Patents Assigned to ADC GmbH
  • Publication number: 20080166919
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for high-frequency tuning a high-frequency plug connector, comprising a printed circuit board that has both contact points for high-frequency contacts as well as contact points for insulation displacement contacts. Each contact point for the high-frequency contacts is connected to one respective contact point for the insulation displacement contacts. Capacitive couplings, which cause a near-end crosstalk, occur between the high-frequency contacts. At least one first conductor path, which is connected on only one side to a contact point of an electrical contact, is situated on the printed circuit board that, together with at least one second conductor path, which is situated on and/or in the printed circuit board, forms a capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: ADC GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Bresche, Ulrich Hetzer
  • Publication number: 20080146072
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a connector housing and a printed circuit board with two sets of contact elements. The first set of contact elements is located on the front face of the printed circuit board and protrudes into an opening in the plug connector housing. The second set of contact elements is located on the rear face of the printed circuit board. The contact elements of the second set are configured to form insulation-displacement contacts. The plug connector also includes a cable manager which has a continuous opening and is configured on the front face with guides for cores or wires which are intended to make contact with the insulation-displacement contacts. The guides in the region of the insulation-displacement contacts are configured with recessed receiving elements or holders for the insulation-displacement contacts, and the cable manager can be latched to the plug connector housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: ADC GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Mossner, Ferenc Nad, Michael Gwiazdowski
  • Patent number: 7387533
    Abstract: The invention relates to a connecting socket for a data network, comprising a housing and at least one female connector, the housing being made of plastic, and the inner surfaces of the housing being at least partially metallized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: ADC GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrich Hetzer, Frank Mossner, Ferenc Nad, Sabine Zimmer
  • Publication number: 20080130261
    Abstract: A cable manager for arranging a plurality of electronic data cables in fixed positions for presentation to corresponding connection positions of an electronic communications connector block, including a plurality of cable guides for securing sections of the cables in spaced apart positions so that they converge at a common location remote from the cable manager.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: ADC GmbH
    Inventor: Wayne William Dennes
  • Patent number: 7380992
    Abstract: A universal hybrid adapter includes a first housing part, a second housing part, and a sleeve. The first housing part has a receptacle end configured to receive a plug connector including a ferrule having a first diameter. The second housing part has a receptacle end configured to receive a plug connector including a ferrule having a second diameter different from the first diameter. A first end of the sleeve is configured to receive the ferrule having the first diameter and a second end of the sleeve is configured to receive the ferrule having the second diameter. The transition from the first end to the second end of the sleeve takes place at right angles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: ADC GmbH
    Inventors: Anne Kramer, Hans-Joachim Faika, Jorg Adomeit
  • Patent number: 7377818
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pressure module for locking a female connector in a connecting socket, comprising a guide body, a spring and a cable fixing element, with the spring being able to act on the cable fixing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: ADC GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrich Hetzer, Frank Moessner
  • Patent number: 7377697
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for the coaxial connection of optical fibre cables, said device comprising a one-part coupling housing (10) provided with at least one catch recess, and a one-part sleeve receiving element (20) provided with at least one catch projection (21). Said catch recess comprises at least one catch hook (14) and at least one abutment (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: ADC GmbH
    Inventors: Eberhard Kahle, Anne Kramer, Jörg Adomeit
  • Patent number: 7371106
    Abstract: A strain relief device includes a telecommunications connector, a base member, a latching member, and a closure member. The telecommunications connector includes a housing at which the telecommunications cable can be terminated. The base member includes a body defining a hollow interior configured to receive the housing of the telecommunications connector. The latching member includes substantially rigid first and second limbs. The closure member includes substantially flexible first and second limbs extending from a support element that is configured to cooperate with a central region of the latching member to arrest the telecommunications cable. The first and second limbs of the closure member are configured to couple to the first and second limbs of the latching member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: ADC GmbH
    Inventor: Ferenc Nad
  • Publication number: 20080098586
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tool for connecting cable cores, in particular of insulated telecommunication and data cables, to an insulation-piercing contact element, with a ram, which is formed with a ram head, by means of which the cable cores can be pressed into the insulation-piercing contact, the ram head being shaped in such a way that at least two cable cores can be pressed in simultaneously into at least two insulation-piercing contact elements lying next to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Applicant: ADC GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Muller, Heiko Neumetzler
  • Publication number: 20080080831
    Abstract: The invention relates to a strain relief device (40) for glass fiber cables (50) having a cable jacket (56) and at least one glass fiber (57) and fibers (58) arranged between the at least one glass fiber (57) and the cable jacket (56), in which, at one end of the glass fiber cable (54), the cable jacket (56) is cut back, in order to provide strain relief at a distance from a termination or connection of the at least one glass fiber (57) from which the cable jacket (56) has been removed, said strain relief means comprising a main body (1) with a clamping body (3) and a securing body (21) with a further clamping body (22), wherein the main body (1) and the securing body (21) can be connected to one another so that at least some of the fibers (58) which are exposed when the cable jacket (56) is cut back from the at least one glass fiber (57) are secured adjacent to their exit from the cable jacket (56) between the clamping body (3) and the further clamping body (22) by a clamping means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: ADC GmbH
