US3865457A - Low insertion force receptacle and cammed housing - Google Patents

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US3865457A
US3865457A US367072A US36707273A US3865457A US 3865457 A US3865457 A US 3865457A US 367072 A US367072 A US 367072A US 36707273 A US36707273 A US 36707273A US 3865457 A US3865457 A US 3865457A
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Priority to ES1974203385U priority patent/ES203385Y/es
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Priority to BE144944A priority patent/BE815766A/xx
Priority to CH738674A priority patent/CH567806A5/xx
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  • the present invention relates to a receptacle and also a zero insertion force connector in the form of an electrical receptacle mounted within a housing.
  • the housing is provided with an apertured cover which is movable on the housing to one position in order to bias the receptacle to an open position, allowing a male contact to be inserted through the apertured cover and into the receptacle without substantial resistance to insertion thereof.
  • the cover is subsequently moved to a second position on the housing to release the receptacle and allow the receptacle to resiliently close and grip on the male contact, thereby electrically terminating the male contact to the receptacle within the housing.
  • the receptacle is of stamped and formed configuration having a body portion with a pair of opposed gripping portions projecting therefrom. Means are provided on the body portion to distribute the resilient deflection of the spring fingers substantially along the length of the body portion, such that a gripping force is provided by the cumulative deflections of the spring fingers and the body portion together. Also the tendency for unfolding of the body portion as the spring fingers are deflected is greatly aleviated by distribution of the deflection along a substantial length of the body portion.
  • the present invention relates to a receptacle and also a zero insertion force connector in the form of an electrical receptacle mounted within a housing.
  • the housing is provided with an apertured cover which is movable on the housing to one position in order to bias the receptacle to an open position, allowing a male contact to be inserted through the apertured cover and into the receptacle without substantial resistance to insertion thereof.
  • the cover is subsequently moved to a second position on the housing to release the receptacle and allow the receptacle to resiliently close and grip on the male contact, thereby electrically terminating the male contact to the receptacle within the housing.
  • the receptacle is of stamped and formed configuration having a body portion with a pair of opposed gripping portions projecting therefrom. Means are provided on the body portion to distribute the resilient deflection of the spring fingers substantially along the length of the body portion, such that a gripping force is provided by the cumulative deflections of the spring fingers and the body portion together. Also the tendency for unfolding of the body portion as the spring fingers are deflected is greatly aleviated by distribution of the deflection along a substantial length of the body portion.
  • a zero insertion force connector in the form of a dielectric housing containing at least one resilient electrical terminal which resiliently closes into gripping relationship on a male electrical terminal inserted within the housing, with the receptacle being positively biased by said housing to an open position allowing the male electrical terminal to be received within the housing without resistance to insertion within the receptacle.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide an electrical terminal in the form of a stamped and formed receptacle having a body portion and a pair of projecting resilient spring fingers, the fingers being resiliently deflectable toward each other to grip therebetween a male electrical terminal, and the body portion being provided with a series of cutouts which distribute deflection of the spring fingers into a corresponding deflection along a substantial length of the body portion, whereby gripping pressure may be applied at the spring fingers by the resilient deflection of the spring fingers and the body portion, rather than by deflection merely of the spring fingers alone.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide an electrical receptacle which provides a gripping force by resilient deflection of a pair of opposed spring fingers, whereby deflection of the spring fingers is transmitted into a corresponding deflection of a body portion of the receptacle to provide a resilient gripping force at the fingers produced by the cumulative deflections of the spring fingers and the body portion together.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide an electrical terminal folded into a receptacle wherein the seam of the receptacle is provided with opposed margins which are formed with angular edges compressed together thereby preloading the receptacle despite the slightly'open configuration of the receptacle.
