US3699495A - Electrical connector for vehicle instruments - Google Patents

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US3699495A
US3699495A US111421A US11142171A US3699495A US 3699495 A US3699495 A US 3699495A US 111421 A US111421 A US 111421A US 11142171 A US11142171 A US 11142171A US 3699495 A US3699495 A US 3699495A
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Terence Robert Raynor
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TE Connectivity Corp
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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
    • H01R33/00—Coupling devices specially adapted for supporting apparatus and having one part acting as a holder providing support and electrical connection via a counterpart which is structurally associated with the apparatus, e.g. lamp holders; Separate parts thereof
    • H01R33/05—Two-pole devices
    • H01R33/06—Two-pole devices with two current-carrying pins, blades or analogous contacts, having their axes parallel to each other
    • H01R33/09—Two-pole devices with two current-carrying pins, blades or analogous contacts, having their axes parallel to each other for baseless lamp bulb

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  • An electrical connector comprises a body part which is preferably formed as an extrusion and has a contact part secured thereto.
  • the contact part has a pair of contact arms for engaging an electrical component such as a vehicle instrument and further has a pair of contact surfaces located adjacent a pair of resilient legs formed on the body part whereby the Contact surfaces and the legs cooperate to engage a conductive track on an insulating panel and make electrical connection therewith.
  • This invention relates to an electrical connector and in particular to an electrical connector for making electrical contact between a conductor of an insulating panel and anelectrical component or instrument.
  • an electrical connector for electrically connecting an electrical component and a conductive track on an insulating panel having an aperture to receive the connector comprises a body part extruded from resilient electrically insulating material and having a pair of generally parallel legs projecting from one of a pair of opposite surfaces of the body part adapted to pass through the panel aperture latchingly to engage the connector and the panel, a bore extending between the opposite surfaces of the body part for receiving part of the electrical component, and an electrically conductive contact part mounted on the body part overlying at least a portion of one of the opposite surfaces for contacting a panel conductive track and having a resilient contact arm to engage a contact element of the electrical component when received in the bore of the body part.
  • the contact part overlies the surface of the body part remote from the legs and has two resilient contact arms projecting above that surface and overlying the bore, the ends of the contact part engaging opposite ends of the body part.
  • An electrical assembly comprises a connector, an apertured insulating panel having a conductive track, and an electrical component, the legs of the connector being received in the panel aperture with a contact part of the connector being in electrical engagement with the conductive track, and the resilient contacts in electrical engagement with the contact element of the instrument.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic sketch partly in section showing an electrical connector mounted on a panel carrying a flexible printed circuit board;
  • FIG. 2 is a plan view of a body part of the electrical connector of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is an end view of a contact part of the electrical connector of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 4 is a plan view of the contact part of FIG. 3;
  • FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a detail of FIG. 3.
  • an electrical connector 1 comprises a body part 2 made from an extruded strip of resilient electrically insulating material such as polypropylene, and a contact part 3 formed from a strip of electrically conductive material such as brass.
  • the contact part 3 is formed with a pair of spacedapart legs 4 depending from opposite sides of the contact part 3.
  • Each leg 4 has an inturned part 5 which is of generally arcuate shape, having a convex contact surface 6.
  • a pair of arms 7 are formed out of the contact part 3, each arm 7 having a turned-back part 8.
  • the body part 2 is generally rectangular in plan view and has a pair of substantially parallel spaced-apart legs 10 extending outwardly from one surface 13. Each leg 10 is formed with a groove 11 onits outer side surface. A through hole 12 extends from the surface 13 to an opposite surface 14. Recesses 15 are formed on opposite sides of the bodypart, in which recesses 15, the legs 4 are received.
  • the contact part 3 is mounted on the body part 2 by springing apart the legs 4 of the contact part 3 and sliding the body part 2 between the legs 4 until the legs 4 register with the recesses 15.
  • the engagement of legs 4 in recesses 15 prevents relative sliding movement of the contact part 3 over the body part 2 and the parts 5 prevent accidental movement of the contact part 3 normally away from the body part 2. In this position, the space left in the contact part 3 by the forming out of the arms 7 is substantially coaxial with the hole 12.
  • the legs 10 of the body part 2 are resiliently squeezed together so that they pass through a hole 22 in the panel 20, and then released so that opposed edges of the hole 22 seat in the grooves 11 of the legs 10. In this position, the resilience of the body part 2 causes the contact surfaces 6 to press down on conductors of the flexible printed circuit board 21.
  • the panel 20 is arranged immediately behind the dashboard of a vehicle (not shown), with the legs 10 of the body part 2 extending towards the dashboard.
  • An instrument for example, a fuel gauge, is mounted on the vehicle dashboard and has a contact screw which can also act as a mounting screw in the dashboard. This screw will be arranged to pass through hole 12 and between arms 7 so that the arms 7 resiliently engage the screw. A conductive path is thereby made between the conductors of the printed circuit board and the instrument.
  • the arms 7 can be formed with V-slots at the apex of the arm 7 and its respective turned-back part 8 to enhance the en gagement of the arms 7 with the plain pin.
  • An electrical connector for electrically connecting an electrical component and a conductive track on an insulating panel having an aperture to receive the connector, the connector comprising a body part of generally constant cross-sectional configuration, permitting extrusion thereof, and formed from resilient electrically insulating material, a pair of generally parallel legs projecting from one of a pair of opposite surfaces of the body part, each said leg having a groove portion for engaging the panel aperture upon passing said legs through the aperture, a bore extending between the opposite surfaces of the body part for receiving the electrical component, and an electrically conductive contact part mounted on the body part overlying the surface of the body part remote from the legs and having two resilient contact arms projecting above that surface and overlying the bore, the ends of the contact part engaging opposite ends of the body part and having contact surfaces disposed adjacent the legs of the body part. 5

