(19)
(11) EP 1 324 433 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
24.03.2004 Bulletin 2004/13

(43) Date of publication A2:
02.07.2003 Bulletin 2003/27

(21) Application number: 02257479.2

(22) Date of filing: 29.10.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7H01R 27/00
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 27.12.2001 JP 2001395725

(71) Applicants:
  • Pioneer Corporation
    Meguro-ku, Tokyo (JP)
  • Tohoku Pioneer Corporation
    Tendo-shi, Yamagata-ken (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Hayasaka, Shinichi, c/o Tohoku Pioneer Corp.
    Tendo-shi, Yamagata-ken (JP)
  • Kobayashi, Hiroyuki, c/o Tohoku Pioneer Corp.
    Tendo-shi, Yamagata-ken (JP)

(74) Representative: Haley, Stephen 
Gill Jennings & Every, Broadgate House, 7 Eldon Street
London EC2M 7LH
London EC2M 7LH (GB)

   


(54) Electric connector


(57) An electric connector, which is connectable to a counter-connector, comprises a main body (1) having a connection portion at which the counter-connector is to be connected; and terminals (2, 2) disposed in the main body (1). The connection portion has a structure for enabling the connection portion to be connected to any one of a plurality of counter-connectors (200, 300, 400), which have different configurations (200a, 300a, 400a) from each other, and for coming into contact with the any one of the plurality of counter-connectors (200, 300, 400) in case where the any one of the plurality of counter-connectors (200, 300, 400) is placed in a position other than a normal position, to prevent the connection portion from being connected to the any one of the plurality of counter-connectors (200, 300, 400).







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