Global Patent Index - EP 1421651 A2

EP 1421651 A2 20040526 - ELECTRIC CONTACT

Title (en)

ELECTRIC CONTACT

Title (de)

ELEKTRISCHER KONTAKT

Title (fr)

CONTACT ELECTRIQUE

Publication

EP 1421651 A2 20040526 (DE)

Application

EP 02794538 A 20020802

Priority

  • DE 10138204 A 20010803
  • EP 0208603 W 20020802

Abstract (en)

[origin: US7015406B2] An electric contact comprises a main body consisting of a copper-based alloy or of stainless steel and a contact layer consisting of a gold-based alloy. The contact layer has a thickness of at least 0.3 mum and consists of gold with a content of 0.5 percent by weight to 15 percent by weight of one or more platinum group metals, and that an intermediate layer consisting of silver or of a silver-based alloy or of nickel is provided between the main body and the contact layer. The contact layer is preferably applied on the main body by a PVD process.

IPC 1-7

H01R 3/00

IPC 8 full level

B32B 15/01 (2006.01); C22C 5/02 (2006.01); H01R 13/03 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

H01R 4/58 (2013.01 - KR); H01R 13/03 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 03015217 A2 20030220; WO 03015217 A3 20040325; AT E345586 T1 20061215; CN 100511852 C 20090708; CN 1559094 A 20041229; DE 10138204 A1 20030227; DE 10138204 B4 20040422; DE 50208722 D1 20061228; EP 1421651 A2 20040526; EP 1421651 B1 20061115; ES 2275942 T3 20070616; JP 2004538369 A 20041224; JP 4636453 B2 20110223; KR 20040043170 A 20040522; PT 1421651 E 20070228; US 2004238338 A1 20041202; US 7015406 B2 20060321

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 0208603 W 20020802; AT 02794538 T 20020802; CN 02815252 A 20020802; DE 10138204 A 20010803; DE 50208722 T 20020802; EP 02794538 A 20020802; ES 02794538 T 20020802; JP 2003520030 A 20020802; KR 20047001426 A 20020802; PT 02794538 T 20020802; US 48600004 A 20040203