Title (en)

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR SYSTEM

Title (de)

ELEKTRISCHES STECKVERBINDERSYSTEM

Title (fr)

SYSTÈME DE CONNECTEUR ÉLECTRIQUE

Publication

EP 3367513 A1 20180829 (EN)

Application

EP 18159012 A 20180227

Priority

IT 201700022191 A 20170228

Abstract (en)

The invention describes an electrical connector system comprising at least a first connector device and at least a second connector device slidably couplable to the first connector device, in a "male-female" configuration, along a predetermined coupling/uncoupling direction. Each connector device comprises a casing of insulating material and one or more connection elements of conductive material, arranged for an electrical connection. Each connection element of the first connector device is a female connection element and each connection element of the second connector device is a male connection element. Each female connection element is provided with a plurality of elastically deformable lamellar contacts (18), formed in a single piece with a base portion (20). Each lamellar contact (18) is provided with a respective curved contact portion (22A) configured to elastically adhere against the surface of a male connection element. Each female connection element is provided with four opposite lamellar contacts (18), equally spaced apart by twos, wherein each curved contact portion (22A) has a cylindrically shaped surface with generatrix straight lines parallel to the coupling/uncoupling direction.

IPC 8 full level

H01R 12/51 (2011.01); H01R 12/71 (2011.01); H01R 12/72 (2011.01); H01R 12/73 (2011.01); H01R 13/11 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01R 13/111 (2013.01); H01R 12/515 (2013.01); H01R 12/716 (2013.01); H01R 12/73 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

• [Y] DE 10254091 A1 20040617 - PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO [DE]
• [Y] FR 2898734 A1 20070921 - ABB ENTRELEC SOC PAR ACTIONS S [FR]
• [A] CH 693727 A5 20031231 - FELLER AG [CH]
• [A] DE 202008011118 U1 20081030 - CENTIPEDE SYSTEMS INC [US]
• [A] EP 0060024 A1 19820915 - GEN MOTORS CORP [US]

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 3367513 A1 20180829; EP 3367513 B1 20211103; ES 2902144 T3 20220325; IT 201700022191 A1 20180828

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 18159012 A 20180227; ES 18159012 T 20180227; IT 201700022191 A 20170228