EP0812036B1 - Borne de contact électrique femelle à pression de contact contrôlée - Google Patents

Borne de contact électrique femelle à pression de contact contrôlée Download PDF

Info

Publication number
EP0812036B1
EP0812036B1 EP97108782A EP97108782A EP0812036B1 EP 0812036 B1 EP0812036 B1 EP 0812036B1 EP 97108782 A EP97108782 A EP 97108782A EP 97108782 A EP97108782 A EP 97108782A EP 0812036 B1 EP0812036 B1 EP 0812036B1
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
contact
terminal
stud
cage
fact
Prior art date
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.)
Expired - Lifetime
Application number
EP97108782A
Other languages
German (de)
English (en)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP0812036A1 (fr
Inventor
Georges Chaillot
Patrice Cappe
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.)
FCI SA
Original Assignee
Framatome Connectors International SAS
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.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Framatome Connectors International SAS filed Critical Framatome Connectors International SAS
Publication of EP0812036A1 publication Critical patent/EP0812036A1/fr
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP0812036B1 publication Critical patent/EP0812036B1/fr
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

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
    • H01R13/10—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
    • 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
    • H01R13/42—Securing in a demountable manner
    • H01R13/428—Securing in a demountable manner by resilient locking means on the contact members; by locking means on resilient contact members

