Global Patent Index - EP 3171461 A1

EP 3171461 A1 20170524 - ETHERNET CONNECTOR SYSTEM

Title (en)

ETHERNET CONNECTOR SYSTEM

Title (de)

ETHERNET-VERBINDERSYSTEM

Title (fr)

SYSTÈME DE CONNECTEUR ETHERNET

Publication

EP 3171461 A1 20170524 (EN)

Application

EP 15195864 A 20151123

Priority

EP 15195864 A 20151123

Abstract (en)

The present invention relates to an ethernet connector system with a male and a female connector device (100 ;200), wherein the female connector (200) has a female housing 202 and wherein the male connector 100 has a male housing 102, which housings 102, 202) are joinable and provided with locking means (104, 204) for releasable locking the male housing (102) against the female housing (290) and wherein the female connector 200 has female contact elements 208 and wherein the male connector 100 has a male contact elements 134. For improving this system, the contact elements (134; 208) of each connector device 100; 200) are arranged parallel to a contact axis (CA) extending transverse to the mating direction (MD) and wherein contact surfaces (135; 212) of each connector device (100; 200) are sealingly received between the two housings in the locked stage of the two housings.

IPC 8 full level

H01R 13/623 (2006.01); H01R 13/24 (2006.01); H01R 13/516 (2006.01); H01R 13/52 (2006.01); H01R 24/64 (2011.01); H01R 13/66 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01R 13/2435 (2013.01); H01R 13/516 (2013.01); H01R 13/5202 (2013.01); H01R 13/623 (2013.01); H01R 24/64 (2013.01); H01R 13/6641 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3171461 A1 20170524

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 15195864 A 20151123