Patents Assigned to Harting Electric GmbH & Co. KG
  • Patent number: 10714873
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a plug (1) to be mechanically and electrically connected to a corresponding mating plug, comprising a housing (2), a protective conductor bridge (3), and a plug insert. The housing (2) comprises at least one connecting section (9) to be connected to the plug insert, and the plug insert is mounted on the at least one connecting section (9). The protective conductor bridge (3) can be inserted from above into the housing (2) or into retaining frame (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andre Beneke, Thomas Beischer
  • Patent number: 10693260
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mounting frame (5) which comprises at least one PE contact (1) and can be inserted into the housing from a plug-in end and/or from a terminal end. The at least one PE contact (1) is arranged on the mounting frame (5). Previously known PE contacts can be contacted only from one end, whereas the disclosed PE contact (1) can be contacted from the terminal end and/or the plug-in end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Beischer, Florian Schenk
  • Patent number: 10686278
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of holding frames for a plug connector for receiving similar and/or different modules. To provide a solution which retains the flexibility in the number of insertable modules which previously resulted from being able to select a matching holding frame, while allowing a more efficient layout, manufacturing, storage and/or use, an appropriate holding frame arrangement is proposed in which the modules in a holding frame arrangement to be populated with modules are arranged one beside the other in a longitudinal direction thereof, between a first and a second end face of the holding frame arrangement, wherein the first and the second end faces are configured to be joined to each other form-fittingly such that, in a populating state, at least one transversely extending projection of one of the modules is received in a receptacle in at least one of opposing side surfaces of the holding frame arrangement, which extend between the first and the second end faces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Heiko Herbrechtsmeier, Heiko Meier
  • Patent number: 10665981
    Abstract: A holding frame for plug connectors, in particular for receiving similar and/or different plug connector modules, is provided wherein the holding frame comprises or consists substantially of a plurality of holding frame modules. The holding frame is utilized first and foremost in applications in which a certain stability is certainly necessary but no particularly high mechanical plug loads occur. In addition, the holding frame is usable flexibly and is adaptable to user requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Mirko Mossig, Andre Tiemann, Heiko Meier, Michael Przyborowski
  • Patent number: 10665987
    Abstract: A plug connector housing has a socket housing and a screw attachment. The socket housing has an outer surface of circular cross section with an encircling first groove formed therein. The screw attachment has an inner surface of circular cross section with an encircling second groove formed therein. The plug connector housing furthermore has a circlip which is arranged with its inner circumference in the first groove and with its outer circumference in the second groove in order to hold the screw attachment rotatably on the socket housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Irina Lötkemann, Sebastian Griepenstroh, Florian Hackemeier
  • Patent number: 10665982
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to the field of holding frames for a plug connector for receiving similar and/or different modules. To provide a way of populating a holding frame with modules even when the holding frame is already installed in a casing, and in a manner that is compatible with known modules, a holding frame arrangement for a plug connector for receiving similar and/or different modules is proposed, comprising a base frame adapted to receive a module and a fixing element adapted for fixing to the base frame such that the base frame and the fixing element fixed to it together define a fixing window for engaging a fixing lug of a received in order to fix the module in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Heiko Herbrechtsmeier, Heiko Meier
  • Patent number: 10635625
    Abstract: A plug connector component is provided having a housing, at least one control module arranged therein and an operating system for operating the control module. At least one functional module that can be controlled by the control module can be introduced into the housing. In addition, the control module is configured to receive at least one container with at least one process configured for using an operating system core of the operating system and to implement same, and to at least partially control the functional module by the process. Related plug connectors, systems and methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Lutz Tröger, Christoph Gericke, Markus Friesen, Karsten Walther
  • Publication number: 20200119492
