Patents by Inventor Heinz Reibke
Heinz Reibke 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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Publication number: 20090221191Abstract: An electrical terminal block, especially for locking onto a mounting rail, has a plurality of adjacent base terminals and connectors. Each base terminal has a terminal housing, with at least one conductor terminal element and at least one receptacle electrically connected to the conductor terminal element or at least two interconnected receptacles. The individual connectors have a connector housing, with at least one conductor terminal element and a plug-in contact electrically connected to the conductor terminal element. The individual connectors can be plugged onto the individual terminal housings. Reliable mechanical fixing of the connectors on the base terminals is ensured since each outer side of the base terminals has a fixing device on the terminal housing. Sides of adjacent connectors have a fixing cover with a fixing mechanism corresponding to the fixing device, so that the connectors can be mechanically connected to the fixing base terminals via the fixing covers.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2009Publication date: September 3, 2009Applicant: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Harry BENTLER, Michael STRATO, Thorsten DIESSEL, Heinz REIBKE, Carsten POLLMANN, Heinz PANNEK
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Patent number: 7537496Abstract: An electrical terminal block, especially for locking onto a mounting rail, has a plurality of adjacent base terminals and connectors. Each base terminal has a terminal housing, with at least one conductor terminal element and at least one receptacle electrically connected to the conductor terminal element or at least two interconnected receptacles. The individual connectors have a connector housing, with at least one conductor terminal element and a plug-in contact electrically connected to the conductor terminal element. The individual connectors can be plugged onto the individual terminal housings. Reliable mechanical fixing of the connectors on the base terminals is ensured since each outer side of the base terminals has a fixing device on the terminal housing. Sides of adjacent connectors have a fixing cover with a fixing mechanism corresponding to the fixing device, so that the connectors can be mechanically connected to the fixing base terminals via the fixing covers.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2007Date of Patent: May 26, 2009Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Harry Bentler, Michael Strato, Thorsten Diessel, Heinz Reibke, Carsten Pollmann, Heinz Pannek
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Publication number: 20090070998Abstract: In order to increase the clamping effect in an electrical screw connector used in industrial applications to fix or hold an electrical conductor, the support and contact surfaces for the electrical conductor are textured. According to the invention, the texturing of the support and contact surfaces for the electrical conductor is carried out by various production methods using embossing or stamping tools.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2006Publication date: March 19, 2009Applicant: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Hartmut Follmann, Olaf Gemke, Heinz Reibke
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Patent number: 7402058Abstract: A plug connector consisting of a plug body (1) and an engaging part (2) is provided with short-circuiting contacts (9, 10) within the plug body. The engaging part (2) includes at least one separating element (11) of insulating material that is inserted between the short circuit contacts (9, 10) when plug body (1) and engaging part (2) are inserted to interrupt the short circuit. For the purpose of simpler matching to the quantity of conductors to be short-circuited and to be connected, the plug body (1) and the engaging part (2) each consist of modules (3, 4) that may be stacked one upon the other and are assigned to each of the conductors within the plug body (1) that are of varying polarity and that are to be short-circuited. The short circuit contacts (9, 10) of the plug body (1) are so arranged on the modules (3) that each is extended to the short circuit contacts (9, 10) working together for two adjacent plug body modules (3).Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2007Date of Patent: July 22, 2008Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Norbert Hoemann, Rudolf Merz, Heinz Reibke
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Publication number: 20070249228Abstract: A plug connector consisting of a plug body (1) and an engaging part (2) is provided with short-circuiting contacts (9, 10) within the plug body. The engaging part (2) includes at least one separating element (11) of insulating material that is inserted between the short circuit contacts (9, 10) when plug body (1) and engaging part (2) are inserted to interrupt the short circuit. For the purpose of simpler matching to the quantity of conductors to be short-circuited and to be connected, the plug body (1) and the engaging part (2) each consist of modules (3, 4) that may be stacked one upon the other and are assigned to each of the conductors within the plug body (1) that are of varying polarity and that are to be short-circuited. The short circuit contacts (9, 10) of the plug body (1) are so arranged on the modules (3) that each is extended to the short circuit contacts (9, 10) working together for two adjacent plug body modules (3).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2007Publication date: October 25, 2007Applicant: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Norbert Hoemann, Rudolf Merz, Heinz Reibke
