Patents by Inventor Jurgen Lappoehn
Jurgen Lappoehn 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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Publication number: 20170264025Abstract: 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), characterised 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: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2015Publication date: September 14, 2017Applicant: ERNI Production GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Jürgen LAPPÖHN
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Publication number: 20160359255Abstract: The invention relates to a plug (4) having an electrical insulating body (41) comprising a plurality of through-openings and a plurality of electrical contact elements (42a, 42b, 42c, 42d, 42e, 42f), wherein each electrical contact element (42a, 42b, 42c, 42d, 42e, 42f) is arranged partially in a through-opening in the electrical insulating body (41). At least one through-opening has a rectangular cross-section with a plurality of opening interfering contours which are arranged point-symmetrically on the through-opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2014Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventor: Jürgen LAPPÖHN
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Patent number: 7690931Abstract: The invention relates to a first component (12, 13, 31, 36a-36c, 50, 62) intended for being connected to a second component (14, 15, 51, 63a-63c). The first component (12, 13, 31, 36a-36c, 50, 62) comprises at least one recess (16, 17, 32, 37a-37c, 52a-52c, 64a-64c) having at least one opening (19, 20, 34, 35, 54a-54c) which will be filled at least in part by the second component (14, 15, 51, 63a-63c) which latter is in a flowing condition during establishment of the connection, at least in the area of the opening (19, 34, 54a-54c). A reduction in cross-section (18, 33, 38a-38c, 53a-53c, 65a-65c) is provided in the recess (16, 17, 32, 37a-37c, 52a-52c, 64a-64c) that will be back-filled by the second component (14, 15, 51, 63a-63c) during establishment of the connection. The reduction in cross-section (18, 33, 38a-38c, 53a-53c, 65a-65c) is provided in the recess (16, 17, 32, 37a-37c, 52a-52c, 64a-64c) on the side facing the second component (14, 15, 51, 63a-63c).Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2007Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: ERNI Electronics GmbHInventor: Jürgen Lappöhn
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Patent number: 7473108Abstract: The invention relates to a multi-pole plug-in connector (10) having contact elements (16) which comprise a flat plug-in area (30) that transitions to a flat conduction area (18) the wide side (50) of which lies in a contact column plane (14). The wide side (31) of the flat plug-in area (30) is rotated by a predefined angle (70) relative to the wide side (50) of the flat conduction area (18). The plug-in connector (10) according to the invention is especially suited for making plug-in connections for transmission of high-frequency signals, especially in high-frequency digital signal transmission, where the data transfer rate may be over 10 GBit/s.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2007Date of Patent: January 6, 2009Assignee: ERNI Electronics GmbHInventor: Jürgen Lappöhn
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Patent number: 7303449Abstract: A spring bushing for miniature plug-in connectors, has at least one housing chamber in a bushing housing, for accommodating a one-piece contact spring, the contact-giving spring tongues of which are bent out of a flat sheet-metal punched part, at least on one side, without coverage, whereby the one end of the sheet-metal punched part, a crosspiece that carries the spring tongues, forms a fixed connector, and the other free end forms the accommodation region for a contact blade. The insertion depth of the contact spring for a contact blade is equal to or less than its insertion width.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2006Date of Patent: December 4, 2007Assignee: ERNI Electronics GmbHInventor: Jürgen Lappöhn
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Patent number: 7267515Abstract: A multi-pole, multi-row plug-and-socket connector with shielding, for placement on printed circuit boards, circuit cards, and similar electrical components, which can be used in an electrical or electronic system includes electrical contact parts for the transmission of signals, which possess a connection section on one end and an electrically conductive attachment section on the other end, as well as an electrical shielding, which possesses at least one electrically conductive contact section. The free ends of the electrically conductive attachment sections of the electrical contact parts are SMD contacts. The at least one electrically conductive contact section of the shielding is, at the same time, an attachment pin which projects into a passage hole of the printed circuit board when the plug-and-socket connector is disposed on the same, for the purpose of connective soldering using THR technology.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2006Date of Patent: September 11, 2007Assignee: ERNI Electronics GmbHInventor: Jürgen Lappöhn
