Electric cross connector
View Patent ↗The invention relates to a modular electric cross connector for producing an electrically conductive connection, in particular of electric contacts ( 20 ) of relay sockets, comprising a carrier ( 100 ) and an electric bridge ( 200 ) partially received on/in the carrier ( 100 ), by means of which bridge the electrically conductive connection can be produced, wherein the carrier ( 100 ) can be mechanically connected by means of a mechanical plug connection to at least a second electric cross connector ( 1 ).
1. A modular electric cross connector for producing an electrically conductive connection comprising:
a carrier and an electric bridge partially received by the carrier, by means of which bridge the electrically conductive connection is produced, wherein the carrier is mechanically connected by means of a mechanical plug connection to at least one other electric cross connector;
an electrical web of the electrical bridge located in the region of a bridging portion of the carrier;
a fastening portion configured as a lug on the carrier, the lug projecting laterally outwardly from the electrical web and pointing away from the electric bridge;
wherein the carrier and mechanical plug connection are positioned along a longitudinal center line of the modular electric cross connector, the mechanical plug connection positioned at longitudinal ends of the carrier, the lug disposed symmetrically with respect to the longitudinal center line of the modular electric cross connector.
2. The modular electric cross connector according to claim 1 , wherein the carrier of the modular electric cross connector is configured in such a way that two electric cross connectors is connected to one another by means of a non-positive and/or positive mechanical connection.
3. The modular electric cross connector according to claim 1 , wherein the carrier of the modular electric cross connector is configured in such a way that the mechanical connection of two electric cross connectors is produced by means of a snap-on, latch, fit, pinch, clip or clamp connection.
4. The modular electric cross connector according to claim 1 , wherein the carrier of the modular electric cross connector is configured in such a way that two fastening portions of a single carrier are configured as mutually corresponding connection partners for a mechanical connection.
5. The modular electric cross connector according to claim 4 , wherein the carrier, as a first fastening portion, has a joining portion and, as a second fastening portion, has a receiving portion, and a carrier of the other modular electric cross connector, also having a joining portion, can be at least partially received on/in the receiving portion of the modular electric cross connector.
6. The modular electric cross connector according to claim 5 , wherein the receiving portion has a recess or a groove, and the joining portion has a projection or a fastening strip, wherein, for an equalization of width tolerances, a dimension of the recess or a length of the groove may be greater than a dimension of the projection or a length of the fastening strip.
7. The modular electric cross connector according to claim 6 , wherein the recess or the groove of the receiving portion has, in a cross section, an at least partially rounded, stepped, rectangular, trapezoidal or dovetail-shaped profile, and the projection or the fastening strip of the joining portion, in a corresponding cross-section, has a profile, which can be latched to the profile of the recess or the groove.
8. The modular electric cross connector according to claim 5 , wherein the joining portion has an individual fastening strip or at least two fastening strips which are arranged substantially parallel to one another which have, in their respective cross-section, an at least partially triangular profile, the profile of a hook or a latching hook and/or, at least partially, a rounded profile.
9. The modular electric cross connector according to claim 1 , wherein a lateral outer limitation of the electric bridge is provided on the modular electric cross connector in such a way that it rests on a relevant lateral outer limitation of an electric bridge of the second modular electric cross connector when mechanically connecting two modular electric cross connectors.
10. The modular electric cross connector according to claim 1 , wherein the electric bridge is configured in such a way and provided with respect to the carrier in such a way that a lateral outer limitation of the carrier is aligned with the lateral, outer limitation of the electric bridge.
11. The modular electric cross connector according to claim 1 , wherein an electric contact pin of the electric bridge is provided offset in the modular electric cross connector with respect to a longitudinal direction or a longitudinal center line of the modular electric cross connector.