Patents Assigned to ADC GmbH
  • Patent number: 7147492
    Abstract: The invention relates to a terminal block for data and telecommunications systems, comprising at least one insulating body. At least one connecting element (8), designed to house a grounding clip (9), is configured on the underside of said body. According to the invention, the grounding clip (9) has a first detent geometry for connecting to the connecting element (8) and a second detent geometry for connecting to a mounting frame. The connecting element (8) has a geometry that is independent of the mounting frame, the first detent geometry of the grounding clip (9) is adapted to the geometry of the connecting element (8) and the second detent geometry is adapted to the mounting frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: ADC GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Mueller, Harald Buelow
  • Publication number: 20060264106
    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: February 27, 2004
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Applicant: ADC GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Bresche, Ulrich Hetzer
  • Patent number: 7131845
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device for securing access to two distribution modules (1) used in telecommunication and data technology. Each distribution module (1) is provided with at least one system end (11) and one user end (12). Each connection end (11, 12) is provided with at least one series of insulation-piercing-contact elements. The distribution modules (1) are mounted on a frame (2). At least one access to the system ends (11) is secured by at least one locking device (3, 6) and at least one access to the user ends (12) is secured by at least one locking device (3, 6). The access lock to the user end (12) of at least one distribution module (1) can be unlocked independently of the other distribution modules (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: ADC GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Mueller, Antony Nijhuis
  • Publication number: 20060220506
    Abstract: The invention relates to a distribution cabinet which is usually set up outdoors and accommodates the technical, for example electrical or optical, distribution installations for, for example, weak-current systems, for example telephone systems, with associated power-supply devices and cable-terminal/connection devices for a certain area, and also to a method for exchanging, in particular increasing the size of, the body of a distribution cabinet, the exchange of which body is unproblematical and with which method the distribution cabinet remains at the original location and consequently no new installation approval or construction approval is necessary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2004
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Applicant: ADC GmbH
    Inventors: Günter Irmer, Helmut Perschon
  • Patent number: 7114987
    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), with the base part (10) being designed with at least one support point (21) for the closure means (30), and the closure means (30) being designed such that an opposing force, which is produced by the cable (51) moves the second latching means, which are arranged on the limbs (31), toward the first latching means on the base part (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: ADC GmbH
    Inventor: Ferenc Nad
  • Publication number: 20060216993
    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: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2006
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Applicant: ADC GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrich Hetzer, Frank Mossner, Ferenc Nad, Sabine Zimmer
  • Publication number: 20060217004
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fiberglass termination, comprising a mounting trough having a base plate and limbs, front plates being fixed to the limbs of the mounting trough, and fiberglass couplings or adapters being arranged in said front plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2006
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Applicant: ADC GmbH
    Inventors: Jorg Adomeit, Antony Nijhuis, Thea Karbstein, Joachim Brunzel
  • Publication number: 20060209509
    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: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2006
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Applicant: ADC GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrich Hetzer, Frank Moessner
  • Publication number: 20060191210
    Abstract: The invention relates to a seal for covers for inscription fields, comprising a cover element which is intended for insertion into a base body in the form of a holder, and at least one sealing element, which can be introduced into a space between the base body and the cover element and can be compressed by the base body and the cover element, so that it is possible to seal at least a part of the area which is covered by the cover element, in which case the profile of the sealing element is designed such that, in the compressed state, a sealing effect can be achieved in its cross section at at least three points on the profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Applicant: ADC GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrich Hetzer, Ferenc Nad, Frank Mossner
  • Publication number: 20060191699
