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EP1959523A1
EP1959523A1 EP20080002414 EP08002414A EP1959523A1 EP 1959523 A1 EP1959523 A1 EP 1959523A1 EP 20080002414 EP20080002414 EP 20080002414 EP 08002414 A EP08002414 A EP 08002414A EP 1959523 A1 EP1959523 A1 EP 1959523A1
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Jena-Merri De Vanssay
Alexandre Mermaz
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    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
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  • the invention relates to a coding device in a connector housing with electrical contacts for a distinctive connection of a two-part connector.
  • Such an encoder is needed to prevent mismating within a system of like connectors.
  • an encoder for two mutually complementary plugs is known, one of which is provided with at least one first coding element and the other with at least one second coding element complementary thereto, wherein at least one of the plug housing with an attachable cap on which at least one of the coding elements is arranged , includes
  • the invention is based, to ensure a simple, unmistakable and codable plug for a connector of plug-in hybrid connector having power contacts as well as signal contacts the task.
  • the advantages achieved by the invention are in particular that with a relatively simple configuration by means of straight, vertical, horizontal, oblique and curved lines in principle allow any amount of coding structures for mutually pluggable coding elements inserted in the plug body, two connectors to be joined together.
  • the electrical contacts receiving the plug body is provided on the mating side with a slot opening into which the advantageous area-shaped coding elements are inserted and latched.
  • the outer edges of the coding abut each other during the mating process accurately.
  • Above and below the slot opening are arranged electrical contacts, separated according to signal contacts and current / voltage contacts. The increased distance with the additional air gap contributes to a favorable signal separation.
  • the only slightly larger than the disc-shaped coding formed slot openings are provided with through channels, are guided by the molded on the coding locking hooks which can be latched to locking edges on the cable connection side of the respective plug body.
  • latched coding elements can also be removed or replaced again from the slot openings.
  • the plug contacts and the coding structures of the coding elements which protrude from the plug body, by a suitably trained, the plug body surrounding metallic shielding protected.
  • a V-shaped polarization is formed in the shielding sleeve, which initially ensures a correct insertion position of the two connectors during insertion, while the complementary coding ensure that exactly these two connectors are correctly plugged together in a plurality of possible connectors.
  • the Fig. 1 shows a trained according to the so-called push-pull principle connector 1 in a side view.
  • a part of the electrical contacts 28, 29 surrounding the shielding sleeve 16 is shown broken, so that even the tip of a coding element 20 according to the invention is visible.
  • the signal contact 29 is not visible.
  • the shielding sleeve 16 is arranged on a plug body 10 which receives the electrical contacts.
  • Fig. 2 is shown in an isometric view of the plug connector 1 matching mating connector 5, the plug body 10 is disposed in a flange 6.
  • three juxtaposed electrical contacts 28 are provided for a current / voltage transmission, as well as four other signal contacts 29, which are separated in pairs by an enlarged central distance recognizable.
  • the contacts are disposed within the openings 28 'and 29' in the plug body 10, 10 '.
  • a slot opening 12 is provided on the mating side, which is provided for receiving a planar coding element 20.
  • the rectangular, insulating plug body 10 is surrounded by a shielding sleeve 16, whose interface extends in a V-shaped, central groove 18 between the paired signal contacts 29.
  • the groove is initially provided for polarization for a correct connection of the two connectors 1, 5.
  • the electrical contacts are connected to a printed circuit board 8.
  • the coding element 20 may have different geometric shapes on its mating side. Possible are simple horizontally and vertically arranged outer edges, as well as oblique and curve-like shapes. It is only important that the outer edges provided for encoding during mating process accurately fit together to prevent mis-insertion of two connectors 1 and 5.
  • the location and attachment of the coding element 20 is shown using the example of the connector 5 without the surrounding flange 6.
  • the coding element 20 is in each case inserted into the plug-side slot opening 12 and latched in the plug body 10 by means of latching hooks 24, the coding structures 22 protruding partially from the plug body.
  • the plug body 10 is in addition to the slot opening 12 for the coding element 20, in each case a passage 13, provided for the two latching hooks 24.
  • the ends of the through-channels 13 each have a latching edge 15, on which the latching hooks 24 of the coding element 20 latch.
  • the locking edges 15 are formed in a recessed recess 14 of the rear plug body such, so that the latching hooks survive only minimally over the housing end.
  • the connector 2 which is normally formed with the flange housing 6, is provided at the rear with the printed circuit board 8, on which the current / voltage contacts 28, the signal contacts 29 and the connection pins 17 of the shielding sleeve 16 are soldered.
  • additional mounting pins 19 are provided, which are inserted into corresponding holes and hold the plug body to the soldering to the circuit board.
  • the Fig. 4 shows a plug connection between the push-pull connector 1 and the mating connector 5 in the flange 6, in which case only the coding of the two coding elements 20 and 20 'in the connector 2 and in the connector 1 are shown authoritative. It can also be seen that the coding structures 22, 22 'protrude approximately centrally from each of the plug bodies 10, 10' and protrude into the respectively oppositely arranged part.
  • FIG. 5 are some surface-shaped embodiments for paired together coding elements 20, 20 'with the molded locking hooks 24, 24' are shown, which can have in principle by means of straight, vertical, horizontal, oblique and curved lines an arbitrary amount of matching coding structures 22, 22 '.

