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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
May. 30, 2017
Applicant:
Te Connectivity Germany Gmbh, Bensheim, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
TE Connectivity Germany GmbH, Bensheim, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/00 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); E05B 47/00 (2006.01); H01R 13/627 (2006.01); H02K 11/22 (2016.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01); H01R 13/639 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/1818 (2013.01); E05B 47/0001 (2013.01); H01R 13/6278 (2013.01); H02K 11/22 (2016.01); B60L 2230/12 (2013.01); G08B 21/18 (2013.01); H01R 13/6397 (2013.01); H01R 2201/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
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.