Abstract: A connection terminal for connecting an electric conductor includes: a housing; a current bar arranged in the housing; a clamping spring arranged in the housing for clamping the conductor to be connected against the current bar; and an actuation element for transferring the clamping spring into a clamping position and into an open position. The actuation element has a rotation element mounted about a first axis of rotation and a lever element mounted about a second axis of rotation. The clamping spring is mounted on the rotation element and the clamping spring follows a rotational movement of the rotation element at least in regions. The rotation element engages with the lever element such that during a rotational movement of the lever element about the second axis of rotation, the rotation element rotates about the first axis of rotation arranged spaced apart from the second axis of rotation.

Abstract: A fastening device for fastening a DIN rail to a wall includes: at least one fastening element having a wall fastening portion for fastening the fastening element to the wall, and a DIN rail fastening portion for fastening the fastening element to the DIN rail. When in a fastened state, the DIN rail fastening portion is guided at least in some regions through an opening formed in the DIN rail. The DIN rail fastening portion includes a tongue and groove system into which a portion of the DIN rail is inserted in the fastened state.

Abstract: A test plug block (1) for plugging onto a series terminal block (2), comprising a plurality of test plugs (4) connected to one another and two fastening parts (5), which are arranged on both sides of the plurality of test plugs (4) and are connected to one another by means of a grip piece (6), the fastening parts (5) each having a housing (7) and an insertion portion (8), which can be inserted into a receiving portion (9), the receiving portion (9) being formed in the clamp housing (10) of a fastening clamp (11) of the series terminal block (2).

Abstract: A connection terminal includes a housing, a slide, and an insulation displacement contact. At least portions of the slide and the insulation displacement contact are received in the housing. The slide has an opening for inserting a conductor to be contacted. The slide is movable from a first position toward the insulation displacement contact to a second position in order to engage the insulation displacement contact with the conductor to be contacted. The slide has a tool abutment configured to transmit, to the slide, an assembly force of a robot-guided assembly tool for moving the slide from the first position to the second position.

Abstract: A connection terminal for connecting an electric conductor includes: a housing; a current bar arranged in the housing; a clamping spring arranged in the housing for clamping the conductor to be connected against the current bar; and an actuation element for transferring the clamping spring into a clamping position and into an open position. The actuation element has a rotation element mounted about a first axis of rotation and a lever element mounted about a second axis of rotation. The clamping spring is mounted on the rotation element and the clamping spring follows a rotational movement of the rotation element at least in regions. The rotation element engages with the lever element such that during a rotational movement of the lever element about the second axis of rotation, the rotation element rotates about the first axis of rotation arranged spaced apart from the second axis of rotation.

Abstract: A test plug block (1) for plugging onto a series terminal block (2), comprising a plurality of test plugs (4) connected to one another and two fastening parts (5), which are arranged on both sides of the plurality of test plugs (4) and are connected to one another by means of a grip piece (6), the fastening parts (5) each having a housing (7) and an insertion portion (8), which can be inserted into a receiving portion (9), the receiving portion (9) being formed in the clamp housing (10) of a fastening clamp (11) of the series terminal block (2).

Abstract: A fastening clamp for fixing a terminal block in a wall opening in a housing wall, having a clamp housing and at least one clamping element. The fastening clamp allows the terminal block to be mounted in and removed from a wall opening in a housing wall with a small width in that the clamping element has a resilient snap arm, having a foot region fastened to the clamp housing and a free end forming a clamping face, the snap arm extending along the side face of the clamp housing so that the clamping face acts on an edge of the wall opening when the fastening clamp is in the mounted state. A blocking element is displaceably mounted on the clamp housing for movement between a first position in which the resilient snap arm can be deflected, and a second position in which the blocking element cannot be deflected.

Abstract: A connection terminal includes a housing, a slide, and an insulation displacement contact. At least portions of the slide and the insulation displacement contact are received in the housing. The slide has an opening for inserting a conductor to be contacted. The slide is movable from a first position toward the insulation displacement contact to a second position in order to engage the insulation displacement contact with the conductor to be contacted. The slide has a tool abutment configured to transmit, to the slide, an assembly force of a robot-guided assembly tool for moving the slide from the first position to the second position.

