With Support Track For Receiving Plural Insulating Blocks Or Boards Patents (Class 439/716)
  • Patent number: 11949214
    Abstract: An electric power distribution panel is provided. The electric power distribution panel includes a first input bus, a second input bus, a plurality of brackets and a plurality of circuit breaker modules. The first and second input buses are coupled to a first power source and a second power source respectively. The plurality of brackets is electrically connected to the first and second input buses. The plurality of circuit breaker modules are assembled to the plurality of brackets respectively. Each of the plurality of circuit breaker modules includes a circuit breaker and an adapter detachably assembled to the circuit breaker. In each of the plurality of circuit breaker modules, the circuit breaker is electrically connected to the first input bus when the adapter is removed from the circuit breaker, and the circuit breaker is electrically connected to the second input bus when the adapter is assembled to the circuit breaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Simon Hoi-Keung Yu, Vincent Mark Byrne, Shan-Chun Yang
  • Patent number: 11949216
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for a housing assembly including a housing comprising a conductive material, a conductor extending through the housing, and a dielectric material at least partially surrounding the conductor. Portions of the housing may surround the conductor such that the conductor, the dielectric, and the portions of the housing form a channel through the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Channing P. Favreau, Alexander Gilbert, Thomas V. Sikina
  • Patent number: 11881332
    Abstract: A bus bar including a main tubular body extending along a longitudinal axis between a first end and a second end, the main tubular body being made of a first electrically conducting material for carrying an electrical current therealong, and the bus bar further including a hollow connection body longitudinally projecting from the first end of the main tubular body and provided with a mounting surface for receiving an electrical connector thereto, the hollow connection body being made a second electrically conducting material for carrying the electrical current between the electrical connector and the main tubular body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Saint-Augustin Canada Electric Inc.
    Inventors: Sébastien Arcand, Daniel Garneau, Félix Houde
  • Patent number: 11870200
    Abstract: A terminal block which can be coupled to another terminal block in an electrically connected state includes a housing, an input-side power supply terminal and an output-side power supply terminal. The housing includes a first wall portion and a second wall portion. The input-side power supply terminal and the output-side power supply terminal are arranged along the second wall portion inside the housing. The housing includes a protruding portion that functions as an obstructing member that hinders connection of the input-side power supply line to the input-side power supply terminal and a through hole that is arranged in a vicinity of the input-side power supply terminal of the second wall portion and penetrates the second wall portion in the first direction to allow insertion of the obstructing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadahiko Ogawa, Aiki Kora, Takashi Sakaguchi, Yuki Kuniyasu
  • Patent number: 11828481
    Abstract: A building controller may include a housing having a back plate and a mounting clip, which may be slidably disposed relative to the back plate between a wall mount position used when mounting the building controller to the wall, and a DIN rail mount position used when mounting the building controller to a DIN rail. When in the wall mount position, the mounting clip and the back plate may be configured to hold the mounting clip in the wall mount position until at least a first threshold sliding force is applied to the mounting clip. When in the DIN rail mount position, the mounting clip and the back plate are configured to hold the mounting clip in the DIN rail mount position until at least a second threshold sliding force is applied to the mounting clip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Xinyan Zheng, Michael Zheng, Hang Su, Haitao Li, Li Chen, Kun Wang, Cary Leen
  • Patent number: 11818859
    Abstract: A carrier-rail bus assembly including a number of n mechanically contiguous bus-circuit-plate sections electrically connected via bus-circuit paths and installed in a carrier rail, an electronic control unit being configured such that it detects whether an apparatus is inserted in an installation position i, respective installation position i being allotted a bus address, which is assigned to the apparatus inserted on the carrier rail on the respective bus-circuit-plate section in respective installation position i. A related method for assigning a bus address is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Bender GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Matthias Becker, Oliver Schaefer, Burkhard Macht, Michael Prinz-Weinel
  • Patent number: 11754426
