EP0913886A3 - Miniaturized female terminal - Google Patents

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EP0913886A3
EP0913886A3 EP98119462A EP98119462A EP0913886A3 EP 0913886 A3 EP0913886 A3 EP 0913886A3 EP 98119462 A EP98119462 A EP 98119462A EP 98119462 A EP98119462 A EP 98119462A EP 0913886 A3 EP0913886 A3 EP 0913886A3
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Srboslav Lolic
Werner Moritz
Bernd Zinn
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Grote and Hartmann GmbH and Co KG
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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
    • 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
    • H01R13/03—Contact members characterised by the material, e.g. plating, or coating materials
    • 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
    • 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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  • Coupling Device And Connection With Printed Circuit (AREA)
  • Details Of Connecting Devices For Male And Female Coupling (AREA)

Abstract

Steckkontaktelement (1), für die Aufnahme eines pfostenartigen, einen quadratischen Querschnitt aufweisenden Steckstiftes, aufweisend einen Grundkontakt (3) mit einem entlang einer Längsachse hintereinander angebundenen hinteren Anschlußbereich (4), einem mittleren Basisbereich (5) und einem vorderen Kontaktbereich (6), wobei um den Basisbereich (5) und den Kontaktbereich (6) eine rechteckrohrförmige Hülse (50) angeordnet ist,
wobei der Grundkontakt (3) als Gabelfederelement ausgebildet ist und im Kontaktbereich zwei sich mit Flachseiten gegenüberliegende Kontaktfederarme (37,38) aufweist und die Hülse als Kastenüberfeder (50) mit zwei, an gegenüberliegenden Seiten angeordneten Überfederarmen (60,77) ausgebildet ist, welche von außen auf den Kontaktfederarmen (37,38) aufliegen.

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Plug-in contact element (1) for receiving a post-like pin with a square cross-section, having a base contact (3) with a rear connection area (4) connected in series along a longitudinal axis, a central base area (5) and a front contact area (6), a rectangular tubular sleeve (50) being arranged around the base region (5) and the contact region (6),
wherein the base contact (3) is designed as a fork spring element and has two contact spring arms (37, 38) opposite each other with flat sides in the contact area and the sleeve is designed as a box spring (50) with two spring arms (60, 77) arranged on opposite sides, which rest on the contact spring arms (37, 38) from the outside.
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EP98119462A 1997-10-28 1998-10-15 Miniaturized female terminal Expired - Lifetime EP0913886B1 (en)

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DE29719153U DE29719153U1 (en) 1997-10-28 1997-10-28 Miniaturized plug contact element
DE29719153U 1997-10-28

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