Patents Assigned to Kostal Kontakt Systeme GmbH
  • Publication number: 20240097368
    Abstract: An electrical contact element (ECE) for a plug connector includes a metal flat contact plug and a plastic body. The plastic body has a plug tip disposed on an insertion-side end face of the flat contact plug. The plug tip has a cross-sectional area including two undulated edge contours which extend symmetrically or asymmetrically with respect to a center axis of the cross-sectional area. A cross-sectional width between the edge contours varies continuously along the plug tip and has a local maximum(s) outside of end regions of the plug tip. The plug connector may include a mating contact element (MCE) having contact slats which contact the edge contours of the plug tip as the ECE is partially inserted along an insertion direction into the MCE and contact the contact surfaces of the flat contact plug as the ECE is fully inserted along the insertion direction into the MCE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: KOSTAL Kontakt Systeme GmbH
    Inventors: Joern JUSTI, Meik MECKELMANN, Johannes LUDOLFS
  • Publication number: 20230396011
    Abstract: A connection unit includes an insulating mounting frame and multiple resilient press-on contacts situated on the mounting frame. Each press-on contact includes a helical pressure spring that can exert an elastic force on a metal contact body. The contact body is connected in one piece to a connection plug or a connection socket. For each press-on contact, the mounting frame includes a hollow cylinder that forms a cavity within a circumferential wall, the cavity being closed off by a cover that is situated so as to be axially displaceable at the wall of the hollow cylinder. The pressure spring is situated inside the cavity, and with its elastic force acts on the cover. The contact body, in one piece, forms a contact disk that is situated on the outer side of the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: KOSTAL Kontakt Systeme GmbH
    Inventors: Dennis GAZKE, Holger BOTZEN, Andreas SCHEIB, Sebastian VOGT
  • Patent number: 11837813
    Abstract: A multipole electrical plug-in connector includes a plug-in connector housing and a mounting block. The plug-in connector housing has a housing base that extends perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the plug-in connector housing. The housing base has insertion openings. Contact elements are respectively inserted through the housing base insertion openings. Each contact element has a contact portion that is connectable to a mating plug-in connector, a press-in portion, with a fir tree profile, that is pressed into the housing base insertion opening in which the contact element is inserted through, and a connection portion for connecting an electrical connection line. Each contact element further has a retaining portion between the press-in portion and the connection portion. The retaining portions of the contact elements are inter-lockingly fastened in the mounting block. A method for producing a multipole electrical plug-in connector of this type is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: KOSTAL Kontakt Systeme GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Scherer, Dennis Gazke, Stephane Michaud, Andreas Scheib
  • Publication number: 20230387628
    Abstract: A high-voltage plug assembly includes a stationary first plug and a second plug that is movable along a connecting direction of the plugs. The plugs have mutually complementary plug contact elements. The second plug further has connection lines connected to its plug contact elements. An outlet direction of the connection lines extends perpendicular to the connecting direction. The second plug further has a position-securing element (PSE) that is displaceable along a displacement direction perpendicular to the connecting direction and that mechanically locks the plugs together when the plugs are connected while the PSE is displaced to a slide position. The PSE includes pairs of pins whose longitudinal axes are oriented in the PSE displacement direction and which are situated in pairs one behind the other in the PSE displacement direction. In the slide position in which the plugs are locked together, the pins respectively engage recesses of the plugs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: KOSTAL Kontakt Systeme GmbH
    Inventors: Guido Eberhardt, Lechoslaw Schwarz, Michael Hasenbank, Christian Trebehs
  • Publication number: 20230352879
    Abstract: An electrical plug connector includes a plug connector housing and a connecting lever. The connecting lever is rotatable with respect to the plug connector housing between an initial position and an end position. The connecting lever includes a locking element having a first part fixed to the connecting lever and a second part displaceable relative to the first part. The locking element mechanically locks the connecting lever in the end position to the plug connector housing when the connecting lever is in the end position and the second part is displaced relative to the first part to a locking position. The first and second parts of the locking element respectively carry first and second sections of an optical code. The optical code is completed when the second part is displaced relative to the first part to the locking position whereby the optical code is detectable by an optical reading device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: KOSTAL Kontakt Systeme GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Scherer, Josef Fruehauf, Thomas Drescher
