Patents by Inventor Till Schmitz
Till Schmitz 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: 11916345Abstract: A connection terminal for connecting a conductor is formed as a direct plug-in terminal and includes a clamping spring arranged in a housing. The clamping spring includes a resilient clamping leg which can move into an open and locking position by pressing down an actuating device. The housing contains a conductor insertion channel for insertion of the conductor into a clamping point between the free end of the clamping leg and a busbar. The actuating device includes a pressing element and a pivoting element which interacts with the pressing element at least when the clamping point is being opened. At least one release device is provided for releasing the locking state of the clamping leg of the clamping spring. The release device is designed in such a way that the locking position can be released again by the action of the conductor on the release device when it is inserted, wherein the pivoting element acts on the pressing element and the pressing element acts on the clamping leg.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2020Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Marc Böcker, Ralf Schumacher, Karlo Stjepanovic, Walter Hanning, Till Schmitz, Stefan Aporius, Jens Oesterhaus
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Publication number: 20240030646Abstract: A plug connector has a housing made of an electrically non-conductive material such as a plastic which has a front side and a rear side. The housing has at least two insertion openings for conductor ends. The first and second insertion openings are in connection with respective first and second housing chambers. The first and second housing chambers have respective first and second connection devices. The housing further has a first housing half and a second housing half, wherein when rotated clockwise by 180° in a point of symmetry, the first housing half can be reproduced on the second housing half such that the housing is formed substantially or entirely in a rotationally symmetrical manner with regard to the point of symmetry or an axis of symmetry.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: Till SCHMITZ, Peter STUCKMANN
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Publication number: 20240030628Abstract: A plug-in terminal for the connection of one or more conductor ends has a housing made of an electrically non-conductive material. The housing includes at least one insertion opening for a respective conductor end. Each insertion opening extends to a respective housing chamber containing a connection device to which an actuation device is assigned. Each actuation device actuates a contact limb of a contact spring of the connection device. The actuation device includes a pivoted lever configured to act on a sliding element with which the contact limb of the contact spring can be moved directly or indirectly. The pivoted lever and the contact limb rotate about the same or substantially the same axis of rotation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: Till SCHMITZ, Matthias BÖNSCH
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Publication number: 20240030640Abstract: A row of plug connectors for contacting a mating plug connector, each plug connector having a plate-like housing which can be joined on and which is made of an electrically non-conductive material, the housing having at least one insertion opening for a conductor end, the insertion opening being in connection with a housing chamber and the housing chamber having a connection device to which an actuation device is assigned, the respective actuation device being movably guided on or in guide contours, the guide contours being formed to movably guide the respective actuation device on and/or in two adjacent housings of two adjacent plug connectors.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventor: Till SCHMITZ
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Patent number: 11817642Abstract: A modular plug connector in a strip-shaped design can be plugged together with a corresponding mating plug connector such as a printed circuit board plug connector. The modular plug connector has a plurality of plug connector modules which are arranged alongside one another and are connected mechanically to one another using mechanical connectors to form the strip shape. The plug connector modules each have a module housing, at least one plugging surface with at least one plugging contact and preferably at least one conductor or solder terminal for connection to a printed circuit board. The plug connector has at least two plug connector modules of different designs and an adapter plug connector module is provided therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Marc Böcker, Ralf Schumacher, Peter Stuckmann, Till Schmitz, Jens Oesterhaus, Jörg Münstermann, Holger Wehmeier, Volker Schröder
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Publication number: 20220320759Abstract: A connection terminal for connecting a conductor is formed as a direct plug-in terminal and includes a clamping spring arranged in a housing. The clamping spring includes a resilient clamping leg which can move into an open and locking position by pressing down an actuating device. The housing contains a conductor insertion channel for insertion of the conductor into a clamping point between the free end of the clamping leg and a busbar. The actuating device includes a pressing element and a pivoting element which interacts with the pressing element at least when the clamping point is being opened. At least one release device is provided for releasing the locking state of the clamping leg of the clamping spring. The release device is designed in such a way that the locking position can be released again by the action of the conductor on the release device when it is inserted, wherein the pivoting element acts on the pressing element and the pressing element acts on the clamping leg.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2020Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Marc BÖCKER, Ralf SCHUMACHER, Karlo STJEPANOVIC, Walter HANNING, Till SCHMITZ, Stefan APORIUS, Jens OESTERHAUS
