Clockspring connector with carrier member
US6012935A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 11, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R35/025
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A clockspring connector is provided comprising a housing defining a chamber, including a carrier member having a first roller associated with a first turned-back loop of a first flat conductor cable and a second roller associated with a second turned-back loop of a second flat conductor cable wherein said first and second flat conductor cables are alternatingly coiled at an inner diameter of the chamber adjacent the hub or along said outer diameter of the chamber adjacent the housing wall. The clockspring connector includes a complaint roller member providing compression forces against the flat ribbon cable during rotation of the clockspring connector. A clockspring connector and method for producing the same is provided having a hub rotatably mounted within a housing, the housing defining a chamber, with an integrated carrier assembly mounted within the housing, the integrated carrier assembly having a frame with a first and second roller assembly, wherein the integrated carrier assembly includes a first and second flat ribbon cable each having a slack length that encircles and variably distributes within the housing, wherein a first and second conductive backbone is accessible to…
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