Patents by Inventor Martin Gebhardt
Martin Gebhardt 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: 12062877Abstract: A conductor terminal includes: a housing having a conductor receiving chamber accessible via a conductor insertion opening for receiving an electrical conductor, the electrical conductor being insertable into the conductor receiving chamber in a conductor insertion direction; a current bar arranged in the conductor receiving chamber for contacting the electrical conductor inserted into the conductor receiving chamber via the conductor insertion opening; and a clamping spring, which is arranged in the housing and has a spring clamping leg, the clamping spring being actuatable between a clamping spring release position and a clamping spring clamping position such that in the clamping spring release position, the electrical conductor is guidable into and/or out of the conductor receiving chamber, and in the clamping spring clamping position, the spring clamping leg applies force in a direction of the current bar to the electrical conductor inserted into the conductor receiving chamber.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2020Date of Patent: August 13, 2024Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Kevin Berghahn, Martin Gebhardt
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Publication number: 20240213694Abstract: An actuating element for actuating a clamping spring of a connection assembly includes: a first body element having a gripping surface for actuating the actuating element; and a second body element having at least one actuating surface for actuating the clamping spring. The first body element is transferrable to a pre-latched position with the second body element before being mounted in the connection assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2022Publication date: June 27, 2024Inventors: Martin Gebhardt, Karsten Nolte, Olaf Schyrocki
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Publication number: 20240204429Abstract: A clamping spring for clamping a conductor to be connected against a current bar includes: a retaining leg; a clamping leg movable into an open position and into a clamping position; and a locking leg movable into a retaining position and into a releasing position. In the retaining position, the locking leg is retained on an actuating element, and, in the releasing position, the locking leg is released from the actuating element. The locking leg has a pressing surface, by which the locking leg is movable from the retaining position into the releasing position by the conductor. The pressing surface has a portion which is curved in a direction of the clamping leg and on which comprises a first conductor contact surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2022Publication date: June 20, 2024Inventors: Martin Gebhardt, Karsten Nolte, Olaf Schyrocki
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Publication number: 20230064800Abstract: A connection arrangement for connecting an electrical conductor includes: a housing; a busbar; a clamping spring including a clamping leg transferrable into a clamping position and into a release position; an actuator by which a compressive force is applicable to the clamping leg for transferring the clamping leg from the clamping position into the release position; a conductor connection space formed between a section of the busbar and of the clamping leg of the clamping spring; a displaceably arranged guide element in operative connection with the clamping leg of the clamping spring, the clamping leg being holdable in the release position by the guide element; and a release element, which in the release position of the clamping leg of the clamping spring is in engagement with the guide element. The release element, during insertion of the conductor to be connected into the conductor connection space, actuates by the insertion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2021Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Martin Gebhardt, Ralph Hoppmann
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Publication number: 20220416448Abstract: A connection arrangement for connecting an electrical conductor includes: a housing; a busbar; a clamping spring including a clamping leg transferrable into a clamping position and into a release position; a conductor connection space formed between a section of the busbar and the clamping leg of the clamping spring; a displaceably arranged guide element, which is in operative connection with the clamping leg of the clamping spring, the clamping leg being holdable in the release position by the guide element; a release element, which, in the release position of the clamping leg of the clamping spring, is in engagement with the guide element, the release element during insertion of the conductor to be connected into the conductor connection space being actuatable thereby such that the release element comes out of engagement with the guide element and the guide element is displaceable by a spring force of the clamping leg.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2020Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventor: Martin Gebhardt
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Publication number: 20220407244Abstract: A connection arrangement for connecting an electrical conductor includes: a busbar; a clamping spring, which has a retaining leg and a clamping leg, the clamping leg being transferable into a clamping position and into a release position; a conductor connection space formed between a section of the busbar and of the clamping leg of the clamping spring; a displaceably arranged guide element, which is in operative connection with the clamping leg of the clamping spring, the clamping leg being holdable in the release position by the guide element; and an actuating element, by which the guide element is displaceable in order to transfer the clamping leg of the clamping spring from the clamping position into the release position. The clamping spring is arranged between the section of the busbar and the actuating element.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2020Publication date: December 22, 2022Inventor: Martin Gebhardt
