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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7815463 | Spring force connector A spring-force connection with a current rail piece with at least two mutually independent clamping points which interact with in each case one spring end for clamping electrical conductors is described. The current rail piece has on both sides of a center piece two... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7783814 | Safety module and automation system A safety module (5) with terminals for connection to a bus system control module (2), which is provided for connecting input/output modules (4a, 4b) for field devices, via a databus (3), has a data processing unit (μ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7730240 | Method for controlling the access times to a system bus and communication module A method for defining a cycle time for a transmission cycle on a system bus of a monitoring and/or control system having at least one communication module and at least one input/output module, which is connected to the communication module via the system bus for tra... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7704106 | Electrical terminal and spring-force terminal connection therefor The invention describes a spring-force terminal connection (2) for electrical conductors with a busbar section (5) and a bent leaf spring (3), which has a bearing limb (7), which is supported on the busbar section (5), a spring ben... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7704093 | Insulation-displacement connection An insulation-displacement connection having at least one insulation-displacement element (1) with a retaining slot (5), which cuts through an insulation of an electrical conductor with which electrical contact is to be made by the insulation-displacem... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7690952 | Connecting module A connecting module (1) having a insulating-material housing (2), at least one conductor connecting terminal (7) which is fitted into the insulating-material housing (2) and is accessible via an associated conductor insertion opening in t... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7651363 | Terminal component The invention describes a terminal component (1) with an insulating housing (2) and at least one spring-force clamping connection (3), which has a bent clamping spring (4), formed from sheet spring steel, with bearing limbs (8) and... | 01/26/2010 |
| D598858 | Cable clamp | 08/25/2009 |
| D598857 | Cable clamp | 08/25/2009 |
| D598856 | Cable clamp | 08/25/2009 |
| D598855 | Cable clamp | 08/25/2009 |
| 7150646 | Clamp terminal for connecting electrical conductors A clamp terminal for connecting electrical conductors, which can be produced in a manner that reduces the structural size and optimizes costs. For this purpose, the clamp terminal includes two pieces of spring steel sheet, i.e., a spring steel sheet for the support ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 6383032 | Electrical connector and method of manufacture An electrical connector is provided including a plug unit and a socket unit, both of which have one anti-shock sleeve for each pole, such that when the connector is closed the anti-shock sleeves of the socket unit are pushed into appropriately shaped upta... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6155890 | Spring loaded clamping connection for electrical conductors A spring loaded clamping connection for electrical conductors comprises a clamping spring and a current bar. The clamping spring is in the shape of a closed loop having a contact leg which lies parallel at the current bar and a clamping leg which crosses ... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6132238 | Connector for electrical conductors The invention concerns a connector of a construction type that is extremely sparing of material. A contact insert of the connector is formed of a simple busbar rod and a piece of spring steel sheet from which leaf springs are stamped out in the shape of t... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6027379 | Rail-mounted terminal blocks having lateral bridging contacts The invention relates to an electrical series terminal with lateral bridging contacts which automatically make an electrical connection between adjacent series terminals when the series terminal comes to rest on a load-bearing rail. It is proposed that te... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6010376 | Connectors for electrical conductors A connector for electrical conductors with at least one spring-force clamped connection in the form of a loop-shaped bent clamping spring. The task is to reduce as much as possible the structural height of the clamping spring measured crosswise to the dir... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5975940 | Self-clamping connectors for single-wired and multi-wire conductors The invention concerns a self-clamping connector for single-wire or multi-wire electrical conductors. It includes a spring loaded clamp; with one or more leaf springs and a corner-angle conductive core with eccentric slots, in which leaf springs with a la... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5772464 | Straight contact and branch contact for electrical connectors or electrical clamps The invention concerns a straight contact and branch contact for the connector part of a plug connector or for a clamp for connecting several electrical conductors. It is proposed to stamp out the contact in one piece from a flat metal strip and to shape ... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5743768 | Shunting lattice for electrical distributors The invention concerns a shunting lattice for electrical distributors that conduct the same potential, such as, e.g., PE ground conductors or reference lines, and it is proposed to arrange a two-dimensional surface structure in the form of a metal plate, ... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5735700 | Multipole electrical plug connector The invention concerns a multipole plug connector and it is proposed to provide both plug-connector halves, in addition to the individual conductor throughput connections, with a shield-conductor throughput connection that can be plugged in, which extends... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5716241 | I/O device for a data bus The invention relates to I/O devices for a data bus, which are configured as series terminals having an I/O electronic means installed therein (so-called bus terminals). The terminals are locatable on commercially available support rails and form there a ... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5700986 | Switching levers having selectively visible marking areas The invention concerns switchable serial terminals with a switching lever gripping component consisting of an insulating material. It is suggested that one provide the gripping component with two visual surfaces--of which in each of the two switching posi... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5685735 | Electrical terminal with actuating press-button The invention concerns an electrical terminal with a housing, which comprises an insulating material, and with an actuating push button, which consists of an insulating material and that is installed in a guidance channel in the housing in a manner whereb... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5322458 | Collective conenction device for wire conductors A collective connection device for wire conductors of electrical power distribution systems accommodates a compact arrangement of a multiple number of smaller and larger terminal blocks on a busbar. The busbar of the device is divided into two primary dec... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5062024 | Modular connector for printed circuit boards This invention proceeds from the type of stackable connectors for printed circuit boards, and it addresses the problem of being able to fasten such terminals in pricise and stable position to a printed circuit board, so that the solder connections of the ... | 10/29/1991 |
| 4768981 | Connecting clamp for electrical conductors The invention concerns a connecting clamp for electrical conductors with a clamping spring disposed on a current bar, where said clamping spring clamps at least two conductors. The object is to manufacture such clamps economically and appropriately for au... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4767340 | Connecting clamp for electrical conductors The invention concerns a connecting clamp for electrical conductors (17, 18) which can be manufactured and assembled automatically as a mass-produced product, in an especially economical manner. This objective is achieved by a clamp without a current bar,... | 08/30/1988 |
