Patents Assigned to Multi-Holding AG
  • Patent number: 8636527
    Abstract: An electrical connection assembly includes a female element having at least one electrical contact and a male element to be inserted in the female element and which includes a plug and a sleeve that surrounds and is movable relative to the plug and at least one electrical contact is carried by the plug and is electrically engageable to the electrical contact of the female element. An external surface of the sleeve has at least two stages with diameters which are smaller in a direction toward a free end of the male element and the female element has a body with an internal surface having at least two stages with diameters which are larger in a direction toward a mouth of the female element and such that the at least two stages of the external and internal surfaces seat with one another when the male element is inserted into the female element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Multi-Holding AG
    Inventors: Christian Hengel, Jérôme Feron, Michel Chabirand, Alain-Christophe Tiberghien, Philippe Guin
  • Patent number: 8500462
    Abstract: A junction box for a solar panel comprises a housing, a lid, a first connector and a second connector. The housing comprises sidewalls and a top wall defining an interior space. The first coupling comprises a first contact element and the second coupling comprises a second contact element. Said contact elements penetrate at least one of the sidewalls, so that the contact elements provide an electrical contact from external contact elements to internal contact elements, such as solder tails. Internal contact elements are arranged at least partially in said interior space. The top wall comprises an opening extending only partially in said top wall. Said opening is located such in the top wall that access to said solder tails in a substantially perpendicular direction to the surface of a solar panel for connecting the solder tail to the solar panel is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignees: Applied Materials, Inc., Multi-Holding AG
    Inventors: Brian Wade Mills, Robert D. Street, Danny Cam Toan Lu, Yacov Elgar, Ian Worthington Weatherley, Dustin Delmar Reede Carver, Jeffrey S. Sullivan, Ian McKay Pratt
  • Patent number: 8449337
    Abstract: A plug for a tool changing system for electrically connecting a tool to a robot hand, including a plug housing to be fastened on a robot arm or on a tool. The plug housing includes a contact chamber and an accommodating chamber arranged substantially above the contact chamber. A connection module having electrically conductive elements is connected to a first peripheral device. The connection module can be arranged in the contact chamber, and a wear module having electrically conductive elements to be connected to a second peripheral device. The connection module and the wear module are arranged in the accommodating chamber. The electrically conductive elements of the connection module can be connected to the electrically conductive elements of the wear module; and the accommodating chamber is arranged in a frame element which is configured separately from the plug housing. The frame element can be connected to the plug housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Multi-Holding AG
    Inventors: Rico Jehmlich, Manfred Müller
  • Publication number: 20120231672
    Abstract: A plug for a tool changing system for electrically connecting a tool to a robot hand, including a plug housing to be fastened on a robot arm or on a tool. The plug housing includes a contact chamber and an accommodating chamber arranged substantially above the contact chamber. A connection module having electrically conductive elements is connected to a first peripheral device. The connection module can be arranged in the contact chamber, and a wear module having electrically conductive elements to be connected to a second peripheral device. The connection module and the wear module are arranged in the accommodating chamber. The electrically conductive elements of the connection module can be connected to the electrically conductive elements of the wear module; and the accommodating chamber is arranged in a frame element which is configured separately from the plug housing. The frame element can be connected to the plug housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: Multi-Holding AG
    Inventors: Rico JEHMLICH, Manfred Müller
  • Patent number: 8206185
    Abstract: A plug for a tool changing system for electrically connecting a tool to a robot hand, including a plug housing adapted to be fastened on a robot arm or on a tool, wherein the plug housing includes at least one contact chamber and at least one accommodating chamber, which is arranged substantially above the contact chamber; a connection module having electrically conductive elements adapted to be connected to at least one first peripheral device, wherein the connection module can be arranged in the at least one contact chamber, and a wear module having electrically conductive elements adapted to be connected to a second peripheral device; wherein the connection module and the wear module are arranged in the at least one accommodating chamber; and wherein the electrically conductive elements of the connection module can be connected to the electrically conductive elements of the wear module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Multi-Holding AG
    Inventors: Rico Jehmlich, Manfred Müller
  • Patent number: 8057269
    Abstract: A contact element (10) comprises a spring-elastic carrier strip (11) extending in a longitudinal direction, and a plurality of web elements (17) having deformable feet (18), (19) that are disposed on the carrier strip (11) in the longitudinal carrier strip direction behind each other perpendicular to the carrier strip plane in a resilient manner in order to establish the electric contact between two opposing surfaces. A more compact design is achieved in that the web elements (17) are configured asymmetrically in relation to a center plane (M1) extending in the longitudinal carrier strip direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Multi-Holding AG
    Inventors: Tom Ledermann, Reto Störi, Roger Moll
  • Patent number: 7722397
