Method for making contact
AssigneeThe Whitaker Corporation
InventorsKeith R. Denlinger, John M. Myer
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Abstract
Two-piece socket contact assemblies and methods for manufacturing these assemblies are provided. The manufacturing process includes providing a blank strip of indefinite length, piercing the strip to provide a plurality of apertures, profiling a contact body shape along at least an edge portion of the blank to form precursors of a contact body, forming the precursors into a predetermined configuration, plating these precursors, and thereafter assembling them with a coaxially disposed sleeve.
Claims15
A continuous process for manufacturing contact assemblies, comprising:
- providing a blank strip of indefinite length;
- piercing said strip to provide a plurality of apertures therein;
- profiling a contact body shape at least along an edge portion of said blank strip to form precursors of said contact bodies;
- forming said precursors into a predetermined configuration;
- plating a portion of said contact body precursors to provide a high conductivity portion thereon;
- and
- assembling said contact body precursors with a coaxially disposed contact sleeve,
- wherein the piercing, profiling, forming, plating and assembling are performed along a single manufacturing line.
A continuous process for manufacturing an electrical contact comprising:
- providing a blank strip;
- piercing a linear array of pierced holes through said blank strip;
- profiling said blank strip to provide a connector contact body precursor, including a barrel portion and a receptacle portion thereon;
- serrating said barrel portion to provide gripping serration thereon;
- performing said receptacle portion of said contact body precursor to form a desired configuration;
- plating a portion of said contact body precursor to provide a high conductivity surface thereon;
- and
- assembling said connector contact body precursor with a coaxial sleeve disposed around said receptacle portion to provide a two piece socket contact assembly,
- wherein the piercing, profiling, forming, plating and assembling are performed along a single manufacturing line.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.