Connection system, in particular electrical connection system
AssigneeMagcode AG
InventorKlaus Pfeiffer
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Abstract
A connection system, in particular an electrical connection system, having a male connector and having a female connector has a bayonet-type connection for connecting the male connector and the female connector. The bayonet-type connection has at least one axially extending insertion channel and at least one adjoining latching position, which is offset in the circumferential direction with respect thereto, in the female connector, the end side of the female connector, which end side is provided for connection to the male connector, being covered by a cover, which is arranged adjustably in the female connector such that, when the male connector is positioned on it, the opening is released by this male connector in order to produce the connection.
Claims34
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The connection apparatus as claimed in claim 25 wherein said cover lies substantially flush with said front side of said socket when said cover is covering said opening.
The connection apparatus as claimed in claim 25 wherein said cover is forcibly biased toward said front side of said socket.
The connection apparatus as claimed in claim 25 wherein said cover is provided with a restraining element which captures said cover to prevent said cover from being expelled from said opening.
The connection apparatus as claimed in claim 25 wherein said plug is in the form of a fastening element.
The connection apparatus as claimed in claim 29 wherein said at least one first electrical contact comprises a plurality of first electrical contacts and said at least one second electrical contact comprises a plurality of second electrical contacts, each of said first electrical contacts being located axially aligned with one another, and said each of said second electrical contacts being axially aligned with one another and positioned mating with respective ones of said plurality of first electrical contact.
The connection apparatus as claimed in claim 29 wherein said at least one first electrical contact comprises a plurality of circumferentially distributed first electrical contacts, and said at least one second electrical contact comprises a plurality of circumferentially distributed second electrical contacts mateable with corresponding ones of said plurality of first electrical contacts.
The connection apparatus as claimed in claim 29 wherein said plug is provided with a connecting element adapted for direct connection to an electrical load electrically coupleable to said at least one second electrical contact.
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The connection apparatus as claimed in claim 33 wherein said plug further comprises a plurality of electrical contacts, said electrical contacts being aligned with one another in said axial direction.
The connection apparatus as claimed in claim 33 wherein said plug further comprises a plurality of circumferentially distributed electrical contacts.
The connection apparatus as claimed in claim 33 wherein said plug is in the form of a fastening element.
The connection apparatus as claimed in claim 29 wherein said plug further comprises a connecting element adapted for direct connection to an electrical load electrically coupleable to said at least one second electrical contact.
The connection apparatus as claimed in claim 33 wherein said plug further comprises a cam carrier, at least one locking cam, and a locking part, said lug being arranged on said cam carrier, said at least one locking cam being arranged on said locking part, said at least one locking cam being offset in said circumferential direction with respect to said lug.
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A connection apparatus, comprising:
- a plug having at least one lug, and
- a socket having a front side mountable substantially flush with a mounting surface, said socket further having:
- (a) an interior portion, said interior portion being recessed and adapted for receiving said plug by way of insertion of said plug into said interior portion by way of an opening for making connection between said socket and said plug, said opening communicating with said interior portion and being formed in said socket at a location adjacent said front side of said socket:
- (b) at least one insertion channel formed in said socket, said insertion channel extending along an axis defining an axial direction said axis corresponding to a direction of insertion of said plug into said socket and a direction of removal of said plug from said socket:
- (c) at least one locking channel adjoining said insertion channel, said locking channel extending in a circumferential direction and being offset from said insertion channel in said circumferential direction, said circumferential direction being a direction oriented generally transverse to said axial direction;
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- (d) a displaceable cover for selectively covering said opening when said plug is not received in said interior portion and for clearing said opening when said plug is received within said interior portion, said cover being displaceable within said interior portion and mounted for displacement away from said opening and in said direction of insertion responsive to insertion of said plug into said socket and for displacement toward said opening and in said direction of removal to a position covering said opening responsive to removal of said plug from said socket,
- said plug and said socket being connectable in a locking position by inserting said plug into said interior portion such that said lug passes into said locking channel.
The connection apparatus, comprising:
- a plug having a front part, said front part having a circumferential portion, said circumferential portion having at least one protruding lug, and
- a socket adapted for receiving said front part, said socket including at least one insertion channel extending in an axial direction and at least one locking channel adjoining said insertion channel, said locking channel extending in a circumferential direction oriented generally transverse to said axial direction, said insertion channel and said locking channel being offset from one another in said circumferential direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.