Patents Assigned to Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH
  • Publication number: 20160012931
    Abstract: A conductive particle is disclosed. The conductive particle includes an inner material including a first metal and an outer material surrounding the inner material. The outer material includes a second metal. An intermetallic compound is formed between the inner material and the outer material, the intermetallic compound having features from the inner material and the outer material. The conductive particle has a maximum dimension of less than 200 micrometers and the outer material has an outer material thickness of between 0.2 micrometers and 10 micrometers. The conductive particle is substantially devoid of silver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics Corporation, Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH
    Inventors: Jaydip Das, Ting Gao, Kavitha Bharadwaj, Nicola Pugliano, Dominique Freckmann, Helge Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20150380145
    Abstract: A switch assembly has two contacts; a switch having an open position in which the contacts are electrically separated from one another; and a switch status detector positioned remotely from the switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH
    Inventors: Harry Koch, Matthias Kroeker, Christian Lindner
  • Publication number: 20150333449
    Abstract: A shield for an electrical connector is provided and includes a first member, a second member, a slot, and a bridge. The slot is positioned between the first member and the second member. The bridge extends transverse across the slot and connects the first member with the second member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH, Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Martin Listing, David James Rhein
  • Patent number: 9184529
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric contact spring having a resilient section, an assembly portion, and a transition portion. The resilient section includes a first resilient portion, a second resilient portion extending from the first resilient portion, and a third resilient portion extending from the second resilient portion. The assembly portion extends from the first resilient portion and includes a catch device. The transition portion extends downward from the assembly portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH
    Inventors: Harald Ulrich, Volker Seipel
  • Patent number: 9166328
    Abstract: A connector is provided having an outer housing, an inner housing and a seal. The seal includes a first sealing device that positioned between the outer housing and the inner housing such that a mating connector receiving gap is provided between an inner side of the outer housing and the first sealing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Eckel, Frank Wittrock
  • Patent number: 9166329
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical connector (100) for producing a plug-in connection with a mating connector (200). The electrical connector (100) has a housing (110), a seal (160) arranged on the housing (110), and a seal holder (170) arranged on the housing (110) and associated with the seal (160). The seal holder (170) is arranged movably on the housing (110), in order to be moved in the direction of the seal (160) upon the production of the plug-in connection with the mating connector (200) and to be pressed against the seal (160). The invention furthermore relates to a connector system comprising such an electrical connector (100) and a mating connector (200) which can be plugged with the electrical connector (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Eckel, Ulf Hoeppner, Walter Saenger
  • Patent number: 9160104
    Abstract: The invention relates to a plug-in connector (1) and a plug-in module system having a first contact casing (10) with a first receptacle (14) and a second contact casing (7) with a second receptacle (8), the first receptacle (14) being designed to receive a socket contact (12) and the second receptacle (8) being designed to receive a plug contact (13), the first receptacle (14) and the second receptacle (8) being formed identically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH
    Inventors: Horst Neumeuer, Ralf Hecker, Alfons Ketteler, Dieter Lietz
  • Publication number: 20150263446
    Abstract: An electrical connector is disclosed having a housing and a splayed member connected to the housing. The housing has two contact receiving passageways spaced a first distance apart from each other, and two contacts, each of which are positioned in one of the contact receiving passageways. The splayed member has a terminating end distal to the contact receiving passageways, a contacting end proximate to the contact receiving passageways, and two opposite dividing surfaces in contact with the contacts. The two opposite dividing surfaces are spaced apart a second distance at the terminating end and taper down to a smaller third distance in a direction towards the contact receiving passageways.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Listing, Stefan Siegert
  • Publication number: 20150255910
    Abstract: An electrical connector has a connector housing and a contact receiving body. The connector housing has a body receiving space, a body receiving end, a terminating end wall positioned opposite the body receiving end and having an inner surface facing the body receiving space, a body receiving opening positioned on the body receiving end, and a first locking mechanism positioned on the inner surface of the terminating end wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Krull, Zoran Stjepanovic, Jurgen Sauer
  • Patent number: 9130306
    Abstract: The invention relates to a connector assembly for an electrical plug-in connector (10), in particular an electrical socket plug-in connector (10) for an igniter of an airbag, with a contact casing (100) in which at least one electrical contact means (50) can be provided, and a contact securing means (200) which has a locking means (210) by means of which the contact means (50) can be locked in the contact casing (100); the contact securing means (200) having a strain-relief means (230) by means of which at least partially a strain relief for an electric line (60) connected to the contact means (50) can be set up on/in the connector assembly (12); and/or the connector assembly (12) having a plug-in-connector securing means (400) which, starting from a pre-latching position (V) on the connector assembly (12), for a final latching position (E) can be brought into engagement with the contact securing means (200) and/or a strain-relief cover (300) of the connector assembly (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH
    Inventors: Gabriel Hotea, Guenther Mumper, Hartmut Ripper
  • Patent number: 9130295
    Abstract: In an electrical plug connector comprising an insulating contact adapter the contact adapter has a first wing which can be pivoted between an open and a closed position. The contact adapter is designed to enclose a metal contact element between the first wing and a wall of the contact adapter when the first wing is in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH
    Inventors: Lam Nguyen Nhu, Uwe Gassauer, Stefan Konrad Nagel
  • Patent number: 9124029
