Patents by Inventor Albert Ferderer

Albert Ferderer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8038463
    Abstract: A device for securing a connector in an insulating module housing particularly a USB connector is disclosed. The module housing contains a connection region with at least one location spring arranged therein, wherein the spring end of the location spring is aligned in the connection direction. The spring ends protrude into the connection region so that connectors with non-standardized outside dimensions, inserted between the spring ends are prevented from falling out of the module housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Harting Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Albert Ferderer
  • Patent number: 7942688
    Abstract: The invention proposes a locking device for a two-part connector housing. This locking device consists of two locking elements in connection with an actuating handle. The locking elements respectively consist of a one-piece wire element and feature on one end a part that is shaped in the form of an open eyelet and serves for encompassing a bearing pin of a first connector housing half. On the other end, they feature a part that is shaped in the form of an indentation and serves for producing a snap connection with a locking pin of the second connector housing half. Since the locking elements are manufactured of a flexible spring steel wire, they can be elastically bent such that they can be pushed over the bearing pins of an existing connector housing half and engaged at this location in order to allow the retrofitting of an already installed connector with a locking device with superior environmental resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Harting Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Albert Ferderer, Frank Quast
  • Publication number: 20110028025
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a connecting device for a multiconductor electric cable that features a carrier body (11) and comprises several connecting units (1), wherein each connecting unit features a chamber (12) with an insulation displacement termination (15) that is arranged in the carrier body and each conductor is inserted into the corresponding chamber (12) axially referred to the corresponding insulation displacement termination (15), and wherein the invention proposes to provide exactly one slide (13) for each chamber (12) in order to press the conductor that transversely extends through the chamber (12) into the respective insulation displacement termination (15). This makes it possible to contact each conductor individually, manually and with a correspondingly low expenditure of force and a simple tool. The described arrangement therefore can be assembled on site. The contact of each individual conductor can also be interrupted again.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventor: Albert Ferderer
  • Publication number: 20100248513
    Abstract: The invention proposes a locking device for a two-part connector housing. This locking device consists of two locking elements in connection with an actuating handle. The locking elements respectively consist of a one-piece wire element and feature on one end a part that is shaped in the form of an open eyelet and serves for encompassing a bearing pin of a first connector housing half. On the other end, they feature a part that is shaped in the form of an indentation and serves for producing a snap connection with a locking pin of the second connector housing half. Since the locking elements are manufactured of a flexible spring steel wire, they can be elastically bent such that they can be pushed over the bearing pins of an existing connector housing half and engaged at this location in order to allow the retrofitting of an already installed connector with a locking device with superior environmental resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Albert Ferderer, Frank Quast
  • Publication number: 20100244598
    Abstract: A connecting device for electrically connecting a three-phase motor having three windings (U, V, W) to a three-phase network. The connecting device comprises a mains connection unit (18; 68) for connecting the phase lines (L1, L2, L3) of the three-phase network, and a motor connection unit (14; 110) for connecting the six winding ends (U1, U2, V1, V2, W1, W2) of the three-phase motor. An exchangeable coupling module (16; 70, 72; 70, 72?) is furthermore provided, which is arranged between the mains connection unit and the motor connection unit and contains contacts and wiring elements electrically connecting the six winding ends (U1, U2, V1, V2, W1, W2) in a predefined manner to the three phase lines (L1, L2, L3) of the three-phase network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Andreas Nass, Albert Ferderer
  • Patent number: 7785131
    Abstract: The invention proposes an interlocking device for a two-part plug connector housing that is composed of two punched and bent one-piece interlocking elements in connection with an exchangeable actuating handle. In this case, the interlocking elements feature a clip-on side, by means of which they are engaged in the actuating handle, and an interlocking side that is realized in the form of a C-shaped spring element, rotably held on a pivot pin of the lower plug connector housing half and can be interlocked on a locking pin of the upper plug connector housing half.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Harting Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Albert Ferderer, Stefan Schnieder
  • Publication number: 20090311905
    Abstract: The invention proposes an interlocking device (10) for a two-part plug connector housing (3, 6) that is composed of two punched and bent one-piece interlocking elements (11) in connection with an exchangeable actuating handle (30). In this case, the interlocking elements (11) feature a clip-on side (23), by means of which they are engaged in the actuating handle (30), and an interlocking side (12) that is realized in the form of a C-shaped spring element (13), rotatably held on a pivot pin (4) of the lower plug connector housing half (3) and can be interlocked on a locking pin (7) of the upper plug connector housing half (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2009
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventors: Albert Ferderer, Stefan Schnieder
  • Patent number: 7419401
    Abstract: The invention proposes a terminal contact for electric conductors in an insulating housing (1) with electric contacts that are arranged in separate chambers (11), wherein a clamping sleeve (3) is in axial alignment with and connected to a slide element (2) that is also arranged in the chambers (11). A single-wire or multi-wire electric conductor that is inserted into a through-bore of the slide element and the clamping sleeve connected thereto is pushed over a stationary, rigid and barb-shaped terminal region of the conductor rail while the slide element is axially moved along the chamber, wherein the strands are clamped between the terminal region and the clamping sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Harting Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Albert Ferderer
  • Patent number: 7407613
    Abstract: In order to interlock an electric contact within an insulating body for a plug-type connector, the invention provides integral clips that are axially spaced apart from one another and on the edges of which the electric contact can be interlocked within a through-opening on the mating side and on the connection side. The invention also proposes a method in which two mould cores that encompass one another and form the through-opening can be removed from the through-opening in opposite directions after the injection-moulding process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: Harting Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Albert Ferderer
