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US 2010/0136850 A1Published application
Torsion-Style Connector
AssigneeMolex Incorporated
InventorsKenji Inaba, Kazushige Asakawa
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Abstract
A terminal (51) utilizes a torsional spring as its contact portion. The terminal is formed form a plate of sheet metal and first (52), second (53) and third (54) members are defined by two spaced apart slits formed in the plate. The members are formed in circular arcs and the first member has a free end that is extended out and away from of the arc and bent into a general U-shape to define the contact portion. The remainder of the plate serves as a base portion (57) for attaching the terminal to a connector or circuit board.
Claims12
A connector terminal, comprising:
- a base for attachment to a connector;
- a cylindrical portion connected to the base;
- and
- a projecting portion projecting toward one side of the cylindrical portion and including a contact portion, wherein the cylindrical portion includes strip-shaped first member, second member and third members, the second and third members being connected to one end of the first member and parallel to each other;
- said first member, second member and the third members forming a continuous circular arc with a central angle of 360 degrees or more;
- a portion of the first member being located between said second and the third members;
- and
- said projecting portion including a portion of the first member adjacent to an free end thereof.
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A connector, comprising:
- a connector terminal including:
- a base for attachment to the connector;
- a cylindrical portion connected to the base;
- a projecting portion projecting toward one side of the cylindrical portion and including a contact portion thereof;
- and
- a housing supporting the connector terminal, wherein
- the cylindrical portion comprises a strip-shaped first member, and strip-shaped second and third members which are connected to one end of the first member and parallel to each other,
- said first through third members forming a continuous circular arc with a central angle of 360 degrees or more,
- a portion of said first member is located between said second member and said third member,
- the projecting portion is a portion of said first member located adjacent to a free end thereof,
- the housing including an accommodating recessed portion receiving therein said connector terminal, and
- the accommodating recessed portion accommodates one or more of said connector terminals.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.