(19)
(11) EP 1 037 321 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
07.03.2001 Bulletin 2001/10

(43) Date of publication A2:
20.09.2000 Bulletin 2000/38

(21) Application number: 00104908.9

(22) Date of filing: 08.03.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H01R 13/436, H01R 12/24, H01R 23/66
(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: 09.03.1999 EP 99104677

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

(72) Inventors:
  • Jetter, Rolf
    64291 Darmstadt (DE)
  • Lehner, Antonio
    65207 Wiesbaden (DE)

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

   


(54) Electrical connector with a contact securing flap


(57) The invention relates to an electrical connector with a housing (2) with a plurality of contact chambers (7) arranged in at least one row, with contacts arranged in the contact chambers (7) for making contact with a mating contact and with a hinged flap (3) comprising projections (16) which engage in the contact chambers (7) in an end locking position of the flap (3) and secure the contacts therein, wherein the flap (3) can be introduced into an shaft bearing (13) with a shaft (15) perpendicular to the plug-in direction and is rotatably mounted there.






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