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Publication number: 20220407243Abstract: A connection arrangement for connecting an electrical conductor includes: a busbar; a clamping spring including a clamping leg which tranferrable into a clamping position and into a release position; a conductor connection space formed between a section of the busbar and the clamping leg of the clamping spring; a displaceably-arranged guide element, which is in operative connection with the clamping leg of the clamping spring, the clamping leg being holdable in the release position by the guide element; and a release element which, in the release position of the clamping leg of the clamping spring, is in engagement with the guide element. The release element, during insertion of the electrical conductor to be connected into the conductor connection space, is actuatable by the insertion such that the release element comes out of engagement with the guide element. The guide element is displaceable by a spring force of the clamping leg.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2020Publication date: December 22, 2022Inventor: Martin Gebhardt
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Publication number: 20220399658Abstract: A connection arrangement for connecting an electrical conductor includes: a busbar; a clamping spring, which has a retaining leg and a clamping leg, the clamping leg being transferable into a clamping position and into a release position; a conductor connection space formed between a section of the busbar and the clamping leg of the clamping spring; a displaceably arranged guide element, which is in operative connection with the clamping leg of the clamping spring, the clamping leg being holdable in the release position by the guide element; and a pivotably mounted actuating element, by which the guide element is displaceable to transfer the clamping leg of the clamping spring from the clamping position into the release position. The clamping spring is arranged between the section of the busbar and the actuating element.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2020Publication date: December 15, 2022Inventors: Ralph Hoppmann, Martin Gebhardt
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Publication number: 20220336971Abstract: A connection arrangement for connecting an electrical conductor includes: a busbar; a clamping spring by which the conductor to be connected is clamped in a clamping position of the clamping spring against the busbar; and an actuating element by which the clamping spring can be moved from the clamping position into an open position. A holding element is provided which, in the open position, engages with the actuating element to hold the actuating element in position. The holding element has a pressure surface. For moving the clamping spring from the open position into the clamping position, the pressure surface can be actuated by the conductor to be connected and the holding element can be disengaged from the actuating element by the actuation of the pressure surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2020Publication date: October 20, 2022Inventor: Martin Gebhardt
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Publication number: 20220316418Abstract: A crankcase includes: at least one cylinder for an internal combustion engine, the cylinder including: a cylinder interior; a cylinder liner which is arranged within the cylinder interior; a cylinder head which closes the cylinder interior, wherein the cylinder head includes a receiving way; a cooling system which guides a coolant flow and has a cooling chamber; a distribution system to separate the coolant flow into a primary partial flow and at least one secondary partial flow, the distribution system including a main channel for the primary partial flow and at least one branch-off passage for the at least one secondary partial flow, the at least one branch-off passage branching off from the main channel and being arranged transversely to the main channel for the at least one secondary partial flow.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2020Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicant: MTU Friedrichshafen GmbHInventors: Jörn Wildhagen, Artur Hunger, Martin Gebhardt
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Publication number: 20220271451Abstract: A base element for an at least two-part overvoltage protective arrangement, has a support rail receptacle for receiving a support rail carrying an electrical potential, a first receptacle for receiving a first electrical conductor, a second receptacle for receiving a second electrical conductor, and a protective element receptacle for receiving an overvoltage protective element. An electrical connecting element for transmitting an electrical signal from the first receptacle to the second receptacle is produced between the first second receptacles. An electrical support rail contact element makes electrical contact with the support rail when the support rail is received by the support rail receptacle. The first and second receptacles receive electrical connector parts or adapter connector parts for electrical connector parts. An overvoltage protective arrangement with such a base element.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2020Publication date: August 25, 2022Applicant: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Jean-Michel FINK, Moritz KRINK, Heinz REIBKE, Gerhard WOLFF, Ralph HOPPMANN, Martin GEBHARDT
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Publication number: 20220166151Abstract: A terminal for connecting an electrical conductor includes a housing, a current bar arranged in the housing, a clamping spring arranged in the housing for clamping the conductor to be connected against the current bar in a conductor connection space formed between the current bar and the clamping spring, and an actuation element, which is displaceably mounted in the housing, wherein a clamping leg of the clamping spring can be actuated by means of the actuation element in order to transfer the clamping leg from a clamping position into an open position. The clamping leg has at least one skid, which with at least one pressure face formed on the actuating element, interacts during the transfer of the clamping leg from the clamping position into the open position in such a way that the clamping leg slides along the at least one pressure face with the at least one skid.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2020Publication date: May 26, 2022Inventors: Kevin Berghahn, Martin Gebhardt, Ralph Hoppmann
