Clavija cuatripolar de contactos simétricos

English translation: Four pole plug with symmetric connectors

14:32 Oct 26, 2012
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Electronics / Elect Eng
Spanish term or phrase: Clavija cuatripolar de contactos simétricos
This is from a company's Articles of Association, and more specifically a list of the patents held by the company. Historically the company has specialised in manufacturing ovens (for use in restaurants, bakeries etc rather than domestic use), and the document comes from 1973.

The other items in the list are ovens and other accessories used in the catering trade. The item below is "Enchufe de conmutador cuatro contactos simétricos", which sounds similar. Presumably clavija=plug, contact=socket, and simétricos=symmetrical. But how do they all fit together? And what is cuatripolar?

Any help gratefully received:)
Rod Brookes
Spain
Local time: 00:41
English translation:Four pole plug with symmetric connectors
Explanation:
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I'm afraid I don't *know* what cuatripolar is, I just know that in English it's "four-pole". Perhaps this page will explain a bit:

http://www.rverscorner.com/wiring/4pole.html

Also, they're used for domestic appliances:

http://norrissteam.co.uk/harting-four-pole-plug-for-steam-ir...




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Hmmm. The weak point in my answer is that I thought I'd found some good refs for symmetric connectors, but they don't stand up to scrutiny. So this part is just a guess, meaning that the plug pins are symmetrically placed (rather than 3-pin, for example).

Hope someone else can clarify this further for you.
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Denise Phelps
Local time: 00:41
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Thanks Denise
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Four pole plug with symmetric connectors


Explanation:
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Note added at 2 hrs (2012-10-26 17:17:31 GMT)
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I'm afraid I don't *know* what cuatripolar is, I just know that in English it's "four-pole". Perhaps this page will explain a bit:

http://www.rverscorner.com/wiring/4pole.html

Also, they're used for domestic appliances:

http://norrissteam.co.uk/harting-four-pole-plug-for-steam-ir...




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Note added at 3 hrs (2012-10-26 17:33:39 GMT)
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Hmmm. The weak point in my answer is that I thought I'd found some good refs for symmetric connectors, but they don't stand up to scrutiny. So this part is just a guess, meaning that the plug pins are symmetrically placed (rather than 3-pin, for example).

Hope someone else can clarify this further for you.

Denise Phelps
Local time: 00:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks Denise

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agree  Raúl Waldman: symmetric contacts
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