Sleeve for socket contact, connector using the sleeve, and manufacturing method
AssigneeEaxtron (Sarl)
InventorsMathieu Chevreau, Marnix Van Der Mee
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Abstract
Disclosed is a sleeve for a female contact, its method of manufacture, and also a connector using the sleeve. The sleeve is provided with a first end and a second end presenting, respectively, a rotary symmetry around a common axis, the ends being inter-connected by a plurality of contact blades. Each contact blade presents connecting sections linking the median part of the blade to the first and the second end respectively. The connecting sections describe at least one truncated surface. Applications include the implementation of connectors for high intensity currents, usable especially for electric vehicles.
Claims10
A metal sleeve article for a female connector, the sleeve article comprising:
- a first end part and a second end part having rotary symmetry around a common axis, said first end part having a first diameter, said second end part having a second diameter;
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- a plurality of contact blades interconnecting said first and second parts, each of said plurality of contact blades having a median part and connecting sections linking the median part respectively to said first and second end parts, the median parts being positioned along a median cylinder centered on the common axis and having a diameter less than the first and the second diameters of said first and second end parts, the connecting sections of said plurality of contact blades extending between the median cylinder and said first and second end parts by describing at least one truncated surface wherein the connecting sections of each of said plurality of contact blades share the common axis and form a non-zero angle relative respectively to a plane passing through a middle of the median part of the contact blade, wherein the median part is respectively parallel to said plane and to the common axis.
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