Harting Electric Gmbh &co. Kg

Frank Quast

Heiko Meier

Martin Schmidt

Dieter Riepe

Nicole Spilker

Andreas Naβ

Albert Ferderer

Thomas Beischer

Andreas Nass

Uwe Sundermeier

Peter Giesbrecht

Jens Horstmann

Klaus Olejarz

Stefan Garske

Nicole Kruke

Thomas Gieschke

Disclosed is an electrical connecting apparatus for supplying power to cars which are coupled to one another, including a first plug-in connector to which at least one cable is connected, and a corresponding second plug-in connector which is intended to be fastened to a car wall, in particular in a vertical lateral wall. The first plug-in connector and the second plug-in connector are each provided with one or more corresponding first contact elements or second contact elements which can be plug-connected in an insertion direction (A), and the cable of the first plug-in connector exits from the first plug-in connector in a first cable outlet direction (B) which is angled away in relation to the insertion direction (A). Also disclosed is a rail vehicle having at least two coupled cars, wherein each of the two coupled cars is provided with at least one electrical connecting apparatus as above described.

Electrical connecting apparatus for supplying power to coupled cars of a rail vehicle

A connector module for a modular plug connector is provided having an overvoltage protection with at least one earth connection. A connector and a modular plug connector having a connector module of the above type is also provided.

Overvoltage protection module for a modular plug connector

Disclosed is a protective separator for a rectangle plug connection, which is appropriate for cost-effective and uncomplex retrofitting to existing rectangle plug connections, and permits the deliberate and reversible separation of the plug connection in response to increased mechanical loading, in order to prevent mechanical damage and, optionally, to permit the most rapid resumption of operation possible. This disclosure includes a protective separator for a rectangle plug connection, having a bulkhead mounted housing having a first region and a second region, wherein the first region is directly attachable to a surface and/or to a surface mounted housing, and wherein the second region can be locked onto a mating plug housing, wherein the first region and the second region can be mutually separated in a reversible manner by the action of a predefined tensile force.

Protective separator for a right angle plug connection

A latching device for at least two housing parts, in which a snap-on connection as well as a latching connection between the housing parts is produced by a correspondingly designed rotary knob/pushbutton function. The actuating button preferably is respectively arranged on two opposing sidewalls of an upper housing part, wherein the actuating button respectively acts upon a spring lever that is arranged on the inner wall of the upper housing part. During assembly of the upper housing part and a lower housing part, a forced snap-on connection between the two housing parts is produced and can only be disengaged again by exerting pressure upon the actuating buttons on both sides.

Latching device for multipart housings

In order to lock a housing that consists of at least two parts, particularly a plug connector housing, a locking system that functions similar to a toggle lever mechanism is provided. In this case, a locking plate is arranged within a shell-shaped sliding element to both sides of a first and a second housing half and movably held on bearing pins on the second housing half, wherein latches are provided on the first housing half and engage into window openings provided in the locking plate for this purpose when the sliding element is displaced into its locking position in order to hold together the two housing halves.

Locking system for multipart housings

Connection socket

The invention proposes a locking device for a two-part connector housing. This locking device consists of two locking elements in connection with an actuating handle. The locking elements respectively consist of a one-piece wire element and feature on one end a part that is shaped in the form of an open eyelet and serves for encompassing a bearing pin of a first connector housing half. On the other end, they feature a part that is shaped in the form of an indentation and serves for producing a snap connection with a locking pin of the second connector housing half. Since the locking elements are manufactured of a flexible spring steel wire, they can be elastically bent such that they can be pushed over the bearing pins of an existing connector housing half and engaged at this location in order to allow the retrofitting of an already installed connector with a locking device with superior environmental resistance.

Locking device

A plug housing () includes a first housing part () and a second housing part () which rest at each other along a parting line (), and a cable passage () for a cable () from an interior space of the plug housing () towards outside. The parting line () extends in the region of the cable passage (). The plug housing further includes a sealing insert () arranged in the cable passage (). The sealing insert () is provided with a slot () so that it can be slipped on a preassembled cable (). The sealing insert () is also arranged such that the slot () has an offset with respect to the parting line ().

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Bielefeld, Germany

Frank Quast