Patents Assigned to Erich Jaeger GmbH + Co. KG
  • Patent number: 11502460
    Abstract: A data cable plug connector for data transmission includes a plug body comprising a cable connection end, a plug connection end and a plug shield. The cable connection end has a first connection channel for a first insulated conductor, a second connection channel for a second insulated conductor, and a shield connection for a conductor shield. The plug connection end has a contact carrier with contact openings for receiving contacts which are connectable to the insulated conductors. The cable connection end has an impedance transmitter made of electrically conductive material disposed adjacent to the contact carrier, the connection channels being formed in the impedance transmitter, and at least one material that is electrically conductive at least in parts being formed between the connection channels channel. Openings of the connection channels facing the contact carrier open into the openings of the contact carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: ERICH JAEGER GMBH + CO. KG
    Inventor: Klaus Markefka
  • Patent number: 11489290
    Abstract: A data connector adapter includes a plug body having first and second plug connection ends, an electrically conductive plug shield and a contact carrier. The first and second plug connection ends respectively have first and second plug contact connection patterns for connecting first and second data connectors. The contact carrier is arranged between the plug connection ends and carries two first contacts and two second contacts respectively forming the first and second plug contact connection patterns. One of the first contacts in each case is electrically conductively connected to one of the second contacts via a contact connection section. The first and second contacts are surrounded at least in sections respectively by electrically insulating first and second carrier bodies having first and second dielectric constants ?R1, ?R2. Outer circumferential surfaces of the carrier bodies bear against an inner wall surface of the plug shield at least in sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: ERICH JAEGER GMBH + CO. KG
    Inventor: Klaus Markefka
  • Patent number: 10931873
    Abstract: The methods and systems for panorama stitching of trailer images provided by the present invention relates to the field of image processing, comprising: receiving, by a first on-board device, a first image data sent by a camera disposed on the left of the carriage, a second image data sent by a camera disposed on the right of the carriage, and a third image data sent by a camera disposed at the back of the carriage in real time; respectively analyzing the first image data, the second image data and the third image data utilizing an opencv algorithm, to obtain intrinsic parameters, extrinsic parameters and distortion parameters of the cameras; respectively acquiring feature points of the seventh image data, the eighth image data and the ninth image data utilizing a scale invariant algorithm to obtain a set of feature points; and stitching the first image data, the second image data and the third image data according to the set of the feature points to generate a first stitched image; utilizing an H.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignees: ERICH JAEGER GMBH + CO. KG, BEIJING DACHUAN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yang Feng, Taotao Wang, Yabin Zhang, Su Yan, Zhenheng Shi, Yanwei Wei
  • Patent number: 10608386
    Abstract: A socket for connecting a trailer plug connector in the outside area of a towing vehicle has a socket housing, a first plug receiving opening, a cover, a harness connector, and a second plug receiving opening. Electrical socket contacts are supported in the socket housing extending into the first receiving opening for mating with a trailer plug connector and into the second plug receiving opening for mating with a harness connector. The harness connector has an outer perimeter lamella seal. The harness connector has terminal openings. A contact terminal connects with one single wire and has a single wire seal surrounding the single wire. The single wire seal abuts and seals an inside wall of the terminal opening. The socket housing includes a drainage opening from the inside of the first plug receiving opening to the outside of the socket housing. A shielding plate with a channel is located below the drainage opening to block water flow from outside into the plug receiving opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Erich Jaeger GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Lehnert, Johannes Gette
  • Patent number: 10361502
    Abstract: A socket with two socket portions having a different number of electrical contacts provides ease of handling and securing. A blocking mechanism for blocking the opening of one cover if the other cover is in an opened position can be provided. A socket can be provided that enables this blocking function to be activated and deactivated by a simple reconfiguration of the socket. A socket with 7P and 4P socket portions has a certain number of shared electrical contacts in the 7P and 4P socket portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Erich Jaeger GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventor: Lawrence J. Lehnert
  • Patent number: 9917389
    Abstract: A flat terminal for a socket of an electrical plug-and-socket connection comprising: a terminal body formed by a metal strip; a connecting end extending from one of the axial ends of the terminal body; a contacting lug extending from the other of the axial ends of the terminal body, said contacting lug being bent back such that a gap remains between the terminal body and the contacting lug to form a resilient contact surface; and a protection against over-bending protruding into said gap to stop a movement of the contacting lug towards the terminal body in a defined distance from the terminal body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Erich Jaeger GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Klaus Markefka
  • Patent number: 9819115
    Abstract: A plug for an electrical plug-and-socket connection comprising a plug body having plug contacts embedded in the plug body. The contacts being connectable with wires leading to the electrical circuit of a vehicle. The plug including one or more plug openings in a front face of the plug body surrounding the plug contacts for inserting contacts of a socket into the one or more plug openings providing an electrical connection between the contacts of the socket and the plug contacts. A plug protrusion extending from the plug body and placed such that a pawl protruding form an inner surface of a socket cover engages behind the plug protrusion when the plug is inserted into a plug-in opening of the socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Erich Jaeger GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Klaus Markefka
  • Patent number: 9698522
