Weidmuller Interface Gmbh & Co. Kg

Technische Universitat Braunschweig

Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt

Roman Henze

Stephan Fehling

Karlo Stjepanovic

Frank Hackemack

Andreas Rutz

Stefan Aporius

Karsten Krome

Stefan Fischer

Lars Brinkmann

Robin Reinke

Willi Lang

Benedikt Steube

Thomas Deserno

Christian Birkner

Naveen Shirur

Rudolf Krupinski

An electrical and/or optical plug connection has a first plug connector and a second plug connector which can be fit to the first plug connector and which corresponds to the first plug connector. The first and second plug connectors each have a plug face which has a first sheet metal contact and a corresponding second sheet metal contact which can be fit together in an electrically contacting manner. The plug connectors further include first and second optical and/or electrical plug contacts which are fit together and which arranged with spacing from the first and second sheet metal contacts. A latching hook having a latching hook and latching arm is provided on the first plug connector and a corresponding latching recess having a latching edge is provided on the second plug connector. A hook portion (1 of the latching hook is connected to the latching arm via a bending line which deviates from a straight line and has a raised 3D shaped surface region with at least one open side.

Plug connection, plug connector, latching means, and method for forming the latching means

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