Electrical plug with specific earthing of outer parts
AssigneeTE Connectivity Industrial GmbH
InventorsHerbert Edenhofer, Philipp Moncher, Josef Achatz
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Abstract
An electrical plug includes a plug housing having a first outer housing part and a second outer housing part separate from the first outer housing part, an earthing contact disposed in the plug housing, and an earthing connection element separate from the earthing contact and disposed in the plug housing. The first outer housing part and the second outer housing part are each at least partly metallic. The earthing connection element is electrically connected to the earthing contact, the first outer housing part, and the second outer housing part.
Claims20
An electrical plug, comprising:
- a plug housing having a first outer housing part and a second outer housing part separate from the first outer housing part, the first outer housing part and the second outer housing part are each at least partly metallic;
- an earthing contact disposed in the plug housing;
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- an earthing connection element separate from and electrically connected to the earthing contact and disposed in the plug housing, the earthing connection element has an elongated base web defining a groove extending in a longitudinal direction of the base web and receiving the earthing contact and a pair of wing elements extending from opposite sides of the base web relative to a longitudinal axis of the base web, wherein at least one of the wing elements electrically contacts the first outer housing part to form an earthing connection, and at least one of the wing elements electrically contacts the second outer housing part to form an earthing connection.
An electrical plug, comprising:
- a plug housing having a first outer housing part and a second outer housing part separate from the first outer housing part, the first outer housing part and the second outer housing part each define an outwardly exposed exterior of the plug housing and are each at least partly metallic;
- an earthing contact disposed in the plug housing;
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- an earthing connection element separate from and electrically connected to the earthing contact and disposed in the plug housing, the earthing connection element having a base and at least one wing element extending from the base, wherein the at least one wing element directly electrically contacts each of the first outer housing part to form an earthing connection, and the at least one wing element directly electrically contacts the second outer housing part to form an earthing connection.
An electrical plug, comprising:
- a plug housing having a first outer housing part and a second outer housing part separate from the first outer housing part, the first outer housing part and the second outer housing part each define an outwardly exposed exterior of the plug housing and are each at least partly metallic;
- an earthing contact disposed in the plug housing;
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- an earthing connection element separate from the earthing contact and disposed in the plug housing, the earthing connection element directly contacts and is electrically connected to each of the earthing contact, the first outer housing part, and the second outer housing part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.