Zero insertion force connector actuated by a stored shape member
US5059133A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 11, 1990 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R4/01
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic connector which has a plurality of contacts associated in one or more rows in a connector housing, a shape memory spring associated in the connector housing for driving the contacts, the shape memory spring transmitting a recovery force generated when the shape memory spring reaches its transformation temperature or higher to the contacts while recovering the shape stored when the shape memory spring reaches its transformation temperature or higher and returning to the shape before the shape memory recovery by the spring force of the contact when the shape memory spring reaches below its transformation temperature. Thus, the electronic connector can mount or dismount contacts at each other without inserting or removing force or substantially without inserting or removing force in a simple structure with less number of parts.
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