Patents by Inventor Jürgen Lappöhn
Jürgen Lappöhn has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 10756487Abstract: A plug contact set, comprising a plug contact strip (10) having several first plug contacts (12, 14) arranged in a first housing (11), at least one of which is formed as a checking contact (14) having a shorter length than the rest of the plug contacts (12), and having a plug connector (20) having several second plug contacts (22) arranged in a second housing (21), at least one of which is configured to come into electrical contact with the checking contact (14), wherein the first housing (11) has at least one first latch element (31) and the second housing (21) has at least one second latch element (32) which are configured to latch together when the first plug contacts (12) are completely contacted with the second plug contacts (22), is characterised in that the second housing (21) has a third latch element (33) which can be latched with the first latch element (31) and which is arranged to be spaced apart from the second latch element (32) in the plugging direction (S) in such a way that, by latching the tType: GrantFiled: March 22, 2017Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: ERNI PRODUCTION GMBH & CO. KGInventor: Juergen Lappoehn
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Patent number: 10601156Abstract: Plug contact set, comprising a plug contact strip (17) having several first contact elements (12, 14) that are formed as components of a circuit board (10) and are arranged in the region of a circuit board edge (19), at least one of which contact elements (12, 14) being formed in the plugging direction (S) as a checking contact (14) having a smaller length than the remaining contact elements, and having a plug connector having several second contact elements (22) that are arranged in a housing, at least one of which contact elements (22) being set up to electrically make electric contact with the checking contact (14), wherein at least one first latch element (31, 51) that is formed as part of the circuit board (10) is arranged on the circuit board edge (19) and at least one second latch element (32) is arranged on the housing, said latch elements being set up to latch with one another when the first contact elements (12, 14) are completely contacted by the second contact elements (22), and wherein a third laType: GrantFiled: March 22, 2017Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: ERNI PRODUCTION GMBH & CO. KGInventor: Juergen Lappoehn
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Patent number: 10566707Abstract: A contact sleeve for connecting at least one stranded wire has a receiving region extending longitudinally to a central line. The central line runs parallel to the stranded wire for inserting stripped ends of the at least one stranded wire and has two crimp wings that are each directed towards each other. In the folded state, the two crimp wings clamp the stripped ends. The crimp wings have grooves that run on both crimp wings relative to the central line in the shape of an arrow. The grooves run outwards, in each case starting from the central line and being curved with a continuously decreasing gradient.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2017Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: ERNI Production GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Juergen Lappoehn
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Publication number: 20190296466Abstract: Plug contact set, comprising a plug contact strip (17) having several first contact elements (12, 14) that are formed as components of a circuit board (10) and are arranged in the region of a circuit board edge (19), at least one of which contact elements (12, 14) being formed in the plugging direction (S) as a checking contact (14) having a smaller length than the remaining contact elements, and having a plug connector having several second contact elements (22) that are arranged in a housing, at least one of which contact elements (22) being set up to electrically make electric contact with the checking contact (14), wherein at least one first latch element (31, 51) that is formed as part of the circuit board (10) is arranged on the circuit board edge (19) and at least one second latch element (32) is arranged on the housing, said latch elements being set up to latch with one another when the first contact elements (12, 14) are completely contacted by the second contact elements (22), and wherein a third laType: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2017Publication date: September 26, 2019Applicant: ERNI Production GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Juergen LAPPOEHN
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Patent number: 10290980Abstract: A plug device contains a first plug connector having spring contacts, wherein at least one spring contact is provided for the establishing of an electrical connection between a first and a second electrical circuit ground, and contains a second plug connector having blade contacts, wherein at least one blade contact is provided for the establishing of the connection of the two electrical circuit grounds. The plug device has an ohmic resistor provided at least in one partial region at the contact point at which the front end of at least one spring element of a spring contact of the first plug connector is borne on a blade contact of the second plug connector, the resistor forming a series resistor during the connection of the first electrical circuit ground to the second electrical circuit ground between the spring contact and the blade contact in the partial region at the contact point.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2018Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: ERNI Production GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Juergen Lappoehn
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Publication number: 20190140367Abstract: A contact sleeve for connecting at least one stranded wire having a receiving region extending longitudinally to a central line (14) running in parallel to the stranded wire for inserting stripped ends of the at least one stranded wire and having two crimp wings (15a, 15b) that are each directed towards each other and, in the folded state, clamp the stripped ends, wherein the crimp wings (15a, 15b) have grooves (13) that run on both crimp wings (15a, 15b) relative to the central line in the shape of an arrow, is characterised in that the grooves (13) run outwards, in each case starting from the central line (14) and being curved with a continuously decreasing gradient.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2017Publication date: May 9, 2019Applicant: ERNI Production GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Juergen LAPPOEHN
