With Movably Attached User Manipulated Means Or Having User Grippable Means For Manually Distorting Resilient Part Patents (Class 439/835)
  • Patent number: 11424580
    Abstract: Disclosed is a compact coaxial cable connector for transmitting super-high frequency signals, which is adapted to connect a PCB to a single or multiple super-high frequency coaxial cable signal lines transmitting super-high frequency signals therethrough. The compact coaxial cable connector includes: a single or multiple coaxial cables each including an inner conductor, an outer conductor, a dielectric, and a sheath, wherein the outer conductor, the dielectric, and the sheath are stripped to expose the inner conductor over a predetermined length and a terminal of the exposed inner conductor is brought into electrical contact with a circuit signal line terminal pad formed on the PCB; and a male connector including a shielding can receiving the exposed inner conductors of the single or multiple coaxial cables, securing and protecting ends of the exposed inner conductors, and blocking electromagnetic waves generated from the inner conductors of the single or multiple coaxial cables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: SENSORVIEW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byoung Nam Kim, Kyoung Il Kang, Joung Min Park, Sang Woo Han
  • Patent number: 11349243
    Abstract: The invention relates to a flat sheet metal part for forming a cylindrically shaped contact cage with a receiving space for plugging in a contact in a plug-in direction Z, said sheet metal part comprising: a. a base shape with four edges and four corner sections, of which two of the edges extend parallel to one another and each form a collar crosspiece extending in each case between two corner section; b. a multitude of contact blades which connect the one collar crosspiece with the other collar crosspiece, c. wherein each collar crosspiece comprises a protrusion which lengthens the collar crosspiece in the region of one respective corner section, and d. wherein each collar crosspiece has a recess in the region of the respective other corner section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: AMPHENOL-TUCHEL ELECTRONICS GMBH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Katz, Joachim Stolz, Martin Wacker
  • Patent number: 11121508
    Abstract: Disclosed is a coaxial cable male connector for transmitting super-high frequency signals, which is used in a coaxial cable connector for transmitting super-high frequency signals and is received in a connector socket mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB) to connect multiple coaxial cables to the PCB. The coaxial cable male connector includes: a single or multiple coaxial cables each including an inner conductor, an outer conductor, a dielectric, and a sheath, wherein the outer conductor, the dielectric, and the sheath are partially stripped to expose the inner conductor over a predetermined length, and a terminal of the exposed inner conductor is brought into electrical connect with a signal line terminal pad formed on the PCB; and a shielding can receiving the exposed inner conductors of the single or multiple coaxial cables, securing and protecting ends of the exposed inner conductors, and blocking electromagnetic waves generated from the inner conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: SENSORVIEW INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Byoung Nam Kim, Kyoung Il Kang, Sang Woo Han, Ji Hun Kang
  • Patent number: 10965042
    Abstract: Electrical wiring devices that incorporate clamp-type wire terminal connections are described. The electrical wiring devices include for example, single and duplex blade-type electrical receptacles, blade-type locking electrical receptacles, single or multi-pole electrical switches, combination switches and blade-type receptacles, blade-type plugs for electrical cords and blade-type connectors for electrical cords. The electrical wiring devices include a plurality of contact assemblies. Each contact assembly includes a wire terminal and a plunger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Thomas L. Scanzillo, Edward Bazayev
  • Patent number: 10910737
    Abstract: A rail terminal assembling structure includes a protection member formed with an assembling passage defined by a contact side section, a connection side section and two lateral sections. The connection side section has a first locating section, an elastic locating section and a second locating section. An end section of a conductive plate extends into the assembling passage and securely attached to the contact side section. A metal leaf spring has a first section, a second section and an elastic bight section connected between the first and second sections. The first section has a first located section and an insertion section. When the first section extends into the assembling passage and the first section elastically pushes/presses the elastic locating section until the insertion section reaches the elastic locating section, the elastic locating section is elastically engaged with the insertion section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignees: Switchlab Inc., Switchlab (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Yuan Wu, Wei-Chi Chen, Ming-Shan Tai
  • Patent number: 10777917
