Module system for modular plug connectors

US11056821B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• HARTING ELECTRIC GMBH & CO. KG · DE

Inventors

• Albert Ferderer · Espelkamp, DE
• Heiko Meier · Minden, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 3, 2017
• Grant date: Jul 6, 2021
• Expiry date: Mar 13, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H01R13/41
• WIPO field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to the field of modular plug connectors and in particular to a configuration in which different types of contacts are combined in a modular plug connector. To present a solution with which it is possible to combine different types of contacts in a space-saving manner, a module system for a modular plug connector comprising a module block to be received in the modular plug connector is proposed, wherein the module block is designed with a plurality of contact receptacles which are each provided to receive a contact of a first type, and an adaptation component which is designed to be received in one of the contact receptacles of the module block, wherein the adaptation component is provided to receive a contact of a second type, and wherein the contact of the second type has a smaller cross-section than the contact of the first type.