TE Connectivity Solutions Patente

A heating device (100) is provided. The device (100) includes a heat generating lamp (150) and a reflector assembly (200). The reflector assembly (200) includes an upper reflector (202), a lower reflector (204), a pair of side reflectors (206,208) arranged on either side of the upper and lower reflectors, and a lamp reflector (210). A temperature sensor (180) is also provided. A control system (300) is responsive to the output of the temperature sensor (180) for controlling at least one parameter of the heat generating lamp (150).

The present invention relates to a contact element (1) for a plug device (2), such as a charging plug or a charging socket, wherein the contact element (1) comprises a core (18) made of a first electrically conductive material (22'), a shell (20) made of a second electrically conductive material (22") that at least partially surrounds the core (18) from the outside (22"), and a coating (64) made of a third electrically conductive material (22‴) that is applied at least in some areas to the outside of the shell (20), wherein the first material (22') has a lower density or a higher tensile strength than the second material (22"), and wherein the third material (22‴) differs from the first material (22') and from the second material (22"). The core-shell structure with the relatively light core allows, among other things, weight to be saved in the contact element (1). Furthermore, the present invention relates to a manufacturing method for such a contact element (1) made from a profile material manufactured from at least two materials by extrusion, pressing, or rolling, as well as the use of a coextruded rod material (78) for manufacturing such a contact element (1). In addition, the present invention relates to a plug device (2) with such a contact element (1).

An antenna includes a printed circuit board and an omnidirectional, multiband dipole antenna printed on a surface of the printed circuit board. The antenna may include one or more planar choke sleeves printed on the surface of the printed circuit board. The dipole antenna may be a triband antenna or a quadband antenna operable in the 2.4GHz Wifi band, the 5GHz Wifi band, and the 6GHz Wifi band.

The invention relates to an electrical ferrule (100) with self-locking arrangement (101), wherein the ferrule (100) comprises a ferrule body (103) comprising a first flank (107) and a second flank (109) extending along an axial direction (AD) of the ferrule body (103), wherein the self-locking arrangement (101) comprises at least one locking projection (111) formed on the first flank (107) and at least one locking recess (113) formed on the second flank (109), wherein the locking recess (113) comprises an insertion opening (115), a deformation wall (117) and at least one undercut (119), wherein the locking projection (111) is arranged to be pushed into the locking recess (113) via the insertion opening (115), to be pressed against the deformation wall (117) and to be plastically deformed into a deformed state (DS) when an external radial pressure is applied onto the ferrule (100), and wherein the locking projection (111) in the deformed state (DS) is arranged to at least partially extend into the at least one undercut (119) of the locking recess (113).The invention further relates to an electrical contact element (200) with a ferrule (100).

The present invention provides grounding systems and methods for grounding a screened cable having a metal layer screen around an insulation sleeve of the cable conductive core. The grounding system comprises a stabilizing structure adapted to be directly mounted on and around an outer surface of the insulation sleeve to separate said insulation sleeve from an inner surface of the metal layer screen. The stabilizer structure allows to separate the metal screen from the cable insulation sleeve, and therefore, prevent a relative displacement among the grounding system parts that may be caused by repeated heating cycles. Thus, an increase of the contact resistance can be avoided as well as a deterioration of the contact plates, an overheating of the metal screen and consequent damage of the cable insulation. The present invention also provides a screened cable comprising the grounding system.

The invention relates to a contact assembly (1) for an electric switching device (150) for opening and closing an electric circuit (7) and to a switching device (150), such as a relay or a contactor, particularly for HV applications. In order to improve the resistance of the contact assembly (1) against high short circuit currents without compromising a compact design, the contact assembly (1) comprises two conductors (6) and two fixed contacts (10), wherein each of the conductors (6) connects to a different one of the two fixed contacts (10); and the two fixed contacts (10) are spaced apart from each other in a longitudinal direction (34); a contact bridge (2) that is configured to be movable along a switching direction (8) between an open position (14), where the contact bridge (2) is spaced apart from the two fixed contacts (10), and a closed position (12), where the contact bridge (2) contacts the two fixed contacts (10); wherein each of the two conductors (6) comprises an intermediate section (28b) extending along the contact bridge (2) in the longitudinal direction (34), a contact-carrying section (28d) providing one of the two fixed contacts (10); and an interface section (28a) for connecting the contact assembly to the electric circuit; wherein the interface section (28a) of a first conductor (6b) of the two conductors (6) overlaps the contact-carrying section (28d) of a second conductor (6a) of the two conductors and the contact bridge (2) along the switching direction.