    Abstract: The invention relates to a seal (5) for a cover (8a, 8b) for an electrical connecting socket (32), with the seal (5) having at least one sealing lip (10) which is provided to make contact with a contact surface (30) when the seal (5) is in the compressed state and thus to seal at least a part of that area of a base body (1) which is covered by the cover (8a, 8b), and wherein the sealing lip (10) has at least one first circumferential rim (25) on its inner face (15), which rim (25) is in each case formed, when the seal (5) is in the unloaded state, by the contact edge of a first (16) and of a second (17) surface element, which each run along the surface of the sealing lip (10), and has at least one second circumferential rim (26) which, when the seal (5) is in the unloaded state, is formed by the contact edge of the second (17) and of the third (18) surface element, which each run along the surface of the sealing lip (10), with the first circumferential rim (25) making contact with the contact surface (30) whe
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2006
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Applicant: ADC GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrich Hetzer, Ferenc Nad
  • Publication number: 20060177042
    Abstract: The invention relates to a distribution frame (1) for telecommunications and data technology, the distribution frame (1) having a system side and a subscriber side, which are each formed by at least one distribution frame connection module (2, 3), the distribution frame connection modules (2, 3) each having a jumper side by means of which the electrical connections between the system side and the subscriber side can be changed, comprising an access matrix (15) by means of which the electrical connections are routed between the system side and the subscriber side, the electrical connection being passed on by means of the access matrix (15) or else being connected to a test unit (16) via a test bus (17), the access matrix (15) being arranged in the distribution frame connection module (3, 2) on the subscriber side or the system side, and to a distribution frame connection module (2, 3) suitable for this purpose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2004
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Applicant: ADC GmbH
    Inventors: Georges Fadler, Jorg Franzke
  • Publication number: 20060170070
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cover, in particular for covering inscription fields, comprising a cover element which is provided for insertion into a base body which is in the form of a holder, with at least one hooking-in element being provided on the cover element which can be engaged with at least one cutout, which is in the form of a hooking-in opening on the base body, and with at least one latching tab being provided on the cover element and/or on the base body which can engage with at least one cutout which corresponds to the latching tab and/or is provided on the cover element and is in the form of a latching opening thus making it possible to form a detachable latching connection between the cover element and the base body, in which case the cover element and/or the base body can be at least partially elastically deformed in a direction running parallel to the surface in the area of the at least one hooking-in element and/or in the area of the at least one latching tab and/or in the area of the at least
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Applicant: ADC GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrich Hetzer, Ferenc Nad, Frank Mossner
  • Publication number: 20060159412
    Abstract: The invention relates to a glass fiber monitoring module (1) comprising a mounting plate (23), couplings (25) for receiving plugs of incoming and outgoing glass fibers and at least one coupler module (21) being arranged on the mounting plate (23), couplers being arranged in the coupler module (21) and being used to split the signals of one incoming glass fiber between at least two outgoing glass fibers at a predeterminable ratio, one outgoing glass fiber transmitting a useful signal and the other glass fiber transmitting a test signal, the glass fibers (Test 1-6B) carrying the test signals being combined in the coupler module (21) to form one multifiber cable (10), a splitting element being arranged at that end of the multifiber cable (10) which is remote from the coupler module (21) and being used to split the multifiber cable (10) into a number of monofiber cables which corresponds to the number of fibers, plugs being arranged at the ends of said monofiber cables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Applicant: ADC GmbH
    Inventors: Eberhard Kahle, Hans-Peter Sandeck, Steffen Laurisch
  • Publication number: 20060114660
    Abstract: The invention relates to a distribution box connection module (1) for telecommunications and data technology, comprising a housing in which externally accessible input and output contacts (10, 20, 30, 40) are arranged for the connection of cables and cores, with the housing having a cavity in which at least one printed circuit board (50) is arranged, with the input and output contacts (10, 20, 30, 40) being arranged on the opposite end faces of the housing, and with the input contacts (10, 20) being associated with one input side and the output contacts (30, 40) being associated with one output side, with the input contacts 10, 20) being in the form of at least two mutually opposite rows of contacts, and the output contacts (30, 40) being in the form of at least one plug connector, with at least two input contacts (10) in the first row and at least two input contacts (20) in the second row being connected to the output contacts (30; 40) in the at least one plug connector, and with the input contacts (10, 20)
