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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2023
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Joachim Oberst, Großrinderfeld, DE;
Zsolt Wilke, Bad Mergentheim, DE;
Erik Dilje, Würzburg, DE;
Andreas Rudolf, Eibelstadt, DE;
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A module includes a housing having a plug-in region and a switch region; at least one switch, which is connected releasably to the switch region of the housing; and electrical contacts, which are releasably connectable to the at least one switch and extend from the switch region at least partially into the plug-in region. The electrical contacts are configured so as to make electrical contact with an on-board plug for transmitting an electrical signal, wherein the electrical contacts each comprise a first end which, in the installed state, is biased against one of the contacts of the at least one switch.