Contact element, electrical connector and electrical connector assembly
AssigneesTE Connectivity India Private Limited, TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
InventorsRakesh R S, Sundareshan M D, Xavier Rouillard
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Abstract
A contact element includes a frame and a contact spring fixed to the frame. The frame has a first region and a second region opposite the first region. The second region is spaced apart from the first region by a gap. The contact spring has a fixed end fixed to the first region of the frame and a free end opposite the fixed end. The contact spring extends from the first region across the gap to the second region. The free end of the contact spring overlaps the second region.
Claims19
A contact element, comprising:
- a frame having a first region, a second region opposite the first region, and a third region connecting the first region and the second region, the second region is spaced apart from the first region by a gap, the third region has a bight;
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- a contact spring having a fixed end fixed to the first region of the frame and a free end opposite the fixed end, the contact spring extends from the first region across the gap to the second region, the bight is a folded section of the third region that shortens the third region such that the free end of the contact spring overlaps the second region.
An electrical connector, comprising:
- a connector housing having a connection recess;
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- a contact element received and held in the connector housing, the contact element is accessible via the connection recess and the contact element extends toward the connection recess, the contact element includes a frame and a contact spring, the frame has a first region, a second region opposite the first region, and a third region connecting the first region and the second region, the second region is spaced apart from the first region by a gap, the third region has a bight, the contact spring has a fixed end fixed to the first region of the frame and a free end opposite the fixed end, the contact spring extends from the first region across the gap to the second region, the bight is a folded section of the third region that shortens the third region such that the free end of the contact spring overlaps the second region.
An electrical connector assembly, comprising:
- an electrical connector including a connector housing having a connection recess and a contact element received and held in the connector housing, the contact element is accessible via the connection recess and the contact element extends toward the connection recess, the contact element includes a frame and a contact spring, the frame has a first region, a second region opposite the first region, and a third region connecting the first region and the second region, the second region is spaced apart from the first region by a gap, the third region has a bight, the contact spring has a fixed end fixed to the first region of the frame and a free end opposite the fixed end, the contact spring extends from the first region across the gap to the second region, the bight is a folded section of the third region that shortens the third region such that the free end of the contact spring overlaps the second region;
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- a mating connector insertable into the electrical connector and forming an electric connection with the electrical connector, the mating connector has a cross section complementary to the connection recess.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.