Row of plug connectors

Inventor: Till Schmitz (Detmold, DE)

Assignee: Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KG

H01R13/193 H01R4/483 H01R13/514

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Patent No.: US 12665336
App. No.: 18/355,200
Granted: Jun 23, 2026
Kind: B2

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Abstract

A row of plug connectors for contacting a mating plug connector, each plug connector having a plate-like housing which can be joined on and which is made of an electrically non-conductive material, the housing having at least one insertion opening for a conductor end, the insertion opening being in connection with a housing chamber and the housing chamber having a connection device to which an actuation device is assigned, the respective actuation device being movably guided on or in guide contours, the guide contours being formed to movably guide the respective actuation device on and/or in two adjacent housings of two adjacent plug connectors.

Claims (14)

1 . A row of plug connectors for contacting a mating plug connector, the plug connectors comprising a plate-shaped housing for joining connectors together which is made of an electrically non-conductive material, the housing having at least one insertion opening for a conductor end, the insertion opening being in connection with a housing chamber and the housing chamber having a connection device to which an actuation device is assigned, the actuation device being movably guided by one or more guide contours of its housing and one or more additional guide contours of at least one adjacent housing, the one or more additional guide contours being configured to engage one or more protrusions in a corresponding recess, wherein the guide contours guide the actuation device to actuate the connection device.

2 . The row of plug connectors according to claim 1 , wherein the actuation device actuates a contact limb of a contact spring of the connection device.

3 . The row of plug connectors according to claim 2 , wherein the actuation device includes a pivoted lever having a shaft section at which it is rotatably mounted to actuate the contact spring.

4 . The row of plug connectors according to claim 3 , wherein the shaft section is movably guided in a pivotable or rotatable manner by the guide contours of housings of two adjacent plug connectors, the guide contours of the housings together forming a mounting ring.

5 . The row of plug connectors according to claim 3 , wherein the shaft section includes a pivoted lever arm which radially projects from the shaft section.

6 . The row of plug connectors according to claim 3 , wherein the shaft section includes an actuation protrusion to open the contact spring.

7 . The row of plug connectors according to claim 3 , wherein the contact spring is arranged substantially axially beside the shaft section.

8 . The row of plug connectors according to claim 1 , wherein the actuation device includes a pivoted lever.

9 . The row of plug connectors according to claim 8 , wherein the pivoted lever of the actuation device is angled outward and extends out from the housing.

10 . The row of plug connectors according to claim 1 , wherein the actuation device includes a sliding element.

11 . The row of plug connectors according to claim 10 , wherein the actuation device further includes a pivoted lever.

12 . The row of plug connectors according to claim 1 , wherein the insertion opening is arranged on an upper side of the housing.

13 . The row of plug connectors according to claim 1 , wherein the connection device includes a spring-loaded direct plug contact.

14 . The row of plug connectors according to claim 1 , wherein the connection device includes a tension spring connection.