US 12,080,980 B2
Contact element and conductor terminal for connecting an electrical conductor
Henning Meier, Bueckeburg (DE); and Thomas Witte, Porta Westfalica (DE)
Assigned to WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH, Minden (DE)
Filed by WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH, Minden (DE)
Filed on Feb. 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/668,199.
Claims priority of application No. 20 2021 100 658.7 (DE), filed on Feb. 10, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0271447 A1, Aug. 25, 2022
Int. Cl. H01R 4/48 (2006.01); H01R 4/02 (2006.01); H01R 12/57 (2011.01); H01R 13/629 (2006.01); H01R 4/28 (2006.01); H01R 9/24 (2006.01); H01R 11/11 (2006.01); H01R 12/50 (2011.01); H01R 12/51 (2011.01); H01R 12/55 (2011.01); H01R 12/71 (2011.01); H01R 13/04 (2006.01); H01R 13/11 (2006.01); H01R 13/15 (2006.01); H01R 13/17 (2006.01); H01R 13/187 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 4/48185 (2023.08) [H01R 4/02 (2013.01); H01R 4/48 (2013.01); H01R 12/57 (2013.01); H01R 13/629 (2013.01); H01R 4/28 (2013.01); H01R 9/24 (2013.01); H01R 11/11 (2013.01); H01R 12/50 (2013.01); H01R 12/51 (2013.01); H01R 12/55 (2013.01); H01R 12/71 (2013.01); H01R 12/712 (2013.01); H01R 12/714 (2013.01); H01R 12/716 (2013.01); H01R 13/04 (2013.01); H01R 13/11 (2013.01); H01R 13/112 (2013.01); H01R 13/15 (2013.01); H01R 13/17 (2013.01); H01R 13/187 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A contact element for connecting an electrical conductor, the contact element comprising:
a conductor insertion area in which there are two opposite first side walls, a first floor section connecting the first side walls and a first cover section opposite the first floor section,
wherein the first side walls, the first floor section and the first cover section limit a conductor insertion channel, and
wherein the first side walls each have at least one spring tongue freed from the first floor section and the first cover section, the spring tongues forming a clamping point for clamping the electrical conductor by a spring force,
wherein the contact element has a tunnel-shaped conductor receiving section having a second cover section, the tunnel-shaped conductor receiving section being arranged at the end of the contact element opposite the conductor insertion area and/or is arranged behind the clamping point as viewed from the conductor insertion area in a conductor insertion direction,
wherein the contact element has a conductor guide tab integrated on the tunnel-shaped conductor receiving section, and
wherein the conductor guide tab protrudes from the second cover section diagonally to the conductor insertion direction in the direction of the conductor insertion area.