EP1420482A2 - Contact element with spring tongue - Google Patents
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- EP1420482A2 EP1420482A2 EP03024827A EP03024827A EP1420482A2 EP 1420482 A2 EP1420482 A2 EP 1420482A2 EP 03024827 A EP03024827 A EP 03024827A EP 03024827 A EP03024827 A EP 03024827A EP 1420482 A2 EP1420482 A2 EP 1420482A2
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- 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
- H01R13/113—Resilient sockets co-operating with pins or blades having a rectangular transverse section
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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
- H01R13/40—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
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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
- H01R13/187—Pins, blades or sockets having separate spring member for producing or increasing contact pressure with spring member in the socket
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- the invention relates to a contact element and, more particularly, to a contact element having a spring tongue with a locking face for securing the contact element in a contact housing.
- EP 0 821 438 Al discloses a contact element comprising a spring tongue with a locking face.
- the spring tongue is constructed in the form of a rectangular plate and is connected to a contact body via a bending line. When the contact element is inserted into a contact housing, the spring tongue pivots upwards and comes to rest on a retention face of the contact housing. The spring tongue thereby prevents unintentional removal of the contact element from the contact housing.
- EP 0 547 396 B1 further discloses a contact element comprising a spring tongue substantially constructed in the form of rectangular plate that is connected to a contact body via a bending line.
- the spring tongue has impressions.
- the contact element is inserted into a contact housing, the spring tongue is braced against a bearing face of the contact housing. The impressions prevent the spring tongue from collapsing. The spring tongue thereby prevents unintentional withdrawal of the contact element from the contact housing.
- An object of the invention is to provide a contact element with a spring tongue that better protects against unintentional withdrawal of the contact element from a contact housing.
- a contact element having a contact body and a contact arrangement attached to the contact body.
- the contact arrangement has a spring tongue.
- the spring tongue has a free end with a locking face for securing the contact element in a contact housing.
- the locking face is moveable along a bending path between a locked position and an assembly position.
- a retention element extends from the spring tongue and engages the contact body to secure the spring tongue from bending outside of the bending path when the locking face is in the locked position.
- a contact element having a contact body and a contact arrangement attached to the contact body.
- the contact arrangement has a spring tongue.
- the spring tongue has a free end with a locking face for securing the contact element in a contact housing.
- the locking face is moveable between a locked position and an assembly position.
- the spring tongue has first and second retention tongues.
- the first retention tongue extends laterally to a longitudinal direction of the spring tongue and engages an opening in the contact body when the locking face is in the locked position.
- the second retention tongue extends perpendicular to the spring tongue for engagement with the contact housing when the locking face is in the locked position.
- Fig. 1 shows a contact element 1.
- the contact element 1 comprises a contact body 2 and a contact arrangement 3.
- the contact body 2 and the contact arrangement 3 are produced from a conductive metal material.
- the contact body includes two side walls 14, 16, first fastening tongues 25, and second fastening tongues 26.
- the first side wall 14 has an opening 13.
- the opening 13 has a right-hand side edge 32, and an upper side edge 33, and a lower side edge 34.
- the second side wall 16 has a recess 15.
- the recess 15 has a lower edge 30 and a left-hand side edge 31.
- the first fastening tongues 25 are used to clamp a conductor insulation of an electrical cable (not shown).
- the second fastening tongues 26 are used to clamp and electrically contact electric conductors (not shown) of the electrical cable (not shown). An electrically conductive connection between the electrical cable (not shown), the contact body 2 and the contact arrangement 3 is thus produced.
- Figs. 2 through 5 show the contact arrangement 3.
- the contact arrangement 3 is inserted between the two side walls 14, 16 of the contact body 3.
- the contact arrangement 3 and the contact body 2 are rigidly connected to one another via weld points.
- the contact arrangement 3 includes an opening frame 6 that adjoins end faces of the contact body 2.
- the opening frame 6 forms an insertion opening for a pluggable contact to be electrically connected to the contact element 1.
- first and second spring contacts 4, 5 are fastened to opposing sides of the opening frame 6.