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Publication number: 20190115696Abstract: A plug contact set, comprising a plug contact strip (10) having several first plug contacts (12, 14) arranged in a first housing (11), at least one of which is formed as a checking contact (14) having a shorter length than the rest of the plug contacts (12), and having a plug connector (20) having several second plug contacts (22) arranged in a second housing (21), at least one of which is configured to come into electrical contact with the checking contact (14), wherein the first housing (11) has at least one first latch element (31) and the second housing (21) has at least one second latch element (32) which are configured to latch together when the first plug contacts (12) are completely contacted with the second plug contacts (22), is characterised in that the second housing (21) has a third latch element (33) which can be latched with the first latch element (31) and which is arranged to be spaced apart from the second latch element (32) in the plugging direction (S) in such a way that, by latching the tType: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2017Publication date: April 18, 2019Applicant: ERNI Production GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Juergen LAPPOEHN
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Patent number: 10236604Abstract: A plug connector for flexible conductor films having film-insulated conductors, includes a plug connector housing in which at least one plug contact element is arranged, and a connection region in which blades electrically conductively connected to the at least one plug contact element penetrate and fix at least one film-insulated conductor and produce an electrical contact. The plug connector housing includes two housing parts which can be pushed into one another, of which the first housing part supports the blades and the at least one plug contact element electrically conductively connected thereto, and the second housing part receives and supports the flexible conductor film and has the at least one blade receptacle which is adapted to the blades and whose boundary surfaces are designed such that the at least a part of the blades is bent towards the film-insulated conductor when the two housing parts are pushed into one another.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2015Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: ERNI Production GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Juergen Lappoehn
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Patent number: 10074914Abstract: A plug includes at least one spring or blade contact element which is disposed in a housing and is connected in an electrically conducting manner to at least one insulation displacement contact that contacts and secures at least one insulated single-core cable. The at least one insulation displacement contact extends at a 90° angle from the spring or blade contact element in the plug-in direction of the spring or blade contact element in such a way that the at least one insulated single-core cable extending in the plug-in direction is contacted and secured by an insulation displacement contact.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2015Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: ERNI Production GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Juergen Lappoehn
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Patent number: 10074943Abstract: The invention relates to a plug device (10) which contains a first plug connector (12) having spring contacts (16), wherein at least one spring contact (16) is provided for the establishing of an electrical connection between a first and a second electrical circuit ground (18a, 18b), and which contains a second plug connector (14) having blade contacts (28), wherein at least one blade contact (28) is provided for the establishing of the connection of the two electrical circuit grounds (18a, 18b).Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2016Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: ERNI Production GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Juergen Lappoehn
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Patent number: 10069237Abstract: In the case of a connector comprising two plug parts that can be plugged into one another with front housing parts adapted to one another (100, 200) as well as electrical contact elements (120, 220) adapted to one another, wherein the two front housing parts (100, 200) in the plugged together state overlap on regions facing one another (225), provision is made in particular that the two front housing parts (100, 200) outwardly seal the plug connection resulting from plugging the two plug parts together by means of a sealing lip (125) arranged on the one front housing part (100) as well as by means of an annular groove (230) arranged on the respective other front housing part (200), which is surrounded inwardly by annular rotary sealing surfaces (235, 235?) and surrounded outwardly by an annular rotary collar (225).Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2015Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: ERNI Production GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Juergen Lappoehn
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Publication number: 20180241159Abstract: A plug device contains a first plug connector having spring contacts, wherein at least one spring contact is provided for the establishing of an electrical connection between a first and a second electrical circuit ground, and contains a second plug connector having blade contacts, wherein at least one blade contact is provided for the establishing of the connection of the two electrical circuit grounds. The plug device has an ohmic resistor provided at least in one partial region at the contact point at which the front end of at least one spring element of a spring contact of the first plug connector is borne on a blade contact of the second plug connector, the resistor forming a series resistor during the connection of the first electrical circuit ground to the second electrical circuit ground between the spring contact and the blade contact in the partial region at the contact point.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2018Publication date: August 23, 2018Applicant: ERNI Production GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Juergen LAPPOEHN
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Patent number: 10044144Abstract: A plug connector which comprises contact elements that are subdivided into at least one signal contact element and at least one shielding contact element, and a component having an electrical circuit ground. The plug connector and the component are characterized by an ohmic resistance which connects the shielding contact element to the electrical circuit ground. The measure suppresses parasitic oscillations.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2015Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: ERNI Production GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Roland Moedinger, Stefan Molitor, Juergen Lappoehn, Thomas Gneiting
