Support Profile Rail Terminal With Spring Clamps for Compact Cabling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing elongated support rail systems require a large number of components and complex cabling for electrical coupling, making feed-in and feed-out processes cumbersome and space-intensive.
Innovation Solution
A support profile rail element with an integrated connection terminal featuring spring force clamping connections and an insulating material housing, allowing for direct and simultaneous electrical and mechanical coupling of electrical conductors without intermediate elements, enabling compact and flexible feed-in and feed-out operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If individual wires and connection blocks are used for electrical coupling, then electrical connection can be established, but the number of components increases and the system becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple connection blocks and individual wires into a single integrated connection terminal that accommodates multiple conductors simultaneously. This merging of components directly reduces the total number of parts while maintaining reliable electrical connections between the busbar and external conductors.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection terminal serves multiple functions: it provides electrical connection for multiple conductors, mechanical support for the busbar, and structural integration within the profile rail element. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate connection blocks and wires, simplifying the overall system.
2Reliability
If connection blocks are distributed longitudinally in the profile rail element, then electrical coupling is provided, but the profile rail requires corresponding length and space
Solution Approach 1:
The patent consolidates multiple distributed connection blocks into a single compact connection terminal that houses all necessary electrical connections in one location. This significantly reduces the longitudinal space required within the profile rail element while maintaining all necessary electrical coupling capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection terminal is completely accommodated within the interior of the profile rail element, with all connection blocks and wiring nested inside the terminal housing. This nested arrangement minimizes the external dimensions and space requirements of the profile rail element.
3Reliability
If multiple individual conductors are connected separately, then electrical connection is established, but the cabling requires significant space
Solution Approach 1:
The connection terminal provides a consolidated connection point for multiple external conductors, allowing them to be bundled and connected simultaneously rather than requiring separate connection points distributed along the profile rail. This merging of connection points reduces the overall cabling space required.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution simplifies electrical coupling, reduces production and assembly complexity, and allows for compact design while maintaining flexibility and ease of use, eliminating the need for individual wires and connection blocks.
Implementation Method 1
The connection terminal has a plurality of spring force clamping connections, all of which are at least partially or completely accommodated in the insulating material housing. Each spring force clamping connection has a first conductor clamping point for directly mechanically and electrically coupling at least one electrical conductor
Implementation Method 2
Each spring force clamping connection has a first conductor clamping point for directly mechanically and electrically coupling at least one electrical conductor (in particular an electrical conductor of a busbar) in a first conductor connection direction
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to a support profile rail element (1) comprising a longitudinal profile rail element (2) and a connection terminal (3). The connection terminal (3) has an insulating material housing (5) and a plurality of spring force clamping connections (6). Each of the spring force clamping connections has: a first conductor clamping point (61) for directly mechanically and electrically coupling at least one electric conductor (103) in a first conductor connection direction (L1) and a second conductor clamping point (62-64) which is electrically connected to the first conductor clamping point (61) of the same force clamping connection (6) in order to directly mechanically and electrically couple at least one external electric conductor for electrically connecting the support profile rail element (1).