Patents by Inventor Manuel Tuenker
Manuel Tuenker 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: 20230006391Abstract: A holding frame for a plug connector, for receiving contact inserts, includes: a main frame, which has a first side wall, a second side wall opposite the first side wall, a first end wall, and a second end wall opposite the first end wall, the first side wall, the second side wall, the first end wall, and the second end wall enclosing an interior of the main frame into which the contact inserts are insertable in an insertion direction; and multiple wall segments, each of which has a fastening region via which the contact inserts that are inserted into the interior of the main frame are holdable on the main frame. Each wall segment of the multiple wall segments are arranged on a receiving section formed on the first side wall or on the second side wall. Each receiving section has a slot-like cutout.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2020Publication date: January 5, 2023Inventors: Thorsten Diessel, Manuel Tuenker, Lukas Brillo, Hartmut Schwettmann
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Publication number: 20220416468Abstract: A holding frame for a plug connector, for receiving contact inserts, includes: a main frame, which has a first side wall, a second side wall opposite the first side wall, a first end wall, and a second end wall opposite the first end wall, the first side wall, the second side wall, the first end wall, and the second end wall enclosing an interior of the main frame into which the contact inserts are insertable in an insertion direction; and a plurality of wall segments, each of which has a fastening region via which the contact inserts which are inserted into the interior of the main frame are holdable on the main frame. In a mounted position, each wall segment of the plurality of wall segments is arranged on a receiving section formed on the first side wall or on the second side wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2020Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: Hartmut SCHWETTMANN, Lukas BRILLO, Manuel TUENKER, Thorsten DIESSEL
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Publication number: 20220399676Abstract: A holding frame for a plug connector for installation into a metal connector housing and for the protective earthing thereof, and for accommodating similar and/or different modules, includes: a base frame; and at least one flange part. The holding frame is formed from at least two different materials, of which at least one material is electrically conductive. The base frame is a die-cast component. The at least one flange part is formed from resilient sheet metal. The at least one flange part has trapezoidal tapering.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2020Publication date: December 15, 2022Inventors: Thorsten Diessel, Manuel Tuenker, Lukas Brillo, Hartmut Schwettmann
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Publication number: 20220166172Abstract: A plug connector to be connected, by plugging, to a mating plug connector, includes a contact carrier manufactured from an electrically insulating material, an electrical grounding contact arranged at the contact carrier for electrical contact with the mating plug connector, and an electrically conductive housing part connected to the contact carrier. An electrically conductive contacting element is manufactured by means of a casting technique. The electrically conductive contacting element has a first contacting portion which bears against the housing part in an electrically contacting manner, and a second contacting portion which bears against the grounding contact in an electrically contacting manner, and electrically connects the housing part to the grounding contact.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2020Publication date: May 26, 2022Inventors: Manuel Tuenker, Cord Starke
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Patent number: 11211732Abstract: A plug-in connector part for plug-in connection to a mating plug-in connector part includes: a housing part which has at least one receiving opening and at least one electrical contact element disposed in the at least one receiving opening; and a staking element arranged on the housing part and which in a preassembled state of the connector part is movable along a staking direction to the housing part and by moving in the staking direction is brought into interaction with a staking section of the housing part so that, in an assembled state, the at least one electrical contact element is staked to the housing part.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2018Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Manuel Tuenker, Cord Starke, Valentin Janson
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Patent number: 10916892Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a shielded electric connector for connecting or distributing shielded electric lines or plug connectors with one another, and to methods for producing the shielded electric connector. Connector elements belong to a line or to a plug connector. Shielding sleeves or shielding housings of the lines and/or of the plug connectors are surrounded by a shielding housing, which consists of a cast metal body that has been cast in situ onto annular regions of the shielding sleeves or shielding housings in order to produce a local anchoring means with low electric contact resistance.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2019Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Daniel Nolting, Manuel Tünker, Valeri Reimchen, Andrè Mühlenbernd, Kathrin Dober, Cord Starke
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Patent number: 10892572Abstract: An assembly of a plug connector part includes: a holding frame having a frame opening for receiving a plurality of modular contact inserts on a plurality of plug-in spaces arranged alongside one another along a width direction; and at least one modular contact insert insertable into the frame opening at at least one plug-in space, an arrangement of plug openings for connecting electrical conductors being disposed on the at least one modular contact insert. The at least one modular contact insert has an arrangement of connection spaces that are assigned to the plug openings and to which at least one functional element is attachable to electrically connect two plug openings to one another.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2018Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Thorsten Diessel, Manuel Tuenker, Roberto Gilardoni, Dennis Sprenger
