Patents Assigned to Harting Electronics GmbH
  • Patent number: 9615491
    Abstract: The invention discloses an insulating body (1) which is provided for receiving and/or electrically contacting at least one conductor of a cable to be connected or for fitting onto a printed circuit board, the insulating body (1) being adapted to be introduced into a dedicated chamber of a plug connector housing and having at least one recess (11) for at least one contact element (13) which can be connected to the individual conductor of the cable to be connected or to a conductor track of the printed circuit board, and including a shielding element (20) by which the contact element is electromagnetically shielded, the insulating body (1) being formed of at least one first component (2) and one second component (10), the first component (2) containing a doping so that the surface of the first component (2) can be provided with a conducting coating (6) by an electroplating process, the shielding element (20) being formed from the conducting coating of the first component (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: HARTING ELECTRONICS GMBH
    Inventors: Stephan Schreier, Melanie Genau, Dirk Peter Post
  • Patent number: 9570846
    Abstract: Disclosed is a plug connector, known as a push-pull type of plug connector, wherein the plug connector is embodied from a base body for receiving a contact, a latch and also a first actuator for actuating the latching means. The first actuator is provided on the plug connector in such a manner that it can be displaced axially along the plugging direction. The first actuator is used for transferring the plugging force by the user to the plug connector, wherein the strengths of the force is limited to a defined maximum in order to prevent damage to components. Furthermore, the latch is actuated by displacing the first actuator in the opposite direction to the plugging direction and the latching arrangement with respect to the mating plug connector is released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: HARTING ELECTRONICS GMBH
    Inventor: Martin Lueckemeier
  • Patent number: 9543709
    Abstract: An insulating body, which can be inserted into a chamber of a plug-in connector housing intended for this purpose, has at least one recess for at least one contact element for connecting to a conductor of a cable or a conducting path of a printed circuit board, and a shielding element for electromagnetically shielding the contact element, wherein the insulating body is formed from at least a first component and a second component, wherein the insulating body contains a cavity having a surface formed from the first component, and wherein the first component contains a dopant through which the surface is provided with a conductive coating forming the shielding element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: HARTING ELECTRONICS GMBH
    Inventors: Stephan Schreier, Melanie Genau, Dirk Peter Post
  • Patent number: 9507110
    Abstract: A device socket that includes a wall feedthrough, a printed circuit board and an electronic component attached to the printed circuit board. The device socket has a lock mechanism to connect the printed circuit board to the wall feedthrough. The wall feedthrough has an opening. The device socket has at least one seal with an opening which cooperates with the electronic component to adjust the position of the electronic component relative to the wall feedthrough and wall feedthrough opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: HARTING ELECTRONICS GMBH
    Inventors: Rainer Bussmann, Marc Lindkamp
  • Patent number: 9502828
    Abstract: The invention relates to an insulation body of a plug-in connector that consists of a plug body (10), in which contact elements (11) are provided, and which consists of a connection body (20), which in turn has connection elements (21) that can be electrically connected to conductor tracks of a circuit board and/or to individual wires of a multi-wired cable to be connected, wherein the plug body (10) and the connection body (20) can be mated together, as a result of which the contact elements (11) can be electrically contacted with the connection elements (21) of the connection body (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: HARTING ELECTRONICS GMBH
    Inventors: Stephan Schreier, Melanie Genau
  • Patent number: 9502796
    Abstract: A round plug-in connector has a connection side configured for contacting circuit boards. For transmitting several independent, differential signals, the plug-in connector includes electric contacts arranged in pairs, with each of four signal pairs being insulated from each other by a cruciform structure, and being arranged inside an electrically non-conductive round body surrounding the cruciform structure. An electrically conductive screen cross is surrounded by a cruciform contact carrier with accepting grooves in diagonally embodied internal edges for holding the electric contacts. The round body is pushed over the cruciform arrangement, and is surrounded by an electrically conductive housing. Connection ends of the electric contacts that are intended to be aligned precisely on a circuit board, via a positioning aid, are attached to the round body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: HARTING ELECTRONICS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Melanie Genau
  • Patent number: 9490582
