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EP 1357645 B1 20050803 - Intelligent connector for a data bus

Title (en)

Intelligent connector for a data bus

Title (de)

Intelligenter Verbindungsstecker für einen Datenbus

Title (fr)

Connecteur intelligent pour un bus de données

Publication

EP 1357645 B1 20050803 (DE)

Application

EP 03007841 A 20030405

Priority

EP 03007841 A 20030405
EP 02008525 A 20020415

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1357645A1] The intelligent connecting plug has a housing (12) with a first plug connection (20) for an incoming cable, a second plug connection (30) for an ongoing cable, whereby the incoming cable is connected through to the ongoing cable, and a connection (40) for an input/output unit that is connected via electronics in the housing to the through-connected cable.

IPC 1-7

H01R 13/66

IPC 8 full level

H01R 13/66 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01R 13/665 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1357645 A1 20031029; EP 1357645 B1 20050803

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 03007841 A 20030405