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EP 0088220 B1 19870603 - CONTACT MEMBER AND METHOD FOR ITS MANUFACTURE

Title (en)

CONTACT MEMBER AND METHOD FOR ITS MANUFACTURE

Publication

EP 0088220 B1 19870603 (DE)

Application

EP 83100717 A 19830126

Priority

DE 3203037 A 19820129

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0088220A2] 1. A contact member having at least two contact layers which are electrodeposited one above another on a carrier material which is preferably ferro-magnetic, the outer layer of said contact member consisting of rhodium and the underlying second layer of a precious metal, characterised in that the rhodium layer has a thickness of between 0.2 mu m and 2 mu m and the underlying layer of precious metal consists of silver.

IPC 1-7

H01H 1/02; H01H 11/04

IPC 8 full level

H01H 11/04 (2006.01); H01H 1/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01H 1/02 (2013.01); H01H 2011/046 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

CH DE FR GB LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0088220 A2 19830914; EP 0088220 A3 19850515; EP 0088220 B1 19870603; DE 3203037 A1 19830818; DE 3203037 C2 19840308; DE 3371958 D1 19870709; JP S58133717 A 19830809

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 83100717 A 19830126; DE 3203037 A 19820129; DE 3371958 T 19830126; JP 1003083 A 19830126