    Abstract: The invention relates to an insulation body that can be inserted into a housing (11) of a plug-in connector (10), which is formed from a connecting portion (2) and a contacting portion (3), wherein in the contacting portion (3), contacting means (4) are provided and the connecting portion (2) is provided with recesses (5), in which individual conductors of a multi-core cable can be clamped, wherein the connecting portion (2) and the contacting portion (3) can be joined together, so that the individual conductors of the multi-core cable can be electrically contacted by means of the individual contacting means (4). According to the invention, the connecting portion (2) includes means that orientate the individual conductors along the recesses (5) of the connecting portion (2) in such a way that each of the conductors is pushed into the respective recesses and the direction of the conductor changes along the recesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: HARTING ELECTRONICS GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Jaschke, Melanie Genau
  • Patent number: 9480181
    Abstract: In a housing 1 for receiving an electric circuit board 50 it is proposed to provide in a first housing half 2 of the housing 1 a plurality of bearing pads 20, 21 located at various levels. These bearing pads 20, 21 receive, together with counter bearing pads 30, 31 provided in a second housing half 30, the electric circuit board 50. A plurality of support points 55, 56 is provided on the electric circuit board 50, each of which support points 55, 56 is respectively associated with the bearing pads 20, 21 and counter bearing pads 30, 31. By removing individual support points 55, 56, the bearing pads 20, 21 and counter bearing pads 30, 31 are selected, on which the circuit board 50 is supposed to rest. By selecting the bearing pads 20, 21 and counter bearing pads 30, 31 lying at different levels, the level of the electric circuit board 50 in the housing 1 is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: HARTING ELECTRONICS GMBH
    Inventors: Marc Lindkamp, Rainer Bussmann
  • Patent number: 9478911
    Abstract: The invention relates to a locking mechanism for plug-in connectors with a mating connector. Such a locking mechanism has two types of locking means, a primary locking element that is suitable for locking the mating connector and a secondary locking element that is suitable for mutually locking with the primary locking element. In doing so, the secondary locking element locks the primary one in the locked state of the locking mechanism and the primary locking element locks the secondary one in the unlocked state. By contacting the mating connector, the mechanism is automatically locked and is unlocked by actuating the secondary locking element which is implemented as an actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: HARTING ELECTRONICS GMBH
    Inventor: Heinrich Friesen
  • Patent number: 9466928
    Abstract: To minimize the assembly effort of a plug-in connector the plug-in connector has multiple parts in the form of assembled individual parts. The shielding device has first guide in operative connection with a second guide of the contact support, so that the contact support can be inserted into the insulating body or can be attached thereto by a pivoting movement of the shielding device. After manually inserting the contacts into the contact support, the shielding device can be pivoted via the insulating body with a single movement, as a result of which the contact support is inserted into the insulating body, whereby the contacts are finally fixed in the insulating body, the shielding device is latched onto the contact support and as a result the contact support can be fixed in or on the insulating body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: HARTING ELECTRONICS GMBH
    Inventor: Dieter Luettermann
  • Patent number: 9450328
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cable retainer (1) for mechanically retaining a cable (10) on a cable outlet, comprising a cable outlet connection piece (2), a sealing element (3) and a pressure element (4), wherein the pressure element (3) can be screwed onto the cable outlet connection piece (2) using a thread (2.1, 3.1) and in this way squeezes the sealing element (3) together between the cable output connector (2) and the pressure element (4). By means of detents (4.2) on the pressure element (4) and detents (2.2) on the cable outlet connection piece (2) that cooperates therewith, a release of the threads (2.1, 3.1) screwed together is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: HARTING ELECTRONICS GMBH
    Inventor: Marc Lindkamp
  • Patent number: 9425552
    Abstract: Disclosed is a locking apparatus for plug connectors, comprising at least one first locking half and at least one second locking half, wherein the first locking half is formed from an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve, wherein the outer sleeve can be moved in a linear manner against a plugging direction towards the inner sleeve, and wherein the second locking half is formed from a further sleeve which can be inserted into the inner sleeve of the first locking half, and wherein the first locking half has at least one associated latch which acts on an inserted sleeve through at least one latching opening in the inner sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: HARTING ELECTRONICS GMBH
    Inventor: Heinrich Friesen
  • Patent number: 9362679
    Abstract: The invention relates to an insulation body of a plug-in connector, which comprises connection elements (21) that can be electrically connected to conductor tracks of a circuit board and/or to individual wires of a multi-wired cable to be connected, wherein the connection elements (21) can be produced using MID technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: HARTING ELECTRONICS GMBH
