SG11201901615VA - Elbow connector - Google Patents

Abstract

ccN O cc O C () INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 08 March 2018 (08.03.2018) WIP0 I PCT 011101 V III SID o Ho mu VII IE (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/041785 Al (51) International Patent Classification: H01R 35/04 (2006.01) H01R 13/58 (2006.01) H01R 9/03 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/EP2017/071561 (22) International Filing Date: 28 August 2017 (28.08.2017) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 16186458.2 30 August 2016 (30.08.2016) EP (71) Applicant: INTERLEMO HOLDING S.A. [CH/CH]; Chemin des Champs-Courbes 28, 1024 Ecublens (CH). (72) Inventors: SCHWEIGER, Christian; Wittelsbacherstr. 10, 85586 Poing (DE). STANNER, Josef; Am Haidfeld 28, 85656 Buch am Buchrain (DE). (74) Agent: REUTELER & CIE SA; Chemin de la Vuarpilliere 29, CH-1260 Nyon (CH). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (54) Title: ELBOW CONNECTOR (57) : Elbow connector (2) for pluggable interconnection of an electrical cable to a mating connector (1), the elbow connector (2) including a casing (4) comprising a plug portion (14) and a separable elbow portion (16), a connection terminal assembly (12) mounted in the casing (4) comprising a plurality of electrical terminals supported by a terminal housing (28) mounted fixedly in the plug portion (14), and a keying arrangement (8) complementary to a keying arrangement of said mating connector for angular orientation of the connection terminal assembly (12) about a plugging axis (A) relative to the mating connector, the elbow portion comprising a cable receiving cavity (17) extending from a cable receiving end of the elbow portion to the plug portion through a bend. The plug portion and elbow portion each comprise inter-engaging orientation elements 44a, 44b configured to allow the elbow portion to be positioned at different discrete angular orientations about the plugging axis (A) relative to the plug portion, the casing further comprising a fastener [Continued on next page] WO 2018/041785 Al MIDEDIMOMMIDIMANDOMIEDINIDMODEVOIS (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Declarations under Rule 4.17: as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4.17(ii)) as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the priority of the earlier application (Rule 4.17(iii)) Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) (18), configured for locking the plug portion (14) to the elbow portion (16) such that the chosen angular orientation of the elbow portion relative to the plug portion is locked.