Contact beam for electrical interconnect component
US5791947A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 7, 1995 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R2107/00
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrically conductive contact beam for use in an electrical interconnect component. The contact beam includes a stabilizing section for securing the contact beam within a support substrate, and a contact section, connected to the stabilizing section, for establishing contact between the contact beam and an electrically conductive contact from another electrical interconnect component. The contact section includes a merge radius section connecting the contact section to the stabilizing section, a flexible section connected to the merge radius section and having an elongated curvature, a contact area, disposed at an end of the curvature opposite the merge radius section, for contacting the conductive contact from the other electrical interconnect component, and a lead-in section, connected to the contact area, for initiating deflection of the contact section upon contact of the lead-in section with a portion of the other electrical interconnect component.
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