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2003
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Applicant: ADC GMBH
    Inventors: Ralf-Dieter Busse, Antony Nijhuis, Harald Klein, Joachim Stark, Carsten Storbeck
  • Publication number: 20060116021
    Abstract: An electrical connector (10) having a contact element (50) retained in a hollow body (12). The body (12) has an internal socket structure (44) for receiving an end of the contact element (50) so that insulation displacement contacts (54) of this engage and make electrical connection to wires (70) of an incoming cable (16) to which the connector is connected. Fingers (56) of the connector element (50) extend externally of the connector body and carry electrical contacts (82).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2003
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Applicant: ADC GmbH
    Inventors: Wayne Dennes, Michael Sielaff
  • Patent number: 7037118
    Abstract: The invention relates to an access module (1) for telecommunications and data technology, having a housing in which externally accessible input and output contacts for connection of lines and wires are arranged, with the housing having a cavity in which at least one printed circuit board (6) is arranged, with the input and output contacts being arranged on opposite end faces of the housing, with the input contacts being in the form of at least one connecting strip (5) with insulation-displacement terminal contacts (41), and the output contacts being in the form of at least one plug connector (8), with the housing having at least two parts, with a front housing part (2) being fitted with the input contacts and the printed circuit board (6), and a rear housing part (3) being detachably connectable to the front housing part (2), with the rear housing part (3) having at least one outward bulge (9), and with the plug connector being arranged behind the outward bulge (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: ADC GmbH
    Inventors: Heiko Neumetzler, Harald Klein, Antony Nijhuis
  • Publication number: 20060083467
    Abstract: The invention relates to a universal hybrid adapter, comprising a first housing part and a second housing part, the first housing part defining a receptacle for a plug connector having a ferrule having a first diameter, and the second housing part defining a receptacle for a plug connector having a ferrule having a second diameter, the first and second diameters of the ferrules being different, at least the first housing part having a receptacle for a sleeve, the sleeve having a diameter, on the end face facing the first housing part, which is matched to the diameter of the ferrule having the first diameter, and having a diameter, on the end face facing the second housing part, which is matched to the diameter of the ferrule having the second diameter, the sleeve being of stepped design, the transition from the first diameter to the second diameter taking place at a right angle, the sleeve having an axially continuous slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Applicant: ADC GmbH
    Inventors: Anne Kramer, Hans-Joachim Faika, Jorg Adomeit
  • Publication number: 20060030199
    Abstract: An electrical connector having body (52; 82) which supports a contact element (10) which is bifurcated so as to define two opposed contact portions (12, 14) separated by a slot (18) in which insulated wires (20) may be successively positioned so that edges of the contact portions engage and displace the insulation of the wires and such that the contact portions resiliently engage and make electrical connection with the conductors of the wires. The body is provided with wire guide means (64, 66; 86, 88) for guiding the wires during positioning in the slot such that, as between the or each successive pair of wires in the slot, the angle made between the wires of that pair is greater than that made by one of the wires with respect to the side-to-side direction (“A”).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2005
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Applicant: ADC GmbH
    Inventor: Laval Chung Long Shan
  • Publication number: 20060003623
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a connector housing (2) and a printed circuit board (3) with two sets of contact elements (7, 8). The first set of contact elements (7) is located on the front face of the printed circuit board (3) and protrudes into an opening in the plug connector housing (2). The second set of contact elements (8) is located on the rear face of the printed circuit board (3). The contact elements of the second set (8) are configured to form insulation-displacement contacts (8). The plug connector (1) also includes a cable manager (5) which has a continuous opening (13) and is configured on the front face (16) with guides (19) for cores or wires which are intended to make contact with the insulation-displacement contacts (8). The guides (19) in the region of the insulation-displacement contacts (8) are configured with recessed receiving elements or holders (20) for the insulation-displacement contacts (8), and the cable manager (5) can be latched to the plug connector housing (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Applicants: ADC GmbH, Krone GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Mossner, Ferenc Nad, Michael Gwiazdowski