US 11,777,236 B2
Distribution block
Saurabh Bisht, Bangalore (IN); Charlotte Deligny, Pontoise (FR); Philippe France, Pontoise (FR); Dhanabal R, Bangalore (IN); and Anna-Line Escoffier, Pontoise (FR)
Assigned to Tyco Electronics France SAS, Pontoise (FR); and TE Connectivity India Private Limited, Bangalore (IN)
Filed by TE Connectivity India Private Limited, Bangalore (IN); and Tyco Electronics France SAS, Pontoise (FR)
Filed on Oct. 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/510,860.
Claims priority of application No. 20306299 (EP), filed on Oct. 30, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0140503 A1, May 5, 2022
Int. Cl. H01R 9/00 (2006.01); H01R 9/26 (2006.01); H01R 9/24 (2006.01); H02G 3/08 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 9/2608 (2013.01) [H01R 9/2491 (2013.01); H02G 3/08 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A distribution block for attaching to a support rail extending in a support direction, comprising:
an insulating housing;
a conductive member included in the insulating housing;
at least one conductor inlet formed in the insulating housing;
a plurality of conductor outlets formed in the insulating housing and arranged in at least one row extending substantially parallel to an extension direction of the insulating housing; and
a mounting assembly connected to the insulating housing for attaching to the support rail, the distribution block mountable on the support rail in a longitudinal configuration wherein the extension direction of the insulating housing is substantially parallel to the support direction, and in a transverse configuration wherein the extension direction of the insulating housing is transverse to the support direction.