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a terminal stand, particularly, to a terminal stand with a base body, a movable part and a metal elastic part. The base body includes a casing and a side cover. One end of the movable part is a pressing end, the other end extends to form two arms. The metal elastic part is disposed in the accommodating space, one end of the metal elastic part has two abutments, one of the abutments passes through the first through hole and abut against one of the abutment holes, the other abutment passes through the second through hole and abuts against the other abutment hole, the other end of the metal elastic part has two pins, and at least one leg respectively passes through the corresponding pin hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: P-TWO INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventors: Chien-Chun Wang, Wen-Lun Wang
  • Patent number: 10038255
    Abstract: A rail terminal assembling structure includes a protection member formed with an assembling passage defined by a contact side section, a connection side section and two lateral sections disposed between the connection side section and the contact side section. The assembling passage has a wire inlet having a first locating section and a second locating section. An end section of a conductive plate extends into the assembling passage and securely attached to the contact side section. A metal leaf spring has a first section, a second section and an elastic bight section connected between the first and second sections. A first located section is disposed on the first section for securely connecting with the first locating section. A second located section is disposed at the tail end of the first section for securely connecting with the second locating section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignees: Switchlab Inc., Switchlab (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Yuan Wu, Wei-Chi Chen, Ming-Shan Tai
  • Patent number: 9899752
    Abstract: A wire connection terminal structure includes a leaf spring, a conductive plate and a fixing frame framing and connecting with the leaf spring and the conductive plate. The conductive plate is formed with a base section assembled with the fixing frame. The leaf spring is formed with an elastic swingable holding section extending to a position in contact with the base section. The holding section and the base section define therebetween an elastic holding mouth. An external electrical wire can be plugged into the holding mouth and held between the holding section and the base section and electrically connected with the conductive plate. The conductive plate and the fixing frame are two separate components so that the conductive plate is solely made of a high-conductivity material, while the fixing frame is made of a material with higher structural rigidity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignees: Switch Inc., Switch (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Yuan Wu, Wei-Chi Chen, Jheng-Wei Chen
  • Patent number: 9806442
    Abstract: A plug connection device for connecting a cable having at least one core to a circuit board includes a connector which can be connected to the core of the cable, and a base strip which can be connected to the circuit board The base strip includes a soldering pin which can be electrically connected to the core of the cable in a plug-in region by placing the connector onto the base strip and which can be soldered to the circuit board in a soldering region in order to produce a conductive connection. The soldering region of the soldering pin includes a plurality of contact zones such that the base strip can be connected to the circuit board in different orientations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Ralf Geske
  • Patent number: 9337556
    Abstract: A pump assembly is provided with an associated electrical connection plug, which is releasably connectable to an electrical plug coupling (10) of the pump assembly and includes a plug body (12) in which at least one electrical contact element (20), including a connection terminal (28) for receiving a connection wire (36), is arranged. The plug body (12) includes a receiver (40) for an opening element (42). The opening element (42) is insertable into the receiver in a removable manner, and the receiver (40) is arranged relative to the connection terminal (28) in a manner such that when the opening element (42) is inserted into the receiver (42), the opening element (42) acts on the connection terminal (28) and keeps this in an opened condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: GRUNDFOS HOLDING A/S
    Inventor: Torben Rask
  • Patent number: 9184540
    Abstract: A metal part for an electric connecting device for connecting at least one stripped conductor end has a base limb, a contact limb that is substantially perpendicular relative to said base limb, and at least one lateral wall. The contact limb together with a clamping limb of a clamping spring forms a spring clamp terminal for an electric conductor to be connected. The metal part requires only a small amount of material in that the contact limb is bent away from the base limb, and the lateral wall is bent away from the contact limb, wherein the bending edge between the contact limb and the base limb runs perpendicular relative to the longitudinal extension of the contact limb and the base limb, while the bending edge between the contact limb and the lateral wall runs parallel relative to the longitudinal extension of the contact limb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Bernd Wilinski
  • Patent number: 9142916
