(19)
(11) EP 0 821 439 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
10.06.1998 Bulletin 1998/24

(43) Date of publication A2:
28.01.1998 Bulletin 1998/05

(21) Application number: 97112406.0

(22) Date of filing: 19.07.1997
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6: H01R 13/518
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

(30) Priority: 22.07.1996 EP 96401636

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

(72) Inventor:
  • Mansutti, Patrick
    95000 Cergy (FR)

(74) Representative: Heinz-Schäfer, Marion 
AMP International Enterprises Limited Ampèrestrasse 3
9323 Steinach (SG)
9323 Steinach (SG) (CH)

   


(54) Modular connector


(57) Stackable connector modules (2,4) comprise adjacent interleaving wall portions (34,32). The interleaving wall portions (32,34) enable the modules to be stacked together at a small pitch, because only one wall thickness separates the modules. The wall portions (32,34) are necessary for providing mechanical rigidity and electrical separation of rows of contacts in the cavities (6,8).






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