EP0510134B1 - Fiche a contact plat - Google Patents
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- EP0510134B1 EP0510134B1 EP91918265A EP91918265A EP0510134B1 EP 0510134 B1 EP0510134 B1 EP 0510134B1 EP 91918265 A EP91918265 A EP 91918265A EP 91918265 A EP91918265 A EP 91918265A EP 0510134 B1 EP0510134 B1 EP 0510134B1
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- Prior art keywords
- contact
- free ends
- socket
- push
- flat
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- 238000005452 bending Methods 0.000 claims description 4
- 238000005476 soldering Methods 0.000 claims description 2
- 238000003466 welding Methods 0.000 claims description 2
- 230000035515 penetration Effects 0.000 claims 1
- 238000003780 insertion Methods 0.000 abstract description 10
- 230000037431 insertion Effects 0.000 abstract description 10
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 description 3
- 238000010276 construction Methods 0.000 description 2
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- 238000009413 insulation Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000002184 metal Substances 0.000 description 1
- 238000005192 partition Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000000725 suspension Substances 0.000 description 1
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
- H01R13/02—Contact members
- H01R13/10—Sockets for co-operation with pins or blades
- H01R13/11—Resilient sockets
- H01R13/113—Resilient sockets co-operating with pins or blades having a rectangular transverse section
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
- H01R13/02—Contact members
- H01R13/15—Pins, blades or sockets having separate spring member for producing or increasing contact pressure
- H01R13/18—Pins, blades or sockets having separate spring member for producing or increasing contact pressure with the spring member surrounding the socket
Definitions
- the invention relates to a flat contact receptacle with two contact tabs arranged on the receptacle body, which are bent back at the free end and resiliently resiliently abut each other over part lengths at the spacing of the free ends, and with a spring body which firmly encompasses the receptacle body and has an inclined portion at diametrical wall sections to the free ends has over the flat sides of the contact tab extending strip part, which are bent back with their free ends with a partial length over the free ends of the contact tabs to each other and in the direction of insertion and rest on the free ends of the contact tabs.
- this object is achieved in that the strip parts are formed with a slightly smaller width than the width of the contact tabs and press against the free ends of the contact tabs with such a bias that supports the contact force of the contact tabs.
- the spring body and the strip parts can be formed in one piece, preferably the spring body and strip parts being cut from a sheet metal part and being erected by bending and / or folding.
- An improvement in the suspension properties of the strip parts can be achieved by means of longitudinal slots which extend at a distance from the free ends to at least approximately the spring body.
- the flat contact receptacle it is provided to fix the spring body by bending cuts on edge strips of recesses formed in the sleeve body on the sleeve body. It is understood that the spring body can also be connected to the sleeve body in any other way. So there is the possibility of spring body and sleeve body by welding or soldering to each other to be determined. It is also provided to provide the spring body and the sleeve body with axially identical recesses for the passage of a locking tongue which is resiliently arranged on the plug-in sleeve housing. The spring body thus supports the displacement-free fixing of the flat contact receptacle in the receptacle housing.
- 1 denotes a flat contact receptacle, which has a sleeve body 2, to which crimp attachments 3 and 4 for fixing electrical conductors or insulation (not shown) connect to one end, while contact tabs 5 to the other end are trained.
- the contact tabs 5 are resiliently resilient to one another at the distance of the free ends over part lengths and are bent back to form partitions for contact blades (not shown) over further part lengths 5 '.
- a spring body 6 is applied, the cut strip parts 7, 7 ', which extend towards the free ends at an angle to each other over the flat sides of the contact tabs 5 and bear with bias on the free ends of the contact tabs 5.
- the strip parts 7, 7 ' are bent back in the region of their free ends to each other and in the plug-in direction, thereby creating arcuate insertion surfaces for contact blades (not shown) are achieved.
- the strip parts help to support the contact force of the contact tabs. They also ensure energy-saving insertion of the contact blades and prevent the flat contact receptacles from bumping or snagging on the housing surfaces when fitting the receptacle housings with the flat contact receptacles.
- the multiple function of the over-spring 6, 7, 7 ' has a particularly favorable effect in the case of flat contact receptacles of small size, since here it is naturally increasingly possible to get caught on housing surfaces.
- the spring body 6 is fixed on the sleeve body 2 by bending cuts 8 into recesses 9 of the sleeve body 2.
- each contact tab 5 is overlapped by a single strip part 7 or 7 ', which extends approximately over the entire width of the contact tab 5, there is also the possibility of arranging a plurality of strip parts 7, 7' formed on a spring body 6, the ends of which are bent towards each other and in the direction of insertion.
