Abstract: A connector for a circuit board includes a connector housing having a mounting arm. The mounting arm has a first fastening element that is releasably connectable to a first connecting element on the circuit board. The connection between the first fastening element and the first connecting element can be established and/or released by deflecting the mounting arm. A securing unit is disposed on the connector housing in such a way that the securing unit is movable between a releasing position and a locking position. In the locking position, the securing unit blocks deflection of the mounting arm. In the releasing position, the securing unit enables deflection of the mounting arm.

Abstract: A grounding clamp for connecting a cable to an electrical ground includes first and second clamping elements, which tightly abut against one another in an assembled state so that the cable is clampable therebetween. A contact is arranged on the first clamping element to contact a conductive section of the cable in the assembled state. An opening extending through the clamping elements is configured such that a fastener is guidable therethrough and the grounding clamp is connectable to the ground using the fastener. Mutually complementary first and second locking means are also provided. The first locking means are arranged on two opposite sides of the first clamping element and the second locking means are arranged on two opposite sides of the second clamping element. In the assembled state, the locking means are engaged with one another and are arranged on both sides along the cable.

Abstract: An edge connector for connecting to a mating connector includes an outer conductor having a main body and plug-in portion, and first and second inner-conductor contacts arranged at least partly inside the outer conductor. The inner-conductor contacts each comprise a coupling end and a contact end. A shortest spacing between the coupling end and the contact end of the first inner-conductor contact is different from a shortest spacing between the coupling end and the second contact of the second inner-conductor contact. The overall electrical lengths of the inner-conductor contacts are the same. The contact ends are arranged in parallel on a main plane and in the plug-in portion. The inner-conductor contacts are arranged at least partly inside a receiving chamber of the main body. The main plane divides the receiving chamber into first and second asymmetric chamber portions. An insulator galvanically isolates the inner-conductor contacts from the outer conductor.

Abstract: A coaxial plug connector includes a cable portion and an interface portion. The cable portion has an outer cable contact, a cable insulator and an elongated inner cable contact, the cable insulator is arranged in the outer cable contact, the inner cable contact is spaced apart from the outer cable contact by the cable insulator and the inner cable contact is to be electrically connected to a cable. The interface portion has an outer interface contact, an interface insulator and an elongated inner interface contact, the interface insulator is arranged in the outer interface contact and the inner interface contact is spaced apart from the outer interface contact by the interface insulator. The inner interface contact is accommodated in a central recess in the interface insulator.

Abstract: A coaxial plug connector includes a cable portion and an interface portion. The cable portion has an outer cable contact, a cable insulator and an elongated inner cable contact, the cable insulator is arranged in the outer cable contact, the inner cable contact is spaced apart from the outer cable contact by the cable insulator and the inner cable contact is to be electrically connected to a cable. The interface portion has an outer interface contact, an interface insulator and an elongated inner interface contact, the interface insulator is arranged in the outer interface contact and the inner interface contact is spaced apart from the outer interface contact by the interface insulator. The inner interface contact is attached to the cable insulator.

Abstract: A connector for connecting a circuit board to a mating connector includes a connector housing, a lens unit and a receiving unit. The connector housing has a receiving chamber and is connectable to a mating connector housing of the mating connector. The lens unit is disposed in the receiving chamber and is light-conductively connectable to a transmitter/receiver unit disposed on the circuit board and to at least one optical waveguide of the mating connector. The securing unit has two mounting arms and a securing portion connecting the mounting arms, the securing unit being releasably connected via the mounting arms at two opposite side walls of the connector housing, and the securing portion securing the lens unit in place within the receiving chamber.

Abstract: A modular switch device temporarily stores workpiece carriers for a linear conveyor system. The modular switch device is arrangeable between a changeover region, comprising a depositing and/or removal region, and a processing region of the linear conveyor system that conveys workpiece carriers at a conveyance level. The modular switch device includes a first and second horizontally arranged carrier unit. The carrier units are disposed vertically one above the other at a fixed distance. Each carrier unit has a respective guide apparatus, by which respective ones of the workpiece carriers are conveyable in a conveyance direction in interaction with a conveyor belt. The carrier units are movable together in a vertical direction by a lifting device in such a way that both guide apparatuses are positionable such that the respective workpiece carriers are conveyable at the conveyance level by the respective guide apparatuses.

Abstract: An electrical plug connector includes: a plug contact at one end of a cable, a contact carrier, a plug housing, a primary locking element, and a secondary locking element. The plug contact is accommodated in the contact carrier and the latter is accommodated in the plug housing. The primary locking element and the secondary locking element are each configured to secure the plug contact in the contact carrier against removal from the contact carrier by pulling in an axial direction parallel to a longitudinal direction of the cable. The secondary locking element is configured as a separate component that is displaceable relative to the contact carrier.

Abstract: A method can be applied for manufacturing an electrical connector on an end portion of a multi-wire electrical cable whose wires are surrounded annularly in cross section in the end portion by an outer conductor. The outer conductor is partially radially compressed toward the wires by at least one die, and is also partially provided with an overmold in an injection mold. In the method, after the outer conductor is deformed, the die is positioned on the outer conductor in such a way that the die partially bounds a mold cavity to be filled with a plasticized molding compound to form the overmold. At least one mold part of the injection mold is moved toward the outer conductor and the mold part is positioned in a vicinity of the outer conductor so to further bound the mold cavity.

Abstract: A soldering aid for electrically conductively connecting a cable core of a cable to a conductor area includes a body made of an electrically insulating material and an electrically conductive contact part received in the body. The contact part has a contact surface configured to electrically conductively contact the conductor area. The body is formed with a receptacle having a slot open toward one side configured to receive the cable core of the cable, and is formed with a through-bore configured to surround a sheathed portion of the cable. The contact part closes an opening at a bottom of the slot and conductively contacts the cable core.

