EP0727843A3 - Asymmetric electrical receptacle terminal - Google Patents

Asymmetric electrical receptacle terminal Download PDF

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EP0727843A3
EP0727843A3 EP96101034A EP96101034A EP0727843A3 EP 0727843 A3 EP0727843 A3 EP 0727843A3 EP 96101034 A EP96101034 A EP 96101034A EP 96101034 A EP96101034 A EP 96101034A EP 0727843 A3 EP0727843 A3 EP 0727843A3
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contact
terminal
arms
gap
section
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French (fr)
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EP0727843A2 (en
EP0727843B1 (en
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Gheorghe Hotea
Guido G.M.P. Van De Burgt
Stefan E. Glaser
Antonio Lehner
Hartmut Ripper
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Whitaker LLC
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Whitaker LLC
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Priority claimed from GBGB9503155.5A external-priority patent/GB9503155D0/en
Priority claimed from GBGB9521578.6A external-priority patent/GB9521578D0/en
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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
    • H01R13/10—Sockets for co-operation with pins or blades
    • H01R13/11—Resilient sockets
    • 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
    • H01R13/40—Securing contact members in or to a base or case; Insulating of contact members
    • H01R13/42—Securing in a demountable manner
    • H01R13/428—Securing in a demountable manner by resilient locking means on the contact members; by locking means on resilient contact members
    • H01R13/432—Securing in a demountable manner by resilient locking means on the contact members; by locking means on resilient contact members by stamped-out resilient tongue snapping behind shoulder in base or case
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/10—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation effected solely by twisting, wrapping, bending, crimping, or other permanent deformation
    • H01R4/18—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation effected solely by twisting, wrapping, bending, crimping, or other permanent deformation by crimping
    • H01R4/183—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation effected solely by twisting, wrapping, bending, crimping, or other permanent deformation by crimping for cylindrical elongated bodies, e.g. cables having circular cross-section
    • H01R4/184—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation effected solely by twisting, wrapping, bending, crimping, or other permanent deformation by crimping for cylindrical elongated bodies, e.g. cables having circular cross-section comprising a U-shaped wire-receiving portion
    • H01R4/185—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation effected solely by twisting, wrapping, bending, crimping, or other permanent deformation by crimping for cylindrical elongated bodies, e.g. cables having circular cross-section comprising a U-shaped wire-receiving portion combined with a U-shaped insulation-receiving portion

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  • Connector Housings Or Holding Contact Members (AREA)

Abstract

A receptacle terminal (2) comprises an inner contact body (4) and an outer spring body (6) positioned over a contact section (10) of the inner spring body. The inner contact body comprises contact arms (24) extending from a base wall and opposed contact arms (34) extending along a top wall, the contact arms (24,34) being supported by side wall support beams (40,42). The upper contact arm (34) acts as a reference contact for positioning of the terminal with respect to complementary mating tabs. The lower contact has a reversely folded contact section (28) separated from the upper contact by a gap (G) at the tab receiving end to provide a tab insertion guide and an arcuate contact surface (30). The bend of the contact section (28) can be varied easily to adjust the gap G between opposing contacts for mating with tabs of different thicknesses, without varying any other dimensions of the terminal.
EP96101034A 1995-02-17 1996-01-25 Asymmetric electrical receptacle terminal Expired - Lifetime EP0727843B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9503155 1995-02-17
GBGB9503155.5A GB9503155D0 (en) 1995-02-17 1995-02-17 Asymetric electrical receptacle terminal
GB9521578 1995-10-20
GBGB9521578.6A GB9521578D0 (en) 1995-10-20 1995-10-20 Asymmetric electrical receptacle terminal

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EP0727843A2 EP0727843A2 (en) 1996-08-21
EP0727843A3 true EP0727843A3 (en) 1998-04-15
EP0727843B1 EP0727843B1 (en) 2002-04-03

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EP96101034A Expired - Lifetime EP0727843B1 (en) 1995-02-17 1996-01-25 Asymmetric electrical receptacle terminal

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JP (1) JP3784450B2 (en)
BR (1) BR9600724A (en)
DE (1) DE69620282T2 (en)

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DE19841232C2 (en) 1998-09-09 2001-02-15 Framatome Connectors Int Socket contact for electrical plugs
WO2000074176A1 (en) * 1999-05-28 2000-12-07 The Whitaker Corporation Electrical contact receptacle terminal to mate with round and rectangular pins
JP3361308B2 (en) * 1999-12-28 2003-01-07 タイコエレクトロニクスアンプ株式会社 Female contact and electrical connector using the same
EP1429424A1 (en) * 2002-12-10 2004-06-16 Meccanotecnica Codognese S.p.A. Electric terminal
JP4600277B2 (en) * 2005-12-28 2010-12-15 日立電線株式会社 Female terminal structure
DE102011054316B4 (en) * 2011-10-07 2021-04-01 Te Connectivity Germany Gmbh Two-part crimp contact element
DE102012209298B4 (en) 2012-06-01 2017-10-05 Te Connectivity Germany Gmbh Electrical connector, connector assembly and method of mounting the connector

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US4699444A (en) * 1985-04-11 1987-10-13 Amp Incorporated Electrical receptacle which assures positive connection
US4968270A (en) * 1989-11-27 1990-11-06 Molex Incorporated Spring bulb socket
DE4215162A1 (en) * 1991-06-03 1992-12-10 Grote & Hartmann Miniaturised electrical contact element - has contact spring sleeve and cooperating contact pin with integral spring arms
DE9308142U1 (en) * 1993-05-27 1994-10-13 Siemens Ag Flat spring contact for a plug connection

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JPH01106083U (en) * 1988-01-07 1989-07-17
JPH0633658Y2 (en) * 1989-04-05 1994-08-31 日本電気株式会社 Female contact of connector
JPH0545935U (en) * 1991-11-22 1993-06-18 古河電気工業株式会社 Female terminal
GB9208205D0 (en) * 1992-04-14 1992-05-27 Amp Gmbh Electrical socket terminal

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4699444A (en) * 1985-04-11 1987-10-13 Amp Incorporated Electrical receptacle which assures positive connection
US4968270A (en) * 1989-11-27 1990-11-06 Molex Incorporated Spring bulb socket
DE4215162A1 (en) * 1991-06-03 1992-12-10 Grote & Hartmann Miniaturised electrical contact element - has contact spring sleeve and cooperating contact pin with integral spring arms
DE9308142U1 (en) * 1993-05-27 1994-10-13 Siemens Ag Flat spring contact for a plug connection

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DE69620282D1 (en) 2002-05-08
DE69620282T2 (en) 2002-10-17
JPH08250172A (en) 1996-09-27
BR9600724A (en) 1997-12-23
JP3784450B2 (en) 2006-06-14
EP0727843B1 (en) 2002-04-03

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