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Bent electric contact element with chamfered edges and method for its manufacture

US10770856B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims

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Assignee

TE Connectivity Germany GmbH · DE

Inventors

Manuel Eder · Dinkelsbühl, DE
Andreas Merkle · Niendorf, DE
Matthias Schuster · Weinheim, DE
Juergen Burger · Le Locle, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 16, 2018
Grant date	Sep 8, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 16, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01R13/04
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electric contact element comprises a bent portion. The bent portion has a cross-section including at least one of a plastically flattened side in the bent portion or a corner that has a chamfer in the bent portion for maintaining accuracy of a bending process used to form the bent portion.

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