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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2020
Phoenix Contact Gmbh & Co. KG, Blomberg, DE;
Marc Klimpel, Lage, DE;
Fredrik Brand, Schieder-Schwalenberg, DE;
Karsten Krome, Detmold, DE;
Ruediger Meyer, Bad Pyrmont, DE;
Rainer Durth, Horn-Bad Meinberg, DE;
Markus Hanses, Hoexter, DE;
Martin Schaefers, Paderborn, DE;
Ralf Beckmann, Detmold, DE;
Sebastian Loke, Luedge, DE;
Philipp Juergensmeier, Barntrup, DE;
PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG, Blomberg, DE;
Abstract
A plug-in contact device for preventing or extinguishing an arc when separating or closing a direct current connection includes: at least one plug-in connector each having a main contact, HA, and an auxiliary contact, HI, the HA including a first contact half, HA1, and a second contact half, HA2, which are releasably plugged together. The HA: electrically conductively connects the HA1 and the HA2 in a plugged-together state of the respective plug-in connector, galvanically separates the HA1 and the HA2 in a released state of the respective plug-in connector, electrically conductively connects the HA1 and the HA2 in a first intermediate state of the respective plug-in connector between the plugged-together state and the released state, and galvanically separates the HA1 and the HA2 in a second intermediate state of the respective plug-in connector between the first intermediate state and the released state.