Electrical contact receptacle to mate with round and rectangular pins
AssigneeTyco Electronics Corporation
InventorsJohn Mark Myer, John Raymond Shuey
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Abstract
The electrical receptacle according to this invention is stamped and formed from a flat blank and has an upper wall, a first side wall extending from the upper wall,a lower wall extending from the first side wall, and a second side wall extending from the lower wall, wherein the first and second side walls are opposed, and adjacent walls are joined by radiused sections, wherein the electrical receptacle also includes a spring beam extending from the upper wall such that edges of the spring beam are spaced from adjacent side walls, and wherein each side wall includes an inwardly formed section or radiused rib to position a male terminal inserted into the electrical receptacle in alignment with the spring beam.
Claims9
An electrical receptacle terminal comprising:
- a) a crimp section structured to receive and crimp a wire conductor therein;
- b) a receptacle section positioned immediately forward of and adjacent to said crimping section, the receptacle section having a cavity therein structured to receive male terminals having a rectangular cross-section and male terminals having a circular cross-section;
- c) said cavity defined by a bottom wall, a top wall, and a pair of opposing side walls, said side walls being connected to both said top and bottom walls,said top wall having a spring member extending therefrom, said spring member being deflectable upon engagement with a male terminal to generate a normal force acting upon the male terminal in engagement therewith, regardless of whether the male terminal has a circular cross-section configuration or a rectangular cross-section configuration;
- d) each said side wall of said receptacle section having a fixed linearrib member oriented along a longitudinal axis of the receptacle section, and extending substantially the entire length of said cavity, said rib members projecting inwardly from said side walls toward an interior of said receptacle section to position a male terminal in alignment with and in engagement with the spring member and to support the male terminal along substantially all of that portion of the male terminal received within the cavity of the receptacle terminal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.