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EP 1630837 B1 20070117 - Contact system

Title (en)

Contact system

Title (de)

Kontaktsystem

Title (fr)

Système de contact

Publication

EP 1630837 B1 20070117 (DE)

Application

EP 04019974 A 20040823

Priority

EP 04019974 A 20040823

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1630837A1] A spring area (31) lodges on a spring holder (22) and makes a spring function available. Activated by an activating element (24), an activating area (30) initiates the spring function. A contacting area (29) produces a simultaneous contact between an electrical contact and fixed contact pieces (33,34).

IPC 8 full level

H01H 13/36 (2006.01); H01H 1/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H01H 13/365 (2013.01 - EP US); H01H 1/20 (2013.01 - EP US)

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 PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1630837 A1 20060301; EP 1630837 B1 20070117; AT E352093 T1 20070215; DE 502004002686 D1 20070308; US 2009229956 A1 20090917; US 7935905 B2 20110503; WO 2006021518 A1 20060302

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 04019974 A 20040823; AT 04019974 T 20040823; DE 502004002686 T 20040823; EP 2005053967 W 20050812; US 66072805 A 20050812