Patents by Inventor Ernst Billenstein
Ernst Billenstein 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).
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Patent number: 6500012Abstract: A contact spring connector that contains a holding strip, from which a contact spring leaf and a clamping leaf alternatingly extend in rows. A contact spring leaf has a contact leg, which is spread away from the holding strip and is connected with the holding strip via a cap area. A clamping leaf has a clamping leg connected with the holding strip by spring bands and from which a clamping element is spread away from between the spring bands. The decoupling of the contact spring leaf from the clamping leaf in particular results in ruggedness in respect to mechanical effects.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2001Date of Patent: December 31, 2002Assignee: Rittal Electronic System GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Ernst Billenstein, Werner Körber, Siegfried Kurrer, Kurt-Michael Schaffer
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Patent number: 6474479Abstract: A module rack has on its front at least one upper and one lower crossrail and at least one left and one right vertical corner profile strip. A vertical mounting groove is formed in at least one vertical corner profile strip. The vertical mounting groove faces away from the front of the module rack. Additional fastening capabilities may be provided on the front of the module rack. These additional fastening capabilities are used for external add-on parts such as a covering box, a handle, and cover panels. The module rack may be used for e.g., plug-in modules having electric circuits and components mounted on a printed circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 1999Date of Patent: November 5, 2002Assignee: Rittal Electronic Systems GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Siegfried Kurrer, Ernst Billenstein, Werner Körber
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Publication number: 20020160635Abstract: A mounting rack contains at least two center transverse rails (16, 20) whose rear faces rest facing one another and which are arranged in the region of the front face and/or rear face (25) of the mounting rack. A spring contact strip (1) is fitted on an inner face (26) of at least one of the two center transverse rails (16, 20) which faces away from the front face or rear face (25) of the mounting rack. The spring contact strip (1) has elongated, angled contact tongues (2) which extend into a gap (19) between the rear faces of the two center transverse rails (16, 20).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 1999Publication date: October 31, 2002Inventors: SIEGFRIED KURRER, ERNST BILLENSTEIN, KURT-MICHAEL SCHAFFER
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Patent number: 6437237Abstract: The present invention relates to a screening device having a base plate and at least one shaped strip which can be joined to a side edge of the base plate. In this case, a shaped strip can be designed as a contact shaped strip or as a spring shaped strip with a plugged-on contact socket connector, and can advantageously be joined respectively to opposite side edges of a base plate. The advantage of the screening device in accordance with the present invention is, in particular, the low height of the shaped strips and, resulting therefrom, the electromagnetic screening, extending virtually ideally in one plane, of the metal housing, in particular in the case of a plurality of screening devices arranged next to one another. With subracks, the screening device in accordance with the present invention can be used, for example, as a rear cover or as a front filler panel for unassigned module locations.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 1999Date of Patent: August 20, 2002Assignee: Siemens AGInventors: Siegfried Kurrer, Werner Körber, Ernst Billenstein, Kurt-Michael Schaffer
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Publication number: 20020008073Abstract: The module rack has on its front (38) at least one upper and one lower crossrail (3, 4) and at least one left and one right vertical corner profile strip (5, 6). According to the present invention, a vertical mounting groove (8, 9) is formed onto at least one vertical corner profile strip (5,6).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 1999Publication date: January 24, 2002Inventors: SIEGFRIED KURRER, ERNST BILLENSTEIN, WERNER KORBER
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Patent number: 6291765Abstract: An electromagnetically shielded housing, in particular a subrack, has metal housing parts and at least one spring contact strip (FE). The spring contact strip is joined to a first housing part (BE) and is shaped such that the first housing part simultaneously makes contact with and is snap-connected to a second housing part (QV). When the electromagnetically shielded housing is fashioned as a subrack, a subrack shielding plate corresponds to the first housing part and a transverse rail corresponds to the second housing part. The stress-free snap-connection of the subrack shielding plate and transverse rail provided by the spring contact strip requires no additional compression. It is not necessary to screw down the subrack shielding plate, unless, for example, increased stability is desired. It is particularly advantageous if a distal edge of the preferably angled-off edge region (KE) of the subrack shielding plate is recessed into the housing and does not bend back out from the transverse rail.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 1998Date of Patent: September 18, 2001Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Siegfried Kurrer, Werner Körber, Ernst Billenstein, Kurt-Michael Schaffer
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Patent number: 6266253Abstract: In a rack system for inserting electrical printed circuit board assemblies, front elements (52,8) for slots are provided with projecting plug-in and withdrawable centering and contact elements (13,49). These elements have associated receiving elements (16,21) composed of electrically conductive material and are mounted with low impedance to a transverse connecting rail (36,38). During an insertion process, the receiving elements and the centering and contact elements come into contact in a centered manner. When inserted, the receiving elements and the centering and contact elements provide a vibration-proof mechanical connection with a high adhesion force and a low-impedance contact with a high current carrying capacity.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2000Date of Patent: July 24, 2001Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Siegfried Kurrer, Ernst Billenstein, Kurt-Michael Schaffer