    Abstract: A system that may include a bus bar that may include a mounting bracket configured to electrically couple the bus bar to a motor. The mounting bracket may also be configured to be removably coupled to the motor with at least one fastener. A transducer may be electrically coupled to the bus bar and have transducer elements. A dielectric material may be disposed between the bus bar and the transducer to prevent debris from contacting the active transducer elements and electrical arcing from occurring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Benjamin Richard Kundman, Jeffrey John Hritz, Samir Ganesh Kamat
  • Patent number: 11581710
    Abstract: A wiring structure includes: multiple wiring modules configured to be installed on a rail that extends in a predetermined first direction, so as to be adjacent to one another along the rail by being placed on the rail from the side of a second direction orthogonal to the first direction; an IO unit configured to be attached to the plurality of wiring modules from the second direction side to thereby be electrically connected to the multiple wiring modules. In each of the multiple wiring modules, a lead wire extending in a third direction that intersects the first direction and the second direction, from a first face of the wiring module that lies on the third direction side, is connected to the wiring module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshiki Satou
  • Patent number: 11545767
    Abstract: A terminal block includes a base, a support provided on the support, and a first terminal pair, a second terminal pair and a third terminal pair each supported by the support. A coupling line of the first electric wire is arranged along a first straight line, and a coupling line of the second electric wire is arranged along a second straight line. The base includes a support protrusion that extends to a coupling line of the third electric wire through between the coupling line of the first electric wire and the coupling line of the second electric wire and supports the coupling line of the third electric wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomokazu Ikeda, Kiyokazu Matsunaga
  • Patent number: 11418014
    Abstract: A DIN clip apparatus with a housing in which components are disposed. The housing has a bottom edge which abuts the DIN rail when the apparatus is mounted thereon. A DIN clip is attached to the bottom edge of the housing. The DIN clip includes a DIN clip body that is disposed to a first side of a DIN rail. The DIN clip body has a first end which is closest to the DIN rail, and a second end which is farthest from the DIN rail. A DIN clip arm is pivotally attached to the first end of the DIN clip body. The DIN clip arm is configured to span the width of the DIN rail and to pivotally transition between locked and unlocked positions. The DIN clip arm is configured to attach to a second side of the DIN rail opposite the first side, when in the locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Regal Beloit America, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Scheckelhoff, Paul Scott Buskey, Joseph Brown, Timothy Joseph Brakefield
  • Patent number: 11381031
    Abstract: A connector, including a terminal; and a housing to which the terminal is fixed, wherein the terminal includes: a plate-like first connection; a holder projecting in one direction intersecting the first connection from a side edge of the first connection; and a second connection projecting in the one direction from a side edge of the first connection and facing the holder, the holder and the second connection being fixed in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Motohiro Ando
  • Patent number: 11196212
    Abstract: An outlet module including a module housing comprising a base surface and a sidewall extending therefrom to at least partially surround an interior region. Multiple outlet cores extend from the base surface and at least one latch lever is pivotably coupled to the sidewall and adjacent a corresponding one of the multiple outlet cores. The latch lever is moveable between a first position, wherein the at least one latch lever is capable of engaging a mating plug and a second position, wherein the at least one latch lever is disengaged from the plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Server Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Ramsey, Dominic Barker
  • Patent number: 11139609
    Abstract: A plug connector, in particular a modular plug connector, is provided for mounting on a circuit board. The plug connector can be assembled from a plurality of plug connector modules, wherein each plug connector module comprises at least one part. The plug connector modules have an insertion side and a connection side, wherein the insertion side can either be installed on the circuit board or else it contacts a connection side of a mating connector module. The plug connector modules can be connected by at least one connector. This makes it possible also to install modular plug connectors on a printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: HARTING Electronics GmbH
    Inventor: Torsten Wolf
  • Patent number: 11095117
