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US 12,695,240 B2Granted
Distribution automation device
AssigneesTE Connectivity Germany GmbH, TE Connectivity Nederland BV
InventorsJeroen Jozef Maria De Bruijn, Guenter Feldmeier
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Abstract
A distribution automation device for receiving a plug connector includes a housing having a socket at least partially receiving the plug connector. The socket has a locking feature engaging a complementary locking feature of the plug connector. The locking feature and the housing are formed integrally with one another as a monolithic unit.
Claims20
A distribution automation device for receiving a plurality of plug connectors, comprising:
- a housing having a plurality of sockets, each socket at least partially receives a respective plug connector of the plurality of plug connectors, each socket has a locking feature engaging a complementary locking feature of the respective plug connector, the locking feature of each socket and the housing are formed integrally with one another as a monolithic unit, a plurality of protrusions each extending from a front face of the housing extend into a volume at least partially enclosed by the housing, the locking feature of each socket is formed on one protrusion;
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- a plurality of socket inserts, each protrusion is received in one socket insert.
A kit, comprising:
- a first type of plug connector having a complementary formed locking feature;
- a second type of plug connector having a different type of complementary formed locking feature than the first type of plug connector;
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- a distribution automation device including a housing and a socket insert, the housing has a socket at least partially receiving the first type of plug connector and the second type of plug connector, the socket having a pair of locking features that are formed integrally with one another and the housing as a monolithic unit, a first locking feature of the pair of locking features engages the complementary formed locking feature of the first type of plug connector with a first type of a positive fit system and a second locking feature of the pair of locking features engages the different type of complementary formed locking feature of the second type of plug connector with a second type of a positive fit system, the second type of the positive fit system is different than the first type of the positive fit system, a protrusion extending from a front face of the housing extends into a volume at least partially enclosed by the housing, the pair of locking features are formed on the protrusion, the socket insert has a sealing ring and a collar, the sealing ring extends around an outer circumference of the collar, the sealing ring is pressed between the collar and the protrusion.
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A distribution automation device for receiving a plurality of plug connectors, comprising:
- a housing having a plurality of sockets and a plurality of socket inserts, each socket at least partially receives a respective plug connector of the plurality of plug connectors, each socket has a locking feature engaging a complementary locking feature of the respective plug connector, the locking feature of each socket and the housing are formed integrally with one another as a monolithic unit, the plurality of socket inserts are combined into a monolithic part such that the plurality of socket inserts are simultaneously mounted in the plurality of sockets.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.