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EP 3358678 B1 20200819 - METHOD FOR SEALING AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE CONNECTION

Title (en)

METHOD FOR SEALING AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE CONNECTION

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR ABDICHTUNG EINER ELEKTRISCH LEITENDEN VERBINDUNG

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ D'ÉTANCHÉITÉ D'UNE CONNEXION ÉLECTRIQUEMENT CONDUCTRICE

Publication

EP 3358678 B1 20200819 (DE)

Application

EP 17305139 A 20170207

Priority

EP 17305139 A 20170207

IPC 8 full level

H01R 4/18 (2006.01); H01R 4/70 (2006.01); H01R 4/20 (2006.01); H01R 11/12 (2006.01); H01R 13/52 (2006.01); H01R 43/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01R 4/185 (2013.01); H01R 13/52 (2013.01); H01R 43/005 (2013.01); H01R 4/20 (2013.01); H01R 11/12 (2013.01)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3358678 A1 20180808; EP 3358678 B1 20200819

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 17305139 A 20170207