(19)
(11) EP 1 075 056 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
06.06.2001 Bulletin 2001/23

(43) Date of publication A2:
07.02.2001 Bulletin 2001/06

(21) Application number: 00116721.2

(22) Date of filing: 02.08.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7H01R 13/74, H01R 9/24
(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: 04.08.1999 IT MI991759

(71) Applicant: I.T.W. Fastex Italia S.p.A.
10156 Torino (IT)

(72) Inventors:
  • Buscella, Claudio
    10038 Verolengo (IT)
  • Bassi, Alberto
    10100 Torino (IT)

(74) Representative: Eccetto, Mauro et al
Studio Torta S.r.l., Via Viotti, 9
10121 Torino
10121 Torino (IT)

   


(54) Integrated terminal board-filter safety assembly, in particular for electrical household appliances


(57) A terminal board-filter assembly (1) defined by a cup-shaped box body (3) made of electrically insulating material and divided internally into two side by side cavities (4, 5), a first (4) housing the components (6) of an electronic filter (7) preferably preassembled on a printed circuit, and the second (5) housing a first number of electrical contacts (8) assembled and wired to one another and to the filter (7) and including at least one ground contact (48); the box body (3) is provided with a removable cover (15) on an open side of the box body (3) defining a common chamber (13) for access to the cavities (4, 5); a second number of electrical contacts (52), also wired to the components (6) of the filter (7), are provided on the outside of the box body (3), on a bottom wall (10) of the box body, at the first cavity (4) and on the opposite side to the cover (15), and are preferably housed inside a collar (40) formed in one piece with the bottom wall (10); and the bottom wall also has an opening (33) formed at the second cavity (5) and housing a plate portion (49) of the ground contact (48), which plate portion has at least one hole (50) for receiving a fastening member and is positioned parallel to and projecting slightly with respect to an outer surface (30) of the bottom wall (10).







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