Abstract: A plug contact stamped from a strip of sheet metal, the plug contact including cut edges and rolled sides; a clamping section configured to fix the plug contact in a contact carrier; a contact fork formed by two spring elastic contact arms forming a receiving cavity between each other and including cut edges that are oriented towards each other, wherein a first end of the two spring elastic contact arms respectively originates from the clamping section and a second end of the two spring elastic contact arms respectively forms a contact bud, wherein the two spring elastic contact arms include rolled sides that are oriented towards each other and produced by forming the second end of the spring elastic contact arms respectively.

Abstract: The invention relates to a plug connector, in particular a direct plug connector, for contacting contact openings of a circuit board, the plug connector including a contact carrier which can include coding devices, in particular coding pins and a polarity reversal safety, in particular configured as polarity protrusions; conductor insertion channels formed by the contact carrier and configured to receive connection conductors, and contact recesses configured to receive plug contacts; a primary safety that supports the contact carrier at the circuit board and that is in particular configured as interlocking elements, characterized in that, the contact carrier is provided with a secondary safety which fixes the contact carrier at the circuit board in addition to the primary safety and which is operable independently from the primary safety.

Abstract: The invention relates to a plug connector, in particular a direct plug connector, for contacting contact openings of a circuit board, the plug connector including a contact carrier which can include coding devices, in particular coding pins and a polarity reversal safety, in particular configured as polarity protrusions; conductor insertion channels formed by the contact carrier and configured to receive connection conductors, and contact recesses configured to receive plug contacts; a primary safety that supports the contact carrier at the circuit board and that is in particular configured as interlocking elements, characterized in that the primary safety includes at least two interlocking arms that are arranged in pairs adjacent to each other wherein interlocking devices of the interlocking arms have different interlocking geometries.

Abstract: A plug connector for providing an electrical connection with a counter piece, the plug connector including a housing in which contacts that are supported in a front portion of the housing with respect to a plug in direction are connectable with a cable which is run out of a rear portion of the housing with respect to the plug in direction; a securing sleeve which is supported on the housing rotationally movable in a circumferential direction and which provides a securing screw connection for a plug connection between the connector and the counter piece, wherein an axial section of the housing and an axial section of the securing sleeve enter a form locking engagement at least at an end of a movement of the securing screw connection wherein the form locking engagement provides vibration protection for the plug connection; and an elastic seal which secures the plug connection against contaminants.

Abstract: The invention relates to an insertion contact for arrangement at a contact support including an opposite contact, the insertion contact including a contact arm which contacts a first contact surface of an opposite contact in an electrically conductive manner which opposite contact is arranged on a top side of a contact support; a support arm which contacts a bottom side of the contact support; and a connection arm which arranges the contact arm at the support arm, wherein the contact arm and/or the support arm is deflectable in a spring elastic manner, wherein the insertion contact includes a connection member for connecting a conductor, wherein the insertion contact is configured as a stamped component. It is an object of the invention to provide insertion contacts which facilitate reducing grid pitches of plug connectors, in particular according to Rast 2.5 standard, while maintaining predetermined technical specifications.

Abstract: The invention relates to an insertion contact for arrangement at a contact support including an opposite contact, the insertion contact including a contact arm which contacts a first contact surface of an opposite contact in an electrically conductive manner which opposite contact is arranged on a top side of a contact support; a support arm which contacts a bottom side of the contact support; and a connection arm which arranges the contact arm at the support arm, wherein the contact arm and/or the support arm is deflectable in a spring elastic manner, wherein the insertion contact includes a connection member for connecting a conductor, wherein the insertion contact is configured as a stamped component. It is an object of the invention to provide insertion contacts which facilitate reducing grid pitches of plug connectors, in particular according to Rast 2.5 standard, while maintaining predetermined technical specifications.

Abstract: A box for connecting a solar panel to a cable has a generally planar flat base securable to a solar panel, forming a transversely open cavity for connection of elements of the solar panel with the cable, and formed with a laterally open aperture. A flat cover fittable transversely with the base to close the cavity is formed with an aperture forming with the aperture of the base when the cover is fitted to the base a hole that opens generally parallel to the base into the cavity and that is snugly fittable around the cable. A clip fixed on the base adjacent the aperture forms a mouth fittable around the cable extending through the hole and open generally parallel to the base.

Abstract: A box for connecting a ribbon output conductor of a solar panel with a feed cable has a base mountable on the solar panel and formed with a first hole for the ribbon output conductor and a second hole for the feed cable, a removable cover fittable with the base and forming when fitted with the base a substantially closed compartment, and two holders at the first hole oriented at a predetermined angle to each other and adapted to hold a conductive part of the feed cable in either of two positions offset by the predetermined angle relative to the first hole.

Abstract: A plug connector comprising a first contact support, in which contacts are disposed, which enter an electrical connection with mating contacts of a second contact support, when the contact supports are joined. The first contact support comprises first coding device, which interacts with a second coding device of the second contact support and assures a defined joining of the contact supports in order to connect the contacts and the mating contacts.

Abstract: These objects are attained by a box for connecting an output conductor of a solar panel with a feed cable and that has a flat base mountable on the solar panel and having a first opening for the feed cable and a second opening for the output conductor. A contact mounted on a conductor of the feed cable has a flat connection region extending parallel to the base. A contact clip secures the conductor to the connection region.

