Patents Assigned to Kostal Kontakt Systeme GmbH
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Publication number: 20120142205Abstract: An electrical plug-type connector includes a carrier, a sleeve contact having a movable tensioning sleeve, a housing movable relative to the carrier, a mating component having a pin configured to make contact with the sleeve contact, and a lever having first and second lever arms. Joining of the mating component with the carrier causes an anti-displacement element between the housing and the carrier to be released and, as a result of a displacement of the housing relative to the carrier, the tensioning sleeve moves and presses the sleeve contact against the pin and the first lever arm displaces and connects with the mating component and the displacement of the first lever arm builds spring tension that is applied in the second lever arm such that the second lever arm latches on the housing with a latching sound when the housing reaches an end position relative to the carrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2012Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicant: KOSTAL KONTAKT SYSTEME GMBHInventors: Rainer Buethe, Hartmut Soennecken, Wilfried Heringhaus
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Publication number: 20120077376Abstract: A cable assembly includes a coaxial cable and a plug-in connector. The cable has inner and outer conductors and an insulation layer between the conductors. The connector has first and second tubular components. The first tubular component is inserted between the insulation layer and the outer conductor at a free end section of the cable and the second tubular component is connected to the first tubular component and encloses the outer conductor whereby the plug-in connector is connected to the cable. The second tubular component forms a sleeve that opens toward the free end section of the cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2011Publication date: March 29, 2012Applicant: Kostal Kontakt Systeme GmbHInventors: Herbert Plate, Brantley Natter
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Publication number: 20120034817Abstract: A cable assembly includes a coaxial cable and a plug-and-socket (plug-in) connector part. The connector part has a sleeve, a sleeve contact, and a shielding module. The sleeve is connected to the outer conductor of the cable at a free end section of the cable and the sleeve contact is connected to the inner conductor of the cable. The shielding module includes a shielding plate and a chamber insert. The chamber insert is inserted into the shielding plate and receives the sleeve contact. The shielding module is connected to the sleeve such that the sleeve and the shielding plate surround the sleeve contact with the sleeve contact enclosed by the chamber insert up to a side of the sleeve contact intended for connecting along a direction of insertion with a contact pin of a mating plug-in connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2011Publication date: February 9, 2012Applicant: KOSTAL KONTAKT SYSTEME GMBHInventors: Herbert Plate, Joerg Hegel
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Publication number: 20110244712Abstract: An electrical appliance includes a housing having a holding chamber and an insert slot, an insulation displacement connector (IDC), and an electrical component such as a battery inserted into the holding chamber. The component has an electric connector extending through the holding chamber into the insert slot. Upon insertion of the IDC into the insert slot, the IDC contacts the electric connector of the component and contacts a printed circuit board (PCB) mounted to the housing whereby the electrical component and the PCB are electrically connected via the electric connector of the component and the IDC. The holding chamber completely surrounds, at least in sections, the component within the holding chamber. The holding chamber includes a radially-pivotable latching clip which axially fixes in place the component within the holding chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2011Publication date: October 6, 2011Applicant: KOSTAL KONTAKT SYSTEME GMBHInventors: Klaus Hinteresch, Ruediger Knobloch, Werner Koster
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Patent number: 7837485Abstract: An electrical plug connector includes a first connector housing, a slider, and a cap. The slider has slider surfaces insertable into the first housing in a direction transverse to a direction of insertion of a second housing to the first housing at a connecting side of the first housing. The slider is connected to the first housing upon the slider surfaces being inserted into the first housing. The cap is on a cap side of the first housing lying opposite to the connecting side of the first housing. The slider surfaces connect with the cap to latch the cap to the cap side of the first housing upon the slider surfaces being inserted into the first housing.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2009Date of Patent: November 23, 2010Assignee: Kostal Kontakt Systeme GmbHInventors: Peter Epe, Thomas Foerster
