Current bridge
AssigneeLisa Dräxlmaier GmbH
InventorsStefan Ecker, Stefan Wimmer
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Abstract
A current bridge comprising an oblong support strip that has an end face, and a plurality of contact feet each having a first strip-shaped leg and a second strip-shaped leg. The contact feet extend from the end face of the support strip and are formed integrally with the support strip. The two legs each comprise a main face specified by their strip shape. The main faces of the two legs extend essentially parallel to one another.
Claims22
A current bridge made of sheet-metal, the current bridge comprising:
- an oblong support strip having an end face;
- and
- a plurality of contact feet, each having a first strip-shaped leg and a second strip-shaped leg, at least one of the first and second legs being a spring leg, said contact feet extending from said end face of said support strip and being formed integrally with said support strip, wherein the first and second legs of each of the plurality of feet have a main face specified by their strip shape that extend essentially parallel to one another.
A conductive current bridge comprising:
- a support strip extending along a longitudinal axis;
- and
- a plurality of contact feet extending from said support strip, each of said contact feet having a first leg and a second leg arranged substantially parallel to one another and including opposed contact faces formed from a common face of said sheet metal.
A method of forming a current bridge from sheet metal having first and second planar faces, the method comprising:
- punching a blank from the sheet metal;
- forming the blank into a support strip;
- forming contact feet that extend from the support strip;
- and
- forming first and second legs of each of the contact feet, the first and second legs having opposed surfaces adapted to contact a mating component, the opposed surfaces formed from the first planar face.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.