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EP0778639A1 - lampholder, especially for halogen lamps - Google Patents

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EP0778639A1
EP0778639A1 EP96116006A EP96116006A EP0778639A1 EP 0778639 A1 EP0778639 A1 EP 0778639A1 EP 96116006 A EP96116006 A EP 96116006A EP 96116006 A EP96116006 A EP 96116006A EP 0778639 A1 EP0778639 A1 EP 0778639A1
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Dieter Dipl.-Ing. Henrici
Herbert Beleke
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R33/00—Coupling devices specially adapted for supporting apparatus and having one part acting as a holder providing support and electrical connection via a counterpart which is structurally associated with the apparatus, e.g. lamp holders; Separate parts thereof
    • H01R33/05—Two-pole devices
    • H01R33/06—Two-pole devices with two current-carrying pins, blades or analogous contacts, having their axes parallel to each other
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/02—Contact members
    • H01R13/15—Pins, blades or sockets having separate spring member for producing or increasing contact pressure
    • H01R13/18—Pins, blades or sockets having separate spring member for producing or increasing contact pressure with the spring member surrounding the socket
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/40—Securing contact members in or to a base or case; Insulating of contact members
    • H01R13/405—Securing in non-demountable manner, e.g. moulding, riveting
    • H01R13/41—Securing in non-demountable manner, e.g. moulding, riveting by frictional grip in grommet, panel or base
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    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/28—Clamped connections, spring connections
    • H01R4/48—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member
    • H01R4/4809—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member using a leaf spring to bias the conductor toward the busbar
    • H01R4/4846—Busbar details
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/10—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation effected solely by twisting, wrapping, bending, crimping, or other permanent deformation
    • H01R4/18—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation effected solely by twisting, wrapping, bending, crimping, or other permanent deformation by crimping
    • H01R4/183—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation effected solely by twisting, wrapping, bending, crimping, or other permanent deformation by crimping for cylindrical elongated bodies, e.g. cables having circular cross-section
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/28—Clamped connections, spring connections
    • H01R4/48—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member
    • H01R4/4809—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member using a leaf spring to bias the conductor toward the busbar
    • H01R4/48185—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member using a leaf spring to bias the conductor toward the busbar adapted for axial insertion of a wire end
    • H01R4/4819—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member using a leaf spring to bias the conductor toward the busbar adapted for axial insertion of a wire end the spring shape allowing insertion of the conductor end when the spring is unbiased
    • H01R4/4821—Single-blade spring
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/28—Clamped connections, spring connections
    • H01R4/48—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member
    • H01R4/4809—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member using a leaf spring to bias the conductor toward the busbar
    • H01R4/484—Spring housing details

