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Granted Patent B2
US 12,614,865 · App. 18/369,618 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

Plug connector and insulating housing for a plug connector

Inventor: Rudolf Mastel (Minden, DE)
Assignee: Wago Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
H01R4/483H01R4/4844
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,614,865
App. No.
18/369,618
Granted
Apr 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A single-pole or multipole plug connector includes an insulating housing and a contact insert having a conductor receptacle. The insulating housing has a conductor insertion guide channel for guiding the electrical conductor to the conductor receptacle and a contact pin insertion guide channel for guiding the contact pin to the contact pin connection. The conductor insertion guide channel and the contact pin insertion guide channel being oriented so as to run at an angle to each other. A cover housing part is arranged on the main housing part such that the conductor insertion guide channel runs in parallel to a mounting direction of the contact insert and the contact pin insertion guide channel perpendicularly thereto. The mounting direction of the contact insert being predefined by a mounting opening of the main housing part which may be closed with the cover housing part.

Claims (17)

1 . A single-pole or multipole plug connector comprising:

a contact insert having a conductor receptacle to connect an electrical conductor and a contact pin connection;

an insulating housing having a conductor insertion guide channel for guiding the electrical conductor to the conductor receptacle and a contact pin insertion guide channel for guiding the contact pin to the contact pin connection, the conductor insertion guide channel and the contact pin insertion guide channel being oriented so as to run at an angle to each other, the insulating housing having a main housing part and a cover housing part, the cover housing part being arranged on the main housing part such that the conductor insertion guide channel runs substantially in parallel to a mounting direction of the contact insert and the contact pin insertion guide channel runs substantially perpendicularly thereto, the mounting direction of the contact insert being predefined by a mounting opening of the main housing part that is adapted to be closed via the cover housing part.

2 . The plug connector according to claim 1 , wherein the conductor insertion guide channel runs toward the cover housing part.

3 . The plug connector according to claim 1 , wherein the contact pin insertion guide channel runs substantially in parallel to a main extension plane of the cover housing part.

4 . The plug connector according to claim 1 , wherein the conductor insertion guide channel and/or the contact pin insertion guide channel is/are arranged completely within the main housing part.

5 . The plug connector according to claim 1 , wherein the main housing part and/or the cover housing part have at least one cover latching element to fasten the cover housing part on the main housing part.

6 . The plug connector according to claim 1 , wherein the main housing part has a seating web for the contact insert.

7 . The plug connector according to claim 5 , wherein at least one cover latching element is arranged on the seating web.

8 . The plug connector according to claim 1 , wherein the main housing part and/or the cover housing part has a partition element.

9 . The plug connector according to claim 6 , wherein a seating web is provided on the main housing part and/or at least one partition element is provided on the main housing part or the cover housing part for each pole of the plug connector.

10 . The plug connector according to claim 1 , wherein the contact pin connection is designed as a contact pin having one or two contact pin arms protruding from a base section or as a contact pin receptacle having two contact pin receiving arms which protrude from the base section.

11 . The plug connector according to claim 1 , wherein the contact pin connection of the contact insert is a contact fork having contact fork arms.

12 . The plug connector according to claim 1 , wherein the contact insert has a clamping spring.

13 . The plug connector according to claim 1 , wherein the contact insert has a contact piece designed as a single piece.

14 . The plug connector according to claim 1 , wherein the insulating housing is assembled in a modular manner.

15 . An insulating housing comprising a main housing part and a cover housing part for the plug connector according to claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 21, 2023
From: MASTEL, RUDOLF
To: WAGO VERWALTUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH
Reel/Frame 065641/0810 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 20 2022 105 275.1 · Sep 19, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240097355A1 · Mar 21, 2024
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