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a terminal one-piece female electrical contact, sheet metal cut and formed, intended to receive a male contact. It relates more particularly to a terminal of the type comprising a front body in the form of a cage having a bottom, an upper wall, and two side walls having each an internal tab which is connected to them by a 180 ° fold and which has a front part overhang constituting a contact blade.
  • contact terminals of the above type defined which can be manufactured by cutting, folding, forming and possibly rolling a wafer strip much more economically than low-cut terminals.
  • the contacts existing in cut and formed sheet metal have a certain number of drawbacks. If the contact blades are initially resting against each other and oppose a high force at their spacing, which is favorable to ensuring high contact pressure a good quality electrical connection, the strength is important and there is a risk difficult introduction. This first drawback can become serious if a large number of contact terminals are provided in the same connector. If, on the contrary, the blades are initially separated, the pressure exerted by each contact blade can in some cases be insufficient to ensure a good electrical connection.
  • bent sheet metal contact terminals existing to date also present a risk crushing during handling in production or from harness manufacturers. This is particularly the case for female electrical contact terminals in the form of a cage but single wall like those described in patents US-A-4453799 or EP-A-0697752, or those having contact blades that do not participate in stiffness required to try to avoid crushing the cage described for example in patent application FR-A-2627020.
  • Single-walled electrical terminals must by elsewhere resist any tearing action or shearing of the metal strip constituting them. It is as well as, due to the cuts, forming, folding of these thin sheets, the intersections of the lines of cut can shear, tear under action a mechanical thrust exerted on a wall.
  • This risk is particularly high in thinned areas such as the transition area, between the rear part for connection to an electric wire and the front part constituted by the cage, or even in the cage windows provided to allow attachment of the terminal in the plastic boxes of the connectors receiving these bounds.
  • the sizing would be greater than the internal dimensions of the cage and which would therefore apply pressure, on the contact blades, higher than the pressure of the elastic deformation threshold of the metal constituting the contact blade, which would cause deterioration final of the blade having then reached its threshold of plastic deformation.
  • the invention thus relates to a contact terminal female electric obtained from a single plate of electrically conductive metal having a portion rear allowing its connection with a conductor electric and a front part in the form of a cage a bottom, two side walls provided with means of guiding a male contact during its insertion and means of fixing this cage in boxes of connection, of two upper half-walls, each half-wall upper and lateral being linked by a folding to 180 ° to an internal tab defining a blade contact.
  • this terminal is characterized in that at least one of the side walls has at least minus two deformations which act alternately on the opposite surfaces of the contact blade associated with the wall in order to continuously control the contact pressure exerted by the blade on the surface of the male contact when inserted.
  • the invention is further characterized in that the two deformations define a play limiting the displacement maximum contact blade between a passive position when no contact pressure is exerted and a active position when the blade exerts its pressure maximum contact.
  • the deformations respectively ensure the bending preload of the blade when in position passive and the limit of elastic deformation of the blade during its active position.
  • the deformations consist respectively of a flap and a fold of the wafer, these folds on both sides sides of the cage converge in the same plane so prohibit the introduction of a non-compliant male contact the sizing of the terminal.
  • the electrically conductive metal plate has a thickness less than 0.3 mm.
  • Terminal 10 whose final constitution is shown in Figures 1 and 3 to 6, made from a plate of the kind shown in Figure 2, is intended to be inserted in a connector housing whose constitution general can be classic.
  • Terminal 10 is one piece, it can be viewed as having a front body 11 intended to receive a male contact 12 and a part rear or crimp barrel 14. These two parts are separate by a transition zone 15.
  • the barrel 14 has two sets of tabs 16 and 18, respectively intended for be crimped onto the core and the sheath of an electric wire 20.
  • the body of terminal 10 has a cage shape having a bottom 22 and two sides 24. Each side 24 is double. It includes an outer wall 26 and a tongue internal 28. Each external wall 26 is produced by 90 ° folding of the original plate according to one of the lines 30 indicated by dashed lines in FIG. 2. The internal tongue 28 is connected to the external wall 26 by a 180 ° bend along the edge indicated at 32 in the figure 2. The set of two walls and tabs 26 and 28 have a fold at right angles along the lines designated by 34 in Figure 2.
  • each tab internal 28 is only connected to the external wall corresponding 26 as in its rear part.
  • the part front of each internal tab 28 thus constitutes a contact blade 29 elastic support generating pressure on the surface of male contact 12 when this is inserted.
  • each contact blade 29 could be split by a slit over part of its length from the free end, this allows a more regular support but however, this splitting is not essential.
  • Mon contacts (or both) could be devoid of slot. Conversely, it would be possible to plan more a slot in each contact blade.
  • Each contact blade 29 advantageously has a shape of the kind shown in Figures 3 and 4.
  • the part in overhang, forming electrical contact represents a little more than half the total length of the internal tab 28 and it is shaped so as to have an inward camber. It presents plus a thickened bend 27 directed towards the other blade of contact, in the immediate vicinity of its free end.