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- Coupling Device And Connection With Printed Circuit (AREA)
- Techniques For Improving Reliability Of Storages (AREA)
- Hardware Redundancy (AREA)
- Debugging And Monitoring (AREA)
- Arc-Extinguishing Devices That Are Switches (AREA)
- Lead Frames For Integrated Circuits (AREA)
- Non-Reversible Transmitting Devices (AREA)
- Connections Arranged To Contact A Plurality Of Conductors (AREA)
- Connector Housings Or Holding Contact Members (AREA)
- Details Of Connecting Devices For Male And Female Coupling (AREA)
- Manufacturing Of Electrical Connectors (AREA)
Claims (6)
- Fiche à contact plat comprenant deux pattes de contact (5), qui sont disposées sur le corps (2) de la fiche, dont l'extrémité libre est recourbée et qui, à distance des extrémités libres, sont appliquées l'une contre l'autre avec l'élasticité d'un ressort par l'intermédiaire de longueurs partielles (5′), ainsi qu'un corps à ressorts d'appoint (6) qui enserre le corps (2) de la fiche et qui comporte, sur des portions de paroi diamétralement opposées, des languettes (7, 7′) qui s'étendent en biais au-dessus des faces plates des pattes de contact (5) jusqu'aux extrémités libres, les extrémités libres des languettes (7, 7′) étant recourbées, sur une longueur partielle, l'une vers l'autre et dans le sens d'enfichage, par-dessus les extrémités libres des pattes de contact et étant appliquées contre les extrémités libres des pattes de contact (5), caractérisée en ce que les languettes (7, 7′) possèdent une largeur légèrement inférieure à la largeur des pattes de contact (5) et sont appliquées contre les extrémités libres des pattes de contact (5) en y exerçant une pression avec une précontrainte telle qu'elle augmente la force de contact des pattes de contact (5).
- Fiche à contact plat selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que le corps à ressorts d'appoint (6) et les languettes (7, 7′) sont conçus d'une seule pièce.
- Fiche à contact plat selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce qu'à distance des extrémités libres, les languettes (7, 7′) sont fendues longitudinalement au moins sensiblement jusqu'au corps à ressorts d'appoint (6).
- Fiche à contact plat selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que le corps à ressorts d'appoint (6) est solidarisé au corps (2) de la fiche en repliant des parties découpées (8) par-dessus des bandes de bordure d'évidements (9) ménagés dans le corps (2) de la fiche.
- Fiche à contact plat selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que le corps à ressorts d'appoint (6) et le corps (2) de la fiche sont solidarisés l'un à l'autre par soudage ou par brasage.
- Fiche à contact plat selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que le corps à ressorts d'appoint (6) et le corps (2) de la fiche comportent des évidements équiaxes (10) pour laisser passer une languette de verrouillage conçue avec l'élasticité d'un ressort et disposée sur le boîtier de la fiche.
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE4035613A DE4035613A1 (de) | 1990-11-09 | 1990-11-09 | Flachkontaktsteckhuelse |
| DE4035613 | 1990-11-09 | ||
| PCT/EP1991/002018 WO1992009120A1 (fr) | 1990-11-09 | 1991-10-24 | Fiche a contact plat |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| EP0510134A1 EP0510134A1 (fr) | 1992-10-28 |
| EP0510134B1 true EP0510134B1 (fr) | 1995-04-12 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EP91918265A Expired - Lifetime EP0510134B1 (fr) | 1990-11-09 | 1991-10-24 | Fiche a contact plat |
Country Status (10)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| US (1) | US5288252A (fr) |
| EP (1) | EP0510134B1 (fr) |
| JP (1) | JP3188454B2 (fr) |
| KR (1) | KR100234517B1 (fr) |
| AT (1) | ATE121227T1 (fr) |
| AU (1) | AU652585B2 (fr) |
| BR (1) | BR9106064A (fr) |
| DE (2) | DE4035613A1 (fr) |
| ES (1) | ES2071337T3 (fr) |
| WO (1) | WO1992009120A1 (fr) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE9211819U1 (de) * | 1992-07-07 | 1993-11-04 | Grote & Hartmann | Elektrisches Kontaktelement |
