EP0380337A3 - Connector - Google Patents

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EP0380337A3
EP0380337A3 EP19900300782 EP90300782A EP0380337A3 EP 0380337 A3 EP0380337 A3 EP 0380337A3 EP 19900300782 EP19900300782 EP 19900300782 EP 90300782 A EP90300782 A EP 90300782A EP 0380337 A3 EP0380337 A3 EP 0380337A3
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contact
contact spring
connector
recess
outer circumferential
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French (fr)
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EP0380337B1 (en
EP0380337A2 (en
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Toshimitsu Sonobe
Haruo Hoshino
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ABB Installation Products Inc
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Thomas and Betts Corp
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    • 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
    • H01R13/114—Resilient sockets co-operating with pins or blades having a square transverse section

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  • Connector Housings Or Holding Contact Members (AREA)
  • Coupling Device And Connection With Printed Circuit (AREA)

Abstract

A connector has a plurality of contact pins (10) each having a rectangular shape in section, a plurality of receptacle contacts (20) each having a substantially circular shape in section, and a housing having a plurality of slots (31) each for receiving said receptacle contact. Each of said receptacle contacts (20) has a contact spring (21) provided on an outer circumferential wall thereof and a recess (22) provided at an opposed portion to the contact spring on the outer circumferential wall. The contact pin (10) is clamped and held between the contact spring and the recess.
EP19900300782 1989-01-25 1990-01-25 Connector Expired - Lifetime EP0380337B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP14214/89 1989-01-25
JP1014214A JPH02204980A (en) 1989-01-25 1989-01-25 Connector

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EP0380337A2 EP0380337A2 (en) 1990-08-01
EP0380337A3 true EP0380337A3 (en) 1991-11-13
EP0380337B1 EP0380337B1 (en) 1995-06-07

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EP19900300782 Expired - Lifetime EP0380337B1 (en) 1989-01-25 1990-01-25 Connector

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JP (1) JPH02204980A (en)
DE (1) DE69019836D1 (en)

Families Citing this family (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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JP2813620B2 (en) * 1993-08-06 1998-10-22 矢崎総業株式会社 Waterproof connector
JPH0864315A (en) * 1994-08-02 1996-03-08 Molex Inc Receptacle type electricity connector
EP1024557A1 (en) * 1999-01-29 2000-08-02 Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. A sealing plug for a watertight connector and a watertight connector
JP2001110506A (en) * 1999-10-01 2001-04-20 Thomas & Betts Corp <T&B> Waterproof connector
US9161434B2 (en) 2013-09-04 2015-10-13 Apple Inc. Methods for shielding electronic components from moisture
CN110034258B (en) * 2019-03-25 2021-12-17 深圳市依卓尔能源有限公司 Underwater power supply and waterproof shell thereof

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FR2507831A1 (en) * 1981-06-11 1982-12-17 Alliance Tech Ind Integrated circuit socket for circuit boards - has doubly-curved female contact forming heart-shaped transversal cross=section
US4505531A (en) * 1983-08-29 1985-03-19 Miller Edwin A Socket terminal and connector
EP0178102A2 (en) * 1984-10-11 1986-04-16 Molex Incorporated Electrical terminals and connector assemblies
EP0241407A1 (en) * 1986-04-10 1987-10-14 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES AUTOMOTIVE, Inc. Electrical receptacle terminal

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2507831A1 (en) * 1981-06-11 1982-12-17 Alliance Tech Ind Integrated circuit socket for circuit boards - has doubly-curved female contact forming heart-shaped transversal cross=section
US4505531A (en) * 1983-08-29 1985-03-19 Miller Edwin A Socket terminal and connector
EP0178102A2 (en) * 1984-10-11 1986-04-16 Molex Incorporated Electrical terminals and connector assemblies
EP0241407A1 (en) * 1986-04-10 1987-10-14 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES AUTOMOTIVE, Inc. Electrical receptacle terminal

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JPH02204980A (en) 1990-08-14
EP0380337B1 (en) 1995-06-07
DE69019836D1 (en) 1995-07-13
EP0380337A2 (en) 1990-08-01

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