    Abstract: A locking clip for plug housings has a rear wall and side parts formed on the rear wall. The locking clip has a U-shaped cross-section. The side parts each have a mounting receptacle, by which the locking device can be pivotably mounted on the plug housing. The locking device has an embossment directed toward the plug housing in the region of each mounting receptacle. Thus, the locking device is not supported on the plug body over the full surface, and therefore a lower-wear locking operation is ensured. A system includes a first plug housing and a second plug housing and a locking clip. The locking clip is pivotably mounted on the first plug housing by mounting pins. The locking clip can be locked on the second plug housing on locking pins. The locking clip touches the plug housings only at the mounting pins and at the locking pins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Nicole Spilker, Heiko Herbrechtsmeier, Sebastian Griepenstroh
  • Patent number: 10601178
    Abstract: The invention relates to a locking device for plug connector housings, wherein the locking device (1) can be mounted pivotably on a first plug connector housing (12), wherein the locking device (1) can be locked on a second plug connector housing (14), as a result of which the first and the second plug connector housings (12, 14) can be pressed resiliently against each other. The locking device has means which prevent inadvertent opening of a closed plug connection. This makes it possible to avoid machine failures and accidents. The invention also relates to a method for releasing a first plug connector housing (12) from a second plug connector housing (14) with a locking device (1) which is mounted pivotably on the first plug connector housing (12) and can be locked on the second plug connector housing (14), wherein a force required for a pivoting-open movement increases abruptly during the pivoting-open movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Nicole Spilker
  • Publication number: 20200091669
    Abstract: For ease and modification flexibility in the manufacture of jumpers in a plug connector, according to the invention the housing cover (10) is equipped with a contact carrier (3) which is releasably clipped thereon. The contact carrier (3) can be made in two parts and can have an upper part (1) and a lower part (32). These can be separated from one another and joined together in order to accommodate individual U-shaped contact pins (8, 8?, 8?) for bridging socket contacts (28) of the plug connector or also in order to remove and/or replug said pins. If necessary, the complete contact carrier (3) can also be exchanged for another contact carrier having a different bridge assignment. As a result, the operating state of an electrical system can be individually defined and modified. When the housing cover is open, an external test plug can be plugged in for maintenance purposes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Uwe Sundermeier, Andre Beneke
  • Publication number: 20200059034
    Abstract: A holding frame for a heavy plug-type connector can receive identical and/or different plug-type connector modules. The holding frame comprises a main body which has two side parts which lie opposite one another, and at least one fixing clip which is held at least on a side part, and by way of which the plug-type connector modules can be fixed within the main body. The at least one fixing clip has at least one holding arm which moves parallel to the plane of the side parts during the introduction of a plug-type connector module into the holding frame. As a result, plug-type connector modules can be introduced into the holding frame particularly simply and even in the installed state of said holding frame. At the same time, the holding frame variant which is shown here is more stable than the previously known holding frames which have the same functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andre Tiemann, Heiko Meier, Jörg Ziegenhahn, Andre Beneke
  • Patent number: 10559913
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a holding frame into which plug connector modules can be inserted. The holding frame has guiding means, whereby the holding frame can be aligned with a second holding frame in the plug-in direction so as to fit in a precise manner. Two holding frames which can be plugged together contain at least one respective pneumatic plug connector module. The first holding frame comprises a first pneumatic plug connector module, and the second holding frame comprises a second pneumatic plug connector module. The first pneumatic plug connector module is aligned with the second pneumatic plug connector module such that the modules can be plugged together. Such pneumatic plug connector modules are particularly sensitive to wear when they are plugged together without being aligned relative to one another in an exact manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Alexander Schönfeld, Heiko Herbrechtsmeier, Heiko Meier
  • Patent number: 10559911
    Abstract: An electrical plug connector module and holding frame assembly is provided alone or in combination with further plug connector modules for forming a modular plug connector. The electrical plug connector module is inserted directly in the plug connector housing or can be received fastened in the holding frame with further modules in a plug connector housing. The electrical plug connector module includes an electrical contact that is connected in an electrically conductive manner in the interior of the electrical plug connector module to an electrical contact that is received therein. The electrical contact is guided on the outer side of the electrical plug connector module contacts in addition by way of a resilient region the holding frame or the plug connector housing in which the electrical plug connector module is inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: HARTING ELECTRIC GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Heiko Herbrechtsmeier