| JP3119418B2 (ja) * | 1994-04-20 | 2000-12-18 | 矢崎総業株式会社 | 防水コネクタ用端子 |
| JP3216757B2 (ja) * | 1994-06-27 | 2001-10-09 | 矢崎総業株式会社 | 端 子 |
| EP0697752A3 (fr) * | 1994-08-19 | 1996-05-29 | Whitaker Corp | Borne electrique femelle |
| DE4439105C1 (de) * | 1994-11-02 | 1996-04-25 | Kostal Leopold Gmbh & Co Kg | Elektrische Steckverbindung |
| JP3093954B2 (ja) * | 1995-05-26 | 2000-10-03 | 矢崎総業株式会社 | 雌型端子金具 |
| US5658175A (en) * | 1995-10-05 | 1997-08-19 | Itt Corporation | One-piece hooded socket contact and method of producing same |
| US6261134B1 (en) | 1995-10-20 | 2001-07-17 | Itt Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc. | One-piece hooded socket contact and method of producing same |
| DE19611720C2 (de) * | 1996-03-25 | 2000-05-31 | Grote & Hartmann | Flachfederarmkontaktelement |
| DE19611698A1 (de) * | 1996-03-25 | 1997-10-02 | Siemens Ag | Kontaktfeder |
| JPH10255864A (ja) * | 1997-03-07 | 1998-09-25 | Yazaki Corp | 圧着端子 |
| DE29906652U1 (de) * | 1999-04-15 | 2000-08-24 | Robert Bosch Gmbh, 70469 Stuttgart | Federarmkontaktelement |
| US20070237661A1 (en) * | 2006-04-05 | 2007-10-11 | Tsun-Sheng Chen | Hand-operated reciprocating pump |
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| US9548553B2 (en) | 2013-03-15 | 2017-01-17 | Lear Corporation | Terminal with front end protection |
| US9190756B2 (en) | 2013-08-01 | 2015-11-17 | Lear Corporation | Electrical terminal assembly |
| US9142902B2 (en) | 2013-08-01 | 2015-09-22 | Lear Corporation | Electrical terminal assembly |
| US9711926B2 (en) | 2013-11-19 | 2017-07-18 | Lear Corporation | Method of forming an interface for an electrical terminal |
| US9905953B1 (en) * | 2016-09-30 | 2018-02-27 | Slobodan Pavlovic | High power spring-actuated electrical connector |
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| DE8236405U1 (de) * | 1982-12-24 | 1984-10-04 | Grote & Hartmann Gmbh & Co Kg, 5600 Wuppertal | Doppelflachfederkontakt mit Überfeder |
| DE3502633C1 (de) * | 1985-01-26 | 1986-04-30 | Kabelwerke Reinshagen Gmbh, 5600 Wuppertal | Elektrischer Doppelflachfederkontakt |
| DE8713038U1 (de) * | 1987-09-28 | 1987-11-19 | Amp Deutschland Gmbh, 6070 Langen | Buchsenartiger elektrischer Anschluß |
| DE3826670C2 (de) | 1988-08-05 | 1994-11-17 | Framatome Connectors Int | Flachkontaktsteckhülse |
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1990
- 1990-11-09 DE DE4035613A patent/DE4035613A1/de not_active Withdrawn
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1991
- 1991-10-24 ES ES91918265T patent/ES2071337T3/es not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1991-10-24 US US07/866,181 patent/US5288252A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1991-10-24 DE DE59105181T patent/DE59105181D1/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1991-10-24 AT AT91918265T patent/ATE121227T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1991-10-24 AU AU87328/91A patent/AU652585B2/en not_active Ceased
- 1991-10-24 KR KR1019920701546A patent/KR100234517B1/ko not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1991-10-24 EP EP91918265A patent/EP0510134B1/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1991-10-24 WO PCT/EP1991/002018 patent/WO1992009120A1/fr not_active Ceased
- 1991-10-24 BR BR919106064A patent/BR9106064A/pt not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1991-10-24 JP JP51688691A patent/JP3188454B2/ja not_active Expired - Fee Related
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| ES2071337T3 (es) | 1995-06-16 |
| JP3188454B2 (ja) | 2001-07-16 |
| US5288252A (en) | 1994-02-22 |
| JPH05505493A (ja) | 1993-08-12 |
| BR9106064A (pt) | 1993-01-05 |
| ATE121227T1 (de) | 1995-04-15 |
| AU8732891A (en) | 1992-06-11 |
| DE4035613A1 (de) | 1992-05-14 |
| DE59105181D1 (de) | 1995-05-18 |
| EP0510134A1 (fr) | 1992-10-28 |
| KR100234517B1 (ko) | 1999-12-15 |
| WO1992009120A1 (fr) | 1992-05-29 |
| AU652585B2 (en) | 1994-09-01 |
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