Contact and connector
AssigneeThe Whitaker Corporation
InventorYohji Yoshimura
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Abstract
A contact 10, which can be easily made in small sizes, has a contacting section 12 with a double curvature bend 18,20 at one end, and a termination section 16 at the other end. A main body section 14 is between the contacting section 12 and the termination section 16 which has protrusions 28a and 28b located near the contacting section 12 and on the opposite side of it. These protrusions 28a and 28b form a gap between the main body section 14 and the housing wall of a connector housing, thus increasing the springiness of the contacting section 12 as compared to other contacts of the same size.
Claims16
An electrical contact comprising:
- a main body section;
- a contacting section extending from one end of said main body section for making contact with a mating contact, said contacting section including a first curved section extending from a front end of the main body section defining a first bend extending in a direction towards a rear end of the main body section, and a second curved section extending from said first curved section defining a second bend extending in an opposite direction of said first bend, said first curved section having a cross section with slanted surfaces to facilitate the engagement with a mating contact;
- and
- at least one protrusion on said main body section said protrusion defining a fulcrum enhancing the flexibility of said contacting section upon engagement by the mating contact.
An electrical contact comprising:
- a main body section;
- a contacting section extending from one end of said main body section for making contact with a mating contact;
- and
- at least one protrusion on said main body section, said protrusion defining a fulcrum enhancing the flexibility of said contacting section upon engagement by the mating contact, said protrusion having a height equal to between 20% and 40% of the thickness of sheet material from which said electrical contact is formed.
An electrical connector comprising:
- a dielectric housing having a cavity;
- and
- an electrical contact mounted in said housing adjacent to an inside wall in said cavity comprising a main body section, a contacting section extending from one end of said main body section that is displaced into said cavity for electrical engagement with a mating contact, and at least one protrusion provided between said main body section and said inside wall and defining a gap between said inside wall and said electrical contact thereby separating said contacting section from said inside wall, said protrusion having a height equal to between 20% and 40% of the thickness of sheet material from which said electrical contact is formed, said protrusion defining a fulcrum enhancing the flexibility of said contacting section upon engagement by the mating contact.
An electrical connector comprising:
- a dielectric housing having a cavity;
- and
- an electrical contact mounted in said housing adjacent to an inside wall in said cavity comprising a main body section, a contacting section extending from one end of said main body section that is displaced into said cavity for electrical engagement with a mating contact, said contacting section including a first curved section extending from a front end of the main body section defining a first bend extending in a direction towards a rear end of the main body section, and a second curved section extending from said first curved section defining a second bend extending in an opposite direction of said first bend, said first curved section having a cross section with slanted surfaces to facilitate the engagement with a mating contact;
- and at least one protrusion provided between said main body section and said inside wall and defining a gap between said inside wall and said electrical contact thereby separating said contacting section from said inside wall, said protrusion defining a fulcrum enhancing the flexibility of said contacting section upon engagement by the mating contact.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.