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The device has a slotting opening that is provided in each of connector bodies (10, 10`), where coding units (20, 20`) are inserted into the slotting opening and are formed in a planer-shape. Openings for electrical contacts are arranged on both sides of the slotting opening. The coding units have locking hooks which are held in the slotting opening, and coding structures (22, 22`) which ensure distinctive meshing of the connector bodies.

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Beschreibungdescription

Die Erfindung betrifft eine Kodiereinrichtung in einem Steckergehäuse mit elektrischen Kontakten für eine unverwechselbare Steckung einer zweiteiligen Steckverbindung.The invention relates to a coding device in a connector housing with electrical contacts for a distinctive connection of a two-part connector.

Eine derartige Kodiereinrichtung wird benötigt, um eine Fehlsteckung innerhalb eines Systems von gleichartigen Steckverbindern zu verhindern.Such an encoder is needed to prevent mismating within a system of like connectors.

Stand der TechnikState of the art

Aus der DE 298 23 719 U1 ist eine Kodiereinrichtung für zwei zueinander komplementäre Stecker bekannt, deren einer mit wenigstens einem ersten Kodierelement und deren anderer mit wenigstens einem dazu komplementären zweiten Kodierelement versehen ist, wobei wenigstens einer der Stecker ein Gehäuse mit einem aufsteckbaren Überwurf, an dem wenigstens eines der Kodierelemente angeordnet ist, umfasstFrom the DE 298 23 719 U1 an encoder for two mutually complementary plugs is known, one of which is provided with at least one first coding element and the other with at least one second coding element complementary thereto, wherein at least one of the plug housing with an attachable cap on which at least one of the coding elements is arranged , includes

Nachteilig wirkt sich bei den bekannten Kodiereinrichtungen aus, dass diese erst nachträglich für den Steckverbindertyp konzipiert sind, und somit meist Hilfslösungen darstellen.The disadvantage of the known coding devices that they are only subsequently designed for the connector type, and thus usually represent auxiliary solutions.

Aufgabenstellungtask

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, für eine Steckverbindung von zu steckende Hybridsteckverbinder, die Leistungskontakte wie auch Signalkontakte aufweist, eine einfache, unverwechselbare und kodierbare Steckung sicherzustellen.The invention is based, to ensure a simple, unmistakable and codable plug for a connector of plug-in hybrid connector having power contacts as well as signal contacts the task.

Diese Aufgabe wird dadurch gelöst, dass in jedem der Steckerkörper steckseitig eine Schlitzöffnung vorgesehen ist, in die ein flächenförmig ausgebildetes Kodierelement eingefügt ist, und dass beidseitig der Schlitzöffnung weitere Öffnungen für elektrische Kontakte angeordnet sind.This object is achieved in that in each of the plug body plug side, a slot opening is provided, in which a surface-shaped coding element is inserted, and that on both sides of the slot opening further openings for electrical contacts are arranged.

Vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungen der Erfindung sind in den Ansprüchen 2 - 6 angegeben.Advantageous embodiments of the invention are specified in claims 2-6.

