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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2006
Uwe Arlitt, Leopoldshöhe, DE;
Paulo Russo, Lage, DE;
Rainer Schulze, Detmold, DE;
John Witt, Detmold, DE;
Günter Lucht, Horn-Bad Meinberg, DE;
Joachim Bury, Detmold, DE;
Torsten Diekmann, Leopoldshöhe, DE;
Andreas Wedler, Detmold, DE;
Thomas Salomon, Gütersloh, DE;
Thomas Pieper, Geseke, DE;
Uwe Arlitt, Leopoldshöhe, DE;
Paulo Russo, Lage, DE;
Rainer Schulze, Detmold, DE;
John Witt, Detmold, DE;
Günter Lucht, Horn-Bad Meinberg, DE;
Joachim Bury, Detmold, DE;
Torsten Diekmann, Leopoldshöhe, DE;
Andreas Wedler, Detmold, DE;
Thomas Salomon, Gütersloh, DE;
Thomas Pieper, Geseke, DE;
Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KG, Detmold, DE;
Abstract
A connector arrangement for tapping off current from a plurality of insulated input conductors includes a rectangular base member having a horizontal planar upper surface provided with a plurality of parallel seats receiving the insulated conductors, a frame mounted on the base member for supporting a plurality of terminal blocks for vertical displacement over the seats, each terminal block including an insulation piercing contact extending downwardly therefrom, and an eccentric disk arrangement for displacing each terminal block relative to the frame member between an elevated position spaced above the associated conductor seat and a lowered position in which the contact penetrates the insulation layer and engages the conductor, thereby to transmit current to an output conductor via the insulation-piercing conductor, a bus bar, and a tap-off terminal.