KR20160076567A - Spring of female terminal - Google Patents

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KR20160076567A
KR20160076567A KR1020140186726A KR20140186726A KR20160076567A KR 20160076567 A KR20160076567 A KR 20160076567A KR 1020140186726 A KR1020140186726 A KR 1020140186726A KR 20140186726 A KR20140186726 A KR 20140186726A KR 20160076567 A KR20160076567 A KR 20160076567A
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Abstract

The present invention relates to a spring of a female terminal. The present invention provides a spring of a female terminal which includes a fold member to supply elasticity by folding an end of a linear conductor. The fold member comprises a contact part which allows electric current to flow by making an electric contact with a male terminal with flexures that is inserted to the female terminal; and an extension part which extends from one end of the contact part with a fixed length, and is formed to be bent in the opposite direction to the bending direction of the contact part. The spring of a female terminal has a protruding contact member which extends to have a fixed length backwardly from the outer surface of the contact part that initially comes into contact with the outer surface of the male terminal and comes into contact with the male terminal, when the male terminal is inserted into the female terminal.

Description

SPRING OF FEMALE TERMINAL}

The present invention relates to a terminal, and more particularly, to a female terminal spring.

A typical electrical connector assembly includes a plug connector and a receptacle connector, which both mount or house electrical terminals that are mutually engageable.

The plug connector is inserted into the receptacle connector such that the terminals are mutually coupled, and these terminals may take various shapes including male and female or pin and socket terminals.

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view showing a structure of a female terminal spring in a state in which a male terminal is detached from a conventional female terminal, and FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a female terminal spring in a state in which a female terminal is inserted into a conventional female terminal. Fig.

As shown in these drawings, the conventional female terminal springs have a folded member 20 that provides elasticity by folding the ends of the linearly formed conductor 10, and the folded member 20 is formed to be bent A contact portion 21 which is brought into contact with the mail terminal 1 inserted into the female terminal so as to be electrically energized and an extension portion 22 in which one end of the contact portion 21 is extended to a predetermined length .

The contact portion 21 is formed so as to be bent so as to protrude to the side of the mail terminal 1 inserted into the inside of the female terminal and is formed so as to be capable of point contact with one side of the mail terminal on the longitudinal side.

A contact member 21a for inserting the mail terminal 1 into the inside of the female terminal and making contact with one side of the outer surface of the male terminal 1 at the time of fastening and electrically connecting is formed at one side of the outer surface of the contact portion 21, .

The extension portion 22 is formed as a portion forming the end portion of the folded member 20 and bent at the end portion of the contact portion 21 in the direction opposite to the direction in which the folded member 10 is bent.

However, in such a conventional female terminal spring, the formation position of the contact member 21a is located in the maximum protruding region of the contact portion 21 before the mail terminal 1 is inserted into the female terminal. When the mail terminal 1 is inserted, the folded member 20 is pressed toward the conductor 100, and the contact portion 21 having the curved shape of the maximum protruding region of the contact portion 21 is inclined, And is rearwardly changed along the insertion direction of the main body 1.

That is, two virtual lines passing through the contact portion 21 are arranged in parallel before inserting the mail terminal 1, but two virtual lines passing through the contact portion 21 after inserting the mail terminal 1 There is a problem in that a connection failure occurs because accurate connection is not made because the wires are arranged to be inclined with respect to each other.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been conceived in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a contact terminal which changes the position of a contact member contacting a mail terminal when inserting the mail terminal into the terminal, And it is an object of the present invention to provide a female terminal spring capable of preventing connection failure between a mail terminal and a female terminal.

The objects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a female terminal spring including a folding member that is formed by folding an end portion of a linearly formed conductor to provide elasticity, The folding member is bent so as to contact with a mail terminal inserted into the female terminal, thereby electrically connecting the contact terminal. And an extension part formed to extend in a predetermined length at one end of the contact part and bent in a direction opposite to the bending direction of the contact part. When the mail terminal is inserted into the inside of the mail terminal, And a contact member extending from an outer surface of the contact portion to be contacted and having a predetermined length from the outer surface of the contact portion to the rear thereof.

