EP3618201B1 - Connecteur enfichable universel - Google Patents

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EP3618201B1
EP3618201B1 EP19000385.5A EP19000385A EP3618201B1 EP 3618201 B1 EP3618201 B1 EP 3618201B1 EP 19000385 A EP19000385 A EP 19000385A EP 3618201 B1 EP3618201 B1 EP 3618201B1
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Alasdair Barnett
Phil Eddershaw
Bruce Hutchinson
Richard Norman
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    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R31/00—Coupling parts supported only by co-operation with counterpart
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    • 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
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • 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
    • H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
    • H01R13/502—Bases; Cases composed of different pieces
    • H01R13/512—Bases; Cases composed of different pieces assembled by screw or screws
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R27/00—Coupling parts adapted for co-operation with two or more dissimilar counterparts

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  • the present invention relates to a connector which is also referred to herein as a travel plug adapter for short as a travel plug.
  • a travel plug adapter for short as a travel plug.
  • mains plugs of a certain (domestic) standard can be plugged into the sockets available there at the travel destination.
  • the travel plug adapter needs a plug socket of the first standard or an alternative power supply (e.g. via a cable) and a power plug of another standard.
  • the present case is more precisely about travel plug adapters that allow plugging into sockets of at least a first and a second standard.
  • mains plugs of a first and a second standard can alternatively be used with the travel plug adapter.
  • Travel plug adapters or travel plugs of this type are finding increasing use in times of increasing global travel and business activity. There is therefore a need for compact, easily transportable travel plug adapters that are suitable for sockets of several different standards.
  • the Chinese patent application CN 101872911 A discloses a travel plug adapter having a substantially round housing. Power plugs, which can be selected and pushed out of the housing, are housed in the interior of the housing. In this way, at least three different types of mains plugs can be used.
  • the desired power plug is selected by rotating the upper part of the housing in relation to the lower part of the housing.
  • the upper housing part has a single outwardly projecting actuating slide. This operating slide can be connected to various power plug elements in Intervention. To do this, it is brought into a position above the power plug to be pushed out of the housing from below by twisting it.
  • This travel plug may be useful for many purposes. However, it would be desirable to provide a travel plug that is even easier to use and can also have a cuboid design.
  • the German patent specification DE 10 2011 014 920 B4 discloses another travel plug which is referred to as a universal plug adapter.
  • this travel plug several plug pin sets are provided in an outer housing. Each set of pins is connected to a control unit with which it can be moved from the outside.
  • the operating parts are guided through sliding slots in the housing.
  • the operating parts are additionally guided through a locking plate provided inside the outer housing.
  • This locking plate has a backdrop through the recesses of which the operating parts can move.
  • the backdrop provides an upper and a lower end position.
  • the locking plate is resiliently preloaded so that an operating element can be held firmly in the upper or lower end position.
  • the control panel and thus the corresponding plug pin set can be released from the end positions and moved up or down by actuating a selector lever which is additionally provided on the outside next to the control panels.
  • a selector lever which is additionally provided on the outside next to the control panels.
  • the locking plate is moved against the spring force.
  • the pins can be moved from their upper or their lower end position with the aid of the operating parts.
  • the outer operating parts are used both to transfer the plug pin sets from a first end position, a standby position, to a second end position, a use position, as well as to lock the plug pin sets in these positions.
  • the disadvantage here is that the selector lever must also be operated while the sets of pins are being moved by the operating elements. This stands in the way of convenient one-handed operation.
  • the control elements also take up a lot of space on the connector surface. This stands in the way of a free, design-oriented design and the achievement of a compact design.
  • the Chinese patent application CN105576408A1 discloses a travel plug adapter which has a selection slide for selecting plugs of different standards. Four actuating slides are arranged opposite this. The provision of a large number of such actuating slides, however, in the model presented means that one side of the housing is quite open, so that, for example, dirt can penetrate. This is not conducive to either the robustness of the adapter or the electrical safety.
  • U.S. Patent 7,220,139B1 discloses a travel plug adapter which has a slot link in the housing wall. An actuating slide can be moved in this setting. Depending on the position of the actuating slide in the setting, different plugs are pushed out of the housing so that they can be used. This type of actuation in turn has the disadvantage that one side of the housing must be designed to be relatively open. Incidentally, many users will find moving the actuating slide within the backdrop to be not user-friendly.
  • CN 106 450 998 A discloses a connector according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide an improved travel plug adapter which circumvents the disadvantages of the prior art.