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Publication number: 20220077624Abstract: A terminal strip is formed as a printed circuit board plug connector and has a strip-like housing composed of a plurality of terminal housings which are arranged alongside one another in an arranging direction X. The housings are mechanically connected to one another. The terminal housings each have a plugging face side on which they have at least one first plugging contact which can be plugged together with a corresponding plugging contact of a corresponding plug connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2021Publication date: March 10, 2022Inventors: Marc BÖCKER, Ralf SCHUMACHER, Peter STUCKMANN, Till SCHMITZ, Jens OESTERHAUS, Jörg MÜNSTERMANN, Holger WEHMEIER, Volker SCHRÖDER, Klaus PÜSCHNER
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Publication number: 20220077607Abstract: A modular plug connector in a strip-shaped design can be plugged together with a corresponding mating plug connector such as a printed circuit board plug connector. The modular plug connector has a plurality of plug connector modules which are arranged alongside one another and are connected mechanically to one another using mechanical connectors to form the strip shape. The plug connector modules each have a module housing, at least one plugging surface with at least one plugging contact and preferably at least one conductor or solder terminal for connection to a printed circuit board. The plug connector has at least two plug connector modules of different designs and an adapter plug connector module is provided therebetween.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2021Publication date: March 10, 2022Inventors: Marc BÖCKER, Ralf SCHUMACHER, Peter STUCKMANN, Till SCHMITZ, Jens OESTERHAUS, Jörg MÜNSTERMANN, Holger WEHMEIER, Volker SCHRÖDER
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Patent number: 11031742Abstract: A contact and busbar assembly forms a bus system on electronics housings arranged in an array. An electronics assembly such as a circuit board is arranged in each housing. The contact and busbar assembly includes multiple bus plugs each having first connecting contacts for contacting a respective circuit board, second terminal contacts in the form of one or more socket contacts and power rail strips. The power rail strips have at least one flexibly deformable section or are continuously flexibly deformable. Alternatively, the socket contacts are insertable not only parallel but also obliquely in relation to the power rail strips extending in the direction of the array for contact by the socket contacts.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2019Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Inventors: Till Schmitz, René Arntzen, Jörg Richts
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Patent number: 10666003Abstract: A contact and busbar assembly forms a bus system on electronics housings arranged in an array direction. Each housing includes a circuit board. The contact and busbar assembly includes multiple bus plugs having first connecting contacts for electrically contacting the circuit boards and second connecting contacts in the form of socket contacts for electrically contacting power rail strips. A plurality of power rail strips electrically connects the second connecting contacts of adjacent electronics housings. A first power rail strip electrically connects the bus plugs of two directly adjacent electronics housings and a second power rail strip of greater length electrically connects two spaced electronics housings. An electronics housing assembly is provided having multiple electronics housings arranged against one another in the array direction and a contact and busbar assembly as set forth above.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2019Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Till Schmitz, René Arntzen, Volker Schröder, Peter Stuckmann
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Publication number: 20190260170Abstract: A contact and busbar assembly forms a bus system on electronics housings arranged in an array direction. Each housing includes a circuit board. The contact and busbar assembly includes multiple bus plugs having first connecting contacts for electrically contacting the circuit boards and second connecting contacts in the form of socket contacts for electrically contacting power rail strips. A plurality of power rail strips electrically connects the second connecting contacts of adjacent electronics housings. A first power rail strip electrically connects the bus plugs of two directly adjacent electronics housings and a second power rail strip of greater length electrically connects two spaced electronics housings. An electronics housing assembly is provided having multiple electronics housings arranged against one another in the array direction and a contact and busbar assembly as set forth above.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2019Publication date: August 22, 2019Inventors: Till SCHMITZ, René ARNTZEN, Volker SCHRÖDER, Peter STUCKMANN
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Publication number: 20190260169Abstract: A contact and busbar assembly forms a bus system on electronics housings arranged in an array. An electronics assembly such as a circuit board is arranged in each housing. The contact and busbar assembly includes multiple bus plugs each having first connecting contacts for contacting a respective circuit board, second terminal contacts in the form of one or more socket contacts and power rail strips. The power rail strips have at least one flexibly deformable section or are continuously flexibly deformable. Alternatively, the socket contacts are insertable not only parallel but also obliquely in relation to the power rail strips extending in the direction of the array for contact by the socket contacts.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2019Publication date: August 22, 2019Inventors: Till SCHMITZ, René ARNTZEN, Jörg RICHTS