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  • the invention relates to a lamp holder, in particular for halogen incandescent lamps, with a socket housing made of insulating material with receiving chambers for one contact each, which on the one hand forms a screwless connecting terminal for a conductor and on the other hand forms a contact part for a lamp contact pin, and which is used for fixing in the receiving chamber its material has molded retaining springs.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object of providing a lamp holder of the type outlined in the preamble of claim 1, in which the anchoring of a contact in the associated receiving chamber of the holder housing is substantially improved.
  • the invention solves this problem with the features of claim 1.
  • the invention is characterized in particular in that the retaining springs are designed as claws projecting essentially radially from the contact with respect to the direction of insertion of the contact into the contact chamber, the opposite free end edges of which around clear inner width of the receiving chamber are spaced apart from each other, bend when inserting the contact into the receiving chamber against the insertion direction and thereby enter into a positive and non-positive locking with the wall of the receiving chamber.
  • the claws can be designed as arms which protrude essentially radially from an annular disk formed on the contact and project laterally over the circumference of the remaining contact body. This makes them just as easy to punch out of the sheet metal for contact as the notched and slightly bent spring tongues previously.
  • the annular disk is preferably arranged concentrically to the conductor insertion opening of the contact. This ensures that the retaining forces exerted by the retaining springs are practically aligned with the possible pull-out forces that can be exerted on the contact when the conductor is pulled. In other words: the retaining springs anchor the contact in the socket housing exactly where the highest, the Contact can act on pulling forces.
  • the annular disk is formed on the rearmost end of the contact, which is opposite to the insertion direction.
  • the annular disk is preferably connected to the contact body in a free-standing manner on one side over a narrow peripheral region. This makes it particularly easy to control when punching the sheet metal blank and shaping it to configure the contact.
  • the total spring action or elasticity resulting from the one-sided connection is also not undesirable when inserting and clawing the retaining springs formed on the ring.
  • a lamp holder designated in its entirety with 10 (FIGS. 6 and 7), in particular one for halogen lamps of the types G4, G ... 5.3 and G ... 6.35, comprises one made of insulating material, primarily plastic or porcelain , existing socket body 11. This has two receiving chambers 12 for one contact 13 each. The chambers 12 are accessible from the underside (FIG. 7) of the socket body 11, whereas the insertion openings 14 for the lamp contacts are located on the top side (FIG. 6) of the socket. Through holes 15 can also be seen, through which fastening elements such as rivets or screws are inserted to attach the socket 10, for example, to a lamp sheet.
  • the contact shown is composed of two parts.
  • One, outer or cage-like part 16 is punched out of a thin Cr-Ni sheet and bent into the apparent shape.
  • a second terminal part 17 is e.g. enclosed in copper sheet.
  • this second part which is approximately U-shaped in the view, forms the two contact spring legs 18, between each of which a lamp contact pin is inserted.
  • the other part 16 includes a screwless connection terminal for the stripped end 19 of a conductor 20 to be connected, which end is provided with a crimped-on ferrule 19 '.
  • This connection terminal comprises a flexible contact spring tongue 21 (FIG. 3).
  • the plug axes of the lamp contact pin and the conductor end 19 run parallel to one another.
  • a special feature of the invention is that the contact 13 is provided on its bottom 22 in a special way with a series of retaining springs 23.
  • the bottom 22 of the contact 13 is understood to mean its end facing the lower side of the socket, that is to say that end part of the contact 13 which is looked at after it has been inserted into the receiving chamber 12 (FIGS. 4 and 7).
  • the retaining springs 23, which are made of the Cr-Ni material in the case of the two-part contact as described and which would be made of the same or similar material in the case of a one-piece contact, extend with respect to the direction 24 in which the contact 13 in the Socket body 11 is inserted radially outwards.
  • the retaining springs 23 are arranged on a small annular disk 25 in a radially outward direction by being cut out of this ring, which is only connected on one side to the rest of the clamping part 16 via a very narrow material connection zone 26.
  • the free outer edges 23a of all retaining springs 23 lie on a common circular arc.
  • the corresponding circular arc shape can be found in two part-circular wall sections 27 of the receiving chambers 12. However, these have a smaller curvature diameter than the outer diameter on which the edges 23a of the holding tongues 23 lie.
  • the depth of the receiving chambers 12 must be greater than the height of the space that is required to receive the clamp 13 as a whole.
  • the "safety path" indicated schematically by 28 in FIG. 9 is available for the deformation and the force development of the holding spring 23.
  • the retaining springs 23 surround the terminal-side receptacle for the stripped conductor end 19 practically concentrically like rays, because all essential forces that could lead to tearing a terminal out of the socket body 11 result from tensile forces from the conductor 20 on the Act on terminal 13. The holding forces of the holding springs are consequently effective where the pull-out forces counteracting them occur.

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Abstract

The lamp holder has an insulating housing with contacts (13) contained in respective reception chambers, each cooperating with the corresponding lamp contact pin at one side and provided with a screwless clamp terminal for the respective conductor lead at the other side. Each contact has an integral retaining spring (23) engaging the wall of the reception chamber and provided by a radially projecting crown with opposing edges spaced apart by a distance which is slightly greater than the width of the reception chamber. These edges are deflected by insertion of the contact to grip the reception chamber wall.