    Abstract: The invention relates to a plug type connector, a counter-connector and a plug type connector arrangement. In order to protect a contact position (P) of the plug type connector against undesirable displacement relative to the counter-connector of the plug type connector arrangement, without undesirable forces occurring, there is provision according to the invention for the plug type connector and the counter-connector to have clamping faces which extend transversely relative to a connection direction (V) and which are clamped to each other via a fixing means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH
    Inventors: Rolf Jetter, Carsten Buck
  • Patent number: 9119296
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sealing element (1) for sealing between an electric line (2) and a housing (100). In order to provide a sealing element (1) for a plurality of different line diameters, provision is made according to the invention for the sealing element (1) to have an elastically expandable inner sleeve (5) which has, in an axial direction (X) of the sealing element (1), a passage opening (4) for the line (2) which has at least one inner sealing surface (6a, 6b) extending along its inner periphery (6), an outer sleeve (10) surrounding the inner sleeve (5), which outer sleeve has at least one outer sealing surface (11a, 11b) extending along its outer periphery (11), and comprises at least one compensation section (7a-d) which is designed to be compressible in a radial direction (Y, Z) of the sealing element (1) and has a yieldingness which is greater than the yieldingness of the outer sleeve (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Hein, Martin Szelag, Andreas Herrmann
  • Publication number: 20150236434
    Abstract: An electrical contact for an electric connector is disclosed having a looped spring portion. The looped spring portion has a connecting end, a contacting end curved back towards the connecting end, and at least one contacting region positioned on the contacting end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics Corporation, Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Listing, David James Rhein
  • Patent number: 9106981
    Abstract: Certain types of aggregation enclosures include cable input ports and downwardly angled cable output ports. A cover is pivotally coupled to the body so that the cover moves between an open position and a closed position. A modular component panel may be disposed within the enclosure. The component panel includes one or more distribution components (e.g., fiber distribution components or power distribution components) configured to connect at least a portion of an incoming cable to at least a portion of an outgoing cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignees: Tyco Electronics UK LTD, Tyco Electronics AMP GMBH, ADC Czech Republic, S.R.O., Tyco Electronics Raychem BVBA
    Inventors: Kristof Vastmans, Ian Miles Standish, Sven Schuemann, Eberhard Kahle, Juraj Marak, Pieter Arthur Anna De Vos
  • Patent number: 9093786
    Abstract: An electrical plug-in connector with a casing, with a lever rotatably mounted on the casing. The lever has a guideway provided for guiding a guide element of a second casing, with the guide element being guided in the guideway upon rotation of the lever and the second casing being pulled from a pre-assembly position with regard to the casing into an end position. The casing has a flexible blocking element, an insertion space for introducing the guide element into the guideway being provided, the blocking element having an actuating surface, the actuating surface in a rest position of the blocking element projecting into the insertion space. The lever has a blocking surface, the blocking element having a second blocking surface, with, in a rest position of the lever and in a rest position of the blocking element, the second blocking surface of the blocking element being associated with the blocking surface of the lever and blocking a movement of the lever from the rest position into an end position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH
    Inventors: Richard Forell, Marcel Schmitt
  • Patent number: 9093770
    Abstract: An electrical connector element having at least one contact receiving member for an electrical contact element which can be inserted in an insertion direction (E) as far as its end position (F) into the at least one contact receiving member, having a locking member by means of which the contact element in its locking position (L) can be secured in the end position (F) against being removed from the at least one contact receiving member counter to the insertion direction (E), and having a securing member which retains the locking member in the locking position (L) in its securing position (B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH
    Inventors: Guenther Mumper, Konrad Helmut Roth
  • Publication number: 20150200065
    Abstract: A short-circuit shutdown switch is disclosed having a load current path and a cutting plunger. The load current path has a separating member with a first predetermined cutting zone, a second predetermined cutting zone, and a central section positioned between the first predetermined cutting zone and the second predetermined cutting zone. The cutting plunger is positioned to cut the first predetermined cutting zone and the second predetermined cutting zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH
    Inventors: Albert Koetter, Titus Ziegler, Thomas Hahnel, Rene Wagner, Uwe Kramer, Christian Maranke
  • Patent number: 9077092
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical spring clamping means for an electrical connection device (1), in particular a connection device (1) for a photovoltaic solar module (4), with an electrical contact section (111, 511) and a clamping spring (120, 520) which cooperates therewith, wherein the clamping spring (120, 520) in its open position (O) is arranged under mechanical pre-stress on/in the electrical spring clamping means (100), and an electrical contact tongue (415) of an electrical mating contact element (412) can be pressed against the electrical contact section (111, 511) by means of the clamping spring (120, 520), in the closed position (S) thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH
    Inventors: Rudolf Kraemer, Andreas Leonhard
  • Publication number: 20150167716
    Abstract: The invention relates to a magnet retention member (1) which can be fitted to a wall (28) of a locking sleeve (27) for a gear mechanism, a locking sleeve (27) and a position sensor arrangement (37) for a gear mechanism. In order to be able to produce the position sensor arrangement (37) with the magnet retention member (1) and/or the locking sleeve (27) in the most cost-effective manner possible, there is provision according to the invention for the magnet retention member (1) to have a retention slot (4) for receiving a wall (28) of the locking sleeve (27), which is flanked by retention arms (2, 3) of the magnet retention member (1), the wall (28) having a securing portion (32) for the magnet retention member (1) and the position sensor (37) having a magnet retention member (1) according to the invention and/or a locking sleeve (27) according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Hoffelder, Gerhard Riedl