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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2001
Ralph Semmeling, Vligmen, NL;
Jeroen Dekker, Hertogenbosch, NL;
Marcel Meijer, Hertogenbosch, NL;
Johannes Van Woensel, Rosmalen, NL;
Albertus Van Zanten, Hertogenbosch, NL;
Bernardus Paagman, Schijndel, NL;
Framatome Connectors International, Courbevoie, FR;
Abstract
The invention pertains to a connector having a grounding element and a housing of an electrically insulating material. The housing includes at least one contact element comprising a contact end, an intermediate part, and a connection end. The connector also includes an electrically insulating voltage variable medium that is provided between the at least one contact element and the grounding element. The electrically insulating voltage variable 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 described herein is relatively compact and enables constant ESD suppression.