Electric contact terminal thermo-insertable onto a printed circuit card and a connector having such terminals
US4687269A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 13, 1986 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S439/932
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a connector thermo-insertable onto a printed circuit card. Contact terminals of the connector have at least one insertable part of a shape-memory material. The insertable part of each of the terminals is shaped to the dimensions of its final use shape after insertion corresponding to its stable shape-memory state, in a manner to ensure mechanical retention and electric contact with the corresponding aperture in the printed circuit. The same insertable part is able to occupy a second memorized or not shape state, in a manner to be able to be introduced and/or withdrawn from its corresponding aperture. Application to connectors for printed circuits in any field of use.
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