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EP 1170831 A3 20020123 - Connection module and coding plug

Title (en)

Connection module and coding plug

Title (de)

Verbindungsmodul und Codierstecker

Title (fr)

Module de connexion et connecteur de codage

Publication

EP 1170831 A3 20020123 (DE)

Application

EP 01108269 A 20010402

Priority

DE 20011382 U 20000629

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1170831A2] Coded connecting locations of the casing (1) are populated with contacts (9), their lines being associated unambiguously with codes identifying coded connecting locations.

IPC 1-7

H01R 13/64; H01R 13/645

IPC 8 full level

H01R 13/645 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01R 13/6456 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[X] US 3399374 A 19680827 - VITO PAUZA WILLIAM, et al
[PX] EP 1067636 A1 20010110 - WAGO VERWALTUNGS GMBH [DE]
[PA] DE 19909847 A1 20000914 - INTERCONNECTRON GMBH [DE]
[X] US 4923408 A 19900508 - ZINN BERND [DE]
[A] US 4747792 A 19880531 - STRATE KLAUS [DE]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 20011382 U1 20011108; EP 1170831 A2 20020109; EP 1170831 A3 20020123

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 20011382 U 20000629; EP 01108269 A 20010402