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US 2003/0194914 A1Published application
Modular plug connector
AssigneeHARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsJakob Duck, Martin Kleine, Andreas Nab, Dirk Schmieding
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AssigneeHARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsJakob Duck, Martin Kleine, Andreas Nab, Dirk Schmieding
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For the electrical connection of an at least partially distributed-configuration installation or machine control, it is proposed to insert, in a modular-construction plug-in connector in which different, replaceable modules can be inserted in a hinged retaining frame of two halves, at least one module, in the form of a sealed enclosure, in which are provided appropriate switching means which can generate a signal variation for further control tasks.
Modular plug-in connector having buttable and replaceable modules (1) which are held in a retaining frame (2) composed of two halves, the modules being designed for the termination and relaying of electrical, optical and/or pneumatic signals, characterized in that
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Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs: of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres
Of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres: containing optical and electrical conductors
Bases; Cases: composed as a modular blocks or assembly, i.e. composed of co-operating parts provided with contact members or holding contact…
Structural association with built-in electrical component: with built-in switch
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The invention relates to a modular plug-in connector having buttable and replaceable modules which are held in a retaining frame composed of two halves, the modules being designed for the termination and relaying of electrical, optical and/or pneumatic signals.
Such a modular plug-in connector is required, in the case of distributed-configuration machine or installation controls, in order to generate, evaluate or relay electrical, electronic, optoelectronic or pneumatic control signals directly at the unit to be controlled, within a plug-in connector.
Known from DE 197 07 120 C1 is a retaining frame for holding plug-in connector modules which is formed from two halves which are pivotally joined to one another, appropriately adapted plug-in connector modules being held positively within the retaining frame.
An embodiment example of the invention is explained more fully in the following and represented in the drawing, wherein:
FIG. 1 shows a modular plug-in connector and mating connector with one module,
FIG. 2 shows a modular plug-in connector and mating connector with two oppositely disposed modules,
FIG. 1 shows two modular-construction plug-in connectors, opposed in the plug-in direction, whose different modules 1 are held in a frame 2 composed of two halves, a protective enclosure which surrounds the frame not being represented.
The different modules offer the possibility of adapting an optimized module plug to different transmission signals, for example, to different current intensities, to differently combined units or different physical signal quantities, such as electrical, optical or pneumatic signals.
In addition, there is inserted in the frame a module which, as an enclosure 3, includes a mating side 4 corresponding to a plug-in face of a module 1, and has a termination side with pins 5.