Patents Assigned to Contact GmbH
  • Patent number: 12294193
    Abstract: A connection arrangement for connecting an electrical conductor includes: a busbar; a clamping spring, which has a retaining leg and a clamping leg, the clamping leg being transferable into a clamping position and into a release position; a conductor connection space formed between a section of the busbar and the clamping leg of the clamping spring; a displaceably arranged guide element, which is in operative connection with the clamping leg of the clamping spring, the clamping leg being holdable in the release position by the guide element; and a pivotably mounted actuating element, by which the guide element is displaceable to transfer the clamping leg of the clamping spring from the clamping position into the release position. The clamping spring is arranged between the section of the busbar and the actuating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Ralph Hoppmann, Martin Gebhardt
  • Patent number: 12293890
    Abstract: A contact monitoring means for monitoring an electrical, three-pole changeover contact includes: a signal generator, which generates a monitoring signal; a coupling means, which is connected downstream from the signal generator; a sensing circuit, which is connected downstream from the coupling means and which is coupled or can be coupled to the changeover contact. The monitoring signal generation of the signal generator and thus the monitoring signal and/or a signal derived from the monitoring signal can be changed as a function of a switching position of the changeover contact by means of the sensing circuit, which is coupled to the signal generator via the coupling means. The contact monitoring means also includes an evaluation means, which detects the monitoring signal and/or the signal derived from the monitoring signal and/or a change of the monitoring signal and/or a change of the signal derived from the monitoring signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Christian Reinhold, Peter Scholz
  • Patent number: 12288955
    Abstract: A connection arrangement for connecting an electrical conductor includes: a housing; a busbar; a clamping spring including a clamping leg transferrable into a clamping position and into a release position; a conductor connection space formed between a section of the busbar and the clamping leg of the clamping spring; a displaceably arranged guide element, which is in operative connection with the clamping leg of the clamping spring, the clamping leg being holdable in the release position by the guide element; a release element, which, in the release position of the clamping leg of the clamping spring, is in engagement with the guide element, the release element during insertion of the conductor to be connected into the conductor connection space being actuatable thereby such that the release element comes out of engagement with the guide element and the guide element is displaceable by a spring force of the clamping leg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Martin Gebhardt
  • Patent number: 12283810
    Abstract: The object of the invention is interference filter arrangements with surge protection having, an input for a conductive phase and a neutral phase of a three-wire alternating-current voltage system, an output for a protected conductive phase and a protected neutral phase of a three-wire alternating-current voltage system, at least one terminal for a protective earth, at least one first coil arranged as a filter element between the input of the conductive phase and the output of the protected conductive phase, at least one second coil arranged as a filter element between the input of the neutral phase and the output of the protected neutral phase, at least one first three-pole gas-filled surge arrester arranged with its two external poles parallel to the first coil, at least one second three-pole gas-filled surge arrester arranged with its two external poles parallel to the second coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Hannes Sagebiel
  • Patent number: 12270838
    Abstract: A current transducer for measuring the current flowing through an electrical conductor includes a current sensor for detecting a current intensity through the electrical conductor and an evaluation device for evaluating measured values detected by the current sensor and determining an energy flow direction as a determined energy flow direction. The current intensity is output in a positive or negative output range of an output unit depending on the determined energy flow direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Martin Jankowski
  • Patent number: 12260785
    Abstract: Identification strip for an electrical installation, —having a marking area that is designed to be printed by way of a pressing device, —having a clamping area that is designed to engage in a fastening groove, wherein the marking area and the clamping area comprise a first plastic, characterized in that—the marking area and/or the clamping area has/have at least one adhesion area that comprises a second plastic, —wherein the second plastic is more flexible than the first plastic so as to increase static friction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Pölker, Joachim Jacke, Heinz Reibke
  • Patent number: 12244123
