Te Connectivity Germany Gmbh

Dirk Weyrauch

Frank Wittrock

Dominik Heiss

Philipp Kowarsch

An adapter system for the electrical connection of a connector of a cabling to different contact arrangements of different charging sockets along a connection axis includes an adapter housing and a fastening element attaching the adapter housing to one of the charging sockets. The adapter housing has a contact surface extending perpendicularly to the connection axis and a plurality of contact openings extending along the connection axis. The contact surface is disposed at an end of the adapter housing on a socket side. An end of the adapter housing on a cable side has a cabling interface connecting to the connector. The end of the adapter housing on the socket side is attachable to each of the charging sockets by the fastening element with the contact surface in a predetermined rotational position relative to the connection axis.

Adapter system for electrical connection of a connector of a cabling to different contact arrangements of different charging sockets

An actuator module for locking an electrical connection comprises a lock, a drive unit, and a position detection unit. The lock is movable between an unlocked position and a locked position along a direction of movement. The lock has a trigger. The drive unit moves the lock from the unlocked position to the locked position. The position detection unit has an optical sensor detecting the trigger and determining a position of the lock.

Actuator module for charge inlets

An electrical plug type connector is disclosed. The electrical plug type connector has an electrically insulating housing, a plurality of first contact chambers disposed in the housing, a plurality of power contact elements which are each received in one of the plurality of first contact chambers, and a plurality of separate drainage channels integrally formed in the housing. Each drainage channel is fluidly connected to one of the plurality of first contact chambers.

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Lorsch, Germany

Dirk Weyrauch