Female electrical connector having crimping portions of double thickness
AssigneeDelphi Technologies, Inc.
InventorsJohn R. Morello, William G Strang
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Abstract
An improved box-shaped female electrical connector featuring an optimized conductive (electrical and thermal) path, a spring contact insensitive to deformation, minimization of male blade insertion force, and maximization of contact force with the blade, all made possible by inclusion of the following structural aspects: an optimized conductive path, a spring contact carried by a dual spring contact member operative interfaced with an over stress abutment, a spring contact shield at the mouth of the electrical connector, and a basal contact, disposed opposite the spring contact, which is part of the direct conductive path of the electrical connector.
Claims8
A connector body of a female electrical connector, said connector body comprising:
- a connector portion comprising:
- an upper wall, an oppositely disposed lower wall and left and right sidewalls extending between said upper and lower walls, an interior cavity being defined between said upper and lower walls, said electrical connector body having a mouth communicating with said interior cavity;
- a basal contact located in said interior cavity connected with said connector body;
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- a spring contact member comprising a spring arm connected with said electrical connector body and disposed in said interior cavity, a spring contact being carried by said spring arm, said spring contact being disposed opposite said basal contact;
- a crimp portion comprising:
- a first wire core crimp connected with said lower wall;
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- a second wire core crimp nested with respect to said first wire core crimp;
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- a leg connected to said lower wall at a leg nose defined by a bend in said leg substantially at said mouth and generally disposed adjacent said lower wall, said basal contact and said second wire core crimp being carried by said leg;
- wherein said leg provides a direct electrical path between said second wire core crimp and said basal contact.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.