    Abstract: A connector assembly which has a housing and a cover. The housing has a connector mating face and a cover mating face. The cover is removably attached to the housing. The cover has a wire receiving cavity with an opening at the end of the cavity. One or more receptacle carrier receiving cavities extend through respective openings on either side of the housing, thereby allowing one or more receptacle carriers to be inserted into the respective receptacle receiving cavities through the respective openings on either side of the housing. The cover can be positioned on the housing in different orientations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher Lee Allgood, John Raymond Shuey
  • Patent number: 9093762
    Abstract: A marking arrangement serves to identify the various conductors connected with the contacts of an electrical connector, including a plurality of indicia-bearing marking members that are respectively connected with the actuating elements that selectively unlock the resilient retaining devices that fasten the conductors to the connector body. The marking members include shaft portions that extend longitudinally into openings contained in one end of the longitudinally-displaceable actuating members, respectively. The other ends of the actuating members are in engagement with the retaining springs that normally bias the conductors into electrical engagement with conductor seats on contacts contained within the connector through ducts, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Weidmueller Interface GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Michael Schwarzkopf, Stefan Aporius, Andreas Wieneke
  • Patent number: 8998634
    Abstract: A conductor terminal (1) having an insulating-material housing (6), at least one spring-force clamping contact (4) which is accommodated in the insulating-material housing (6), and having at least one operating pusher (8) which is operatively connected to at least one respective spring-force clamping contact (4) and is displaceably guided in a guide channel (1) in the insulating-material housing (6) in order to open and to close the associated spring-force clamping contact (4) is described. The at least one guide channel (10) has a recess (11) for accommodating a section of the operating pusher (8) which is guided in the respective guide channel (10). The recess (11) and the section of the operating pusher (8) are matched to one another in such a way that the operating pusher (8) can be fixed in an unlocking position, in which the spring-force clamping contact (4) is open, in the recess (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventor: Hans-Josef Koellmann
  • Patent number: 8982551
    Abstract: An electronic device includes an electronic module and an electronic module fixing structure that includes a main body, a position-limiting component slideably disposed on the main body along a first direction, at least one positioning component slideably disposed on the main body along a second direction, and at least one first elastic component. The position-limiting component has a position-limiting portion. The first elastic component is connected between the main body and the positioning component. The position-limiting component resists an elastic force of the first elastic component to limit the positioning component to be at a first position. When the electronic module moves into the main body, the electronic module pushes the position-limiting component to drive the position-limiting portion to move away from the positioning component, and the positioning component moves to a second position by the elastic force of the first elastic component to position the electronic module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventor: Star-Wh Zhou
  • Patent number: 8979573
    Abstract: An electrical terminal or spring terminal for forming an electrical connection between a wire conductor and a current bar includes a spring and a spring retainer, the spring retainer not integral with the spring and not integral with the current bar. Engageable abutment surfaces on the spring retainer and the current bar cooperate to transfer spring force to the current bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact Development and Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Terry Lee Barber, Michael Anthony Correll, Melissa Ann Sommer
  • Patent number: 8882533
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing having a receptacle that is configured to receive an electrical wire therein along an insertion axis. An electrical contact is held by the housing. The electrical contact includes a contact beam that includes a wire interface that is configured to engage the electrical wire. The contact beam is movable between a closed position and an open position. The wire interface is configured to engage the electrical wire when the contact beam is in the closed position. The wire interface is configured to be disengaged from the electrical wire when the contact beam is in the open position. The contact beam is configured to be slidably engaged by an actuator along an actuation direction that is non-perpendicular to the insertion axis to move the contact beam from the closed position to the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Philip Clay Brandberg, Edward J. Howard, Ivan P. Morgan, Timothy Lee Kocher
  • Publication number: 20140302693