The present invention relates to a ferrite core assembly (10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60) for an electrical connector, comprising a first ferrite core (100A, 200A, 300A, 400A, 500A, 600A) having a first engagement face (102A, 202A, 302A, 402A, 502A, 602A) and a second ferrite core (100B, 200B, 300B, 400B, 500B, 600B) having a second engagement face (102B, 202B, 302B, 402B, 502B, 602B). The first ferrite core (100A, 200A, 300A, 400A, 500A, 600A) is configured to be arranged on the second ferrite core (100B, 200B, 300B, 400B, 500B, 600B) according to a mounting direction (2) so that the first engagement face (102A, 202A, 302A, 402A, 502A, 602A) is facing the second engagement face (102B, 202B, 302B, 402B, 502B, 602B). The engagement faces (102, 202, 302, 402, 502, 602) provides an abutment of the first ferrite core (100A, 200A, 300A, 400A, 500A, 600A) against the second ferrite core (100B, 200B, 300B, 400B, 500B, 600B) along a transversal direction (3), wherein the transversal direction (3) is perpendicular to the mounting direction (2).

The invention relates to an electrical terminal (15), an electrical feed-trough terminal (700), a system (10) and a method of assembling the system (10), wherein the electrical terminal (15) comprises a spring clamp (110), a busbar (105), a pin (115), and a locking device (65), wherein the spring clamp (110) comprises a feed-through section (135), a spring section (140) and a connecting section (130), wherein the pin (115) is movable along a push axis (120) between a first position and a second position different from the first position, wherein the pin (115) has a push end (175) which is arranged on the spring section (140) and the pin (115) is at least partially connected with the locking device (65), wherein the spring section (140) is bendable between a first spring shape and a second spring shape, wherein, in the first spring shape, the spring clamp (110) has less tension than in the second spring shape, and the pressure bar (160) is closer to the busbar (105) than in the second spring shape, wherein, in the second position, the clamping recess (155) of the feed-through section (135) is open and, in the first position, the clamping recess (155) is at least partially closed, wherein, in the second position, the pin (115) presses against the spring section (140), and the locking device (65) locks the pin (115) in the second position, wherein, in the first position of the pin (115), the locking device (65) is unlocked.

An electrically insulating cover (1) for a connection part (16) of an electrical module connector (2) comprises a housing section (40) that forms a protective collar (42) for the connection part (16), a contacting chamber (44) at least sectionally surrounded by the protective collar (42), the contacting chamber (44) being configured to at least partially accommodate the connection part (16), and a fastening section (64) for fastening the electrically insulating cover (1) to the connection part (16), wherein the fastening section (64) extends at least partially within the contacting chamber (44), and wherein the fastening section (64) comprises at least one retaining element (66), which is arched into the contacting chamber (44). Advantageously, the at least one retaining element (66) arched into the contacting chamber (44) can directly and immediately form a form-fitting and/or force-fitting connection with the connection part (16) located in the contacting chamber (44). Furthermore, the present invention relates to a touch protected interface (4) with such an electrically insulating cover (1) and an electrically conductive connection part (16). Moreover, the present invention relates to a module connector (2) with a touch protected interface (4) and a complementary mating part (8). Finally, the present invention relates to a kit (6) comprising an electrically insulating cover (1) and two flat conductors (22', 22") of different thicknesses (128).