- the first and second spring contacts 4, 5 extend beyond an end of a spring tongue 9 that is described later.
- the first and second spring contacts 4, 5 are undulating and symmetrically arranged with respect to a centre line.
- the first and second spring contacts 4, 5 comprise centrally arranged slots 11.
- the first and second spring contacts 4, 5 contact the pluggable contact on both sides when the pluggable contact is inserted through the opening frame 6 into the contact element 1.
- the slots 11 improve the contact between the pluggable contact and the contact arrangement 3.
- the spring tongue 9 is fastened to a first end region at an upper side of the opening frame 6.
- the spring tongue 9 is connected via fastening points 12 to the opening face 6 of the first spring contact 4 so that an upper side of the contact element 1 is covered by the spring tongue 9.
- the fastening points 12 are, for example, weld points. Proceeding from the first end region, the spring tongue 9 is arranged virtually parallel to the opening frame 6.
- the spring tongue 9 bends upwards and merges into a sliding section 27.
- the sliding section 27 merges into a second end piece 28 arranged approximately parallel to the opening frame 6.
- a locking face 29 is constructed on the second end piece 28 at a front end opposing the opening frame 6.
- the spring tongue 9 has indents 42 for increasing the rigidity of the spring tongue 9.
- First and second retention tongues 7, 10 are formed on opposing longitudinal sides of the second end piece 28.
- the first retention tongue 10 is integrally formed with the spring tongue 9 and is constructed at the same height as the second end piece 28.
- the second retention tongue 7 is constructed on the spring tongue 9 opposite the first retention tongue 10.
- the second retention tongue 7 is guided laterally out of the second end piece 28 and downward about a 90 degree bend in a direction of the first spring contact 4.
- the second retention tongue 7 has a laterally extending step 8 at a predetermined spacing from the second end piece 28. The step 8 widens the second retention tongue 7 and projects beyond the second end piece 28 in a longitudinal direction of the spring tongue 9 beyond the locking face 29.
- Fig. 6 shows a punched part of the contact arrangement 3 with the first and second spring contacts 4, 5 and the spring tongue 9 connected therewith.
- the slot 11 of the first and second spring contacts 4, 5 does not extend through the front tip of the first or second spring contacts 4, 5.
- the contact arrangement 3 is obtained from the punched part shown in Fig. 6 by bending and pressing the punched part into the corresponding shape.
- Fig. 9 shows another embodiment of a punched part of a contact arrangement 3, which is constructed in one piece, and includes the first and second spring contacts 4, 5 and the spring tongue 9.
- the first and second spring contacts 4, 5 have a slot 11 in this embodiment that extends through the front tip of the first and second spring contacts 4, 5.
- the first and second spring contacts 4, 5, therefore, are constructed in the form of two spring arms arranged in parallel.
- the contact arrangement 3 is obtained from the punched part shown in Fig. 9 by bending and stamping the punched part into the corresponding shape.
- Fig. 8 shows a contact housing 17 into which the contact element 1 is inserted.
- the contact housing 17 has a contact opening 18 at a left-hand side.
- the contact opening 18 is used for insertion of the pluggable contact into the opening frame 6 for contacting the pluggable contact with the spring contacts 4, 5.
- the contact housing 17 has an insertion opening 19.
- the contact housing 17 has a first receiving space 35 adjoining the insertion opening 19 and merging into an intermediate space 36 via a tapering bevel 23.
- the tapering bevel 23 projects from an upper side of the contact housing 17 into the first receiving space 35 and includes a retention block 41 with a lower bearing face 21.
- the intermediate space 36 has a lower height than the first receiving space 35.
- the intermediate space 36 widens via a step 37 to a second receiving space 38.
- the second receiving space 38 has a greater height than the intermediate space 36.
- An upper side of the contact housing 17 has an assembly opening 39 arranged above the second receiving space 38.
- the second receiving space 38 tapers via a step to a contact space 40.
- the contact space 40 is connected to the contact opening 18 and has substantially the same cross-section as the contact element 1.