    Abstract: A single element electrical connector includes a single conductive contact element formed into a cage structure having a wire insert end and a wire contact end along a longitudinal centerline axis of the connector. The cage structure defines an upper pick-up surface having a surface area suitable for placement of a suction nozzle of a vacuum transfer device, as well as a pair of contact tines biased towards the centerline axis to define a contact pinch point for an exposed core of a wire inserted into the connector. A contact surface is defined by a member of the cage structure for electrical mating contact with a respective contact element on a component on which the connector is mounted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventor: Peter BISHOP
  • Patent number: 8771027
    Abstract: A clamp for electrically connecting a contact rail and a bus bar of a PV assembly includes a base having a first end and a second end positioned opposite the first end. Two fixing portions extend from both sides of the base and away from and perpendicular to the first surface, and adapted to detachably fix the clamp to the contact rail. An extending portion has a first bending extension extending and bent from the base, a parallel extension connected with the first bending extension and extending in parallel with and apart from the first surface, a second bending extension connected with the parallel extension and extending between the two fixing portions, and an actuating extension connected with the second bending extension and extending beyond the base. A locating protrusion is formed integrally with the base and adapted to engage within the first locating element and the second locating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhenhua Zhang, Qingtai Ma, Xiaoqun Chen
  • Patent number: 8651890
    Abstract: An electric connector is described which provides direct contact between an electric conductor and a respective counterpart. The connection is locked in place by means of one or more spring clips, for example associated with a casing. In a variant a single common casing is provided for the direct connection between a plurality of electric conductors and respective counterparts, which may be contact elements which are also associated with respective electric conductors or bump contacts of a PCB. In a further variant the counterpart is also an electric conductor, in such a way that direct contact is produced between two electric conductors held in mutual engagement by one or more spring clips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics AMP Italia S.R.L.
    Inventor: Davide Chiarelli
  • Patent number: 8585431
    Abstract: A connection clamp for electrically connecting at least two electrical conductors includes at least one power carrying element, at least one substantially W-shaped spring and at least one spring receiver. The power carrying element includes at least two side walls, each respectively including at least one electrical contact surface at their insides oriented towards one another. The spring is arranged between the side walls. The arms of the spring are respectively arranged at a slant angle relative to the respectively adjacent side wall. The spring ends are configured as pull safety edges. An electrical conductor is insertable between a spring end and a side wall and the conductor is pressed against the contact surface through the spring force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Woertz AG
    Inventors: Andreas Dreier, Andrea Mastrovito
  • Patent number: 8550838
    Abstract: An electrical connector is provided including a housing having a receptacle for receiving a wire. A fixed contact is positioned within the housing and has a termination contact configured to electrically couple to a signal path. A moveable contact is electrically coupled to the fixed contact. The moveable contact has a contact interface for engaging the wire. The contact interface is moveable between a connection position, wherein the contact interface engages the wire, and a release position, wherein the contact interface is disengaged from the wire to enable the wire to be removed from the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Osenaga Jerry Osagle, Matthew Edward Mostoller, Ricky Edward Brown, Ronald Martin Weber, Christopher G. Daily
  • Patent number: 8475191
    Abstract: An electric connection terminal includes a housing having at least one conductor insertion opening. A clamping spring is disposed in the housing. A metal part is disposed in the housing. An actuating element is disposed in the housing and has a handle configured to move the actuating element into an open position and a closed position so as to open and close the connection terminal. A labeling field identifying the connection terminal is disposed so as to be visible to a user at all times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Arndt Schafmeister
  • Patent number: 8430697
    Abstract: The plug-type connector with an insulating housing, with conductor insertion openings for inserting electrical conductors, which are aligned next to one another in a connection plane, extend in a plug-in direction and lead from a connection side into the interior of the insulating housing, with mating contact receiving openings for receiving mating contacts of a mating plug-type connector, which are aligned next to one another in a plug-in plane and extending from a plug-in side into the interior of the insulating housing, and with grooves in the insulating housing which extend in the plug-in direction. The grooves are arranged offset to the conductor insertion openings and the mating contact receiving openings and partially enter an interspace between adjacent conductor insertion openings. The grooves extend from the connection side to the plug-in side over the entire length of the plug-type connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventors: Stephan Gassauer, Jens Froebing