An electrical connector assembly (100) includes an outer housing (200) holding first and second electrical connectors (120, 150) and a CPA device (300). The CPA device is movable between a pre-stage position and a seated position and includes a main body (310), a first CPA element (320) configured to interface with a first latch (240) and the first electrical connector, and a second CPA element (350) configured to interface with a second latch (260) and the second electrical connector. Movement of the CPA device into the seated position provides a mechanical indication that both the first and second electrical connectors are properly positioned within the outer housing and movement of the CPA device is prevented when at least one of the first and second electrical connectors are not fully inserted in the outer housing.

The invention relates to a locking mechanism (100) for a plug connection (400) of a plug connector (300) and a mating connector (402) mated therewith in the plug direction (108). The locking mechanism (100) comprises: a holding collar (102) with a through hole (106), which can be pushed onto the plug connector (300) and wherein the holding collar (102) has at least one bail retainer (112); and a bail (104) having holding elements (132) with connection elements (136) for connection with the mating connector (402). At least one section (130) of the bail (104) can be engaged with the at least one bail retainer (112) to secure the plug connection (400). The invention further relates to a plug connection (400) with a locking mechanism (100), wherein in an assembled state (404), the plug connector (300) and the mating connector (402) are connected to each other.

The invention relates to a plug connector support element (1) for supporting a plug (6) on a mating plug arrangement (8) connected to the plug, wherein the plug connector support element is designed to be mounted externally between the plug and the mating plug arrangement, and wherein the plug connector support element comprises: at least one plug support surface (2) designed to rest on the outside of the plug, and at least one counter support surface (4) opposite the at least one plug support surface, designed to rest on the outside of the mating plug arrangement. The invention further relates to a plug system with such a plug connector support element and a plug connection with such a plug system. The proposed means contribute to making plug connections more robust against relative movements between the plug and the mating plug arrangement and less susceptible to wear.

The present invention relates to a clamping unit for a cable preparation tool and to a corresponding cable preparation tool. Such cable preparation tools are for instance used for stripping various layers from medium voltage (MV) or high voltage (HV) cables. A clamping unit (100) for a cable preparation tool (200) is operable to encompass a cable (102) having a longitudinal axis (112) and comprises a first support element (108) for axially supporting the cable (102) from a first direction across the longitudinal axis (112), a second support element (110) for axially supporting the cable (102) from a second direction across the longitudinal axis (112), a central unit (116) being interconnected with the first support element (108) and the second support element (110), and a linear slide bearing unit, the slide bearing unit connecting the first support element (108) and the second support element (110) movably to the central unit (116), so that they can be moved in parallel and simultaneously to change their distance with respect to the central unit (116).

An electrical connector (200) includes a housing (220) having a housing body (230) being a layered structure with walls (232) forming a contact channel (222). The housing includes a connector latch (252) extending from a first wall (234) of the walls having a fulcrum (290) extending from the first wall. The connector latch includes a latch actuator (280) extending from the fulcrum configured to be actuated to move the connector latch. The connector latch includes a latch arm (260) extending from the actuator and a latch hook (262) extending from the latch arm configured to be coupled to a latching element (250) of a mating electrical connector (300). The connector latch includes slots (270) between the latch arm and the fulcrum allowing movement of the latch arm relative to the fulcrum. The electrical connector includes a contact (210) received in the contact channel configured to be mated with a mating contact of the mating electrical connector.

The invention relates to a sealing arrangement (100) for sealing an electrical connection (300), wherein the electrical connection (300) has a plurality of interfaces (302), at which a plug (303) and a mating connector (310) of the electrical connection (300) are matable with each other along a mating direction (114). The sealing arrangement (100) comprises: a first sealing section (104), which is assigned to a first interface (304) of the plurality of interfaces (307); and a second sealing section (106), which is assigned to a second interface (306) of the plurality of interfaces (307). The first and the second sealing section (104, 106) each have a plurality (116) of sealing projections arranged one behind the other in the mating direction (114). The sealing projections (120) of the first sealing section (104) are arranged offset in the mating direction (114) to the sealing projections (120) of the second sealing section (106). The invention further relates to a plug connector and an electrical connection with such a sealing arrangement.

