(19)
(11) EP 3 646 412 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
04.05.2022 Bulletin 2022/18

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
09.03.2022 Bulletin 2022/10

(21) Application number: 18746294.0

(22) Date of filing: 21.06.2018
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H01R 13/453(2006.01)
H01R 13/631(2006.01)
 H01R 13/436(2006.01)
H01R 13/506(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
H01R 13/506; H01R 13/4538; H01R 13/4362; H01R 13/631
(86) International application number:
PCT/IB2018/054584
(87) International publication number:
WO 2019/003063 (03.01.2019 Gazette 2019/01)

(54)

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH TERMINAL ALIGNMENT PLATE AND SECONDARY LOCK DETECTION, AND METHOD OF MATING

ELEKTRISCHER VERBINDER MIT KLEMMENAUSRICHTUNGSPLATTE UND SEKUNDÄRVERRIEGELUNGSDETEKTION, UND VERBINDUNGSVERFAHREN

CONNECTEUR ÉLECTRIQUE À DÉTECTION DE VERROUILLAGE SECONDAIRE ET COMPRENANT UNE PLAQUE D'ALIGNEMENT DE BORNE ET MÉTHODE DE CONNEXION

(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

(30) Priority: 30.06.2017 US 201762527615 P
18.05.2018 US 201815983710

(43) Date of publication of application:
06.05.2020 Bulletin 2020/19

(73) Proprietor: TE Connectivity Services GmbH
8200 Schaffhausen (CH)

(72) Inventors:
  • VASBINDER, Andrew Jacob
    Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania 17007 (US)
  • HITCHCOCK, Matthew Bryan
    Lebanon, Pennsylvania 17042 (US)

(74) Representative: Johnstone, Douglas Ian 
Baron Warren Redfern 1000 Great West Road
Brentford TW8 9DW
Brentford TW8 9DW (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
US-A- 5 558 526
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