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Electrical appliance

US8206178B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6References

19Claims

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Assignee

KOSTAL Kontakt Systeme GmbH · DE

Inventors

Klaus Hinteresch · Schwerte, DE
Ruediger Knobloch · Breitscheid, DE
Werner Koster · Schalksmühle, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 3, 2011
Grant date	Jun 26, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 3, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01G2/06
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical appliance includes a housing having a holding chamber and an insert slot, an insulation displacement connector (IDC), and an electrical component such as a battery inserted into the holding chamber. The component has an electric connector extending through the holding chamber into the insert slot. Upon insertion of the IDC into the insert slot, the IDC contacts the electric connector of the component and contacts a printed circuit board (PCB) mounted to the housing whereby the electrical component and the PCB are electrically connected via the electric connector of the component and the IDC. The holding chamber completely surrounds, at least in sections, the component within the holding chamber. The holding chamber includes a radially-pivotable latching clip which axially fixes in place the component within the holding chamber.

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