公开(公告)号：EP1026788A1

公开(公告)日：2000-08-09

申请号：EP99102233.6

申请日：1999-02-04

申请人： RAYCHEM CORPORATION

发明人： Dutton, Peter ,  Higgy, Mohamed ,  Seaton, Timm

IPC分类号： H01R13/518 ,  H01R13/64

CPC分类号： H01R13/64 ,  H01R13/518

摘要： A modular connector (10) includes a set of pairs of modular inserts (16) configured to mate with each other to convey electrical signals or power in a structure such as a vehicle. Each pair of modular inserts (16) are coupled to their respective wiring lines and supported by their respective structures. One of each pair of modular inserts (16) is supported by a receptacle shell (22), while the other is supported by a plug shell (26). The modular inserts (16) are characterized with removable characterized buttons (130) for cooperation respectively with characterizations slots (90) provided in the receptacle shell (22) and plug shell (26). The characterization scheme ensures that incorrect modular inserts are not loaded onto the wrong position of the receptacle shell and plug shell. The shields of the wiring lines are grounded to grounding contacts provided in the corresponding modular inserts (16). The receptacle shell is coupled to a grounding shell supported by the vehicle with the corresponding grounding contacts contacting the grounding shell for grounding. The plug shell (22) is coupled to the receptacle shell (26) to place the respective contacts (184,186) in the pairs of modular inserts (16) in mating connections to convey signals or power. The grounding contacts of the modular inserts (16) in the plug shell (26) contact the grounding shell for grounding. The connector is easy and quick to assemble without the need for tools and with savings in assembly time.

摘要翻译： 模块化连接器（10）包括一对成对的模块化插入件（16），其被配置为彼此配合以将电信号或功率传送到诸如车辆的结构中。 每对模块化插入件（16）被耦合到它们各自的布线并由它们各自的结构支撑。 每对模块化插件（16）中的一个由插座壳体（22）支撑，而另一个由插头壳体（26）支撑。 模块化插入件（16）的特征在于具有可移除的特征按钮（130），用于分别与设置在插座壳体（22）和插头壳体（26）中的特征槽（90）配合。 表征方案确保错误的模块化插入件不会被装载到插座外壳和插头外壳的错误位置。 布线的屏蔽层接地到设置在相应的模块插入件（16）中的接地触头。 接收器壳体耦合到由车辆支撑的接地壳体，相应的接地触头接触接地壳体用于接地。 插头壳体（22）联接到插座壳体（26），以将配对连接中的相应的触点（184,186）放置在成对的模块插入件（16）中，以传送信号或电力。 插头外壳（26）中的模块插入件（16）的接地触点与接地壳接触以进行接地。 连接器易于组装，无需工具，节省组装时间。

公开(公告)号：EP1018189A1

公开(公告)日：2000-07-12

申请号：EP97902955.0

申请日：1997-01-16

申请人： RAYCHEM CORPORATION

发明人： D'AMARIO, Ercole, Jr. ,  CASTAGNA, Alfonso ,  MOSCOVITCH, Jerry, N. ,  RAO, Cheput, P. ,  LARKIN, Brian, S. ,  FERDINAND, Arthur, E.

IPC分类号： H01R4/24

CPC分类号： H01R4/2491 ,  H01R4/5008 ,  H01R4/5083 ,  H01R13/58 ,  H01R13/582 ,  H01R13/68 ,  H01R13/7135 ,  H01R24/30 ,  H01R2103/00

摘要： An electrical plug (1) for connecting an electrical cable (11) such as an electrical heating cable to an electrical power outlet. Contained within the housing (3) of the plug are first and second contact members (13, 15) which comprise a first prong and a second prong, respectively, each prong being suitable for insertion into a socket of an electrical power outlet. A cutting module (25) and a cutting element (37) which fits within the cutting module are used to remove polymer, e.g. insulation or a conductive polymer composition, from the first and second electrodes of the cable at the end of the cable in order to make electrical connection from the electrodes to the first and second contact members. Present within the cutting module are first and second electrode-contact sections (33, 35) positioned on the concave arcuate inner surface (29) of the wall of a cavity (27) in the cutting module. The electrode-contact sections can be electrically connected to the first and second contact members. The cutting element (37) comprises a cutting wedge (59) which has (a) a convex arcuate outer surface (65) which complements the inner surface of the wall of the cutting module, and (b) piercing means (61) suitable for penetrating the polymer. The cutting element rotates within the cavity of the cutting module from an opened position to a closed position so that, after the cable has been inserted into the cavity and the cutting element is rotated, the rotation first causes the piercing means to penetrate the polymer between the first and second electrodes, then causes an end portion of the polymer to separate from the electrodes, and then forces the first electrode into physical contact with the first electrode-contact section and the second electrode into physical contact with the second electrode-contact section. The cutting module and the cutting element can also be used as a tool for removing polymer from an electrical cable, and in a connector to make electrical connection from a first electrical cable to a second electrical cable.