    Abstract: The invention relates to a plug connector (10) for the detachable connection of a number of cable pairs (97, 98) with a conductor cross-section of more than 10 mm2, in particular, for the supply of the welding current in welding robots, wherein individual contact elements (52, 60), with a conducting connection to the cables (97, 98), may be plugged into an insulated plug housing (11) with a clipping action and are detachably held in the plug housing (11) or terminal housing (12), the clipping action of the contact elements (52, 60) in the housings (11, 12) being achieved by an elastic deformation of the housings (11, 12). Manipulation is facilitated in that the housing (11, 12) is made from a material of such a hardness that the plugging in and exchange of contact elements can be achieved without the use of tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Multi-Holding AG
    Inventor: Ralf Schleith
  • Publication number: 20100093230
    Abstract: A contact element (10) comprises a spring-elastic carrier strip (11) extending in a longitudinal direction, and a plurality of web elements (17) that are disposed on the carrier strip (11) in the longitudinal carrier strip direction behind each other perpendicular to the carrier strip plane in a resilient manner in order to establish the electric contact between two opposing surfaces. A more compact design is achieved in that the web elements (17) are configured asymmetrically in relation to a center plane (M1)) extending in the longitudinal carrier strip direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: Multi-Holding AG
    Inventors: Tom Ledermann, Reto Störi, Roger Moll
  • Patent number: 7678995
    Abstract: A contact device for providing an electrical contact between a first busbar (3) and a second busbar (4) which are arranged substantially parallel to each other, comprises a holder (2) with two sidewalls (21, 22) which extend substantially parallel. Said sidewalls (21, 22) enclose a slot (23) for receiving the second busbar. The sidewalls (21, 22) comprise an inner surface (211, 221) facing the slot (23) and an outer surface (212, 222). One sidewall (21, 22) is adapted to face the first busbar (3) with its outer surface (212, 222) and to face the second busbar (4) with its inner surface (211,221). Said sidewall (21) comprises a contact element (1) for providing an electrical contact through said sidewall (21) from the inner surface (211) to the outer surface (212).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Multi-Holding AG
    Inventors: Christian Hengel, Frederic Schull, Yannick Nurdin
  • Publication number: 20080271921
    Abstract: A contact device for providing an electrical contact between a first busbar (3) and a second busbar (4) which are arranged substantially parallel to each other, comprises a holder (2) with two sidewalls (21, 22) which extend substantially parallel. Said sidewalls (21, 22) enclose a slot (23) for receiving the second busbar. The sidewalls (21, 22) comprise an inner surface (211, 221) facing the slot (23) and an outer surface (212, 222). One sidewall (21, 22) is adapted to face the first busbar (3) with its outer surface (212, 222) and to face the second busbar (4) with its inner surface (211,221). Said sidewall (21) comprises a contact element (1) for providing an electrical contact through said sidewall (21) from the inner surface (211) to the outer surface (212).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Applicant: Multi-Holding AG
    Inventors: Christian Hengel, Frederic Schull, Yannick Nurdin
  • Patent number: 7311565
    Abstract: The cable connecting system comprises a contact body (28) having first means on the cable connecting end for producing a releasable electric or mechanical connection to the end of a cable (30) and is more particularly configured as a plug contact for enabling an electrical contact on a contact side. A reliable and reusable electrical and mechanical connection is achieved in said cable connecting system in that the clamping element is configured in the form of a clamping cone (21), the clamping contour (20) has a segment (20a) in which the limiting surface extends approximately parallel to the surface of the cone of the clamping cone (21) and in that the inner width (w) of the clamping sleeve (23) in the area of the clamping contour (20) is smaller than the maximum outer diameter of the clamping cone (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Multi-Holding AG
    Inventors: Jean Fankhauser, Andreas Linder
  • Patent number: 6547607
    Abstract: In a contact element (10) for electrically connecting two contact pieces (13, 15, 16, 17) opposing each other with contact surfaces (18), wherein the contact element (10) extends along a longitudinal axis (19) and encompasses numerous separate, identical spring-mounted individual elements (12) that are arranged essentially parallel to each other and transverse to the longitudinal axis (19), which are secured to a continuous carrier band (11) extending in the direction of the longitudinal axis (19), and establish the electrical contact between the contact surfaces, a large working area is achieved while keeping current load capacity high by designing the individual elements as interlaced contact bridges (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: Multi-Holding AG
    Inventors: Roger Moll, Jürg Freudiger
  • Patent number: D678838
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Multi-Holding AG
    Inventors: Ronald Henrink, Holger Sauerzapf, Andreas Torma
  • Patent number: D682209
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Multi-Holding AG
    Inventors: Ronald Henrink, Holger Sauerzapf, Andreas Torma
  • Patent number: D684537
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Multi-Holding AG
    Inventors: Ronald Herink, Holger Sauerzapf, Andreas Torma
  • Patent number: D691949
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Multi-Holding AG
    Inventor: Andreas Torma
  • Patent number: D692381
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Multi-Holding AG
    Inventor: Andreas Torma
  • Patent number: D700576
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Multi-Holding AG
    Inventor: Andreas Torma
  • Patent number: D714724
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Multi-Holding AG
    Inventor: Martin Vogelmann