  • Patent number: 8388358
    Abstract: A contact rail is provided including a module coupling end and a mating end. A diode mounting surface is positioned between the module coupling end and the mating end. A pivot member extends from a base of the module coupling end. The pivot member is configured to be engaged by an elongated tool. A module coupling fastener engages the base of the module coupling end. The elongated tool is configured to engage the module coupling fastener. The elongated tool is configured to pivot about the pivot member to separate the module coupling fastener from the base of the module coupling end so that a contact from a power module is receivable between the base of the module coupling end and the module coupling fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Kyle D. Thompson, Michael K. Streckewald, Brian J. Williams, Richard L. Oskowis
  • Patent number: 8292677
    Abstract: In a plug-in connector (1), at least one part of the busbar element (10) is in each case arranged in the boundary area between an associated conductor entry opening (3) and an associated contact pin receiving opening (8) in such a manner that the part of the busbar element (10) is located between a contact pin (14) and an electric conductor (5) and electrically conductively rests against the contact pin (14) and the electric conductor (5). The busbar element (10) has a resilient contact area in the contact pin receiving opening (8) for electrically contacting the busbar element (10) by a spring force with a contact pin (14) which can be inserted into an associated contact pin receiving opening (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventor: Stephan Gassauer
  • Patent number: 8262422
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing having a protrusion with a pivot pillar at a top thereof. A connecting terminal is positioned in the insulating housing and has a base plate, a connecting plate, a side plate and a clipping piece slantwise extending inward from a rear edge of the connecting plate. A clipping terminal has a resisting board against the side plate, a clipping board inclined towards the clipping piece and a bend portion connecting the resisting board and the clipping board to be put around the protrusion. A rear edge of the clipping board slantwise extends inward to form a resisting arm having a buckling block at a top thereof. A whirling element is pivoted to the pivot pillar and defining a buckling hole for buckling the buckling block. The rotation of the whirling element drives the clipping board to secure or set free a cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chih-Hsien Chiang
  • Patent number: 8251738
    Abstract: An electrical connector for connecting the bare end of an insulated conductor with an electrical contact, including a connector housing containing a chamber in which are mounted a bus bar connected with the contact, and a clamping spring normally biased toward the bus bar. A retaining device maintains the spring in a retained open condition spaced from said bus bar, thereby to permit the conductor bare end to be introduced into the chamber toward a clamping position adjacent the bus bar. An operating member is displaced in a controlled manner to release the spring from its retained condition, whereby the spring biases the conductor toward electrical engagement with the bus bar. To remove the conductor, the operating member is operated again to displace the spring toward its open condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Weidmueller Interface GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Michael Heckert, Thomas Lang
  • Patent number: 8241072
    Abstract: Provided is a push-type connector having a structure for preventing an operational error of a lever member of the connector by an operator. A first operating part 35a of a first lever member 3a at a first position is positioned anterior to a second operating part 35b of a second lever member 3b at a third position, in relation to the pushing direction of the lever. Further, first operating part 35a of first lever member 3a projects further than second operating part 35b of second lever member 3b in the direction toward the front end of the lever or the operator side. Therefore, second lever member 3b is not likely to be an obstacle to the operation of first lever member 3a, and first lever member 3a is not likely to be an obstacle to the operation of second lever member 3b.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Tatsuya Hayashi, Takayuki Nagumo
  • Patent number: 8129641
    Abstract: An installation switching device includes a housing having a terminal connecting area and a screwless spring-loaded terminal fixed in position in the terminal connecting area, and a spring operating lever. The screwless spring-loaded terminal includes a clamping spring having a contact limb, a clamping limb having a clamping window with a clamping edge, and a curved spring rear connecting the contact and clamping limbs and configured to interact with a mount part surrounding a clamping strip, such that a connecting conductor is clampable between a rear face of the clamping strip and the clamping edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: ABB AG
    Inventors: Joachim Majewski, Roland Ritz, Klaus-Peter Eppe
  • Patent number: 8113858