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US3848947A (en) * 1972-06-16 1974-11-19 Dot Co Inc Electrical circuit board terminal springclip
US3937546A (en) * 1971-09-24 1976-02-10 Trw Inc. Multiway connector for a printed circuit board
DE2539379A1 (de) * 1975-09-04 1977-03-17 Reinshagen Kabelwerk Gmbh Vorrichtung zum anschliessen eines transistors an eine gedruckte schaltung
US4029381A (en) * 1976-01-16 1977-06-14 Valleylab, Inc. Electrical connector
US4030796A (en) * 1976-01-16 1977-06-21 Valleylab, Inc. Electrical connector
US4576426A (en) * 1985-04-11 1986-03-18 General Motors Corporation Flexible printed circuit connector and contact eyelet therefor
US4640561A (en) * 1985-11-15 1987-02-03 Ford Motor Company Flexible printed circuit connector
US4704090A (en) * 1987-01-08 1987-11-03 Ford Motor Company Mounting panel for a lamp socket assembly
US4740162A (en) * 1987-01-08 1988-04-26 Ford Motor Company Lamp socket assembly
US5131853A (en) * 1991-08-12 1992-07-21 Delco Electronics Corporation Low profile receptacle terminal for soldering to a circuit board
US5199879A (en) * 1992-02-24 1993-04-06 International Business Machines Corporation Electrical assembly with flexible circuit
FR2717957A1 (fr) * 1994-03-24 1995-09-29 Jaeger Système de connexion électrique de lampe, à l'aide d'un circuit imprimé souple.
US5658165A (en) * 1994-12-26 1997-08-19 Yazaki Corporation Electric connection structure between electric parts and flexible wiring plate
US5997367A (en) * 1995-06-05 1999-12-07 Vlt Corporation Adapter
EP0991150A3 (de) * 1998-09-29 2001-06-27 Delphi Technologies, Inc. Elektrische Anschlussvorrichtung
EP0987797A3 (de) * 1998-09-15 2001-06-27 Delphi Technologies, Inc. Elektrische Anschlussvorrichtung
US9450320B2 (en) * 2014-07-22 2016-09-20 Samsung Display Co., Ltd. FPCB cable and cable connector assembly

