Abstract: A connector configurator includes a connector configuration system and a customer connected to the connector configuration system. The connector configuration system has a configuration processor and a configurator module executable by the configuration processor. The customer has a display. The customer accesses the configurator module to receive a plurality of interface data displayed on the display. The customer transmits selections of the interface data to the connector configuration system to create a configured connector using the configurator module. The configurator module displays the configured connector on the display based on the transmitted selections of the interface data.
Abstract: A component pack including a carrier strip extending in a longitudinal direction and a plurality of technical components formed initially separately from the carrier strip and each fastened on the carrier strip. The technical components project from the carrier strip laterally in a transverse direction of the carrier strip.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 17, 2020
Date of Patent:
January 14, 2025
Assignee:
TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
Inventors:
Stefan Raab, Harald Kraenzlein, Martin Bleicher, Jochen Fertig, Gerhard Goegelein
Abstract: A contact device includes a first contact element extending along a straight line and a second contact element inclined with respect to the first contact element. The first contact element has a connecting body extending along the straight line, a first contact portion, and a flap. The first contact portion has a first contact socket. The flap is connected to a first fixed end at a first side of the connecting body. The first contact portion is connected to the connecting body. The flap extends along the first straight line to the first contact portion and a free end of the flap is arranged at a distance from the first contact portion. The second contact element has a second contact portion engaging the first contact socket and electrically contacting the first contact portion.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 14, 2022
Date of Patent:
December 31, 2024
Assignee:
TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
Inventors:
Christian Mandel, Samir Aboulkassem, Christian Schrettlinger
Abstract: A contact includes a cantilever beam and a protection tab. The cantilever beam extends from a beam connected end to a beam free end along an insertion direction. The protection tab extends from a tab connected end to a tab free end in a direction opposite to the insertion direction. The tab free end is positioned adjacent to the beam free end.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 11, 2021
Date of Patent:
December 17, 2024
Assignees:
TE Connectivity Germany GmbH, TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
Inventors:
Nathan William Swanger, Nicholas Lee Evans, Neil Franklin Schroll, Guenther Mumper, John Wesley Hall, Jochen Brandt
Abstract: A housing for an electrical connector includes a housing body having an opening receiving a cable in an insertion direction and a pair of cable covers hinged to the housing body at a proximal end of each cable cover of the pair of cable covers. The pair of cable covers extend away from the opening. Each of the cable covers is pivoted away from the other cable cover in a cable mounting position and each cable cover is pivoted toward the other cable cover to form a cable support sleeve supporting the cable in an operating position.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 25, 2022
Date of Patent:
December 10, 2024
Assignees:
TE Connectivity Nederland BV, TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
Inventors:
Martin Szelag, Ole Wiborg, Jeroen De Bruijn, Franz Mueller
Abstract: A busbar contact includes a contact ring and a fastening element. The contact ring has a contact surface at a distal end and a press-in flange projecting radially. The press-in flange has a cylindrical contact surface pointing radially outward.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 17, 2021
Date of Patent:
November 26, 2024
Assignee:
TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
Inventors:
Chris Buechling, Frank Kaehny, Manuel Eheim, Marcus Wolf, Bjoern Hoffmann, Alexander Weber, Patrick Distler
Abstract: An adapter system for the electrical connection of a connector of a cabling to different contact arrangements of different charging sockets along a connection axis includes an adapter housing and a fastening element attaching the adapter housing to one of the charging sockets. The adapter housing has a contact surface extending perpendicularly to the connection axis and a plurality of contact openings extending along the connection axis. The contact surface is disposed at an end of the adapter housing on a socket side. An end of the adapter housing on a cable side has a cabling interface connecting to the connector. The end of the adapter housing on the socket side is attachable to each of the charging sockets by the fastening element with the contact surface in a predetermined rotational position relative to the connection axis.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 9, 2022
Date of Patent:
November 26, 2024
Assignee:
TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
Inventors:
Dirk Weyrauch, Philipp Kowarsch, Dominik Heiss
Abstract: An electrical connector includes a base body, a sealing mat arranged on a first surface of the base body, and a contact element. The contact element has a first contact region, a holding region, and a second contact region adjoining the holding region. The second contact region is inserted through the sealing mat into a receiving opening of the base body.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 8, 2020
Date of Patent:
November 26, 2024
Assignee:
TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
Inventors:
Christian Heller, Martin Bleicher, Martin Huber, Steffen Spegel
Abstract: A contact device includes a contact housing and a contact element. The contact housing defines a contact receptacle and a latching receptacle opening into the contact receptacle. The contact element includes a contact body arranged within the contact receptacle and extending in a longitudinal direction and adapted to contact a mating contact of a mating contact device, and a latching spring connected to the contact body on a first end and extending along a spring axis into the latching receptacle. The latching spring has a stop inclining obliquely with respect to the spring axis and abutting a face of the latching receptacle and a recess formed through the latching spring at first distance from the stop face.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 14, 2022
Date of Patent:
November 19, 2024
Assignee:
TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
Inventors:
Harald Kraenzlein, Daniel Leiminger, Andreas Oettle, Stefan Raab, Thomas Liebl, Marina Hertlein
Abstract: A plug insert comprises a plug insert body including at least one contact member accessible from outside the plug insert, at least one insulation displacement contact electrically connected to the contact member, and a guiding assembly. At least one wire manager module includes at least one cable receptacle for receiving and holding a cable or wire. The guiding assembly guides the wire manager module relative to the plug insert body from a pre-assembly position, to an assembly position in which the insulation displacement contact extends into the cable receptacle.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 23, 2021
Date of Patent:
November 12, 2024
Assignees:
TE Connectivity Nederland BV, TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
Inventors:
Jeroen De Bruijn, Martin Szelag, Wijnand Van Gils, Franz Mueller, Ulrich Buchmann, Mike Laub
Abstract: An arrangement for making a diffusion solder connection between an electrically conductive contact element and a workpiece includes a protective chamber and an acceleration device. The protective chamber has a workpiece position at which at least a portion of the workpiece is arranged. The acceleration device shoots the electrically conductive contact element into the workpiece arranged at the workpiece position.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 15, 2022
Date of Patent:
November 12, 2024
Assignee:
TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
Inventors:
Rudi Blumenschein, Frank Kaehny, Manuel Eheim
Abstract: A crimp ferrule includes an assembly portion assembled on a non-circular internal cross section of a multi-core cable and a diameter compensation portion forming a circular external cross section of the crimp ferrule on the multi-core cable. The assembly portion and the diameter compensation portion are arranged successively in an axial direction of the crimp ferrule.