Abstract: A fastening clamp for fixing a terminal block in a wall opening in a housing wall, having a clamp housing and at least one clamping element. The fastening clamp allows the terminal block to be mounted in and removed from a wall opening in a housing wall with a small width in that the clamping element has a resilient snap arm, having a foot region fastened to the clamp housing and a free end forming a clamping face, the snap arm extending along the side face of the clamp housing so that the clamping face acts on an edge of the wall opening when the fastening clamp is in the mounted state. A blocking element is displaceably mounted on the clamp housing for movement between a first position in which the resilient snap arm can be deflected, and a second position in which the blocking element cannot be deflected.

Abstract: An electric terminal block having a terminal housing, two conductor connection elements in the housing, and two current bars. Each current bar has a connection portion and a resilient contact portion. Each connection portion is paired with a respective conductor connection element, and the contact portions together form a contact region for receiving and contacting the plug of a test plug or disconnecting plug. The contact portions contact each other when no plug is plugged in such that the two conductor connection elements are electrically connected together via the two current bars. A transverse connection between two conductor connection elements of two adjacent terminal blocks is produced automatically when a test plug or disconnecting plug is plugged onto the terminal blocks. The terminal housing has two spring elements that have a resilient contact portion; the contact portions of the spring elements together form an additional contact region for the plug.

Abstract: An electric terminal block having a block housing, two conductor connection elements, two current bars, and two additional current bar pieces. Each current bar has a connection portion, and first and second contact portions, each connection portion being paired with a conductor connection element. To obtain a reliable switching sequence when plugging and unplugging an operating or test plug, the terminal housing is equipped with two spring elements, each of which has a connection portion and an elastic contact portion; each of the spring elements is electrically connected to one of the current bar pieces; the contact portions together form a second contact region for receiving the plug, and being mutually spaced when the plug is not plugged in. The contact region of the spring elements is arranged in front of the contact region of the current bars in the plug-in direction of the plug.

Abstract: A patchboard having a plurality of socket blocks (2), each of which has a box-like housing (3) with two end faces (4a, 4b) and four side faces (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d) which extend between the end faces (4a, 4b), the two end faces (4a, 4b) of the socket blocks (2) having at least one connection region (6). An increased degree of flexibility and ability to adapt to individual user requests is achieved due to each of at least two side faces (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d) of the socket blocks (2) having at least one latching element for connection to another socket block (2), and by at least one termination element (11) being arranged on at least one side of the patchboard (1), the termination element (11) having a mating latching element on at least one side face (12, 12b) for connecting the termination element to an adjacent socket block (2).

Abstract: A patchboard includes a plurality of honeycomb components which each have a box-shaped housing having two faces and four side surfaces. The two faces each have a connection region. At least two of the side surfaces have a latching element for connecting to another honeycomb component, and at least two of the honeycomb components have different cross-sections. The width and/or height of a honeycomb component having a larger cross-section is a multiple of the width and/or height of a honeycomb component having a smaller cross-section. The number of latching elements of a side surface having a greater width or greater height of a honeycomb component having a larger cross-section is a corresponding multiple of the number of latching elements of a side surface having a smaller width or smaller height of a honeycomb component having a smaller cross-section.

Abstract: An electric terminal block having a block housing, two conductor connection elements, two current bars, and two additional current bar pieces. Each current bar has a connection portion, and first and second contact portions, each connection portion being paired with a conductor connection element. To obtain a reliable switching sequence when plugging and unplugging an operating or test plug, the terminal housing is equipped with two spring elements, each of which has a connection portion and an elastic contact portion; each of the spring elements is electrically connected to one of the current bar pieces; the contact portions together form a second contact region for receiving the plug, and being mutually spaced when the plug is not plugged in. The contact region of the spring elements is arranged in front of the contact region of the current bars in the plug-in direction of the plug.