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Patent number: 10044114Abstract: A contact element for plug connectors includes plug contacts arranged on the plug side and a crimp connection arranged on the cable connection side, and at least one primary locking element and at least one secondary locking element. The plug contacts and the crimp connection are offset from one another in an axially parallel manner; the at least one primary locking element has two locking springs which act transversely in relation to the plugging direction, and which are mirror-symmetrically arranged in relation to a plugging device plane; and the at least one secondary locking element is arranged in the contact element in a mirror-symmetric manner in relation to the plugging device plane, and has at least one secondary locking recess running transversely in relation to the plugging direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2015Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: ERNI Production GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Juergen Lappoehn
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Patent number: 10020598Abstract: Plug connector (10) with at least one spring or blade contact element (410) arranged in a housing, the spring or blade contact element being connected in an electrically conductive manner to at least one displacement insulation contact (430), which contacts and fixes at least one single-core, insulated cable (301, 302, 303, 304), characterized in that the at least one displacement insulation contact (430) is arranged offset by 90° in the plug direction (R) of the spring or blade contact element (410) relative to the spring or blade contact element (410) such that the at least one single-core, insulated cable is contacted and fixed in the plug direction passing through a displacement insulation contact.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2015Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: ERNI Production GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Juergen Lappoehn
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Publication number: 20180054029Abstract: The invention relates to a plug device (10) which contains a first plug connector (12) having spring contacts (16), wherein at least one spring contact (16) is provided for the establishing of an electrical connection between a first and a second electrical circuit ground (18a, 18b), and which contains a second plug connector (14) having blade contacts (28), wherein at least one blade contact (28) is provided for the establishing of the connection of the two electrical circuit grounds (18a, 18b).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2016Publication date: February 22, 2018Applicant: ERNI Production GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Juergen LAPPOEHN
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Publication number: 20170373405Abstract: A plug includes at least one spring or blade contact element which is disposed in a housing and is connected in an electrically conducting manner to at least one insulation displacement contact that contacts and secures at least one insulated single-core cable. The at least one insulation displacement contact extends at a 90° angle from the spring or blade contact element in the plug-in direction of the spring or blade contact element in such a way that the at least one insulated single-core cable extending in the plug-in direction is contacted and secured by an insulation displacement contact.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2015Publication date: December 28, 2017Applicant: ERNI Production GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Juergen LAPPOEHN
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Publication number: 20170346218Abstract: In the case of a connector comprising two plug parts that can be plugged into one another with front housing parts adapted to one another (100, 200) as well as electrical contact elements (120, 220) adapted to one another, where-in the two front housing parts (100, 200) in the plugged together state overlap on regions facing one another (225), provision is made in particular that the two front housing parts (100, 200) outwardly seal the plug connection resulting from plugging the two plug parts together by means of a sealing lip (125) arranged on the one front housing part (100) as well as by means of an annular groove (230) arranged on the respective other front housing part (200), which is surrounded inwardly by annular rotary sealing surfaces (235, 235?) and surrounded outwardly by an annular rotary collar (225).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2015Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: ERNI Production GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Juergen LAPPOEHN
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Publication number: 20170331207Abstract: A plug connector for flexible conductor films having film-insulated conductors, includes a plug connector housing in which at least one plug contact element is arranged, and a connection region in which blades electrically conductively connected to the at least one plug contact element penetrate and fix at least one film-insulated conductor and produce an electrical contact. The plug connector housing includes two housing parts which can be pushed into one another, of which the first housing part supports the blades and the at least one plug contact element electrically conductively connected thereto, and the second housing part receives and supports the flexible conductor film and has the at least one blade receptacle which is adapted to the blades and whose boundary surfaces are designed such that the at least a part of the blades is bent towards the film-insulated conductor when the two housing parts are pushed into one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2015Publication date: November 16, 2017Applicant: ERNI Production GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Juergen LAPPOEHN
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Publication number: 20170271783Abstract: A contact element for plug connectors includes plug contacts arranged on the plug side and a crimp connection arranged on the cable connection side, and at least one primary locking element and at least one secondary locking element. The plug contacts and the crimp connection are offset from one another in an axially parallel manner; the at least one primary locking element has two locking springs which act transversely in relation to the plugging direction, and which are mirror-symmetrically arranged in relation to a plugging device plane; and the at least one secondary locking element is arranged in the contact element in a mirror-symmetric manner in relation to the plugging device plane, and has at least one secondary locking recess running transversely in relation to the plugging direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2015Publication date: September 21, 2017Applicant: ERNI Production GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Juergen LAPPOEHN