    Abstract: A strain relief element for a cable. The strain relief element has a clamping collar in form of an at least partially closing ring for clamping the cable sheathing arranged in a clamping opening of the ring. The clamping collar having first and second half-ring clamping elements with a partial clamping opening each and hinged together through a first hinge. The clamping opening being defined by the two half-ring clamping elements folded towards each other and fixed with a clamping force executed by a clamping element. The strain relief element has a fixing collar means in form of an at least partially closing ring for fixing a corrugated tube surrounding the cable arranged in a fixing opening of the ring, the fixing collar having first and second half-ring fixing elements with a partial fixing opening each and hinged together through a second hinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Erich Jaeger GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Klaus Markefka
  • Patent number: 9570837
    Abstract: A connector plug for insertion into a socket. The connector plug having a multipart housing comprising a front part and a rear part. The front part and the rear part are affixed to each other by means of being screwed together by a thread. The front part and the rear part a groove is formed respectively. The two grooves extend in axial direction at the outer circumference of the front part and the rear part and are aligned relative to each other when the front part and the rear part are screwed together completely. A slider can be housed by an adapter at the front part or the rear part whereby the slider has a crosspiece that engages with the groove and when the front part and the rear part are screwed together completely it can be displaced into a locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Erich Jaeger GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Timm Rauer
  • Patent number: 8894426
    Abstract: Socket for an electrical plug-and-socket connection comprising a socket housing having a plug-in opening for mating with a plug, a cover for closing the plug-in opening and contacts. A contact insert with receptacle contacts connected with the contacts by inserting the insert on connection ends of the contacts, the receptacle contacts being connectable with a wire each. A backshell being held in the housing and having a flexible latch for fixing in a recess of the socket housing as a snap fit. A locking slider captively attached at the backshell and comprising two arms insertable into respective slits in said housing and the backshell, the slits matching each other when the contact insert in the backshell is inserted on the connection ends of the contacts such that the arms of the locking slider inserted into the matching slits secure the backshell with the contact insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Erich Jaeger GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Johannes Gette
  • Patent number: 8888515
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a socket for connecting a plug in the external region of a motor vehicle, comprising a socket housing, in which a plug-receiving opening having electric contacts for plugging in a plug and establishing an electric connection is formed, and comprising a cover, which is hinge-mounted on the socket housing and closes the plug-receiving opening in the closed position of the cover and which is preloaded in the closing direction, wherein a hold-closed mechanism that increases the holding force of the cover in the closed position thereof is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Erich Jaeger GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventor: Gary Hachadorian
  • Patent number: 7841912
    Abstract: A socket for an electrical plug and socket connection is described, comprising a socket housing with a plug-in opening for mounting a plug. The plug-in opening includes a contact support component for mating with a plug which provides contacts extending into the plug-in opening. The contacts are preferably flat contacts with an elastically bent contact surface. Also preferably, the contacts are cast in an injection molding process into the contact support insert. The contact support insert is then incorporated into the plug-in opening of the socket housing, and a seal is provided between the two components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Erich Jaeger GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Gary Hachadorian
  • Patent number: 7578708
    Abstract: A socket for an electrical plug-and-socket connection is described, comprising a housing, a plug-in opening for mounting a plug, and a contact support insert configured in the housing. The contact support insert comprises contacts extending into the plug-in opening, configured as flat contacts with elastically bent contact surfaces. Preferably, to provide a reliably sealed socket, a first part of the socket housing is formed together with the contact support insert as a single component in a first injection molding step, and the contacts are then fastened into the contact support insert. In a second injection molding step, a second part of the socket housing is then cast onto the first part of the socket housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Erich Jaeger GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Gary Hachadorian
  • Patent number: 7258559
    Abstract: The invention relates to a plug-and-socket connection device for the automatic, e.g. multipolar electrical connection of a vehicle trailer, particularly of a semitrailer, to a towing vehicle, particularly to a prime mover. The plug-and-socket connection device comprises a socket and a plug, which can be mounted on the vehicle trailer (e.g. the plug) or on the towing vehicle (e.g. the socket, they can be aligned with one another when coupling the vehicle trailer to the towing vehicle, and can be displaced while being guided by a drive provided in the form of an, e.g. piston/cylinder assembly relative to one another between an (advanced) connecting position and a (retracted) inoperative position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: Erich Jaeger GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Kirstin Mattern, Kurt Rautenberg
  • Patent number: 6863538
    Abstract: A plug-in connection device for the self-actuating electrical connection of a motor vehicle trailer to a towing motor vehicle with a socket (D) and a plug (S), which can be disposed on the motor vehicle trailer (for example the plug S) or the towing motor vehicle (for example socket D) During the coupling of the motor vehicle trailer to the towing motor vehicle, socket (D) and plug (S) can be aligned with respect to one another and can be moved by means of a drive (10), developed for example as a piston-cylinder configuration, relative to one another between an advanced connection position and a retracted resting position. Preferably a cover (5) of the socket (D) can be opened by displacing the contact insert (1), bearing contact sleeves (11, 12), in the direction of the connection position with the aid of drive (10). When the contact insert (1) is retracted into the resting position, the cover can be closed again.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Erich Jaeger GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Kirstin Mattern, Kurt Rautenberg
  • Patent number: D331716
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1992
    Assignee: Erich Jaeger GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Rudiger Eichler, Tom Steinmuller
  • Patent number: D706720
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Erich Jaeger GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Johannes Gette