  • Patent number: 11699877
    Abstract: A plug connector assembly includes first and second connector housings, a rotary lever, and a slide. The rotary lever has side faces each having a guide path into which in each case a guide pin on the second connector housing is inserted and is displaced along the guide path by rotation of the rotary lever whereby the connector housings move toward one another and electrical contact elements thereof connect. The slide is movable on the second plug connector housing. A driver element of the rotary lever cooperates in a form-fit manner with a driver element of the slide when the rotary lever rotates causing the slide to linearly move. A locking element of the slide is displaced relative to a locking element of the first connector housing when the slide linearly moves whereby a form-fit locking action between the locking elements may be established or cancelled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: KOSTAL Kontakt Systeme GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Wolter, Guido Eberhardt, Joerg Mueller, Michael Hasenbank
  • Publication number: 20230056007
    Abstract: A self-aligning electrical connector system for data and/or energy transmission includes first and second connector parts and a support frame. The first connector part includes positioning pins, flat elements, and a ball socket positioned between the flat elements. The second connector part is attachable to the first connector part and includes positioning chambers engageable with the positioning pins to achieve a coarse positioning of the connector parts relative to one another. The support frame has a flat central bar including spring arms. A ball is supported by the ball socket. The first connector part is supported on the support frame by spring forces of the spring arms acting on the flat elements and is supported on the ball with the ball being rollable on the central bar whereby the first connector part is floatingly arranged on the support frame and is shiftable and tiltable relative to the support frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: KOSTAL Kontakt Systeme GmbH
    Inventors: Martin WOLTER, Erik ROLF, Benedikt SPECHT, Guido EBERHARDT, Stefan AMELUNG
  • Publication number: 20220094097
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes a first connector housing, a second connector housing, and a connector position assurance (CPA) locking mechanism. The connector housings are connected via a detent connection. The CPA locking mechanism secures the detent connection against unintentional disconnection. The CPA locking mechanism forms a cable holder for fastening adjacent connecting lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: KOSTAL Kontakt Systeme GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Wrede, Alexander Nocker
  • Patent number: 11233347
    Abstract: A plug connector assembly includes first and second plug connector parts. The first plug connector part is arranged on a printed circuit board (PCB) and includes first contact elements. The second plug connector part includes a base body and second contact elements held by the base body. The first and second contact elements are connected when the first and second plug connector parts are connected. Stamped/bent parts are positioned on respective sides of the first plug connector part and are connected to the PCB. When the plug connector parts are fully connected, an electrical connection is established between at least one stamped/bent part and a contact element of the second plug connector part, or alternatively, an electrical connection is established between the two stamped-bent parts. The electrical connections in each case are suitable for electronically recognizing and/or monitoring the connection of the plug connector parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Kostal Kontakt Systeme GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Plate, Manuel Blauscheck
  • Publication number: 20210408714
    Abstract: A multipole electrical plug-in connector includes a plug-in connector housing and a mounting block. The plug-in connector housing has a housing base that extends perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the plug-in connector housing. The housing base has insertion openings. Contact elements are respectively inserted through the housing base insertion openings. Each contact element has a contact portion that is connectable to a mating plug-in connector, a press-in portion, with a fir tree profile, that is pressed into the housing base insertion opening in which the contact element is inserted through, and a connection portion for connecting an electrical connection line. Each contact element further has a retaining portion between the press-in portion and the connection portion. The retaining portions of the contact elements are inter-lockingly fastened in the mounting block. A method for producing a multipole electrical plug-in connector of this type is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: KOSTAL Kontakt Systeme GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Scherer, Dennis Gazke, Stephane Michaud, Andreas Scheib
  • Publication number: 20210281014
