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(11) EP 0 335 226 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
14.03.1990 Bulletin 1990/11

(43) Date of publication A2:
04.10.1989 Bulletin 1989/40

(21) Application number: 89105035.3

(22) Date of filing: 21.03.1989
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)4: H01R 31/08
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE ES FR IT

(30) Priority: 29.03.1988 IT 8335388

(71) Applicant: EATON CONTROLS SpA
I-20124 Milano (IT)

(72) Inventors:
  • de Biasi, Virgilio
    I-32100 Belluno (IT)
  • Scussel, Adriano
    I-32100 Belluno (IT)
  • Baio, Alfonso
    I-32020 Limana (BL) (IT)

(74) Representative: Petraz, Gilberto Luigi 
GLP S.r.l. Piazzale Cavedalis 6/2
33100 Udine
33100 Udine (IT)


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    (54) Combination of a connection bridge with contact terminals belonging to an electrical connection plate


    (57) Connection bridge (12) for contact terminals (11) which are advantageously, but not essentially, of a lamina type and which belong to a connection plate (10) and are arranged on the connection plate (10) according to a first predetermined plan, the connection bridge (12) being suitable to obtain a personalised re-organisation of the contact terminals (11) according to a second predetermined plan and being equipped with resilient means (112) for cooperation with the contact terminals (11) and equipped also with an electrical connection strip (16) that joins pairs of the resilient means (112), the resilient means (112) comprising at least two contact forks (15) cooperating respectively with two contact terminals (11), each of the at least two contact forks being provided with two arms (115) the ends of which comprise projections (112) facing each other and separated by a gap less than the thickness (25) of the contact terminals (11), the contact between the connection bridge (12) and the contact terminal (11) taking place between the projections (112) and a lateral zone (11b-­11c) of the contact terminal (11).
    Electrical connection plate (10) equipped with a plurality of contact terminals (11) organised according to a predetermined plan, at least two of the contact terminals (11) being interconnected by means of a connection bridge (12) as described above.







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