Electrical contact terminal for an electrical plug connector for a safety restraint system

US10938138B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• APTIV TECHNOLOGIES AG · BB

Inventors

• Rene Lehmann · Ergolding, DE
• Peter Nuetzel · Oberasbach, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 16, 2020
• Grant date: Mar 2, 2021
• Expiry date: Apr 16, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H01R2201/26
• WIPO field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical contact terminal for an electrical plug connector for a safety restraint system is made from a single piece of bent and cut sheet-metal. The electrical contact terminal includes a mating end, having at least one contact face adapted for electrically contacting a corresponding counter contact of a counter connector. The mating end defines a mating direction of the electrical contact terminal. The electrical contact terminal includes a mounting end, having a mounting face adapted for being electrically connected to a cable end of an electrical cable. The mounting end defines a cable extension direction of the electrical contact terminal. The electrical contact terminal includes a shorting clip portion and an anchor leg, including a first abutment face. The first abutment face is a cut face of the sheet metal a surface normal of the first abutment face faces in the cable extension direction.