Contact element for a connecting terminal, connecting terminal, and plug link for a contact element
AssigneeMC Technology GmbH
InventorsHermann Stadler, Frank Walter
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Abstract
The invention relates to a contact element for a connecting terminal, where the contact element consists of a bent punched part, into which are integrated at least an initial clamping means for fixing a plug link into position and a second clamping means for fixing a connecting pin into position. The invention also relates to a connecting terminal, particularly a circuit board connecting terminal, with at least two clamping elements, where the clamping elements each have an insulating housing, with a contact element of the described type positioned within said insulating housing. Finally, the invention relates to a plug link for such a connecting terminal.
Claims14
A connecting terminal, comprising:
- at least two clamping elements, such that the clamping elements each have an insulating housing;
- a contact element positioned within the insulating housing;
- and
- a third clamping means for fixing into position a connecting lead, wherein the contact element further comprises
- a base plate having a stamped-out area defining a first clamping surface having first and second clamping legs;
- a first recess in the interior of the first clamping leg;
- a second recess in the interior of the second clamping leg;
- a first material strip connected to the base plate extending along a first axis of the base plate and bent in a direction of a second axis perpendicular to the first axis;
- a second clamping surface joining with the first material strip and running parallel to the second axis;
- a third clamping surface joining with the first material strip opposite the second clamping surface and running parallel to the second clamping surface;
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- first, second, and third clamping means defined by the first, second, and third clamping surfaces, the first, second, and third clamping means extending in at least two mutually perpendicular directions.
A contact element, comprising:
- a base plate having a stamped-out area defining a first clamping surface having first and second clamping legs;
- a first recess in the interior of the first clamping leg;
- a second recess in the interior of the second clamping leg;
- a first material strip connected to the base plate extending along a first axis of the base plate and bent in a direction of a second axis perpendicular to the first axis;
- a second clamping surface joining with the first material strip and running parallel to the second axis;
- a third clamping surface joining with the first material strip opposite the second clamping surface and running parallel to the second clamping surface;
- first, second, and third clamping means defined by the first, second, and third clamping surfaces, the first, second, and third clamping means extending in at least two mutually perpendicular directions;
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- a plug link having a front part and at least two contact fingers, wherein the front part is at least partially insulated.
The A contact element, comprising:
- a base plate having a stamped-out area defining a first clamping surface having first and second clamping legs;
- a first recess in the interior of the first clamping leg;
- a second recess in the interior of the second clamping leg;
- a first material strip connected to the base plate extending along a first axis of the base plate and bent in a direction of a second axis perpendicular to the first axis;
- a second clamping surface joining with the first material strip and running parallel to the second axis;
- a third clamping surface joining with the first material strip opposite the second clamping surface and running parallel to the second clamping surface;
- first, second, and third clamping means defined by the first, second, and third clamping surfaces, the first, second, and third clamping means extending in at least two mutually perpendicular directions;
- and
- a plug link having first and second bulges shaped to fit the first and second clamping leg recesses respectively,
- wherein the plug link lies in a single plane with the first and second clamping legs and the first and second bulges engage with the first and second clamping leg recesses on the same single plane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.