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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2010
Stephan Fehling, Lage, DE;
Constantin Classen, Detmold, DE;
Stephan Fehling, Lage, DE;
Constantin Classen, Detmold, DE;
Weidmueller Interface GmbH & Co. KG, Detmold, DE;
Abstract
An electrical connector for connecting the bare end of an insulated conductor with a circuit on a printed circuit board, including a horizontal printed circuit board having an electrical circuit thereon, an electrically conductive contact arrangement mounted on, and electrically connected with the circuit of, the printed circuit board, the contact arrangement including at least two spaced resilient contacts having adjacent end portions that are biased together, a housing formed from electrically insulating material and containing a conductor opening for receiving the conductor bare end; and a positioning arrangement operable by an actuating tool for positioning the conductor bare end in a clamped position between the contact end portions. When the contact arrangement is in the form of a pair of leaf spring contacts connected in a V-shaped manner, an adjusting device is provided for adjusting the space between the adjacent ends of the contacts.