    Abstract: A plug connector assembly includes first and second connector housings, a rotary lever, and a slide. The rotary lever has side faces each having a guide path into which in each case a guide pin on the second connector housing is inserted and is displaced along the guide path by rotation of the rotary lever whereby the connector housings move toward one another and electrical contact elements thereof connect. The slide is movable on the second plug connector housing. A driver element of the rotary lever cooperates in a form-fit manner with a driver element of the slide when the rotary lever rotates causing the slide to linearly move. A locking element of the slide is displaced relative to a locking element of the first connector housing when the slide linearly moves whereby a form-fit locking action between the locking elements may be established or cancelled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: KOSTAL Kontakt Systeme GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Wolter, Guido Eberhardt, Joerg Mueller, Michael Hasenbank
  • Patent number: 11101599
    Abstract: A plug connector assembly includes a first plug connector part arranged on a printed circuit board (PCB) and a second plug connector part. Stamped/bent parts are positioned next to respective sides of the first plug connector part and are fastened to the PCB. In one variation, each stamped/bent part forms a spring arm, and when the plug connector parts are connected, end sections of the spring arms engage in respective detent recesses (or notches) in a base body of the second plug connector part thereby fixing the plug connector parts together. In another variation, each stamped/bent part has a detent recess, and a base body of the second plug connector part has spring arms on respective sides of the base body which lock with the detent recesses in the stamped/bent parts when the plug connector parts are connected thereby fixing the plug connector parts together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Kostal Kontakt Systeme GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Plate, Manuel Blauscheck
  • Publication number: 20200335894
    Abstract: A plug connector assembly includes first and second plug connector parts. The first plug connector part is arranged on a printed circuit board (PCB) and includes first contact elements. The second plug connector part includes a base body and second contact elements held by the base body. The first and second contact elements are connected when the first and second plug connector parts are connected. Stamped/bent parts are positioned on respective sides of the first plug connector part and are connected to the PCB. When the plug connector parts are fully connected, an electrical connection is established between at least one stamped/bent part and a contact element of the second plug connector part, or alternatively, an electrical connection is established between the two stamped-bent parts. The electrical connections in each case are suitable for electronically recognizing and/or monitoring the connection of the plug connector parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: Kostal Kontakt Systeme GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Plate, Manuel Blauscheck
  • Publication number: 20200303875
    Abstract: A plug connector assembly includes a first plug connector part arranged on a printed circuit board (PCB) and a second plug connector part. Stamped/bent parts are positioned next to respective sides of the first plug connector part and are fastened to the PCB. In one variation, each stamped/bent part forms a spring arm, and when the plug connector parts are connected, end sections of the spring arms engage in respective detent recesses (or notches) in a base body of the second plug connector part thereby fixing the plug connector parts together. In another variation, each stamped/bent part has a detent recess, and a base body of the second plug connector part has spring arms on respective sides of the base body which lock with the detent recesses in the stamped/bent parts when the plug connector parts are connected thereby fixing the plug connector parts together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: Kostal Kontakt Systeme GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Plate, Manuel Blauscheck
  • Publication number: 20200220302
    Abstract: An electrical plug connector includes a housing and a plug contact. The housing includes a housing body and a housing part which together form the housing with a receiving chamber therein. The housing body and the housing part are movable relative to one another perpendicularly to a plug-in direction and can be stably fixed to one another in a pre-locking position and in an end-locking position. The plug contact is connected to an electrical connection line and has a detent spring. The plug contact is inserted along the plug-in direction into the receiving chamber. The housing part has a locking arm having a detent protrusion. The detent spring engages the detent protrusion after the plug contact is inserted into the receiving chamber in the pre-locking position. The locking arm fixes the plug contact in the receiving chamber in a form-fit manner in the end-locking position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: Kostal Kontakt Systeme GmbH
    Inventor: Georg Schroeder
  • Patent number: 10389054