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Patent number: 7252534Abstract: An electrical connection arrangement for electrical connection of an electrical device with a bottom part for holding at least one device-side cable, with a top part for holding at least one connection-side cable and with a contact body for electrical connection of the device-side cable to the connection-side cable, the bottom part and the top part being formed essentially of an electrically insulating material. The connection is improved in that at least one fastening device for fastening at least one device-side cable is formed in the bottom part, that the contact body is located in the top part and has a first contact device and a second contact device, and that, in the joined position of the bottom part to the top part, the contact body makes contact with the device-side cable with the first contact device and makes contact with the connection-side cable with the second contact device.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2006Date of Patent: August 7, 2007Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Heinz Reibke
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Publication number: 20070173136Abstract: An electrical terminal block, especially for locking onto a mounting rail, has a plurality of adjacent base terminals and connectors. Each base terminal has a terminal housing, with at least one conductor terminal element and at least one receptacle electrically connected to the conductor terminal element or at least two interconnected receptacles. The individual connectors have a connector housing, with at least one conductor terminal element and a plug-in contact electrically connected to the conductor terminal element. The individual connectors can be plugged onto the individual terminal housings. Reliable mechanical fixing of the connectors on the base terminals is ensured since each outer side of the base terminals has a fixing device on the terminal housing. Sides of adjacent connectors have a fixing cover with a fixing mechanism corresponding to the fixing device, so that the connectors can be mechanically connected to the fixing base terminals via the fixing covers.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2007Publication date: July 26, 2007Applicant: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Harry BENTLER, Michael STRATO, Thorsten DIESSEL, Heinz REIBKE, Carsten POLLMANN, Heinz PANNEK
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Patent number: 7238043Abstract: An electrical supply or connecting terminal with a clamping spring and a metal part located in an insulating housing having a conductor inlet opening for an electrical conductor. The clamping spring has a clamping leg and a contact leg, and the clamping leg and the metal part form a spring force clamp connection for the electrical conductor. The contact leg of the clamping spring is arranged essentially perpendicular to the insertion direction of the electrical conductor and a recess is formed in the contact leg for insertion of the electrical conductor. The clamping leg and the contact leg of the clamping spring are bent toward one another with the end of the clamping leg extending through the recess. The metal part has at least one mounting section inserted through the recess of the clamping spring in a direction opposite the insertion direction of the electrical conductor.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2005Date of Patent: July 3, 2007Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Heinz Reibke, Juergen Feye-Hohmann
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Publication number: 20070049104Abstract: An electrical connection arrangement for electrical connection of an electrical device with a bottom part for holding at least one device-side cable, with a top part for holding at least one connection-side cable and with a contact body for electrical connection of the device-side cable to the connection-side cable, the bottom part and the top part being formed essentially of an electrically insulating material. The connection is improved in that at least one fastening device for fastening at least one device-side cable is formed in the bottom part, that the contact body is located in the top part and has a first contact device and a second contact device, and that, in the joined position of the bottom part to the top part, the contact body makes contact with the device-side cable with the first contact device and makes contact with the connection-side cable with the second contact device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2006Publication date: March 1, 2007Applicant: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KGInventor: Heinz REIBKE
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Patent number: 7168977Abstract: A plug-in jumper for terminal blocks is provided for elastic engagement in openings in busbars and for electrical contact-making of the busbars of at least two junction and/or connecting terminals. The plug-in jumper includes a jumper bar having a bar strip and several plugs which are connected to the bar strip. Each plug has at least two contact legs located essentially parallel to one another, of which at least one is made elastic. The plug-in jumper makes it possible to electrically interconnect different busbars of different terminal blocks since the plugs have two contact areas which are located on top of one another for contact-making of two busbars of two junction and/or connecting terminals which are located next to one another, wherein the two busbars are located on a different planes.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2004Date of Patent: January 30, 2007Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co., KGInventors: Heinz Reibke, Dirk Goerlitzer, Hartmut Follmann, Stefan Schroeder
