Connector contact and method of manufacturing the same
AssigneeNEC Tokin Corporation
InventorsKazuya Kikuchi, Kenichi Hatakeyama
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Abstract
A connector contact has a main body portion, a pair of elastic pieces extending like beams on the same side from two sides of the main body portion, and contact portions respectively formed at distal ends of the elastic pieces, to come into contact with a male contact inserted between the contact portions. The pair of elastic pieces have, at their distal ends, protrusions at which the contact portions are to be arranged and each of which projects in a lateral direction opposite to the other elastic piece. The pair of elastic pieces are deformed by twisting or bending, so that the contact portions oppose each other.
Claims10
A connector contact comprising:
- a main body portion having a plurality of sides;
- a pair of elastic pieces, each of said elastic pieces separately extending from two sides of said main body portion;
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- bendable contact portions respectively formed at distal ends of said elastic pieces, to come into contact with a male contact inserted between said bendable contact portions, wherein
- each of said elastic pieces has, at said distal end thereof, a bendable protrusion substantially adjacent to where a bendable contact portion of said bendable contact portions is formed, said bendable protrusion projecting in a lateral direction opposite to an opposing one of said elastic pieces, and said pair of elastic pieces are deformed by twisting or bending, so that said bendable contact portions oppose each other,
- each of said elastic pieces has, at said distal end, a planar portion adjacent to a projection extending between the main body portion and said bendable protrusion, said planar portion being located substantially adjacent to said bendable protrusion so as to provide slidable contact between said planar portion and said male contact, and
- said main body portion has a flat plate shape.
A connector contact including a main body portion having a plurality of sides, a pair of elastic pieces, each of said elastic pieces extending from two sides of said main body portion, and bendable contact portions respectively formed at distal ends of said elastic pieces, to come into contact with a male contact inserted between said bendable contact portions,
- wherein said pair of elastic pieces have, at said distal ends, parallel projections and, at distal ends of said projections, bendable protrusions formed substantially adjacent to where said bendable contact portions are formed and which project in a lateral direction opposite to another elastic piece, and said pair of elastic pieces are deformed by twisting or bending, so that said bendable contact portions oppose each other, and
- wherein said pair of elastic pieces have, at said distal ends, planar portions adjacent to said projections extending between the main body portion and the bendable protrusions, said planar portions being located substantially adjacent to the bendable protrusions.
A connector contact including a main body portion having a plurality of sides, a pair of elastic pieces, each of said elastic pieces extending from two sides of said main body portion, and bendable contact portions respectively formed at distal ends of said elastic pieces, to come into contact with a male contact inserted between said bendable contact portions,
- wherein said pair of elastic pieces have, at said distal ends, parallel projections and, at distal ends of said projections, bendable protrusions formed substantially adjacent to where said bendable contact portions are formed and which project in a lateral direction opposite to another elastic piece, and said pair of elastic pieces are deformed by twisting or bending, so that said bendable contact portions oppose each other, and
- wherein planar portions of said pair of elastic pieces and said projections are adjacent to each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.