  • FIG. I is an enlarged elevation of a unitary electrical terminal in the form of a receptacle according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective of the terminal illustrated in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan of a stamped and formed metal blank to be subsequently formed into the terminal as illustrated in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary section taken along the line 4-4 of FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary section of the preferred embodiment illustrated in FIG. 4 illustrating another mode of operation
  • FIG. 6 is an enlarged section taken along the line 66 of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 7 is an enlarged section taken along the line 7--7 of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 8 is an enlarged perspective of a housing and cover portion for containing a terminal as shown in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 9 is an enlarged elevation of the cover portion illustrated in FIG. 8.
  • FIG. 10 is an enlarged section of the assembled cover and housing with a terminal in place
  • FIG. 11 is an enlarged section taken along the line 1111 of FIG. 10;
  • FIG. 12 is an enlarged fragmentary section similar to that of FIG. 11 and illustrating the exemplary terminal therein in an open position;
  • FIG. 13 is an enlarged fragmentary section taken along the line 1313 of FIG. 10;
  • FIG. 14 is a magnified view of the view-outlined portion of FIG. 11 illustrating the detail permitting latching of the cover to the housing;
  • FIG. 15 is an enlarged plan view of another embodiment of a terminal according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 16 is an enlarged plan view of a metal blank to be subsequently formed into the terminal illustrated in FIG. 15;
  • FIG. 17 is an enlarged cross-section of the ends of the terminal illustrated in FIG. 15.
  • the terminal illustrated generally at l, in FIG. 1, comprises a stamped and formed electrical terminal in the form of a receptacle which is fabricated from a blank illustrated in FIG. 3 generally at 2.
  • the terminal includes a pair of elongated spring fingers which extend in cantilever fashion integral with a body portion generally indicated at 8.
  • the body portion 8 is formed into a box configuration having opposed sidewalls 10 and 12 with another sidewall being formed by a pair of folded margins 14 and 16 defining a pair of elongated portions 18 separated by a seam 20.
  • the seam 20 widens into a dovetail notch 22 for a purpose to be described hereinafter.
  • the body portion 8 of the receptacle is integral with a crimp barrel portion 24 comprised of a pair of conductor crimping cars 26 and 28 adjacent a pair of insulation crimping cars 30 and 32.
  • the ears 26 and 28 are adapted to be folded around and crimped onto an exposed conductor wire, where as the ears 30 and 32 are adapted to be curled over and crimped into engagement in insulation which covers the wire.
  • Such a crimped configuration on an insulated wire is in accordance with accepted practices available in the prior art.
  • the fingers 4 and 6 extend longitudinally of the box configuration body, and terminate in a pair of corresponding channel shaped actuating jaws 34 and 36.
  • the actuating jaws 34 and 36 are in tandem relationship, generally formed to U-shaped channel end configurations which are biased past each other such that the U-shaped channel end portion of one does not coincide in alignment with the U-shaped channel portion of the other.
  • the terminal is provided along a bottom wall thereof, which joins the walls and 12, with a generally laterally extending T-shaped flange 38 which is generally in the same plane as the bottom wall of the box shaped configuration body portion 8 but which has the arms ofthe T-shaped portion positioned generally along the walls 10 and 12 for a locking the terminal within a corresponding cavity of a housing, to be further explained in detail.
  • the spring arms 4 and 6 are provided with formed elongated flutes or valleys 40 and 42 extending from the body portion 12 and into the cantilever configuration of the spring arms, the flutes being provided to stiffen and prevent bowing of the spring arms in cantilever deflection as will be explained in detail hereinafter.
  • the terminal also is provided in each of the walls 10 and 12 with cutout portions 44, 46 and 48. As shown the cutout portions are generally elongated in configuration with rounded end portions extending diagonally toward one anoher, thereby defining in each sidewall 10 and 12 a pair of torsional elements generally in tandem relationship to a corresponding spring finger and 4 and 6. The operation of the torsional elements will be defined in detail hereinafter.
  • the body portion 88 is further provided with a pair of recessed dimples 50 and 52 on the overlapping margins of the body portions 18, such that the dimples 50 and 52 oppose each other along the seam 20.
