Method of making an electrical contact of the insertion force type
US5915759A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 1, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jun 29, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/5193
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of fabricating the fixing portion of an electrical contact and a portion that forms a contact terminal includes the steps of machining the side face of the fixing portion so as to define a surface of revolution, drilling a blind axial bore in the fixing portion to open out its free end, and machining the fixing portion in such a manner that in a middle part of the fixing portion, in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the fixing portion has a greater dimension in a first direction than in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and two orifices are formed to open into the axial bore and into the side face, the two orifices having a common axis extending in said second direction and intersecting the longitudinal axis.
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