Connector element for a high frequency transmission path

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EP 0 596 313 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	25.10.1995 Bulletin 1995/43

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	11.05.1994 Bulletin 1994/19

(21)	Application number: 93116836.3

(22)	Date of filing: 19.10.1993

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁵: H01R 13/66, H01R 23/68

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE FR GB

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Priority:

02.11.1992 DE 4236945

(71)	Applicant: MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY
	St. Paul, Minnesota 55133-3427 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	Heinrich, Dirk, 3M Laboratories (Europe)GmbH D-21107 Hamburg (DE)

(74)	Representative: Dipl.-Ing. H. Hauck, Dipl.-Ing. E. Graalfs, Dipl.-Ing. W. Wehnert, Dr.-Ing. W. Döring, Dr.-Ing. N. Siemons
	Postfach 30 24 30 20308 Hamburg 20308 Hamburg (DE)

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	Remarks:
	A request for correction of claims 11 to 13; the term "connector" has been changed by "conductor" has been filed pursuant to Rule 88 EPC. A decision on the request will be taken during the proceedings before the Examining Division (Guidelines for Examination in the EPO, A-V, 2.2).

(54)	Connector element for a high frequency transmission path

(57) A connector element for a high frequency transmission path which includes at least a pair of spaced conductor portions defining a signal and ground conductors. The conductor portions are retained by a dielectric retaining body. A part of the conductor portions has opposite surface portions having a space varying from that of the adjacent parts of the conductor portions to change the capacitance and thus the impedance of the connector element portion in the retaining body.

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