Die mit der Erfindung erzielten Vorteile bestehen insbesondere darin, dass mit einer relativ einfachen Ausgestaltung mittels geraden, senkrechten, waagrechten, schrägen und gebogenen Linienführungen prinzipiell eine beliebige Menge an Kodierstrukturen für gegenseitig steckbare Kodierelemente, eingefügt in den Steckerkörper, zweier miteinander zu verbindender Steckverbinder zulassen.
Dazu ist der die elektrischen Kontakte aufnehmende Steckerkörper auf der Steckseite mit einer Schlitzöffnung versehen, in die die vorteilhaft flächenförmig ausgebildeten Kodierelemente eingefügt und verrastet sind. Vorzugsweise stoßen dabei die Außenkanten der Kodierelemente beim Steckvorgang passgenau aneinander.
Ober- und unterhalb der Schlitzöffnung sind elektrische Kontakte, getrennt nach Signalkontakten und Strom/Spannungskontakten angeordnet.
Dabei trägt der vergrößerte Abstand mit dem zusätzlichen Luftspalt zu einer günstigen Signaltrennung bei.
Die nur unwesentlich größer als die scheibenförmigen Kodierelemente geformten Schlitzöffnungen sind mit Durchgriffskanälen versehen, durch die an den Kodierelementen angeformte Rasthaken geführt sind, die an Rastkanten an der Kabelanschlussseite des jeweiligen Steckerkörpers verrastbar sind.
Dabei können verrastete Kodierelemente auch wieder aus den Schlitzöffnungen entfernt oder ausgetauscht werden.
Zu ihrem Schutz sind die Steckkontakte und die Kodierstrukturen der Kodierelemente, die aus dem Steckerkörper hervorragen, durch eine entsprechend ausgebildete, den Steckerkörper umgebende metallische Abschirmhülse geschützt.
Dabei ist in der Abschirmhülse eine V-förmige Polarisierung eingeformt, die zunächst eine korrekte Steckposition der beiden Steckverbinder beim Steckvorgang sicherstellt, während die sich ergänzenden Kodierelemente gewährleisten, dass genau diese beiden Steckverbinder bei einer Mehrzahl von möglichen Steckverbindungen korrekt zusammensteckbar sind.The advantages achieved by the invention are in particular that with a relatively simple configuration by means of straight, vertical, horizontal, oblique and curved lines in principle allow any amount of coding structures for mutually pluggable coding elements inserted in the plug body, two connectors to be joined together.
For this purpose, the electrical contacts receiving the plug body is provided on the mating side with a slot opening into which the advantageous area-shaped coding elements are inserted and latched. Preferably, the outer edges of the coding abut each other during the mating process accurately.
Above and below the slot opening are arranged electrical contacts, separated according to signal contacts and current / voltage contacts.
The increased distance with the additional air gap contributes to a favorable signal separation.
The only slightly larger than the disc-shaped coding formed slot openings are provided with through channels, are guided by the molded on the coding locking hooks which can be latched to locking edges on the cable connection side of the respective plug body.
In this case, latched coding elements can also be removed or replaced again from the slot openings.
For their protection, the plug contacts and the coding structures of the coding elements, which protrude from the plug body, by a suitably trained, the plug body surrounding metallic shielding protected.
In this case, a V-shaped polarization is formed in the shielding sleeve, which initially ensures a correct insertion position of the two connectors during insertion, while the complementary coding ensure that exactly these two connectors are correctly plugged together in a plurality of possible connectors.

Ausführungsbeispielembodiment

Ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung ist in der Zeichnung dargestellt und wird im folgenden näher erläutert. Es zeigen:

Fig. 1
einen Steckverbinder in einer Seitenansicht,
Fig. 2
einen als Flanschgehäuse ausgebildeten Steckverbinder,
Fig. 3
einen Schnitt durch den Steckverbinder im Flanschgehäuse,
Fig. 4
einen Schnitt durch eine gesteckte Verbindung der beiden Steckverbinder aus Fig. 1 und Fig. 2, und
Fig. 5
mehrere Varianten von Kodierelementen.
An embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the drawing and will be explained in more detail below. Show it:
Fig. 1
a connector in a side view,
Fig. 2
a connector designed as a flange housing,
Fig. 3
a section through the connector in the flange housing,
Fig. 4
a section through a plugged connection of the two connectors Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 , and
Fig. 5
several variants of coding elements.