  • the dimples 50 and 52 are offset from one another to provide undulations along seam which are in abutment with each other to prevent the portions 18 from overlapping each other. This allows the box configuration of the terminals to be folded closed with a substantial compression along the seam 20, without causing overlapping of the portions 18. Such compression allows the spring arms 4 and 6 to be prestressed.
  • the body portion will tend to separate slightly along the seam 20.
  • the dovetail groove 22 will slightly closeup, in a manner to be explained.
  • the body is designed to slightly open along its seam 20 adjacent the spring elements, but slightly close at the remaining end of the body portion along the seam at the dovetail portion 22. This phenomenum is specifically required such that deflection of the spring elements also causes a corresponding deflection of the body portion length along its seam 20.
  • Such deflection of the body portion creates resilient spring energy therein which is transferred to the spring arms.
  • the gripping forces of the spring arms on the terminal will be caused by the resilient deflection of the spring arms themselves and also the resilient deflection in the body portion.
  • Such provides a substantial resilient gripping force on the male terminal, without relying merely upon the spring arms themselves to provide the gripping force.
  • Such provides a substantial gripping force on the male terminal with but a minimum amount of spread apart deflection required by the spring arms to create such a resilient gripping force. Accordingly, the receptacle according to the present invention need not require a large amount of clearance surrounding the terminal to allow for large amounts of deflection in the spring arms.
  • the receptacle 1 according to the present invention thus may be located in a relatively small space and can be grouped together with other receptacles very closely; features which would not be permissible if relatively large deflections of the spring arms were required.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates the body portion being resiliently deflected apart along the section 66 of FIG. 1.
  • the body portions 18 which are adjacent to the margin 20 are illustrated as being resiliently deflected apart from one another, greatly exaggerated for purposes of illustration. Shown in phantom outline are the same margin portions 18 which appear at the section 7-7 of the body portion. It is shown that the margin portions 18 along section 77 are deflected apart a lesser amount than at the section 66. It is also illustrated that the sidewalls 12 and 14 of the body portion 8 are deflected resiliently away from one another. Also shown in phantom outline the body portions 14 at the section 77 are deflected away from one another a lesser amount.
  • the body portions 18 in FIG. 7 illustrate the resilient deflection of the body portion at section 7-7 of FIG. 1.
  • the sidewall portions 12 and 14 are deflected resiliently apart a lesser amount than the body portions 12 and 14 illustrated in phantom outline in FIG. 7, the phantom outlines illustrating the body portion at the section 66 of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates that thesections 66 and 77 comprise sections of the body portion which are taken between the cutout portions 44, 46 and 48.
  • the body section 66 is defined between the cutout portions 44 and 46.
  • the body section 77 is defined between the cutout portions 46 and 48.
  • the presence of the cutout portions permit different degrees of flexing along the body portion as compared by the sections 66 and 77 along the body portion. Such different degrees of flexing however, are interdependent because the body sections yet remain joined integrally to each other. Accordingly flexing of the one body portion along the section 6-6 causes a corresponding deflection of the attached body portion taken along the section 77.
  • deflection of the body portion along section 77 causes a corresponding deflection along the section 6--6.
  • the cutouts provide two sections of the body portion which have different degrees of deflection while still being maintained connected with each other.
  • different degrees of deflection can only be accomplished only if there is a slight torsional stress placed on the body portions which join between the body at sections 6-6 and 7-7.
  • body portions defined at each of the sections 66 and 7-7 operate as torsional elements upon deflection as shown allowing but a limited length of the body to separate along its seam upon resilient spread apart deflection of the spring arms 4 and 6.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates the position of the U-shaped ends 34 and 36 defining a relatively narrow receptacle throat area 54 therebetween.
  • the spring arms 4 and 6 are resiliently deflected outwardly of each other in cantilever fashion such that the U-shaped portions 34 and 36 are bent generally past one another and into substantial alignment with each other to widen the throat area 54 of the receptacle.
  • the U-shaped portion 36 will engage or stop against the spring arm 6 to prevent excessive opening of the receptacle throat area or opening 54.