An electrical connector (200) includes a housing (220) having a housing body (230) being a layered structure with walls (232) forming a contact channel (222). The housing includes a contact retention feature extending from a first wall (234) of the walls into the contact channel. The contact retention feature includes a first fulcrum (290) extending from the first wall, a second fulcrum (291) extending from the first wall, and a latch arm (282) extending from at least one of the first fulcrum and the second fulcrum. The latch arm includes a retention seat (284). The electrical connector includes a contact (210) received in the contact channel. The contact includes a catch surface (216) configured to engage the retention seat to retain the contact in the contact channel.

The current invention relates to a push-in bridge connector (100), comprising a housing (101) with housing lid (103) with multiple insertion openings (105), a current rail (107) and a contacting spring array (109) with multiple contacting spring elements (111) positioned inside the housing (101) respectively, and at least one actuation member (113), wherein the contacting spring array (109) has a ridgelike shape with a connection ridge (115) connecting the multiple contacting spring elements (111), wherein the at least one actuation member (113) is movably arranged in the housing lid (103) between a neutral position (NP) and an actuation position (AP), wherein when positioned in the actuation position (AP) the actuation member (113) is arranged to actuate at least one contacting spring element (111) into a preload position (PP), wherein when positioned in the neutral position (NP) the at least one actuation member (113) is arranged to release the at least one contacting spring element (111) from the preload position (PP) into a contacting position (CP.

The invention relates to a contact bridge arrangement (1) for a switching device (2), such as a relay or a contactor, as well as to such a contact bridge arrangement. The contact bridge arrangement comprises a first contact bridge (4) which is movable along a switching direction (14) between an open position (64) and a closed position (74) and which comprises a section for connecting to a drive system (18) and at least two switching contacts (10) spaced from one another. Furthermore provided is a second contact bridge (6) with at least two auxiliary switching contacts (12) spaced from one another. In addition, two fixed-contact assemblies (28, 30) are provided which are located in the switching direction (14) between the first and the second contact bridge (4, 6), where each of the two fixed-contact assemblies comprises at least one fixed contact (34) for contacting a switching contact (10) and at least one fixed contact (36) for contacting an auxiliary switching contact (12). In the open position (649), the fixed contacts (34, 36), the switching contacts (10) and the auxiliary switching contacts (12) are disengaged from each other and, in the closed position (74), the at least one fixed contact (34) of one of the two fixed-contact assemblies (28, 30) electrically contacts a switching contact (10) and the other at least one fixed contact (36) of this one fixed-contact arrangement (28, 30) electrically contacts an auxiliary switching contact (12). In the closed position (64), this arrangement generates a magnetic force that presses the contacts (10, 34, 36, 12) together and counteracts a repulsion force acting between these contacts in the event of a short circuit.

An electrical connector with a dielectric housing which has a mating surface and an assembly surface. A plurality of terminal receiving passageways extends between the mating surface and the assembly surface. A plurality of terminals are positioned in the plurality of terminal receiving passageways. A plurality of protrusions extends from the mating surface in a direction away from the assembly surface. The protrusions surround openings of the terminal receiving passageways. As the connector mated with a mating connector, the plurality of protrusions are configured to engage and compress a flat elastomer gasket of the mating connector to provide a seal around each of the terminal receiving passageways and the terminals.

An electrical connector which has a single unitary one-piece dielectric housing with a mating surface and an assembly surface. One or more terminal receiving passageways extend between the mating surface and the assembly surface. Contact retention clip receiving recesses are provided in the one or more terminal receiving passageways. The contact retention clip receiving recesses have larger diameters than diameters of remaining portions of the terminal receiving passageways. Contact retention clips are positioned in the contact retention clip receiving recesses. The contact retention clips have unstressed diameters which are larger than the diameters of the contact retention clip receiving passageways. The contact retention clips exert force on walls of the contact retention clip receiving recesses.

