Patents Assigned to Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co., KG
  • Patent number: 11187738
    Abstract: The invention relates to a measurement system for detection of conduction faults of a device or equipment, comprising an evaluation unit and at least one sensor unit, wherein the measurement system is furthermore adapted to determine, in regard to a fault, whether the fault is higher or lower in frequency with respect to a predetermined limit frequency, and the measurement system is furthermore adapted to provide data in regard to one fault or multiple faults.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO KG
    Inventors: Johann Derksen, Daniel Meyer Zu Heiligen
  • Patent number: 11189947
    Abstract: A solder socket contact for a printed circuit board, comprising a first contact element and a second contact element, wherein the first contact element has at least one soldering pin which is designed to be soldered to the printed circuit board, the first contact element has a contact region for contacting a plug contact, the second contact element has at least one soldering pin which is designed to be soldered to the printed circuit board, the second contact element has a contact region for contacting the plug contact, and the first contact element and the second contact element form an individual pole for contacting the plug contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Schrader, Ingo Werner
  • Patent number: 11190170
    Abstract: A circuit assembly includes a first signal branch connecting a signal connection to an electrical load via a semiconductor switch and a second signal branch connecting the signal connection to the electrical load via a relay. When a sensor detects a polarity change in an electrical signal within a test time interval, a controller may close the semiconductor switch at a first signal time such that electrical energy is supplied to the electrical load, actuate the relay at a second signal time after the semiconductor switch has been closed, and open the semiconductor switch after the relay has been closed such that electrical energy is supplied to the electrical load solely via the second signal branch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Elmar Schaper, Markus Rohs
  • Patent number: 11188061
    Abstract: A method for configuring an automation system for controlling a process, an automation module, and a computer program product. In the method, a mapping of a physical automation device on a non-instantiated automation module is provided, whereby the non-instantiated automation module specifies a device type and has at least one artifact. Furthermore, the method includes the provision of a non-instantiated automation module in a library and a retrieval of the non-instantiated automation module from the library. Furthermore, the method provides for an instantiation of the automation module and a localization of the instantiated automation modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Benno Heines, Jörg Jeschin, Matthias Ilse
  • Patent number: 11184979
    Abstract: A printed circuit board assembly has a first printed circuit board with first and second surfaces, a plurality of electrical contact pins which pass through the first printed circuit board, wherein first ends of the contact pins are electrically contacted on the second surface by soldered elevations, and with first electrical contacts which are arranged on the second surface; and a second printed circuit board with first and second surfaces in which a plurality of blind holes are formed for receiving the first ends of the contact pins, wherein the second printed circuit board has second electrical contacts on the second surface, and the second surfaces of the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board are joined together such that the contact pins reach into the blind holes such that the first electrical contacts electrically contact the second electrical contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Werner Schäfertöns
  • Patent number: 11177063
    Abstract: A method for magnetizing at least two magnets having different magnetic coercivities, includes the steps of: a) simultaneously exposing the at least two magnets to a first substantially homogeneous magnetic field having a predeterminable first field strength and a first magnetic field direction for completely magnetizing the magnets in the first magnetic field direction; b) simultaneously exposing the magnets magnetized in step a) to a second substantially homogeneous magnetic field having a predeterminable second field strength and a second magnetic field direction opposite to the first magnetic field direction such that the at least two magnets are differently magnetized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jens Heinrich, Ralf Hoffmann, Christian Mueller
  • Patent number: 11146061
    Abstract: An overvoltage protection device includes: input terminals; output terminals; at least two overvoltage protection elements for forming staggered protection levels; and at least one longitudinal element electrically connecting an input terminal and an output terminal to conduct an operating current. In order to form a first protection level, a first overvoltage protection device is connected to two input terminals on an input side upstream of the at least one longitudinal element, and, in order to form a second protection level, a second overvoltage protection element is connected to two output terminals on an output side and downstream of the at least one longitudinal element, the at least one longitudinal element influencing a response of the at least two overvoltage protection elements in case of an overvoltage. The at least one longitudinal element is provided with a thermal overload protection device for reducing a possible current flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Christian Birkholz, Steffen Pfoertner, Jens Willmann
  • Publication number: 20210313739
    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).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Christian KLOPPENBURG
  • Publication number: 20210300063
    Abstract: A printer having a housing with a printing chamber, a printing device, a holding device for an exchangeable magazine for holding an object to be printed on, a control and evaluation unit, a memory, and at least one optical sensor in the housing for detection of an identification located on a magazine inserted into the receiving device. The control and evaluation unit is able to compare the identification on the inserted magazine which has been detected by the at least one optical sensor to an identification stored in the memory for a magazine which is allowable for the print object to be printed upon, and for outputting an error message when the comparison establishes a difference between the detected identification and the stored identification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Sandra Klocke, Albrecht Schierholz, Kilian Klages
  • Patent number: 11128064
    Abstract: A connection device for connecting a shield conductor of an electrical cable to a grounding section includes: a housing surrounding a receiving space into which an electrical cable is insertable with a shield conductor along a longitudinal axis, the housing being attachable to the grounding section such that the grounding section extends at least partly in the receiving space; and a spring element which is adjustably disposed on the housing and which has a clamping leg and is movable from an open position to a clamped position relative to the housing such that when in the clamped position, the spring element acts with the clamping leg on the shield conductor of the electrical cable inserted in the receiving space, the clamping leg having an engagement portion for acting on the shield conductor, the engagement portion having an at least partially curved or angled engagement contour.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Kevin Berghahn, Jens Andresen, Heinz Reibke