    Abstract: A cable connector having switching function comprises a conductive terminal set comprising a fixed and a movable conductive terminals, an upper end of the movable conductive terminal having a slot, an upper end of the fixed conductive terminal being able to be moved relative to the slot; a switch terminal set comprising a fixed and a movable switch terminals, upper ends of the fixed switch terminal and the movable switch terminal forming a detachable connection; a linkage member pivoted in a base, an upper end of the linkage member connecting to a middle portion of the movable conductive terminal, the upper end of the movable switch terminal being placed against a lower end of the linkage member; and a pushing member slidably assembled in the base for pressing down onto the movable conductive terminal. The cable connector can fulfill circuit state determination by disposing the switch terminal set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Cheng UEI Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chih-Hsien Chiang
  • Patent number: 8062077
    Abstract: Provided is a push-type connector having a structure for preventing an operational error of a lever member of the connector by an operator. A first operating part 35a of a first lever member 3a at a first position is positioned anterior to a second operating part 35b of a second lever member 3b at a third position, in relation to the pushing direction of the lever. Further, first operating part 35a of first lever member 3a projects further than second operating part 35b of second lever member 3b in the direction toward the front end of the lever or the operator side. Therefore, second lever member 3b is not likely to be an obstacle to the operation of first lever member 3a, and first lever member 3a is not likely to be an obstacle to the operation of second lever member 3b.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Tatsuya Hayashi, Takayuki Nagumo
  • Patent number: 8062079
    Abstract: The invention relates to a connector clamp having a housing and a current bar disposed thereon, and having a receiving unit for receiving a conductor, and having a clamping unit with a clamping spring held in the housing for clamping the conductor against the current bar in order to conduct an inserted conductor to the current bar in an electrically conductive manner. An activation unit is provided that acts on the clamping spring in order to open the clamping unit. The activation unit is provided with an indicator unit for indicating a clamping state of the clamping unit. The activation unit is coupled in terms of movement to the clamping unit. The receiving unit is disposed spatially between a fixed section of the clamping spring and the activation unit so that the indicator unit indicates the clamping state of the clamping unit independently of the spatial position of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Ralph Hoppmann
  • Patent number: 7785134
    Abstract: An electrical terminal block assembly including a housing having one or more terminals, each of the terminals including a terminal assembly having a resilient member and a contact surface configured to releasably secure a conductor within the terminal and an operating lever removably hinged to the housing, the operating lever being configured to interface with the resilient member for increasing a distance between the resilient member and contact surface to allow passage of a conductor between the resilient member and contact surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Kathiravan Dhandapani, G. Kalyana Sundaram, Subramanian Nagarajan
  • Patent number: 7762834
    Abstract: A pluggable conductor terminal includes a plug connector (6) with a pin guide (8) emptying into a contact space (5) and a conductor guide channel (24) with a conductor connection aperture (25) that is transformed into a central clamping space (19) in the clamp housing. The conductor guide channel (24) is inclined toward the pin guide (8). A contact piece (3) with a contact part (4) for the contact pin (7) is mounted in the contact space (5) with a clamp spring (15) for the conductor (33) in the clamping space (19). For the sake of simpler manufacture, the contact piece (3) and the clamp spring (15) are of one piece, and consist of an elongated, flat band (2) bent exclusively crosswise to its longitudinal dimension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Andreas Schrader
  • Patent number: 7628640
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrical connector for connection to multiple conductors. The connector comprises a connector housing and at least two spring clamps in the housing. Each spring clamp has an open position to permit insertion of a conductor and a closed position in which the spring clamp engages the conductor to establish an electrical connection therewith. The connector further comprises a cam shaft having at least two axially spaced cam positions thereon. One of the cam positions is aligned with each spring clamp to open the spring clamps when the cam shaft is turned to an open position and to allow the spring clamps to close when the cam shaft is turned to a closed position. The connector further comprises a lever on said cam shaft for turning the cam shaft between the open and closed positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Actuant Corporation
    Inventor: Patrick J. Radle
  • Patent number: 7625253