    Abstract: A spark gap arrangement with at least three electrodes and with at least two holding frames, which are arranged flat one on top of the other, wherein each of the holding frames has an edge that surrounds a recess for accommodating at least one electrode, wherein at least one receptacle opening is made in the edge of at least one holding frame, in which opening a control element is arranged, and wherein the holding frames are arranged offset relative to one another around their central axis perpendicular to the plane of the holding frame, in such a way that the receptacle opening of a first holding frame is located above an electrode which is accommodated in a second holding frame arranged underneath, so that the control element arranged in the receptacle opening of the first holding frame makes contact with the electrode accommodated in the second holding frame arranged underneath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO KG
    Inventors: Thomas Meyer, Viktor Okel
  • Patent number: 12241806
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a condition monitoring device for monitoring a condition of a mechanical machine component. The condition monitoring device may include a vibration sensor configured to detect mechanical vibrations on the mechanical machine component; a controller coupled to the vibration sensor and configured to determine a condition of the mechanical machine component based at least in part on measurement data generated by the vibration sensor; and a wired communication interface coupled to the controller and configured to communicate with an external control device, wherein, based at least in part on a request to provide information about the condition of the mechanical machine component, the controller is configured to transmit the requested information via the wired communication interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Michael Linne
  • Patent number: 12244110
    Abstract: A current bar adapter for electrically connecting at least one plug-in module to at least one current bar and/or contact bar of an insert part which is inserted into a mounting rail, a number of current bars and/or contact bars that extend in a longitudinal direction of the mounting rail being arranged in the insert part, the current bar adapter including: a clamping device for snapping the current bar adapter onto the mounting rail; at least one interface for contacting the at least one plug-in module; and at least one contact element for contacting the at least one current bar and/or contact bar and establishing an electrical connection between the current bar and/or contact bar and the at least one plug-in module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Roland Tombers, Heinrich Kaeuper
  • Patent number: 12235320
    Abstract: A safety switching apparatus for safely switching on an electrical load includes for this purpose, the functionality of two non-forcibly guided changeover switches and, in particular, their normally closed contacts, which can be monitored during a starting process without using a microcontroller. The normally closed contacts are each arranged in a separate diagnostic circuit, which are connected in parallel with respect to a test voltage. The diagnostic circuits are each monitored by a diagnostic current detection device. The excitation coils of the changeover switches can each be short-circuited via a short-circuit device if a diagnostic current continues to flow in the respective diagnostic circuit for a predetermined time period after an activated starting process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Henry Peter, Felix Franke
  • Patent number: 12230911
    Abstract: A holding frame for a plug connector for installation into a metal connector housing and for the protective earthing thereof, and for accommodating similar and/or different modules, includes: a base frame; and at least one flange part. The holding frame is formed from at least two different materials, of which at least one material is electrically conductive. The base frame is a die-cast component. The at least one flange part is formed from resilient sheet metal. The at least one flange part has trapezoidal tapering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Thorsten Diessel, Manuel Tuenker, Lukas Brillo, Hartmut Schwettmann
  • Patent number: 12218472
    Abstract: A connection arrangement for connecting an electrical conductor includes: a busbar; a clamping spring, which has a retaining leg and a clamping leg, the clamping leg being transferable into a clamping position and into a release position; a conductor connection space formed between a section of the busbar and of the clamping leg of the clamping spring; a displaceably arranged guide element, which is in operative connection with the clamping leg of the clamping spring, the clamping leg being holdable in the release position by the guide element; and an actuating element, by which the guide element is displaceable in order to transfer the clamping leg of the clamping spring from the clamping position into the release position. The clamping spring is arranged between the section of the busbar and the actuating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO KG
    Inventor: Martin Gebhardt
  • Patent number: 12210475
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relates to an assembly unit having an electronic circuit unit which is accommodated in a housing, can be electrically connected to a higher-level switching system for signal and power supply purposes and comprises a signal processing unit for controlling consumer elements which are connected to the assembly unit, are installed within the housing or being virtual consumer elements-, wherein the signal processing unit comprises a plurality of units which are interact so as to allow, during operation, electrical disconnection of the assembly unit with load current-free electronic circuit unit from the state electrically connected to a higher-level switching system. Embodiments of the present invention also relates to a switching system comprising an assembly unit of this kind, and to a corresponding method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co.KG