Abstract: A laser processing device for processing shielded conductors includes a processing chamber configured to process an end portion of a shielded conductor disposed therein using laser radiation. The processing chamber has a housing defining an opening. In a processing position of the laser processing device, the end portion of the shielded conductor is inserted along an insertion axis into the opening and extends into the processing chamber. A gripping device is configured to fix the shielded conductor in the opening in the processing position of the laser processing device. In the processing position of the laser processing device, the gripping device is positioned at the housing without contact therebetween. The gripping device includes a first projection portion which extends at least partially into the opening along the insertion axis in the processing position of the laser processing device.

Abstract: A plug connector for transmitting high-frequency signals includes a cable, a contact and a connecting element. The cable has a free end. The contact is mounted on the free end of the cable, and has a free contact end on a side facing away from the cable. The connecting element is disposed between the contact and the cable, and, in an assembled state, is fixedly connected to the contact and to the cable. The connecting element has a first portion with a first outer diameter on a side facing the contact and a second portion with a second outer diameter on a side facing the cable, the second outer diameter being larger than the first outer diameter. The first portion includes a third portion that has, at least in some regions of the third portion, an outer diameter corresponding to the second outer diameter.

Abstract: A soldering aid for connecting a cable to a printed circuit board includes an electrically insulating body having a first, second and third recesses, and an electrically conductive contact structure coupled thereto. The contact structure is partially embedded in the body to be connected to a cable core therein, and partially protrudes from the body to be connected the printed circuit board. The first recess is conically tapered to receive an end portion of the cable and has first and second sections for non-stripped and stripped portions of the cable end portion, respectively. An end of the second recess adjoins the second section of the first recess to enable optical verification of formation of a connection between the cable core and the contact structure. The third recess is configured to receive and transfer solder to the second section of the first recess to thereby form the connection.

Abstract: A coupling device for coupling a plurality of cable units to a component carrier includes a base plate that is flat in at least one plane. A connecting device is disposed on a first side of the base plate and is configured to mechanically couple the base plate to the component carrier. An opening extends through the base plate for each cable end of a plurality of cable ends of the cable units. The opening in each case is disposed on the base plate at a position corresponding to the respective cable unit.

Abstract: A grounding clip for fastening and electrically contacting two cables to a separate surface includes a plate having a first and second longitudinal edges opposite each other and extending in a first direction, and first and second transverse edges opposite each other and extending perpendicularly to the longitudinal edges in a second direction. First and second cable fastening regions for fastening and electrically contacting first and second cables to the plate extends along the first and second transverse edges, respectively. An opening is arranged between the cable fastening regions for inserting a fastener. First and second tabs extend between the first and second cable fastening regions in parallel to the first and second transverse edges, respectively, and perpendicularly to a plane of the plate in a direction of an underside of the plate.

Abstract: An electrical connector for a multi-wire electrical cable includes two cable-side electrical contact elements including associated terminals to each of which is to be connected a wire of the electrical cable, and two output-side electrical contact elements which are spaced apart from the cable-side electrical contact elements and from each of which projects an electrical connector element via which an electrical connection can be established to a mating connector. An active electrical device is disposed between the cable-side contact elements and the output-side contact elements. The active electrical device is placed on the contact elements, such that the active electrical device is in electrical contact with each of the contact elements, and such that the cable-side contact elements and the output-side contact elements are electrically connected to each other. The output-side contact elements are separated and axially spaced apart from the cable-side contact elements.

Abstract: A USB module includes a first USB port configured to connect a first USB-compatible device with a first USB cable and a USB plug, and a second port configured to connect a second USB-compatible device with a second USB cable. The USB cables are multi-core and respectively comprise first and second configuration lines. An interface is arranged between the first USB port and the second port in a housing interior of a housing of the USB module. The interface makes at least the first configuration line connectable to the second configuration line. The interface comprises a semiconductor module configured to reference to a ground potential of the USB module at least one output signal at the USB module on a configuration connection between the first and second configuration lines.

Abstract: A grounding clamp includes a plate having a first and second opposite longitudinal edges extending in a first direction, and first and second opposite transverse edges extending perpendicularly to the longitudinal edges in a second direction. First and second cable fastening region extend along the first and second transeverse edges, respectively, and are configured to fasten and electrically contact first and second cables to the plate, respectively. An opening is arranged between the cable fastening regions for inserting a fastener. An arm extends from the first or second longitudinal edge in the second direction so that the arm runs parallel to the first and/or second cable fastening region. A tab extends at a free end of the arm parallel to the first and/or second longitudinal edge and perpendicularly to a plane of the plate in a direction of an underside of the plate.

Abstract: A contact device for receiving a plug end includes a first contact, which has a first coupling end and a first contact end, and a second contact, which has a second coupling end and a second contact end. The coupling ends are configured to electrically couple the respective contact to a receiving device, and the contact ends are configured to electrically connect the respective contact to a contact element of the plug end. The shortest distance between the first coupling end and the first contact end is not equal to the shortest distance between the second coupling end and the second contact end. The total length of the first contact is equal to, or is within a predetermined tolerance from, the total length of the second contact.

Abstract: An electrical connector for connection to a complementary mating connector includes a housing having at least one socket and at least one contact assembly which is disposed at least partially within the socket. A fastening element secures the contact assembly within the socket. A secondary retention means is movable between a pre-latched position and a final latched position, and, in the final latched position, prevents the fastening element from releasing securement of the contact assembly in the socket. The housing has a fastening groove extending along the socket at least along a portion of its length for securing the secondary retention means. In the final latched position, the secondary retention means engages by at least one latching element in the fastening groove.