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Patent number: 6178092Abstract: In a subrack, the front plates have shank screws which extend through the front plates and are fitted into the front plates so that the front plates have virtually no ability to move, i.e., have no “play”, in the radial direction, but the shank screws can still be rotated and be displaced in the axial direction. The shank screws advantageously undertake two functions simultaneously in this arrangement. When a module is inserted into the subrack, the front plate is simultaneously centered by the shank screw. It can also subsequently be fixed accurately in position on the subrack by the same shank screw. As a result, a multiplicity of modules can be inserted into the subrack next to one another without mutual hindrance.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 1998Date of Patent: January 23, 2001Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Ernst Billenstein, Werner Körber, Siegfried Kurrer, Kurt-Michael Schaffer
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Patent number: 6128198Abstract: The front system has an upper and a lower end piece (5) which are fastened to the upper and lower front corner region (3), respectively, of the printed circuit board assembly (3). An upper and/or a lower lever pull handle (19), which is fitted to the upper and/or lower end piece respectively, is used for levering the printed circuit board assembly into and out of the monitoring rack. A latching mechanism (25) is provided to fix the lever pull handle in the appropriate position when the printed circuit board assembly has reached the point where it has been fully inserted into the mounting rack. A switching element (31) is integrated in the upper and/or lower end piece in such a manner that the switching element is actuated by the lever pull handle when it is in its fixed position. By this means, the printed circuit board assembly can be electrically enabled.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 1999Date of Patent: October 3, 2000Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Siegfried Kurrer, Werner Koerber, Ernst Billenstein, Kurt-Michael Schaffer
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Patent number: 6094353Abstract: The front system contains one lever pull handle (1) preferably both at the upper and the lower corner of the front element (38, 11). A latching slide (10) is mounted in each of these lever pull handles (1). Furthermore, a latching mechanism (22, 23, 26) is provided, which engages on the latching slide, as well as on a stressing mechanism (35) and on the front element (38, 11) such that the lever pull handle is held resting against the front element (38, 11) in a locked position. The latching mechanism can be unlocked again by a movement of the latching slide which is exerted on a pushing region (27) of the latching slide and is directed in a direction opposite to the pre-stress (52, 53) of the stressing mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 1999Date of Patent: July 25, 2000Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Werner Koerber, Ernst Billenstein, Kurt-Michael Schaffer
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Patent number: 6038139Abstract: The mounting rack (BGT) has plug-in printed circuit board assemblies (BG) with an electrical resistor (R) between the front panel (FP) and the sliding contact (K). Any electrostatic charge applied to the front panel (FP) is damped by the electrical resistor (R) before being dissipated to the mounting rack BGT. The novel mounting rack (BGT) has the advantage that an assembly (BG) can be inserted and withdrawn even while the other assemblies in the mounting rack (BGT) are in operation, without any interference signals that could adversely affect operation of the other assemblies in the mounting rack (BGT) being emitted.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 1998Date of Patent: March 14, 2000Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Ernst Billenstein, Werner Korber, Siegfried Kurrer, Kurt-Michael Schaffer
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Patent number: 5959843Abstract: The front system has an upper and a lower end piece (5) which are fastened to the upper and lower front corner region (3), respectively, of the printed circuit board assembly (3). An upper and/or a lower lever pull handle (19), which is fitted to the upper and/or lower end piece respectively, is used for levering the printed circuit board assembly into and out of the mounting rack. A latching mechanism (25) is provided to fix the lever pull handle in the appropriate position when the printed circuit board assembly has reached the point where it has been fully inserted into the mounting rack. A switching element (31) is integrated in the upper and/or lower end piece in such a manner that the switching element is actuated by the lever pull handle when it is in its fixed position. By this means, the printed circuit board assembly can be electrically enabled.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 1997Date of Patent: September 28, 1999Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Siegfried Kurrer, Werner Koerber, Ernst Billenstein, Kurt-Michael Schaffer
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Patent number: 5940276Abstract: The front system has an upper and a lower end piece (5) which are fastened to the upper and lower front corner region (3), respectively, of the printed circuit board assembly (3). An upper and/or a lower lever pull handle (19), which is fitted to the upper and/or lower end piece respectively, is used for levering the printed circuit board assembly into and out of the mounting rack. A latching mechanism (25) is provided to fix the lever pull handle in the appropriate position when the printed circuit board assembly has reached the point where it has been fully inserted into the mounting rack. A push-button element (31) is integrated in the upper and/or lower end piece. When the lever pull handle is in its fixed position, the push-button element may be depressed to thereby act upon the appropriate lever pull handle, thereby actuating an external, electrical switching element. The electrical switching element, in turn, electrically enables and disables the printed circuit board assembly.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 1997Date of Patent: August 17, 1999Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Siegfried Kurrer, Werner Korber, Ernst Billenstein, Kurt-Michael Schaffer
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Patent number: 5885118Abstract: A contact spring strip including a plurality of contact springs (F) held together in a chain-like manner. Each contact spring (F) includes a hat region (H). The hat region (H) when in the plugged-on state of the contact spring strip grips the head region (HK) of the retaining strip (HS). Each contact spring (F) also includes a spring leaf (FB) which, starting from the hat region (H) on the front (HA) of the retaining strip (HS) is spread away outwards at a bending edge (K). In addition, each contact spring (F) includes two latching claws (RK1 and RK2) which, starting from the hat region (H), are cut free at the front (HA) of the retaining strip (HS) at the bending edge (K) in a spread away outwards manner and situated on both sides next to the spring leaf (FB), and which respectively have a retaining lug (RF1 and RF2) which is spread away upwards in the direction of the head region (HK) and the front (HA) of the retaining strip (HS) and has a latching edge (RA1 and RA2).Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 1998Date of Patent: March 23, 1999Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Ernst Billenstein, Werner Korber, Siegfried Kurrer, Kurt-Michael Schaffer