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Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf eine Lampenfassung, insbesondere für Halogenglühlampen, mit einem aus Isolierstoff bestehenden Fassungsgehäuse mit Aufnahmekammern für jeweils einen Kontakt, der einerseits eine schraubenlose Anschlußklemme für einen Leiter und andererseits einen Kontaktteil für einen Lampenkontaktstift ausbildet, und der zur Festlegung in der Aufnahmekammer aus seinem Material ausgeformte Haltefedern aufweist.The invention relates to a lamp holder, in particular for halogen incandescent lamps, with a socket housing made of insulating material with receiving chambers for one contact each, which on the one hand forms a screwless connecting terminal for a conductor and on the other hand forms a contact part for a lamp contact pin, and which is used for fixing in the receiving chamber its material has molded retaining springs.

Die Halterung der Kontakte bereitet insbesondere bei Halogenglühlampen-Fassungen der Typenreihen G4, G...5,3 und G...6,35 aufgrund des geringen Bauvolumens, insbesondere der geringen Bauhöhe solcher Fassungen, nicht unerhebliche Probleme. Es ist bekannt, an den einander gegenüberliegenden beiden Längsseiten des Kontakts Federzungen auszuschneiden und geringfügig nach außen aus der Wand derart auszudrücken, daß sie unter geringer Neigung zur Wand verlaufen und entgegen der Einsteckrichtung der Klemme in die Fassung nach hinten weisen. Damit diese Haltefedern innerhalb der Aufnahmekammer für den Kontakt verrasten können, müssen an den flankierenden Wänden der Aufnahmekammern Rastschultern angeformt sein, hinter die die freien ausgeklinkten Haltefeder-Enden einschnappen können.The mounting of the contacts causes not inconsiderable problems, particularly in the case of halogen light bulb sockets of the G4, G ... 5.3 and G ... 6.35 series, owing to the small overall volume, in particular the low overall height of such sockets. It is known to cut out spring tongues on the opposite two long sides of the contact and to push them slightly outwards out of the wall in such a way that they run with a slight inclination to the wall and point backwards against the direction of insertion of the clamp into the socket. So that these retaining springs can snap into the receiving chamber for the contact, locking shoulders must be formed on the flanking walls of the receiving chambers, behind which the free notched retaining spring ends can snap.

Um solche Rastschultern in den Hohlkammern ausformen zu können, sind besondere Formwerkzeuge nötig, die im Isolierstoffkörper, sei er aus Kunststoff oder aus Porzellan, schlitzförmige Öffnungen hinterlassen. Diese Öffnungen haben den Nachteil, daß sie mitunter mit den Einstecköffnungen für die Lampenkontaktstifte verwechselt werden oder aber eine Lampe so ungeschickt gehandhabt wird, daß eine ihrer Stifte in einen solchen Durchbruch eingreift. Wegen der schlechten Maßhaltigkeit von Porzellanfassungen ist im übrigen die erforderliche Präzision in der Zuordnung der Rastelemente nicht immer gewährleistet.In order to be able to form such locking shoulders in the hollow chambers, special molding tools are required which leave slit-shaped openings in the insulating material body, be it made of plastic or porcelain. These openings have the disadvantage that they sometimes with the Insertion openings for the lamp contact pins are mistaken or a lamp is handled so clumsily that one of its pins engages in such an opening. Because of the poor dimensional accuracy of porcelain frames, the required precision in the assignment of the locking elements is not always guaranteed.

Dies ist unbefriedigend. Der Erfindung liegt daher die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Lampenfassung der im Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1 näher umrissenen Art zur Verfügung zu stellen, bei der die Verankerung eines Kontakts in der zugehörigen Aufnahmekammer des Fassungsgehäuses wesentlich verbessert ist.This is unsatisfactory. The invention is therefore based on the object of providing a lamp holder of the type outlined in the preamble of claim 1, in which the anchoring of a contact in the associated receiving chamber of the holder housing is substantially improved.