  • the travel adapter should be inexpensive and reliable to manufacture, easy to transport and use and offer a high level of electrical safety. It should also be compact and still be able to offer plugs according to many standards.
  • the travel plug adapter according to the invention has a housing which can have various shapes.
  • a cuboid shape is usually convenient for transportation.
  • the mechanics of the travel plug adapter are designed in such a way that the housing shape can be largely freely selected. It is advantageous if the housing has at least one flat side, but the mechanism can also be adapted to curved housing surfaces.
  • the housing can be made in one piece or in several parts. It has proven to be useful to design the housing in two parts, namely with a lower housing part and an upper housing part. Both can be detachably connected to one another, for example by mechanical means, expediently by a screw connection.
  • the housing should have at least one connector receptacle. This is expediently provided on the top of the housing. Depending on the type of mains plug to be received (hereinafter referred to as: plug), the plug receptacle can have different shapes. If, for example, a Schuko plug is to be received, the plug receptacle will have an essentially cylindrical recess and, in addition, contact sockets for receiving the contact pins of the Schuko plug. With other connector types, a recess or pit is not required. It can be useful to provide a flat top of the housing in which several contact sockets are provided. As a rule, at least two contact sockets should be provided, which form a contact socket pair for receiving a plug of a standard.
  • the travel plug adapter should also have at least one plug of a first standard and a second plug of a second standard. (Such plugs are sometimes also referred to as plug pin sets.)
  • the plug of the first standard can be, for example, an EU plug and the plug of the second standard can be a US plug.
  • the plugs can be two-pole, i.e. ungrounded, or three-pole, so that an earth pole can be provided.
  • the present travel plug adapter is therefore suitable for use in more than one country. It is expedient and usually also necessary if the first connector and the second connector are used alternatively.
  • the travel plug adapter can also comprise three or more plugs. Travel plug adapters with three or four plugs have proven to be very useful. At least one of the plugs, but as a rule all plugs, can be brought from a standby position, in which the plug is located in the housing, into a use position. In the use position, the plug can be used wholly or at least partially outside the housing. It is often possible for the connector to be moved completely back into the housing when it is returned to the ready position. It is useful that the plug can be moved back into the housing at least so far that it does not get in the way of other plugs.
  • the invention relates to a connector which has a housing and at least one plug of a first standard.
  • the first connector in turn has at least one first contact pin and one second contact pin.
  • the connector can therefore simply have the shape of a plug. Its housing can be separate or integrated into the housing of another device. Accordingly, the plug can sit at the end of an electrical cable or be extendable directly from the housing of an electrical device.
  • the connector can also be used as a Travel plug adapter be formed. It then also has a plug receptacle.
  • the first contact pin is arranged on a first support element, and the second contact pin is arranged on a second support element.
  • the plug should be able to be moved between a standby position in which it is located inside the housing and a use position in which it is usable outside the housing.
  • a support element within the meaning of the present invention can take various forms. It essentially has mechanical tasks.
  • the support element serves as a holder and, so to speak, an anchor point for at least one contact pin.
  • the support element will have its greatest extent perpendicular to the contact pin.
  • a suitable support element can, for example, have the shape of a transverse bar from which a contact pin, for example an earthing pin, protrudes vertically downwards.
  • a support element in the form of a transverse beam is also referred to herein as a support beam.
  • the support element can also support two contact pins, for example for a positive pole and a negative pole. These contact pins can also be arranged side by side and point vertically downwards.
  • the support element has a geometrically more complex shape than a simple crossbeam.
  • a coupling element is provided in this connector, with which the first support element and the second support element can be coupled and can be moved together into the use position.
  • the coupling element also has a standby position and a use position. The coupling element is in its use position when it brings at least one support element and the associated contact pins into the use position.
  • contact pins which belong to a standard on different support elements.
  • these support elements can be coupled and jointly transferred into the use position. Then all contact pins belonging to the standard are available together in the use position.
  • the support elements are transferred in a first direction from the standby position into the use position; they are typically transferred parallel to a plane of symmetry of the housing.
  • the coupling element in turn can also be moved according to the invention. Its movement perpendicular to the first direction leads to the coupling element being moved from a coupling position into a decoupling position. In the coupling position, the coupling element couples the first support element and the second support element. In the decoupling position, however, this coupling is canceled.
  • the coupling element can be transferred from the standby position into the use position together with the first and the second support element.
  • a plug connector which has at least one first actuating slide, by means of which the coupling element can be transferred from the standby position into the use position.
