Stamped and formed contact
AssigneeTyco Electronics Corporation
InventorLawrence Se-Jun Oh
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Abstract
A high-reliability contact includes a termination portion configured to receive a wire. A mating portion is formed integrally with the termination portion. The mating portion has edges. The mating portion is stamped and formed so that the edges are rolled together to form a mating barrel having a longitudinal axis. The mating barrel is configured to receive a corresponding contact. At least one contact finger is formed in the mating barrel. The at least contact finger extends into the mating barrel toward the longitudinal axis to facilitate contacting the corresponding contact. A contact hood is formed at a distal end of the mating portion to facilitate protecting the at least one contact finger when the mating portion is coupled to the corresponding contact.
Claims17
A high-reliability contact comprising:
- a termination portion at a first end of the contact configured to receive a wire, the termination portion having edges;
- a mating portion at a second end of the contact and formed integrally with the termination portion, the mating portion having edges, the mating portion and termination portion being stamped and formed so that the edges are rolled together at a seam to form a generally cylindrical termination barrel at the termination portion configured to receive the wire and a generally cylindrical mating barrel at the mating portion configured to receive a corresponding contact the termination barrel and mating barrel extending along a longitudinal axis of the contact between the first and second ends, the seam being continuous along the termination barrel and the mating barrel;
- a sleeve positioned over the termination barrel before the termination barrel is crimped to the wire;
- at least one contact finger formed in the mating barrel, the at least contact finger extending into the mating barrel toward the longitudinal axis to facilitate contacting the corresponding contact;
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- a contact hood formed at a distal end of the mating portion to facilitate protecting the at least one contact finger when the mating portion is coupled to the corresponding contact.
A high-reliability contact comprising:
- a cylindrical mating portion configured to receive a corresponding contact, the mating portion has edges that are rolled together at a seam to form a mating barrel configured to receive the corresponding contact;
- a cylindrical termination portion formed integrally with the mating portion, the termination portion having edges, the termination portion being stamped and formed so that the edges are rolled together at a seam to form a cylindrical termination barrel having a longitudinal axis, the longitudinal axis extending along a longitudinal axis of the mating barrel, the seam of the mating portion being continuous with the seam of the termination, the termination barrel configured to receive a wire, wherein the termination barrel is configured to be indent crimped to the wire using an indent crimper;
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- a sleeve positioned over the termination barrel before the termination barrel is crimped to the wire.
A high-reliability contact comprising:
- a termination portion having edges, the termination portion being stamped and formed so that the edges are rolled together at a seam to form a cylindrical termination barrel having a longitudinal axis, the termination barrel configured to receive a wire, wherein the termination barrel is configured to be indent crimped to the wire using an indent crimper;
- a mating portion formed integrally with the termination portion, the mating portion having edges, the mating portion being stamped and formed so that the edges are rolled together at a seam to form a cylindrical mating barrel having a longitudinal axis extending along the longitudinal axis of the termination portion, the mating barrel configured to receive a corresponding contact, wherein the seam is continuous along the termination barrel and the mating barrel;
- a sleeve positioned over the termination barrel before the termination barrel is crimped to the wire;
- at least one contact finger formed in the mating barrel, the at least contact finger extending into the mating barrel toward the longitudinal axis of the mating barrel to facilitate contacting the corresponding contact;
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- a contact hood formed at a distal end of the mating portion forward of the at least one contact finger, the contact hood being configured to be mated to the corresponding contact prior to the at least one contact finger.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.