Die Erfindung löst diese Aufgabe mit den Merkmalen des Anspruchs 1. Danach ist die Erfindung insbesondere dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Haltefedern als bezüglich der Einsteckrichtung des Kontakts in die Aufnahmekammer im wesentlichen radial vom Kontakt abstehende Krallen ausgebildet sind, deren einander gegenüberliegende freie Stirnkanten um ein die lichte innere Weite der Aufnahmekammer übersteigendes Maß voneinander beabstandet sind, beim Einsetzen des Kontakts in die Aufnahmekammer entgegen der Einsteckrichtung biegen und dadurch ein form- und kraftschlüssiges Gesperre mit der Wandung der Aufnahmekammer eingehen.The invention solves this problem with the features of claim 1. Thereafter, the invention is characterized in particular in that the retaining springs are designed as claws projecting essentially radially from the contact with respect to the direction of insertion of the contact into the contact chamber, the opposite free end edges of which around clear inner width of the receiving chamber are spaced apart from each other, bend when inserting the contact into the receiving chamber against the insertion direction and thereby enter into a positive and non-positive locking with the wall of the receiving chamber.

Zufolge dieser Ausgestaltung ist es möglich - und auch wünschenswert - die Wandungen der Aufnahmekammern völlig glattflächig auszubilden. Der Effekt der form- und kraftschlüssigen Verspannung der Haltefedern beruht einerseits auf ihrer ursprünglich im wesentlichen radialen Ausrichtung, vor allem aber darauf, daß sie aufgrund ihres Übermaßes gegenüber dem Querschnitt der Aufnahmekammer in Richtung entgegen der Einsteckrichtung biegeverformt werden. Sie stellen sich somit innerhalb der Kammer, in der sich die freien Enden der Haltefedern an der Kammerwand verkrallen, gegen die Einsteckrichtung und bilden somit sich gegen die Auszugsrichtung des Kontakt stemmende Widerhaken aus. Es hat sich gezeigt, daß die erfinderische Ausgestaltung und Anordnung der Haltefedern nicht nur bei Kunststoff-Fassungen, sondern vor allem auch bei Porzellan-Fassungen zu einer absolut sicheren Verankerung des Kontakts führt, trotz des empfindlich härteren Materials und trotz der ungenauen Maßhaltigkeit.As a result of this configuration, it is possible - and also desirable - to make the walls of the receiving chambers completely smooth. The effect of the positive and non-positive tensioning of the retaining springs is based on the one hand on their originally essentially radial alignment, but above all on the fact that they are bent in the direction opposite to the insertion direction due to their excess compared to the cross section of the receiving chamber. They thus stand within the chamber in which the free ends of the retaining springs engage on the chamber wall against the direction of insertion and thus form barbs resisting against the direction of extension of the contact. It has been shown that the inventive design and arrangement of the retaining springs leads to an absolutely secure anchoring of the contact not only in the case of plastic frames, but above all in the case of porcelain frames, despite the sensitive, harder material and despite the imprecise dimensional accuracy.

Die Krallen können als von einer am Kontakt ausgebildeten Ringscheibe im wesentlichen radial abstehende, seitlich über den Umfang des restlichen Kontaktkörpers vorstehende Arme ausgebildet sein. Dadurch sind sie genau so einfach aus dem Blechmaterial für den Kontakt auszustanzen wie zuvor die ausgeklinkten und leicht ausgebogenen Federzungen.The claws can be designed as arms which protrude essentially radially from an annular disk formed on the contact and project laterally over the circumference of the remaining contact body. This makes them just as easy to punch out of the sheet metal for contact as the notched and slightly bent spring tongues previously.

Vorzugsweise ist die Ringscheibe konzentrisch zur Leitereinstecköffnung des Kontakts angeordnet. Damit ist gewährleistet, daß die Rückhaltekräfte, die die Haltefedern ausüben, praktisch in Überdeckung zu den möglichen Auszugskräften angeordnet ist, die bei Zug am Leiter auf den Kontakt ausgeübt werden können. Mit anderen Worten: die Haltefedern verankern den Kontakt im Fassungsgehäuse genau dort, wo die höchsten, den Kontakt auf Herausziehen beanspruchenden Kräfte einwirken können.The annular disk is preferably arranged concentrically to the conductor insertion opening of the contact. This ensures that the retaining forces exerted by the retaining springs are practically aligned with the possible pull-out forces that can be exerted on the contact when the conductor is pulled. In other words: the retaining springs anchor the contact in the socket housing exactly where the highest, the Contact can act on pulling forces.