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JPS55155143U (enExample) * 1979-04-20 1980-11-08
DE7924272U1 (de) * 1979-08-25 1979-11-15 Stocko Metallwarenfabriken Henkels Und Sohn Gmbh & Co, 5600 Wuppertal Elektrische Kontaktklammer
GB8523762D0 (en) * 1985-09-26 1985-10-30 Bicc Plc Electrical socket
DE19900639C1 (de) * 1999-01-11 2000-06-08 Siemens Ag Elektrische Kontaktierungsverbindung und Steuergerät für ein Kraftfahrzeug mit einer elektrischen Kontaktierungsverbindung

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US3017599A (en) * 1960-01-05 1962-01-16 Gen Motors Corp Lamp socket
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US2884609A (en) * 1956-09-20 1959-04-28 United Carr Fastener Corp Lamp socket with panel mounting
US2953769A (en) * 1958-02-24 1960-09-20 Gen Motors Corp Socket and terminal means for pin-type lamp bulb connection
US3049689A (en) * 1959-04-13 1962-08-14 Sylvania Electric Prod Socket
US3017599A (en) * 1960-01-05 1962-01-16 Gen Motors Corp Lamp socket
US3473015A (en) * 1967-03-30 1969-10-14 Ford Motor Co Bulb socket with light filter

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3937546A (en) * 1971-09-24 1976-02-10 Trw Inc. Multiway connector for a printed circuit board
US3848947A (en) * 1972-06-16 1974-11-19 Dot Co Inc Electrical circuit board terminal springclip
DE2539379A1 (de) * 1975-09-04 1977-03-17 Reinshagen Kabelwerk Gmbh Vorrichtung zum anschliessen eines transistors an eine gedruckte schaltung
US4029381A (en) * 1976-01-16 1977-06-14 Valleylab, Inc. Electrical connector
US4030796A (en) * 1976-01-16 1977-06-21 Valleylab, Inc. Electrical connector
US4576426A (en) * 1985-04-11 1986-03-18 General Motors Corporation Flexible printed circuit connector and contact eyelet therefor
US4640561A (en) * 1985-11-15 1987-02-03 Ford Motor Company Flexible printed circuit connector
US4740162A (en) * 1987-01-08 1988-04-26 Ford Motor Company Lamp socket assembly
US4704090A (en) * 1987-01-08 1987-11-03 Ford Motor Company Mounting panel for a lamp socket assembly
US5131853A (en) * 1991-08-12 1992-07-21 Delco Electronics Corporation Low profile receptacle terminal for soldering to a circuit board
US5199879A (en) * 1992-02-24 1993-04-06 International Business Machines Corporation Electrical assembly with flexible circuit
FR2717957A1 (fr) * 1994-03-24 1995-09-29 Jaeger Système de connexion électrique de lampe, à l'aide d'un circuit imprimé souple.
US5658165A (en) * 1994-12-26 1997-08-19 Yazaki Corporation Electric connection structure between electric parts and flexible wiring plate
US5997367A (en) * 1995-06-05 1999-12-07 Vlt Corporation Adapter
EP0987797A3 (de) * 1998-09-15 2001-06-27 Delphi Technologies, Inc. Elektrische Anschlussvorrichtung
EP0991150A3 (de) * 1998-09-29 2001-06-27 Delphi Technologies, Inc. Elektrische Anschlussvorrichtung
US9450320B2 (en) * 2014-07-22 2016-09-20 Samsung Display Co., Ltd. FPCB cable and cable connector assembly

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DE2105608B2 (de) 1979-05-03
ES194552U (es) 1974-12-16
DE2105608A1 (de) 1971-09-09
FR2078866A5 (enExample) 1971-11-05
CA933249A (en) 1973-09-04
DE2105608C3 (de) 1980-01-03
BR7101152D0 (pt) 1973-05-31
BE763155A (fr) 1971-07-16
JPS461733A (enExample) 1971-09-30
ES194552Y (es) 1975-04-16
JPS5338422B1 (en) 1978-10-16
AT310842B (de) 1973-10-25
GB1346172A (en) 1974-02-06

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