ADAPTER, EXPANSION DEVICE FOR ADAPTER, REPLACEMENT TOOL USED TOGETHER WITH EXPANSION DEVICE, REPLACEMENT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF REPLACING SLEEVE - Patent 2987014

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EP 2 987 014 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	31.12.2014

(43)	Date of publication:
	24.02.2016 Bulletin 2016/08

(21)	Application number: 14721545.3

(22)	Date of filing: 17.04.2014

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G02B 6/38^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/IB2014/060792

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2014/170856 (23.10.2014 Gazette 2014/43)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
	Designated Extension States:
	BA ME

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Priority:

17.04.2013 CN 201310132801

(71)	Applicant: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
	Shanghai 200233 (CN)

(72)	Inventors:
	LIN, Lin Shanghai 200233 (CN) TONG, Zhaoyang Shanghai 200233 (CN) LIU, Lei Shanghai 200233 (CN)

(74)	Representative: Keane, David Colman et al
	Murgitroyd & Company Scotland House 165-169 Scotland Street Glasgow G5 8PL Glasgow G5 8PL (GB)

(54)	ADAPTER, EXPANSION DEVICE FOR ADAPTER, REPLACEMENT TOOL USED TOGETHER WITH EXPANSION DEVICE, REPLACEMENT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF REPLACING SLEEVE