(19)
(11) EP 0 261 551 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
22.02.1989 Bulletin 1989/08

(43) Date of publication A2:
30.03.1988 Bulletin 1988/13

(21) Application number: 87113444.1

(22) Date of filing: 15.09.1987
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)4: H01R 29/00, H01R 31/02
(84) Designated Contracting States:
BE DE IT NL

(30) Priority: 18.09.1986 JP 218219/86

(71) Applicant: YAMATAKE-HONEYWELL CO. LTD.
Tokyo 150 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Kobayashi, Hideo
    Tokyo 114 (JP)
  • Ochiai, Yukihiro
    Tokyo 164 (JP)

(74) Representative: Rentzsch, Heinz, Dipl.-Ing. et al
Honeywell Holding AG Patent- und Lizenzabteilung Postfach 10 08 65
63008 Offenbach
63008 Offenbach (DE)


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    (54) Coupling-type connector


    (57) In a coupling-type connector having three multiple contact connection plugs (6, 10, 16) on different sides (2, 7, 13) of the connector housing the interconnection of the three groups of contact elements (3, 8, 14) is provided such that a first group (31) of conductors connects the first k contact elements (X1 to X7) of the first plug (6) to the contact elements (Z2 to Z9) of the opposite plug (10) which are offset by one step with respect to the contact elements of the first plug. A second group of conductors connects the remaining contact elements (X9 to X28) of the first plug to the corresponding contact elements (Z9 to Z28) of the second plug.







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