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US 9,853,385 B1Granted
Axial compliant compression electrical connector
AssigneeOhio Associated Enterprises, LLC
InventorsLarry M. Crofoot, John T. Venaleck
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Abstract
An electrical connector is revealed that has unique useful characteristics. A sheet metal fork supplies the stored energy that imparts a force to a second member—a plunger that makes contact with the mating circuit. The plunger can be configured to increase or decrease the force or deflection and can be designed with various connection ends with different contact characteristics.
Claims16
An electrical connector comprising:
- a connector body;
- and
- compliant contacts within the body;
- wherein each of the compliant contacts includes a plunger and a receiver;
- wherein the plunger is movable relative to the receiver and the connector body to put part of the plunger within part of the receiver or part of the receiver within part of the plunger, to resiliently deform the plunger and/or the receiver, to thereby provide a force of the compliant electrical contact to engage a conductive pad or a noncompliant contact external to the connector body;
- and
- wherein each of the contracts has a plastic slider that surrounds one of the plunger and the receiver, wherein the plunger makes sliding contact while sliding in a channel within the connector body.
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An electrical connector comprising:
- a connector body;
- and
- compliant contacts within the body;
- wherein each of the compliant contacts includes a plunger and a receiver;
- wherein the plunger is movable relative to the receiver and the connector body to put part of the plunger within part of the receiver or part of the receiver within part of the plunger, to resiliently deform the plunger and/or the receiver, to thereby provide a force of the compliant electrical contact to engage a conductive pad or a noncompliant contact external to the connector body;
- wherein each of the plungers slidingly engages a channel within the body;
- and
- wherein at least part of the channels are tilted, such that tips of the plungers initially engage at an angle respective external contact surfaces that are to be electrically connected to the contacts, and then wipes along the contact surfaces as the plunger is deformed;
- and
- wherein the plungers include plastic sliders that slidlingly engage walls of the channels.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.