  • FIG. 8 illustrates an enlarged exploded perspective, the housing illustrated generally at 56 as comprising two portions, a base 58 and a cover portion 60 of dielectric material.
  • the base includes two rows of a plurality of cavities, some of which are illustrated at 62 for receiving corresponding rows of receptacles 1 therein.
  • the cover 60 is assembled over the base 58 in a manner to be described hereinafter.
  • the housing cavities 62 include a narrow neck portion 64 extending therethrough for receiving the terminal body portion 8 therein.
  • the T-shaped flange 38 is inserted into a narrow portion of the opening 62 adjacent the neck portion 64 to stabilize and brace the body portion 8 within the corresponding cavities 62.
  • the locking lance 39 is received in a recessed portion 66 of the housing in order to lock the receptacle in place and prevent its removal.
  • Each cavity 62 is further provided with a generally rectangular adjacent opening of smaller size, which opening is illustrated at 68 intercepting the lance portion 39.
  • a suitable tool may be inserted into the opening 68 to engage and force the lance portion 39 to deflect resiliently generally toward and into the body portion 8 to allow removal of the receptacle from the corresponding cavity 62 if desired.
  • the U-shaped portions 36 and 34 of each receptacle 1 protrude from an end 70 of the housing 58.
  • the end 70 of the housing is provided thereon with a central, projecting, generally elongated rectangular ridge 72 separating one row of terminals from the other.
  • Each cavity 62 in each row is separated from the other cavities by an enlarged tab portion 74 generally of L-shaped crosssectional configuration.
  • the U-shaped portions 34 and 36 of each receptacle or contact 1 protrude from the housing into the space between the projecting tabs 74.
  • the cover portion 60 is provided with outer, generally continuous elongated sidewall portions 76 and 78, as shown in FIGS. 8 through 12.
  • the cover portion is further provided with inner sidewalls 80 and 82 which are elongated parallel to the outer sidewalls 76 and 78, and which are each divided into a plurality of spaced segments.
  • the inner sidewalls and 82 project generally toward the housing.
  • the ridge or projection 72 of the housing 58 is slidably received between the parallel inner walls 80 and 82.
  • each segment of the wall 80 is provided with a sloped cam surface 80' for a purpose to be described.
  • each segment of the inner wall 82 is provided with a sloped cam surface 82 for a purpose to be described.
  • the outer sidewall 76 of the cover is provided with a plurality of spaced recesses therein, with the sidewalls of the recesses being defined by inclined cam surfaces 76.
  • the outer wall 78 of the cover further is provided with a plurality of recesses, the sidewalls of which are defined by inclined cam surfaces 78'.
  • the spaces between the tabs 74 define cavities in the cover into which the U-shaped portions 34 and 36 of the contacts are received.
  • the cavities of one row are defined, not only between such tabs 74, but also between adjacent segments 80 of one inner wall, and by the recessed portions of the outer wall 76.
  • the additional row of cavities is defined, not only between the corresponding spaced tabs 74, but also between adjacent segments 82 of the inner wall, and by the recessed portions provided in the outer wall 78.
  • An exemplary pair of U-shaped spring arm portions 34 and 36 are illustrated in FIGS. 11 and 12, received within a corresponding cavity.
  • the lower row of receptacles have their U-shaped portions 34 and 36 cammed past each other upon engagement of the cam surfaces 78 and 82' thereon.
  • the U- shaped portions 34 and 36 of the first row of receptacles will be cammed into the clearance between the sidewalls 76 and 80 of the cover, while the other row of receptacles will have its U-shaped portions 34 and 36 forced into the clearance between the sidewalls 78 and 82.
  • a screw driver blade illustrated at 84 may be inserted into the clearance between the endmost tab 74 and a hook portion provided on the endmost one of the segments comprising the cover inner wall 80.
  • the cover Upon generally clockwise rotation of the screwdriver blade as shown in FIG. 12, the cover will be forcibly moved to the left.
