EP 0702430 B1 20000315 - Polarized terminals and electrical connector comprising such terminals
Title (en)
Polarized terminals and electrical connector comprising such terminals
Title (de)
Polarisierte Anschlussbuchsen und elektrischer Verbinder mit derartigen Buchsen
Title (fr)
Bornes polarisées et connecteur électrique comprenant de telles bornes
Publication
Application
Priority
FR 9411087 A 19940916
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0702430A2] A connector (2) comprises an insulative housing (4) having a plurality of cavities (6) extending therethrough for receiving stamped and formed terminals (8) therein. The terminals (8) have a U-shaped base section comprising a base wall (20) and side walls (22,24). One of the side walls comprises an upper polarizing extension (71) and the other side wall comprises a lower polarizing extension (72) disposed substantially diagonally from the upper extension. The diagonally opposed polarizing extensions (71,72) allow 0 or 180 DEG polarization of the terminals (8) for insertion into the cavity (6). Due to positioning of the polarizing extensions proximate corners of the cavity, they abut against sturdier and less flexible corner wall sections of the housing when incorrectly inserted, and due to the use of two opposed extensions (71,72) the extensions can be made more compact. The latter also allows close centerline to centerline configuration of the terminals due to the rhombic shape of the cavities that allow maintenance of a minimum and substantially constant wall thickness (90) between adjacent cavities. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
H01R 13/18 (2006.01); H01R 43/20 (2006.01); H01R 13/40 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
H01R 13/18 (2013.01); H01R 43/20 (2013.01); H01R 13/40 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE ES FR GB IT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0702430 A2 19960320; EP 0702430 A3 19971022; EP 0702430 B1 20000315; DE 69515582 D1 20000420; DE 69515582 T2 20000914; FR 2724774 A1 19960322
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 95114234 A 19950911; DE 69515582 T 19950911; FR 9411087 A 19940916