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Patent number: 7264504Abstract: A female multipole connector for electric plug-type connectors, particularly for weak current, having contact springs accommodated in guide channels of a plate-shaped basic body, so as not to become loose. The contact springs are directly, mechanically, and rigidly connected with the basic body.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2005Date of Patent: September 4, 2007Assignee: ERNI Elektroapparate GmbHInventor: Jürgen Lappöhn
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Patent number: 7214109Abstract: A one-piece, multi-shank contact spring for miniature plug connectors, particularly for high-frequency signals, having a region that contacts a plug-in lead. The contacting region (A) extends all the way to the free end of a plugged-in plug-in lead.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2005Date of Patent: May 8, 2007Assignee: ERNI Electronics GmbHInventor: Jürgen Lappöhn
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Patent number: 7201601Abstract: An insulation displacement multipoint connector for electrical plug connectors includes connection elements which form at one end thereof an insulation displacement termination area for a connection of electrical conductors without requiring stripping and, at the other end, a plug contact area for a multipoint counter connector. The insulation displacement termination area has flat, slotted insulation displacement terminals. The connection elements are arranged such that for one row of plug contacts of the connection elements embedded next to each other, the insulation displacement terminals of these connection elements are located in several rows in the insulation displacement multipoint connector.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2005Date of Patent: April 10, 2007Assignee: ERNI Elektroapparate GmbHInventor: Jürgen Lappöhn
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Patent number: 7040936Abstract: A housing of an electrical plug-in connector having a high-current socket. The high-current socket is formed by a contact segment consisting of contact tongues, an intermediate segment, and an attachment segment, whereby the material thickness of the attachment segment is greater than the material thickness of the intermediate segment and the contact segment. A counter-contact surface for interaction with this change in the material thickness, which is configured in the form of a step, is provided in the housing. Furthermore, the high-current socket is fixed in place in the housing by means of resilient tongues on the intermediate segment, and a catch projection in the recess in the housing.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2004Date of Patent: May 9, 2006Assignee: ERNI Elektroapparate GmbHInventor: Jürgen Lappöhn
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Patent number: 7033084Abstract: A plug-in connector for connecting and transmitting signals from a circuit board to a back plane wherein the plug-in connector comprises an optical conductor for transmitting optical signals into the plug-in connector and at least one mirror coupled to the optical conductor for deflecting light at an approximately 90° angle in the plug-in connector. There is also a lens system disposed adjacent to the mirror and coupled to the optical conductor for coupling the light into the plug-in connector. This optical conductor can comprise a plurality of glass fiber lines for coupling in the optical signal. Alternatively, this optical conductor could be lines formed from plastic polymers.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2003Date of Patent: April 25, 2006Assignee: ERNI Elektroapparate GmbHInventor: Jürgen Lappöhn
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Patent number: 7021975Abstract: A plug-in connector having a housing, particularly a multi-pole, multi-row male or female multi-point plug, whereby the housing is provided with insertion chambers for inserting electrical contact elements. In order to be able to insert different contact elements into one and the same insertion chamber in the housing, this insertion chamber is configured to accommodate different insertion regions.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2004Date of Patent: April 4, 2006Assignee: ERNI Elektroapparate GmbHInventor: Jürgen Lappöhn
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Patent number: 6979235Abstract: An electrical plug-in connector consists of a housing and a high-current socket. The high-current socket is formed by a contact segment consisting of contact tongues, an intermediate segment, and an attachment segment, whereby the material thickness of the attachment segment is greater than the material thickness of the intermediate segment and the contact segment. A counter-contact surface for interaction with this change in the material thickness, which is configured in the form of a step, is provided in the housing. Furthermore, the high-current socket is fixed in place in the housing by means of resilient tongues on the intermediate segment, and a catch projection in the recess in the housing.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2003Date of Patent: December 27, 2005Assignee: ERNI Elektroapparate GmbHInventor: Jürgen Lappöhn
