(19)
(11) EP 1 998 416 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
26.05.2010 Bulletin 2010/21

(43) Date of publication A2:
03.12.2008 Bulletin 2008/49

(21) Application number: 08156158.1

(22) Date of filing: 14.05.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H01R 43/01(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA MK RS

(30) Priority: 30.05.2007 FI 20070426

(71) Applicant: Helvar Oy Ab
03600 Karkkila (FI)

(72) Inventors:
  • Porkka, Kimmo
    03620 Karkkila (FI)
  • Hakonen, Teuvo
    02610 Espoo (FI)

(74) Representative: LEITZINGER OY 
Tammasaarenkatu 1
00180 Helsinki
00180 Helsinki (FI)

   


(54) Means for connecting wires of lamps


(57) The invention relates to a connecting means for clamping wires (12) to a coupling device (2) equipped with a knife connector (4). The connecting means comprises at least one retainer element (14) for each wire for holding the wire in the retainer element, at least one gripper element (20) as per each wire, said gripper element taking hold of a dielectric wire coating , at least one partition slot (24) for at least one partition (8) of the knife connector, and a clamping assembly (26) for engaging the connecting means with the knife connector (4), such that the wires (12) present in the connecting means are engaged over a stripped surface thereof in contact with the coupling device (2).













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