公开(公告)号：EP1016321A1

公开(公告)日：2000-07-05

申请号：EP97931407.7

申请日：1997-06-24

申请人： RAYCHEM CORPORATION

发明人： JANVRIN, Aron, K. ,  OSTERHOUT, Glen, W.

IPC分类号： H05B3/14

CPC分类号： H05B3/146 ,  H05B3/56

摘要： An electrical heating cable (1) in which at least two elongate conductors (3, 4) are separated by an insulating spacer (5) and are contacted by at least one elongate resistive heating strip (2). The heating strip, which contacts alternately the first conductor and the second conductor at contact points which are longitudinally spaced apart along the length of the strip and along the length of each of the conductors, is made from a conductive polymer composition which exhibits PTC behavior. The conductors are concentric stranded wires having a lay length L of at most 20 mm or a lay angle β of at least 11°, or a lay length L of at most 20 mm and a lay angle β of at least 10°.

公开(公告)号：EP1015939A1

公开(公告)日：2000-07-05

申请号：EP97932607.1

申请日：1997-07-15

申请人： RAYCHEM CORPORATION

发明人： HAVENS, John, R. ,  CAO, Binh, Vu ,  WASILEWSKI, Frank ,  JONES, Philip, J. ,  REDDY, Damoder ,  ANDREWS, Bracken, L.

IPC分类号： G02F1/1341 ,  G02F1/1333

CPC分类号： G02F1/1341 ,  G02F1/1334

摘要： An encapsulated liquid crystal layer (16) is patterned by placing a mask (20) into contact with a coated substrate (10). The mask is held against the substrate, for example, by a vacuum, to form a seal. The assembly is submerged in a solvent to dissolve the exposed region of the encapsulated liquid crystal material.

公开(公告)号：EP1008248A1

公开(公告)日：2000-06-14

申请号：EP96917189.1

申请日：1996-06-03

申请人： RAYCHEM CORPORATION

发明人： BALATONI, Nicholas, A.

IPC分类号： H04L5/02

CPC分类号： H04L5/02

摘要： A method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving signals for at least four channels between a telephone company location and a customer premises over a single twisted pair. At least four signal sources output at least four signals to a central office terminal unit or line card at the telephone company location. The line card receives and converts the at least four signals into a 288 kbps multiplexed binary signal, converts the multiplexed binary signal into a 2B1Q or 4B3T signal for transmission to the customer premises over a single twisted pair for use by a remote terminal.

公开(公告)号：EP0764333B1

公开(公告)日：1999-12-01

申请号：EP95924639.8

申请日：1995-06-07

申请人： RAYCHEM CORPORATION

发明人： CHANDLER, Daniel, A. ,  MATTHIESEN, Martin ,  LEONG, Derek

IPC分类号： H01C1/14

CPC分类号： H01C7/027 ,  H01C1/14 ,  H01C1/1406

摘要： An electrical device (1) in which an element (7) composed of a conductive polymer is positioned in contact with the surface layer of one or more metal electrodes (3, 5). The metal electrode contains a base layer (9) which comprises a first metal, an intermediate metal layer (15) which comprises a metal that is different from the first metal, and a surface layer (17) which (i) comprises a second metal, (ii) has a center line average roughness Ra of at least 1.3, and (iii) has a reflection density Rd of at least 0.60. The conductive polymer composition preferably exhibits PTC behavior. The electrical devices, which may be, for example, circuit protection devices or heaters, have improved thermal and electrical performance over devices prepared with electrodes which do not meet the center line average roughness and reflection density requirements.

公开(公告)号：EP0490989B1

公开(公告)日：1999-11-24

申请号：EP90914344.8

申请日：1990-09-10

申请人： RAYCHEM CORPORATION

发明人： EMMETT, Arthur, F.