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Publication number: 20200169013Abstract: An assembly of a plug connector part includes: a holding frame having a frame opening for receiving a plurality of modular contact inserts on a plurality of plug-in spaces arranged alongside one another along a width direction; and at least one modular contact insert insertable into the frame opening at at least one plug-in space, an arrangement of plug openings for connecting electrical conductors being disposed on the at least one modular contact insert. The at least one modular contact insert has an arrangement of connection spaces that are assigned to the plug openings and to which at least one functional element is attachable to electrically connect two plug openings to one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2018Publication date: May 28, 2020Inventors: Thorsten Diessel, Manuel Tuenker, Roberto Gilardoni, Dennis Sprenger
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Publication number: 20200083630Abstract: A plug-in connector part for plug-in connection to a mating plug-in connector part includes: a housing part which has at least one receiving opening and at least one electrical contact element disposed in the at least one receiving opening; and a staking element arranged on the housing part and which in a preassembled state of the connector part is movable along a staking direction to the housing part and by moving in the staking direction is brought into interaction with a staking section of the housing part so that, in an assembled state, the at least one electrical contact element is staked to the housing part.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2018Publication date: March 12, 2020Inventors: Manuel Tuenker, Cord Starke, Valentin Janson
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Publication number: 20190312387Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a shielded electric connector for connecting or distributing shielded electric lines or plug connectors with one another, and to methods for producing the shielded electric connector. Connector elements belong to a line or to a plug connector. Shielding sleeves or shielding housings of the lines and/or of the plug connectors are surrounded by a shielding housing, which consists of a cast metal body that has been cast in situ onto annular regions of the shielding sleeves or shielding housings in order to produce a local anchoring means with low electric contact resistance.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: Daniel Nolting, Manuel Tünker, Valeri Reimchen, Andrè Mühlenbernd, Kathrin Dober, Cord Starke
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Patent number: 10374363Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a shielded electric connector for connecting or distributing shielded electric lines or plug connectors with one another, and to methods for producing the shielded electric connector. Connector elements belong to a line or to a plug connector. Shielding sleeves or shielding housings of the lines and/or of the plug connectors are surrounded by a shielding housing, which consists of a cast metal body that has been cast in situ onto annular regions of the shielding sleeves or shielding housings in order to produce a local anchoring means with low electric contact resistance.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2016Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Daniel Nolting, Manuel Tünker, Valeri Reimchen, André Mühlenbernd, Kathrin Dober, Cord Starke
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Publication number: 20180054026Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a shielded electric connector for connecting or distributing shielded electric lines or plug connectors with one another, and to methods for producing the shielded electric connector. Connector elements belong to a line or to a plug connector. Shielding sleeves or shielding housings of the lines and/or of the plug connectors are surrounded by a shielding housing, which consists of a cast metal body that has been cast in situ onto annular regions of the shielding sleeves or shielding housings in order to produce a local anchoring means with low electric contact resistance.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2016Publication date: February 22, 2018Inventors: Daniel Nolting, Manuel Tünker, Valeri Reimchen, André Mühlenbernd, Kathrin Dober, Cord Starke
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Publication number: 20170288341Abstract: A housing for connecting to a plug connector part includes a plug-in opening, into which the plug connector part can be plugged in a plug-in direction; a wall which surrounds the plug-in opening; and a coding device which has at least one coding projection that protrudes inwards from the wall into the plug-in opening transversely to the plug-in direction and is designed to allow the plug connector part to be plugged into the plug-in opening in a specified angular position about the plug-in direction. The wall may have a first wall portion and a second wall portion which adjoins the first wall portion axially in the plug-in direction. The second wall portion may be offset outwards relative to the first wall portion in a direction transverse to the plug-in direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2015Publication date: October 5, 2017Inventor: Manuel Tuenker
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Patent number: 9583879Abstract: An electrical component (1) having a housing (2) and having a plurality of plug contacts (3, 4,5, 6). In this case, the plug contact (3-6) is held in a floating manner on a contact mount (7), and the contact mount (7) is held in a floating manner on the housing (2).Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2011Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Karsten Krome, Manuel Tünker, Jens Andresen, Ralf Feldner, Thomas Führer, Jens Franke
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Publication number: 20160226196Abstract: A contact spring washer includes a plurality of U-shaped regions arranged in an annular manner, each U-shaped region having two webs arranged substantially in parallel with one another, wherein the two webs of a first U-shaped region are interconnected by means of a first connecting web at a radially outer end of the two webs, wherein adjacent U-shaped regions are interconnected by a second connecting web at a radially inner end of the webs of said regions, and wherein the U-shaped regions each have at least one curve in the region of the two webs arranged substantially in parallel with one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2014Publication date: August 4, 2016Inventors: Manuel TUENKER, Valeri REIMCHEN, Cord STARKE
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Publication number: 20140048307Abstract: A cable-termination device has a housing and an introduction opening for a cable, in order to terminate the cable end such that it is safe from contact. The housing includes a termination cap and a screw-connection unit interacting therewith. The introduction opening is provided in the screw-connection unit in a manner to accommodate at least one cable end. At least one latching device is provided for the purpose or latching the housing or the screw-connection unit to the termination cap.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2012Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Jens Franke, Ralf Feldner, Manuel Tuenker, Cord Starke