  • the elastic force due to the bending of the contact blade 29 and tending to bring two blades close together, is absorbed by a flap 46 of the outer wall 26 corresponding, folded back. This flap 46 which also allows the guiding of the male contact during its insertion, thus retains the contact blade 29 in bending preload in a position close to the outer wall 26 to which it is linked, i.e.
  • the fold of the flaps is in front of the end edges of the side walls of the cage and is of rounded shape, which facilitates the introduction of the terminal in the insulator 51 of a connector housing, not represented, and limits the risks of deterioration of this insulating.
  • the edges of the bottom and the ceiling can be softened.
  • openings 50 intended to allow the immobilization of the terminal in an insulator 51 using a finger lock 52 which can have any of constitutions used at present.
  • this finger is made up by an elongated beam formed during the molding of the insulator, having a lug 53 directed inwards of the insulation cell and which can engage in the window 50. Because the beam 52 extends forward from lug 53, it is possible to unlock the terminal by driving a tube through the front passage 54 of the insulation (delimited by an annular lip having a breach allowing the mounting of the tongue 52), this tube coming to slip between the side of the terminal and the beam. Due to the symmetrical location of the two windows 50, the terminal can occupy either of two positions symmetrical in the cell of the insulation.
  • the window 50 has on one of its sides a portion of wall which during production allows the realization a deformation of the strip so as to form a fold 55.
  • This fold 55 defines a shoulder whose surface 56 is designed to cooperate with the upper bearing surface 57 of lug 53 allowing the fixing of the terminal in the insulation cell.
  • this deformation 55 is oriented inward and constitutes a stop acting on the outer surface of the contact blade 29 so as to avoid any risk of exceeding the elastic limit of said blade.
  • the folds 55 of the two external walls 26 converge in the same plane horizontal so that the contact points between the male contact 12 and the contact blades 29 on the one hand and between the contact blades 29 and the folds 55 else share define a space that eliminates any possibility introduce a male contact not conforming to the dimensions of the female terminal.
  • the fold 55 has a double orientation.
  • the first folding orients the part of strip precut to the center of the terminal, then a second operation turns 180 ° the same part of strip towards the outside of the terminal thus reinforcing the mechanical strength of the shoulder formed by fold 55.
  • the lower surface 56 of the fold 55 has a large bearing surface on the surface upper 57 of lug 53 which avoids any risk of shear of the wafer despite the decrease in the thickness of the strip.
  • This surface 56 is substantially greater than the bearing surface 57 so as to that the force exerted is as homogeneous as possible on these surfaces and does not generate an overhang.
  • the respective plans of the bearing surfaces complementary 56 and 57 define an angle ⁇ with the plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the terminal, so that their respective opposite slopes create a self-engagement effect between the terminal and the insulator.
  • the value of the angle ⁇ of the surface 57 of the lug is between 1 ° and 45 ° and so preferential has a value of 15 °.
  • the windows 50a made in the terminal walls electrics of the prior art can obviously include the folds 55 although these walls are simple.
  • FIGS. 5 and 5A show a device for consolidation of terminal 10.
  • the flap 46 has a width L substantially equal to the internal width defined by the terminal walls one folded over so that the side edges of the flaps 46 come to bear on the inner surface of the bottom and upper half-walls of the terminal.
  • these walls are provided with openings 60 in which engage pins 61 formed on the ends of the lateral edges of the flaps 46.
  • this consolidation of the cage forming terminal 10 also allows bracing of the walls of this cage and prevents accidental crushing.
  • the fixing of the flaps 46 in the cage can be made by a single stud 61 provided on one or the other of the lateral edges of the flap 46.
  • Figures 6 and 6A show another arrangement able to reinforce the mechanical rigidity of the bollard by general.
  • transition zone 15 which can undergo deformations or misalignments prejudicial to the installation of the terminals in the insulators.
  • this area of transition is reduced in size.
  • the walls 26 of the front body 11 are extended by two branches 71 and 72 in the form of a square which define with the bottom 22 and the wall 26 an opening 70 thus constituted by 4 sides cooperating together in the consolidation of this area partially hollowed out.
  • the opening 70 allows the introduction of any lateral locking device secondary of the terminal in a connector housing.
  • a space 73 allowing the positioning of the end of any wire to crimp slightly exceeding the required dimensions, thus avoiding this wire to push the terminal beyond the standards required for the correct positioning of the bollard in its insulator.
  • manufacturing is done by cutting and forming (folding) of alloy strips copper having a thickness of 0.29 mm.
  • the strip is cut to give birth of successive platelets of the kind shown in Figure 2, connected together by a connecting strip 66.
  • the fold lines, indicated in dashed lines on Figure 2 can be marked with the press.
  • the blades of contacts 29 are shaped by bending and striking and the flaps 46 are formed.
  • the invention is not limited to modes individuals of achievement who have been represented and described as examples. She is likely to many variations. For example, it is possible to constitute a terminal whose faces are not exactly parallel but have a slope; a notch allowing the passage of the male blade at an angle, which is required for certain sealing embodiments, intended to receive a sealing tongue can be formed in front of the contact ceiling. He must be understood that the scope of this patent extends to such variants thus more generally than at all others remaining within the framework of equivalences.

