IP Library Granted Patent US 12,240,342
Granted Patent B2
US 12,240,342 · App. 17/628,576 · Granted Mar 4, 2025

Plug connector having insulation monitoring

Inventor: Thomas Fuehrer (Blomberg, DE)
Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT E-MOBILITY GMBH
B60L53/16B60L53/18H01R13/5227H01R13/652H01R2201/26
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,240,342
App. No.
17/628,576
Granted
Mar 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a plug connector part ( 1 ) for electrical connection to a mating plug connector part ( 3 ), comprising a housing ( 10 ), at least two load contacts ( 11 A, 11 B), a protective conductor contact ( 12 ) and a grounding element ( 13 ) which is arranged in the housing ( 10 ) and is electrically connected to the protective conductor contact ( 12 ), wherein the grounding element ( 13 ) extends, in an electrically contactable manner, on a creep path (K) between the two load contacts ( 11 A, 11 B).

Claims (28)

1. A plug connector part for electrical connection to a mating plug connector part, comprising:

a housing;

at least two load contacts;

a protective conductor contact;

a grounding element arranged in the housing and electrically connected to the protective conductor contact; and

an electrically insulating contact carrier, which holds the at least two load contacts on the housing,

wherein the grounding element extends in an electrically contactable manner on a creep path between the at least two load contacts, and

wherein the grounding element comprises a blade, which extends through an opening in the contact carrier.

2. The plug connector part of claim 1 , wherein the grounding element extends in an electrically contactable manner on a shortest creep path between the at least two load contacts.

3. The plug connector part of claim 1 , wherein the grounding element extends between the at least two load contacts.

4. The plug connector part of claim 1 , wherein the contact carrier has an insulation contour for each of the at least two load contacts, and

wherein the blade of the grounding element extends at least in sections between the insulation contours.

5. The plug connector part of claim 4 , further comprising:

a plug body, which has, for each of the at least two load contacts, an insulation contour, which is in engagement with the insulation contour of the contact carrier for a respective load contact of the at least two load contacts.

6. The plug connector part of claim 1 , wherein the contact carrier has, for each load contact of the at least two load contacts, a shielding section for electrical insulation from a respective other load contact of the at least two load contacts.

7. The plug connector part of claim 6 , wherein the grounding element extends between the shielding sections and at least partially around the shielding sections.

8. The plug connector part of claim 1 , wherein at least part of the grounding element extends at a point farther below the at least two load contacts when the plug connector part is connected to the mating plug connector part.

9. The plug connector part of claim 1 , wherein the grounding element comprises a metallic body.

10. The plug connector part of claim 9 , wherein the metallic body is electrically connected via a cable to the protective conductor contact.

11. The plug connector part of claim 1 , wherein the plug connector part is configured to conduct an electrical power of 10 kW or more.

12. The plug connector part of claim 1 , wherein the plug connector part comprises a vehicle charging plug for DC high-current charging.

13. A charging arrangement for charging and/or discharging an electric vehicle, comprising:

the plug connector part of claim 1 ; and

an insulation monitoring device which is electrically connected or connectable to the protective conductor contact of the plug connector part and configured to detect an electrical voltage applied to the protective conductor contact with respect to a ground potential.

14. An electric vehicle, comprising:

the plug connector part of claim 1 .

15. An electric vehicle, comprising:

the charging arrangement of claim 13 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 21, 2022
From: FUEHRER, THOMAS
To: PHOENIX CONTACT E-MOBILITY GMBH
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Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2019 120 470.4 · Jul 30, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220250491A1 · Aug 11, 2022
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