Patents Assigned to Stäubli Electrical Connectors AG
  • Publication number: 20240275100
    Abstract: A plug-in connector assembly has a first plug-in connector element having at least one first contact face, a second plug-in connector element having at least one second contact face, and a contact element for establishing electrical contact between the first plug-in connector element and the second plug-in connector element. The first plug-in connector element and the second plug-in connector element can be connected to one another from an unplugged state into a plugged state in the direction of a plug-in axis. The contact element has at least one contact strip, which extends around the centre axis, with a contact strip-side contact face and has a plurality of contact lugs, which extend away from the contact strip in the direction of the centre axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicant: Stäubli Electrical Connectors AG
    Inventors: Dimitri NEUMANN, Thomas KLUTTIG, Philipp Alexander STREHLER
  • Publication number: 20240113478
    Abstract: A connector unit having a first housing with a sidewall encompassing an interior space in which at least one electrical contact element is arranged, at least one further housing having a sidewall encompassing an interior space in which at least one electrical contact element is arranged, and a mounting element having openings. The housings have a mounting section via which mounting sections the first housing and the further housing are fixedly connected to the mounting element such that the first housing is allocated to a first opening and the further housing is allocated to a further opening. The housings have on the outside of the sidewall a latching structure The latching structure of the first housing is adapted to be latched in with the latching structure of the further housing in order to establish a mechanical connection between two housings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Stäubli Electrical Connectors AG
    Inventors: Tristan SCHICKLIN, Yannick NURDIN
  • Publication number: 20230369795
    Abstract: An electric contact has a first conductive element, an electric connection element for contacting the first element, and a holding element for holding the connection element on the first element, in which a recess is provided. At least one holding element is provided which has a greater height than the height of the holding groove in the recess. The at least one holding element is positioned at or within a specified distance in front of the front most positioning section of the connection element in one of the holding grooves, and if the recess is a T-shaped cutout, at least one holding element is analogously positioned behind the rearmost positioning section of the connection element in the counter insertion direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: Stäubli Electrical Connectors AG
    Inventors: Reto STÖRI, Andreas LINDER, Andrea MASTROVITO, Aurélien HELL
  • Publication number: 20230352870
    Abstract: A connector having a contact carrier and a plurality of contact elements which are mounted in the contact carrier, wherein the contact carrier has a front wall and a rear wall which are connected to one another via side walls, wherein the walls define a receiving space, wherein holding webs extend through the receiving space, which holding webs each have fastening sections as well as a clamping section which is situated between the fastening sections, wherein the holding webs have at least one clamping structure in the clamping section. One contact element is clamped in an intermediate space between two adjacent holding webs by the at least one clamping structure, and at least one of the fastening sections has the structure of a joint in such a way that the holding web can be moved from a clamping position to a release position by elastic deformation of the joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Stäubli Electrical Connectors AG
    Inventors: Alexander DOPPLER, Sylvestre KIRY, Denis MENIN, Hervé MULLER
  • Publication number: 20230231339
    Abstract: A modular plug connector having a holding frame having side walls which laterally delimit a receiving space, and at least one plug connector module which can be introduced into the receiving space. The side walls have a plurality of holding-frame-side guide elements and the at least one plug connector module has at least one plug-connector-module-side guide element. The at least one plug-connector-module-side guide element can be plugged into the holding-frame-side guide elements such that the plug connector module is positioned in the receiving space. The side walls have a latching structure and the plug connector module has at least one latching tongue which engages into the latching structure. The at least one plug connector module has at least one functional element with which functional element a functional contact to a functional element of a plug connector module of another plug connector can be established.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: Stäubli Electrical Connectors AG
    Inventors: Alexander DOPPLER, Sylvestre KIRY
  • Publication number: 20230006388
    Abstract: A socket body (1) having a socket space (3), which is delimited by a socket wall (2) and extends along a central axis (M), for receiving a plug pin, the socket space (3) having a socket opening (6) via which the plug pin can be pushed into the socket space (3), wherein at least one indentation (4), viewed in cross-section transversely to the central axis (M), extends through the socket wall (2) angularly inclined at an angle (a) with respect to the central axis (M) in such a way that at least one spring clip (5) is formed, which spring clip (5) is bent into the socket space (3), and wherein the spring clip (5) has at the front an edge (7) facing the socket space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: Stäubli Electrical Connectors AG
    Inventors: Lars BOLLIGER, Patrick BELTZER
  • Patent number: 11342701
    Abstract: A socket body (1) comprises a socket space (3) which is delimited by a socket wall (2), extends along a center axis (M), wherein the socket space (3) has a socket opening (22), which is surrounded by an end surface (6). A notch (4) extends through the socket wall (2) at an angle (?) to the center axis (M) such that a spring lug (5) is formed, which spring lug (5) is bent into the socket opening (3). The notch (4) has a right-hand portion (7) and a left-hand portion (8), wherein a center plane (ME) extends through the center axis (M) centrally between the two portions (7, 8). As seen from the outer side of the socket body (1), an upper surface (16) of the notch (4) intersects exclusively the lateral surface (11) of the socket wall (2), but not the end surface (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Stäubli Electrical Connectors AG
    Inventor: Lars Bolliger
  • Publication number: 20210143582
