Patent ID: 8206185

Claim:
A plug for a tool changing system for electrically connecting a tool to a robot hand, comprising a plug housing adapted to be fastened on a robot arm or on a tool, wherein said plug housing comprises at least one contact chamber and at least one accommodating chamber, which is arranged substantially above the contact chamber; a connection module having electrically conductive elements adapted to be connected to at least one first peripheral device, wherein said connection module can be arranged in the at least one contact chamber, and a wear module having electrically conductive elements adapted to be connected to a second peripheral device; wherein the connection module and said wear module are arranged in the at least one accommodating chamber; wherein the electrically conductive elements of the connection module can be connected to the electrically conductive elements of the wear module; and wherein an insertion direction of the connection modules into the plug housing is at an angle, to an insertion direction of the wear modules into the plug housing or a frame element.