Die Fig. 1 zeigt einen nach dem so genannten Push-Pull-Prinzip ausgebildeten Steckverbinder 1 in einer Seitenansicht.
Dabei ist ein Teil eines die elektrischen Kontakte 28, 29 umgebende Abschirmhülse 16 gebrochen dargestellt ist, so dass noch die Spitze eines erfindungsgemäßen Kodierelementes 20 sichtbar ist. Dabei ist der Signalkontakt 29 nicht sichtbar.
Innerhalb einer verschiebbaren Außenhülse 2 ist die Abschirmhülse 16 auf einem Steckerkörper 10 angeordnet, der die elektrischen Kontakte aufnimmt.The Fig. 1 shows a trained according to the so-called push-pull principle connector 1 in a side view.
In this case, a part of the electrical contacts 28, 29 surrounding the shielding sleeve 16 is shown broken, so that even the tip of a coding element 20 according to the invention is visible. In this case, the signal contact 29 is not visible.
Within a displaceable outer sleeve 2, the shielding sleeve 16 is arranged on a plug body 10 which receives the electrical contacts.

In der Fig. 2 ist in einer isometrischen Darstellung ein zum Steckverbinder 1 passender Gegenstecker 5 dargestellt, dessen Steckerkörper 10 in einem Flanschgehäuse 6 angeordnet ist.
In dem Steckerkörper 10 sind drei nebeneinander angeordnete elektrische Kontakte 28 für eine Strom/Spannungsübertragung vorgesehen, sowie vier weitere Signalkontakte 29, die paarweise getrennt durch einen vergrößerten mittigen Abstand erkennbar sind. Die Kontakte sind innerhalb der Öffnungen 28' und 29' im Steckerkörper 10, 10' angeordnet.
Zwischen den unterschiedlichen ausgeführten elektrischen Kontakten ist auf der Steckseite eine Schlitzöffnung 12 vorgesehen, die zur Aufnahme eines flächenartigen Kodierelementes 20 vorgesehen ist.
Der rechteckige, isolierende Steckerkörper 10 ist von einer Abschirmhülse 16 umgeben, deren Nahtstelle in einer V-förmigen, mittigen Nut 18 zwischen den paarweise angeordneten Signalkontakten 29 verläuft.
Dabei ist die Nut zunächst zur Polarisierung für eine korrekte Steckung der beiden Steckverbinder 1, 5 vorgesehen.
Rückseitig sind die elektrischen Kontakte mit einer Leiterplatte 8 verbunden. Das Kodierelement 20 kann auf seiner Steckseite unterschiedliche geometrische Formen aufweisen. Möglich sind einfache waagerecht und senkrecht angeordnete Außenkanten, wie auch schräge und kurvenähnliche Formen.
Wichtig ist nur, dass die zur Kodierung vorgesehenen Außenkanten beim Steckvorgang passgenau aneinander stoßen, um eine Fehlsteckung von zwei Steckverbindern 1 und 5 zu unterbinden.In the Fig. 2 is shown in an isometric view of the plug connector 1 matching mating connector 5, the plug body 10 is disposed in a flange 6.
In the plug body 10 three juxtaposed electrical contacts 28 are provided for a current / voltage transmission, as well as four other signal contacts 29, which are separated in pairs by an enlarged central distance recognizable. The contacts are disposed within the openings 28 'and 29' in the plug body 10, 10 '.
Between the different executed electrical contacts, a slot opening 12 is provided on the mating side, which is provided for receiving a planar coding element 20.
The rectangular, insulating plug body 10 is surrounded by a shielding sleeve 16, whose interface extends in a V-shaped, central groove 18 between the paired signal contacts 29.
The groove is initially provided for polarization for a correct connection of the two connectors 1, 5.
On the back side, the electrical contacts are connected to a printed circuit board 8. The coding element 20 may have different geometric shapes on its mating side. Possible are simple horizontally and vertically arranged outer edges, as well as oblique and curve-like shapes.
It is only important that the outer edges provided for encoding during mating process accurately fit together to prevent mis-insertion of two connectors 1 and 5.

