Electric apparatus comprising at least one spring connection terminal
View Patent ↗The electric apparatus comprising at least one spring connection terminal according to the invention comprises a body ( 4 ) made of insulating material having a rear face ( 5 ) comprising means ( 6 ) for attachment to the support ( 3 ), said at least one spring connection terminal comprising a connection part, connected to a conductor bar, making it possible to connect at least one conductor wire with electric components, at least one clamping spring designed to hold the end of a conductor wire in contact with the connection part, the body made of insulating material comprising at least one connection opening arranged on the front face of the electric apparatus and allowing the conductor wire to be inserted into a first housing arranged in the connection terminal. The connection part comprises a second housing designed to receive a conductor plug ( 23 ) of another electric apparatus or of an electric connection member ( 21 ), this second housing being situated opposite a side connection opening arranged in a side face of the body made of insulating material, extending transversely between the front face ( 7 ) and the rear face ( 5 ).
1. An electric apparatus comprising at least one spring connection terminal, a body made of insulating material having a rear face comprising means for attachment to a support, a front face opposite to the rear face, the at least one spring connection terminal being housed in the body and comprising:
a connection part, connected to a conductor bar, the connection part comprising a first housing; and
at least one clamping spring designed to hold the end of a conductor wire in contact with the connection part;
the body comprising at least one front connection opening arranged on the front face of the electric apparatus, the front connection opening aligned with the first housing such that a conductor wire is insertable through the front connection opening into the first housing;
wherein the connection part comprises a second housing designed to receive a conductor plug of another electric apparatus or of an electric connection member, the second housing being situated opposite a side connection opening arranged in a side face of the body, extending transversely between the front face and the rear face.
2. The electric apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the connection part consists of a conductor member attached to the conductor bar.
3. The electric apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a recess arranged in the connection part and the conductor bar form the second housing.
4. The electric apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the connection part is generally U-shaped, the base of the connection part being attached to the conductor bar.
5. An electric assembly comprising: the electric apparatus as claimed in claim 1 ; and
wherein the electric connection member, the electric connection member further comprises at least one conductor plug on a least one face having a shape matching the second housing of the connection part and designed to be inserted into the connection part via the side connection opening.
6. The electric assembly as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the electric connection member comprises a connection member body made of insulating material comprising two substantially parallel opposite connection member side faces, each connection member side face comprising at least one connection member conductor plug having a shape that matches the second housing of the connection part.
7. The electric assembly as claimed in claim 5 , wherein each of the at least one conductor plug comprises a conductor bar and an elastic strip.