  • this actuating slide is expediently provided on the outside of the housing, usually in a side wall of the housing.
  • a guide slot can be provided in the housing wall.
  • the actuating slide can be firmly connected to the coupling element, possibly even made in one piece with the coupling element.
  • a mechanical connection is expedient, via which at least pressure can be exerted on the coupling element, so that the coupling element can be transferred from its standby position into the use position.
  • the second readiness slide can be used as an alternative to or in addition to the first readiness slide. Both slides preferably act jointly on the coupling element; it is particularly useful if they can exert approximately the same amount of force on the coupling element.
  • a second plug according to a second standard on the connector can then expediently comprise at least a third contact pin and a fourth contact pin, the third contact pin being arranged on a third support element and the fourth contact pin being arranged on a fourth support element.
  • the coupling element can also couple the third support element and the fourth support element so that they can also be moved together into the use position.
  • the coupling element can also be transferred from the standby position into the use position together with the third and fourth support elements.
  • the third and fourth support elements are not transferred into the use position in addition but as an alternative to other support elements. This applies to all supporting elements that belong to connectors of different standards.
  • the third connector comprises at least one fifth contact pin, which is arranged on a fifth support element. It is useful if the coupling element can also be used to move the fifth support element into the use position. In relation to the third connector, the coupling element is therefore not used to connect two support elements.
  • the third connector should only comprise at least one, namely the fifth contact pin, and in particular it should only comprise at least one, namely the fifth support element.
  • the third plug could therefore be, for example, a plug without a grounding contact pin, in which the plus and minus poles are arranged next to one another on a single support element. Accordingly, no coupling to a further support element is required, which can be the coupling element but can still be used appropriately to move this support element into the use position.
  • the coupling element can expediently fulfill two functions: It can couple two support elements and thus couple a number of associated contact pins which are to be transferred together into the use position.
  • the coupling element can, however, also transfer individual support elements into the use position.
  • Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of a travel plug adapter 10 according to the invention, which is ready for use, but is not yet in the use position. Rather, all plugs are in the ready position, ie in the housing.
  • the travel plug adapter has a housing which consists of an upper housing part 12 and a lower housing part 14 exists.
  • the upper housing part 12 and the lower housing part 14 together form the main connector housing.
  • the connector plate 16 On the underside of this main connector housing, the connector plate 16 is provided, from which contact pins of various standards can be withdrawn. The details are explained below.
  • a selection button 18 is also provided, which allows various contact pins to be selected for moving out of the connector plate 16. To move the contact pins, actuating slides are used, such as the first actuating slide 20, which is visible from this perspective.
  • Fig. 2 shows the travel plug adapter in a side view.
  • the view goes to the upper housing part 12, the lower housing part 14 and the selection button 18.
  • a second operating slide 22 is provided opposite the first operating slide 20.
  • a receiving surface 23 is provided on the top of the housing. This can have contact sockets in various forms.
  • the travel plug adapter is shown in a use position in which a set of contact pins 24 is ready for use and, accordingly, the first operating slide 20 and the second operating slide 22 are in a lower position.
  • Fig. 3 shows the travel plug adapter 10 as in FIG Fig. 2 shown. This side view clearly shows that the actuating slide 22 runs in a guide slot 25. According to the position of the contact pins 24, the actuating slide is located at the lower end of the guide slot 25.
  • Fig. 4 shows the travel plug adapter in a side view from the opposite direction.
  • the actuating slide 20 is also in the lower position and is guided by a guide slot 26.
  • Fig. 5 shows the top view of the underside of the travel plug adapter.
  • a fuse compartment 28 for receiving an electrical fuse is provided on this underside.
  • the contact pins 30 and 31 for the plus and minus pole according to the Australian / AUS standard can be seen.
  • the contact pin 32 for the earth pole according to the AUS standard can also be seen.
  • contact pins 34 and 35 for plus and minus poles according to the British / UK standard can be seen.
  • a contact pin 36 according to the British standard is also provided.
  • contact pins 38 and 39 are provided for the plus and minus poles according to the US standard.
  • a US standard ground pin 40 is provided.
  • Fig. 6 shows the top of the travel plug adapter.
  • receiving sockets of different standards can be provided on the receiving surface 23.
  • a plug receptacle 42 is provided according to the Schuko standard. This has receiving sockets 44A and 44B for plus and minus contacts. Earth contacts are also provided.
