Electrical terminals for modular wiring systems
US4408820A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 1981 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R25/006
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A T-shaped electrical junction connector having improved feed-through conductors and tap conductors therein is disclosed. The feed-through conductors comprise stamped rectangular plates each of which has three aligned openings extending therethrough. An elongated slot is formed in the feed--through conductors which intersects the openings. The metal of the conductor on each side of the slot is coined outwardly from the plane of the feed-through conductor to form a cylindrical surface which merges with one surface of the conductor. The tap conductors each comprise a cylindrical rod which is dimensioned to be inserted through one of the openings in the feed-through conductor and have an interference fit. The coined portions of the feed-through conductor are stressed in torsion when the tap conductor is inserted through the opening to enhance the contact force at the electrical interface. One or two of the tap conductors have laterally extending intermediate portions so that the free ends of the tap conductors will form a cluster so that the junction connector can be mated to a cylindrical tap connector.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.