Nach einer weiteren Ausgestaltung ist die Ringscheibe an dem entgegen der Einsteckrichtung gelegenen hintersten Ende des Kontakt ausgebildet. Dadurch wird bezweckt, daß die Haltefedern in den Aufnahmekammern des Fassungsgehäuses erst gegen Ende des Einsteckvorgangs wirksam werden, also nicht über eine längere Strecke der Aufnahmekammerwände entlangzuschaben brauchen.According to a further embodiment, the annular disk is formed on the rearmost end of the contact, which is opposite to the insertion direction. The aim of this is that the retaining springs in the receiving chambers of the socket housing only take effect towards the end of the insertion process, that is to say they do not have to scrape along the receiving chamber walls over a longer distance.

Die Ringscheibe ist vorzugsweise über einen schmalen Umfangsbereich einseitig freistehend an den Kontaktkörper angebunden. Dadurch läßt sie sich beim Stanzen des Zuschnitts aus Blech und bei ihrer Formgebung zur Konfiguration des Kontakts besonders leicht beherrschen. Auch die aus der einseitigen Anbindung resultierende Gesamt-Federwirkung bzw. Elastizität ist beim Einsetzen und bei der Verkrallung der am Ring ausgebildeten Haltefedern nicht unerwünscht.The annular disk is preferably connected to the contact body in a free-standing manner on one side over a narrow peripheral region. This makes it particularly easy to control when punching the sheet metal blank and shaping it to configure the contact. The total spring action or elasticity resulting from the one-sided connection is also not undesirable when inserting and clawing the retaining springs formed on the ring.

Im übrigen versteht sich die Erfindung am besten anhand ihrer nachfolgenden Beschreibung unter Bezugnahme auf ein in den Zeichnungen dargestelltes Ausführungsbeispiel. In den Zeichnungen zeigen:

Fig. 1
eine schaubildliche Ansicht eines Kontakts mit Blickrichtung schräg von oben, d.h. auf die Seite, von der ein Lampenkontaktstift eingesteckt wird,
Fig. 2
eine Darstellung mit Blickrichtung schräg von unten, d.h. von der Seite, von der ein elektrischer Anschlußleiter eingesteckt wird,
Fig. 3 bis 5
Seitenansicht, Unteransicht und Aufsicht auf die Klemme entsprechend den Fig. 1 und 2, wobei in Fig. 3 ein eingesteckter Leiter mit einer angecrimpten Aderendhülse gezeigt ist,
Fig. 6
eine Aufsicht auf den Fassungskörper der Lampenfassung,
Fig. 7
eine Unteransicht unter die Lampenfassung nach Fig. 6, und
Fig. 8
eine grob schematische Darstellung der in einer Aufnahmekammer aufgenommenen Haltefedern zur Verdeutlichung der Arretierungswirkung.
Otherwise, the invention is best understood from the following description with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawings. The drawings show:
Fig. 1
2 shows a perspective view of a contact looking obliquely from above, ie to the side from which a lamp contact pin is inserted,
Fig. 2
a view looking obliquely from below, ie from the side from which an electrical connecting conductor is inserted,
3 to 5
Side view, bottom view and top view of the terminal according to FIGS. 1 and 2, wherein an inserted conductor with a crimped-on ferrule is shown in FIG. 3,
Fig. 6
a view of the socket body of the lamp holder,
Fig. 7
a bottom view under the lamp holder of FIG. 6, and
Fig. 8
a rough schematic representation of the holding springs received in a receiving chamber to illustrate the locking effect.

Eine in ihrer Gesamtheit mit 10 (Fig. 6 und 7) bezeichnete Lampenfassung, insbesondere eine solche für Halogenglühlampen der Typen G4, G...5,3 und G...6,35, umfaßt einen aus Isolierstoff, vornehmlich Kunststoff oder Porzellan, bestehenden Fassungskörper 11. Dieser weist zwei Aufnahmekammern 12 für jeweils einen Kontakt 13 auf. Die Kammern 12 sind von der Unterseite (Fig. 7) des Fassungskörpers 11 her zugänglich, wohingegen die Einstecköffnungen 14 für die Lampenkontakte an der Oberseite (Fig. 6) der Fassung befindlich sind. Ferner sind noch Durchgangslöcher 15 zu erkennen, durch die Befestigungselemente wie Nieten oder Schrauben hindurchgesteckt werden, um die Fassung 10 beispielsweise an einem Leuchtenblech zu befestigen.A lamp holder designated in its entirety with 10 (FIGS. 6 and 7), in particular one for halogen lamps of the types G4, G ... 5.3 and G ... 6.35, comprises one made of insulating material, primarily plastic or porcelain , existing socket body 11. This has two receiving chambers 12 for one contact 13 each. The chambers 12 are accessible from the underside (FIG. 7) of the socket body 11, whereas the insertion openings 14 for the lamp contacts are located on the top side (FIG. 6) of the socket. Through holes 15 can also be seen, through which fastening elements such as rivets or screws are inserted to attach the socket 10, for example, to a lamp sheet.

