US3856375A - Multiple plug device - Google Patents

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US3856375A
US3856375A US00271403A US27140372A US3856375A US 3856375 A US3856375 A US 3856375A US 00271403 A US00271403 A US 00271403A US 27140372 A US27140372 A US 27140372A US 3856375 A US3856375 A US 3856375A
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H Muench
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/623—Casing or ring with helicoidal groove
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/64—Means for preventing incorrect coupling

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  • ABSTRACT 1 A multiple plug device has contact elements on each of two plug parts arranged to define the corners of a polygon, particularly a square.
  • One plug part has a protective collar around the contact elements, which are mounted in a disk, which may be selectively positioned, with respect to the' disk to align different contact elements of the two plug parts.
  • This invention relates to a plug device and in particular to a multiple plug device having a first plug part comprising first contact elements (such as sockets) and a second plug part comprising second contact elements (for instance plugs), whereby the contact elements of each plug part are fixed in a pattern allowing at least two different associations of the first and second contact elements with respect to each other, specifically, in the end points of a square.
  • first contact elements such as sockets
  • second plug part for instance plugs
  • Each plug part comprises a protective collar surrounding the first and second contact elements, whereby the protective collars are embodied so that they'can be shifted into each other and can be releasably engaged, as well as guiding means cooperating at the plug parts during a plugging process and allowing only one association of the first and second contact elements.
  • Such plug devices are required, for instance in connection with information transmission techniques, .in
  • a plug part comprise at least one flat or diskshaped member as contact element mounting, and that the guiding means, which is rigidly connected with its 'plug part, consists of a projection directed radially with pared with the other protective collar.
  • the protective distance transmission systems comprising carrier frequency connections which are extended over coaxial lines.
  • the protective collar comprises a locking means engaging into corresponding-opposite outlines of the contact-element mounting, and that the contact-element mounting is composed of an inner disk and outer plate which clamp the edge of the protective collar therebetween. The disk and plate of this contact-element mounting are connected, with the help of screws.
  • the protective collars are designed as hollow cylinders, and the contactelement mounting of the plug part comprises the rotary protected collar is designed as a disk which is rotatably attached in the associated protective collar with the location with the coaxial cable provided for one of the transmission'directions and with the coaxial cable provided for the other transmission direction.
  • a multiple plug device of the initially mentioned kind which is embodied, according to this invention, in such a way that the guiding means of the first plug part comprising the first contact element is rigidly connected with the first plug part,'and the protective collar is emhelp of a ring which can be directed into an inner groove of the protective collar.
  • the protective collar which can be fixed at its plug part, comprises two dia-, metrically arranged pins extending outwardly from its outer circumference, and two guiding grooves are cast v into the rotary protective collar, which cooperate with the pins in the manner of a bayonet-type fitting.
  • FIG. 1 is a pictorial representation of a multiple plug connection provided with the coaxial contact elements whereby the plug parts are illustrated separately;
  • FIG. 2 illustrates that part of the plug of the multipleplug device whereby the protective collar is designed for locking-in discrete positions ofthe plug part;
  • F163 is an end viewof the plug part of FIG. 2.
  • the contact elements of the multiple-plug devices embodied as coaxial sockets 2 and plugs 7, respectively, are fixed in the end points of a square at contact-element mountings 3 or 3, 14, which are respectively associated with a plug part 15 and 16. Therefore, the sockets of the plug parts may, for instance, be connected with the coaxial plugs of the plug part 16, in four different associations,
  • the contact-element mounting 3 which is provided for fixing the sockets, is embodied as a disk rotatably arranged within a cylindrical. protective collar 1. The mounting of this disk is thereby effected in an advantageous manner by a shoulder of the protective collar 1 and a resilient ring 4 which is inserted as a retaining spring into an inner groove of the protective collar.
  • the coaxial plug of the plug part 16 is fixed in a contact-element mounting which is composed of a disk 9 which is inserted into the cylindrical protective collar 6, which is associated with this plug part, whereby the coaxial plugs are attached thereto.
  • the mounting also comprises a plate 14, whereby the disk 9 is connected with the plate 14 by means of screws 8.
  • the protective collar 6 is provided with an edge engaging between the disk 9 and the plate 14. Furthermore, it comprises a stud 13 engaging on the inside into recesses 30 of the plate 9.
  • the recesses 30 at the plate 9 are arranged at the circumference of the plate, opposite each other.
  • the protective collar 6 can thus be connected with the contact-element mounting of the plug part 16 in a first position between the disk 9 and the plate 14, by means of tightening the screws 8, and in a second position, different from the first, by means of a rotation around 180.
  • the protective collar 6 is provided with a slot 11 extending in the plugging direction, and has a smaller diameter as compared with the diameter of the protective collar 1, so that, when the two plug parts are as Sild, a projection 5, which is attached with one of its frontal sides atthe disk 3 within the protective collar 1, can protrude into the slot 11.
  • two pins- 10 are diametrically arranged at the outside of the protective collar 6, and the protective collar 1 is provided with two guidance grooves 12, which are adapted to receive the pins 10in such a way that, when the two plug parts are connected, the pins 10 intrude into the respective guidance grooves and a locking of the two plug parts of the multiple-plug connection in the manner of the bayonet connectioncan be effected by means of twisting the protective collar 1.
  • the length of the projection is dimensioned in such a way that, when the two plug parts are assembled, the projection 5 must first of all be inserted into the slot 1 1, before the coaxial sockets can be brought into contact with the coaxial plugs. Before this contacting, the protective collars l, 6 must have already been plugged into each other. In this manner, a clear and accurate association of the coaxial sockets with respect to the coaxial plugs is guaranteed.
  • the protective collar 1 By means of rotating the protective collar 1,. the ends of the guidance grooves 12, can be applied to receive the pins and the pins can be inserted to the guidance grooves.
  • the pins 10 By means of twisting the protective collar 1, the pins 10 will then reach the section 23 of the respective guidance groove l 2,.extending at an inclination to the plugging direction, and thereby pull the protective collar 6 into the protective collar 1 and thus the coaxial plugs 18, 19, 20 and 21 into the coaxial circuit.
  • the guiding means of the contact device consisting of the protrusion 5 and the slot 11 can be utilized for producing a further electrical connection between the plug part 15 and the plug part 16 if the disk 3 and the protrusion 5 are embodied as metallic parts and a contact spring is attached at the protrusion 5, which resiliently clamps between an edge of the slot 11 and the protrusion 5.
  • a multiple connector comprising a first plug part and asecond plug part each comprising a respective plurality of contact elements which cooperably engage the other plurality of contact elements when said plug parts are mated, each of said pluralities of contact elements fixed in a pattern defining the corners of a polygon which permits at least two different engagment associations of the pluralities of contact elements, first and second protective collars included in the respective plug parts surrounding the contact elements thereof and dimensioned for telescopic movement of said second protective collar into said first protective collar upon mating of the plug parts, first and second cooperable guide means for the respective plug parts for aligning and guiding said parts, said first guide means rigidly connected with said first plug part, second guide means included in said second collar, said first protective collar being rotatably mounted on said first plug part about an axis of said first plug part extending in the direction of plugging, and means for selectively securing said second protective collar to said second plug part at a number of circumferentially distributed positions, the number of positions determined as at least an integer fraction of
  • said first protective collar is a hollow cylinder and includes an inwardly directed end flange and a circumferential groove about the inner surface thereof, a disk mounting the respective contact elements is disposed between said flange and said groove and a retaining ring is disposed in said groove to hold said disk.
  • said second protective collar includes means defining a slot for receiving said projection.
  • said second protective collar includes a second disk mounting the respective contact elements, means defining an inwardly directed edge for-receiving said second disk in abutment therewith said second disk including recesses in and distributed about the outer edge thereof, and means for releasably locking the position of said second protective collar with respect to said second disk including at least one stud extending from said second collar into a recess of said second disk.
  • a connector according to claim 5 comprising screws for releasably securing said second collar and said second disk.