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Publication number: 20060063420Abstract: An electrical supply or connecting terminal with a clamping spring and a metal part located in an insulating housing having a conductor inlet opening for an electrical conductor. The clamping spring has a clamping leg and a contact leg, and the clamping leg and the metal part form a spring force clamp connection for the electrical conductor. The contact leg of the clamping spring is arranged essentially perpendicular to the insertion direction of the electrical conductor and a recess is formed in the contact leg for insertion of the electrical conductor. The clamping leg and the contact leg of the clamping spring are bent toward one another with the end of the clamping leg extending through the recess. The metal part has at least one mounting section inserted through the recess of the clamping spring in a direction opposite the insertion direction of the electrical conductor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2005Publication date: March 23, 2006Applicant: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Heinz Reibke, Jurgen Feye-Hohmann
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Publication number: 20050095904Abstract: A plug-in jumper for terminal blocks is provided for elastic engagement in openings in busbars and for electrical contact-making of the busbars of at least two junction and/or connecting terminals. The plug-in jumper includes a jumper bar having a bar strip and several plugs which are connected to the bar strip. Each plug has at least two contact legs located essentially parallel to one another, of which at least one is made elastic. The plug-in jumper makes it possible to electrically interconnect different busbars of different terminal blocks since the plugs have two contact areas which are located on top of one another for contact-making of two busbars of two junction and/or connecting terminals which are located next to one another, wherein the two busbars are located on a different planes.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2004Publication date: May 5, 2005Applicant: Phoenix Contact GmbH and Co. KGInventors: Heinz Reibke, Dirk Goerlitzer, Hartmut Follmann, Stefan Schroeder
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Patent number: 6631076Abstract: A switch cabinet (1) comprises a case (2), several modules (3) and a supporting rail (4), the modules (3) being secured on the supporting rail (4). The disclosed switch cabinet (1) is characterised in that it is designed in functional blocks and modules, so that all modules (3) required by a machine and only those modules are mounted in the switch cabinet case (2).Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 1999Date of Patent: October 7, 2003Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co.Inventors: Thorsten Behr, Roland Berg, Achim Fürhoff, Christoph Leifer, Heinz Reibke, Markus Rohs, Jürgen Weczerek
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Publication number: 20020089815Abstract: A switch cupboard (1) comprises a case (2), several modules (30 and a supporting rail (4), the modules (3) being secured on the supporting rail (4). The disclosed switch cupboard (1) is characterized in that it is designed in functional blocks and modules, so that all modules (3) required by a machine and only those modules are mounted in the switch cupboard case (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 1999Publication date: July 11, 2002Inventors: Thorsten Behr, Ronald Berg, Achim Furhoff, Christoph Leifer, Heinz Reibke, Markus Rohs, Jurgen Weczerek
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Patent number: 6172877Abstract: An electrical or electronic device (1) for placement on a support rail (2), with a housing (3), with at least one circuit board (4) located in the housing (3), and with contacts (6a, 6b) which point in the lengthwise direction (R) of the support rail for a data and/or power bus connection to adjacent electronic devices which have the corresponding contacts and which are placed on the support rail (2). In order to be able to easily replace the circuit board (4) without interrupting the data and/or power bus connection, the housing (3) is made in at least two parts and there is a top part (7) which holds the circuit board (4) and there is a base part (8) which has contacts (6a, 6b).Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 1998Date of Patent: January 9, 2001Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co.Inventors: J{umlaut over (u)}rgen Feye-Hohmann, Hartmut Follmann, Heinz Reibke
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Patent number: 6099169Abstract: A terminal for at least one fiberoptic cable comprising a housing with a front face having at least one slot therein for receiving an end of a fiberoptic cable, at least one optical transmitter and/or receiver, a fitting element which is movable within the housing by sliding and which has at least one insertion opening for a fiberoptic cable to be joined to the at least one transmitter and/or receiver, and with a cutter which has at least one blade. The at least one insertion opening of the fitting element and an actuating arrangement for sliding of the fitting element between a mounting position for receiving the at least one fiberoptic cable and an operating position in which the at least one fiberoptic cable is joined to the at least one transmitter and/or receiver are at the same side of the housing. The housing is provided with at least one cable duct for discharging cut-off pieces of the at least one fiber optic cable.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 1998Date of Patent: August 8, 2000Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbHInventors: Thorsten Behr, Roland Berg, Jurgen Brand, Heinz Reibke