Der dargestellte Kontakt ist aus zwei Teilen zusammengesetzt. Der eine, äußere oder auch käfigartige Teil 16 ist aus einem dünnen Cr-Ni-Blech gestanzt und in die ersichtliche Form gebogen. Darin ist ein zweiter Klemmenteil 17 z.B. aus Kupferblech eingeschlossen. Im vorliegenden Fall bildet dieses zweite, in der Aufsicht etwa U-förmige Teil die beiden Kontaktfederschenkel 18 aus, zwischen die jeweils ein Lampenkontaktstift eingesteckt wird.The contact shown is composed of two parts. One, outer or cage-like part 16 is punched out of a thin Cr-Ni sheet and bent into the apparent shape. A second terminal part 17 is e.g. enclosed in copper sheet. In the present case, this second part, which is approximately U-shaped in the view, forms the two contact spring legs 18, between each of which a lamp contact pin is inserted.

Der andere Teil 16 beinhaltet eine schraubenlose Anschlußklemme für das mit einer aufgecrimpten Aderendhülse 19' versehene abisolierte Ende 19 eines anzuschließenden Leiters 20. Diese Anschlußklemme umfaßt eine biegsame Kontaktfederzunge 21 (Fig. 3).The other part 16 includes a screwless connection terminal for the stripped end 19 of a conductor 20 to be connected, which end is provided with a crimped-on ferrule 19 '. This connection terminal comprises a flexible contact spring tongue 21 (FIG. 3).

Wie vor allem aus den Fig. 3 und 4 erkennbar ist, verlaufen die Steckachsen des Lampenkontaktstiftes und des Leiterendes 19 zueinander parallel.As can be seen above all from FIGS. 3 and 4, the plug axes of the lamp contact pin and the conductor end 19 run parallel to one another.

Eine erfindungsgemäße Besonderheit besteht nun darin, daß der Kontakt 13 an seinem Boden 22 in besonderer Art und Weise mit einer Reihe von Haltefedern 23 versehen ist. Unter dem Boden 22 des Kontakts 13 wird sein der Fassungsunterseite zugekehrtes Ende verstanden, also dasjenige Stirnteil des Kontakts 13, auf den man nach seinem Einstecken in die Aufnahmekammer 12 blickt (Fig. 4 und 7).A special feature of the invention is that the contact 13 is provided on its bottom 22 in a special way with a series of retaining springs 23. The bottom 22 of the contact 13 is understood to mean its end facing the lower side of the socket, that is to say that end part of the contact 13 which is looked at after it has been inserted into the receiving chamber 12 (FIGS. 4 and 7).

Die Haltefedern 23, die bei dem - wie beschrieben - zweiteiligen Kontakt aus dem Cr-Ni-Material gefertigt sind und bei einem einteiligen Kontakt aus demselben oder ähnlichem Material wären, erstrecken sich mit Bezug zu der Richtung 24, in der der Kontakt 13 in den Fassungskörper 11 eingeführt wird, radial nach außen. Beim Ausführungsbeispiel sind die Haltefedern 23 strahlenförmig nach außen weisend an einer kleinen Ringscheibe 25 angeordnet, indem sie aus diesem Ring ausgeschnitten sind, der nur einseitig über eine recht schmale Werkstoffverbindungszone 26 mit dem Rest des Klemmenteils 16 verbunden ist.The retaining springs 23, which are made of the Cr-Ni material in the case of the two-part contact as described and which would be made of the same or similar material in the case of a one-piece contact, extend with respect to the direction 24 in which the contact 13 in the Socket body 11 is inserted radially outwards. In the exemplary embodiment, the retaining springs 23 are arranged on a small annular disk 25 in a radially outward direction by being cut out of this ring, which is only connected on one side to the rest of the clamping part 16 via a very narrow material connection zone 26.

