# US 12,113,311 B2 · Variable plug connector module for a modular industrial plug connector > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,113,311 B2 - Document ID: US12113311B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/638,974 - Filed: 2020-09-17 - Published: 2022-09-22 - Granted: 2024-10-08 - Earliest claimed: 2019-09-25 - Assignees: HARTING Electric Stiftung & Co. KG - Applicants: HARTING Electric Stiftung & Co. KG - Inventors: Peter Giesbrecht; Thomas Beischer - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12113311B2 ## CPC - H01R 13/506: assembled by snap action of the parts - H01R 4/18: by crimping {(H01R4/01, H01R4/2495 take precedence; for coaxial cables H01R9/0518)} - H01R 4/183: {for cylindrical elongated bodies, e.g. cables having circular cross-section (H01R4/01 takes precedence)} - H01R 13/42: Securing in a demountable manner - H01R 13/424: Securing in base or case composed of a plurality of insulating parts having at least one resilient insulating part - H01R 13/46: Bases; Cases - H01R 13/502: composed of different pieces (H01R13/514 takes precedence) - H01R 13/514: composed as a modular blocks or assembly, i.e. composed of co-operating parts provided with contact members or holding contact members between them - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS ## Abstract A plug connector module (1, 1′) for a modular industrial plug connector has a base body (2, 2′), a holding plate (3, 3′) and at least one contact element (4). The at least one contact element (4) has a contact region (4a, 4a′) and a cable connection region (4b, 4b′) and is held by the holding plate (3, 3′) in the plug connector module (1, 1′). The base body (2, 2′) has at least one cylindrical opening (11) for receiving the contact region (4a, 4a′) of the at least one contact element (4, 4′). The holding plate (3, 3′) has at least one cylindrical opening (10) for receiving the cable connection region (4b, 4b′) of the at least one contact element (4, 4′). ## Claims ### Claim 1 A plug connector module (1) for a modular industrial plug connector, comprising: a base body (2); a holding plate (3); and a contact element (4), wherein plates (3, 3′), and wherein the first of at least two different contact elements (4) is a socket contact and the second of the at least two different contact elements (4′) is a pin contact (4) has a contact region (4a) and a cable connection region (4b) and is held in the plug connector module (1) by the holding plate (3), wherein the base body (2) has an opening (11) for receiving the contact region (4a) of the contact element (4), wherein the holding plate (3) has an opening (10) for receiving the cable connection region (4b) of the contact element, wherein the holding plate (3) is a first of at least two different holding plates (3, 3′) configured to alternatively reversibly latch to the base body (2), and wherein the contact element (4) is a first of at least two different contact elements (4, 4′), a second of the at least two different contact elements (4′) being configured to be received in a second of the at least two different holding plates (3, 3′), and wherein the first of the at least two different contact elements (4) is a socket contact and the second of the at least two different contact elements (4′) is pin contact. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The plug connector module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the opening (11) of the base body (2) and/or the opening (10) of the holding plate (3) is/are cylindrical. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The plug connector module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cable connection region (4b) of the contact element (4) is formed as a crimp connection. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The plug connector module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the holding plate (3) has latching clips (7) and the base body (2) has latching webs (8) corresponding thereto. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The plug connector module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the holding plate (3) and the base body (2) consist of plastic material. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The plug connector module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the opening (10) of the holding plate (3) has a diameter of 18 mm, and wherein an opening (10′) of a second of the at least two different holding plates (3, 3′) is 22 mm. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The plug connector module as claimed in claim 6, wherein the opening (10) of the holding plate (3) is designed to receive a cable connection region (4b) with a cross-section of 25 mm2 up to 70 mm2, and wherein the opening (10′) of the second of the at least two different holding plates (3′) is designed to receive a cable connection region (4b) with a cross-section of 95 mm2 up to 120 mm2. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The plug connector module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the holding plate (3) has securing lugs (5) for securing the plug connector module (1) in a holding frame for a modular industrial plug connector. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The plug connector module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the holding plate (3) has internal securing arms (9) for securing the contact element (4). ### Claim 10 A set, comprising: a first plug connector module (1) for a modular industrial plug connector; and a second plug connector module (1′) for the modular industrial plug connector, wherein the first plug connector module (1) comprises a first base body (2), a first holding plate (3), and a first contact element (4), the first contact element (4) having a first contact region (4a) and a first cable connection region (4b) and being held in the first plug connector module (1) by the first holding plate (3), wherein the first base body (2) has a first opening (11) for receiving the first contact region (4a) of the first contact element (4), and wherein the first holding plate (3) has a first opening (10) for receiving the first cable connection region (4b) of the first contact element (4), wherein the second plug connector module (1′) comprises a second base body (2′), a second holding plate (3′), and a second contact element (4′), the second contact element (4′) having a second contact region (4a′) and a second cable connection region (4b′) and being held in the second plug connector module (1′) by the second holding plate (3′), wherein the second base body (2′) has a second opening (11′) for receiving the second contact region (4a′) of the second contact element (4′), and wherein the second holding plate (3′) has a second opening (10′) for receiving the second cable connection region (4b′) of the second contact element (4′), wherein the first base body (2) and the second base body (2′) are identical, wherein the first holding plate (3) and the second holding plate (3′) are different, and wherein the first contact element (4) is a socket contact and the second contact element (4′) is a pin contact.