Abstract: A contact for connecting a wire to a terminal has a contact part engageable with the terminal and defining a main plane, and a wire part formed unitarily with the contact part and forming in an open position a seat offset from the plane and adapted to receive the wire and lying in a closed position coplanar with the contact part.

Abstract: A box for connecting an output conductor from a solar panel with a feed cable has a base mountable on the solar panel and formed with a first hole for the panel-output conductor and a second hole for the feed cable, a removable cover fittable with the base in a closed position and forming in the closed position with the base a substantially closed compartment, and at least one component mounted on the cover in the compartment. The component is something that affects transmission of electricity from the solar panel into an electrical network connected to the feed cable or that affects the microclimate inside the connection box.

Abstract: A box for connecting an output conductor of a solar panel with a feed cable has a base mountable on the solar panel and having a generally planar floor from whose outer periphery a side wall projects perpendicularly. A cover engageable with the side wall forms with the floor and side wall a substantially closed compartment. At least one holder in the compartment on the floor grips and positions an end of the feed cable such that it extends in a predetermined first direction. The side wall is formed with a cutout through which the feed cable passes. The cutout and holder are relatively spaced and oriented such that the cable extends in a predetermined second direction that forms an acute angle with the first direction between the holder and the cutout.

Abstract: The invention relates to a plug connector (1c) with a plug (11) which has a handle element (13) which has at least one snap-in unit (19) and one contact support (14) oriented in the plug-in direction (X), and with a bushing (12) whose handle element (40) forms a contact support holder (45) and an opposing snap-in means (44) corresponding to the snap-in means, said opposing snap-in means cooperates with the snap-in means to secure the plug and the bushing in the connected state, wherein the contact support (14) and the contact carrier holder (45) form mutually corresponding positioning means (23, 49) which allow insertion of the plug into the bushing only with the snap-in means facing the opposing snap-in means. The problem of the invention is to create a plug connector which improves in particular the blind insertion of plug and bushing and thus improves the ease of assembly.

Abstract: A contact for the solar-power feed cable having a conductive core surrounded by an insulating sheath has a conductive contact part adapted to be connected in a solar-power connection box to a conductor and engaging the conductive core of the cable. An outer contact ring is crimped to the sheath longitudinally of the cable inward from the contact part and is unitary with the contact part. An inner contact ring spaced longitudinally inward of the cable from the outer contact ring is crimped to the sheath and formed with a strain-relief flange.

Abstract: An electrical connection box has a base adapted to be connected to a back face of a solar panel and a cover fittable with the base to form therewith a generally closed and weather-tight interior. The cover and base have inner surfaces that confront each other when the cover is fitted to the base. Respective eyes on the inner faces are each formed with an eye having a throughgoing hole of predetermined maximum diameter. A flexible tether cord has a pair of ends and is formed unitarily at each end with at least one arm extending back from the end along the cord at an acute angle to the cord and having a free end spaced from the cord and defining therewith a width greater than the maximum diameter. The tether passes through the holes with each arm engageable with a face of the respective eye.

Abstract: The invention relates to a plug connector comprising a first contact support, in which contacts are disposed, which enter an electrical connection with mating contacts of a second contact support, when the contact supports are joined, wherein the first contact support comprises first coding device, which interacts with a second coding device of the second contact support and assures a defined joining of the contact supports in order to connect the contacts and the mating contacts. It is the object of the invention to simplify the production of plug connectors, in particular plug connectors with mechanical coding devices. The object is accomplished through a plug connector according to claim 1, which is in particular characterized in that at least one contact support comprises a receiver for a coding device configured as a separate component.

Abstract: The invention relates to a mechanism (10) for opening and closing an appliance, said mechanism comprising at least one first (15) and a second (16) base part which are arranged so as to move relative to one another around a common axis of rotation (D, d) and can be put into a first and a second end position, where the path of motion of the base parts, which is situated between the two positions, is covered automatically by means of a spring tension which is exerted by a spring element (17) and which is initially set up manually, one end of the spring element being fixed on a first base part and the other end being fixed on a second base part. It is an object of the invention to provide a relatively simple and relatively small-construction mechanism for opening and closing an appliance.

Abstract: A chip-card holder for connecting contact pads of a chip card with connections of device circuitry. The holder has a dielectric holder body engageable between the chip card and the device connections, a plurality of contact elements on the body each having a contact part engageable with a respective one of the chip-card contact pads, a connecting part connectable to a respective one of the device connections and an anchor part, means securing each of the anchor parts directly to the holder body, and an electronic circuit element mounted on the holder body and connected to the contact elements.

Abstract: A base part has a planar inner face, and a cover part is shiftable on the inner face between a closed position overlying and congruent with the base part and an open position exposing at least part of the inner face. A pair of parallel elongated spring elements extend parallel to the inner face in one of the parts. A pivot in the one part between the center portions carries a nonround cam for movement between a pair of end positions engaging and slightly transversely elastically deflecting the center portions and a through a center position engaging and greatly transversely elastically deflecting the center portions. The cam is connected to the other of the parts to pivot between its end positions and through the center position on displacement of the cover part between the closed position and the open position.