    Abstract: Example DC-DC power distribution systems include electronic communication device(s), a circuit breaker DIN rail adapted to receive a circuit breaker for providing electrical protection to the one or more electronic communication devices, and a DC-DC converter including a housing having a DIN rail mount, a voltage input and a voltage output. The DC-DC converter includes a DC-DC voltage converter circuit coupled between the voltage input and the voltage output, and a controller electrically coupled with the DC-DC voltage converter circuit. The DC-DC converter is mounted on the circuit breaker DIN rail via the DIN rail mount of the DC-DC converter housing, and the controller is configured to control the DC-DC voltage converter circuit to convert a DC voltage at the voltage input to a different DC voltage at the voltage output to supply power to the one or more electronic communication devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Vertiv Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy Brooklyn Strouse, Michael Francis Smith, Paul Brian Hiidel
  • Patent number: 11031715
    Abstract: A connection terminal for connecting at least one electrical conductor includes: a housing; a first connection space formed in the housing; a second connection space formed in the housing; a first busbar piece arranged in the first connection space; a second busbar piece arranged in the second connection space; a first torsion spring which is arranged in the first connection space and has a clamping limb and a retaining limb; and a second torsion spring which is arranged in the second connection space and has a clamping limb and a retaining limb. The first connection space and the second connection space adjoin one another. The first torsion spring is arranged in the first connection space and the second torsion spring is arranged in the second connection space such that the retaining limb of the first torsion spring is supported by the retaining limb of the second torsion spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Carsten Pollmann, Michael Reineke, Peter Klimala
  • Patent number: 10998671
    Abstract: A system and method for stabilizing a DIMM in a DIMM connector so as to reduce wear related electrical disconnections therebetween. A base is disposed between adjacent DIMM connectors and is coupled to the motherboard. A cap engages a top edge of a plurality of DIMMs and an adjustable force is applied to the top of the DIMMS by turning a screw which extends from the cap into the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Crystal Group, Inc.
    Inventors: James E Shaw, Brad Patrick McDermott
  • Patent number: 10923850
    Abstract: Device for securing an object on a rail, having an elongated base body which may be placed transversely on the rail and which at one end comprises an integrated actuating element which, when actuated by a user, moves opposing latching hooks which are integrated in the actuating element and are suitable for engaging behind the rail, in opposite directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: WOEHNER GMBH & CO., KG ELEKTROTECHNISCHE SYSTEME
    Inventors: Philipp Steinberger, Joram Masel
  • Patent number: 10833435
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical connection system (7) for an electrical device, such as an electrical terminal block, said electrical connection system (7) comprising: a conductive bar (21) including an electrical contact region (45) arranged to cooperate with a conductive portion (13?) of an electrical conductor (13) in a connected position, and an engagement zone (35) arranged to engage with a portion (15?) of a support rail (15) in an engaged position; a leaf spring (23); and a retaining device (49) arranged to retain the support rail (15) in the engaged position, the conductive bar (21) consisting of a conductive strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY SERVICES GMBH
    Inventors: Romain Villard, Yannick Villardier
  • Patent number: 10806047
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an arrangement of support elements for holding electronic function modules; having a first support element, wherein the first support element has a top side and a bottom side, wherein a first web receptacle is formed in the top side, and wherein a second web receptacle is formed in the bottom side; and a second support element, wherein the second support element has a first side web and a second side web, wherein the first side web can be inserted into the first web receptacle, and wherein the second side web can be inserted into the second web receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Klas Hellmann
  • Patent number: 10797452
    Abstract: An electrical device includes a housing that is intended to be mounted on a rail, and a monitoring and/or control module including a printed circuit board. In the configuration in which the electrical device is mounted on the rail, at least one ground terminal of the printed circuit board is permanently electrically connected to the rail by elastic mechanical bearing on and direct electrical contact with a connecting element, itself elastically mechanically bearing on and making direct electrical contact with the rail or with an elastic blocking member for elastically blocking the housing on the rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Bouchard, Konstantin Filippenko, Stephane Lacroix
  • Patent number: 10790605
    Abstract: There is provided a female terminal and a continuity test device. The female terminal has a pair of continuity test contacts protruded so as to be brought into contact with a continuity test pin in a position closer to the entrance side of a cylindrical part where the connection portion is inserted, in the direction of insertion of a connection portion, than a contact, with the connection portion, of an elastic contact piece provided on an inner surface of the cylindrical part. The female terminal sandwiches the connection portion between the elastic contact piece and an inner surface facing another inner surface of the cylindrical part. The pair of continuity test contacts are protruded on inner surfaces of the cylindrical part facing in the direction orthogonal to the direction of sandwiching of the connection portion by the elastic contact piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Kouichirou Matsushita
