Patents Assigned to Multi-Holding AG
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Patent number: 8636527Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 7, 2011Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Multi-Holding AGInventors: Christian Hengel, Jérôme Feron, Michel Chabirand, Alain-Christophe Tiberghien, Philippe Guin
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Patent number: 8500462Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 30, 2008Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignees: Applied Materials, Inc., Multi-Holding AGInventors: 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
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Patent number: 8449337Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 18, 2012Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Multi-Holding AGInventors: Rico Jehmlich, Manfred Müller
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Publication number: 20120231672Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2012Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicant: Multi-Holding AGInventors: Rico JEHMLICH, Manfred Müller
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Patent number: 8206185Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 16, 2008Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Multi-Holding AGInventors: Rico Jehmlich, Manfred Müller
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Patent number: 8057269Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 22, 2007Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: Multi-Holding AGInventors: Tom Ledermann, Reto Störi, Roger Moll
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Patent number: 7722397Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 2, 2007Date of Patent: May 25, 2010Assignee: Multi-Holding AGInventor: Ralf Schleith
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Publication number: 20100093230Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2007Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: Multi-Holding AGInventors: Tom Ledermann, Reto Störi, Roger Moll
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Patent number: 7678995Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 28, 2008Date of Patent: March 16, 2010Assignee: Multi-Holding AGInventors: Christian Hengel, Frederic Schull, Yannick Nurdin
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Publication number: 20080271921Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2008Publication date: November 6, 2008Applicant: Multi-Holding AGInventors: Christian Hengel, Frederic Schull, Yannick Nurdin
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Patent number: 7311565Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 10, 2004Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: Multi-Holding AGInventors: Jean Fankhauser, Andreas Linder
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Patent number: 6547607Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 8, 2001Date of Patent: April 15, 2003Assignee: Multi-Holding AGInventors: Roger Moll, Jürg Freudiger
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Patent number: D678838Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2011Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: Multi-Holding AGInventors: Ronald Henrink, Holger Sauerzapf, Andreas Torma
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Patent number: D682209Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2011Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: Multi-Holding AGInventors: Ronald Henrink, Holger Sauerzapf, Andreas Torma
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Patent number: D684537Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2011Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: Multi-Holding AGInventors: Ronald Herink, Holger Sauerzapf, Andreas Torma
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Patent number: D691949Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2012Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Multi-Holding AGInventor: Andreas Torma
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Patent number: D692381Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2012Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Multi-Holding AGInventor: Andreas Torma
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Patent number: D700576Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2012Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Multi-Holding AGInventor: Andreas Torma
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Patent number: D714724Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2013Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Multi-Holding AGInventor: Martin Vogelmann