US4579412A
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Coded transfer plug system
Assignee: ERNI Electronics GmbH and Co KG
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Filing: 1984-05-15
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Granted: 1986-04-01
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Expires: 2004-05-15
Abstract
Abstract A transfer plug system for electrical or electronic controls or devices having coding parts which correspond to one another mechanically and are attached at a cable housing as well as in the area of a counter-plug element, the coding parts being brought into engagement with one another and held by means of a shared locking element, the locking element thus operating to fulfill a dual function of coding for preventing faulty plugging and of fastening and locking the plug housing at plates or in a structural component part carrier.
Inventors
- 👤 Franz Czeschka
- 👤 Rudi Singer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 01:00
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/7005; H01R13/00; H01R13/64; H01R13/645
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
191 words
A transfer plug system for a two-part coupling of electrical or electronic controls or devices, comprising: a guidance frame having a male multiplug connector equipped at least on one side side with recesses for receiving of coding pins; a cable housing with a female multipoint connector inside of said cable housing, said cable housing having two half-shell outer portions surrounding said female multipoint connector; coding connections being located on at least one outer side of the cable housing, said coding connections having breakaway bars which, after their removal, display openings; and coding pins, said coding pins having a clamp-shaped latch at one end and a cam at the other end, said coding pins being seated with one end in the recesses of the guidance frame of the male multipoint connector by means of said clamp-shaped latch and said cam which, after the connection of said coding pin is completed, engages behind a shoulder located on the outer side of one of the cable housing half-shell portions, said coding pins for providing a coding arrangement to prevent improper electrical coupling and for providing a latch arrangement to prevent disconnection of coupled devices.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
191 words
A transfer plug system for a two-part coupling of electrical or electronic controls or devices, comprising: a guidance frame having a male multiplug connector equipped at least on one side side with recesses for receiving of coding pins; a cable housing with a female multipoint connector inside of said cable housing, said cable housing having two half-shell outer portions surrounding said female multipoint connector; coding connections being located on at least one outer side of the cable housing, said coding connections having breakaway bars which, after their removal, display openings; and coding pins, said coding pins having a clamp-shaped latch at one end and a cam at the other end, said coding pins being seated with one end in the recesses of the guidance frame of the male multipoint connector by means of said clamp-shaped latch and said cam which, after the connection of said coding pin is completed, engages behind a shoulder located on the outer side of one of the cable housing half-shell portions, said coding pins for providing a coding arrangement to prevent improper electrical coupling and for providing a latch arrangement to prevent disconnection of coupled devices.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A transfer plug system according to claim 1, wherein the width of the cam corresponds to the inside dimension of the breakaway parts of the coding connections.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
A transfer plug system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the coding connections and the shoulders coact with the cams of the coding pins, which coding connections are raised over the cable housing half-shells and are molded onto these half-shells.
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