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Patent number: 7749005Abstract: Breaker switch includes connector, socket, and surrounding housings. The connector housing has contacts and a blocking lever. The socket housing has sockets and a gear rack. An operating lever has a gear mounted to the connector housing and engaged to the gear rack to mount the connector and socket housings such that the connector housing is movable relative to the socket housing between starting and final positions. In the starting position the connector and socket housings disengage such that the contacts and sockets disengage. In the final position the connector and socket housings engage such that the contacts and sockets engage. In the starting and final positions the blocking lever engages the gear to maintain the position of the connector housing. The surrounding housing is connected to the socket housing and has a control edge that releases the blocking lever from the gear to enable the connector housing to move.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2009Date of Patent: July 6, 2010Assignee: Kostal Kontakt Systeme GmbHInventors: Konstantinos Titokis, Volker Thurau
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Patent number: 7750789Abstract: A breaker switch includes a connector housing having plug-in contacts and a socket housing having sockets. The connector housing has a fuse chamber having an opening through which a fuse can be inserted into the fuse chamber. A lever pivotably mounts the housings such that the connector housing is movable with the lever relative to the socket housing between starting and final positions. In the starting position the housings disengage such that the contacts and sockets disengage. In the final position the housings engage such that the contacts and sockets engage. A cover is movably connected to the connector housing to move between opened and closed positions. The cover opens the fuse chamber opening when opened and closes the fuse chamber opening when closed. When the cover is opened the cover prevents the connector housing from moving to the final position thereby preventing the contacts and sockets from electrically connecting.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2009Date of Patent: July 6, 2010Assignee: Kostal Kontakt Systeme GmbHInventors: Konstantinos Titokis, Volker Thurau
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Publication number: 20100081304Abstract: Breaker switch includes connector, socket, and surrounding housings. The connector housing has contacts and a blocking lever. The socket housing has sockets and a gear rack. An operating lever has a gear mounted to the connector housing and engaged to the gear rack to mount the connector and socket housings such that the connector housing is movable relative to the socket housing between starting and final positions. In the starting position the connector and socket housings disengage such that the contacts and sockets disengage. In the final position the connector and socket housings engage such that the contacts and sockets engage. In the starting and final positions the blocking lever engages the gear to maintain the position of the connector housing. The surrounding housing is connected to the socket housing and has a control edge that releases the blocking lever from the gear to enable the connector housing to move.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2009Publication date: April 1, 2010Applicant: KOSTAL KONTAKT SYSTEME GMBHInventors: Konstantinos Titokis, Volker Thurau
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Publication number: 20100073119Abstract: A breaker switch includes a connector housing having plug-in contacts and a socket housing having sockets. The connector housing has a fuse chamber having an opening through which a fuse can be inserted into the fuse chamber. A lever pivotably mounts the housings such that the connector housing is movable with the lever relative to the socket housing between starting and final positions. In the starting position the housings disengage such that the contacts and sockets disengage. In the final position the housings engage such that the contacts and sockets engage. A cover is movably connected to the connector housing to move between opened and closed positions. The cover opens the fuse chamber opening when opened and closes the fuse chamber opening when closed. When the cover is opened the cover prevents the connector housing from moving to the final position thereby preventing the contacts and sockets from electrically connecting.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2009Publication date: March 25, 2010Applicant: KOSTAL KONTAKT SYSTEME GMBHInventors: Konstantinos Titokis, Volker Thurau
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Patent number: 7645156Abstract: A connector includes first and second plug-and-socket connector parts and a connection element. The first connector part has a latch operable to connect the connector parts together. The connection element is connected and is displaceable with respect to the first connector part between first and second positions. The connection element has a pair of locking tabs operable with the latch such that the connection element is fixed in the first position until the latch connects the connector parts together and such that the connection element is movable from the first position to the second position when the latch connects the connector parts together. While in the first position the locking tabs release the latch connection such that the connector parts are separable from one another. While in the second position the locking tabs secure the latch connection such that the connector parts are securable connected to one another.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2007Date of Patent: January 12, 2010Assignee: Kostal Kontakt Systeme GmbHInventor: Konstantinos Titokis