  • Patent number: 10746940
    Abstract: A fiber optic adaptor assembly includes a main body that includes two parallel and spaced-apart main base walls, two lateral walls, three spaced-apart connecting grooves, and two spaced-apart connecting tongues. Each of the lateral walls is connected between the main base walls. The main base walls and the lateral walls cooperatively define an installation hole thereamong. The connecting grooves are formed in one of the lateral walls, and the connecting tongues protrude from the other one of the lateral walls. The connecting tongues are adapted to separably and respectively engage any two adjacent ones of the connecting grooves of another one of the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignees: GLORIOLE ELECTROPTIC TECHNOLOGY CORP., SHEN ZHEN WONDERWIN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shu-Hui Hsu, Yen-Chang Lee
  • Patent number: 10721834
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for modular power distribution includes an end module and at least one switching module having a switching module electrical power interface configured to electrically connect to at least one of the end module electrical power interface or another switching module electrical power interface, and having at least one of a switching element, an input/output connector, a switching module communication interface, or a bus bar connector, wherein the modules are physically secured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: GE Aviation Systems Limited
    Inventors: John Oliver Collins, Peter James Handy, Julian Peter Mayes
  • Patent number: 10716235
    Abstract: Presented herein are adjustable mounting rail latches that each comprise first and second latch modules. The latch modules each have a first side configured to be attached to at least one equipment unit, and a second side that includes an attachment system configured to be mechanically coupled to a mounting rail. A slide-rail system is integrated with each of the first and second latch modules that is configured to slideably couple the first latch module with the second latch module. Additionally, the adjustable mounting rail latches comprise at least one selectively engageable retention device configured to exert a force on the mounting rail to prevent movement of the first and second latch modules along the mounting rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Arthur K. Farnsworth, Jordon Wahl
  • Patent number: 10707594
    Abstract: A dual-wire connector (1) includes: an insulation base (10), having a base plate (11) and an enclosing plate (12) formed with two insertion ports (121); an electric conductive terminal (20), fastened on the base plate (11), and having a first lateral plate (211) and a second lateral plate (212); a first electric conductive elastic sheet (30), electrically connected to the electric conductive terminal (20); a second electric conductive elastic sheet (40), separately arranged with respect to the first electric conductive elastic sheet (30), electrically connected to the electric conductive terminal (20); and a pressing member (50), moveably connected to the base plate (11) and having insertion slots (53) corresponding the two insertion ports (121) and a pushing unit (52) formed at one side of the insertion slot (53). Accordingly, the stability and the tightness while being clamped can be enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignees: DINKLE ENTERPRISE CO., LTD., DINKLE ELECTRIC MACHINERY (CHINA) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shang-Tsai Wu
  • Patent number: 10666024
    Abstract: A housing for an electrical device comprises a housing bottom, a fastening element, and an unlocking element and is closeable by a housing cover. The housing bottom includes an elastically deformable connecting section to connect the housing to a machine, a technical system, or a building wall. The fastening element is disposed on an outer face of the connecting section and is connectable in a form-fitting and/or friction-fitting manner to a corresponding retaining element of the machine, the technical system, or the building wall. The unlocking element is disposed on an inner face of the connecting section and is operatively connected to the fastening element. The unlocking element is user actuatable only from an inside of the housing when the housing is open in order to release the form-fitting and/or friction-fitting connection of the fastening element to the retaining element of the machine, the technical system, or the building wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: PILZ GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Jörg Seid, Tobias Hampe
  • Patent number: 10594059
