EP0358404A3 - Connector - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP0358404A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: connector
Prior art date: 1988-09-05
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.): Granted

Application number

EP19890308800

Other versions

EP0358404A2 (en

EP0358404B1 (en

Inventor

Haruo Hoshino

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.)

ABB Installation Products Inc

Original Assignee

Thomas and Betts Corp

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.)

1988-09-05

Filing date

1989-08-31

Publication date

1990-11-22

1989-08-31 Application filed by Thomas and Betts Corp filed Critical Thomas and Betts Corp

1990-03-14 Publication of EP0358404A2 publication Critical patent/EP0358404A2/en

1990-11-22 Publication of EP0358404A3 publication Critical patent/EP0358404A3/en

1996-03-20 Application granted granted Critical

1996-03-20 Publication of EP0358404B1 publication Critical patent/EP0358404B1/en

2009-08-31 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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
- H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
- H01R12/50—Fixed connections
- H01R12/59—Fixed connections for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures
- H01R12/65—Fixed connections for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures characterised by the terminal
- H01R12/67—Fixed connections for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures characterised by the terminal insulation penetrating terminals
- H01R12/675—Fixed connections for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures characterised by the terminal insulation penetrating terminals with contacts having at least a slotted plate for penetration of cable insulation, e.g. insulation displacement contacts for round conductor flat cables

EP19890308800 1988-09-05 1989-08-31 Connector Expired - Lifetime EP0358404B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
JP115995/88U		1988-09-05
JP11599588U JPH0239465U (en)	1988-09-05	1988-09-05

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0358404A2 EP0358404A2 (en)	1990-03-14
EP0358404A3 true EP0358404A3 (en)	1990-11-22
EP0358404B1 EP0358404B1 (en)	1996-03-20

Family

ID=14676248

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP19890308800 Expired - Lifetime EP0358404B1 (en)	1988-09-05	1989-08-31	Connector

Country Status (6)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP0358404B1 (en)
JP (1)	JPH0239465U (en)
AU (1)	AU4086089A (en)
DE (1)	DE68926008T2 (en)
ES (1)	ES2087080T3 (en)
SG (1)	SG49263A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
DE4110686A1 (en) *	1991-04-03	1992-10-08	Minnesota Mining & Mfg	CONTACT ARRANGEMENT FOR AN ELECTRICAL OR ELECTRONIC COMPONENT
ES2079291B1 (en) *	1992-11-10	1997-07-01	Whitaker Corp	A SET OF ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR.
US6328592B1 (en)	1996-06-07	2001-12-11	Molex Incorporated	Electrical connector with cable clamping means
DE19646716B4 (en) *	1996-11-12	2008-08-28	Molex Inc., Lisle	Electrical connector, in particular for motor vehicles
DE10205614B4 (en) *	2002-02-11	2005-05-04	Wieland Electric Gmbh	connection adapter
US7901238B1 (en)	2009-08-13	2011-03-08	Tyco Electronics Corporation	Terminal block and board assembly for an electrical connector

Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US3816818A (en) *	1972-11-28	1974-06-11	Sprecher & Schuh Ag	Flat cable connectors
DE2545791A1 (en) *	1974-11-07	1976-05-13	Du Pont Nederland	CONTACT CONNECTOR FOR FLAT CABLE
US4174877A (en) *	1977-12-19	1979-11-20	Foederer Wilhelmus T	Connector for flat cable
EP0063696A1 (en) *	1981-03-28	1982-11-03	Albert Ackermann GmbH & Co. KG	Plug insert elements for flat cables

1988
- 1988-09-05 JP JP11599588U patent/JPH0239465U/ja active Pending
1989
- 1989-08-29 AU AU40860/89A patent/AU4086089A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1989-08-31 DE DE1989626008 patent/DE68926008T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1989-08-31 ES ES89308800T patent/ES2087080T3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1989-08-31 SG SG1996008510A patent/SG49263A1/en unknown
- 1989-08-31 EP EP19890308800 patent/EP0358404B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US3816818A (en) *	1972-11-28	1974-06-11	Sprecher & Schuh Ag	Flat cable connectors
DE2545791A1 (en) *	1974-11-07	1976-05-13	Du Pont Nederland	CONTACT CONNECTOR FOR FLAT CABLE
US4174877A (en) *	1977-12-19	1979-11-20	Foederer Wilhelmus T	Connector for flat cable
EP0063696A1 (en) *	1981-03-28	1982-11-03	Albert Ackermann GmbH & Co. KG	Plug insert elements for flat cables

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
SG49263A1 (en)	1998-05-18
JPH0239465U (en)	1990-03-16
ES2087080T3 (en)	1996-07-16
EP0358404A2 (en)	1990-03-14
DE68926008D1 (en)	1996-04-25
DE68926008T2 (en)	1996-08-29
AU4086089A (en)	1990-03-08
EP0358404B1 (en)	1996-03-20

Publication	Publication Date	Title
GB8911264D0 (en)	1989-07-05	Connector
EP0419938A3 (en)	1993-02-03	Connector
GB8822880D0 (en)	1988-11-02	Connector
GB8918782D0 (en)	1989-09-27	Connector
IL88436A0 (en)	1989-06-30	Structural connector
GB8812725D0 (en)	1988-06-29	Connector
SG49263A1 (en)	1998-05-18	Connector
GB8903282D0 (en)	1989-04-05	Connector
GB2218271B (en)	1992-08-26	Connector
GB2218577B (en)	1992-01-22	Releasable connector
GB2228659B (en)	1993-09-29	Connector
GB2217774B (en)	1992-04-29	Connector
GB8827861D0 (en)	1988-12-29	Structural connector
GB2222202B (en)	1993-04-21	Connectors
GB8900990D0 (en)	1989-03-08	Connector
GB8928601D0 (en)	1990-02-21	Connectors
GB2217804B (en)	1991-10-30	Connectors
ZA898977B (en)	1990-08-29	Connector
AU106574S (en)	1990-01-31	Connector
AU103358S (en)	1989-03-23	Connector
GB8822686D0 (en)	1988-11-02	Connector
AU106603S (en)	1990-02-01	Connector
AU103855S (en)	1989-05-18	Connector
GB8810283D0 (en)	1988-06-02	Connector
ZA882619B (en)	1988-12-28	Connector

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