Patents Assigned to Framatome Connectors International
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Patent number: 6297452Abstract: The present invention relates to a curved or bent multilayer arrangement for conductor rails comprising several electrically conductive strips (1, 2) separated by layers of insulating material. In this arrangement, the conductive strips (1, 2) possess, along the line of the fold in the rail, a number of windows (5) arranged such that the windows of one strip are staggered with respect to those of another, and in which those same windows are sized in such a manner that the conductive strips (1, 2) are not overlaid along the line of the fold.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 1999Date of Patent: October 2, 2001Assignee: Framatome Connectors InternationalInventor: Christian Pernot
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Publication number: 20010023146Abstract: A cable connector comprises a housing of insulating material, the housing having a plurality of contact terminals, and a metal cover having a first end for accommodating the housing and a second end with a cable exit. The metal cover comprises a location for receiving a strain relief means of the cable near the second end. The cover is provided with at least two cable exits and two locations for receiving a strain relief means. The receiving locations are staggered with respect to each other in the direction from the first to the second end, and/or the receiving locations are placed at an offset with respect to a center plane of the connector in mutually opposite directions.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2001Publication date: September 20, 2001Applicant: Framatome Connectors InternationalInventors: Robert Verbeek, Tom Ceuppens, Wim Vervoort
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Publication number: 20010021602Abstract: The invention pertains to a connector for a cable with one or more conductors and a common shielding, comprising a housing that is provided with a shielding, which is connected to the shielding of the cable, and which housing contains, in its front side, at least one terminal block of an electrically insulating material fitted with one or more terminals that are connected to respective conductors in the cable. The housing comprises a first opening through which a latch extends from within the housing for snap-fit connection of the connector to a counterpart and a second opening through which a push-button for mechanically operating the latch is accessible, which push-button abuts the edge of the second opening and wherein at least the surface of the push-button is made of an electrically conductive material.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2001Publication date: September 13, 2001Applicant: Framatome Connectors InternationalInventor: Albertus Van Zanten
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Publication number: 20010019916Abstract: The invention pertains to a connector comprising a grounding element a and a housing of an electrically insulating material, which housing comprises at least one contact element comprising a contact end, an intermediate part, and a connection end. The connector further comprises an electrically insulating voltage variable medium that is provided between the at least one contact element and the grounding element, which medium becomes electrically conducting at a voltage that is substantially higher than the operating voltages of a device for which the connector is intended or of which it is a part. The connector according to the present invention is relatively compact and enables constant ESD suppression.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2001Publication date: September 6, 2001Applicant: Framatome Connectors InternationalInventors: Ralph Semmeling, Jeroen Dekker, Marcel Meijer, Johannes Van Woensel, Albertus Van Zanten, Bernardus Paagman
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Publication number: 20010019920Abstract: The invention describes a control unit of a valve mechanism with an electromagnetic coil (1) where the electromagnetic coil (1) is connected to the coil (1) via an electrically conducting spring-mounted connecting ridge (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2001Publication date: September 6, 2001Applicant: Framatome Connectors InternationalInventors: Hans-Otto Geltsch, Josef Koiner
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Patent number: 6283794Abstract: The present invention has the aim of resolving the problem that there is a possibility of mistakes in wiring of connectors (1) not being discovered normally.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2000Date of Patent: September 4, 2001Assignee: Framatome Connectors InternationalInventor: Takehiko Osuga
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Publication number: 20010018293Abstract: The invention pertains to a connector for a cable containing one or more conductors within a common shielding, which connector comprises a housing that comprises two or more constituent parts, a shielding and a passage for the cable and that accommodates at least one terminal block with terminals connected to the conductors in the cable. The shielding of the cable is placed over a rigid bush and is pressed against the bush by means a resilient ring washer that is placed over the shielding and that is compressed by the constituent parts of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2001Publication date: August 30, 2001Applicant: Framatome Connectors InternationalInventor: Albertus Van Zanten
