Contact Element and Equipping Arrangement With Said Contact Element
AssigneeTE Connectivity Germany GmbH
InventorsAntonio Lehner, Rolf Jetter, Erik Glombitza, Uwe Bluemmel, Marcel Baltes
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Abstract
A contact for an electrical plug connector comprises a plug portion and a contact spring. The plug portion has an opening receiving a pin contact in an insertion direction. The contact spring is connected by at least one spring arm base to the plug portion and extends from the at least one spring arm base toward the opening in a direction opposite the insertion direction. The contact spring exerts a contact force on the pin contact perpendicular to the insertion direction.
Claims18
A contact for an electrical plug connector, comprising:
- a plug portion having an opening receiving a pin contact in an insertion direction;
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- a contact spring connected by at least one spring arm base to the plug portion and extending from the at least one spring arm base toward the opening in a direction opposite the insertion direction, the contact spring exerting a contact force on the pin contact perpendicular to the insertion direction.
A carrier assembly for equipping electrical plug connectors with contacts, comprising:
- a contact including a plug portion having an opening receiving a pin contact in an insertion direction and a contact spring connected by at least one spring arm base to the plug portion, the contact spring extending from the at least one spring arm base toward the opening in a direction opposite the insertion direction and exerting a contact force on the pin contact perpendicular to the insertion direction;
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- a carrier strip fastened to the contact.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.