    Abstract: A connector (2) for establishing a plug connection with a mating connector (3) comprises at least one guiding element (21) for guiding the plugging together of the connector (2) with the mating connector (3) and at least one orientation structure (25; 27). The guiding element (21) has an elongated design and protrudes from the connector (2) along an extension direction (E) and the orientation structure (25; 27) is configured to provide a rotation lock with a complementary orientation structure (24; 37) provided on the mating connector (3) with respect to a rotation of the connector (2) relative to the mating connector (3) upon connection of the connector (2) and the mating connector (3). A connector system (1) comprises such a connector (2) and a mating connector (3), the mating connector (3) comprising at least one receptacle (31) for receiving the at least one guiding element (21) of the connector (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: Stäubli Electrical Connectors AG
    Inventors: Christian HENGEL, Louis DELORENZI, Olivier JUND
  • Publication number: 20200406406
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric connection assembly (1), in particular a secondary circuit welding connection assembly, which is used to provide an electric contact between an electrode-side connection point (2) of an electrode (3) and a supply-side connection point (4) of a supply point (5) of a welding device (S). The connection assembly (1) comprises a current conductor (6) with a first contact section (7) arranged at one end for connecting to the electrode-side connection point (2) and a second contact section (8) at the end opposite the first contact section (7) for connecting to the supply-side connection point (4). The first contact section (7) together with the electrode-side connection point (2) and the second contact section (8) together with the supply-side connection point (4) are in the form of a socket-plug connection (20, 21) and can be plugged together along a plug-in axis (A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: STÄUBLI ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS AG
    Inventors: Alexander HEILMANN, Alexander HORNUNG
  • Patent number: 10439325
    Abstract: A swivelling lever arrangement (3) for securing a housing arrangement (1) has at least of a first and a second housing part (11,12). The swivelling lever arrangement (3) has at least one swivelling lever (4) and a guiding pin (2). The swivelling lever (4) has a receptacle (8). The swivelling lever (4) and the guiding pin (2) are attachable on the housing parts (11,12) such that, when the swivelling lever (4) swivels from a release position into a locking position when the housing parts (11,12) are substantially brought together, the guiding pin (2) is receivable in the receptacle (8). The receptacle (8) has at least one cam (74) designed such that, when the swivelling lever (4) swivels, the guiding pin (2) is guided into a depth (84) of the receptacle (8) via the cam (74) such that part of the head portion (41) is deflected by the cam (74).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignees: Multi-Holding AG, Stäubli Electrical Connectors AG
    Inventors: Denis Kritter, Michel Windenberger
  • Publication number: 20190237895
    Abstract: A pin-side plug for electrical connection to a socket-side plug has a pin-side plug housing (6) with a plug base and a plug wall, an electrically conductive contact pin (3) with a free pin end (31) and a base-side pin end (32) for fastening the contact pin to the pin-side plug housing (6), and a protective element (5) which is designed to be electrically insulating. The protective element (5) is arranged on the pin-side plug housing (6) at a distance from the contact pin (3). The socket-side plug has a socket-side plug housing (9) with a plug base (91) and with a plug wall (92), and a socket (100) which is arranged in the socket-side plug housing (9) and is designed for receiving the contact pin (3) in the connected state. The socket-side plug housing (9) has a receptacle (93) for receiving the protective element (5) in the connected state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: STÄUBLI ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS AG
    Inventors: Pierre UEBERSCHLAG, Michel WINDENBERGER, Andrea MASTROVITO
  • Patent number: 10135180
    Abstract: A contact element comprises at least two strips and a row of webs, which are arranged between the strips and are contiguous with the strips, wherein the webs are connected resiliently to one of the strips via torsion sections and are inclined with respect to the strips in the deformed state, with the result that a first contact section extends above the strip and a second contact section extends below the strip, wherein the webs each have a front web rim and a rear web rim, which front web rim has a bulge, and which rear web rim has an indentation, which fits or is complementary to the bulge of a directly adjacent web rim, wherein the bulge provides said front contact section, and wherein the webs, to the side of the indentation, have two rear web sections, which provide the second contact section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Stäubli Electrical Connectors AG
    Inventors: Mark Sturgess, Falk Blumenroth, Tom Ledermann, Lucas Wirz
  • Patent number: 10056861
    Abstract: A junction box housing (3) for a photovoltaic panel (4) comprises first and second housing parts (1, 2). The first housing part (1) has a first contact surface (5) for direct or indirect arrangement on a surface (7) of the photovoltaic panel (4). The second housing part (2) has a second contact surface (6) for direct or indirect arrangement on the other surface (8) of the photovoltaic panel (4). The first contact surface (5) is spaced apart from the second contact surface (6) so that a slot (9) for receiving the photovoltaic panel (4) is provided by the first contact surface (5) and the second contact surface (6). The two housing parts (1, 2) are connected to each other via at least one guide (10) and are designed to be displaceable relative to one another along an assembly movement (M) so that the thickness (D) of the slot (9) is adjustable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Stäubli Electrical Connectors AG
    Inventor: Holger Roland Sauerzapf
  • Patent number: D942402
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Stäubli Electrical Connectors AG
    Inventor: Lee Michael Wade
  • Patent number: D956696
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: STÄUBLI ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS AG
    Inventor: Andreas Torma
  • Patent number: D974307
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Stäubli Electrical Connectors AG
    Inventor: Lee Michael Wade
  • Patent number: D1001604
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Stäubli Electrical Connectors AG
    Inventors: François Saugues, Dominic Bürgi
  • Patent number: D1041421
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: STÄUBLI ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS AG
    Inventors: François Saugues, Dominic Bürgi
  • Patent number: D1043293
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Stäubli Electrical Connectors AG
    Inventors: François Saugues, Dominic Bürgi