    Abstract: A feed-through terminal block module includes first and second electrical terminals, a first current bar, and a second current bar, the terminals and current bars in a terminal housing. The first current bar permanently electrically connects the first and second terminals. The first current bar includes a first contact portion of the module. The second current bar includes a second contact portion of the module and a third contact portion of the module. A removable contact plug is inserted into the housing to selectively electrically connect the first and second contact portions. Removable bridge pins or a bridging current bar electrically connects the third contact portions of adjacent modules when modules are placed side-by-side to form a terminal block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact Development and Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: James R. Bieda, Steve Lytle
  • Patent number: 10586474
    Abstract: A method for the attachment of marking labels to a plurality of electrical devices that can be arranged on a support rail, each having a marking field to which a marking label that can be inscribed can be secured, the electrical devices being arranged side by side in a row along a longitudinal direction to provide an assembly, such that the marking fields of the electrical devices connect to one another along the longitudinal direction, and form a continuous row extended along the longitudinal direction, includes: attaching a marking strip, having a plurality of marking labels which are associated with the marking fields of the electrical devices and which can be inscribed using a laser inscription device, along the row of electrical devices; and separating the marking labels, such that at least one marking label is arranged on the marking field of each electrical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Kilian Klages, Nicole Probach, Christian Grossmann, Bernd Naguschewski
  • Patent number: 10511109
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a socket that can be held at any position on rails having different width dimensions. The socket includes a housing, which can be held on a rail that has a first side part and a second side part and extends in a first direction. The housing includes a first locking part disposed on one side of the rail in a second direction to be capable of locking the first side part in a third direction; a second locking part disposed on the other side of the rail in the second direction to be capable of locking the second side part in the third direction; and a third locking part disposed between the first locking part and the second locking part in the second direction to face the first locking part to be capable of locking the first side part of the rail in the third direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichiro Masaki, Keisuke Yano, Shinya Matsuo, Tomokazu Ikeda
  • Patent number: 10499518
    Abstract: A fixation bracket has: a housing; an elastic rail receiving structure disposed along a bottom of the housing; and a connection arm connected to the elastic rail receiving structure and having one end extending above the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuan Zhong, Ting Tao
  • Patent number: 10476241
    Abstract: A DIN rail installing portion structure of an electrical appliance and a socket are provided. A back cover of a socket includes: a fitting groove, which is fitted to a DIN rail; and a claw portion, which is formed on a first side surface portion of both side surface portions of the fitting groove. A first edge portion of the DIN rail is clamped by the claw portion to hold the socket 1 on the DIN rail. The claw portion elastically presses a first edge portion of the DIN rail in a thickness direction. On the first edge portion side of the DIN rail, there is no claw of which a width of clamping the first edge portion in the thickness direction does not change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Azuma, Kiyokazu Matsunaga, Hiroshi Hashimoto, Keisuke Yano
  • Patent number: 10461509
    Abstract: To enable an intuitive and inexpensive releasable fastening of a housing to a fastening rail, a fastening apparatus is provided for the releasable fastening of the housing to the fastening. A single-part lever mechanism is used for latching and unlatching the housing to and from the fastening rail. The lever mechanism has an actuation means that moves the lever mechanism into a latching position or into an unlatching position, a first lever arm that actuates a first hook provided in the housing in a first direction, and a second lever arm that actuates a second hook provided in the housing in a second direction. The first and second directions are opposite one another and the first and second lever arms are connected to one another via the actuation means such that a support section is formed that has a parabolic form having two parallel limbs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: SICK AG
    Inventors: Markus Saumer, Alexandra Disch
  • Patent number: 10431400
    Abstract: The invention relates to a program switch for mounting on a printed circuit board comprising a housing, an insulator component with contact elements arranged thereon, and a switching element for contacting the contact elements. The housing has at least two connection elements for connecting the program switch to adjacent program switches to form a program switch arrangement having an arbitrary number of poles. Production and stock keeping and sale of the program switch are simple.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Würth Elektronik eiSos GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Mei-Ting Hsu, Alexander Gerfer
  • Patent number: 10236600