  • the connector housing 56 may be pluggably received over male electrical terminals (not shown) which are readily insertable within the widened receptacle throat areas, without any resistance to insertion thereof.
  • the U-shaped portions 34 and 36 are squeezed laterally between stationary sidewalls 76, 80, 82 and 78 of the cover, they may be readily retained in their open configuration without danger of the cover accidently being shifted to the right, as shown in FIG. 12. Instead, once the male terminals have been inserted, the cover is forcibly moved to the right in the FIGURE by insertion of a screw driver blade 86 into the clearance between a hook portion of the endmost segment of the cover wall 82 and a recess 88 (FIGS. 8, 11 and 12) provided externally of the housing 58. Upon a twisting action of the blade 86, the cover will then be made to forcibly return, shifting to the right as shown in FIG.
  • the base is provided with a substantially projecting Z-shaped portion 88, with a substantial clearance 90 formed underneath the arms of the Z- shaped portion and the projecting tabs 74.
  • the Z- shaped portion 88 is initially freely received through a corresponding Z-shaped opening 92 of the cover 60.
  • the clearances 90 permit the arms of the Z-shaped portion to project outwardly beyond the cover 62. In so doing, the cover is forcibly received over the housing 58.
  • the cover portion 62 provided with a plurality of outwardly appearing apertures 94 through which the male electrical terminals (not shown) may be inserted for connection to the receptacle portions of the spring contacts.
  • the openings 94 are specifically designed so as to cover the ends of the spring contacts when they are biased to their opened positions. This prevents Snubbing of the U-shaped portions against the male terminals as they are being inserted.
  • the openings 94 may be encircled with tapered sidewalls as shown to provide a funnel entry, or funnel opening, of restricted size through which the male terminals must be guided and received in order for further receipt into the receptacle contact areas.
  • the embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 15-17 will have similar parts referred to with the same numerals but with primed designations.
  • the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1517 include a terminal formed into a box configuration with spring arms 4 and 6' having a receptacle throat area defined by overlapped generally U-shaped portions 34 and 36'.
  • the terminal has a body portion formed into a box-like configuration with the overlapped margin 20' and the dovetail recess 22' formed along the margin 20'.
  • the margin 20 is initially opened up rather than closed as in the prior embodiment.
  • the terminal further includes cutout portions 44, 46' and 48' similar to those in the prior embodiment.
  • Tab portions 26' and 28 provide a conductor crimping barrel, with tabs 30' and 32 providing an insulation crimping barrel similar to the terminal described before.
  • the terminal further includes a stabilizing fin 38' and a locking lance 39.
  • the U-shaped portions are bent to a corrugated U-shaped configuration as shown. This embodiment differs from the prior terminal in that the margin 20' is initially widened.
  • a zero insertion force connector having at least one gripping electrical terminal mounted within a housing of dielectrical material, the improvement comprising: said housing having a cover portion provided with an aperture corresponding to said terminal position in said housing, said terminal having a pair of contact fingers projecting into the aperture of said cover, said cover being mounted on said housing for translation to a first position biasing said terminal fingers to open positions defining a receptacle throat area adjacent said aperture of said cover, said cover portion being biased to a second position allowing said terminal fingers to deflect resiliently toward each other into closed positions narrowing said receptacle throat area, said fingers having channel configurations which are in alignment with each other to define said receptacle throat area and which are biased past each other to define said narrowed throat area.
  • a zero insertion force connector comprising:
  • said cover being provided with at least one aperture having a relatively wide portion and a relatively narrow portion
  • said terminal having a body portion and a wire engaging portion and a pair of projecting and normally spaced apart resilient spring fingers having U- shaped ends received into said aperture of said cover,
  • said cover being slidable to a first position on said housing to forcibly bias said U-shaped ends into said relatively narrow portion of said aperture and into mutual tandem alignment
  • said spring fingers being resiliently deflected outwardly away from each other when said U-shaped ends are biased into mutual tandem alignment, whereby said gripping surfaces are separated to freely receive therebetween a male terminal inserted into each of said U-shaped ends,
  • said cover being slidable on said housing to a second position receiving said U-shaped ends into said relatively wide portion of said aperture, allowing said U-shaped ends to move out of tandem alignment and to allow said spring fingers to deflect toward each other whereby to engage the gripping surfaces thereof on a male terminal.
