Harting Electric Gmbh &co. Kg

Jörg Ziegenhahn

Heiko Meier

Andre Tiemann

Andre Beneke

Hanno Harry Wolff

Hanno Wolff

The present invention relates to the field of holding frames () for modules () and in particular of holding frames () for a plug connector for receiving similar and/or different modules (). In order to provide a holding frame () that can be populated in an installed state with little of no additional space around the holding frame (), a base frame () which defines a plane transverse to an insertion direction of the module () into the holding frame () and which has mutually opposite end faces () and mutually opposite side walls () is proposed, as is a fixing member () which is attached to a side wall () of the base frame () and which allows deformation between an insertion state that allows the module () to be inserted into the holding frame () in the insertion direction and a holding state in which an inserted module () is fixed in place, along the insertion direction at least, by a latching lug () of the module () and by the fixing member (), wherein the fixing member () is so designed that the deformation includes movement of at least one fixing arm () of the fixing member () in the longitudinal direction of the side wall ().

Holding frame for a plug connector and methods of populating same

Holding frames for modules are provided and in particular holding frames for a plug connector for receiving similar and/or different modules and fixedly securing the modules within the holding frames.

A holding frame for a heavy plug-type connector can receive identical and/or different plug-type connector modules. The holding frame comprises a main body which has two side parts which lie opposite one another, and at least one fixing clip which is held at least on a side part, and by way of which the plug-type connector modules can be fixed within the main body. The at least one fixing clip has at least one holding arm which moves parallel to the plane of the side parts during the introduction of a plug-type connector module into the holding frame. As a result, plug-type connector modules can be introduced into the holding frame particularly simply and even in the installed state of said holding frame. At the same time, the holding frame variant which is shown here is more stable than the previously known holding frames which have the same functionality.

Holding frame for a heavy plug-type connector

A holding frame comprising a base frame and at least two flange parts which are attached to the base frame opposite each other is proposed, in which each flange part extends outside the base frame along an outer face of the base frame in an insertion direction, around a lower edge of the base frame, inside the base frame along an inner face of the base frame in the opposite direction to the insertion direction and beyond an edge of the base frame in the opposite direction to the insertion direction, wherein each flange part has at least one latching window, in the region extending beyond the edge of the base frame, as a latching element for receiving a latching lug of the module to fix the module in the holding frame.

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Büren, Germany

Jörg Ziegenhahn