Contact assembly
US4626637A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 13, 1985 |
| Grant date | Dec 2, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H19/10
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A contact assembly for a rotary switching unit incorporated in a vehicle suspension unit in which a pair of stamped and formed metal terminals are moulded in a plastics stator block of a stator with contact portions precisely flush with a contact face of the block and wire-connecting portions with wire-receiving slots protruding radially from the side of the block in alignment with wire-confining grooves formed in the block periphery. A rotor comprises a plastics disc heat staked to a support plate and carrying a brush arranged to wipe around the contact face of the block and make electrical contact with the flush contact portions.
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