Patents Assigned to TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
  • Patent number: 11417934
    Abstract: A connection element for mechanical and electrical connection to a contact element of an electrical storage cell comprises a contact receptacle and a clamping device. The contact receptacle is open in a set-on direction and receives a portion of the contact element. The clamping device extends into the contact receptacle in a press-on position of the clamping device. The clamping device is formed from a shape memory alloy transferable by a phase transformation into the press-on position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Gerzson Toth, Andreas Baus, Wilhelm Grzywok, Uwe Hauck, Andre Martin Dressel, Yoshikawa Hiroko
  • Publication number: 20220255266
    Abstract: A contact arrangement for a connector includes a plurality of contact elements each extending from a first connection side to a second connection side. A plurality of first end sections of a first subset of the contact elements contact a plurality of external elements in a first plane at the first connection side and a plurality of first end sections of a second subset of the contact elements contact a plurality of external elements in a second plane at the first connection side. The second plane is parallel to and spaced from the first plane in a height direction. A plurality of intermediate sections of at least some of the contact elements lie in a single common plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicants: TE Connectivity Nederland BV, TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Jeroen Jozef Maria De Bruijn, Wijnand Van Gils, Martin Szelag, Peter Dirk Jaeger, Ulrich Buchmann, Franz Mueller, Nick Ottenbros
  • Publication number: 20220250548
    Abstract: A connection device for an appliance with an appliance housing includes a main body having an appliance-side end, a connection-side end facing away from the appliance-side end, and a conduit extending from the appliance-side end to the connection-side end, a securing element securing the main body to a wall section of the appliance housing, and a conductor leading through the main body from the connection-side end to the appliance-side end. The main body has a first abutment surface facing the appliance-side end. The securing element has a second abutment surface facing the first abutment surface. The first abutment surface and the second abutment surface enclose therebetween a receiving region for clamping reception of the wall section of the appliance housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Gregor Karrasch, Anne Weiss
  • Publication number: 20220255267
    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: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Jochen Fertig, Maximilian Veihl, Martin Listing, Christoph Kosmalski, Uemit Bulduk, Eike Luellich, Kevin Scheer, Ivan Ivanov
  • Patent number: 11404819
    Abstract: A contact device includes a first coaxial contact unit and a first contact housing connected to the first coaxial contact unit. The first coaxial contact unit has a first inner contact and a first outer contact, the first outer contact is arranged spaced apart from and coaxial with the first inner contact. The first coaxial contact unit electrically connects to a second coaxial contact unit of a further contact device. The first contact housing has a first encoding unit with a first riveting device having a first head section and a first shaft section connected to the first head section. The first shaft section engages a first receptacle of a second contact housing of the further contact device and positions the first contact housing relative to the second contact housing. The first head section protrudes laterally over the first shaft section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Marc Reinhardt, Aron Loecser, Anne Weiss
  • Publication number: 20220231444
    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: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Harald Kraenzlein, Daniel Leiminger, Andreas Oettle, Stefan Raab, Thomas Liebl, Marina Hertlein
  • Publication number: 20220231436
    Abstract: A module connector for electrically connecting a pair of electric modules includes a pair of contact assemblies spaced from one another and fastening the module connector to the electric modules, a conductor assembly electrically connecting the contact assemblies and, with the contact assemblies, forming an electrical connection between the electric modules, and a housing formed of an electrically insulating material. The contact assemblies and the conductor assembly are accommodated in the housing. At least one of the contact assemblies is fastened to the conductor assembly in a manner displaceable relative to the conductor assembly in a direction of displacement directed towards and/or away from the other of the contact assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Chris Buechling, Frank Kaehny, Manuel Eheim, Marcus Wolf, Bjoern Hoffmann, Alexander Weber, Patrick Distler
  • Publication number: 20220231470
    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: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Mandel, Samir Aboulkassem, Christian Schrettlinger
  • Publication number: 20220224033
    Abstract: A ribbon cable connector is fixed at an end of a ribbon cable. The ribbon cable has a plurality of electrical conductors extending parallel and distanced to one another. The ribbon cable connector includes an insertion slot extending in a plugging direction and receiving the ribbon cable, a plurality of contact element receptacles extending parallel and distanced to one another, a plurality of bulges in the insertion slot extending parallel to one another and aligned with the contact element receptacles, and a clamping device configured to clamp the ribbon cable in the insertion slot. An end of the insertion slot inside of the ribbon cable connector adjoins the contact element receptacles in the plugging direction. The bulges are each separated from one another by a partition wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Harald Kraenzlein, Stefan Raab, Marina Hertlein
  • Patent number: 11385106
