(19)
(11) EP 0 691 709 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
14.08.1996 Bulletin 1996/33

(43) Date of publication A2:
10.01.1996 Bulletin 1996/02

(21) Application number: 95110580.8

(22) Date of filing: 06.07.1995
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6: H01R 13/436
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB IT

(30) Priority: 07.07.1994 GB 9413755

(71) Applicant: THE WHITAKER CORPORATION
Wilmington, Delaware 19808 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Kümpel, Dietrich Wilhelm
    D-65428 Rüsselheim (DE)
  • Thomas, Jörg
    D-63128 Dietzenbach (DE)

(74) Representative: Klunker . Schmitt-Nilson . Hirsch 
Winzererstrasse 106
D-80797 München
D-80797 München (DE)

   


(54) Electrical connector for high voltage having secondary locking


(57) A high voltage electrical connector (2, 102, 202, 202a, 302, 304) having a housing (4, 104, 204, 204a, 304, 404) with a plurality of terminal receiving channels (22, 122, 222, 222a, 322, 422) extending therethrough where each channel includes an opening (40, 140, 240, 240a, 340, 440) into the channel, an electrical terminal (24, 124, 224, 224a, 324, 424) positioned in the channel and a secondary locking member (26, 126, 226, 226a, 326, 426) for retaining the terminal. The connector characterized in that with the secondary locking member received within the opening in a locked position, the channel forms essentially a longitudinal channel completely surrounding the terminal along its length, thereby preventing lateral voltage jump over.






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