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US 11,444,413 B2Granted
Plug and socket device
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorJosef Poemmerl
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Abstract
A plug and socket device includes a plug, which can be inserted in a socket. The plug or the socket has a detection unit designed to detect the correct positioning of the plug in the socket. The detection unit has a switching element designed to be mechanically activated when the plug is correctly positioned.
Claims9
A plug and socket device, comprising:
- a socket;
- a plug that is insertable into the socket, wherein
- the plug or the socket has a detection unit that is designed to detect correct positioning of the plug in the socket,
- the detection unit comprises a switching element that is designed to be mechanically activated in an event of correct positioning,
- the detection unit further comprises an electrical circuit,
- the switching element is a crimping contact,
- the switching element is configured so as to close the electrical circuit when activated,
- the switching element is configured to be closed by mechanical pressure which acts on the switching element as a result of a plug connection between the plug and the socket, and
- the detection unit is configured to detect whether the plug is inserted completely into the socket.
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