    Abstract: A contact blade for a plug-in connector part includes oppositely situated first and second contact arms extending longitudinally. The first contact arm has a primary opening dividing the first contact arm into first and second contact webs on respective sides of the primary opening. The first contact web has a contact opening dividing the first contact web into inner and outer contact skids on respective sides of the contact opening. The inner contact skid is between the contact opening and the primary opening and the outer contact skid is between the contact opening and an edge of the first contact arm. The contact opening has a transverse bulge extending laterally toward the primary opening such that the outer contact skid has a widened section next to the transverse bulge. A contact point, for contacting a plug pin, is on the widened section of the outer contact skid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Kostal Kontakt Systeme GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Neumann, Thomas Scherer
  • Publication number: 20190237891
    Abstract: A contact blade for a plug-in connector part includes oppositely situated first and second contact arms extending longitudinally. The first contact arm has a primary opening dividing the first contact arm into first and second contact webs on respective sides of the primary opening. The first contact web has a contact opening dividing the first contact web into inner and outer contact skids on respective sides of the contact opening. The inner contact skid is between the contact opening and the primary opening and the outer contact skid is between the contact opening and an edge of the first contact arm. The contact opening has a transverse bulge extending laterally toward the primary opening such that the outer contact skid has a widened section next to the transverse bulge. A contact point, for contacting a plug pin, is on the widened section of the outer contact skid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: Kostal Kontakt Systeme GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Neumann, Thomas Scherer
  • Patent number: 10050381
    Abstract: A plug connector part includes a housing having first and second housing parts. The housing parts are joined together parallel to a plug contact insertion direction. The housing parts have lateral surfaces which face one another when the housing parts are joined together. The housing parts have parallel grooves at their lateral surfaces. The grooves form plug contact receiving channels when the housing parts are joined together. The plug contacts have lances which engage projections of the receiving channels when the plug contacts are fully received within the receiving channels. The first housing part includes spring tongues along the grooves of the first housing part for fixing the plug contacts within the receiving channels. The spring tongues have tab-like sections which extend into the receiving channels and engage the plug contacts to fix the plug contacts within the receiving channels in a form-fit manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Kostal Kontakt Systeme GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Wolter, Uwe Raschke, Guido Eberhardt, Alexander Koch, Christian Jaworek
  • Patent number: 9979121
    Abstract: An electrical plug-type connector part includes a contact carrier, a protective housing, and a clamping bracket. The contact carrier has chambers for receiving contact elements connected to electrical connection lines. The protective housing is engaged over the contact carrier and has passage openings receiving the electrical connection lines. The clamping bracket is attachable to the protective housing and has elastic spring arms corresponding to the passage openings in the protective housing. When the clamping bracket is attached to the protective housing the spring arms extend into the passage openings and resiliently press the electrical connection lines received in the passage openings against an inner wall of the protective housing for the clamping bracket to thereby fix the electrical connection lines to the protective housing in a clamping manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Kostal Kontakt Systeme GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel Reimann, Volker Thurau
  • Publication number: 20180123289
    Abstract: A plug connector part includes a housing having first and second housing parts. The housing parts are joined together parallel to a plug contact insertion direction. The housing parts have lateral surfaces which face one another when the housing parts are joined together. The housing parts have parallel grooves at their lateral surfaces. The grooves form plug contact receiving channels when the housing parts are joined together. The plug contacts have lances which engage projections of the receiving channels when the plug contacts are fully received within the receiving channels. The first housing part includes spring tongues along the grooves of the first housing part for fixing the plug contacts within the receiving channels. The spring tongues have tab-like sections which extend into the receiving channels and engage the plug contacts to fix the plug contacts within the receiving channels in a form-fit manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: Kostal Kontakt Systeme GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Wolter, Uwe Raschke, Guido Eberhardt, Alexander Koch, Christian Jaworek