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US 8,192,235 B2Granted
Cable connector for printed circuit boards
AssigneeADC GmbH
InventorsHeiko Neumetzler, Harald Klein
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Abstract
A cable connector (1) for printed circuit boards includes a housing (2, 3) and at least two contact elements (4). Each contact element includes a contact (11) for connecting electrical wires and a fork contact (6, 7) for making contact with a printed circuit board. A surge arrester (17) is arranged within the housing (2, 3) and is arranged electrically between the contact elements (4).
Claims14
A cable connector for printed circuit boards, comprising:
- a housing;
- at least two contact elements, each contact element including a first contact, a second contact, and a third contact, wherein the first contact and the second contact of each contact element are accessible from an exterior of the housing;
- and
- a surge arrester connected to the third contacts of the contact elements, the surge arrester being arranged electrically between the contact elements.
1 more element
A cable connector for printed circuit boards, comprising:
- a housing having a first end and a second end;
- first and second contacts located at the first end of the housing;
- first and second outer contacts located on opposite sides of the second end of the housing;
- first and second inner contacts located at the second end of the housing spaced inwardly from the first and second outer contacts, the inner contacts being displaced parallel from the outer contacts;
- a surge arrester connected to the inner contacts so that the surge arrester is arranged electrically between the inner contacts.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.