Landscapes

  • Coupling Device And Connection With Printed Circuit (AREA)
  • Connector Housings Or Holding Contact Members (AREA)
  • Connections By Means Of Piercing Elements, Nuts, Or Screws (AREA)
  • Connections Effected By Soldering, Adhesion, Or Permanent Deformation (AREA)
  • Details Of Connecting Devices For Male And Female Coupling (AREA)
  • Multi-Conductor Connections (AREA)
EP97108782A 1996-06-03 1997-06-02 Borne de contact électrique femelle à pression de contact contrôlée Expired - Lifetime EP0812036B1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR9606786 1996-06-03
FR9606786A FR2749441B1 (fr) 1996-06-03 1996-06-03 Borne de contact electrique femelle a pression de contact controlee

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP0812036A1 EP0812036A1 (fr) 1997-12-10
EP0812036B1 true EP0812036B1 (fr) 2001-10-17

Family

ID=9492637

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP97108782A Expired - Lifetime EP0812036B1 (fr) 1996-06-03 1997-06-02 Borne de contact électrique femelle à pression de contact contrôlée

Country Status (10)

Country Link
US (1) US5947777A (ko)
EP (1) EP0812036B1 (ko)
JP (2) JPH1055839A (ko)
KR (1) KR100498791B1 (ko)
AT (1) ATE207253T1 (ko)
BR (1) BR9703430A (ko)
CA (1) CA2204291C (ko)
DE (1) DE69707357T2 (ko)
ES (1) ES2163065T3 (ko)
FR (1) FR2749441B1 (ko)

Families Citing this family (32)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2777706B1 (fr) * 1998-04-20 2000-06-09 Framatome Connectors Int Borne de contact electrique femelle monolithique, du type a cage
DE19828984A1 (de) * 1998-06-29 1999-12-30 Whitaker Corp Zweiteiliger elektrischer Buchsenkontakt
JP2002063961A (ja) * 2000-06-07 2002-02-28 Yazaki Corp 雌端子、及び、雌端子と雄端子との接続構造
US6428366B1 (en) * 2000-11-03 2002-08-06 Molex Incorporated Electrical terminal socket and method of fabricating same
JP2005142066A (ja) * 2003-11-07 2005-06-02 Sumitomo Wiring Syst Ltd 雌端子金具
US7175487B2 (en) * 2004-06-28 2007-02-13 Delphi Technologies, Inc. Electrical terminal element
GB0414319D0 (en) * 2004-06-28 2004-07-28 Delphi Tech Inc Electrical terminal
JP4392360B2 (ja) * 2005-02-02 2009-12-24 住友電装株式会社 端子金具
US20060292937A1 (en) * 2005-06-23 2006-12-28 Morello John R Electrical connector having dual contact function spring contact terminal
DE102005047360A1 (de) * 2005-10-04 2007-04-05 Robert Bosch Gmbh Buchsenkontakt mit zusätzlich für die Kontaktlamellen vorgesehenen Spreizlamellen
JP2007184171A (ja) * 2006-01-06 2007-07-19 Jst Mfg Co Ltd 案内片付き雌端子
US7252564B1 (en) * 2006-01-27 2007-08-07 Delphi Technologies, Inc. Female electrical connector having crimping portions of double thickness
US7942707B2 (en) * 2009-04-28 2011-05-17 Tyco Electronics Corporation Electrical contact with locking barb
JP5431038B2 (ja) * 2009-06-17 2014-03-05 モレックス インコーポレイテド 端子及びそれを有するコネクタ
JP5568274B2 (ja) * 2009-10-13 2014-08-06 日本航空電子工業株式会社 雌コンタクト
CN103109421B (zh) * 2010-08-17 2016-06-22 富加宜汽车控股公司 母电端子
EP2487757B1 (de) * 2011-02-10 2014-07-02 Delphi Technologies, Inc. Elektrisches Anschlusselement
DE102012017949A1 (de) 2011-09-28 2013-03-28 Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. Anschlusspassstück
BR102012028429A2 (pt) * 2012-11-06 2014-07-01 Delphi Tech Inc Terminal elétrico fêmea
BR102012028667A2 (pt) * 2012-11-08 2014-09-30 Delphi Tech Inc Pré-forma de chapa de metal e terminal elétrico fêmea
JP6114672B2 (ja) 2013-09-27 2017-04-12 ホシデン株式会社 コネクタ
JP6269309B2 (ja) * 2014-05-14 2018-01-31 住友電装株式会社 雌端子
CN105896142B (zh) * 2016-06-22 2018-04-27 广东百事泰电子商务股份有限公司 接触性好的智能排插
JP6780571B2 (ja) * 2017-04-10 2020-11-04 住友電装株式会社 端子金具
CN110247232B (zh) * 2018-03-09 2024-08-27 泰科电子(上海)有限公司 导电端子和连接器
JP7114053B2 (ja) * 2018-04-19 2022-08-08 日本圧着端子製造株式会社 メス端子
BE1026860B1 (nl) * 2018-12-12 2020-07-13 Moerman Nv Koppelstuk
KR102248014B1 (ko) * 2019-07-03 2021-05-04 히로세코리아 주식회사 기판 접속용 커넥터 구조
JP2022019423A (ja) * 2020-07-17 2022-01-27 日本圧着端子製造株式会社 コンタクト
DE102020126888A1 (de) * 2020-10-13 2022-04-14 Te Connectivity Germany Gmbh Elektrisches Terminal
CN112531550B (zh) * 2020-11-11 2022-07-12 中国南方电网有限责任公司超高压输电公司广州局 一种套管接线板断复引工作专用保护套
JP7435421B2 (ja) * 2020-11-24 2024-02-21 株式会社オートネットワーク技術研究所 コネクタ

