Plug-and-socket connection having additional contact device, particularly for data transmission
US7267582B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 27, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 27, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/53
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A plug-and-socket connection including a plug and a mating connector, the plug and the mating connector in each case having a housing in which contact elements are provided for producing the electrical plug-and-socket connection and for conducting high currents and voltages, and guide elements being provided in each case on the housing for the exact guidance of the plug. According to the present invention, the guide elements are formed as electrical contact elements. The contact elements used here are utilized, for example, to transmit data streams as currents in the low-voltage range.
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