Electric connection contact in a single piece

US5643004A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Quante AG · DE

Inventors

• Hans-Dieter Otto · Wipperfürth, DE
• Thomas Wabnitz · Hattingen, DE
• Ralf F. Korte · Sprockhövel, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 14, 1996
• Grant date: Jul 1, 1997
• Expiry date: Aug 14, 2016

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H01R4/2454
• WIPO field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A connection contact in a single piece has two insulation displacement contacts (14) having each an insulation displacement slot (16), a contact and guiding surface (20) and a shearing element. The connection contact further has two contact legs (22, 23) one end of which is connected to an insulation displacement contact (14), a home contact formed between the free ends of the contact legs and a section (27) that links the insulation displacement contacts (14). The disclosed connection contact in a single piece is characterized in that the linking section (27) is designed as a substantially U-shaped loop (28). As lead-shearing element, an insulation displacement contact (14) is associated to each leg (30) of the U- or V-shaped loop (28), so that the contact pressure between the contact legs of the home contact can be easily adjusted as desired. A fatigue-proof home contact is thus obtained, which is also economical to produce.