Aus der Schnittdarstellung des Steckerkörpers 10 in der Fig. 3, durch die Ebene des Kodierelementes, ist die Lage und Befestigung des Kodierelementes 20 am Beispiel des Steckverbinders 5 ohne das umgebende Flanschgehäuse 6 gezeigt.
Das Kodierelement 20 wird jeweils in die steckseitige Schlitzöffnung 12 eingesetzt und verrastet im Steckerkörper 10 mittels Rasthaken 24, wobei die Kodierstrukturen 22 teilweise aus dem Steckerkörper hervorragen.From the sectional view of the plug body 10 in the Fig. 3 , Through the plane of the Kodierelementes, the location and attachment of the coding element 20 is shown using the example of the connector 5 without the surrounding flange 6.
The coding element 20 is in each case inserted into the plug-side slot opening 12 and latched in the plug body 10 by means of latching hooks 24, the coding structures 22 protruding partially from the plug body.

Im Steckerkörper 10 ist dazu neben der Schlitzöffnung 12 für das Kodierelement 20, jeweils ein Durchgangskanal 13, für die beiden Rasthaken 24 vorgesehen.
Anschlussseitig, zu der Leiterplatte 8 bzw. generell auch bei einem anzuschließenden elektrischen Kabel beim Steckverbinder 1, weisen die Enden der Durchgangskanäle 13 jeweils eine Rastkante 15 auf, an der die Rasthaken 24 des Kodierelementes 20 verrasten.
Dabei sind die Rastkanten 15 in einer vertieften Ausnehmung 14 des rückseitigen Steckerkörpers derartig eingeformt, so dass die Rasthaken nur minimal über das Gehäuseende überstehen.In the plug body 10 is in addition to the slot opening 12 for the coding element 20, in each case a passage 13, provided for the two latching hooks 24.
On the connection side, to the printed circuit board 8 or generally also in the case of an electrical cable to be connected to the connector 1, the ends of the through-channels 13 each have a latching edge 15, on which the latching hooks 24 of the coding element 20 latch.
In this case, the locking edges 15 are formed in a recessed recess 14 of the rear plug body such, so that the latching hooks survive only minimally over the housing end.

So lange der Steckverbinder noch nicht auf der Leiterplatte 8 verlötet ist, kann das Kodierelement 20 ausgewechselt werden, indem die Rasthaken 24 zusammengedrückt werden, und das Kodierelement aus den Durchgangskanälen 13 und der Schlitzöffnung 12 herausgezogen wird.
Der regulär mit dem Flanschgehäuse 6 ausgebildete Steckverbinder 2 ist rückseitig mit der Leiterplatte 8 versehen, auf der die Strom/Spannungskontakte 28, die Signalkontakte 29 und die Anschlussstifte 17 der Abschirmhülse 16 verlötet werden.
Wobei zur Montage auf der Leiterplatte 8 an dem Steckerkörper 10 zusätzlich Montagestifte 19 vorgesehen sind, die in entsprechende Bohrungen eingesetzt werden und den Steckerkörper bis zur Verlötung mit der Leiterplatte zusammenhalten.As long as the connector is not yet soldered to the circuit board 8, the coding element 20 can be replaced by the latching hooks 24 are compressed, and the coding element from the passageways 13 and the slot opening 12 is pulled out.
The connector 2, which is normally formed with the flange housing 6, is provided at the rear with the printed circuit board 8, on which the current / voltage contacts 28, the signal contacts 29 and the connection pins 17 of the shielding sleeve 16 are soldered.
For mounting on the circuit board 8 on the plug body 10 additional mounting pins 19 are provided, which are inserted into corresponding holes and hold the plug body to the soldering to the circuit board.

