Clamping connector for a conductor rail

1. A conductor rail ( 1 ), particularly an enclosed conductor rail, with a housing ( 2 ) and at least one electrically conductive conductor band ( 4 , 6 ) extending therein, as well as a connector ( 3 ) for connecting the conductor bands ( 4 , 6 ) of adjacent segments ( 1 a , 1 b ) of the conductor rail, wherein the electrically conductive conductor bands ( 4 , 6 ) are bent outward at ends of the adjacent segments in order to electrically connect the conductor bands, wherein the conductor bands ( 4 , 6 ) are bent outward by 180°, and the connector ( 3 ) is realized in a form of a clamping connector that encompasses and presses bent ends of the conductor bands against one another in a region of their bend forming a contact surface ( 5 ).

2. The conductor rail according to claim 1 , wherein the bent ends of the conductor bands ( 4 , 6 ) are tapered toward their end.

3. The conductor rail according to claim 2 , wherein the connector ( 3 ) consists of an electrically conductive material.

4. The conductor rail according to claim 3 , wherein the connector ( 3 ) features two wings ( 7 , 8 ) and a deformation area ( 9 ) arranged between the two wings, wherein the wings ( 7 , 8 ) serve for encompassing the bent ends of the conductor bands, and the connector ( 3 ) can be compressed in a longitudinal direction in the deformation area ( 9 ).

5. The conductor rail according to claim 4 , wherein the wings ( 7 , 8 ) feature wraparound flaps ( 10 ) that encompass the bent ends of the conductor bands.

6. The conductor rail according to claim 4 , wherein the wings ( 7 , 8 ) are outwardly tapered.

7. The conductor rail according to claim 6 , wherein the wings ( 7 , 8 ) feature wraparound flaps ( 10 ) that encompass the bent ends of the conductor bands.

8. The conductor rail according to claim 2 , wherein the connector ( 3 ) features two wings ( 7 , 8 ) and a deformation area ( 9 ) arranged between the two wings, wherein the wings ( 7 , 8 ) serve for encompassing the bent ends of the conductor bands, and the connector ( 3 ) can be compressed in a longitudinal direction in the deformation area ( 9 ).

9. The conductor rail according to claim 8 , wherein the wings ( 7 , 8 ) are outwardly tapered.

10. The conductor rail according to claim 9 , wherein the wings ( 7 , 8 ) feature wraparound flaps ( 10 ) that encompass the bent ends of the conductor bands.

11. The conductor rail according to claim 9 , wherein the wings ( 7 , 8 ) feature wraparound flaps ( 10 ) that encompass the bent ends of the conductor bands.

12. The conductor rail according to claim 1 , wherein the connector ( 3 ) consists of an electrically conductive material.

13. The conductor rail according to claim 12 , wherein the connector ( 3 ) features two wings ( 7 , 8 ) and a deformation area ( 9 ) arranged between the two wings, wherein the wings ( 7 , 8 ) serve for encompassing the bent ends of the conductor bands, and the connector ( 3 ) can be compressed in a longitudinal direction in the deformation area ( 9 ).

14. The conductor rail according to claim 13 , wherein the wings ( 7 , 8 ) are outwardly tapered.

15. The conductor rail according to claim 14 , wherein the wings ( 7 , 8 ) feature wraparound flaps ( 10 ) that encompass the bent ends of the conductor bands.

16. The conductor rail according to claim 14 , wherein the wings ( 7 , 8 ) feature wraparound flaps ( 10 ) that encompass the bent ends of the conductor bands.

17. The conductor rail according to claim 1 , wherein the connector ( 3 ) features two wings ( 7 , 8 ) and a deformation area ( 9 ) arranged between the two wings, wherein the wings ( 7 , 8 ) serve for encompassing the bent ends of the conductor bands, and the connector ( 3 ) can be compressed in a longitudinal direction in the deformation area ( 9 ).

18. The conductor rail according to claim 17 , wherein the wings ( 7 , 8 ) are outwardly tapered.

19. The conductor rail according to claim 18 , wherein the wings ( 7 , 8 ) feature wraparound flaps ( 10 ) that encompass the bent ends of the conductor bands.

20. The conductor rail according to claim 17 , wherein the wings ( 7 , 8 ) feature wraparound flaps ( 10 ) that encompass the bent ends of the conductor bands.

21. A method for connecting conductor bands of adjacent segments of a conductor rail ( 1 ), particularly an enclosed conductor rail, said method comprises:

providing a conductor rail, wherein the adjacent segments ( 1 a , 1 b ) feature a housing ( 2 ) and at least one electrically conductive conductor band ( 4 , 6 ) extending therein, an end of said conductor band bent outward by 180°;

attaching a deformable clamping connector ( 3 ) on outwardly bent ends of the conductor bands ( 4 , 6 ) of two adjacent segments of a conductor rail ( 1 a , 1 b ), and

deforming, particularly compressing, the clamping connector ( 3 ) in a longitudinal direction such that the conductor bands ( 4 , 6 ) are pressed against one another in a region of their bend forming a contact surface ( 5 ).

22. A method for connecting conductor bands of adjacent segments of a conductor rail, said method comprises:

providing a conductor rail, wherein the adjacent segments feature a housing and at least one electrically conductive conductor band extending therein, wherein an end of said conductor band is bent outward;

providing a deformable clamping connector, the connector including two wings and a deformable deformation area arranged between the wings; attaching the wings of the clamping connector on outwardly bent ends of the conductor bands of two adjacent segments of a conductor rail, and deforming, particularly compressing, the clamping connector in a longitudinal direction in the deformation area such that the conductor bands are pressed against one another in a region of their bend forming a contact surface.