Electrical connector with contacts retained in housing grooves
US6024608A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 29, 1997 |
| Grant date | Feb 15, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/716
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A contact 60 has a "T"-like cross section, in which the width W3 of a back face or back portion 61d is greater than the width W4 of a front face or main section 61f. A contact-retaining groove 54 has a trapezoidal cross section, in which the width W1 of a bottom of the contact-retaining groove is greater than the width W2 of an opening on a lateral face of a contact-retaining portion 52. Also, the width W2 of the opening of the contact-retaining groove is smaller than the width W3 of the back portion 61d of the contact. When the contact 60 is received and retained in the contact-retaining groove 54, at least the back portion 61d of the contact 60 is retained inside the contact-retaining groove 54.
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