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Electric plug and socket connector

US5658162A · kind A · utility

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9Claims

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Assignee

Harting Elektronik GmbH · DE

Inventors

Dietmar Harting · Espelkamp, DE
Herbert Junck · Lübbecke, DE
Albert Ferderer · Espelkamp, DE
Martin Schmidt · Lübbecke, DE
Hartmut Schwettman · Rahden, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 19, 1995
Grant date	Aug 19, 1997
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 19, 2015

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01R13/62966
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

For an electric plug and socket connection with one or two locking shackles, which can be pivoted about bearing studs of the one half of the plug and socket connection, locking elements, disposed on the side parts of the plug and socket connection, overlapping, in the locked position of the plug and socket connection, locking studs disposed on the other half of the plug and socket connection, it is proposed that pockets be provided in the side parts and spring elements be inserted in these pockets, which spring elements act on the locking elements, or that tiltable locking elements be provided at the spring elements.

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