Spring contact element and insulating case therefore
US4235497A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 14, 1978 |
| Grant date | Nov 25, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/26
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Spring contact element comprising a metal spring leaf for mechanically fastening and electrically connecting it to the end of a cable and a contact spring to provide a plug-in connection with a counter contact element wherein said contact spring includes a base leg attached to the fastening means and passing, at the plug-in end of said spring contact element, via a bend having a predetermined bending radius, into a free end leg describing an acute angle with the base leg, and an insulating case for such spring contact element wherein a first contact chamber to receive said spring contact element through an opening in a first front side and a second contact chamber to receive said counter contact element from the second front side facing said first front side are provided and the broadside of the cross section of said second second contact chamber is twisted about 90.degree. against the broadside of the cross section of said first contact chamber and said two contact chambers penetrate each other symmetrically.
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