- the electrical cable (not shown) is inserted into the contact body 2 and clamped by the first fastening tongues 25 and the second fastening tongues 26 to establish an electrically conductive connection between the electrical cable, the contact body 2 and the contact arrangement 3.
- the opening frame 6 of the contact element 1 is inserted into the insertion opening 19 of the contact housing 17.
- the cross-section of the first receiving space 35 is.dimensioned such that the contact element 1 may be inserted into the receiving space 35 up to the sliding portion 27 of the spring tongue.
- the sliding portion 27 of the spring tongue 9 slides along the tapering bevel 23.
- the tapering bevel 23 pushes the spring tongue 9 downward in a direction of the contact body 2.
- the height of the opening 13 in the first side wall 14 is dimensioned such that the spring tongue 9 may be pressed far enough under the retention block 41 that the contact element 1 may be pushed through the intermediate region 36 and up to a stop at the end of the contact space 40.
- the sliding portion 27 and the second end piece 28 of the spring tongue 9 are arranged in the second receiving space 38.
- the spring tongue 9 springs upward. An end face of the locking face 29 comes to rest on the second step 37, and the step 8 of the second retention tongue 7 comes to rest on the lower bearing face 21 of the retention block 41.
- the spring tongue 9 thereby locks the contacting element in the contact housing 17.
- the recess 15 of the second side wall 16 is designed such that the second retention tongue 7 can resiliently deflect into the recess 15 when the spring tongue 9 is depressed.
- the lower edge 30 of the recess 15 limits the maximum deflection of the spring tongue 9 downward in the direction of the contact body 2 by stopping the second retention tongue 7.
- the left-hand side edge 31 is associated with the left-hand side edge of the second retention tongue 7.
- the second retention tongue 7 In the locked position of the spring tongue 9 the second retention tongue 7 preferably already engages partially in the recess 15. In this position, the left-hand side edge 31 of the recess 15 limits a movement of the spring tongue 9 in the longitudinal direction. Therefore, the spring tongue 9 is secured by the left-hand side edge 31 of the recess 15 against a force acting on the locking face 29 and displacement or bending of the spring tongue 9 is avoided up to an increased force.
- the first retention tongue 10 engages in the region of the spring tongue 9, into the opening 13.
- the first retention tongue 10 preferably adjoins the upper edge 33 of the opening 13.
- the right-hand side edge 32 is associated with a back side edge of the first retention tongue 10.
- the spring tongue 9 is secured by the first retention tongue 10 against displacement owing to a force acting on the locking face 29 and is held thereby.
- the upper side edge 33 of the opening 13 limits a maximum upward deflection of the spring tongue 9.
- the lower side edge 34 limits the maximum deflection of the spring tongue 9 in a direction of the contact body 2 by stopping the first retention tongue 10.
- the first retention tongue 10 remains in the opening 13 throughout insertion.
- the openings 13, the first retention tongue 10, the recess 15, and the second retention tongue 7 are preferably matched to one another such that, on a fixed maximum deflection of the spring tongue 9 in the direction of the contact body 2, the first retention tongue 10 and the second retention tongue 7 simultaneously come to rest on the lower side edge 34 of the opening 13 and the lower edge 30 on the recess 15.
- a symmetrical limitation of the deflection of the spring tongue 9 in the direction of the contact body 2, i.e., in the direction of the assembly position, is thereby achieved.
- the spring tongue 9 is held in the locked position by the second retention tongue 7 that is supported against the left-hand side edge 31 of the recess 15, and the spring tongue 9 is held in the locked position by the first retention tongue 10 that is braced against the right-hand side edge 32 of the opening 13.
- tilting of the contact element 1 with respect to the retention block 41 is prevented, because the position of the spring tongue 9 is adjusted with respect to the retention block 41 by the step 8 that rests on the lower side of the retention block 41. Unintentional withdrawal of the contact element 1 from the insertion opening 19, therefore, is prevented.
- the spring tongue 9 is pressed downward in the direction of the contact body 2, by an assembly tool (not shown) that is inserted into the assembly opening 39.
- the spring tongue 9 is pressed downward until the upper side of the second end piece 28 is positioned below the bearing face 21 of the retention block 41.