  • Publication number: 20080038964
    Abstract: The invention proposes a terminal contact for electric conductors in an insulating housing (1) with electric contacts that are arranged in separate chambers (11), wherein a clamping sleeve (3) is in axial alignment with and connected to a slide element (2) that is also arranged in the chambers (11). A single-wire or multi-wire electric conductor that is inserted into a through-bore of the slide element and the clamping sleeve connected thereto is pushed over a stationary, rigid and barb-shaped terminal region of the conductor rail while the slide element is axially moved along the chamber, wherein the strands are clamped between the terminal region and the clamping sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventor: Albert Ferderer
  • Patent number: 7316591
    Abstract: A one-piece holding frame formed of plastic for a plug-type connector, in which several connector modules are arranged adjacent to one another. Several wall segments with window-like openings are formed in the collar-shaped mating side of the holding frame via slots. Two wall segments that lie opposite of one another respectively form a receptacle for one connector module, wherein projections arranged on the connector modules snap into the openings of the holding frame when the connector modules are inserted into the holding frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Harting Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Albert Ferderer
  • Publication number: 20070178741
    Abstract: In order to interlock an electric contact within an insulating body for a plug-type connector, the invention provides integral clips that are axially spaced apart from one another and on the edges of which the electric contact can be interlocked within a through-opening on the mating side and on the connection side. The invention also proposes a method in which two mould cores that encompass one another and form the through-opening can be removed from the through-opening in opposite directions after the injection-moulding process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2007
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventor: Albert Ferderer
  • Patent number: 7249980
    Abstract: The invention proposes a connecting device for electric bunched conductors in an electric connector housing with male contacts and/or female contacts that are arranged in separate chambers in the form of rows and columns, wherein a clamping sleeve is attached to a sliding element arranged in the chambers. An electric bunched conductor that is inserted into the sliding element and the clamping sleeve attached thereto is pushed over a stationary, conical connecting region of the male or female contacts during an axial movement of the sliding element along the chamber such that the bunched conductors are fixed between the clamping shoulder of the connecting region that is formed by the cone base and the clamping sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignee: Harting Electric GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventor: Albert Ferderer
  • Publication number: 20070155252
    Abstract: The invention proposes a one-piece holding frame of plastic for a plug-type connector, in which several connector modules are arranged adjacent to one another, wherein several wall segments with window-like openings are formed in the collar-shaped mating side of said holding frame by means of slots. Two wall segments that lie opposite of one another respectively form a receptacle for one connector module, wherein projections arranged on the connector modules snap into the openings of the holding frame when the connector modules are inserted into the holding frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventor: ALBERT FERDERER
  • Patent number: 7175464
    Abstract: In order to latch a separable plug-type connection that is composed of an upper housing part and a lower housing part with an axially displaceable unlatching ring that encompasses the upper housing part, the invention proposes to provide the unlatching ring with actuating tabs that act upon latching elements arranged between the upper housing part, the lower housing part and the unlatching ring. When pressure is exerted upon the actuating tabs, the latching mechanism is released first and the interlocking mechanism is released when the connection is separated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Harting Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Albert Ferderer, Martin Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20070010135
    Abstract: The invention proposes a connecting device for electric bunched conductors in an electric connector housing (10, 10?) with male contacts (50) and/or female contacts (60) that are arranged in separate chambers (11) in the form of rows and columns, wherein a clamping sleeve (40) is attached to a sliding element (20) arranged in the chambers (11). An electric bunched conductor that is inserted into the sliding element and the clamping sleeve attached thereto is pushed over a stationary, conical connecting region of the male or female contacts during an axial movement of the sliding element along the chamber such that the bunched conductors are fixed between the clamping shoulder of the connecting region that is formed by the cone base and the clamping sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2006
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Inventor: Albert Ferderer
  • Publication number: 20060276070
    Abstract: In order to latch a separable plug-type connection that is composed of an upper housing part and a lower housing part with an axially displaceable unlatching ring that encompasses the upper housing part, the invention proposes to provide the unlatching ring with actuating tabs that act upon latching elements arranged between the upper housing part, the lower housing part and the unlatching ring. When pressure is exerted upon the actuating tabs, the latching mechanism is released first and the interlocking mechanism is released when the connection is separated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2006
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Inventors: Albert Ferderer, Martin Schmidt
  • Patent number: 7087838
    Abstract: A plug connector includes a housing, a through-opening for a cable, and a seal adapted to seal in the area of the through-opening. A pressure plate is provided for compressing the seal between the pressure plate and a mating face in the housing, wherby part of the seal is pressed inwards in radial direction with respect to the through-opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: Harting Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Albert Ferderer, Heiko Meier
  • Publication number: 20050250369
    Abstract: In order to secure connectors, particularly USB connectors, in a module housing of a modular connector, the invention proposes to arrange locating springs in the connecting region of the module housing, wherein said locating springs are aligned in the connecting direction and secure the connector inserted therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2005
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Inventor: Albert Ferderer
  • Publication number: 20050026489
    Abstract: A plug connector includes a housing (10), a through-opening (14, 16, 28, 30) for a cable, and a seal (20) adapted to seal in the area of the through-opening. A pressure plate (26) is provided which can compress the seal (20) between the pressure plate and a mating face (12) in the housing. Thereby part of the seal is pressed inwards in radial direction with respect to the through-opening (14, 16, 28, 30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Inventors: Albert Ferderer, Heiko Meier