The pair of folding members are arranged so that a pair of the folding members are opposed to each other, and the extending portion is inclinedly disposed such that the distance between the pair of folding members gradually decreases toward the end of the folding member .

When the male terminal is inserted into the male terminal, the region where the extending portion is bent may contact one side of the conductor.

The contact portion may be bent in a direction in which the contact portion protrudes from the surface of the conductor.

In addition, the contact member may have a flat surface formed on the upper surface of the contact member so as to increase the contact area with the mail terminal when the mail terminal is inserted.

The peripheral edge of the flat surface may be curved so as not to be caught by the end of the mail terminal when the mail terminal is inserted into the male terminal.

According to the above-mentioned problem solving means, when the mail terminal is inserted into the female terminal, the position of the contact member which is in contact with the mail terminal is changed to place the contact member at the outermost position The connection failure between the mail terminal and the mail terminal can be prevented.

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the structure of a conventional male terminal in a state in which a male terminal is detached from a female terminal,
2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a structure of a female terminal spring in a state in which a male terminal is inserted into a conventional female terminal,
3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a structure of a female terminal spring in a state in which a male terminal is detached from a female terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention,
4 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a structure of a female terminal spring in a state in which a male terminal is inserted into a female terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention,
5 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a structure of a female terminal spring in a state in which a male terminal is detached from a female terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention,
6 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the structure of a female terminal spring with a male terminal inserted into a female terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

It should be understood that the specific details of the pin spring of the present invention are set forth in the following description in order to provide a more thorough understanding of the present invention and that the present invention may be readily practiced without these specific details, And will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, with reference to the parts necessary for understanding the operation and operation according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a structure of a female terminal spring in a state in which a male terminal is detached from a female terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a cross- FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the structure of a female terminal spring in a state in which a male terminal is inserted into a female terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a structure of a female terminal spring in a state in which a male terminal is inserted into a female terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in these drawings, the female terminal spring according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a female terminal spring 200 including a folding member 200 which is formed by folding an end portion of a linear conductor 100 to provide elasticity, , The folding member (200) has a contact portion (210) formed to be bent and electrically connected to the mail terminal (1) to be inserted into the female terminal so as to be energized, and a contact portion And an extension 220 formed to extend in a predetermined length from the contact portion 210 and bent in a direction opposite to the bending direction of the contact portion 210. When the mail terminal 1 is inserted into the mail terminal, A contact member 211 is formed so as to extend from the outer surface of the contact portion 210, which is initially in contact with the outer surface of the contact portion 210,

The folding member 200 is a member formed by folding one side of the conductor 100 forming the female terminal so that a part of the end of the conductor 100 is folded. When the male terminal 1 is inserted into the female terminal, And contacts the terminal 1 to perform energization.

The folding member 200 includes a contact portion 210 for allowing the mail terminal to be electrically connected to the mail terminal when the mail terminal is inserted into the male terminal and an extension portion 220 extending from the end portion of the contact portion 210 by a predetermined length ).

It is effective that the contact portion 210 is formed to be bent in a direction protruding from the surface of the conductor 100 so as to prevent occurrence of a contact failure between the mail terminal and the female terminal.

A separate contact member 211 protrudes from one side of the surface of the contact portion 210 for precise connection with the mail terminal 1 and the surface of the contact member 211 is bent.

This is because the surface of the mail terminal 1 to be inserted by making the one side of the mail terminal 1 and the outer surface of the contact member 211 smoothly slide in contact with each other when the mail terminal is inserted into the female terminal, ) Is not damaged by friction.

When the mail terminal 1 is inserted into the female terminal, the contact member 211 is moved from the outer surface of the contact portion 210, which is initially in contact with the outer surface of the mail terminal 1, And is formed so as to extend a certain length.