Abstract: An electric terminal block having a terminal housing, two conductor connection elements in the housing, and two current bars. Each current bar has a connection portion and a resilient contact portion. Each connection portion is paired with a respective conductor connection element, and the contact portions together form a contact region for receiving and contacting the plug of a test plug or disconnecting plug. The contact portions contact each other when no plug is plugged in such that the two conductor connection elements are electrically connected together via the two current bars. A transverse connection between two conductor connection elements of two adjacent terminal blocks is produced automatically when a test plug or disconnecting plug is plugged onto the terminal blocks. The terminal housing has two spring elements that have a resilient contact portion; the contact portions of the spring elements together form an additional contact region for the plug.

Abstract: The invention illustrates and describes a patchboard comprising a plurality of socket blocks (2), wherein the individual socket blocks (2) each have a box-like housing (3) with two end faces (4a, 4b) and four side faces (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d) which extend between the end faces (4a, 4b), and wherein the two end faces (4a, 4b) of the socket blocks (2) each have at least one connection region (6). The patchboard (1) according to the invention has an increased degree of flexibility and ability to adapt to individual requests of a user as a result of at least two side faces (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d) of the socket blocks (2) each having at least one latching element for connection to another socket block (2), and by at least one termination element (11) being arranged on at least one side of the patchboard (1), wherein the termination element (11) has a mating latching element on at least one side face (12, 12b), the termination element (11) being connected to an adjacent socket block (2) by means of said mating latching element.

Abstract: A connection terminal having a terminal housing for securing a terminal block arrangement having a plurality of terminal blocks in a wall opening of a housing wall, and a construction unit having two connection terminals and a terminal block arrangement that are formed of a plurality of adjacently arranged terminal blocks. The connection terminal enables the terminal blocks and/or the terminal block arrangement to be mounted and/or dismounted from one side in a wall opening of a housing wall by displaceably arranging a securing element in the terminal housing, the securing element having a terminal bevel that protrudes through an opening in the terminal housing, and by movably disposing the securing element with the aid of an actuation element into a terminal position in which the terminal bevel acts against an inner edge of the wall opening in the mounted state of the connection terminal.

Abstract: A patchboard includes a plurality of honeycomb components which each have a box-shaped housing having two faces and four side surfaces. The two faces each have a connection region. At least two of the side surfaces have a latching element for connecting to another honeycomb component, and at least two of the honeycomb components have different cross-sections. The width and/or height of a honeycomb component having a larger cross-section is a multiple of the width and/or height of a honeycomb component having a smaller cross-section. The number of latching elements of a side surface having a greater width or greater height of a honeycomb component having a larger cross-section is a corresponding multiple of the number of latching elements of a side surface having a smaller width or smaller height of a honeycomb component having a smaller cross-section.

Abstract: A test plug block for plugging onto a series terminal block has a plurality of interconnected test plugs and two securing parts which are arranged on both sides of the plurality of test plugs having a plug-in portion and which are connected to each other via a handle. Plugging of the test plug block onto the series terminal block is simplified in that each plug-in portion of the securing parts has two latching elements which, together with corresponding counter latching elements of the securing clamps determine a first latched position and a second latched position of the securing parts in the securing clamp, wherein the two latched positions are arranged one behind the other in the plug-on direction of the test plug block. An unlocking element is movably arranged in the housing of each securing part from a base position into first and second unlocking positions by rotating the handle.

Abstract: A test terminal block is formed of a series terminal block and a test plug block pluggable onto the series terminal block and fastening clamps for releasably securing them together. Each of two fastening clamps has a clamp housing contains at least two catch elements and the housing of each has at least two corresponding mating catch elements that determine two interlocking positions of fastening parts in the fastening clamps, one position is arranged after the other in the plug-on direction of the fastening parts. An unlocking element is movably arranged in the housing of each of the two fastening parts, which unlocking element can be brought into a first unlocking position and a second unlocking position, the locking of the first interlocking position being released in the first unlocking position and the locking of the second interlocking position being released in the second unlocking position by the unlocking element.