- the contact element 1 is then withdrawn from the insertion opening 19 by the electrical cable fastened to the contact element 1.
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Description
- The invention relates to a contact element and, more particularly, to a contact element having a spring tongue with a locking face for securing the contact element in a contact housing.
- EP 0 821 438 Al discloses a contact element comprising a spring tongue with a locking face. The spring tongue is constructed in the form of a rectangular plate and is connected to a contact body via a bending line. When the contact element is inserted into a contact housing, the spring tongue pivots upwards and comes to rest on a retention face of the contact housing. The spring tongue thereby prevents unintentional removal of the contact element from the contact housing.
- EP 0 547 396 B1 further discloses a contact element comprising a spring tongue substantially constructed in the form of rectangular plate that is connected to a contact body via a bending line. The spring tongue has impressions. When the contact element is inserted into a contact housing, the spring tongue is braced against a bearing face of the contact housing. The impressions prevent the spring tongue from collapsing. The spring tongue thereby prevents unintentional withdrawal of the contact element from the contact housing.
- An object of the invention, therefore, is to provide a contact element with a spring tongue that better protects against unintentional withdrawal of the contact element from a contact housing.
- This and other objects are achieved by a contact element having a contact body and a contact arrangement attached to the contact body. The contact arrangement has a spring tongue. The spring tongue has a free end with a locking face for securing the contact element in a contact housing. The locking face is moveable along a bending path between a locked position and an assembly position. A retention element extends from the spring tongue and engages the contact body to secure the spring tongue from bending outside of the bending path when the locking face is in the locked position.
- This and other objects are further achieved by a contact element having a contact body and a contact arrangement attached to the contact body. The contact arrangement has a spring tongue. The spring tongue has a free end with a locking face for securing the contact element in a contact housing. The locking face is moveable between a locked position and an assembly position. The spring tongue has first and second retention tongues. The first retention tongue extends laterally to a longitudinal direction of the spring tongue and engages an opening in the contact body when the locking face is in the locked position. The second retention tongue extends perpendicular to the spring tongue for engagement with the contact housing when the locking face is in the locked position.
- The invention will now be described in greater detail with reference to the following figures, in which:
- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a contact element;
- Fig. 2 is a side view of a contact arrangement;
- Fig. 3 is a front view of the contact arrangement;
- Fig. 4 is a plan view of the contact arrangement;
- Fig. 5 is a back view of the contact arrangement;
- Fig. 6 is a plan view of a punched part of the contact arrangement;
- Fig. 7 is a side view of the contact element of Fig. 1;
- Fig. 8 is a sectional view of the contact element in a contact housing; and
- Fig. 9 is a plan view of another embodiment of a punched part of a contact arrangement.
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- Fig. 1 shows a contact element 1. The contact element 1 comprises a
contact body 2 and acontact arrangement 3. Thecontact body 2 and thecontact arrangement 3 are produced from a conductive metal material. As shown in Fig. 1, the contact body includes twoside walls tongues 25, and second fasteningtongues 26. Thefirst side wall 14 has anopening 13. The opening 13 has a right-hand side edge 32, and anupper side edge 33, and alower side edge 34. As best shown in Figs. 7 and 8, thesecond side wall 16 has arecess 15. Therecess 15 has alower edge 30 and a left-hand side edge 31. Thefirst fastening tongues 25 are used to clamp a conductor insulation of an electrical cable (not shown). Thesecond fastening tongues 26 are used to clamp and electrically contact electric conductors (not shown) of the electrical cable (not shown). An electrically conductive connection between the electrical cable (not shown), thecontact body 2 and thecontact arrangement 3 is thus produced. - Figs. 2 through 5 show the
contact arrangement 3. Thecontact arrangement 3 is inserted between the twoside walls contact body 3. Thecontact arrangement 3 and thecontact body 2 are rigidly connected to one another via weld points. Thecontact arrangement 3 includes anopening frame 6 that adjoins end faces of thecontact body 2. Theopening frame 6 forms an insertion opening for a pluggable contact to be electrically connected to the contact element 1. - As best shown in Fig. 2, two end regions of first and