Abstract: A shielding spring contact includes a flat base portion having a top side and a cutout, and a shielding portion having a wall connected to the flat base portion and encircling the cutout. The wall has an outer side, an inner side, an upper side, and a lower side. The lower side of the wall is arranged on the top side of the flat base portion with the lower side of the wall laterally surrounding the cutout. The top side of the flat base portion bears against a bottom side of an assembly housing portion of a first plug-in connector and the shielding portion projects through a first passage opening in the assembly housing portion. The shielding portion projects through a second passage opening in a shielding housing wall and into a shielding housing of a second plug-in connector, bearing against the shielding housing wall.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 2, 2022
Date of Patent:
November 5, 2024
Assignee:
TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
Inventors:
Jochen Fertig, Maximilian Veihl, Martin Listing, Christoph Kosmalski, Uemit Bulduk, Eike Luellich, Kevin Scheer, Ivan Ivanov
Abstract: An additive manufacturing system includes a plurality of manufacturing stations each performing a manufacturing step, a laser beam coupling device receiving a laser beam as an input beam, and a plurality of beam paths along which a light of the input beam is guided. The beam paths are directed from the laser beam coupling device to the manufacturing stations.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 16, 2022
Date of Patent:
October 29, 2024
Assignee:
TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
Inventors:
Josef Sinder, Kerstin Brenner, Daniel Naumov
Abstract: A housing element for securing a temperature sensor on a measuring object includes a filling and a sheath surrounding at least a portion of the filling. The filling forming a sensor cavity housing the temperature sensor and an insertion channel receiving the measuring object.
Abstract: A seal for an electrical plug connector includes a passage opening receiving a contact element, a contact sealing section extending along the passage opening in a sleeve-shaped manner, and a creepage distance increase section disposed opposite the contact sealing section. The creepage distance increase section continues the passage opening in a tubular manner and/or extends away from the passage opening in a plate-shaped manner.
Abstract: An electrical element includes a plate member, a first housing part having a plate insertion section adapted to guide an insertion of the plate member along an insertion direction into a mounting position of the plate member at the first housing part, and a second housing part having a locking element forming a locking with a counter locking element of the first housing part. The second housing part has a latching element engaging a counter latching element of the plate member. The latching element and the counter latching element form a latching in an engaged state.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 13, 2022
Date of Patent:
September 24, 2024
Assignees:
TE Connectivity Germany GmbH, TE Connectivity India Private Limited
Inventors:
Christoph Kraemer, Manivasakan Ravinthiran, Pooventhan A
Abstract: A temperature sensor assembly including a carrier part having a receptacle for a temperature pin, a sensor element for measuring a temperature, and a pushing element pushing the sensor element into the receptacle.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 20, 2020
Date of Patent:
September 24, 2024
Assignees:
TE Connectivity Germany GmbH, TE Connectivity India Private Limited
Inventors:
Sebastian Wiechert, Kiranpal Singh, Daniel Reis, Christoph Mueller, Sven Faas
Abstract: A crimp includes a crimp barrel having a first side wall and a second side wall. The first side wall has a self-locking wing and the second side wall has a self-locking hooked pocket. The self-locking wing is adapted to lock with the self-locking hooked pocket.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 29, 2020
Date of Patent:
September 24, 2024
Assignees:
TE Connectivity Germany GmbH, TE Connectivity India Private Limited
Inventors:
Uwe Bluemmel, Shashikumar S N, Vinayakumar Shettar, Saravanakumar M, Deepak A G
Abstract: A high current contact device for transmitting electric energy includes a contact housing, a first contact element arranged in the contact housing, the first contact element extends at least in portions along a mating axis, and a temperature measuring device having a circuit carrier with a first temperature sensor and a first heat conducting path. The first temperature sensor is arranged on the circuit carrier and the circuit carrier is arranged laterally adjacent to the first contact element. The first heat conducting path has a first heat conducting element that is elastic and heat conductive with a contact surface. The contact surface abuts against a first outer circumferential side of the first contact element. The first heat conducting element thermally couples the first contact element to the first temperature sensor. The first temperature sensor measures a temperature of the first contact element.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 18, 2021
Date of Patent:
September 10, 2024
Assignee:
TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
Inventors:
Sebastian Zabeck, Alexander Mueller, Sandeep Giri, Philipp Kowarsch, Dominik Heiss, Tobias Meissner