The virtual line passing through the contact portion 210 is arranged to be inclined with respect to each other before the insertion of the mail terminal 1 and the virtual line passing through the contact portion 210 after the insertion of the mail terminal 2 So that the contact between the contact portion 210 and the mail terminal 1 can be smoothly performed even if the contact terminal portion 210 is disposed in the vicinity of the conductor 100 by inserting the mail terminal 1 into the female terminal, Thereby preventing connection failure from occurring.

5 and 6, in the case of the female terminal spring according to another embodiment of the present invention, the contact member 211 has a contact area with the mail terminal 1 when the mail terminal 1 is inserted A flat surface 211a may be formed on the upper surface of the contact member 211 so as to be increased.

It is preferable that the peripheral edge of the flat surface 211a is formed so as not to be caught by the end of the mail terminal when the mail terminal 1 is inserted into the male terminal.

The flat surface 211a formed on the upper surface of the contact member 211 is provided so that the surface contact between the mail terminal 1 and the contact portion 210 is made so that the heat generated by the energization is concentrated at a certain point Can be prevented.

The contact area is increased by making the surface contact with the flat surface 211a so that the electrical connection state can be maintained even if the flow occurs in the state where the mail terminal 1 is inserted into the male terminal .

The extended portion 220 is preferably bent in a direction opposite to the direction in which the contact portion 210 is bent and is disposed to be inclined with respect to the surface of the conductor 100.

The conductors 100 are arranged in a pair so as to face each other so that the folding members 200 are disposed to face each other in a pair and the distance between the folding members 200 gradually increases toward the end of the folding member 200 .

This is achieved by forming the extending direction 220 in a direction opposite to the direction in which the contact portion 210 is bent and by inserting the mail terminal 1 into the female terminal, So that one side of the extension 220 can be in surface contact with the inner surface of the conductor 100.

The female terminal spring according to the embodiment of the present invention having such a configuration is configured such that a virtual line passing through the contact portion 210 is in a state in which the imaginary line is inclined before the insertion of the mail terminal 1, Since the imaginary lines passing through the contact portion 210 are arranged in parallel to each other, the shape of the contact member which contacts the mail terminal 1 when the mail terminal 1 is inserted into the mail terminal 1 is changed, It is possible to prevent the connection failure between the female terminals.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited by the illustrated embodiments, but should be determined by the scope of the appended claims and equivalents thereof.

100: Conductor 200: Folding member
210: contact portion 211: contact member
211a: flat surface 220: extension part
230:

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A female terminal spring including a folding member (200) which is formed by folding an end of a linear conductor (100) to provide elasticity,
The folding member 200 includes a contact portion 210 formed to be bent and electrically connected to a mails terminal inserted into a female terminal, thereby conducting electricity.
And an extension part 220 formed at one end of the contact part 210 and extending in a predetermined length and bent in a direction opposite to the bending direction of the contact part 210,
And is extended from the outer surface of the contact portion 210, which is initially in contact with the outer surface of the mail terminal 1, to have a predetermined length rearward when the mail terminal 1 is inserted into the female terminal, And a contact member (211) contacting the contact terminal (1) is protruded.
The method according to claim 1,
A pair of the conductors 100 are disposed so as to face each other and a pair of the folding members 200 are arranged to face each other. The pair of the folding members 200 Characterized in that the extension (220) is disposed obliquely so that the distance is gradually closer.
3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein an area where the extension part (220) is formed to be bent when the mail terminal (1) is inserted into the female terminal is in contact with one side of the conductor.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the contact portion (220) is bent in a direction protruding toward the mail terminal (1) inserted in the plate surface of the conductor (100).
5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The contact member 211 has a flat surface 211a formed on the upper surface of the contact member 211 so as to increase the contact area with the mail terminal 1 when the mail terminal 1 is inserted Wherein the spring is a spring.
6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the peripheral edge of the flat surface (211a) is formed to be bent so as not to be caught by the end of the mail terminal (1) when the mail terminal (1) is inserted into the male terminal (1).
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