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EP 1398851 A1 20040317 - Computer bus connector

Title (en)

Computer bus connector

Title (de)

Computerbusverbinder

Title (fr)

Connecteur de bus d'ordinateur

Publication

EP 1398851 A1 20040317 (EN)

Application

EP 02020295 A 20020911

Priority

EP 02020295 A 20020911

Abstract (en)

A securing plate (20) provided with grooves (22) and holes (23), is inserted into a connector housing such that the signal pins are inserted into the holes so as to solder the signal pins with wire core ends of the lead wires inserted into the grooves. An upper cover is placed on an upper edge of the plate.

IPC 1-7

H01R 12/38

IPC 8 full level

H01R 43/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01R 12/592 (2013.01); H01R 43/0263 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[X] US 4596428 A 19860624 - TENGLER JOHN N [US]
[X] US 4681382 A 19870721 - LOCKARD JOSEPH L [US]
[A] US 5501612 A 19960326 - GREEN ERIC T [US]
[A] US 5971793 A 19991026 - JOCHEN ART [US], et al

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1398851 A1 20040317

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 02020295 A 20020911