Thermally responsive electrical connector
US4621882A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 26, 1985 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 26, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/61
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A common problem in the art of connecting two electrical components is the providing of a convenient and effective zero insertion force coupling therebetween especially where a plurality of parallel conductors along one component are to be connected with a corresponding plurality along the other. The present apparatus and method address this problem by providing a split tube edge along one of the two electrical components, the split tube including a memory shape material therein. When the split tube is opened, the second electrical component is inserted therein whereupon the split tube can be closed. Conductors along the split tube make contact with corresponding conductors along the second component when the tube is closed. The memory shape material in the split tube acts to either open the split tube or close the split tube when the material reaches a characteristic transition temperature.
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