    Abstract: A terminal block having a terminal housing, at least two electrically conductive contact elements, at least two conductor connection elements for connecting electric conductors, and at least one separating element arranged movably in the terminal housing, the separating element having a longitudinal axis and the two electrically conductive contact elements being connected in a first position of the separating element and disconnected in a second position of the separating element. A reduction of the space requirement for the separation point between the contact elements and the separating element during simple operation of the separating element is achieved by the contact elements being arranged consecutively in the longitudinal direction of the separating element; the separating element is arranged in the terminal housing to be movable in the longitudinal direction; and the movement direction of the separating element is different from the direction of the longitudinal extension of the terminal block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Peter Berg, Thorsten Heil
  • Patent number: 9972923
    Abstract: There is provided a terminal block to which load lines can be attached in multiple directions and which includes a terminal cover that makes terminal portions difficult for fingers to touch and is less likely to damage the load lines. The terminal block includes: a conductive plate including a first-direction connection portion that extends in a first direction and is capable of being connected with at least one wire, and a second-direction connection portion that is in electrical conduction with the first-direction connection portion, extends in a second direction different from the first direction, and is capable of being connected with at least one wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuharu Kitatani
  • Patent number: 9954331
    Abstract: A terminal unit has a terminal unit body, a first terminal connector located adjacent a first opening in the terminal unit body for connection of a first conductor passing through the first opening, and a second terminal connector located adjacent a second opening in the terminal unit body for connection of a second conductor passing through the second opening. The first terminal connector conductor terminates internally of the terminal unit at a first link connection point, and the second terminal connector conductor terminates internally of the terminal unit at a second link connection point. The first and second link connection points are accessible via a link opening in the terminal unit body and a removable link comprising a link conductor and a link handle is removably insertable into the link opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: PIVOT ELECTRONICS PTY LTD
    Inventor: Philip Louis Peach
  • Patent number: 9936598
    Abstract: A device for open-loop control or closed-loop control of a technical installation has a first backplane module, a second backplane module and a third backplane module which are configured to be positioned side by side on a mounting rail in a longitudinal direction. The first backplane module has a first main body and a first contact part. The second backplane module has a second main body and a second contact part. The third backplane module has a third main body and a third contact part. The main bodies each have an upper side comprising insertion openings which are configured to receive electrical contacts of separate electronic modules. The contact parts form a bus line in the longitudinal direction such that plugged-in electronic modules can be electrically coupled to one another by means of the contact parts. The second main body further has a receptacle, in which the second contact part is arranged in one of at least two defined variants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: PILZ GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Winfried Gruber
  • Patent number: 9831569
    Abstract: A metal protective conductor connection element has a metal foot arrangement which has at least one first metal foot and at least one second metal foot for supporting on a support rail. The first metal foot has a first spring element with a contact region for forming a force-fitting connection of the first spring element of the first metal foot to the support rail and a second spring element with a securing region for forming a form-fitting connection of the second spring element of the first metal foot to the support rail. The second metal foot has a first spring element with a securing region for forming a form-fitting connection of the first spring element of the second metal foot to the support rail and a second spring element for forming a form-fitting connection of the second spring element of the second metal foot to the support rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Ralph Hoppmann, Kevin Berghahn
  • Patent number: 9812830
    Abstract: An extendible electrical socket includes: a mother socket connected to a power supply source; and a plurality of daughter sockets which are connectable with one another to be an extendible electrical socket adapted for simultaneously connecting a plurality of electrical devices; each daughter socket including a locking device to be safely engaged with the mother socket or engaged with another or neighboring daughter socket to prevent from their disconnection when coupled and locked by each locking device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Wei Lee Electrical Inc.
