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US 12,586,968 B2Granted
Adapter having a first plug connector part for electrical and mechanical connection to a cable and a second plug connector part for electrical and mechanical connection to an electrical and/or electronic device
AssigneeHella GmbH & Co. KGaA
InventorsFabian Utermoehlen, Clemens Massmann, Volker Woessmann
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Abstract
An adapter, including a first plug connector part for electrical and mechanical connection to a cable, a second plug connector part for electrical and mechanical connection to an electrical and/or electronic device, and a housing. The first and second plug connector parts being provided in or on a wall of the housing or being part of the housing. The adapter including at least one matching circuit, which is connected to contacts of the first and second plug connector parts via electrical lines.
Claims14
An adapter comprising:
- a first plug connector part for electrical and mechanical connection to a cable;
- a second plug connector part for electrical and mechanical connection to an electrical and/or electronic device;
- a housing, the first and second plug connector parts are provided in or on a wall of the housing or are part of the housing;
- and
- at least one matching circuit connected to contacts of the first and second plug connector parts via electrical lines,
- wherein the at least one matching circuit includes a sensor element that detects a measured variable, converts the measured variable into a sensor signal and provides the sensor signal to the first plug connector part and/or the second plug connector part.
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An adapter comprising:
- a first plug connector part for electrical and mechanical connection to a cable;
- a second plug connector part for electrical and mechanical connection to an electrical and/or electronic device;
- a housing, the first and second plug connector parts are provided in or on a wall of the housing or are part of the housing;
- and
- at least one matching circuit connected to contacts of the first and second plug connector parts via electrical lines,
- wherein the housing is sealed, and the second plug connector part includes sealing elements that seal a complementary plug connector part of the electrical and/or electronic device connected to the second plug connector part against the surroundings, and
- wherein the adapter includes a pressure compensating element or a diaphragm inserted into a housing wall or a pressure compensating cavity.
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An arrangement comprising:
- an adapter comprising a first plug connector part for electrical and mechanical connection to a cable, a second plug connector part, a housing with the first and second plug connector parts being provided in or on a wall of the housing or are part of the housing, and at least one matching circuit connected to contacts of the first and second plug connector parts via electrical lines;
- and
- an electrical and/or electronic device that includes a first device plug connector part in or on a housing wall of a device housing of the device,
- wherein the electrical and/or electronic device is a sensor or an actuator, and
- wherein the first device plug connector part of the electrical and/or electronic device is electrically and mechanically connected to the second plug connector part of the adapter.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.