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.
Claims13
Metal sleeve for female connector, the sleeve being provided with a first end part and a second end part presenting respectively a rotary symmetry around a common axis and presenting a first and a second diameter respectively, the first and second end parts being inter-connected, by a plurality of contact blades each presenting a median part and connecting sections linking the median part respectively to the first and the second end part, the median parts of the contact blades, parallel to the common axis, being fitted along a median cylinder, centered on said common axis and presenting a diameter smaller than the first and the second diameter, and the connecting sections of the contact blades extending from between the median cylinder and the first and second end parts by describing at least one truncated surface, characterized in that:
- the connecting sections of each contact blade form, respectively, an angle relative to a plane passing through the contact blade and the common axis.
Method of manufacturing of a female contact sleeve, including:
- the flat cutting of a metal plate according to a pattern including two solid side strips extending between a first and a second end of the plate, the side strips being parallel to each other, and inter-connected by a plurality of contact blades forming crosspieces, uniformly spaced from each other, and connected, respectively, to the side strips by connecting sections, the median parts of the contact blades being perpendicular to the side strips and the connecting sections of the contact blades forming an angle with the median part of the contact blades, and
- the rolling of the metal plate so as to bring together the first and second ends of the metal plate and fit the median part of the contact blades along a cylinder.
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