Patent ID: 11901731
Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A line connector for transmitting electric signals, comprising:
a housing;
a first electric connection configured to transmit a first electric signal;
a second electric connection configured to transmit a second electric signal; and
a diagnostic device configured to monitor the first electric signal and detect a first status of the first electric connection, and further configured to monitor the second electric signal and detect a second status of the second electric connection,
wherein the housing has a housing wall with a first optical indicator and a second optical indicator, wherein the first optical indicator is configured to generate a first optical signal which represents the first status, and wherein the second optical indicator is configured to generate a second optical signal which represents the second status, and
wherein the first optical indicator comprises a scattering element configured to transmit an optical signal of the first optical indicator starting from a surface normal axis of the housing wall with a scattering angle of up to 90°.