EP0562691A1 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Connector

Assignee: Connector Systems Technology NV

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Filing: 1993-03-23

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Granted: —

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Expires: 2013-03-23

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Abstract

Abstract Connector (2), comprising a body (8) of electrically insulating material, contact members (22) fitted in the body, and an outer conductor (12) fitted around the body, the body (8) being provided at a contact side (10) with one or more contact holes (9) for receiving signal pins (21) of a complementary connector and contacting them with the contact members (22), the outer conductor (12) being provided with one or more strip-type contact springs (14) extending along the connector for contacting earth pins (21) of the complementary connector, the contact springs (14) being made integral with the outer conductor (12), and an edge (13) of the outer conductor (12) lying at least in the vicinity of the contact side (10) of the body, and the contact springs (14) extend essentially from said edge (13) along the outer conductor (12), in such a way that the outer conductor (12) has an essentially uninterrupted outer periphery.

Inventors

👤 Derek Andrews

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —

Jurisdiction EP

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Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 10:40

CPC Classifications

H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/02; H01R13/15; H01R13/17; H01R13/648; H01R13/658; H01R13/6581; H01R13/6582; H01R2103/00; H01R24/00; H01R24/38; H01R24/40; H01R24/52; H01R9/00; H01R9/03; H01R9/05

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 9

Claim 1

Independent Claim 155 words

Connector (2), comprising a body (8) of electrically insulating material, contact members (22) fitted in the body, and an outer conductor (12) fitted around the body, the body (8) being provided at a contact side (10) with one or more contact holes (9) for receiving signal pins (21) of a complementary connector and contacting them with the contact members (22), the outer conductor (12) being provided with one or more strip-type contact springs (14) extending along the connector for contacting earth pins (21) of the complementary connector, the contact springs (14) being made integral with the outer conductor (12), and an edge (13) of the outer conductor (12) lying at least in the vicinity of the contact side (10) of the body, characterised in that the contact springs (14) extend essentially from said edge (13) along the outer conductor (12), in such a way that the outer conductor (12) has an essentially uninterrupted outer periphery.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 24 words

Connector according to Claim 1, wherein the said edge (13) of the outer conductor (12) adjoins the contact side (10) of the body (8).

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 20 words

Connector according to Claim 1 or 2, wherein contact springs (14) are fitted on opposite sides of the connector (2).

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 25 words

Connector according to any of the preceding claims, wherein at least two adjacent contact springs (14) are provided at one side of the connector (2).

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 31 words

Connector according to any of the preceding claims, wherein a contact spring (14) for contacting more than one earth pin (21) is split over at least a part of its length.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 21 words

Connector according to any of the preceding claims, which is equipped for the connection of at least one coaxial cable (20).

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 14 words

Connector according to Claim 6, wherein the coaxial cable (20) is a twin coax.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 13 words

Connector according to any of the preceding claims, having an essentially rectangular periphery.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 25 words

Flat blank of electrically conducting sheet material for forming therefrom the outer conductor (12) of the connector (2) according to any of the preceding claims.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

FR2345829A1 Cited

GB2104312A Cited

FR2585193A1 Cited

EP0446980A1 Cited

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