(19)
(11) EP 0 954 066 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
17.04.2002 Bulletin 2002/16

(43) Date of publication A2:
03.11.1999 Bulletin 1999/44

(21) Application number: 99106286.0

(22) Date of filing: 16.04.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H01R 23/70
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 29.04.1998 FR 9805410

(71) Applicant: FRAMATOME CONNECTORS INTERNATIONAL
92400 Courbevoie (FR)

(72) Inventors:
  • Le Gallic, Hervé
    72400 Cherreau (FR)
  • Ribeau, Pascal
    72100 Le Mans (FR)

(74) Representative: Beetz & Partner Patentanwälte 
Steinsdorfstrasse 10
80538 München
80538 München (DE)

   


(54) Positioning and locking method and positioning and locking device for an input/output connector and connector having such a device


(57) The present invention relates to a positioning and locking method for a connector (2) intended to be surface-mounted on a printed circuit (6).
The method according to the invention is characterized in that a positioning device (12) having a projecting part (16) which is intended to rest on the plane of the printed circuit (6) is forcibly inserted into at least a first slot (10) and a second slot (11), these slots lying on either side of the housing (4) of the connector (2).






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