US6196853B1
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Electric plug connector
Assignee: Harting Electronics GmbH and Co KG
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Filing: 1999-06-04
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Granted: 2001-03-06
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Expires: 2019-06-04
Abstract
Abstract In an electric plug connector comprising a carrier body ( 19 ) consisting of insulating material and a plurality of segments ( 2 ), inserted into the carrier body ( 19 ), with contacts ( 5 ) and terminals ( 4 ), the retention of the segments in the carrier body is to be improved. For this purpose an additional member ( 3 ) consisting of insulating material is provided which fixes the segment ( 2 ) in the carrier body ( 19 ).
Inventors
- 👤 Dietmar Harting
- 👤 Günter Pape
- 👤 Andreas Kohler
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 08:01
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/46; H01R13/516; H01R13/518; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/71; H01R12/72; H01R12/722; H01R12/724
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
133 words
An electric plug connector including a carrier body ( 19 ) formed of an insulating material, said carrier body having spaced recesses ( 20 ), a support wall 21 , with spaced ribs 23 thereon, a plurality of segments ( 2 ), each having contacts ( 5 ) and terminals ( 4 ), said segments ( 2 ) being positioned in said carrier recesses ( 20 ), an additional member ( 3 ) of an insulating material for locking said segments within said carrier body ( 19 ), said additional member ( 3 ) having a plurality of uniformly spaced projections ( 24 ), which projections extend within said carrier recesses ( 20 ) adjacent the segments ( 2 ) and are supported between ribs 23 and adjacent said segments ( 2 ).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
133 words
An electric plug connector including a carrier body ( 19 ) formed of an insulating material, said carrier body having spaced recesses ( 20 ), a support wall 21 , with spaced ribs 23 thereon, a plurality of segments ( 2 ), each having contacts ( 5 ) and terminals ( 4 ), said segments ( 2 ) being positioned in said carrier recesses ( 20 ), an additional member ( 3 ) of an insulating material for locking said segments within said carrier body ( 19 ), said additional member ( 3 ) having a plurality of uniformly spaced projections ( 24 ), which projections extend within said carrier recesses ( 20 ) adjacent the segments ( 2 ) and are supported between ribs 23 and adjacent said segments ( 2 ).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
A plug connector according to claim 1 , characterized in that the terminals ( 4 ) of the segments ( 2 ) are connectible at right angles to the direction of insertion of the contacts ( 5 ) into the carrier recesses ( 19 ).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
A plug connector according to claim 1 , characterized in that the contacts ( 5 ) of the segments ( 2 ) are offset and engage with the projections ( 7 ) of the additional member ( 3 ).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
124 words
A plug connector according to claim 3 , characterized in that the carrier body ( 19 ) comprises a stop ( 10 ), that the segments ( 2 ) are formed with a first end surface ( 16 ) facing away from the contacts ( 5 ) and with a second end surface ( 11 ) opposite said first end surface ( 16 ), and that the additional member ( 3 ) comprises a bearing surface ( 15 ) which presses against the first end surface ( 16 ) of a segment ( 2 ) and thus presses the second end surface ( 11 ) of the segment ( 2 ) against the stop ( 10 ) of the carrier body ( 19 ).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
85 words
A plug connector according to claim 4 , characterized in that the additional member ( 3 ) has retaining projections ( 8 ) which in each case engage into a corresponding opening ( 9 ) of a first end surface ( 16 ), facing away from the contacts ( 5 ), of a segment ( 2 ) in order to retain the segment ( 2 ) transversely to the direction of insertion of the contacts ( 5 ) into the carrier recesses ( 19 ).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
64 words
A plug connector according to claim 4 , characterized in that the bearing surface ( 15 ) of the additional member ( 3 ) has a protrusion ( 17 ) which engages into a corresponding recess ( 18 ) of the upper end surface ( 16 ) of an outer segment in order to fix said segment in the carrier body ( 19 ).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
60 words
A plug connector according to claim 1 , characterized in that the additional member ( 3 ) comprises sprung detents ( 12 ) which in each case engage into a locating opening ( 14 ) of the carrier body ( 19 ) for the firm locking of the additional member ( 3 ) to the carrier body ( 19 ).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
52 words
A plug connector according to claim 1 , characterized in that the carrier body ( 19 ) comprises a support wall ( 21 ) with ribs ( 23 ), said ribs having cut-outs ( 26 ) into which corresponding, integral protuberances ( 25 ) of the additional member ( 3 ) engage.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
A plug connector according to claim 1 , characterized in that the carrier body ( 19 ) and the segments ( 2 ) are held together only by means of the additional member ( 3 ).
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