    Abstract: The invention relates to an installation switching device comprising a housing, with a front and rear face, a mounting side, front and rear narrow sides and wide sides, and with two screwless terminal connections with in each case at least one clamping spring for the connection of connecting conductors which are fixed in position in a terminal connection space of the housing. The terminal connection space is open towards the housing wide sides and towards the face. Each terminal connection is covered by an associated terminal cover part connected pivotably to the housing, which has a terminal face with a number of terminal openings corresponding to the number of connecting conductors to be connected, and guide means moulded onto each terminal opening for the connecting conductors, which also has two side areas which cover the terminal connection laterally in the direction of the wide sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: ABB Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus-Peter Eppe, Carola Thielen, Albert Stieger, Richard Hack
  • Patent number: 7607956
    Abstract: A spring-force terminal point for an electrical conductor (8) with a clamping spring (1) and with a busbar (2) such that, in a clamping position, the conductor (8) bears against the busbar (2) under the pressure of the clamping spring (1), a tension lever (11) holding, with a latching cam (12), the clamping spring (1) in an opening position, and the tension lever (11) being capable of being triggered by means of a rotary movement so as to move the clamping spring (1) out of its opening position into its clamping position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Wieland Electric GmbH
    Inventors: Oliver Lang, Peter Ginschel, Thomas Brotkorb, Christian Süss
  • Publication number: 20090149086
    Abstract: In order to realize the electric contacting of two parallel printed boards, the invention proposes a printed board connector that features coaxial plug modules realized in the form of pin and socket contacts. For this purpose, it is proposed that the two plug modules have such a design that they can be turned and tilted about their central mating axis within a certain range on the printed board in order to compensate misalignments or deviations between the positions of the printed boards relative to one another. It is furthermore proposed to realize certain distances between the printed boards by means of plug modules of different lengths on the pin side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventor: Thomas Dahms
  • Patent number: 7537496
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Harry Bentler, Michael Strato, Thorsten Diessel, Heinz Reibke, Carsten Pollmann, Heinz Pannek
  • Patent number: 7510448
    Abstract: Clamping connection for connecting a conductor to an installation switching device, comprising a clamping spring, acting on the conductor end as compression spring, for clamping tight the conductor end at an abutment, wherein the clamping connection comprises a conductor bar with a connecting end and an adjoining discharge area, the conductor bar has at the connecting end a window-like opening with a support edge and a clamping edge, opposite the support edge, at the transition of the connecting end into the discharge area, the clamping spring has a support leg by means of which it is supported on the support edge of the conductor bar, and the support leg is adjoined by an arc piece which is adjoined by a clamping leg, so that the conductor end can be clamped tight between the clamping leg and the clamping edge as abutment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: ABB Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus-Peter Eppe, Carola Thielen, Albert Stieger, Richard Hack
  • Patent number: 7491098
    Abstract: According to a preferred embodiment, a terminal for electrical leads comprises a housing, a guide, a current bar, a leaf spring and a moveable operator. The guide is supported by the housing and comprises guide surfaces that connect with at least one surface of the current bar. The leaf spring comprises at least one limb with an offset for clamping a cable to the current bar. Additionally, the terminal comprises a moveable operator dimensioned and configured to allow the release of a cable from contact with the current bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Josep Pijoan-Parellada, Eduardo Calleja, Ranjit Manohar Deshmukh, Ranganath Gururaj, Venkatesha Murthy
  • Patent number: 7485015
    Abstract: The electric apparatus comprising at least one spring connection terminal according to the invention comprises a body (4) made of insulating material having a rear face (5) comprising means (6) for attachment to the support (3), said at least one spring connection terminal comprising a connection part, connected to a conductor bar, making it possible to connect at least one conductor wire with electric components, at least one clamping spring designed to hold the end of a conductor wire in contact with the connection part, the body made of insulating material comprising at least one connection opening arranged on the front face of the electric apparatus and allowing the conductor wire to be inserted into a first housing arranged in the connection terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: ABB France
    Inventor: Sylvain Coffy
  • Patent number: 7481669