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Publication number: 20090263998Abstract: An electrical plug connector includes a first connector housing, a slider, and a cap. The slider has slider surfaces insertable into the first housing in a direction transverse to a direction of insertion of a second housing to the first housing at a connecting side of the first housing. The slider is connected to the first housing upon the slider surfaces being inserted into the first housing. The cap is on a cap side of the first housing lying opposite to the connecting side of the first housing. The slider surfaces connect with the cap to latch the cap to the cap side of the first housing upon the slider surfaces being inserted into the first housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2009Publication date: October 22, 2009Applicant: Kostal Kontakt Systeme GmbHInventors: Peter Epe, Thomas Foerster
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Patent number: 7455543Abstract: An electric plug connector includes a guide sleeve, a plug connector part attachable to the guide sleeve, a bayonet ring on the connector part for rotatably engaging with the guide sleeve to move between unlocked and locked positions, and a locking button arranged on the bayonet ring to slide with the ring as the ring moves. While the connector part is attached to the guide sleeve the ring locks the attachment by engaging with the guide sleeve when the ring is in its locked position. The button is displaceable relative to the guide sleeve between inactivated and activated positions. The button includes a latching hook and a pin that interact with the sleeve to enable the button to move between its inactivated and activated positions. The latching hook and the pin engage with the sleeve when the button is in its activated position to secure the locking of the attachment with the end of the pin engaged in a receptacle formed on the surface of the sleeve to prevent rotation of the bayonet ring.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2008Date of Patent: November 25, 2008Assignee: Kostal Kontakt Systeme GmbHInventors: Brantley Natter, Peter Epe
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Patent number: 7438594Abstract: An electrical plug-and-socket connector includes a housing having chambers for receiving contacts. Latches of the chambers hold contacts inserted in the chambers. The housing has first and second openings with pairs of the first and second openings respectively leading into the chambers. A flap attached to the housing is pivotable to either open away from the housing or close against the housing. The flap includes first projections which extend through the first openings into the chambers when the flap is closed to lock contacts held in the chambers. The flap includes second projections which extend through the second openings into the chambers when the flap is closed and when the contacts held in the chambers are positioned correctly in the chambers to engage the contacts and thereby reinforce the locking of the contacts held in the chambers.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2008Date of Patent: October 21, 2008Assignee: Kostal Kontakt Systeme GmbHInventor: Brantley J. Natter
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Publication number: 20080227325Abstract: An electrical plug-and-socket connector includes a housing having chambers for receiving contacts. Latches of the chambers hold contacts inserted in the chambers. The housing has first and second openings with pairs of the first and second openings respectively leading into the chambers. A flap attached to the housing is pivotable to either open away from the housing or close against the housing. The flap includes first projections which extend through the first openings into the chambers when the flap is closed to lock contacts held in the chambers. The flap includes second projections which extend through the second openings into the chambers when the flap is closed and when the contacts held in the chambers are positioned correctly in the chambers to engage the contacts and thereby reinforce the locking of the contacts held in the chambers.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2008Publication date: September 18, 2008Applicant: Kostal Kontakt Systeme GmbHInventor: Brantley J. Natter
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Publication number: 20080200076Abstract: An electric plug connector includes a guide sleeve, a plug connector part attachable to the guide sleeve, a bayonet ring on the connector part for rotatably engaging with the guide sleeve to move between unlocked and locked positions, and a locking button arranged on the bayonet ring to slide with the ring as the ring moves. While the connector part is attached to the guide sleeve the ring locks the attachment by engaging with the guide sleeve when the ring is in its locked position. The button is displaceable relative to the guide sleeve between inactivated and activated positions. The button includes a latching hook and a pin that interact with the sleeve to enable the button to move between its inactivated and activated positions. The latching hook and the pin engage with the sleeve when the button is in its activated position to secure the locking of the attachment.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2008Publication date: August 21, 2008Applicant: Kostal Kontakt Systeme GmbHInventors: Brantley Natter, Peter Epe
