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US 12,444,874 B2Granted
Electrical connector installation element with motorized closure mechanism
AssigneeKk Technologie GmbH & Co KG
InventorsBerthold Kalkus, Michael Konrad
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Abstract
An exemplary installation element for electrical connectors has a base housing in which at least one electrical plug socket is arranged, and an outer housing which has at least one through opening. A rotatable closure is arranged between the outer housing and the base housing. The installation element also has a drive motor and transmission which moves the closure linearly and rotationally, responsive to at least one control signal. The at least one through opening in the installation element can be opened and closed automatically without manual manipulation of the closure.
Claims21
Apparatus comprising:
- an electrical connector installation element including:
- a housing, wherein the housing bounds an interior area,
- at least one electrical plug socket in fixed operative connection with the housing and positioned in the interior area,
- an outer surface, wherein the outer surface outwardly bounds the element and includes at least one opening, wherein each at least one opening
- extends through the outer surface to the interior area, and is in alignment with a respective socket, whereby a plug extended through a respective opening is engageable with a respective socket,
- a closure, wherein the closure
- is movably mounted in operative connection with the housing, wherein the closure is rotatable about an axis and is axially movable,
- is positioned axially intermediate of the at least one opening and the at least one socket,
- includes at least one axially extending opening engaging portion,
- wherein each opening engaging portion is configured to extend in and close a respective opening,
- at least one motor,
- wherein the at least one motor is in operative connection with the closure,
- wherein the at least one motor is operative responsive at least in part to at-receipt of control signals to cause
- with the closure in a closed position wherein in the closed position the at least one opening engaging portion extends in the at least one opening, the closure member to first move axially such that the at least one opening engaging portion moves inwardly away from the at least one opening, and then to move rotationally to an open position, wherein in the open position the at least one socket is enabled to be engaged with a plug, and
- with the closure in the open position, the closure member to first move rotationally such that the at least one opening engaging portion is aligned with the at least one opening, and then to move axially to the closed position, whereby the at least one socket is inaccessible from outside the housing.
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Apparatus comprising:
- an electrical connector installation element including:
- a base housing,
- at least one electric plug socket disposed within and in fixed operative connection with the base housing,
- an outer housing, wherein the outer housing is in fixed operative connection with the base housing and extends in overlying relation of the at least one socket,
- wherein the outer housing includes at least one through opening, wherein each
- at least one through opening is in aligned relation with a respective socket, a closure, wherein the closure
- is movably mounted in operative connection with the base housing, wherein the closure is movable relative to the base housing and the outer housing both rotationally about an axis and axially along the axis,
- includes at least one closure projection
- wherein the at least one closure projection is operative
- in a closed position of the closure to extend in blocking relation of each respective through opening and aligned socket, whereby plug access to each respective socket through the respective aligned through opening is prevented, and
- in an open position of the closure to be disposed inwardly axially away from the at least one through opening in the outer housing and rotationally away from each respective through opening and aligned socket, whereby plug access is enabled to each respective socket through the respective aligned through opening,
- at least one motor,
- wherein the at least one motor
- is in operative connection with the closure, and
- is operative responsive at least in part to at least one control signal to cause closure movement between the closed position and the open position.
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