The invention relates to a contact arrangement (1) for electrical HV connections, with a contact socket (2) and a contact bolt (6) that can be inserted into the contact socket along an insertion direction (4), with a spring arrangement (10) comprising a spring (12) which, when the contact bolt is inserted into the contact socket, is arranged and compressed between the contact socket and the contact bolt in a radial direction (14), with a support surface arrangement (8) which has at least one support surface (16, 16a, 16b, 26a, 26b, 26c, 26d) inclined relative to the insertion direction, wherein the compressed spring is supported on the support surface arrangement and an axial spring force (36) pointing in the insertion direction is generated on the support surface arrangement by the compressed spring supported thereon. Such a contact arrangement is particularly wear-resistant.

An electrical connector assembly (10) having a housing (12), signal contacts (14) and ground contacts (16). The housing (12) has a mounting side (22) configured to face a circuit board (24). The signal contacts (16) are provided in the housing (12) and have signal contact circuit board mounting sections (34) with signal contact compliant portions (36). The ground contacts (16) are provided in the housing (12) and have ground contact circuit board mounting sections (44) with ground contact compliant portions (46). One or more of the signal contact compliant portions (36) or the ground contact compliant portions (46) have a larger width than the remainder of the signal contact compliant portions (36) and the ground contact compliant portions (46). The one or more of the signal contact compliant portions (36) or the ground contact compliant portions (46) are configured to cooperate with one or more enlarged vias (60, 62) of the circuit board (24) to align the connector assembly (10) with the circuit board (24).

A sensor device (101), for a controlled mechanical device (190), such as a rotary device, is disclosed. A logic module (141) of the device (101) is configured to process sensor input (1601) and pass Manchester encoded data (1701), determined by processing the sensor input (1601), to a communication module (131). The communication module (131), configured for wired communication of binary data, is also configured for: transmitting differential Manchester encoded data (180) onto a wired interface (150), the differential Manchester encoded data (180) being based on the Manchester encoded data (1701) from the logic module (141); and receiving differential signals (180) from the wired interface (150).

A high voltage or power connector (18) having a housing (34, 38) with a mating end (44) and a mounting end (43). The housing (34, 38) has contact receiving slots (40) with walls (45) which extend between the contact receiving slots (40). Power contacts (36) are provided in the contact receiving slots (40). First ribs (42) extend from the walls (45) toward the mating end (44) of the housing (34, 38). Second ribs (54) extend from the mounting end (43) of the housing (34, 38). The first ribs (42), the walls (45) and the second ribs (54) provide a barrier between the power contacts (36) to prevent arcing and provide an increased distance across the surface between adjacent contacts (36). the second ribs (54) are positioned in slots (58) of a mating substrate (22) as the power connector (18) is mounted on the substrate (22), allowing the isolation of the power contacts (36) to be continued into the substrate (22).

The present invention relates to a contact bridge (1) for connecting a first busbar (4') to a second busbar (4"), wherein the contact bridge (1) comprises a first clamp mouth (8') for at least partially receiving the first busbar (4'), a second clamp mouth (8") facing away from the first clamp mouth (8') for at least partially receiving the second busbar (4"), and a spring assembly (50) against which the first clamp mouth (8') and the second clamp mouth (8") are each configured to be openable, wherein the first clamp mouth (8') is connected to the second clamp mouth (8") in an electrically conductive and motion-transmitting manner. This ensures that compensating movements required to overcome positional tolerances between the busbars (4', 4") are distributed evenly between the first and second clamping jaws (8', 8"). Furthermore, the present invention relates to a housing (84) for and a connector (2) with such a contact bridge.

The invention relates to a connector housing (1, 1a, 1b) with a first and a second housing section (2a, 2b), with a receptacle (4) extending from a first access opening (6a) to a second access opening (6b), in which at least one busbar (8, 8a, 8b) and/or contact structure (66) can be accommodated at least in sections, wherein the first access opening (6a) is arranged in the first housing section (2a) and the second access opening (6b) is arranged in the second housing section (2b), wherein the first housing section (2a) is movable relative to the second housing section (2b). Such a connector housing is suitable for tolerance-compensating plug connections.

