Abstract: An electrical and/or optical interface device between a first piece of equipment, especially of the automatic-machine type, and at least one other piece of equipment of an industrial plant, is disclosed. The device is capable of receiving at least one multipoint connector for serving communication channels between functional elements of the first piece of equipment and functional elements of at least said other piece of equipment, and it is made in the form of a modular assembly whose components are distributed among an alignment of functional modules, of the terminal-block type, that are placed side by side. Each communication channel is served by a functional module containing the interface components which fulfill out the functions that relate to this channel and receiving the multipoint connector part serving this channel, the various functions carried out by the interface device being distributed among various functional modules of said alignment.

Abstract: A connecting spring for a junction block of the type forming a kind of loop has a pressing branch, a manipulating branch, an elastic bow connecting the pressing branch to the manipulating branch, and a moving connecting branch extending the manipulating branch on the opposite side to the elastic bow and having connecting means for at least one electric cable. The connecting spring for a junction block also has a return branch which is connected to the pressing branch at the opposite end to the elastic bow by an elastic elbow and which is intended to collaborate with the manipulating branch.

Abstract: This terminal block comprises; an insulating casing in which at least one housing for accommodating a connector, which can be plugged into the housing in a direction (D), is provided, means for locking the connector to the casing. The locking means comprise: at least one locking arm which: is secured to the casing, swings around an axis of rotation (&Dgr;), between a withdrawal position and a locking position, is equipped with a catching element intended to cooperate in the locking position with a complementary catching element of the connector, means for immobilizing the arm in the locking position.

Abstract: The device includes an insulating casing defining at least one connecting housing and, in each connecting housing, an interconnection piece arranged in the casing and provided with at least one connecting branch, a connecting spring, a cam for compressing the spring to uncover the connection opening, and to allow the conductor for connecting to be introduced.

Abstract: This connection device comprises: an insulating casing comprising at least one opening in order to insert the electrical cable, a connection element which is placed in the insulating casing and which comprises at least one connection spring intended to grip the conducting core of the cable or the plug-in connector, and a pusher associated with the connection element in order to compress the spring and enable the electrical cable or the plug-in connector to be put in place. The pusher has a passage called a test passage, enabling a measuring device to be brought into contact with part of the connection element.

Abstract: This fastening system comprises: male fastening means which comprise, projecting from a fastening face: at least one tenon of longitudinal axis X-X′ and provided with a free end called the engagement end, a locking rib located at a distance from the tenon, away from the engagement end and oriented transversely to the axis X-X′, female fastening means, complementary to the male fastening means, which comprise in a fastening face: at least one mortise intended to accommodate the tenon, a cavity called an engagement cavity in which the mortise opens out at an engagement face and which has dimensions large enough to allow the tenon to be inserted into the mortise, a locking end stop intended to cooperate with the locking rib when the tenon is completely engaged in the mortise in order to provide an obstacle to relative sliding between the tenon and the mortise.

Abstract: The invention concerns a device with a conductive core (10a) and an insulating sheath (10b) comprising a stripping and retaining slot (18). It comprises: a second stripping and retaining slot (18) substantially parallel to the first and offset relative to the direction of the slots; a push-member (8) designed to receive two electric cables (10) and configured such that each cable should be located transversely opposite a stripping and retaining slot (18), and means (4) for producing a relative displacement between the push-member (8) and the stripping slots (18).

Abstract: This connecting device has a conducting core (9) surrounded by an insulating sheath (7), of the type having: an interconnecting part (2) provided with at least one stripping and connecting jaw (4) formed by a tubular body (5) that, in one face, has a stripping and holding slot (6) designed to cut insulating sheath (7), for connecting and holding the conducting core of cable (8), down to conducting core (9), and an insulating housing (3) defining at least one connecting chamber (15) which contains the stripping jaw (4) and which has, in a wall located opposite stripping slot (6), a gripping slot (16) designed to pinch the insulating sheath (7) of cable (8). The gripping slot (16) is at least partially offset laterally from the stripping slot (6).

Abstract: The device comprises an insulating casing defining at least one connecting housing and, in each connecting housing, an interconnection piece arranged in the casing and provided with at least one connecting branch, a connecting spring, means for compressing the spring to uncover the connection opening, and to allow the conductor for connecting to be introduced.

Abstract: The connecting spring for a junction block of the type forming a kind of loop comprises:

Abstract: This comb includes a link bar (5) from which parallel contact plugs (6) extend. Each contact plug is in the form of a tooth (6) pierced by at least one longitudinal window (9) delimiting at least two connection branches (10, 12) which are parallel and deformed transversely in opposite directions one with respect to another and the adjacent edges of which, defined by the parallel edges of the window, are located at a certain distance from one another.

Abstract: This terminal block comprises;

Abstract: Breakable electric contact device of the type comprising two conducting strips (3, 4) between which an electric contact can be made using a conducting piece (5) in the form of a moving blade, at least one of the faces of which is intended to come into contact with the conducting strips. Furthermore the device comprises two cleaning strips (7, 8) which, located in front of the conducting strips (3, 4) in the direction of travel of the moving blade (5) toward the contact-closed position, are intended to scrape at least the region of each face of the moving blade (5) that is intended to press against a conducting strip (3, 4).

Abstract: This connection device comprises:

Abstract: Piece with a profiled shape having a hollow polygonal section along which an insulation-displacement and retaining slit for at least one wire is made. One face of the polygonal section is extended as a lug and curved toward the connecting piece, leaving a space intended to take a prong of an interconnection comb between the curved lug and the connecting piece. A connecting device comprising the piece, and an insulating casing.

Abstract: This fastening system comprises:

Abstract: This spring is made from a metal leaf. On one edge it has at least one tab bent toward the terminal block and intended to sit beside the bonding leg.

Abstract: This device includes a fastening catch disposed in an insulating housing (2), the fastening catch including two relatively sliding pieces (6) and each piece (6) exhibiting a hook (12) intended to allow latching on the support rail (4). A central hole (38) substantially perpendicular to the direction of movement of the sliding pieces (6) of the fastening catch is made in the housing so as to allow access to the fastening catch from the top of the housing, and in the latched position of the hooks (12), an edge running transversely with respect to the direction of movement of the hooks of each piece (6) is located in line with the central hole (38).

Abstract: This spring is made of an elastic leaf bent in such a way as to exhibit a pressing branch (4) and a moving branch (6) which are connected by an elastic arc (8) to the pressing branch, an opening (18) being made in the moving branch near its free end and being intended to accommodate an end of the conductor that is to be connected.

Abstract: A connection piece includes a profiled part having a hollow polygonal cross section along which is made, longitudinally, a straight stripping and retaining slit (10) for at least one wire. The edges of the stripping and retaining slit (10) form the free edges of a part (12) bent over toward the inside of the hollow polygonal section. A connector for at least one electrical wire has such a connection piece as well as an insulating casing (4) provided with an oblong opening (24), which is approximately parallel to the slit and lies facing the latter, and with a housing (8) in which the conducting connecting piece (2) is immobilized.