    Inventor: Adrian Benedetto
  • Publication number: 20080041854
    Abstract: The invention relates to a housing for receiving electric lines and/or connections, comprising a first housing part and a second housing part, said housing parts being connected to one another by means of at least one hinge. Said hinge defines a rotational axis about which the first housing part and the second housing part can pivot against one another, wherein a first hinge part of said hinge is affixed in the first housing part and wherein a second hinge part is affixed in the second housing part. One of the hinge parts is an axle extending in the direction of the rotating axis. The other hinge part is a fixing part extending in peripheral direction of the axle. At least one recess is arranged in one of the hinge parts while at least one protrusion is arranged in the other hinge part so that said protrusion engages in the recess in a given rotational position and/or in different rotational positions over a given rotational angle area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2004
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Applicants: ADC GmbH, HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Frank Mössner, Ferenc Nad, Ulrich Hetzer
  • Publication number: 20080038962
    Abstract: The invention relates to a distribution module for converting between symmetric and non-symmetric data transmission paths. Said distribution module comprises a housing in which a transformer is arranged for adjusting impedance, first contacts for connecting at least one non-symmetric data cable, and second contacts for connecting at least one symmetric data cable. The first and second contacts are disposed on opposite faces of the housin. The second contacts are embodied as at least one RJ45 plug-in connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: ADC GmbH
    Inventors: Heiko Neumetzler, Harald Klein, Johann Oltmanns, Antony Nijhuis
  • Patent number: 7311532
    Abstract: A shielding device for connection strips in telecommunications and data engineering has a number of shielding plates and at least one base rail allocated to the shielding plates. To simplify the process of fitting the shielding device inside a connection strip, the shielding plates (2) and the base rail (3) are integrally formed from a metal sheet (28), and each shielding plate (2) is connected to the base rail (3) via a narrow web (4) and is arranged rotated through approximately 90° with respect to the base rail (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: ADC GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Dieter Bippus, Bryce Lindsay Nicholls
  • Publication number: 20070285879
    Abstract: A distribution connection module (1) for telecommunications and data technology includes a housing (3) in which input and output contacts (4, 5) for the connection of cables or wires are arranged such that they are externally accessible. The housing (3) is designed with a cavity in which functional elements are arranged between the input and output contacts (4, 5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Applicant: ADC GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf-Dieter Busse, Harald Klein, Joachim Stark
  • Publication number: 20070280599
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optical fibre plug connector, comprising at least one pair of plug connectors and a coupling, whereby each plug connector comprises a ferrule, each two ferrules of a pair of plug connectors are detachably guided and aligned together within a guide sleeve and the coupling has a housing, for each of the plug connectors. According to the invention, a compact space-saving optical fibre plug connector made from few components may be achieved, whereby the coupling is made from only one component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2005
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Applicant: ADC GmbH
    Inventors: Hans- Joachim Faika, Dietrich Rund, Hans-Peter Sandeck
  • Publication number: 20070269166
    Abstract: The invention relates to a connection module for telecommunications and data systems, comprising a base plate, on which connection modules for optical fibres or electric conductors can be arranged. According to the invention, the connection modules and the base plate have corresponding fixing elements and the base plate is provided with at least one connection module for optical fibres and at least one connection module for electric conductors. The invention also relates to a suitable connection module for the optical fibres and to a method for connecting said optical fibres.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2004
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Applicant: ADC GMBH
    Inventors: Frank Brode, Dietrich Rund, Hans-Peter Sandeck
  • Publication number: 20070268928
    Abstract: There is disclosed a TRAU frame comprising, in sequence, a set of control bits, a set of class A bits, a set of error check bits, and a set of Class B bits, the set of control bits including at least one bit identifying the location of the other sets of bits in the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2003
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Applicant: ADC Gmbh
    Inventors: Eddie Riddington, Shkumbin Hamit
  • Publication number: 20070259563
    Abstract: The invention relates to a strain relief device (1) for a plug connect for communications and data technology, comprising a base part (10) for holding at least part of the plug connector, and a cable (51) which can be connected to the plug connector, with the base part (10) being designed with first latching means, and closure means (30), with the closure means (30) being designed with second latching means which form a latching connection with the first latching means on the base part (10), wherein the closure means (30) are in the form of a spring comprising two limbs (31) which can be pushed along a guide (20) onto the base part (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Applicant: ADC GmbH
    Inventor: Ferenc Nad
  • Publication number: 20070224860
    Abstract: A shielding device for connection strips in telecommunications and data engineering has a number of shielding plates and at least one base rail allocated to the shielding plates. To simplify the process of fitting the shielding device inside a connection strip, the shielding plates and the base rail are integrally formed from a metal sheet, and each shielding plate is connected to the base rail via a narrow web and is arranged rotated through approximately 90° with respect to the base rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2007
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Applicant: ADC GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Dieter Bippus, Bryce Nicholls
  • Patent number: D568254
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: ADC GmbH
    Inventors: Leonard James Patchett, Scott David Lee