The present invention relates to a connector pin (10) comprising an electrically conductive elongated flat body (12) and an electrically insulating element (14). At least one protrusion (52) extends from a flat base (50) of a frontal edge (48) of the elongated flat body (12). The protrusion (52) has a through opening (64). The electrically insulating element (14) covers the front edge (48) and the protrusion (52) so as to fill the through opening (64). The main protrusion (62) may have at least one trapezoidal section in a sectional plane parallel to the flat base (50) of the front edge (48).

A flexible conductive coating formulation for use in a heat shrink application having high conductivity (i.e., low volume resistivity) and good adhesion is described. The flexible conductive coating comprises a conductive filler, solvent, binder and optional additives. A method of forming the conductive coating is also described.

A contact system and an electromagnetic contactor are provided, where the contact system comprises a movable contact that moves along a closing direction and a pair of stationary contacts disposed facing each other along a longitudinal direction transverse to the closing direction. Each of the stationary contacts has a C-shaped body with a first leg and a second leg oriented towards a center of the contact system and spaced apart along the closing direction. The movable contact has a first movable contact section disposed between the first and the second legs of the first stationary contact and a second movable contact section disposed between the first and the second legs of the second stationary contact. The first and the second stationary contacts each comprise a terminal section extending from the respective second leg towards a direction that forms a non-zero angle with the longitudinal direction.

The present invention relates to an electrical terminal (1) for contacting a conductive core (12) of an insulated wire (14), the electrical terminal (1) comprising a first and second insulation displacement slot (18', 18") each for at least partly receiving therein the insulated wire (14) thus effecting insulation displacement termination of the received wire (14), wherein the first insulation displacement slot (18') is spaced apart from the second insulation displacement slot (18"); and a first and second support wall (28', 28") each extending from the first insulation displacement slot (18') to the second insulation displacement slot (18"), wherein the second support wall (28") is arranged opposite of the first support wall (28') with respect to the first and second insulation displacement slot (18', 18"); and wherein at least one of the first and second support wall (28', 28") is at least sectionally arched away from the respective other support wall (28", 28'). Advantageously, the at least sectionally arched support wall (28', 28") exhibits an increased stiffness and rigidity. The present invention further relates to a connection assembly (2) comprising such an electrical terminal (1) and an insulated wire (14).

A terminal applicator system, comprising: an applicator (110) including a crimping ram (122) and a pair of opposing crimping dies (141, 142); and a clamping assembly mounted adjacent the opposing crimping dies (141, 142) and including: a first gripper (230) attached to a base (210) and adapted to grip a first wire (12) of a cable (10); and a second gripper (250) movable relative to the first gripper (230) and operable independent of the first gripper (230) to grip a second wire (14) of the cable (10); wherein the clamping assembly is positioned relative to the crimping dies (141, 142) of the applicator (110) to selectively place one of the first or second wires (12, 14) into a crimping position between the opposing crimping dies (141, 142), and bias the other one of the first and second wires (12, 14) into a non-crimping position.

The invention relates to a snap-in bridge connector (100), comprising a housing (101) having a housing base (103), multiple side walls (105) and a housing lid (107) with multiple insertion openings (109), a current rail (111) positioned on an inside of opposing side walls (105) of the housing (101), a contacting spring array (113) with multiple contacting spring elements (115) and a preloading spring array (117) with multiple preloading spring elements (119) positioned inside the housing (101) respectively, wherein the contacting spring array (113) has a ridge shape with a connection ridge (121) connecting the multiple contacting spring elements (115), wherein each preloading spring element (119) of the multiple preloading spring elements (119) is set up to hold a respective contacting spring element (115) of the multiple contacting spring elements (115) in a preloaded position, wherein each preloading spring element (119) is set up to be actuated by a wire (200) inserted into the housing (101) via an insertion opening (109) of the housing lid (107)and to release the respective contacting spring element (115) from the preloaded position, wherein the respective contacting spring element (115) released from the preloaded position is set up to contact the inserted wire (200) to the current rail (111).