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Publication number: 20010018296Abstract: The invention relates to a connector module set (12) consisting of at least one male module and at least one female module, which are designed to be coupled to establish an electric connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2000Publication date: August 30, 2001Applicant: Framatome Connectors InternationalInventor: Jacky Philippe
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Publication number: 20010016456Abstract: The invention pertains to a connector for at least one cable with one or more conductors, comprising at least one housing of an electrically insulating material containing contact elements that are connected or to be connected to the conductors. The connector comprises a hood, which at least partially accommodates the housing and which comprises at least a passage for at least one cable, means for connecting the hood to a support panel for a printed circuit board, cable or the like, and one or more coding protrusions on the side that, upon connection to the support panel that is provided with holes for receiving corresponding coding protrusions, faces the support panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2001Publication date: August 23, 2001Applicant: Framatome Connectors InternationalInventor: Albertus Van Zanten
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Patent number: 6273765Abstract: A wedge connector provided with an insulating covering, comprising: an external C-shaped member (2), having two first curved wings (10), the respective bottoms (12) of which are mutually inclined; a wedge member (6) having two mutually inclined concave active edges (14); and at least one intermediate member (4) which [i] comprises electrically conducting material; [ii] is adapted to be located between the external member (2) and said wedge member (6); [iii] is provided with a plurality of perforating teeth (22); and [iv] surrounds in part at least one portion of a conductor (20) disposed between the wedge member (6) and the intermediate member (4).Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2000Date of Patent: August 14, 2001Assignee: Framatome Connectors InternationalInventors: Said Lalaouna, Marcel L. De Keyser
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Publication number: 20010012729Abstract: A connector comprises an insulating housing, a plurality of contact elements arranged in rows and columns in said housing, and at least one shielding plate arranged between two adjacent columns of contact elements. The shielding plate is a structurally separate part provided with fastening means and is attached only to one of the contact elements of a column of contacts by means of the fastening means.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2000Publication date: August 9, 2001Applicant: Framatome Connectors InternationalInventor: Johannes Maria Blasius Van Woensel
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Patent number: 6270368Abstract: An electrical connection device with perpendicular Interlocking of a male part. The male part comprising at least one electrical connection contact with elastic blades forming a clamp and arranged in a contact-bearing casing. The male part is arranged, into a female part comprising at least one contact in the form of a blade. The male elastic blades forming a clamp of the contact or contacts coming to be positioned on both sides of the thickness of the corresponding blade of contact of the female part. The invention also covers the connector equipped with this device.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 1999Date of Patent: August 7, 2001Assignee: Framatome Connectors InternationalInventor: Frederic Duval
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Patent number: 6270382Abstract: A connector for a shielded cable comprises an assembly of at least two modules and electrical contact elements arranged in rows and columns. Each module is provided with a housing of insulating material and electrial contact elements received in the housing and arranged next to each other in side-by-side relationship. Each housing is mainly box-shaped with a front wall, a back wall, sidewalls lying therebetween, an upper side and a lower side. Channels extend between the upper and lower sides, which channels are separated from each other by intermediate walls, and the contact elements are received in the channels. One housing with its front wall joins the backwall of a next housing, wherein in each housing the front and back walls are provided with three corresponding supporting points, successive housings lying against each other with the supporting points, which supporting points determine the distance, laterally, between the contact elements of successive housings.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 1999Date of Patent: August 7, 2001Assignee: Framatome Connectors InternationalInventors: Gert Droesbeke, Eddy Creelle, Jan Peter Karel Van Koetsem
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Patent number: 6264492Abstract: The invention addresses an electric connector for the assembly of at least one branch cable (24) into a main cable (26) of the type comprising a lower body (10) and an upper body (12) both having contact blades (18), means (20, 22) for accommodating these cables between the two bodies, as well as clamping means, characterized in that the means (20) for accommodating the branch cable/s (24) comprise a tube having apertures for the passage of the ends of the contact blades (18).Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2000Date of Patent: July 24, 2001Assignee: Framatome Connectors InternationalInventors: Said LaLaouna, Jean-Luc Couvert