Die freien Außenkanten 23a aller Haltefedern 23 liegen im Prinzip auf einem gemeinsamen Kreisbogen. Die entsprechende Kreisbogenform findet sich in zwei teilkreisförmigen Wandungsabschnitten 27 der Aufnahmekammern 12 wieder. Doch weisen diese gegenüber dem Außendurchmesser, auf dem die Kanten 23a der Haltezungen 23 liegen, einen geringeren Krümmungsdurchmesser auf.In principle, the free outer edges 23a of all retaining springs 23 lie on a common circular arc. The corresponding circular arc shape can be found in two part-circular wall sections 27 of the receiving chambers 12. However, these have a smaller curvature diameter than the outer diameter on which the edges 23a of the holding tongues 23 lie.

Wird ein Kontakt 13 in Einsteckrichtung 24 (Fig. 3) von der Bodenseite des Fassungskörpers 13 her in eine Aufnahmekammer 12 eingeführt, gelangen gegen Ende der Einschubbewegung die scharfen Zähne der Haltefedern 23 mit den glattflächigen Wandungsabschnitten 27 derart in Berührung, daß - wie es Fig. 9 schematisch veranschaulicht - die zahnförmigen Haltefedern 23 der Einsteckbewegung in Richtung des Pfeiles 24 nicht vollständig folgen, sondern entgegen der Einsteckrichtung 24 zurückgebogen werden. Diese, in Fig. 9 mit durchgezogenen Linien angedeutete Stellung behalten die Haltefedern 23 dann bei. Die Konfiguration ist etwa mit der einer eng in dem Aufnahmeraum 12 eingepaßten Tellerfeder zu vergleichen. Jede Belastung entgegen Richtung 24 würde zu einem noch festeren Eingraben der scharfen Stirnkanten in das Isolierstoffmaterial des Fassungskörpers 11 bedeuten.If a contact 13 is inserted in the insertion direction 24 (FIG. 3) from the bottom side of the socket body 13 into a receiving chamber 12, towards the end of the insertion movement the sharp teeth of the retaining springs 23 come into contact with the smooth wall sections 27 in such a way that - as shown in FIG 9 schematically illustrates - the tooth-shaped retaining springs 23 do not completely follow the insertion movement in the direction of the arrow 24, but are bent back against the insertion direction 24. This position, indicated by solid lines in FIG. 9, retains the retaining springs 23 then at. The configuration can be compared to that of a plate spring which is closely fitted in the receiving space 12. Any load in the opposite direction 24 would mean that the sharp front edges would be buried even more firmly in the insulating material of the socket body 11.

Um die beabsichtigte geometrische Form und physikalische Wirkung der Haltefedern 23 mit Sicherheit zu gewährleisten, ist es selbstverständlich, daß die Tiefe der Aufnahmekammern 12 größer sein muß als es der Höhe des Raumes entspricht, der zur Aufnahme der Klemme 13 insgesamt erforderlich ist. Dadurch steht zur Verformung und zur Kraftentfaltung der Haltefeder 23 etwa der in Fig. 9 schematisch mit 28 angedeutete "Sicherheitsweg" zur Verfügung.In order to ensure the intended geometric shape and physical effect of the retaining springs 23 with certainty, it goes without saying that the depth of the receiving chambers 12 must be greater than the height of the space that is required to receive the clamp 13 as a whole. As a result, the "safety path" indicated schematically by 28 in FIG. 9 is available for the deformation and the force development of the holding spring 23.

