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EP 0976176 A1 20000202 - VOLTAGE CONVERTER

Title (en)

VOLTAGE CONVERTER

Title (de)

SPANNUNGSWANDLER

Title (fr)

TRANSFORMATEUR DE TENSION

Publication

EP 0976176 A1 20000202 (DE)

Application

EP 98919096 A 19980313

Priority

DE 19715825 A 19970416
EP 9801466 W 19980313

Abstract (en)

[origin: DE19715825A1] The invention relates to a voltage converter for a medium voltage installations, specially switching systems, comprising a converter housing (1) and a plug contact (2) to produce an electrical connection between a voltage converter and said medium voltage installation. The plug contact is configured as an elastic pressure contact (2) in order to produce an economical embodiment of the plug connector.

IPC 1-7

H01R 13/53

IPC 8 full level

H01R 13/53 (2006.01); H01R 13/24 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01R 13/53 (2013.01); H01R 13/2421 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9847206A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE FR IT LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 19715825 A1 19981022; EP 0976176 A1 20000202; WO 9847206 A1 19981022

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 19715825 A 19970416; EP 9801466 W 19980313; EP 98919096 A 19980313