  • the end contacts 46A and 46B are contacts of a first standard, which rest on the side of a Schuko plug.
  • the earth contact 46C is a receptacle socket which can accept an earth contact pin, that is to say an earth contact of a different standard.
  • screw connections 48 can be seen which allow the housing top 12 to be easily and securely screwed to the housing bottom 14 and also to separate the housing parts again.
  • Fig. 7 shows a perspective view of the sliding mechanism 50, which is housed within the travel plug adapter.
  • the displacement mechanism 50 is mechanically connected to the first actuating slide 20 and the second actuating slide 22.
  • the two Actuating slides are also in Fig. 7 recognizable and allow the position of the displacement mechanism 50 within the travel plug adapter (as shown in Figures 1 to 6) to be recognized.
  • the sliding mechanism has a first support beam 52. This carries the plus and minus contact pins according to the Australian standard.
  • the support beam 54 is arranged, which carries the plus and minus contact pin according to British standards.
  • the support element 56 is arranged, which carries the plus, minus, and earth contact pin according to the US standard.
  • the support element 56 encloses the support element 58, which carries the earth contact pin according to the Australian standard.
  • the support element 58 is provided as an island in the support element 56, so to speak.
  • the support beam 60 is also arranged, which carries the earth contact pin according to British standards.
  • the various support elements in the form of support beams or other forms
  • the guide rods 62A and 62B for the support beam 52 and the guide rods 62C and 62D for the support beam 60 can be seen.
  • the coupling element 64 can be seen at the level of the actuating slide 20 and 22.
  • This coupling element has a first link plate 66A. It can be sufficient if the coupling element has only one link plate. In the present embodiment, however, a further link plate, the second link plate 66B, is provided opposite. For mechanical stabilization, the two link plates are connected by the connecting web 68. There are different ones in the scenery plates
  • Openings in the form of guide slots are provided. These are provided in mirror image and are most clearly visible in relation to the first link plate 66A.
  • a first guide slot 70 is provided there at the level of the support beam 52, a second guide slot 72 at the level of the support beam 54, furthermore a third guide slot 74 at the level of the support element 56 and a fourth guide slot 76 at the level of the support beam 60.
  • These guide slots are typically L- shaped. They include an opening in the form of a breakthrough upwards on the upper edge of the coupling plate 66A, through which a guide nose can be received or released.
  • guide rods 78A and 78B can also be seen, which allow good guidance of the coupling element 64 in the housing, but are not discussed in more detail here, especially since various mechanical solutions are possible within the scope of the invention for this purpose.
  • the support beam 52 engages in the guide slot 70 with a first guide nose 80.
  • the support beam 54 engages with the guide nose 82 in the guide slot 72.
  • the support element 56 has a guide nose 84 which engages in the guide slot 74 (the guide nose 84 is covered in this figure by the actuating element 20, but the guide nose 84 'provided opposite is clearly visible).
  • the support beam 60 engages with the guide nose 86 in the guide slot 76.
  • the coupling element 64 has an anchor nose 88 which is firmly connected to the coupling element and can determine its position relative to the housing or another element.
  • the coupling element 64 is movable relative to the support elements 52, 54, 56, 58 and 60, which are held by guide rods. When the coupling element 64 is moved, the position of the guide lugs (80 to 86) moved relative to the coupling element 64 and especially relative to its guide slots 70 to 76.
  • Fig. 8 shows them off Fig. 7 already known components. For the sake of clarity, Fig. 8 there is no labeling of all components. While Fig. 7 shows all support elements in their ready position is in Fig. 8 the support element 56 is moved downwards and is in its use position. The coupling element 64 and the actuating elements have been moved together with the support element 56. The other support elements are in their ready position.
  • the guide lugs 80, 82 and 86 are each in positions above the openings in the corresponding guide slots 70, 72 and 76 so that they are not taken along by the coupling element. In other words, the mentioned guide lugs release the coupling element and allow it to be shifted downward into the use position. In this position, the US contact pins of the travel adapter are ready for use.
  • Fig. 9 shows the same components as Fig. 7 and Fig. 8 .
  • the displacement mechanism 50 is shown in a different position.
  • the contact pins are transferred into the use position according to the Australian standard.
  • the remaining contact pins and the corresponding support elements remain in the ready position.
  • the support beam 52 which carries the plus and minus contact pins according to Australian standards, is in the use position.
  • the support element 58 which carries the earth contact pin according to the Australian standard, is also in the use position.