    Inventor: Klaus Wessling
  • Patent number: 12202248
    Abstract: A device for arranging a marking around a prolate object includes: a material interface for receiving a printed product provided by a printer; a printing signal interface for acquiring a control signal indicative of the provision of the printed product; a stop for limiting a longitudinal motion of the prolate object along a longitudinal axis in an end position of the prolate object relative to the device; and at least one actuator for, depending on the control signal indicative of the provision of the printed product, arranging the marking in a circumferentially closed manner on the prolate object using the printed product provided by the printer. The prolate object is arranged in the end position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Kilian Klages, Bianca Hanselle, Benjamin Pradel
  • Patent number: 12206791
    Abstract: A method for securely providing data of an object over the entire life cycle thereof and to a system for carrying out this method, wherein the system is configured as a decentralized distributed content-addressed storage system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Cathrin Wesch-Potente, Sven Heissmeyer, Johannes Kalhoff, Soeren Volgmann
  • Patent number: 12206202
    Abstract: A holding frame for a plug connector, for receiving contact inserts, includes: a main frame, which has a first side wall, a second side wall opposite the first side wall, a first end wall, and a second end wall opposite the first end wall, the first side wall, the second side wall, the first end wall, and the second end wall enclosing an interior of the main frame into which the contact inserts are insertable in an insertion direction; and a plurality of wall segments, each of which has a fastening region via which the contact inserts which are inserted into the interior of the main frame are holdable on the main frame. In a mounted position, each wall segment of the plurality of wall segments is arranged on a receiving section formed on the first side wall or on the second side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co.KG
    Inventors: Hartmut Schwettmann, Lukas Brillo, Manuel Tuenker, Thorsten Diessel
  • Patent number: 12199394
    Abstract: A magazine (1) for processing wire terminations (2), which are connected to one another via connecting bridges (3) to form a wire termination strip (4), wherein the magazine (1) has a housing (5). The housing (5) has a magazine level in which the wire terminations (2) can be separated from the wire termination strip (4) by a cutting device (6) provided in the magazine level. A feed mechanism (7) is provided in the magazine level, by which mechanism the wire termination strip (4) can be transported in the magazine level, so that the separated wire terminations (2) can be conveyed into a depression level for processing, the magazine level and the depression level being different from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Jonas Korsmeier, Kilian Klages, Jens Frischemeier, Tobias Oldenburger
  • Patent number: 12191617
    Abstract: A connection device for a shield conductor of an electrical line includes: a housing attachable to a potential collector, into which housing the electrical line with the shield conductor is insertable; a spring element which is arranged adjustably on the housing, which spring element has a clamping leg and is movable relative to the housing from an open position into a clamping position in order to, in the clamping position, act with the clamping leg on the shield conductor of the electrical line inserted in the housing; and a locking element which is adjustable, relative to the housing, between a locking position, in which the housing attached to the potential collector is locked with the potential collector, and an unlocking position for releasing the housing from the potential collector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Kevin Berghahn, Heinz Reibke
  • Patent number: 12191586
    Abstract: An electrical device arrangeable in a row with other electrical devices includes: a first bus section contactable with a further electrical device arranged on a first side of the electrical device; a second bus section contactable with a further electrical device arranged on a second side of the electrical device facing away from the first side; and a contact device, to which an electrical assembly is connectable, and which includes a contact element for establishing an electrical connection between the first bus section and the second bus section when the contact device is not connected to the electrical assembly, and, when the contact device is connected to the electrical assembly, is displaced in order to disconnect the first bus section and the second bus section from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Sergej Eremin, Stefan Pollert
  • Patent number: 12187060
    Abstract: A composition for producing a laser-inscribable identification tag for attachment to an assembly to be identified includes: a polymeric plastic; and a filler. The filler comprises graphene particles, barium particles, and/or barium sulfate particles. In an embodiment, the polymeric plastic includes polypropylene, polyethylene, PVC, TPU, TPE, TPV, PP/PA, polyketone, PA, ABS, PET, and/or PMMA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Manuela Paus, Michael Peter, Patrick Oster