patent Index - EP 0074061 B1

EP 0074061 B1 19861008 - MODULAR ELECTRICAL TERMINAL POST

Title (en)

MODULAR ELECTRICAL TERMINAL POST

Publication

EP 0074061 B1 19861008 (FR)

Application

EP 82107994 A 19820831

Priority

FR 8116840 A 19810904

Abstract (en)

[origin: US4469385A] A terminal for electrically connecting electrical conductors (6) to rigid electrical terminal pins (7) comprises a plurality of U-shaped individual contacts (2). One arm (20) of each contact (2) is connected to one of the conductors (6). The other arm (23) is flat and is adapted to connect to one of the pins (7). The terminal further comprises identical contact supports (1, 1') having an internal groove (10) with a rounded bottom. It has internal compartments (12) along the lateral walls of this groove (10) and external compartments along the lateral walls of each contact support (1, 1'). The internal compartments (12) accommodate the flat contact arms (23) and the respective pins (7). The external compartments accommodate the contact arms (20) adapted to contact the conductors (6). An insulating member (3) maintains the contact supports (1, 1') in alignment. A cylindrical rotary cam (5) has two diametrically opposed longitudinal flats adapted to simultaneously urge the flat contact arms (23) into contact with respective pins (7) in a "contact" position and to open the resulting electrical contacts in an "idle" position.

IPC 1-7

H01R 23/68

IPC 8 full level

H01R 13/658 (2011.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H01R 12/88 (2013.01 - EP US); H01R 12/716 (2013.01 - EP US); H01R 12/75 (2013.01 - EP US); H01R 13/6581 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE DE FR GB IT LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0074061 A1 19830316; EP 0074061 B1 19861008; CA 1175514 A 19841002; DE 3273697 D1 19861113; FR 2512595 A1 19830311; FR 2512595 B1 19831021; US 4469385 A 19840904

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 82107994 A 19820831; CA 410768 A 19820903; DE 3273697 T 19820831; FR 8116840 A 19810904; US 41332082 A 19820831