second spring contacts opening frame 6. The first andsecond spring contacts spring tongue 9 that is described later. The first andsecond spring contacts second spring contacts slots 11. The first andsecond spring contacts opening frame 6 into the contact element 1. Theslots 11 improve the contact between the pluggable contact and thecontact arrangement 3. - As best shown in Fig. 4, the
spring tongue 9 is fastened to a first end region at an upper side of theopening frame 6. Thespring tongue 9 is connected viafastening points 12 to theopening face 6 of thefirst spring contact 4 so that an upper side of the contact element 1 is covered by thespring tongue 9. Thefastening points 12 are, for example, weld points. Proceeding from the first end region, thespring tongue 9 is arranged virtually parallel to theopening frame 6. As best shown in Fig. 2, at a predetermined distance from theopening frame 6, thespring tongue 9 bends upwards and merges into a slidingsection 27. The slidingsection 27 merges into asecond end piece 28 arranged approximately parallel to theopening frame 6. Alocking face 29 is constructed on thesecond end piece 28 at a front end opposing theopening frame 6. As best shown in Fig. 4, thespring tongue 9 has indents 42 for increasing the rigidity of thespring tongue 9. - First and
second retention tongues second end piece 28. As best shown in Fig. 3, thefirst retention tongue 10 is integrally formed with thespring tongue 9 and is constructed at the same height as thesecond end piece 28. Thesecond retention tongue 7 is constructed on thespring tongue 9 opposite thefirst retention tongue 10. Thesecond retention tongue 7 is guided laterally out of thesecond end piece 28 and downward about a 90 degree bend in a direction of thefirst spring contact 4. As best shown in Figs. 2 and 3, thesecond retention tongue 7 has a laterally extendingstep 8 at a predetermined spacing from thesecond end piece 28. Thestep 8 widens thesecond retention tongue 7 and projects beyond thesecond end piece 28 in a longitudinal direction of thespring tongue 9 beyond the lockingface 29. - Fig. 6 shows a punched part of the
contact arrangement 3 with the first andsecond spring contacts spring tongue 9 connected therewith. Theslot 11 of the first andsecond spring contacts second spring contacts contact arrangement 3 is obtained from the punched part shown in Fig. 6 by bending and pressing the punched part into the corresponding shape. - Fig. 9 shows another embodiment of a punched part of a
contact arrangement 3, which is constructed in one piece, and includes the first andsecond spring contacts spring tongue 9. The first andsecond spring contacts slot 11 in this embodiment that extends through the front tip of the first andsecond spring contacts second spring contacts contact arrangement 3 is obtained from the punched part shown in Fig. 9 by bending and stamping the punched part into the corresponding shape. - Fig. 8 shows a
contact housing 17 into which the contact element 1 is inserted. Thecontact housing 17 has acontact opening 18 at a left-hand side. Thecontact opening 18 is used for insertion of the pluggable contact into theopening frame 6 for contacting the pluggable contact with thespring contacts contact opening 18, thecontact housing 17 has aninsertion opening 19. Thecontact housing 17 has afirst receiving space 35 adjoining theinsertion opening 19 and merging into anintermediate space 36 via a taperingbevel 23. The taperingbevel 23 projects from an upper side of thecontact housing 17 into thefirst receiving space 35 and includes aretention block 41 with alower bearing face 21. Theintermediate space 36 has a lower height than thefirst receiving space 35. Theintermediate space 36 widens via astep 37 to asecond receiving space 38. Thesecond receiving space 38 has a greater height than theintermediate space 36. An upper side of thecontact housing 17 has anassembly opening 39 arranged above thesecond receiving space 38. Thesecond receiving space 38 tapers via a step to acontact space 40. Thecontact space 40 is connected to thecontact opening 18 and has substantially the same cross-section as the contact element 1. - Assembly and operation of the contact element 1 will now be described in greater detail. The electrical cable (not shown) is inserted into the
