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EP 1273021 B1 20070124 - TERMINAL

Title (en)

TERMINAL

Title (de)

KLEMME

Title (fr)

BORNE DE CONNEXION

Publication

EP 1273021 B1 20070124 (DE)

Application

EP 01931414 A 20010405

Priority

DE 0101337 W 20010405
DE 10018351 A 20000413

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0180267A1] In order to achieve optimized insulation resistance in a rail mounted device (1) having a recess (13) for a bus bar, a terminal (17) having a narrowing in the area of the recess (13) is used so that the distance of the air insulation relative to an adjacent device is maintained.

IPC 8 full level

H01H 71/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H01H 71/082 (2013.01 - EP US)

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)

WO 0180267 A1 20011025; AT E352856 T1 20070215; DE 10018351 A1 20011031; DE 10018351 C2 20020704; DE 50111958 D1 20070315; EP 1273021 A1 20030108; EP 1273021 B1 20070124; ES 2276789 T3 20070701; US 2003136657 A1 20030724; US 6769938 B2 20040803

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 0101337 W 20010405; AT 01931414 T 20010405; DE 10018351 A 20000413; DE 50111958 T 20010405; EP 01931414 A 20010405; ES 01931414 T 20010405; US 25744702 A 20021011