  • Patent number: 11128073
    Abstract: A plug connector for establishing an external connection to a printed circuit board, including at least two angled pin-shaped contacts including a first leg, for making contact with a mating plug connector, and a second leg, for making contact with the printed circuit board, an insulating body for accommodating the contacts at least in the region of the first leg, and a contact carrier for accommodating the contacts at the second leg thereof, wherein the contacts, at the end of the second leg, include a stop acting in the axial direction, and the contact carrier includes through-openings including a counter-stop for the second legs and can be moved in the axial direction of the second legs into a housing and be fixed therein. In this way, all the contacts are located on one plane with respect to the printed circuit board and allow the use of SMD or THR processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Alexander Hieber, Michael Delker
  • Patent number: 11127541
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an electromagnetic switch, comprising: an armature; a slider configured to manually move to actuate the armature; and a deformable force transfer element positioned between the slider and the armature, wherein the slider is configured to be pressed against the deformable force transfer element to actuate the armature with a press force, and wherein the deformable force transfer element is configured to deform when a press force threshold value is exceeded to limit a transferable force from the slider onto the armature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Ralf Hoffmann
  • Patent number: 11120960
    Abstract: A modular switching contactor arrangement for use in a safety-oriented application, has two switching contactor modules that can be arranged in succession by means of a coupling module, the switching contactor modules and the coupling module merely having to be joined together by a user, without any external wiring, so as to be mechanically and electrically coupled to one another. In the mounted state, the switching contactor arrangement has a reduced construction width that is substantially delimited by the narrow faces of the switching contactor modules. In particular, the construction width can be 22.5 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Ralf Hoffmann
  • Patent number: 11121546
    Abstract: The invention relates to a protection ensemble, comprising a circuit breaker, and a surge protector device, wherein the circuit breaker and the surge protector device have an interface, wherein the surge protector device comprises a monitoring device and, upon recognizing a fault condition by the monitoring device, the circuit breaker can be tripped by means of the interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO KG
    Inventors: Gernot Finis, Mario Stolzenberg
  • Patent number: 11114775
    Abstract: A contacting device for contacting a shielding conductor of an electrical line with a grounding portion includes: a housing which encloses a receptacle space into which the electrical line including the shielding conductor is insertable, the housing being attachable to the grounding portion such that the grounding portion extends in the receptacle space; and a spring element which is arranged on the housing so as to be pivotable about a pivot axis from an open position into a clamping position, in order, in the clamping position, to contact the shielding conductor of the electrical line inserted into the receptacle space with the grounding portion to which the housing is attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Jens Andresen
  • Patent number: 11108187
    Abstract: A connector part includes: an electrically conductive shield sleeve; a plug-in portion provided on the shield sleeve for plug-in connection to an associated mating connector part; at least one electrical contact element disposed in or on the plug-in portion; a plastic housing part at least partially enclosing the shield sleeve; a pressure element which is disposed on the shield sleeve and connected to the plastic housing part and which has a receiving means; and a sealing element which is disposed in the receiving means of the pressure element and in sealing engagement with the shield sleeve to seal a transition between the plastic housing part and the shield sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Cord Starke, Kathrin Dober, Daniel Nolting
  • Patent number: 11101063
    Abstract: A planar transformer for power transmission, having vertical and horizontal extents, includes a circuit board having a sandwich-type structure with at least three layers to form electrical conductors. First and second layers of these layers form outer layers of the circuit board, and each additional one of these layers forms an inner layer of the circuit board. An insulation material with a minimum thickness is arranged between all of these layers, with a number of at least three mutually galvanically isolated circuits. A first circuit forms a primary circuit and each additional circuit forms an equally entitled secondary circuit, having a magnetic core assembled from two interconnected magnetic core parts. A first core part with a central part and two outer legs forms a U shape. The circuit board has two recesses, and the two outer legs of the first core part are inserted into these recesses and connected to the second core part at their ends remote from the central part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Peter Scholz
  • Patent number: 11081838
    Abstract: An electrical connector part for connecting to a mating electrical connector part includes: a housing that has an insertion portion for making a plug-in connection with the mating electrical connector part, and a locking element, arranged moveably on the housing, for locking the mating electrical connector part to the housing in a locked position, and which is movable out of the locked position in order to release the locking connection between the mating electrical connector part and the housing when in an unlocked position; and a connecting device that connects the locking element to the housing and has a guide portion, a guide element guided at the guide portion, and a spring element, the spring element having a locking leg for latching the guide element to the guide portion in the locked position and/or the unlocked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Wendt, Jens Franke
  • Patent number: 11065887
    Abstract: A method for securing a printing process of a printer having a housing with a printing chamber, a printing device, a holding device for an exchangeable magazine for holding an object to be printed on, a control and evaluation unit, and a memory, the method having the following steps: inserting a magazine having the object to be printed into the holding device; moving the holding device into the printing chamber, using an optical sensor in the housing to sense a marking on the magazine; performing a comparison of the marking on the inserted magazine sensed by the sensor with a marking stored in memory in the control and evaluation unit for a magazine permissible for the print object to be printed on; outputting an error indication if the marking of the inserted magazine sensed by the sensor does not match the marking stored in the memory for a permissible magazine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Sandra Klocke, Albrecht Schierholz, Kilian Klages
  • Patent number: D927428
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Peter Wermter