Die Fig. 4 zeigt eine Steckverbindung zwischen dem Push-Pull-Steckverbinder 1 und dem Gegenstecker 5 in dem Flanschgehäuse 6, wobei hier nur die Kodierung der beiden Kodierelemente 20 und 20' im Steckverbinder 2 und im Steckverbinder 1 maßgebend dargestellt sind. Dabei ist auch erkennbar, dass die Kodierstrukturen 22, 22' etwa mittig aus jedem der Steckerkörper 10, 10' hervorragen und in den jeweils gegenüberliegend angeordneten Teil hineinragen.The Fig. 4 shows a plug connection between the push-pull connector 1 and the mating connector 5 in the flange 6, in which case only the coding of the two coding elements 20 and 20 'in the connector 2 and in the connector 1 are shown authoritative. It can also be seen that the coding structures 22, 22 'protrude approximately centrally from each of the plug bodies 10, 10' and protrude into the respectively oppositely arranged part.

In der Fig. 5 sind einige flächenförmige Ausführungsbeispiele für paarweise zusammenfügbare Kodierelemente 20, 20' mit den angeformten Rasthaken 24, 24' dargestellt, die mittels gerader, senkrechter, waagrechter, schräger und gebogener Linienführungen prinzipiell eine beliebige Menge an passenden Kodierstrukturen 22, 22' aufweisen können.In the Fig. 5 are some surface-shaped embodiments for paired together coding elements 20, 20 'with the molded locking hooks 24, 24' are shown, which can have in principle by means of straight, vertical, horizontal, oblique and curved lines an arbitrary amount of matching coding structures 22, 22 '.

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Kodiereinrichtung in einem Steckerkörper (10, 10') mit elektrischen Kontakten für eine unverwechselbare Steckung von zwei Steckverbindern (1, 5), dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass in jedem der Steckerkörper (10, 10') steckseitig eine Schlitzöffnung (12) vorgesehen ist, in die ein flächenförmig ausgebildetes Kodierelement (20, 20') eingefügt ist, und dass beidseitig der Schlitzöffnung (12) weitere Öffnungen (28', 29') für elektrische Kontakte (28, 29) angeordnet sind.Coding device in a plug body (10, 10 ') with electrical contacts for an unmistakable connection of two plug connectors (1, 5), characterized
that in each of the plug body (10, 10 ') has a slot opening (12) mating side, into which a sheet-like formed coding element (20, 20' is inserted), and that on both sides of the slot opening (12) further openings (28 ', 29 ') are arranged for electrical contacts (28, 29). Kodiereinrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass das Kodierelement (20, 20') Rasthaken (24, 24') aufweist, mittels derer es in der Schlitzöffnung (12) im Steckerkörper (10, 10') gehalten ist.Coding device according to claim 1, characterized
in that the coding element (20, 20 ') has latching hooks (24, 24') by means of which it is held in the slot opening (12) in the plug body (10, 10 '). Kodiereinrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass jeweils zwei Kodierelemente (20, 20') steckseitig zueinander passende Kodierstrukturen (22, 22') aufweisen, die ein unverwechselbares Ineinandergreifen der Steckerkörper (10, 10') sicherstellen.Coding device according to claim 1, characterized
in that in each case two coding elements (20, 20 ') have mutually matching coding structures (22, 22') which ensure unmistakable engagement of the plug bodies (10, 10 '). Kodiereinrichtung nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass die Kodierstrukturen (22, 22') bezogen auf die Steckrichtung senkrechte, waagrechte, schräge sowie kurvenförmige Anteile in unterschiedlichen Variationen aufweisen.Coding device according to claim 3, characterized in that
that the coding structures perpendicular (22, 22 ') relative to the plug-in direction, horizontal, have oblique and curved portions in different variations. Kodiereinrichtung nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass die Kodierstrukturen (22, 22') der Kodierelemente (20, 20') aus der Schlitzöffnung (12) der Steckseite des Steckerkörpers (10, 10') hervorragen.Coding device according to claim 4, characterized in that
in that the coding structures (22, 22 ') of the coding elements (20, 20') project out of the slot opening (12) of the plug-in side of the plug body (10, 10 '). Kodiervorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass die elektrischen Kontakte als Signalkontakte (29) und als Strom-/Spannungskontakte (28) ausgebildet sind.Coding device according to claim 1, characterized
in that the electrical contacts are designed as signal contacts (29) and as current / voltage contacts (28).
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