Family Cites Families (16)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS613095Y2 (ko) * 1981-02-10 1986-01-31
FR2621180B1 (fr) * 1987-09-28 1990-01-12 Francelco Sa Borne de contact electrique de type cage
EP0313253A3 (en) * 1987-10-19 1990-05-23 Interlock Corporation Tab receptacle with fixed beam contacts
JPH0355674U (ko) * 1989-10-03 1991-05-29
FR2673490B3 (fr) * 1991-03-01 1993-06-25 Francelco Procede de fabrication de contact electrique par decoupe et pliage.
GB9206962D0 (en) * 1992-03-31 1992-05-13 Amp Gmbh Electrical contact
EP0517077B1 (en) * 1991-06-03 1997-07-23 The Whitaker Corporation Electrical contact
JP3273967B2 (ja) * 1992-06-03 2002-04-15 アンプ インコーポレイテッド リセプタクル型コンタクト
DE4227287A1 (de) * 1992-08-18 1994-02-24 Framatome Connectors Int Elektrischer Federkontakt
IT1261616B (it) * 1993-10-18 1996-05-23 Framatome Connectors Italia Terminale elettrico femmina
JP2583672Y2 (ja) * 1993-10-27 1998-10-27 住友電装株式会社 コネクタ用雌端子金具
JPH07302638A (ja) * 1994-05-09 1995-11-14 Fujikura Ltd コネクタ
EP0783776B1 (en) * 1994-07-27 1998-07-08 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES AUTOMOTIVE, Inc. Electrical terminal
FR2730864B3 (fr) * 1995-02-17 1997-04-30 Amp France Borne femelle electrique d'une seule piece
ES1030209Y (es) * 1995-02-21 1996-01-16 Mecanismos Aux Ind Terminal perfeccionado.
JPH0935796A (ja) * 1995-07-24 1997-02-07 Yazaki Corp 雌端子

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
KR100498791B1 (ko) 2005-12-26
CA2204291C (en) 2005-02-22
EP0812036A1 (fr) 1997-12-10
JPH1055839A (ja) 1998-02-24
BR9703430A (pt) 1998-11-24
ATE207253T1 (de) 2001-11-15
DE69707357D1 (de) 2001-11-22
KR980006629A (ko) 1998-03-30
ES2163065T3 (es) 2002-01-16
FR2749441A1 (fr) 1997-12-05
CA2204291A1 (en) 1997-12-03
DE69707357T2 (de) 2002-07-04
FR2749441B1 (fr) 1998-07-10
US5947777A (en) 1999-09-07
JP2008124043A (ja) 2008-05-29

