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US 2023/0155310 A1Published application
Method for Surface Treatment of an Electrical Contact Element and Contact Element
AssigneeTE Connectivity Germany GmbH
InventorsFelix Greiner, Stefan Thoss, Michael Leidner, Frank Ostendorf, Helge Schmidt, Esteban Sanchez, Stefan Job
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Abstract
A method for treating an electrically conductive contact element includes applying a lubricant to at least a partial region of a contact surface of the electrically conductive contact element. The contact surface is metallic. The contact surface is changed by plasma treatment to produce a coating of a solid lubricant on the partial region of the contact surface.
Claims20
A method for treating an electrically conductive contact element, comprising:
- applying a lubricant to at least a partial region of a contact surface of the electrically conductive contact element, the contact surface is metallic;
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- changing the contact surface by plasma treatment to produce a coating of a solid lubricant on the partial region of the contact surface.
An electrically conductive contact element, comprising:
- a metallic contact surface having a coating of a solid lubricant produced by treatment of a lubricant layer with a plasma.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.