contact body 2 and clamped by thefirst fastening tongues 25 and thesecond fastening tongues 26 to establish an electrically conductive connection between the electrical cable, thecontact body 2 and thecontact arrangement 3. Theopening frame 6 of the contact element 1 is inserted into theinsertion opening 19 of thecontact housing 17. The cross-section of thefirst receiving space 35 is.dimensioned such that the contact element 1 may be inserted into the receivingspace 35 up to the slidingportion 27 of the spring tongue. As the contact element 1 is further inserted into theinsertion opening 19, the slidingportion 27 of thespring tongue 9 slides along the taperingbevel 23. The taperingbevel 23 pushes thespring tongue 9 downward in a direction of thecontact body 2. The height of theopening 13 in thefirst side wall 14 is dimensioned such that thespring tongue 9 may be pressed far enough under theretention block 41 that the contact element 1 may be pushed through theintermediate region 36 and up to a stop at the end of thecontact space 40. When thecontact element 2 is fully inserted, the slidingportion 27 and thesecond end piece 28 of thespring tongue 9 are arranged in thesecond receiving space 38. When the lockingface 29 of thespring tongue 9 reaches thesecond receiving space 38, thespring tongue 9 springs upward. An end face of the lockingface 29 comes to rest on thesecond step 37, and thestep 8 of thesecond retention tongue 7 comes to rest on the lower bearing face 21 of theretention block 41. Thespring tongue 9 thereby locks the contacting element in thecontact housing 17. - The
recess 15 of thesecond side wall 16 is designed such that thesecond retention tongue 7 can resiliently deflect into therecess 15 when thespring tongue 9 is depressed. Thesecond retention tongue 7, therefore, may be arranged above thesecond side wall 16 without interfering with the movement of thespring tongue 9. Thelower edge 30 of therecess 15 limits the maximum deflection of thespring tongue 9 downward in the direction of thecontact body 2 by stopping thesecond retention tongue 7. The left-hand side edge 31 is associated with the left-hand side edge of thesecond retention tongue 7. In the locked position of thespring tongue 9 thesecond retention tongue 7 preferably already engages partially in therecess 15. In this position, the left-hand side edge 31 of therecess 15 limits a movement of thespring tongue 9 in the longitudinal direction. Therefore, thespring tongue 9 is secured by the left-hand side edge 31 of therecess 15 against a force acting on the lockingface 29 and displacement or bending of thespring tongue 9 is avoided up to an increased force. - The
first retention tongue 10 engages in the region of thespring tongue 9, into theopening 13. Thefirst retention tongue 10 preferably adjoins theupper edge 33 of theopening 13. As shown in Fig. 1, the right-hand side edge 32 is associated with a back side edge of thefirst retention tongue 10. As thefirst retention tongue 10 engages in theopening 13, thespring tongue 9 is secured by thefirst retention tongue 10 against displacement owing to a force acting on the lockingface 29 and is held thereby. Theupper side edge 33 of theopening 13 limits a maximum upward deflection of thespring tongue 9. Thelower side edge 34 limits the maximum deflection of thespring tongue 9 in a direction of thecontact body 2 by stopping thefirst retention tongue 10. Thefirst retention tongue 10 remains in theopening 13 throughout insertion. - The
openings 13, thefirst retention tongue 10, therecess 15, and thesecond retention tongue 7 are preferably matched to one another such that, on a fixed maximum deflection of thespring tongue 9 in the direction of thecontact body 2, thefirst retention tongue 10 and thesecond retention tongue 7 simultaneously come to rest on thelower side edge 34 of theopening 13 and thelower edge 30 on therecess 15. A symmetrical limitation of the deflection of thespring tongue 9 in the direction of thecontact body 2, i.e., in the direction of the assembly position, is thereby achieved. - If a tensile force is now exerted on the contact element 1 by a cable rigidly connected by the first and
second fastening tongues face 29 that is arranged parallel to thestep 37 is pressed against thestep 37. In this position a force is exerted on thespring tongue 9 in the longitudinal direction on thesecond end piece 28 of thespring tongue 9. Thespring tongue 9 is prevented from bending as a result of this force, because thesecond end piece 28 is braced by thecontact body 2 on both sides. Thespring tongue 9 is held in the locked position by thesecond retention tongue 7 that is supported against the left-hand side edge 31 of therecess 15, and thespring tongue 9 is held in the locked position by thefirst retention tongue 10 that is braced against the right-hand side edge 32 of theopening 13. In addition, tilting of the contact element 1 with respect to theretention block 41 is prevented, because the position of thespring tongue 9 is adjusted with respect to theretention block 41 by thestep 8 that rests on the lower side of theretention block 41. Unintentional withdrawal of the contact element 1 from theinsertion opening 19, therefore, is prevented. - To remove the contact element 1 from the
contact housing 17, thespring tongue 9 is pressed downward in the direction of thecontact body 2, by an assembly tool (not shown) that is inserted into theassembly opening 39. Thespring tongue 9 is pressed downward until the upper side of thesecond end piece 28 is positioned below the bearingface 21 of theretention block 41. The contact element 1 is then withdrawn from theinsertion opening 19 by the electrical cable fastened to the contact element 1.
