# US 12,224,514 B2 · Electrical plug connector with guide features and central and outer insertion openings > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,224,514 B2 - Document ID: US12224514B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/628,480 - Filed: 2020-07-31 - Published: 2022-12-15 - Granted: 2025-02-11 - Earliest claimed: 2019-08-07 - Assignees: Neutrik AG - Applicants: Neutrik AG - Inventors: Oliver Dobler - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12224514B2 ## CPC - H01R 13/111: {co-operating with pins having a circular transverse section} - H01R 4/48: utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member (H01R4/52 takes precedence) - H01R 13/05: Resilient pins or blades (carrying separate resilient parts H01R13/15) - H01R 13/17: with spring member on the pin - H01R 13/40: Securing contact members in or to a base or case; Insulating of contact members - H01R 13/631: for engagement only - H01R 24/58: Contacts spaced along longitudinal axis of engagement - H01R 13/02: Contact members - H01R 13/04: Pins or blades for co-operation with sockets - H01R 13/052: {co-operating with sockets having a circular transverse section} - H01R 13/08: Resiliently-mounted rigid pins or blades - H01R 13/15: Pins, blades or sockets having separate spring member for producing or increasing contact pressure - H01R 13/26: Pin or blade contacts for sliding co-operation on one side only {(for modular jack type connectors H01R24/62)} - H01R 24/38: having concentrically or coaxially arranged contacts - H01R 24/60: Contacts spaced along planar side wall transverse to longitudinal axis of engagement - H01R 27/00: Coupling parts adapted for co-operation with two or more dissimilar counterparts ({for dissimilar contact members H01R13/35}; supported only by co-operation with a counterpart H01R31/00; with a holder adapted for supporting apparatus to which its counterpart is attached H01R33/90) - H01R 2103/00: Two poles - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS ## Abstract An electrical plug connector has a housing, in which at least one insertion opening and at least one guide for a complementary plug connector with at least one electrical contact pin are arranged. At least one contact element that is elastically deflectable out of the path of the contact pin is mounted in the housing and at least partially protrudes into the insertion opening when the complementary plug connector is absent. The lateral edge of the contact element facing the contact pin, in its front section, encloses an acute angle with the path of the contact pin during the insertion when viewed in the direction of the deflection of the contact element. When the cable plug connector is fully inserted, a flat contact section of the contact element, adjoining the lateral edge, in the transverse direction abuts in contact with the contact pin. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electrical plug connector, having a housing (1), which has a central insertion opening (2) and an outer annular insertion opening (3), wherein the outer insertion opening (3) surrounds the central insertion opening (2) coaxially and is delimited from the central insertion opening (2) by an equally coaxial cylindrical partition wall (4), which extends at least over a part of the circumference of the central insertion opening (2), with at least one guide (31) for a complementary plug connector (5, 10) with at least one electrical contact pin (8, 9, 101), wherein the guides (31) ensure the rotation-free insertion of the complementary plug connector (5) into the outer annular insertion opening (3) and enable a subsequent rotation about the central axis of the plug connector and the complementary plug connector (1, 5), wherein at least one flat electrical contact element (13, 14) with a tongue-shaped design that is elastically deflectable out of a path of the contact pin (8, 9, 101) in the central insertion opening or the outer annular insertion opening (2, 3) is mounted in the housing (1) and protrudes into the central insertion opening or the outer annular insertion opening when the complementary plug connector is absent, wherein, when the complementary plug connector (5) is fully inserted, a flat contact section (134, 144) of the contact element (13, 14), adjoining a lateral edge (132, 142) of the flat contact section in the transverse direction, abuts in contact with the contact pin (8, 9), and wherein the flat electrical contact element (14) is arranged in a region of an outer side of the cylindrical partition wall (4) so as to extend in parallel with the axis of the insertion openings (2, 3) and is resiliently deflectable in the direction towards the central longitudinal axis of the housing (1), wherein the flat electrical contact element (14) has a convex curvature in the direction away from the central longitudinal axis of the housing (1), and the lateral edge (142) of this flat electrical contact element (14) facing the contact pin (8, 9), in its front section (143) facing the contact pin, encloses an acute angle with the path of the contact pin (8, 9) during the insertion when viewed in a direction of the lateral edge to show the deflection of the flat electrical contact element (14), wherein the front section (143) of the flat electrical contact element (14) cooperating with the contact pin (8) is rotated in the direction towards the contact pin (8), and a rotation steadily increases from a contact region (145) up to shortly before the front end (148) of the flat electrical contact element (14). ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The plug connector according to claim 1, wherein the deflectable section (136, 146) of the flat electrical contact element (13, 14) has a convex curvature against the direction of deflection, wherein an apex region is situated in a region of a foremost section of the contact pin (8, 9) when the complementary plug connector is fully inserted. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The plug connector according to claim 1, wherein the flat electrical contact element (14) has a convex curvature transverse relative to its longitudinal axis in the direction towards the contact pin (8), wherein an apex region (147) is situated in a region of a foremost section of the contact pin (8) when the complementary plug connector (5) is fully inserted. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The plug connector according to claim 1, wherein the flat electrical contact element (14) is guided coaxially relative to the insertion direction at its end (148) closest to the insertion side, wherein a contact region (145) of the first contact element (14) is situated between end sections (148, 149) thereof. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The plug connector according to claim 1, wherein at least one second flat electrical contact element (13) is arranged in the central insertion opening (2) and is resiliently deflectable in the direction away from the central longitudinal axis of the housing (1). ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The plug connector according to claim 1, wherein the partition wall (4), which separates the central insertion opening (2) and the annular insertion opening (3) delimited therefrom, is at least partially hollow and/or provided with at least one groove-like recess, wherein at least one of the contact flat electrical elements (13, 14) is arranged in a cavity or a groove-shaped recess, and contact regions (135, 145) protrude out of the cavity or the groove-shaped recess. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The plug connector according to claim 1, wherein the housing (1) is designed as a socket-shaped housing insertable into a plate, housing wall or the like and has a protruding flange (11) on an insertion side into which the complementary plug connector is inserted for being mounted on the plate, housing wall or the like, and the flat electrical contact elements (13, 14) are mounted at a rear end on a base of the socket-shaped housing (1). ### Claim 8 An electrical plug connector, having a housing (1), which has a central insertion opening (2) and an outer annular insertion opening (3), wherein the outer insertion opening (3) surrounds the central insertion opening (2) coaxially and is delimited from the central insertion opening (2) by an equally coaxial cylindrical partition wall (4), which extends at least over a part of the circumference of the central insertion opening (2), with at least one guide (31) for a complementary plug connector (5, 10) with at least one electrical contact pin (8, 9, 101), wherein the guides (31) ensure the rotation-free insertion of the complementary plug connector (5) into the outer annular insertion opening (3) and enable a subsequent rotation about the central axis of the plug connector and the complementary plug connector (1, 5), wherein at least one flat electrical contact element (13, 14) with a tongue-shaped design that is elastically deflectable out of a path of the contact pin (8, 9, 101) in the central insertion opening or the outer annular insertion opening (2, 3) is mounted in the housing (1) and protrudes into the central insertion opening or the outer annular insertion opening when the complementary plug connector is absent, wherein, when the complementary plug connector (5) is fully inserted, a flat contact section (134, 144) of the contact element (13, 14), adjoining a lateral edge (132, 142) of the flat contact section in the transverse direction, abuts in contact with the contact pin (8, 9), and wherein the flat electrical contact element (14) is arranged in a region of an outer side of the cylindrical partition wall (4) so as to extend in parallel with the axis of the insertion openings (2, 3) and is resiliently deflectable in the direction towards the central longitudinal axis of the housing (1), wherein the flat electrical contact element (14) has a convex curvature in the direction away from the central longitudinal axis of the housing (1), and the lateral edge (142) of this flat electrical contact element (14) facing the contact pin (8, 9), in its front section (143) facing the contact pin, encloses an acute angle with the path of the contact pin (8, 9) during the insertion when viewed in a direction of the lateral edge to show the deflection of the flat electrical contact element (14), wherein the front section (143) of the flat electrical contact element (14) cooperating with the contact pin (8) is rotated in the direction towards the contact pin (8), and the lateral edge (142) cooperating with the contact pin (8) extends in parallel with the longitudinal center of the flat electrical contact element (14) and the acute angle between the path of the contact pin (8) and the lateral edge (142), is effected by rotation of the front section of the flat electrical contact element (14). ### Claim 9 An electrical plug connector, having a housing (1), which has a central insertion opening (2) and an outer annular insertion opening (3), wherein the outer insertion opening (3) surrounds the central insertion opening (2) coaxially and is delimited from the central insertion opening (2) by an equally coaxial cylindrical partition wall (4), which extends at least over a part of the circumference of the central insertion opening (2), with at least one guide (31) for a complementary plug connector (5, 10) with at least one electrical contact pin (8, 9, 101), wherein the guides (31) ensure the rotation-free insertion of the complementary plug connector (5) into the outer annular insertion opening (3) and enable a subsequent rotation about the central axis of the plug connector and the complementary plug connector (1, 5), wherein at least one flat electrical contact element (13, 14) with a tongue-shaped design that is elastically deflectable out of a path of the contact pin (8, 9, 101) in the central insertion opening or the outer annular insertion opening (2, 3) is mounted in the housing (1) and protrudes into the central insertion opening or the outer annular insertion opening when the complementary plug connector is absent, wherein, when the complementary plug connector (5) is fully inserted, a flat contact section (134, 144) of the contact element (13, 14), adjoining a lateral edge (132, 142) of the flat contact section in the transverse direction, abuts in contact with the contact pin (8, 9), and wherein the flat electrical contact element (14) is arranged in a region of an outer side of the cylindrical partition wall (4) so as to extend in parallel with the axis of the insertion openings (2, 3) and is resiliently deflectable in the direction towards the central longitudinal axis of the housing (1), wherein the flat electrical contact element (14) has a convex curvature in the direction away from the central longitudinal axis of the housing (1), and the lateral edge (142) of this flat electrical contact element (14) facing the contact pin (8, 9), in its front section (143) facing the contact pin, encloses an acute angle with the path of the contact pin (8, 9) during the insertion when viewed in a direction of the lateral edge to show the deflection of the flat electrical contact element (14), wherein two of the flat electrical contact elements (14) are arranged on opposite sides of the partition wall (4) with respect to the axis of the insertion opening (2), are curved convexly in the direction away from the central longitudinal axis of the housing (1), and are resiliently deflectable in the direction towards the central longitudinal axis of the housing (1). ### Claim 10 An electrical plug connector, having a housing (1), which has a central insertion opening (2) and an outer annular insertion opening (3), wherein the outer insertion opening (3) surrounds the central insertion opening (2) coaxially and is delimited from the central insertion opening (2) by an equally coaxial cylindrical partition wall (4), which extends at least over a part of the circumference of the central insertion opening (2), with at least one guide (31) for a complementary plug connector (5, 10) with at least one electrical contact pin (8, 9, 101), wherein the guides (31) ensure the rotation-free insertion of the complementary plug connector (5) into the outer annular insertion opening (3) and enable a subsequent rotation about the central axis of the plug connector and the complementary plug connector (1, 5), wherein at least one flat electrical contact element (13, 14) with a tongue-shaped design that is elastically deflectable out of a path of the contact pin (8, 9, 101) in the central insertion opening or the outer annular insertion opening (2, 3) is mounted in the housing (1) and protrudes into the central insertion opening or the outer annular insertion opening when the complementary plug connector is absent, wherein, when the complementary plug connector (5) is fully inserted, a flat contact section (134, 144) of the contact element (13, 14), adjoining a lateral edge (132, 142) of the flat contact section in the transverse direction, abuts in contact with the contact pin (8, 9), and wherein the flat electrical contact element (14) is arranged in a region of an outer side of the cylindrical partition wall (4) so as to extend in parallel with the axis of the insertion openings (2, 3) and is resiliently deflectable in the direction towards the central longitudinal axis of the housing (1), wherein the flat electrical contact element (14) has a convex curvature in the direction away from the central longitudinal axis of the housing (1), and the lateral edge (142) of this flat electrical contact element (14) facing the contact pin (8, 9), in its front section (143) facing the contact pin, encloses an acute angle with the path of the contact pin (8, 9) during the insertion when viewed in a direction of the lateral edge to show the deflection of the flat electrical contact element (14), wherein the central insertion opening (2) is configured to receive a jack plug (10), and contact elements for a shaft (101) of the jack plug (10) and a contact tip (102) of the jack plug (10) arranged at a free end of the shaft (101) is present, which comprises at least a first contact lug electrically connected to the first contact element (14), by which first contact lug the contact tip (102) of the jack plug (10) is adapted to be contacted, and a second contact lug electrically connected to the second contact element (13), by which second contact lug the shaft (101) of the jack plug (10) is adapted to be contacted.