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Heinz-glas Gmbh & Co. Kgaa

Heinz-glas Group Holding Hggh Gmbh & Co. Kgaa

Helmut Rebhan

Alexander Steinert

Frank Schroer

Rainer Huscher

Frank Schröer

Wolfgang Reber

Markus Wall

An arrangement for electrical lines is set forth which is mounted in a steering column switching module and/or in a steering wheel mounted on the module, equipped with its ends electrically conductively connected to one of the electrical components, which is fixedly mounted in the steering wheel switching module or in the steering wheel mounted thereon. At least two of the lines are connected with their other free ends to electrical contacts, which are arranged in at least one coupling body of insulation material in such a way that they are accessible on the plug-in side thereof. The coupling body is accessible from the outside connected with a plug-in side on or in the steering column switching module of the motor vehicle and, in the assembly position, an electrical line leading to the coupling body is connected through an electrical line leading to the onboard network.

Arrangement for electrical lines mounted in a motor vehicle

An apparatus for signal transmission between terminals (), between which at least one cable () is arranged, which is accommodated in an essentially circular cassette (K), to which ongoing cables can be connected at the terminals, and whose length is greater than the distance between the terminals. The cassette (K) comprises a rotor (R), which can rotate about its axis and bears at least one terminal, and a stationary stator (S), which likewise bears at least one terminal. The rotor (R) has a cylindrical hub (), which runs in the axial direction of the cassette (K) and on which means are provided for fitting an intermediate base (), which runs parallel to the cover face () and the base () of the accommodating area (), is arranged at a distance from them, and divides the accommodating area () in a variable manner according to the height or width of the cable () to be inserted into the cassette into a smaller area (V) for the cable () and an empty area (L).

Apparatus for signal transmission between terminals

An electrical connector between relatively movable end points, comprises a cassette having a stator which is stationary in the mounted position and a rotor which is rotatable relative to the stator about a common axis, the stator and rotor each bearing one of the end points. In the cassette, between the stator and the rotor, an electrical conductor () running in a coiled fashion is situated with its ends fixed to the end points in order to connect to continuing connecting lines. To simplify connection of the connecting lines, an identical electrical contact element is attached to each end of the conductor (). The electrical contact element is provided with pins () which are suitable as contact pins for attaching a plug and as contact surfaces for fixedly connecting the conductors of a connection line.

Electrical connector between two end points

A device for signal transmission between two terminals, having at least one cable ( ) accommodated in an essentially circular cartridge (K) and positioned between the terminals. At least one of the two terminals is movable relative to the other. The cartridge (K) comprises a rotor ( ) rotatable around its axis (A) and a fixed stator ( ), which together delimit an acceptance space ( ) serving to accept the cable ( ). To allow the utilization of cables ( ) of varying widths, a compensation body ( ) with variable axial height is applied to at least one of the surfaces of the rotor ( ) or stator ( ) bordering the acceptor space ( ). For a constant axial height (H) of the acceptor space ( ) of the cartridge (K) and a variable axial height of the cable ( ), the axial height of the compensation body ( ) is dimensioned in such a way that the free space remaining between the cable ( ) and the rotor ( ) and/or stator ( ) of the cartridge (K) in the axial direction is essentially filled by the compensation body ( ).

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Weiden, Germany

Helmut Rebhan