  • the remaining support elements 54, 56 and 60 remain in the ready position. It can be clearly seen that the guide nose 80 of the support beam 52 is in the guide slot 70 sits that this is carried down with the coupling element 64. This cannot be seen for the support element 58.
  • Fig. 10 shows the same displacement mechanism 50 in the already known perspective illustration.
  • the contact pins belonging to the British standard are shifted downwards.
  • the support elements 52, 56 and 58 remain in the upper position.
  • the support beam 54 and the support beam 60 are moved into the lower position, which corresponds to the standby position.
  • the coupling element 64 is accordingly shifted horizontally into a position in which the corresponding lugs are carried along through the associated openings. More precisely, the nose 82 of the support beam 54 is guided through the link opening 72 into the use position.
  • the guide nose 86 is also carried along through the link opening 76 into the lower position.
  • the guide slots 70 and 74 (and their openings / openings) are positioned so that the lugs 80 and 84 do not inhibit the movement of the coupling element 64.
  • the coupling element it should be noted that its horizontal displacement for the purpose of coupling in or decoupling selected guide lugs can be brought about from the outside.
  • the selection button 18 shown is provided on the outer surface of the housing. This can act in various mechanical ways within the housing on the position of the coupling element. The precise mechanical solution is not essential to the present invention.
  • the horizontal displacement of the coupling element is expediently effected solely by the selection button.
  • the mechanical shifting of the actuating slide is then not necessary.
  • the actuating slide (s) is / are connected to a plate or another essentially horizontally extending element which is horizontally displaceable with respect to the coupling element, but which is fixed in its vertical position with respect to the coupling element.
  • Fig. 11 shows sliding mechanism 50 in a use position, which is essentially that of FIG Fig. 10 is equivalent to.
  • the three British standard contact pins are advanced. This time, however, the displacement mechanism 50 is shown from the bottom. Accordingly, the view goes to the current-conducting pins 34 and 35 and the associated grounding pin 36.
  • the support elements 52, 56 and 58 for other contact pins are in the upper position, that is, the standby position. Accordingly, the guide lugs 80 and 84 are released from the coupling element. In contrast, the guide lugs 82 and 86 are in a latching position so that the corresponding support elements are carried along with the coupling element.
  • This perspective bottom view makes it possible to see the mechanical solution which allows a horizontal displacement of the coupling element 64 without moving the actuating slide, that is to say, for example, the actuating slide 20 shown.
  • a guide plate 90 is provided below the coupling element 64.
  • the central web 92 which is part of the coupling element 64 and is made in one piece with it, runs above this guide plate 90.
  • the central web 92 ends in an inclined surface.
  • the guide plate has a central groove which receives the underside of the central web 92. (This is in Fig. 12 and 13th In this way, both can be displaced relative to one another in a horizontal direction, namely the horizontal direction transversely to the connecting line of the contact pins 34 and 35.
  • clauses or clips 96 are used as connecting means.
  • the clips 96A, 96B and 96C can be seen. These hook below the guide plate 90 so that a form-fitting connection is created.
  • the clips are fed through slots 94A, 94B and 94C.
  • the slots are longer in the direction of displacement than the clips, so that the clips can be displaced horizontally precisely in this direction.
  • This simple mechanical solution allows fixing in the vertical direction and in the horizontal transverse direction but at the same time a limited displacement in the horizontal longitudinal direction. In addition, the displacement is limited in this direction.
  • Fig. 12 shows the parts of the internal displacement mechanism that are decisive for the horizontal displaceability in a perspective representation, in which the viewing direction is essentially that of FIG Fig. 10 is equivalent to.
  • the view goes to the coupling element 64 with its main components, the link plates 66A and 66B and the connecting web 68.
  • the central web 92 is visible as a further component of the coupling element 64.
  • This central web 92 rests on the guide plate 90 arranged below.
  • This has the central groove 91 which partially surrounds the central web.
  • the direction of the groove 91 defines the horizontal displacement direction.
  • the actuating slides are connected to the guide plate 90.
  • connection brackets 98 are provided which encompass the guide plate 90 and establish a mechanical connection on the underside of the guide plate.
  • the guide plate 90 can be moved up and down by the actuating slide 20 and 22.
  • the mounting of the operating slide on the housing only allows vertical movement.
  • a horizontal displacement of the coupling element within the housing and relative to the actuating elements remains possible.
  • the displacement path can be set so that the guide slots in the link plates for selected guide lugs can be moved back and forth between a coupling position and an end coupling position. The principle is explained in another view.
