Electrical plug device including optical plug and socket connectors, terminal clamps connecting to electric mains, and an electronic bus coupler
First Claim
1. An electrical plug device comprising a socket (10) for mounting in a wall which houses electric bus lines (19) and main lines (17), said socket (10) having a base (12) fastened to a holder (11), said base (12) including contact elements (13) and terminal clamps (14), said terminal clamps (14) including means for detachably connecting thereto main lines (17), said base (12) having a cover (16) closing a front of the holder (11), a window (22, 22a) in said cover (16) for optically coupling an optical waveguide (23, 23a) of a plug (15) to the socket (10), the socket (10) having at least one photoelectric converter (21, 21a) with which the optical waveguides (23, 23a) of the plug (15) are coupled optically through the window (22, 22a), said at least one photoelectric converter (21, 21a) being electrically connected to an electronic bus coupler (BA) connected to a bus line (19), and said electronic bus coupler (BA) being interfaced between the wall electric bus lines (19) and at least one of the photoelectric converters (21, 21A) and the optical waveguides (23, 23a).
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Abstract
A socket (10) for connecting a plug (15) to installed mains lines (17) has its base (12) provided with a casing (18) in which an electronic bus coupler (BA) is arranged. The bus coupler (BA) is connected to a bus line (19) also installed. Signals generated by the bus coupler (BA) are converted into optical signals by a photoelectric converter (21) and transmitted to the plug (15) The plug (15) comprises the end of an optical wave-guide (23) which extends through the connected cable (24) besides the electric supply lines. Thus it is achieved that the signals are present as optical signals in the cable (24) and cannot be influenced by electric disturbances.
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- 1. An electrical plug device comprising a socket (10) for mounting in a wall which houses electric bus lines (19) and main lines (17), said socket (10) having a base (12) fastened to a holder (11), said base (12) including contact elements (13) and terminal clamps (14), said terminal clamps (14) including means for detachably connecting thereto main lines (17), said base (12) having a cover (16) closing a front of the holder (11), a window (22, 22a) in said cover (16) for optically coupling an optical waveguide (23, 23a) of a plug (15) to the socket (10), the socket (10) having at least one photoelectric converter (21, 21a) with which the optical waveguides (23, 23a) of the plug (15) are coupled optically through the window (22, 22a), said at least one photoelectric converter (21, 21a) being electrically connected to an electronic bus coupler (BA) connected to a bus line (19), and said electronic bus coupler (BA) being interfaced between the wall electric bus lines (19) and at least one of the photoelectric converters (21, 21A) and the optical waveguides (23, 23a).
- 25. An electrical plug device comprising a socket (70) for mounting in a wall which houses electric bus lines (19) and main lines (17), said socket having a base (72) fastened to a support plate (71), said socket (70) carrying contact elements (13) and terminal clamps (14), said terminal clamps (14) including means for detachably connecting said terminal clamps (14) to the main lines (17), said socket having at least one photoelectric converter (74, 75) to which an optical waveguide (88, 89) of a plug (15) may be coupled optically through a window (78, 79) of the support plate (71), said at least one photoelectric converter (74, 75) being electrically connected to an electronic bus coupler (BA), and said electronic bus coupler (BA) being connected to the electric bus lines (19) of the wall.
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