EP0702430A3 - Electrical connector with polarized terminals - Google Patents

Electrical connector with polarized terminals Download PDF

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Publication number: EP0702430A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: electrical connector; polarized terminals; polarized; terminals; connector
Prior art date: 1994-09-16
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP95114234A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP0702430B1 (en

EP0702430A2 (en

Inventor

Jean-Pierre Picaud

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Whitaker LLC

Original Assignee

Whitaker LLC

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1994-09-16

Filing date

1995-09-11

Publication date

1997-10-22

1995-09-11 Application filed by Whitaker LLC filed Critical Whitaker LLC

1996-03-20 Publication of EP0702430A2 publication Critical patent/EP0702430A2/en

1997-10-22 Publication of EP0702430A3 publication Critical patent/EP0702430A3/en

2000-03-15 Application granted granted Critical

2000-03-15 Publication of EP0702430B1 publication Critical patent/EP0702430B1/en

2015-09-11 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R43/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors
- H01R43/20—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for assembling or disassembling contact members with insulating base, case or sleeve
- 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
- H01R13/02—Contact members
- H01R13/15—Pins, blades or sockets having separate spring member for producing or increasing contact pressure
- H01R13/18—Pins, blades or sockets having separate spring member for producing or increasing contact pressure with the spring member surrounding the socket
- 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
- H01R13/40—Securing contact members in or to a base or case; Insulating of contact members

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
Connector Housings Or Holding Contact Members (AREA)

EP19950114234 1994-09-16 1995-09-11 Polarized terminals and electrical connector comprising such terminals Expired - Lifetime EP0702430B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
FR9411087		1994-09-16
FR9411087A FR2724774A1 (en)	1994-09-16	1994-09-16	ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH POLARIZED TERMINALS

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0702430A2 EP0702430A2 (en)	1996-03-20
EP0702430A3 true EP0702430A3 (en)	1997-10-22
EP0702430B1 EP0702430B1 (en)	2000-03-15

Family

ID=9467014

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP19950114234 Expired - Lifetime EP0702430B1 (en)	1994-09-16	1995-09-11	Polarized terminals and electrical connector comprising such terminals

Country Status (3)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP0702430B1 (en)
DE (1)	DE69515582T2 (en)
FR (1)	FR2724774A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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DE19841216C2 (en) *	1998-09-09	2001-02-15	Framatome Connectors Int	Female connector for electrical connectors with coding rib
WO2014063142A1 (en) *	2012-10-19	2014-04-24	Lear Corporation	Electrical terminal
TWM629291U (en)	2021-07-07	2022-07-11	大陸商富加宜電子(南通)有限公司	Hybrid connector

Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
EP0125927A1 (en) *	1983-05-16	1984-11-21	Ford Motor Company Limited	Blade coupling terminal
DE9106780U1 (en) *	1991-06-03	1992-10-01	Grote & Hartmann Gmbh & Co Kg, 5600 Wuppertal	Box spring
US5188545A (en) *	1990-06-05	1993-02-23	Amp Incorporated	Electrical socket terminal
EP0600419A1 (en) *	1992-12-01	1994-06-08	The Whitaker Corporation	Electrical socket terminal

1994
- 1994-09-16 FR FR9411087A patent/FR2724774A1/en not_active Withdrawn
1995
- 1995-09-11 DE DE1995615582 patent/DE69515582T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1995-09-11 EP EP19950114234 patent/EP0702430B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
EP0125927A1 (en) *	1983-05-16	1984-11-21	Ford Motor Company Limited	Blade coupling terminal
US5188545A (en) *	1990-06-05	1993-02-23	Amp Incorporated	Electrical socket terminal
DE9106780U1 (en) *	1991-06-03	1992-10-01	Grote & Hartmann Gmbh & Co Kg, 5600 Wuppertal	Box spring
EP0600419A1 (en) *	1992-12-01	1994-06-08	The Whitaker Corporation	Electrical socket terminal

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
FR2724774A1 (en)	1996-03-22
EP0702430B1 (en)	2000-03-15
DE69515582D1 (en)	2000-04-20
DE69515582T2 (en)	2000-09-14
EP0702430A2 (en)	1996-03-20

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DE69516034D1 (en)	2000-05-11	Electrical connector with screw terminal
FR2703518B1 (en)	1996-09-20	Electrical connector.
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DE69502604D1 (en)	1998-06-25	ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH SURFACE MOUNTABLE CONTACTS
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DE69411772D1 (en)	1998-08-27	Electrical connector with contact retention means
FR2713021B3 (en)	1995-11-17	Electrical connector.
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DE69719900D1 (en)	2003-04-24	Electrical connector with short circuit jumper
FR2706687B1 (en)	1995-08-11	Electrical connector housing element.
DE69622118D1 (en)	2002-08-08	Electrical connector with combined contact and housing mounting arrangement
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1999-06-30	RTI1	Title (correction)	Free format text: POLARIZED TERMINALS AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR COMPRISING SUCH TERMINALS
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