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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Philippe Clavier, Bobigny Cedex, FR;
Jean Marc Nicolaï, Bobigny Cedex, FR;
Assignee:
Valeo Vision, Bobigny Cedex, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 1/353 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 1/353 ;
Abstract
A connector for a motor vehicle discharge lamp has at least two electrical contacts for supplying the high tension and low tension electrodes of the lamp. In the absence of a lamp, when the connector is connected to a power supply module, arcing can occur within the connector. The connector includes means which impose a preferential path on the arcs other than a direct path between the contacts of the connector.