An ultra-wideband (UWB) antenna includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface. The UWB antenna includes a radiating patch at the first surface. The UWB antenna includes parasitic elements at the first surface adjacent the radiating patch and an antenna ground at the second surface. The UWB antenna includes shorting pins between the radiating patch and the antenna ground. The UWB antenna has a wide beam angle greater than 120°. The UWB antenna covers the UWB channel 9 and/or channel 10 frequency band(s).

The present invention relates to a retention cap (1) for maintaining structural integrity of a connector (4), the connector (4) comprising a housing (8) and at least one internal component (16) inserted into an opening (24) of the housing (8), wherein the retention cap (1) comprises an anchoring section (32) for securing the retention cap (1) to the housing (8) around the opening (24); an abutment section (58) for retaining the at least one internal component (16) inside the opening (24) of the housing (8); and a through hole (28) for passing at least one cable (12) or wire (14) to the at least one internal component (16) along an insertion direction (30); wherein the anchoring section (32) and the abutment section (58) respectively extend around the through hole (28) in a circumferential direction (34) with respect to the insertion direction (30), and wherein the abutment section (58) has a smaller inner circumference (60) than the anchoring section (32). By providing the abutment section (58) with the smaller inner circumference, the abutment section (58) can at least partly cover the opening (24) of the housing (8) to prevent the at least one internal component (16) from falling out, while the anchoring section (32) with its larger inner circumference (60) can cling onto the housing (8). Further, the present invention relates to a housing assembly (2), a connector (4) and a connection assembly (6).

The invention relates to an electrical terminal (100), in particular an IDC-terminal (100), with a housing (101), a contacting base (103) positioned inside the housing (101) and at least one actuating unit (105), wherein the contacting base (103) comprises a contacting body (107) with at least one blade-structure (109) comprising at least one blade (111) with at least one cutting edge (113), wherein the actuating unit (105) is movable inside the housing (101) along a contacting direction (D) between a neutral position (NP) and a contacting position (CP) defined by a position of the blade-structure (109), wherein the actuating unit (105) comprises a positioning face (115) facing the blade-structure (109), wherein the housing (101) defines an accommodation space (117) between the positioning face (115) of the actuating unit (105) and the blade-structure (109) of the contacting base (103), and wherein by moving the actuating unit (105) from the neutral position (NP) to the contacting position (CP) a distance (A1) between the positioning face (115) and the blade-structure (109) is reducable.

The present invention relates to a system (1000) providing a haptic feedback improving its functionality. The system (1000) comprises a haptic feedback device (100) and communicates with a catheter (110). In operation, the haptic feedback device (100) forms a strap and each of the plurality of actuating regions (104) is arranged along a circumference a of the haptic feedback device (100). Further, in operation spatial information is transmitted from at least one of a plurality of sensing locations (112) to the haptic feedback device (100) and in accordance with the transmitted spatial information at least one of the plurality of actuating regions (104) is actuated to provide the haptic feedback.Further, the present invention relates to a haptic feedback device (100) for providing a haptic feedback. The haptic feedback device (100) comprises a main body (102) and a plurality of actuating regions (104) that each comprise one actuator (106) and at least one ball element (108). The actuator (106) of one actuating region (104) can be actuated independently of the actuators (106) of the other actuating regions (104) to provide the haptic feedback. Further, in operation, the actuator (106) is actuated based on a signal from a catheter (110).

