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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2000
Ralf Lange, Horn-Bad Meinberg, DE;
Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co., Blomberg, DE;
Abstract
A cable terminal or joint for electrically conductive connection of a preferably multi-core cable to an electrical device, or for electrically conductive connection of two preferably multi-core cables, with one cable terminal component ( ) and with a device terminal component ( ), or with a first cable joint component and a second cable joint component, the cable terminal component ( ) and the first cable joint component or the device terminal component ( ) or the second cable joint component including a union nut ( ), a wire receiving and guide part ( ) which has a plurality of wire guide channels, a clamping and terminal unit ( ) which is provided with insulation piercing connecting devices and with terminal elements, and a sleeve-like terminal body ( ) or connecting body which is provided with an outside thread ( ) which corresponds to the inside thread ( ) of the union nut ( ), the wire ends which are to be squeezed by the insulation piercing connecting devices or which are to make contact with the insulation piercing connecting devices ( ) and the assigned insulation piercing connecting devices each running at an angle less than 180° and the insulation piercing connecting devices ( ) cutting the wire insulation of the wire ends and making contact with the conductors when the union nut ( ) is screwed onto the terminal body ( ) or the connecting body or when the terminal body ( ) or the connecting body is screwed into the union nut ( ). In order to be able to ensure simple loosening of a terminal or a connection, it is provided that the wire receiving and guide part ( ) is axially fixed in the union nut ( ) via at least one slotted, elastic locking ring ( ) and that the wire receiving and guide part ( ) can be turned in the axially fixed position relative to the union nut ( ).