Vorteilhaft ist es, daß die Haltefedern 23 die klemmenseitige Aufnahme für das abisolierte Leiterende 19 praktisch konzentrisch wie Strahlen umgeben, denn alle wesentlichen Kräfte, die zum Herausreißen einer Klemme aus dem Fassungskörper 11 führen könnten, resultieren aus Zugkräften, die vom Leiter 20 aus auf die Klemme 13 einwirken. Die Haltekräfte der Haltefedern sind folglich dort wirksam, wo die ihnen entgegenwirkenden Auszugskräfte auftreten.It is advantageous that the retaining springs 23 surround the terminal-side receptacle for the stripped conductor end 19 practically concentrically like rays, because all essential forces that could lead to tearing a terminal out of the socket body 11 result from tensile forces from the conductor 20 on the Act on terminal 13. The holding forces of the holding springs are consequently effective where the pull-out forces counteracting them occur.

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Lampenfassung, insbesondere für Halogenglühlampen, mit einem aus Isolierstoff bestehenden Fassungsgehäuse mit Aufnahmekammern für jeweils einen Kontakt, der einerseits eine schraubenlose Anschlußklemme für einen Leiter und andererseits einen Kontaktteil für einen Lampenkontaktstift ausbildet, und der zur Festlegung in der Aufnahmekammer aus seinem Material ausgeformte Haltefedern aufweist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Haltefedern (23) als bezüglich der Einsteckrichtung (24) des Kontakts (13) in die Aufnahmekammer (12) im wesentlichen radial vom Kontakt (13) abstehende Krallen ausgebildet sind, deren einander gegenüberliegende freie Stirnkanten (23a) um ein die lichte innere Weite der Aufnahmekammer (27) übersteigendes Maß voneinander beabstandet sind und beim Einsetzen des Kontakts (13) in die Aufnahmekammer (16) entgegen der Einsteckrichtung (24) biegen und dadurch ein form- und kraftschlüssiges Gesperre mit der Wandung (27) der Aufnahmekammer (16) eingehen.Lamp holder, in particular for halogen incandescent lamps, with a socket housing made of insulating material with receiving chambers for one contact each, which on the one hand forms a screwless connecting terminal for a conductor and on the other hand a contact part for a lamp contact pin, and which has retaining springs molded from its material for fixing in the receiving chamber, characterized in that the retaining springs (23) are designed as claws which project substantially radially from the contact (13) with respect to the direction of insertion (24) of the contact (13) into the receiving chamber (12), the free end edges (23a) of which lie opposite one another the clear inner width of the receiving chamber (27) is spaced apart from one another and when the contact (13) is inserted into the receiving chamber (16) bend against the direction of insertion (24) and thereby a positive and non-positive locking with the wall (27) Enter the receiving chamber (16). Lampenfassung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Haltefedern (23) als von einer am Kontakt ausgebildeten Ringscheibe (25) im wesentlichen radial abstehende, seitlich über den Umfang des restlichen Kontaktkörpers vorstehende Arme ausgebildet sind.Lamp holder according to Claim 1, characterized in that the retaining springs (23) are designed as arms which protrude essentially radially from an annular disk (25) formed on the contact and project laterally over the circumference of the remaining contact body. Lampenfassung nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Ringscheibe (25) konzentrisch zur Leitereinstecköffnung des Kontakts (13) angeordnet ist.Lamp holder according to claim 2, characterized in that the annular disc (25) is arranged concentrically to the conductor insertion opening of the contact (13). Lampenfassung nach Anspruch 2 oder 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Ringscheibe (25) am oder nahe an einem Ende des Kontakts ausgebildet ist.Lamp holder according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the annular disc (25) is formed at or near one end of the contact. Lampenfassung nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Ringscheibe (25) an dem entgegen der Einsteckrichtung gelegenen hintersten Ende (Boden 22) des Kontakts (13) ausgebildet ist.Lamp holder according to claim 4, characterized in that the annular disc (25) is formed on the rearmost end (bottom 22) of the contact (13) opposite to the insertion direction. Lampenfassung nach Anspruch 1 oder einem der darauf folgenden, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Ringscheibe (25) über einen schmalen Umfangsbereich (26) einseitig freistehend an den Kontaktkörper (13) angebunden ist.Lamp holder according to Claim 1 or one of the subsequent claims, characterized in that the annular disc (25) is connected to the contact body (13) in a free-standing manner on one side over a narrow peripheral region (26).
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