    Inventor: Yu-Chin Chuang
  • Patent number: 9812858
    Abstract: A surge protective system has a plinth for wiring and is connected between a plurality of line side wires and a ground wire. A plurality of surge protective devices (SPDs) and one surge detector are disposed in parallel and detachably fitted into and attached to the plinth. The plinth has a wiring metal fitting for connecting the plurality of SPDs and the one surge detector. When a lightning surge current enters into the surge protective system from the line side wires, the lightning surge current flows to the surge detector through the SPDs, a 1st plinth contact part in the wiring metal fitting, a connection part and a 2nd plinth contact part. The lightning surge current flowing to the surge detector is discharged to the ground through the ground wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Sankosha Corporation
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Kawabata
  • Patent number: 9795046
    Abstract: The invention concerns a functional component (400) for a component construction system (100) for electrical connection to a bridge module (300) which comprises a housing (421) with a component-securing arrangement (401) for securing the functional component (400) to a support profile rail (200).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co KG
    Inventors: Joachim Bury, Thomas Salomon
  • Patent number: 9788450
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a modular component assembly system comprising a supporting profiled rail (200) and at least one bridging module (300) for electrically connecting at least one functional component, wherein the bridging module (300) comprises a modular locking means (301) for locking the bridging module (300) onto the supporting profiled rail (200).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Joachim Bury, Thomas Salomon
  • Patent number: 9755384
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a bridging module (300) for electrically connecting a functional component of a component assembly system, said bridging module comprising a module housing (337) which has an interlocking device (301) for detachably and interlockingly holding the bridging module (300) on a profiled mounting rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Joachim Bury, Thomas Salomon
  • Patent number: 9730353
    Abstract: A component assembly system includes a supporting profiled rail, a functional component, and a bridging module configured to electrically connect to the functional component. The bridging module includes a module retention device configured to hold the bridging module on the supporting profiled rail. The functional component is configured to partly seat onto the bridging module, and includes a component retention device configured to hold the functional component on the supporting profiled rail. A locking slide is configured to releasably fix a functional component to a supporting profiled rail. The locking slide is configured to positively engage around the supporting profiled rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Joachim Bury, Thomas Salomon
  • Patent number: 9698525
    Abstract: A plug connector is disclosed. The plug connector comprises a main housing with a cable connection end, an inner sleeve non-releasably arranged on the main housing, and an outer sleeve axially fitted over the inner sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Jaeger, Markus Strelow, Christian Schrettlinger, Ulrich Buchmann
  • Patent number: 9698503
    Abstract: A part (11) of a conducting bar (5) for an electrical apparatus, such as a terminal block, the part (11) of the conductive bar (5) comprising a first planar portion extending along an extension direction (15) of the part (11) of the conducting bar (5), a second planar portion (23) extending along the extension direction (15), the extension plane (25) of the second portion (23) being transversal to the extension plane (21) of the first portion. The part (11) has a first cutout along a first contour arranged in the first portion and a second cutout along a second contour arranged in the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AG
    Inventors: Philippe France, Andre Imperato
  • Patent number: 9673550
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical connecting module comprising: a module housing (101), which comprises a module receptacle (103, 119, 1209) with a first electrical connection terminal (105, 107); a module element (109, 1205) with a second electrical connection terminal (111, 113) and with a third electrical connection terminal (115, 117), wherein the module element (109, 1205) for electrically connecting the first connection terminal (105, 107) to the second connection terminal (111, 113) can be inserted (into the module receptacle (103, 119, 1209) and can be held in the module receptacle (103, 119, 1209) by means of a detachable latching connection; and a release device (125) for releasing the latching connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Dat-Minh Trinh, Markus Becker, Roland Tombers, Markus Hanses
  • Patent number: 9653891
    Abstract: An electrical component that is adapted for being mounted onto a rail comprises a first outward-facing slot for receiving a first brim of a rail of a first type, a first outward-facing snap-lock for fixating a second brim of a rail of the first type, a first inward-facing slot for receiving a first brim of a rail of a second type and a first inward-facing snap-lock for fixating a second brim of a rail of the second type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: TE Connectivity India Private Limited
    Inventors: Thirumurthy V, Suresh Thota, Kumar Jayanth
  • Patent number: 9648763
    Abstract: An electronic appliance unit (10), which is installed at an incline, includes: a case (12) provided with an opening (14) that permits access to the interior of the case; and a terminal block (20) that faces the opening. The terminal block (20) has a terminal block-side fall restraint portion (24) that extends upward from the lower side of the opening in a direction of the inclination to restrain foreign objects (50) from falling from the terminal block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Ken Asakura
  • Patent number: 9640342
    Abstract: A system has an electronics housing and a grounding contact assembly for electromechanical switchgear that can be mounted on a mounting rail, wherein the grounding contact assembly can be mounted in the electronics housing. The base region of the electronics housing faces a mounting rail, is provided with an externally accessible mounting duct for a grounding contact that can be mounted in the duct, and contacts the mounting rail in a spring-leaded manner. The contact part has a blade contact at one end and at the other end a terminal receiving part which is angled perpendicularly to the first free end of the blade contact and is designed as a detent pin. The grounding contact assembly can be pushed into the mounting duct irrespective of the position of the electronics housing on the mounting rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: EATON ELECTRICAL IP GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Oliver Knoerrchen, Stephan Stanke, Ulrike Radermacher