An input/output device ( 10 ) includes housings ( 12, 120 ) defining a circuit board receiving cavity ( 25 ). An input/output module 160 is removably connected to the housings ( 12, 120 ). Circuit board ( 102 ) is engaged within the circuit board receiving cavity ( 25 ) and has power and data terminals ( 40, 60 ) electrically engaged therewith. Each of the power and data terminals ( 40, 60 ) have portions extending from the circuit board ( 102 ) and are adapted for being electrically engaged with complementary portions of terminals of adjacent devices in a stacked arrangement.

Input/output device having removable module

A cable connector with improved performance and ease of use. The connector has staggered ports to reduce crosstalk and to prevent incorrect insertion of a plug into a receptacle. The plug may be constructed with subassemblies, each of which has a lossy central portion. Conductive members embedded within an insulative housing of the subassemblies may be used to electrically connect ground conductors within the subassemblies. Further, the connector may have a quick connect locking screw that can be engaged by pressing on the screw, but requires rotation of the screw to remove. Additionally, a ferrule may be used in making a mechanical connection between a cable bundle and a plug and making an electrical connection between a braid of the cable bundle and a conductive shell of the plug. The ferrule may be in multiple pieces for easy attachment while precluding deformation of the cable, which disrupts electrical performance.

High performance cable connector

An electrical plug connector having a lower part and a cover which form a housing. At least one terminal point having a receiving pocket is formed within the lower part and the cover. A sub-assembly including a spring tension clamp having an arcuate tension spring, for making contact with electrical conductors, and a conductor rail having a contact region for receiving a mating contact is positioned in the receiving pocket. The cover has an actuator passageway and an angled guide projection extending into the actuator passageway for guiding an actuating tool to actuate the clamp. The angled guide projection is constructed as a web, the arcuate tension spring of the clamp has an aperture, and the angled guide projection reaches through the aperture as the cover is engaged with the lower part placed over the contact sub-assembly.

Electrical plug connector with spring tension clamp

A contact insert for a connecting terminal of a multiplicity of mutually isolated connection elements, designed in particular for printed circuit boards, with a spring force element being mounted symmetrically, with the spring force element designed with a simple section geometry and its simple mounting together with the advantageous connection to the contact insert, results in a closed terminal cage which makes it possible to reduce the physical height of the dielectric housing to a major The connecting terminal is used as a linking element in printed circuit board connection technology for providing a reliable supply to industrial electronics and economic individual wiring on printed circuits.

Connecting terminal for printed circuit boards

Electronic devices are provided with a protective housing having one or more housing components. A housing component can be formed from a single sheet of material to appear as if the housing component had been formed from a hollowed out solid block of material. The sheet of material may be deep drawn, forged, and machined to form the housing component. One or more holes may be formed through a portion of the housing component to provide an I/O interface.

Housing components for electronic devices and methods for constructing the same

An electrical supply or connecting terminal with a clamping spring and a metal part located in an insulating housing having a conductor inlet opening for an electrical conductor. The clamping spring has a clamping leg and a contact leg, and the clamping leg and the metal part form a spring force clamp connection for the electrical conductor. The contact leg of the clamping spring is arranged essentially perpendicular to the insertion direction of the electrical conductor and a recess is formed in the contact leg for insertion of the electrical conductor. The clamping leg and the contact leg of the clamping spring are bent toward one another with the end of the clamping leg extending through the recess. The metal part has at least one mounting section inserted through the recess of the clamping spring in a direction opposite the insertion direction of the electrical conductor.

Spring clamp electrical terminal

Described is a modular terminal, in particular to be locked onto a support rail (2), comprising a terminal housing (3), a busbar (4), and two terminal elements (5, 6) for connecting two conductors to the busbar (4). Two functional slots (8, 9, 10) are formed at both connecting ends in the terminal housing (3). Corresponding to the first functional slot (8), a first connection possibility for a first test socket (11) or a test plug, and, corresponding to the second functional slot (9), a second connection possibility for a fixed link (12) or a jumper (13) are formed in the busbar (4). In order to be able to mount the testing and switching equipment in a particularly simple and flexible manner in the modular terminal, an additional third functional slot (10) is formed at both connecting ends in the terminal housing (3), a third connection possibility corresponding to the third functional slot (10) is formed at both connecting ends in the busbar (4), and the connection possibilities in the busbar (4) are designed as openings (14, 15, 16) into which test sockets (11), test plugs, fixed links (12), or jumpers (13) can be alternatively plugged.

Modular terminal and modular terminal block

An electrical or electronic device ( 1 ) for placement on a support rail ( 2 ), with a housing ( 3 ), with at least one circuit board ( 4 ) located in the housing ( 3 ), and with contacts ( 6 a , 6 b ) which point in the lengthwise direction (R) of the support rail for a data and/or power bus connection to adjacent electronic devices which have the corresponding contacts and which are placed on the support rail ( 2 ). In order to be able to easily replace the circuit board ( 4 ) without interrupting the data and/or power bus connection, the housing ( 3 ) is made in at least two parts and there is a top part ( 7 ) which holds the circuit board ( 4 ) and there is a base part ( 8 ) which has contacts ( 6 a , 6 b ).

Data or power bus connectable support rail mountable electrical or electronic device with a separately removable circuit board housing

An electrical terminal block, especially for locking onto a mounting rail, has a plurality of adjacent base terminals and connectors. Each base terminal has a terminal housing, with at least one conductor terminal element and at least one receptacle electrically connected to the conductor terminal element or at least two interconnected receptacles. The individual connectors have a connector housing, with at least one conductor terminal element and a plug-in contact electrically connected to the conductor terminal element. The individual connectors can be plugged onto the individual terminal housings. Reliable mechanical fixing of the connectors on the base terminals is ensured since each outer side of the base terminals has a fixing device on the terminal housing. Sides of adjacent connectors have a fixing cover with a fixing mechanism corresponding to the fixing device, so that the connectors can be mechanically connected to the fixing base terminals via the fixing covers.

Electrical terminal block

The invention concerns an electrical or electronic apparatus (1) to be placed on a carrier rail (2), with a housing (3), at least one printed circuit board (4) disposed in the latter, and contacts (6a, 6b) pointing in the carrier rail longitudinal direction (R) for a data- and/or energy-bus connection to adjacent electrical or electronic apparatus which are placed on the carrier rail (2) and comprise corresponding contacts. According to the invention, in order to be able to replace the printed circuit board (4) in a simple manner, without interrupting the data- and/or energy-bus connection, the housing (3) is designed in at least two parts, an upper part (7) receiving the printed circuit board (4) and a base part (8) comprising the contacts (6a, 6b) being provided.

Heinz Reibke

Papers

Spring clamp electrical terminal

Modular terminal and modular terminal block

Data or power bus connectable support rail mountable electrical or electronic device with a separately removable circuit board housing

Electrical terminal block

Electrical or electronic apparatus