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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2020
Phoenix Contact Gmbh & Co. KG, Blomberg, DE;
Kevin Berghahn, Blomberg, DE;
PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG, Blomberg, DE;
Abstract
A connecting terminal for connecting an electrical conductor is provided. The connecting terminal includes a housing and a conductor insertion opening formed in the housing, via which the conductor to be connected is insertable into the conductor connection chamber along an insertion direction. The connecting terminal also includes a current bar arranged in the conductor connection space of the housing and a clamping spring arranged in the conductor connection chamber and having a retaining leg and a clamping leg. The clamping leg is transferrable into a clamping position and into an open position. The connecting terminal further includes an actuating element, which is arranged displaceably in the housing along an actuating direction. The clamping leg of the clamping spring is actuatable by means of the actuating element in order to transition from the clamping position into the open position.