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a plug-in wiring structure of the photovoltaic device, which is applicable to thin-strap connection in electric or electronic apparatuses, such as the output connection of copper-made thin bus straps in a package of solar cell plates. The present invention is characterized in a specialized design that includes a U-shaped clip spring with multiple turnings and a U-shaped terminal so as to have a fixed connection of a thin-strap object. According to the inventive connection, the work procedure of packaging solar cell plates can be simplified and high reliability can be achieved in that it is free from tool for disassembly and can be performed with zero drawing force. The present invention is especially applicable to the package of large-scaled photovoltaic generation cell plates having output through multiple bus straps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: TEATEC Fine Ceramics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Fang-Yi Lee
  • Patent number: 7462076
    Abstract: This invention concerns a terminal block for connecting electrical conductors with a first clamping spring element (20) and a second clamping spring element (30) for clamping the electrical conductors, with the first and the second clamping spring elements (20, 30) being displaced vertically with respect to each other and with the two clamping spring elements (20, 30) being electrically connected to each other whereby the two clamping spring elements (20, 30) are electrically connected via an essentially S-shaped contact element (10) into which the two clamping spring elements (20, 30) can be inserted from one side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: MC Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Walter, Hermann Stadler
  • Patent number: 7438604
    Abstract: A distributor block exhibits multi-connectors at its front side in the manner of block terminals and at least one additional connector for each pole at its rear side, whereby a contact area is provided for each pole where terminal points are arranged in one common clamping plane. To reduce the number of current-conducting components and to provide clamping of the cables using a spring force, terminal points are formed through clamping supports that are at a distance from each other and that each interact with a contact tongue. To this end, each contact area houses a current-conducting board with the clamping supports being formed onto it, where two each of the contact tongues are components of a torsion spring with a bending joint that is followed by the contact tongue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Jens Andresen
  • Patent number: 7420119
    Abstract: An exemplary subterranean hub for an outdoor system for distributing electrical power to a plurality of fixtures is provided, the hub having a body, a plurality of electrical connectors disposed on the body and adapted to accept mating connectors from a corresponding fixtures, means for electrically coupling an external power source to the electrical connectors, and a depth reference marker, connected to the body and adapted to provide a visual verification that the hub is buried at a sufficient depth during installation of the hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: The L.D. Kichler Co.
    Inventors: Joseph John Janos, John Joseph Ascherl, Michael William Briggs, Raymond J. Fritz, Richard Williams
  • Patent number: 7410385
    Abstract: The invention relates to a busbar connection module comprising a housing and a predetermined number of clamping devices arranged in the housing for receiving and fastening exposed line ends, comprising feet projecting on the underside of the clamping devices for fastening to busbars, the clamping devices being arranged in succession in a plane and being constructed without screws.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Wohner GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Alex Büttner
  • Patent number: 7344422
    Abstract: An electrical component, such as a relay socket, comprises a housing having at least one terminal provided with an insertion opening configured for receiving at least one conductor end. The insertion opening communicates with an assembly chamber formed in the terminal. A clamping device is arranged in the assembly chamber. The clamping device has a leaf spring divided into substantially parallel spring contacts by a parting slot. Each of the spring contacts is deflectable in a direction of insertion of the conductor end and has a free end positioned adjacent to a contact pressure plate such that a clamping slot is formed there between that force-fittingly receives the conductor end. A conductor element may additionally extend from the clamping device and be force-fittingly connected between the free ends of the spring contacts and the contact pressure plate to form a single piece pre-assembled unit with the clamping device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Austria GmbH
    Inventor: Johannes Helmreich
  • Publication number: 20070254536
    Abstract: An electronic unit, which is suitable particularly for use in an oil-filled or pressure-subjected interior of a hydraulic unit, is equipped with a printed circuit board, with a circuitry of the printed circuit board which includes conductor track portions and electronic components, the latter located in a housing portion of the printed circuit board, and having a printed circuit board extension, which in a contact portion facing away from the housing portion has electrical contact faces. The circuitry of the printed circuit board is covered in fluid-tight fashion by printed circuit board material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventor: Hans-Joachim Vagt