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
EP0812036B1 (fr) Borne de contact électrique femelle à pression de contact contrôlée
EP0812034B1 (fr) Borne de contact électrique femelle à zone de transition renforcée
EP0812035B1 (fr) Borne de contact électrique femelle à structure renforcée
EP0310487B1 (fr) Borne de contact électrique de type cage
WO2009030057A1 (fr) Clip de contact
FR2844104A1 (fr) Borne de contact munie d'une lame de contact elastique
EP0812037B1 (fr) Borne de contact électrique femelle de type à cage renforcée
CA2062052C (fr) Procede de fabrication de contact electrique par decoupe et pliage
EP1860735B1 (fr) Bloc de jonction pour conducteurs électriques
FR2840736A1 (fr) Borne de contact electrique femelle d'une seule piece ayant une partie de transition renforcee
FR3048131B1 (fr) Contact electrique femelle
FR2721758A1 (fr) Borne femelle de contact électrique de type cage.
FR3048134B1 (fr) Contact electrique femelle avec barre de renfort interagissant avec la lame de contact
FR3048133B1 (fr) Contact electrique femelle avec lame de contact elargie
FR2754397A1 (fr) Borne electrique verrouillable a lames de contact precontraintes
FR3048132B1 (fr) Contact electrique femelle avec linguet renforce
FR2775131A1 (fr) Borne de connexion electrique a cage
EP0786159B1 (fr) Borne electrique a lames de contact precontraintes
WO2004064201A1 (fr) Fiche electrique coudee
FR3036544A1 (fr) Element de contact avec un element d'accrochage se fixant des deux cotes
WO2003003524A2 (fr) Contact electrique femelle
FR2775132A1 (fr) Borne de connexion electrique a cage, a precontrainte des lames de contact
WO2010037979A1 (fr) Ensemble et systeme de raccordement pour la connexion d'un cable plat a une embase, et leur procede de fabrication
FR3060220A1 (fr) Element de connexion electrique, borne de connexion electrique comprenant un tel element et appareillage electrique associe
FR2775130A1 (fr) Contact electrique femelle et borne comportant un tel contact

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): AT BE DE ES FR GB IT NL SE

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 19971229

AKX Designation fees paid

Free format text: AT BE DE ES FR GB IT NL SE

RBV Designated contracting states (corrected)

Designated state(s): AT BE DE ES FR GB IT NL SE

GRAG Despatch of communication of intention to grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS AGRA

17Q First examination report despatched

Effective date: 20001017

GRAG Despatch of communication of intention to grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS AGRA

GRAH Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS IGRA

GRAH Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS IGRA

GRAA (expected) grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: B1

Designated state(s): AT BE DE ES FR GB IT NL SE

REF Corresponds to:

Ref document number: 207253

Country of ref document: AT

Date of ref document: 20011115

Kind code of ref document: T

REF Corresponds to:

Ref document number: 69707357

Country of ref document: DE

Date of ref document: 20011122

GBT Gb: translation of ep patent filed (gb section 77(6)(a)/1977)

Effective date: 20011101

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: GB

Ref legal event code: IF02

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: ES

Ref legal event code: FG2A

Ref document number: 2163065

Country of ref document: ES

Kind code of ref document: T3

PLBE No opposition filed within time limit

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009261

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMIT

26N No opposition filed
PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: NL

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20030101

NLV4 Nl: lapsed or anulled due to non-payment of the annual fee

Effective date: 20030101

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: GB

Ref legal event code: 732E

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: FR

Ref legal event code: GC

Ref country code: FR

Ref legal event code: CD

Ref country code: FR

Ref legal event code: CA

BECA Be: change of holder's address

Owner name: *FCI145-147 RUE YVES LE COZ, F-78000 VERSAILLES

Effective date: 20060208

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: ES

Payment date: 20080611

Year of fee payment: 12

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: AT

Payment date: 20080507

Year of fee payment: 12

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: BE

Payment date: 20080630

Year of fee payment: 12

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: SE

Payment date: 20080609

Year of fee payment: 12

Ref country code: DE

Payment date: 20080630

Year of fee payment: 12

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: IT

Payment date: 20080628

Year of fee payment: 12

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: GB

Payment date: 20080506

Year of fee payment: 12

BERE Be: lapsed

Owner name: *FCI

Effective date: 20090630

GBPC Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 20090602

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: FR

Ref legal event code: ST

Effective date: 20100226

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: FR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20090630

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: FR

Payment date: 20080424

Year of fee payment: 12

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: GB

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20090602

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: DE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20100101

Ref country code: BE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20090630

Ref country code: AT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20090602

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: ES

Ref legal event code: FD2A

Effective date: 20090603

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: ES

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20090603

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: IT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20090602

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: SE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20090603