  • FIG. 13 is a sectional view along the axis AA, in which the view into the FIG Fig. 12 direction shown by a double arrow.
  • the cut components are in Fig. 13 shown hatched. Components that are located behind the cutting plane are also shown for the sake of clarity, but without hatching.
  • the components belonging to the coupling element 64 are shown with hatching with a wider line spacing.
  • these are the link plates 66A and 66B and the central web 92.
  • the central web 92 rests on the guide plate 90, more precisely in the longitudinal groove 91.
  • the sections through the guide plate 90 are shown with hatching with a narrower line spacing.
  • the entire coupling element 64 is supported by the central web 92 via the transverse web 68, which is not visible, and other connections.
  • This sectional view also clearly shows how the actuating slides 20 and 22 are connected to the guide plate by connecting brackets 98 and 98 '.
  • the connecting brackets encompass the guide plate laterally and establish a mechanical connection, particularly with the underside of the guide plate.
  • a travel adapter can be produced which can be operated comfortably and safely and at the same time allows a compact design, even if plugs of many different standards are provided. Moreover, the travel adapter can still be manufactured inexpensively in this way.

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  1. Connecteur (10), lequel présente un boitier et au moins une première fiche selon une première norme, qui comprend au moins une première broche de contact et une deuxième broche de contact, où la première broche de contact (30 ; 34) est disposée sur un premier élément support (52 ; 54) et la deuxième broche de contact (32 ; 36) est disposée sur un deuxième élément support (58 ; 60), et où la première prise peut être déplacée entre une position de disponibilité, dans laquelle la fiche se trouve à l'intérieur du boitier, et une position d'utilisation, dans laquelle la fiche se trouve utilisable à l'extérieur du boitier, caractérisé en ce qu'un élément d'accouplement (64) est prévu, avec lequel le premier élément support (52 ; 54) et le deuxième élément support (58 ; 60) peuvent être accouplés et peuvent être déplacés ensemble dans la position d'utilisation.
  2. Connecteur (10) selon la revendication précédente, chez lequel les éléments supports (52, 54, 58, 60) sont transférés de la position de disponibilité à la position d'utilisation dans une première direction, et l'élément d'accouplement (64) peut être déplacé perpendiculairement par rapport à la première direction à partir d'une position d'accouplement dans une position de désaccouplement.
  3. Connecteur (10) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, chez lequel l'élément d'accouplement (64) peut être transféré conjointement avec le premier élément support (52 ; 54) et le deuxième élément support (58 ; 60) d'une position de disponibilité dans une position d'utilisation.
  4. Connecteur (10) selon la revendication précédente, chez lequel un premier coulisseau d'actionnement (20) est prévu, par lequel l'élément d'accouplement (64) peut être transféré de sa position de disponibilité dans sa position d'utilisation.
  5. Connecteur (10) selon la revendication précédente, chez lequel, en outre, un deuxième coulisseau d'actionnement (22) est prévu, par lequel l'élément d'accouplement (64) peut être transféré d'une position de disponibilité dans la position d'utilisation.
  6. Connecteur (10) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, chez lequel, en outre, une deuxième fiche selon une deuxième norme est prévue, qui comprend au moins une troisième broche de contact (34) et une quatrième broche de contact (36), où la troisième broche de contact (34) est disposée sur un troisième élément support (54) et la quatrième broche de contact (36) est disposée sur un quatrième élément support (60).
  7. Connecteur (10) selon la revendication précédente, chez lequel le troisième élément support (54) et le quatrième élément support (60) peuvent être accouplés et peuvent être déplacés ensemble dans une position d'utilisation par l'élément d'accouplement (64).
  8. Connecteur (10) selon la revendication précédente, chez lequel l'élément d'accouplement (64) peut être transféré conjointement avec le troisième élément support (54) et le quatrième élément support (60) d'une position de disponibilité dans sa position d'utilisation.
  9. Connecteur (10) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, chez lequel, en outre, une troisième fiche est prévue selon une troisième norme qui comprend au moins une cinquième broche de contact (38 ; 39 ; 40), où la cinquième broche de contact (38 ; 39 ; 40) est disposée sur un cinquième élément support (56).
  10. Connecteur (10) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, chez lequel le cinquième élément support (56) peut être déplacé dans une position d'utilisation par l'élément d'accouplement (64).
  11. Connecteur (10) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, lequel est conçu sous forme d'adaptateur de connexion pour les voyages et comprend en outre un logement de connexions (16).
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