Patent · US Expired

Symmetrical connector

US6857890B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by

6References

8Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Hirschmann Austria GmbH

Inventors

Dietmer Kammerer · Feuchtwangen, DE
Thomas Burk · Bad Liebenzell, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 11, 2003
Grant date	Feb 22, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 11, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01R13/6275
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A connector (1) with a contact carrier (2) which has several receiving areas (9) for contact partners and a contact carrier sleeve (5) which can be moved over the contact carrier (2) and fixed there and which has a catch device (6) for locking the connector (1) to a mating connector. The invention providing that the contact carrier (2) and the contact carrier sleeve (5) are made symmetrical to each other such that the contact carrier sleeve (5) can be moved both into a first position and also into at least one second position over the contact carrier (2) and can be fixed in the selected position.

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