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US 5,957,703 AGranted
Interconnecting electrical connector
AssigneeHirose Electric Co., Ltd.
InventorsTatsuya Arai, Masayuki Nagashima
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Abstract
A contact element 1 comprises a rigid fixing section 2 to be inserted into a slot 12 of an insulation housing 10 and a flexible section 3 extending from the fixing section 2. The flexible section 3 comprises a pair of upper and lower first thin springs 5 extending from the fixing section 2 and a pair of second thin springs 6 extending from the first thin springs 5 and connect with or spaced from each other. A pair of contact points 7 are provided at the joints between the first and second thin springs.
Claims8
An interconnecting electrical connector comprising:
- an insulation housing having at least one slot extending in a direction of thickness of said insulation housing;
- at least one contact element made by stamping from a metal sheet and inserted in said slot, said contact element comprising:
- a rigid fixing section inserted along a side of said slot;
- a flexible section extending from said rigid fixing section toward another side of slot;
- said flexible section comprising:
- a pair of upper and lower first thin springs extending outwardly from said fixing section toward upper and lower openings of said slot, respectively, and toward said another side of said slot;
- a pair of second thin springs extending inwardly from said first thin springs to form a loop at least when two mating connectors are brought into contact with said contact element and
- a pair of contact points provided at joints between said first and second thin springs.
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