The invention relates to an electromagnetic linear actuator (10) for moving a rod (300) along an axial direction (A) relative to a support structure (600). The electromagnetic actuator comprises an exciting coil (400) wound around a circumferential direction (C) perpendicular to the axial direction (A); a fixed core (500) located at a first axial end of the coil (400) and fixed to the support structure (600); a and rod-moving arrangement comprising a rod-moving core (100) arranged at a second axial end of the coil (400) and for attaching to the rod (300). The rod-moving core (100) is moving between an open position when the coil (400) is not energized and a closed position when the coil (400) is energized. The open position and the closed position are spaced apart in the axial direction (A) by a rod-moving distance (d_rod). The electromagnetic actuator comprises further a shock-absorbing arrangement comprising a shock-absorbing core (200) disposed between the fixed core (500) and the rod-moving core (100). The shock-absorbing core (200) is moving between a stop position, in which the shock-absorbing core (200) is retained by a retaining force for blocking the rod-moving core (100) to move in the closed position when the coil (400) is not energized and a release position in which the shock-absorbing core (200) enables the rod-moving core (100) to move to the closed position when the coil (400) is energized, the stop position and the release position being spaced apart in the axial direction (A) by a shock-absorbing distance (d_shock) The shock-absorbing distance (d_shock) is less than or equal to the rod-moving distance (d_rod).

The invention relates to an electrical terminal (15), preferably an IDC-terminal, an electrical feed-trough terminal (300), a system (10) and a method of assembling the system (10), wherein the electrical terminal (15) comprises a busbar (60), a spring clamp (65) and a blade arrangement (70), wherein the blade arrangement (70) has at least a first blade (75) which adjoins a cutting groove (110) with a groove base (100), wherein the blade arrangement (70) is arranged in an inclined manner with regard to a plug-in axis (25), wherein the spring clamp (65) comprises a conductor feed-through section (140) with a first recess (150) and a pressure bar (165), wherein the pressure bar (165) is arranged between a free end (165) of the conductor feed-through section (140) and the first recess (150), wherein the busbar (60) is connected to the blade arrangement (70) and to the spring clamp (65), wherein the spring clamp (65) may be bent at least between a first spring shape and a second spring shape differing from the first spring shape, wherein in the second spring shape, the spring clamp (65) is tensioned and the pressure bar (165) is arranged at a second minimal distance (a2) to the cutting groove (110), wherein in the first spring shape, the spring clamp (65) is tensioned in a reduced manner compared to the second spring shape and the pressure bar (165) is arranged closer to the cutting groove (110) than in the second spring shape.

The invention relates to an electrical terminal (100), in particular an IDC-terminal (100), with a housing (101), a contacting base (103) positioned inside the housing (101) and at least one contacting unit (105) for contacting a conductor (201), wherein the contacting unit (105) comprises a contacting body (107) with a blade-structure (109) comprising at least one blade (111) with at least one cutting edge (113), wherein the contacting unit (105) is movable inside the housing (101) along a contacting direction (D) between an neutral position (NP) and a contacting position (CP), wherein the housing (101) defines an accommodation space (115) between the blade-structure (109) and the conducting base (103), and wherein by moving the contacting unit (105) from the neutral position (NP) to the contacting position (CP) a distance between the blade-structure (109) and the contacting unit (103) is reducible, and wherein in the contacting position (CP) the blade-structure (109) is arranged to contact the contacting base (103).

The invention relates to a contact arrangement (1) with a proximal fixed contact arrangement (2) having a proximal fixed contact section (2a), with a distal fixed contact arrangement (4) having a distal fixed contact section (4a), with a contact bridge (6a) movable in a switching direction (8) from an open position (10a) to a closed position (10b), which contacts the proximal and distal fixed contact sections in the closed position (10b) and electrically connects them to each other, and which is spaced apart from the proximal and distal fixed contact sections in the open position, and wherein the proximal fixed contact arrangement has a proximal base (14) and the distal fixed contact arrangement has a distal base (16), wherein the proximal fixed contact section projects from the proximal base in the direction of the distal base and the distal fixed contact section projects from the distal base in the direction of the proximal base, and wherein the contact bridge is arranged at least in the closed position at a height (18a) in the switching direction, which lies both between a height (18b) in the switching direction of the proximal base and a height (18c) in the switching direction of the proximal fixed contact section, and between a height (18d) in the switching direction of the distal base and the height (18e) in the switching direction of the distal fixed contact section. Such a contact arrangement or switching device reduces the risk of the contact bridge lifting in the event of a short circuit and thus the formation of arcs.