Electrical contact with multiple contact points having equivalent normal force
AssigneeTE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
InventorStanrich D. Fernandes
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Abstract
An electrical connector includes a mating section for receiving the mating tab therein. The mating section has a first contact arm and a second contact arm. The first contact arm is spaced from the second contact arm by a first slot. The first contact arm has a first length which is different than a second length of the second contact arm. A first normal force exerted by the first contact arm on the mating tab is equal to a second normal force exerted by the second contact arm.
Claims19
An electrical connector for receiving a mating tab, the electrical connector comprising:
- a mating section for receiving the mating tab therein, the mating section having a first contact arm, a second contact arm and a third contact arm, the first contact arm being spaced from the second contact arm by a first slot, the first contact arm having a first length which is different than a second length of the second contact arm, the third contact arm is spaced from the second contact arm by a second slot, the third contact arm has a third length which is different than the first length of the first contact arm and the second length of the second contact arm, the first slot has a first slot length which is different than the second slot length of the second slot, the mating section has a base section with a mating section first wall, a first mating contact engagement section extends from the mating section first wall, the first mating contact engagement section has the first contact arm, the second contact arm, the third contact arm, the first mating contact engagement section has a first bend portion, a first stabilizing portion, and a first tab engaging portion, the first bend portion extends from and is integral with the mating section first wall;
- wherein a first normal force exerted by the first contact arm on the mating tab is equal to a second normal force exerted by the second contact arm, and a third normal force exerted by the third contact arm on the mating tab is equal to the first normal force exerted by the first contact arm and the second normal force exerted by the second contact arm.
An electrical connector for receiving a mating tab from multiple directions, the electrical connector comprising:
- a mounting section for mounting to a substrate or a mating connector;
- a mating section for receiving the mating tab therein, the mating section having a base section with a first wall and a second wall, a first mating contact engagement section extending from the first wall and a second mating contact engagement section extending from the second wall;
- the first mating contact engagement section and the second mating contact engagement section having contact arms with first lead-in surfaces provided at free ends thereof;
- a tab receiving slot extending between the first wall and the second wall of the base section and continuing between the first mating contact engagement section and the second mating contact engagement section;
- a second lead-in surface extending from a mating surface of the mating section, the second lead-in surface extending across the base section, the first mating contact engagement section and the second mating contact engagement section;
- wherein the first lead-in surfaces and the second lead-in surface allows the mating tab to be inserted into the tab receiving slot from multiple directions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.