    Abstract: An assembly for detecting a temperature of an electrically conductive element comprises a temperature probe and a heat conductor separate from the temperature probe and made of an electrically insulating and heat-conductive material. The heat conductor surrounds the temperature probe at least in sections and has a bearing surface bearing against the electrically conductive element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Tobias Meissner, Frank Wittrock
  • Publication number: 20220216646
    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: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicants: TE Connectivity Nederland BV, TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Szelag, Ole Wiborg, Jeroen De Bruijn, Franz Mueller
  • Publication number: 20220200196
    Abstract: A contact pin for an electrical plug includes a contact element formed of an electrically conductive material and a contact protection formed of an electrically non-conductive material and at least partially enclosing the contact element. A cooling channel system conducting a cooling fluid is formed in the contact protection. The cooling channel system has a cooling fluid supply and a cooling fluid return connected to the cooling fluid supply in a fluid conducting manner. The fluid cooling channel extends to a distal end of the contact element that faces a mating plug matable with the electrical plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventor: Markus Eckel
  • Publication number: 20220200220
    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: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Chris Buechling, Frank Kaehny, Manuel Eheim, Marcus Wolf, Bjoern Hoffmann, Alexander Weber, Patrick Distler
  • Publication number: 20220193713
    Abstract: A lubricant applicator for applying a solid lubricant to an electrically conductive contact element of a plug and socket device is provided. The applicator includes an applicator section having a lubricating surface. The lubricating surface is formed by a solid body made of or containing the solid lubricant. The applicator section is sized and shaped in the form of a complementary mating contact to be engaged with or plugged together with the contact element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventor: Helge Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20220201866
    Abstract: An electrical element includes a pair of conducting elements spaced from one another, a recess receiving an electrical component, and a trough extending from a first conducting element of the pair of conducting elements to a second conducting element of the pair of conducting elements. The conducting elements are at least partially exposed in the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Rudi Blumenschein, Andre Martin Dressel, Florian Brabetz, David Greth
  • Publication number: 20220190510
    Abstract: A cable sealing plug includes a cable pass through opening extending through the cable sealing plug in an axial direction, a compression seal extending around the cable pass through opening, and a locking part having a locking system. The compression seal is transferable to a compressed state in which an inner diameter of the compression seal is smaller than a predetermined cable diameter of an electric cable extending through the cable pass through opening. The locking part and the compression seal are formed as a unitary component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Carsten Fischer, Roman Hildmann, Maximilian Veihl, Markus Eckel
  • Publication number: 20220190520
    Abstract: An electrical plug device includes a connector housing pluggable with a mating housing, a connection aid engageable with the mating housing, a position assurance element held at the connector housing and displaceable from an open position to a securing position, and a blocking mechanism. The connection aid is movable from a plugging position to a holding position. The connector housing in the plugging position is connectable to the mating housing. The mating housing in the holding position is held at the connector housing. The connection aid in the open position is movable from the plugging position to the holding position and in the securing position is fixated in the holding position. The blocking mechanism blocks the position assurance element in the open position and has a release element with which the blocking mechanism is released in a state of the connector housing and the mating housing being plugged together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Carsten Fischer, Carlo L'Abbate
  • Patent number: 11359094
    Abstract: A silicone composite for high temperature insulation applications is disclosed. The composite is formed of a silicone and a thermally decomposable inorganic filler which are compounded together. The compounded material is then injection molded, overmolded, compression molded, cast, laminated, extruded, or dispensed. When the silicone composite is exposed to a high temperature, it forms an inorganic composite and maintains its insulating properties and dimensional stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignees: TE CONNECTIVITY SERVICES GMBH, TE CONNECTIVITY GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Dejie Tao, Lei Wang, Yiliang Wu, Ting Gao, Andre Martin Dressel, Marco Wolf, Mei Dong
  • Patent number: 11362496
    Abstract: A supporting element for positioning a cable in a hole includes a support part, a holder part joined together with the support part, and a cable opening extending through the support part and the holder part. The support part and the holder part are made from different materials. The cable opening receives the cable. The holder part has a retention element securing the supporting element within the hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Mirko Kilian, Michael Floesser, Ronny Puchner, Philipp Beese
  • Patent number: 11355889
    Abstract: A cover assembly includes a protective cover having an impedance control structure and a plurality of electrical conductors conducting electrical signals of a high-frequency data transmission. The electrical conductors extend through the protective cover in a transmission direction and are overlappingly bonded to each other at a bond location located within the protective cover. The impedance control structure adjusts an impedance of the bond location to a predefined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignees: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH, TE Connectivity India Private Limited
    Inventors: Bert Bergner, Sundareshan M D, Gururaj A. Hiremath