  • said body portion includes a plurality of cut-out portions defining sections of the body portion having different degrees of resilient deflection as a reaction to resilient deflection of said spring arms toward each other.
  • said body portion is folded into an elongated closed box configuration having a longitudinal seam
  • said body portion being folded in compression along said seam
  • said arms being joined to one end of said body portion
  • said notch tending to close by resilient deflection of said body as a reaction to resilient deflection of said spring arms outwardly away from each other.
  • said body portion includes a plurality of cut-out portions defining sections of the body portion having different degrees of resilient deflection as a reaction to resilient deflection of said spring arms outwardly away from each other.
  • a zero insertion force connector comprising:
  • said cover being provided with at least one aperture having a relatively wide portion and a relatively narrow portion
  • said terminal having a body portion and a wire engaging portion and a pair of projecting and normally spaced apart resilient spring fingers having U- shaped ends received into said aperture of said cover,
  • said cover being slidable to a first position on said housing to forcibly bias said U-shaped ends into said relatively narrow portion of said aperture and into mutual tandem alignment whereby said gripping surfaces are separated to freely receive therebetween a male terminal inserted into each of said U-shaped ends,
  • said spring fingers being resiliently deflected toward each other when said U-shaped ends are in mutual tandem alignment
  • said body portion is folded into an elongated box configuration having a first end from which said spring fingers extend,
  • said box configuration having a longitudinal margin provided with an opening therealong
  • said spring fingers tending to close said opening when said spring fingers are deflected resiliently toward each other.

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US367072A US3865457A (en) 1973-06-04 1973-06-04 Low insertion force receptacle and cammed housing
CA199,838A CA1014242A (en) 1973-06-04 1974-05-14 Low insertion force electrical terminal
AU69021/74A AU487206B2 (en) 1973-06-04 1974-05-16 Female electrical terminal
GB2194774A GB1456062A (en) 1973-06-04 1974-05-17 Low insertion force electrical terminal
DE2425462A DE2425462C2 (de) 1973-06-04 1974-05-27 Elektrischer Buchsenkontakt
IT23215/74A IT1012845B (it) 1973-06-04 1974-05-27 Terminale elettrico a bassa forza di inserimento
NLAANVRAGE7407109,A NL173803C (nl) 1973-06-04 1974-05-28 Elektrisch opneemorgaan, en huis van isolatiemateriaal met tenminste een daarin opgenomen elektrisch opneemorgaan.
ES1974203385U ES203385Y (es) 1973-06-04 1974-05-28 Un terminal electrico hembra.
BE144944A BE815766A (fr) 1973-06-04 1974-05-30 Cosse femelle et son connecteur
CH738674A CH567806A5 (it) 1973-06-04 1974-05-30
SE7407190A SE398796B (sv) 1973-06-04 1974-05-30 Elektrisk honkontaktklemma jemte elektrisk kontaktenhet
FR7418927A FR2282174A1 (fr) 1973-06-04 1974-05-31 Cosse femelle et son connecteur
BR4564/74A BR7404564D0 (pt) 1973-06-04 1974-06-03 Terminal eletrico femea de pouca resistencia a insercao e conjunto eletrico
AT459274A AT342135B (de) 1973-06-04 1974-06-04 Elektrischer verbinder
JP6328574A JPS5723390B2 (it) 1973-06-04 1974-06-04
AR254053A AR202412A1 (es) 1973-06-04 1974-06-04 Terminal electrico hembra y un conjunto que lo incluye
ES1976221023U ES221023Y (es) 1973-06-04 1976-05-18 Un conjunto electrico.

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