  • Patent number: 10554007
    Abstract: A holding frame for a plug-type connector is intended to have good heat resistance and a high level of mechanical robustness and, when installed in a metallic plug-type connector housing, enable protective grounding while at the same time being convenient to use, in particular during the replacement of individual modules. To this end, it is proposed to manufacture the holding frame at least partially from spring-elastic sheet metal. For this purpose, the holding frame can have a basic portion and a deformation portion, which are formed from different materials. The basic portion is used for fixing an accommodated module in a plane. The deformation portion can assume an insertion state and a holding state, wherein the insertion state permits insertion of at least one module into the holding frame in a direction transverse to the plane and an accommodated module is fixed in the holding state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Heiko Herbrechtsmeier
  • Patent number: 10541496
    Abstract: Provided is a plug connection which ensures signal integrity, in particular at high data rates and with a large number of plug-in cycles, in a cost-effective manner. A dielectric is in each case arranged between the pin contacts of a connector and the socket contacts of a mating connector to ensure galvanic isolation and capacitive connection between them. In this way the connected circuit electronics can be simplified. There is no need for a coupling capacitor and impedance matching can be performed the geometric arrangement of the contacts. In particular, it ensures that there is a variety of different plug connections to choose from with different properties, in particular with different impedances and capacitances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: HARTING ELECTRIC GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Gert Havermann
  • Patent number: 10535960
    Abstract: A system comprises a first plug connector module and a second plug connector module. The plug connector modules each have at least two contact elements. The first plug connector module has at least one spring link. In the unplugged state, the at least one spring link connects the at least two contact elements of the first plug connector module electrically conductively to each other. A method for plugging a first plug connector module with a second plug connector module is based on the first and the second plug connector modules being guided toward each other in the plug-in direction. A sliding element of the second plug connector module presses against at least one spring link of the first plug connector module and, as a result, the at least one spring link is brought out of touching contact with at least two associated socket contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Heiko Meier, Norbert Kropiewnicki, Martin Schmidt, Michael Przyborowski
  • Patent number: 10530093
    Abstract: A plug connector housing has a cable connection element on which at least two cables, at least one first cable and at least one second cable can be fastened for shield connection and/or strain relief, wherein the cable connection element has different fastening planes for the at least first cable and the at least second cable. A plug connector with such a plug connector housing can thus be assembled in cleanroom environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Alexander Schönfeld, Romano Deimel
  • Patent number: 10530090
    Abstract: A holding frame comprising a base frame and at least two flange parts which are attached to the base frame opposite each other is proposed, in which each flange part extends outside the base frame along an outer face of the base frame in an insertion direction, around a lower edge of the base frame, inside the base frame along an inner face of the base frame in the opposite direction to the insertion direction and beyond an edge of the base frame in the opposite direction to the insertion direction, wherein each flange part has at least one latching window, in the region extending beyond the edge of the base frame, as a latching element for receiving a latching lug of the module to fix the module in the holding frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Hanno Wolff, Jörg Ziegenhahn, Heiko Meier, Andre Tiemann
  • Patent number: 10516239
    Abstract: Provided is a holding frame for holding plug connector modules and for installing in plug connector casings or for screwing onto wall surfaces, wherein the plug connector modules are inserted into the holding frame and a holding arrangement on the plug connector modules cooperate with recesses provided on opposite side parts of the holding frame. Also, to allow simplified and/or less cost-intensive production with additional flexibility regarding the positioning or omission of earthing contacts, without compromising safe handling of the holding frame, one frame half has a projection in at least one fastening section, which protrudes in the direction of the other frame half and which engages with a recess in the fastening section of the other frame half in such a way that any lateral displacement of the side parts is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: HARTING ELECTRIC GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Irina Loetkemann, Bernard Schlegel
  • Patent number: D874528
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jens Horstmann, Marcus Göttig