EP0583590A3 - Electrical spring contact. - Google Patents

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EP0583590A3
EP0583590A3 EP93110682A EP93110682A EP0583590A3 EP 0583590 A3 EP0583590 A3 EP 0583590A3 EP 93110682 A EP93110682 A EP 93110682A EP 93110682 A EP93110682 A EP 93110682A EP 0583590 A3 EP0583590 A3 EP 0583590A3
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Prior art keywords
spring
outer spring
contact
arms
arm base
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French (fr)
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EP0583590B1 (en
EP0583590A2 (en
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Guntram May
Helmut Steinhardt
Steffen Mueller
Juergen Hitz
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Framatome Connectors Daut and Rietz GmbH and Co KG
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Framatome Connectors Daut and Rietz GmbH and Co KG
Framatome Connectors International SAS
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/02—Contact members
    • H01R13/15—Pins, blades or sockets having separate spring member for producing or increasing contact pressure
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/02—Contact members
    • H01R13/15—Pins, blades or sockets having separate spring member for producing or increasing contact pressure
    • H01R13/18—Pins, blades or sockets having separate spring member for producing or increasing contact pressure with the spring member surrounding the socket
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/02—Contact members
    • H01R13/22—Contacts for co-operating by abutting
    • H01R13/24—Contacts for co-operating by abutting resilient; resiliently-mounted
    • H01R13/2407—Contacts for co-operating by abutting resilient; resiliently-mounted characterized by the resilient means
    • H01R13/2421—Contacts for co-operating by abutting resilient; resiliently-mounted characterized by the resilient means using coil springs

Abstract

In the case of an electrical spring contact having an inner spring (which is formed by a contact spring arm base and contact spring arms) and having a box-shaped outer spring (which can be locked on the contact spring arm base of the inner spring and has an outer spring arm base and outer spring arms), in the case of which spring contact the outer spring has, at the insertion end, cuts which are vented in the form of a funnel and the inner and outer springs are formed by sheet-metal moulded parts, the outer spring having a bending slot which extends over the entire length of the same and it being possible to insert the spring contact in a chamber in a retaining housing and to lock it therein by means of retaining elements, for simple construction and more reliable, stable fixing capability of the same in the retaining housing, those side surfaces (15) of the outer spring (10) which extend between the two outer spring arms (14, 14') are provided in the axial edge regions over part of their lengths with constrictions (16), the bending slot (23) is laid in one of these side surfaces (15), it is possible to pivot outwards with respect to one another the outer spring sections (10', 10'') which extend parallel to the outer spring arms (14, 14') and it is possible for the outer spring (10) to be supported axially, by means of those boundary surfaces (17) of the constrictions (16) which approach the free ends, on attachments (20) which project into the chamber (18) of the retaining housing (19). <IMAGE>
EP93110682A 1992-08-18 1993-07-05 Electrical spring contact Expired - Lifetime EP0583590B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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DE4227287A DE4227287A1 (en) 1992-08-18 1992-08-18 Electrical spring contact
DE4227287 1992-08-18

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EP0583590A2 EP0583590A2 (en) 1994-02-23
EP0583590A3 true EP0583590A3 (en) 1995-02-01
EP0583590B1 EP0583590B1 (en) 1997-11-12

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EP93110682A Expired - Lifetime EP0583590B1 (en) 1992-08-18 1993-07-05 Electrical spring contact

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US (1) US5360356A (en)
EP (1) EP0583590B1 (en)
JP (1) JPH06163103A (en)
KR (1) KR940006310A (en)
AT (1) ATE160242T1 (en)
AU (1) AU4470393A (en)
BR (1) BR9303414A (en)
DE (2) DE4227287A1 (en)

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US5360356A (en) 1994-11-01
DE59307660D1 (en) 1997-12-18
EP0583590B1 (en) 1997-11-12
DE4227287A1 (en) 1994-02-24
EP0583590A2 (en) 1994-02-23
JPH06163103A (en) 1994-06-10
BR9303414A (en) 1994-03-15
KR940006310A (en) 1994-03-23
AU4470393A (en) 1994-02-24
ATE160242T1 (en) 1997-11-15

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