IPC分类号： H01C7/02

CPC分类号： H01B1/24 ,  H01B1/20 ,  H01B1/22 ,  H01C7/027 ,  H05B3/14 ,  H05B3/146 ,  H05B3/56

摘要： A melt-extrudable conductive polymer composition which contains a polymer, a particulate conductive filler and a particulate non conductive filler. When a standard strip heater is made from the composition and tested in a UL VW-1 test, it has comparable performance to a heater made from a second composition which is the same as the composition but which does not contain the non conductive filler. When tested in a standard arcing fault test, the standard heater will trip a fuse in less time than is required by the second heater, i.e. in less than 30 seconds. A preferred nonconductive filler is Sb2O3.

公开(公告)号：EP0952590A2

公开(公告)日：1999-10-27

申请号：EP99201778.0

申请日：1995-06-07

申请人： RAYCHEM CORPORATION

发明人： Chandler, David A. ,  Matthiesen, Martin ,  Leong, Derek

IPC分类号： H01C1/14 ,  H01C7/02

CPC分类号： H01C7/027 ,  H01C1/14 ,  H01C1/1406

摘要： The use for an electrical device (1) of an element (7) composed of a conductive polymer is positioned in contact with the surface layer of one or more metal electrodes (3, 5). The metal electrode contains a base layer (9) which comprises a first metal, an intermediate metal layer (15) which comprises a metal that is different from the first metal, and a surface layer (17) which (i) comprises a second metal, (ii) has a centre line average roughness R a ¯ of at least 1.3, and (iii) has a reflection density R d of at least 0.60. The conductive polymer composition preferably exhibits PTC behaviour. The electrical devices, which may be, for example, circuit protection devices or heaters, have improved thermal and electrical performance over devices compared with electrodes which do not meet the centre line average roughness and reflection density requirements.

摘要翻译： 由导电聚合物构成的元件（7）的电子装置（1）的使用位置与一个或多个金属电极（3,5）的表面层接触。 金属电极包含基底层（9），其包括第一金属，包含不同于第一金属的金属的中间金属层（15）和表面层（17），其中（i）包括第二金属 ，（ii）中心线平均粗糙度Ra为1.3以上，（iii）反射密度Rd为0.60以上。 导电聚合物组合物优选表现出PTC行为。 与不符合中心线平均粗糙度和反射密度要求的电极相比，例如电路保护装置或加热器的电气装置具有比器件更高的热和电性能。

公开(公告)号：EP0944908A1

公开(公告)日：1999-09-29

申请号：EP97950931.0

申请日：1997-12-11

申请人： RAYCHEM CORPORATION

发明人： UKEN, William, David ,  MCMILLS, Corey, J. ,  RITTER, Robert, J.

IPC分类号： H01C8

CPC分类号： H01C8/04

摘要： A surge arrester designed for use with lines of 2 kV or less has a housing (10) which, in combination with a cup-shaped gasket (25), an O-ring gasket (45) and a lid (20), seals a varistor element (30) inside against environmental contaminants such as water or pollutants.

公开(公告)号：EP0937119A1

公开(公告)日：1999-08-25

申请号：EP97912981.0

申请日：1997-10-28

申请人： RAYCHEM CORPORATION

发明人： MERCER, Frank, W. ,  CHING, David, P. ,  CICHOCKI, Zbigniew ,  REAMEY, Robert, H.

IPC分类号： C08L101 ,  C08K3 ,  C08L53 ,  C08L83 ,  C09J153 ,  C09K5

CPC分类号： C09J153/025 ,  C08K3/22 ,  C08L53/00 ,  C08L53/025

摘要： A highly thermally conductive but yet highly conformable composition (1) is made from gel filled with alumina. The use of α-alumina in which at least 10 weight % of the α-alumina particles have a particle size of at least 74 νm makes possible the high filler levels needed to attain high thermal conductivity, without causing the decrease in elongation and softness normally associated with high filler levels. Further improvements are observed if the α-alumina and the gel (or precursor thereof) are mixed with a specific energy input of at least 10 Joule/g. The input of such specific energy has the effect making the resulting composition more conformable than it otherwise would be. The composition may be internally supported by a flexible matrix such as an open-celled foam (2) or a fabric (3).