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Patent number: 6264371Abstract: The invention relates to a fiber-optic connector (1) comprising a socket (2) and a plug (4) which are intended to be mated in order to join two optical cables. The connector according to the invention includes at least two sealing members, one of them being an interfacial sealing member (12) put under compression when the plug (4) and the socket (2) are being mated.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 1999Date of Patent: July 24, 2001Assignee: Framatome Connectors InternationalInventors: Jean-Max Badeau, Pierre-Yves Le Guen
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Patent number: 6261119Abstract: An insulation-piercing connector interconnects an insulated conductor and a ribbon conductor embedded in an electrically insulating body. It comprises an insulation-piercing contact formed with a contact body and a tapered contact portion, and a housing device. A hole is made through both the electrically insulating body and ribbon conductor, this hole having a larger-diameter hole section and a smaller-diameter hole section separated by an annular abutment surface formed at least in part by one face of the ribbon conductor. The contact body comprises a larger-diameter body section inserted in the larger-diameter hole section, a smaller-diameter body section inserted in the smaller-diameter hole section, and an annular shoulder surface applied to the annular abutment surface to make contact with the ribbon conductor. The tapered contact portion has a threaded shank screwed in an axial threaded hole of the free end of the smaller-diameter body section to secure the tapered contact portion to the contact body.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2000Date of Patent: July 17, 2001Assignee: Framatome Connectors InternationalInventor: Richard Jonathan Green
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Publication number: 20010005655Abstract: A connector (1) for receiving a microcircuit card, the connector having a resilient arm (9) on a first border (10) of the seat (2) of the connector. The arm is curved inwardly towards the seat to exert pressure on an edge of the card in the direction of a second border (11) of the seat, opposite the first border. It allows to limit a longitudinal mobility of the card in its seat. Further, the connector also has releases (14, 15, 19, 31, 36) on an upper portion of its housing to cover an upper portion of the card, in order to prevent a vertical mobility of the seated card.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2000Publication date: June 28, 2001Applicant: Framatome Connectors InternationalInventors: Francis Cabane, Olivier Cailler, Gabriel Camacho
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Patent number: 6250961Abstract: In order to create a hermetic connection assembly (1, 2) with a female insert (2), the insert provided with double-female (5, 27) receptacles (4) is placed on a hermetic male connector (1). In order to assure a good electrical connection, clips or sockets (7, 26), preferably truncated, are positioned inside the receptacles, taking support and assuring an electrical contact, on the one hand, with an inner wall of a receptacle and on the other hand, with an outer wall of a pin (8) when such a pin is inserted in the receptacle.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 1999Date of Patent: June 26, 2001Assignee: Framatome Connectors InternationalInventors: Gerard Boiret, Serge Auger, Olivier Bourgeois
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Patent number: 6244752Abstract: A single-piece optical fiber coupling (1) is specified which has a housing (2) with at least two holder openings (3a, 3b), which are arranged coaxially and run towards each other, for the optical fiber ends (4a, 4b) to be connected, the holder openings (3a, 3b) each having an outer section (3c, 3d) with a threaded crimp (3g) and an inner section (3e, 3f) with a thread (3h) of lower depth.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 1999Date of Patent: June 12, 2001Assignee: Framatome Connectors InternationalInventors: Martin Besler, Guntram May, Jurgen Meyer
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Patent number: 6244888Abstract: A low insertion force electrical connector comprising at least a plug and a base provided with a blind recess for receiving the plug. The base has pin contacts. The plug is connected to a bundle of electrical cables by means of electrical contacts. The base and the plug comprise conjugal means on the base and plug, which conjugal means include the base having a guide groove opening into a swing and lock hole formed in the base. The conjugal means permit a displacement in translation, with the plug in a first orientation, and when the plug is completely inserted at the end of the blind recess of the base a swinging displacement of the plug relative to the base, from the first to a second orientation, in which the plug is immobilized in translation by first locking means on the base and plug.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 1999Date of Patent: June 12, 2001Assignee: Framatome Connectors InternationalInventor: Patrice Cappe