EP0711009A3 - Electrical connector - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP0711009A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: electrical connector; connector; electrical
Prior art date: 1994-11-02
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

EP95116923A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP0711009B1 (en

EP0711009A2 (en

Inventor

Herbert Plate

Georg Schröder

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.)

Leopold Kostal GmbH and Co KG

Original Assignee

Leopold Kostal GmbH and Co KG

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.)

1994-11-02

Filing date

1995-10-27

Publication date

1997-12-03

1995-10-27 Application filed by Leopold Kostal GmbH and Co KG filed Critical Leopold Kostal GmbH and Co KG

1996-05-08 Publication of EP0711009A2 publication Critical patent/EP0711009A2/en

1997-12-03 Publication of EP0711009A3 publication Critical patent/EP0711009A3/en

2000-01-05 Application granted granted Critical

2000-01-05 Publication of EP0711009B1 publication Critical patent/EP0711009B1/en

2015-10-27 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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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
- 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
- H01R13/187—Pins, blades or sockets having separate spring member for producing or increasing contact pressure with spring member in 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
- H01R13/02—Contact members
- H01R13/35—Contact members for non-simultaneous co-operation with different types of contact member, e.g. socket co-operating with either round or flat pin
- 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
- H01R13/10—Sockets for co-operation with pins or blades
- H01R13/11—Resilient sockets
- H01R13/113—Resilient sockets co-operating with pins or blades having a rectangular transverse section
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
- H01R4/02—Soldered or welded connections
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
- H01R4/10—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation effected solely by twisting, wrapping, bending, crimping, or other permanent deformation
- H01R4/18—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation effected solely by twisting, wrapping, bending, crimping, or other permanent deformation by crimping

EP95116923A 1994-11-02 1995-10-27 Electrical connector Expired - Lifetime EP0711009B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DE4439105		1994-11-02
DE4439105A DE4439105C1 (en)	1994-11-02	1994-11-02	Electrical connector

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0711009A2 EP0711009A2 (en)	1996-05-08
EP0711009A3 true EP0711009A3 (en)	1997-12-03
EP0711009B1 EP0711009B1 (en)	2000-01-05

Family

ID=6532294

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP95116923A Expired - Lifetime EP0711009B1 (en)	1994-11-02	1995-10-27	Electrical connector

Country Status (6)

Country	Link
US (1)	US5613885A (en)
EP (1)	EP0711009B1 (en)
JP (1)	JPH08236185A (en)
BR (1)	BR9504908A (en)
DE (2)	DE4439105C1 (en)
ES (1)	ES2142986T3 (en)

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US5288252A (en) *	1990-11-09	1994-02-22	Trw Daut + Rietz Gmbh & Co. Kg	Flat-contact plug socket

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1994
- 1994-11-02 DE DE4439105A patent/DE4439105C1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
1995
- 1995-10-27 DE DE59507570T patent/DE59507570D1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1995-10-27 ES ES95116923T patent/ES2142986T3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1995-10-27 EP EP95116923A patent/EP0711009B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1995-11-01 BR BR9504908A patent/BR9504908A/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1995-11-01 US US08/548,339 patent/US5613885A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1995-11-01 JP JP7285095A patent/JPH08236185A/en active Pending

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US4934965A (en) *	1988-05-26	1990-06-19	Kabelwerke Reinshagen Gmbh	Electrical connector with a spring cage receptacle
US5288252A (en) *	1990-11-09	1994-02-22	Trw Daut + Rietz Gmbh & Co. Kg	Flat-contact plug socket
EP0517077A2 (en) *	1991-06-03	1992-12-09	The Whitaker Corporation	Electrical contact

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
ES2142986T3 (en)	2000-05-01
EP0711009B1 (en)	2000-01-05
DE59507570D1 (en)	2000-02-10
DE4439105C1 (en)	1996-04-25
US5613885A (en)	1997-03-25
EP0711009A2 (en)	1996-05-08
BR9504908A (en)	1997-09-02
JPH08236185A (en)	1996-09-13

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