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US6835093B1 (en) 2002-12-13 2004-12-28 Pic Wire & Cable/The Angelus Corporation Multiple jack bulkhead feedthrough adapter
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GB1032946A (en) * 1963-04-01 1966-06-15 Bendix Corp Improvements in or relating to electrical connectors
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GB315457A (en) * 1928-04-13 1929-07-15 Reyrolle A & Co Ltd Improvements in or relating to electric couplings
GB495046A (en) * 1937-05-06 1938-11-07 William Nairn Improvements relating to electric plug and socket connection devices
US2824290A (en) * 1954-09-23 1958-02-18 Pyle National Co Multi-contact duplicate engaging connector
US3271726A (en) * 1961-11-02 1966-09-06 Bendix Corp Electrical connector
GB1032946A (en) * 1963-04-01 1966-06-15 Bendix Corp Improvements in or relating to electrical connectors
US3287031A (en) * 1964-09-21 1966-11-22 William H Simmons Indexed keyed connection
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EP0105810A3 (en) * 1982-09-30 1987-01-14 The Bendix Corporation An electrical connector having an anti-decoupling device
US4938707A (en) * 1989-03-16 1990-07-03 Adams-Russell Electronic Company, Inc. Multimate coaxial adapter
US6835093B1 (en) 2002-12-13 2004-12-28 Pic Wire & Cable/The Angelus Corporation Multiple jack bulkhead feedthrough adapter
US11298176B2 (en) * 2016-02-15 2022-04-12 Olympus Winter & Ibe Gmbh Surgical device multi-socket, electro-surgical high-frequency generator, electro-surgical device plug and electro-surgical system

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