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Publication number: 20220158367Abstract: A conductor terminal includes: a housing having a conductor receiving chamber accessible via a conductor insertion opening for receiving an electrical conductor, the electrical conductor being insertable into the conductor receiving chamber in a conductor insertion direction; a current bar arranged in the conductor receiving chamber for contacting the electrical conductor inserted into the conductor receiving chamber via the conductor insertion opening; and a clamping spring, which is arranged in the housing and has a spring clamping leg, the clamping spring being actuatable between a clamping spring release position and a clamping spring clamping position such that in the clamping spring release position, the electrical conductor is guidable into and/or out of the conductor receiving chamber, and in the clamping spring clamping position, the spring clamping leg applies force in a direction of the current bar to the electrical conductor inserted into the conductor receiving chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2020Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: Kevin Berghahn, Martin Gebhardt
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Publication number: 20200412076Abstract: The invention relates to a device for generating a sequence of laser pulses consisting of pulse bursts. The object of the invention is to provide a possibility of generating laser pulses for material processing in the burst mode at a high quality based on the principle of beam combination.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2018Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicants: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V., Friedrich-Schiller-Universität JenaInventors: Klaus Bergner, Stefan Nolte, Martin Gebhardt
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Patent number: 9954322Abstract: A connection terminal having a terminal housing for securing a terminal block arrangement having a plurality of terminal blocks in a wall opening of a housing wall, and a construction unit having two connection terminals and a terminal block arrangement that are formed of a plurality of adjacently arranged terminal blocks. The connection terminal enables the terminal blocks and/or the terminal block arrangement to be mounted and/or dismounted from one side in a wall opening of a housing wall by displaceably arranging a securing element in the terminal housing, the securing element having a terminal bevel that protrudes through an opening in the terminal housing, and by movably disposing the securing element with the aid of an actuation element into a terminal position in which the terminal bevel acts against an inner edge of the wall opening in the mounted state of the connection terminal.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2013Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Martin Gebhardt, Dennis Habirov, Christian Kloppenburg, Thorsten Schloo, Olaf Schyrocki, Dennis Sprenger, Marcel Willems
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Patent number: 9461373Abstract: A terminal clamp is described. The terminal clamp includes a housing, a clamp pocket arranged in the housing into which a conductor to be clamped can be inserted, the clamp pocket having a base wall, and two side walls which are opposite each other, which extend away from the base wall, and which form a conductor guide channel, the conductor guide channel having, at least in regions in the longitudinal direction thereof, a cross-section which continually narrows towards the base wall, and at least one clamping spring protruding into the clamp pocket for clamping the inserted conductor in the clamp pocket.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2014Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Ralph Hoppmann, Martin Gebhardt, Detlef Toeberich, Holger Steinhage
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Patent number: 9413085Abstract: An electrical connection terminal includes a housing having a conductor insertion opening, a busbar disposed in the housing, and a spring element rotatably mounted in the housing and pivotable into an open position and into a closed position. In the closed position, a conductor inserted into the conductor insertion opening is clampable against the busbar via the spring element. The electrical connection terminal includes an actuating element which is rotatably mounted in the housing. The actuating element includes an actuating arm via which the spring element is configured to actuate so as to be transferred into the open position and into the closed position. The actuating element comprises a clearance adapted to the spring element into which the spring element is pivots during a pivot movement from the closed position into the open position, without triggering a rotational movement of the actuating element.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2013Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Ralph Hoppmann, Martin Gebhardt
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Publication number: 20150357726Abstract: A terminal clamp is described. The terminal clamp includes a housing, a clamp pocket arranged in the housing into which a conductor to be clamped can be inserted, the clamp pocket having a base wall, and two side walls which are opposite each other, which extend away from the base wall, and which form a conductor guide channel, the conductor guide channel having, at least in regions in the longitudinal direction thereof, a cross-section which continually narrows towards the base wall, and at least one clamping spring protruding into the clamp pocket for clamping the inserted conductor in the clamp pocket.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2014Publication date: December 10, 2015Inventors: Ralph HOPPMANN, Martin GEBHARDT, Detlef TOEBERICH, Holger STEINHAGE
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Patent number: D737205Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2013Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Ralph Hoppmann, Martin Gebhardt, Detlef Toeberich, Holger Steinhage
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Patent number: D752514Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2013Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Ralph Hoppmann, Martin Gebhardt, Detlef Toeberich, Holger Steinhage