Electrical contact
US6203385A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 21, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 20, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R43/16
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical contact portion (4) of an electrical contact includes a bottom wall (6), a pair of opposite side walls (7, 8) extending upright from the bottom wall (6), a top wall (9) extending from one of the side walls (7) and disposed in opposed relation to the bottom wall (6), and a reinforcing wall (10) formed integrally with the other one of the side walls (8) and partially covering the top wall (9). A vibration-absorbing plate (15) of a curved shape, which is formed at that end of the top wall (9) remote from a mating contact inserting-side, and has a resilient force set to a value smaller than a force of insertion of the mating contact into the interior of the electrical contact portion (4), so that the vibration-absorbing plate (15) can follow the mating contact during the insertion of the mating contact. A bifurcated-resilient contact piece (16) extends from the vibration-absorbing plate (15) into the interior of the electrical contact portion (4), and can be electrically connected to the mating contact. A stopper wall (20) which extends downwardly from that end of the reinforcing wall (10), remote from the mating contact inserting-side, toward the bottom wall (6) so as to…
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