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Patent number: 6805575Abstract: A connection system for two electrical components, in particular for plugs, multipoint plugs and female multipoint connectors as well as plug-in cards, circuit boards and similar things, has a pin (1), arranged at the first component, and a socket (2) for receiving the pin (1), arranged at the second component. The pin (1) penetrates an opening at the wall section (3) of the first component and is attached with a nut (5) that can be screwed onto the pin (1) at the rear side of this wall section (3). The pin (1) is furnished with a flange (6) that projects over the pin (1) at its circumferential surface. The flange (6) is inserted into a recess of a spacer plate (7) complementary to the flange (6), and the spacer plate (7) is arranged at the wall section (13) of the first component.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2002Date of Patent: October 19, 2004Assignee: ERNI Elektroapparate GmbHInventors: Jürgen Lappöhn, Peter Aichem
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Patent number: 6764341Abstract: The invention relates to a plug connection with shielding, preferably comprising a male multipoint connector and female multipoint connector, with a plurality of contact elements (4; 41), which are provided at least in pairs with shieldings in the form of shield plates (3; 31). The contact elements (4; 41) are disposed in a plurality of parallel rows. The shield plates (3; 31) embrace two or more contact elements (4; 41) of at least two rows (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d). Thus two plug connectors can be connected to one another at an angle of 90° relative to one another, or can be pushed from two sides onto a printed-circuit board (6).Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2002Date of Patent: July 20, 2004Assignee: Erni Elektroapparate GmbHInventor: Jürgen Lappoehn
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Publication number: 20030008561Abstract: The invention relates to a plug connection with shielding, preferably comprising a male multipoint connector and female multipoint connector, with a plurality of contact elements (4; 41), which are provided at least in pairs with shieldings in the form of shield plates (3; 31). The contact elements (4; 41) are disposed in a plurality of parallel rows. The shield plates (3; 31) embrace two or more contact elements (4; 41) of at least two rows (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d). Thus two plug connectors can be connected to one another at an angle of 90° relative to one another, or can be pushed from two sides onto a printed-circuit board (6).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2002Publication date: January 9, 2003Inventor: Jurgen Lappoehn
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Patent number: 6475041Abstract: A one-piece contact spring that includes first and second legs and a connection portion connecting the first and second legs, with the first and second legs and the connection portion lying in a common plane, and with the first and second legs having free ends forming an entrance region and defining opposite mirrored contact rounded cups at the entrance region, and each of the free and being bent off by an angle of 90° from the common plane along an elastic line which extends at an acute angle to an axis of symmetry of the contact spring.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 1999Date of Patent: November 5, 2002Assignee: Erni Elektroapparate GmbHInventors: Jürgen Lappöhn, Franz Czeschka
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Patent number: 6471549Abstract: A shielded plug-in connector has a jack-in-blade strip having at least one first contact element and an edge connector having at least one second contact element corresponding to the first contact element. The edge connector, on or in its outer body areas, has at least partially shielding sheets. Shielding of the plug-in connector is achieved by, in addition to the shielding sheets provided on the edge connector, a shielding group with at least one first element arranged in the jack-in-blade strip. The first element of the shielding group is a base part in the form of a U-shaped rail. The shielding sheets on the edge connector have a planar body and angled stays. Two of the angled stays and a portion of the planar body between the two angled stays form a counterpart to the base part, wherein the counterpart and the base part together substantially encapsulate the first and second contact elements.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2001Date of Patent: October 29, 2002Inventor: Jürgen Lappöhn
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Patent number: 6379170Abstract: The invention relates to auxiliary mounting means for electrical plug-in connections for placing plug-in strips on a mounting surface, preferably by means of a manipulator, wherein during mounting of a further component via the mounting movement of this further component at least partial areas of the auxiliary mounting means are bent or buckled so that the further component can be placed with minimal spacing to the other component, wherein at the same time the mounting time is lowered.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2000Date of Patent: April 30, 2002Assignee: ERNI Elektroapparate GmbHInventors: Franz Czeschka, Jürgen Lappöhn