    Inventors: Stephan Schreier, Melanie Genau
  • Patent number: 9337552
    Abstract: A device for the reversible mechanical fixing and electrical contacting of one or more electrical conductors (11) of a cable (10) it is proposed to fix the cable (10) mechanically by means of a cable receptacle (2) and to position exposed conductor ends (12) of the electrical conductor (11) on a contact plate (3). A fixing element (4) is provided for pressing the exposed conductor ends (12) onto the contact plate (3). Such a device and such a method are needed for the temporary electronic contacting of one or more electrical conductors carried in a cable. Such contacting is above all necessary for carrying out electrical measurements on such cables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: HARTING ELECTRONICS GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Witte, Lars Fennen
  • Patent number: 9297965
    Abstract: A plug-in connection system for a two-piece plug-in connection, comprising a plug-in connector and a matching mating connector, wherein the plug-in connector includes a latching unit with latching hooks provided thereon, which engage in groove areas on the mating connector. Here, a plurality of groove areas is circumferentially provided on the mating connector implemented in a sleeve-type way, which are offset relative to each other by a certain distance ds in relation to the plug-in edge of the mating connector. In the case of groove areas which are arranged in multiple pairs on the external side of the plug-in sleeve, only one latching hook pair engages at any one time during the plug-in operation into a latching groove in the groove area, whereas the other latching hooks respectively remain on a sawtooth flank before or after the one occupied latching groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: HARTING ELECTRONICS GMBH
    Inventors: Hartmuth Schmidt, Martin Lueckemeier
  • Patent number: 9246243
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a contacting unit (t) for electrical conductors or pin contacts (8). Contacting units (1) of this kind are used for reversibly contacting said conductors or pin contacts (8) in an electrical and mechanical manner. In the present invention, the spring force that acts on a conductor or pin contact (8) to be connected can be variably adjusted. To this end, the free, spring-loaded length of a spring contact member (11) is varied by means of a sliding element (20). As a result of the variation of the spring-loaded length of the spring contact member (11), the spring force is increased in the case of a shortening and is correspondingly reduced in the case of an extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: HARTING ELECTRONICS GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Schuetz, Guenter Pape
  • Patent number: 9219333
    Abstract: An electrical connector for contacting a mating connector is proposed which has a locking device and includes a locking mechanism by means of a tiltable locking latch. The spring-loaded unlocking mechanism is triggered by pulling on a pull tab and constitutes a secure locking connection between the electrical connector and the mating connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: HARTING ELECTRONICS GMBH
    Inventors: Yingtao Wang, Junmin Guo
  • Publication number: 20150364854
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cable retainer (1) for mechanically retaining a cable (10) on a cable outlet, comprising a cable outlet connection piece (2), a sealing element (3) and a pressure element (4), wherein the pressure element (3) can be screwed onto the cable outlet connection piece (2) using a thread (2.1, 3.1) and in this way squeezes the sealing element (3) together between the cable output connector (2) and the pressure element (4). By means of detents (4.2) on the pressure element (4) and detents (2.2) on the cable outlet connection piece (2) that cooperates therewith, a release of the threads (2.1, 3.1) screwed together is prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Applicant: Harting Electronics GmbH
    Inventor: Marc LINDKAMP
  • Patent number: 9166341
    Abstract: A mounting frame is proposed for a system for preventing mating errors between electrical connectors, which mounting frame surrounds the connector at least on the plug side, wherein at least one coding element is held in the mounting frame. The coding element can rotate about its longitudinal axis and can be fixed in various radial positions in a front holding frame, wherein the front holding frame together with a rear securing frame forms the mounting frame. The coding element only interacts with a coding element on the mating connector to be connected when two connectors are being mated in a correspondingly correct position in the mounting frame, thus allowing the connectors to be mated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: HARTING ELECTRONICS GMBH
    Inventors: Yingtao Wang, Longfei Wang
  • Patent number: 9161436
    Abstract: In order to improve the signal integrity, for a connection device for twinax cables the connecting pad belonging to the respective drain wire is disposed directly between the two connecting pads of the two leads belonging to the same data line. Groups of connecting pads can be disposed so that they are offset with respect to one another in order to prevent crosstalk. To this end the data lines can be fastened to the connection device, which for example consists of a circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Harting Electronics GMBH
    Inventor: Gert Havermann