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- A contact element (1) comprising a contact body (2) and a contact arrangement (3) attached to the contact body (2), the contact arrangement (3) having a spring tongue (9), the spring tongue (9) having a free end with a locking face (29) for securing the contact element (1) in a contact housing (17), the locking face (29) being moveable along a bending path between a locked position and an assembly position, characterised in that:a retention element (10, 7) extends from the spring tongue (9) and engages the contact body (2) to secure the spring tongue (9) from bending outside of the bending path when the locking face (29) is in the locked position.
- The contact element (1) according to claim 1, characterised in that the retention element (10, 7) is a first retention tongue (10) that extends laterally to a longitudinal direction of the spring tongue (9) and engages an opening (13) in the contact body (2).
- The contact element (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the retention element (10, 7) is a second retention tongue (7) that extends perpendicular to the spring tongue (9), the second retention tongue (7) having a step (8) that extends beyond the locking face (29) for engagement with the contact housing (17) when the locking face (29) is in the locked position.
- A contact element (1) comprising a contact body (2) and a contact arrangement (3) attached to the contact body (2), the contact arrangement (3) having a spring tongue (9), the spring tongue (9) having a free end with a locking face (29) for securing the contact element (1) in a contact housing (17), the locking face (29) being moveable between a locked position and an assembly position, characterised in that:a first retention tongue (10) extends from the spring tongue (9), the first retention tongue (10) extends laterally to a longitudinal direction of the spring tongue (9) and engages an opening (13) in the contact body (2) when the locking face (29) is in the locked position; anda second retention tongue (7) extends from the spring tongue (9), the second retention tongue (7) extends perpendicular to the spring tongue (9) for engagement with the contact housing (17) when the locking face (29) is in the locked position.
- The contact element (1) according to any of the claims 2 through 4, characterised in that the opening (13) includes a limiting edge (32, 33) for limiting the movement of the first retention tongue (10).
- The contact element (1) according to claim 3 or 4, characterised in that the contact body (2) includes a recess (15) that receives the second retention tongue (7) during movement of the locking face (29) between the assembly position and the locked position.
- The contact element (1) according to claim 6, characterised in that the recess (15) includes an edge (30) that limits movement of the spring tongue (9) in a direction of the assembly position.
- The contact element (1) according to any of the claims 3 through 7, characterised in that the second retention tongue (7) engages a recess (15) in the contact body (2) to limit movement of the spring tongue (9) along a longitudinal direction when the locking face (29) is in the assembled position.
- The contact element (1) according to any of the claims 1 through 8, characterised in that the spring tongue (9) covers an upper side of the contact element (1).
- The contact element (1) according to claim 9, characterised in that the contact arrangement (3) includes first and second spring contacts (4, 5) extending essentially parallel to the spring tongue (9).
- The contact element (1) according to claim 10, characterised in that the contact arrangement (3) is formed from a punched metal plate.
- The contact element (1) according to claim 10, characterised in that the first and second spring contacts (4, 5) include slots (11) extending along a center and in a longitudinal direction thereof.
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