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Publication number: 20080096406Abstract: A connector includes first and second plug-and-socket connector parts and a connection element. The first connector part has a latch operable to connect the connector parts together. The connection element is connected and is displaceable with respect to the first connector part between first and second positions. The connection element has a pair of locking tabs operable with the latch such that the connection element is fixed in the first position until the latch connects the connector parts together and such that the connection element is movable from the first position to the second position when the latch connects the connector parts together. While in the first position the locking tabs release the latch connection such that the connector parts are separable from one another. While in the second position the locking tabs secure the latch connection such that the connector parts are securable connected to one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2007Publication date: April 24, 2008Applicant: Kostal Kontakt Systeme GmbHInventor: Konstantinos Titokis
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Patent number: 7291030Abstract: A zero insertion force electrical connector part includes a sleeve contact (socket contact) and an activation element associated with the sleeve contact. The sleeve contact has contact members with a plug contact receptacle situated between the contact members for receiving an electrical plug contact. Each contact member has a contact region. The activation element is enclosed around the contact members. The activation element is displaceable relative to the sleeve contact between non-activated and activated positions. The activation element applies a contact force to the contact members of the sleeve contact which forces the contact regions against a plug contact inserted into the plug contact receptacle of the sleeve contact to make contact with the plug contact while the activation element is in the activated position.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2006Date of Patent: November 6, 2007Assignee: Kostal Kontakt Systeme GmbHInventor: Wolfgang Mohs
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Patent number: 7244133Abstract: A connector includes two housings, a chamber block, and a seal. Passages arranged in a configuration extend through first housing top wall into first housing. Chamber block has chambers arranged in the configuration. Seal has openings arranged in the configuration and attaches to chamber block such that openings align with chambers. First housing houses chamber block and seal such that first housing top wall and chamber block sandwich seal and passages, openings, and chambers align. Second housing has plugs arranged in the configuration. Housings attach together such that first housing side wall and seal sandwich second housing side wall whereby seal seals housings and such that plugs extend into respective sockets in chambers. Electrical leads extend through the aligned passages, openings, and chambers and contact sockets to electrical connect with plugs. The seal simultaneously seals first housing in a region in which leads enter first housing and seals between housings.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2006Date of Patent: July 17, 2007Assignee: Kostal Kontakt Systeme GmbHInventors: Wolfgang Müller, Lars Baier
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Patent number: 7241189Abstract: An electrical socket contact for high-current applications includes a cage-like receptacle housing having two lateral plates on opposite sides. The lateral plates forming an interspace therebetween for holding a complementary plug contact. The socket contact further includes a contact plate insert arranged within the interspace of the lateral plates of the housing. The contact plate insert has a contact plate body extending parallel to the lateral plates of the housing. The contact plate body has a base and first and second contact plates. Each contact plate has first and second ends. The first ends of the contact plates are connected to the base of the contact plate body and the second ends of the contact plates each has a contact zone projecting away from the base of the contact plate body.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2006Date of Patent: July 10, 2007Assignee: Kostal Kontakt Systeme GmbHInventors: Wolfgang Mohs, Patrick Heinemann
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Patent number: 7232323Abstract: An electrical zero insertion force connector includes a first part having two housings, a second part having a plug, and a sleeve contact having contact segments with a gap. A clamp movably connects to the sleeve contact. The second housing movably connects to the first housing. The sleeve contact extends into the first housing such that the clamp engages the first housing and the contact segments engage the second housing. The second part connects to the first housing such that the parts connect together with the plug inserted into the gap. Upon connecting to the first housing, the second part disengages the second housing from the first housing and moves the second housing toward the first housing such that the sleeve contact moves with the second housing away from the clamp until the clamp moves over the contact segments and presses the contact segments onto the plug.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2006Date of Patent: June 19, 2007Assignee: Kostal Kontakt Systeme GmbHInventors: Wolfgang Mohs, Wilfried Heringhaus