Electric contact plug with deformable attributes

US6537111B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Wabco GmbH & Co. Ohg. · DE

Inventors

• Christian Brammer · Bergen, DE
• Peter Homann · Neustadt, DE
• Werner Dreyer · Garbsen, DE
• Bernd-Joachim Kiel · Wunstorf, DE
• Jens Groger · Hannover, DE
• Stefan Klik · Hannover, DE
• Oliver Grundker · Großburgwedel, DE
• Stefan Knoke · Hannover, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 22, 2001
• Grant date: Mar 25, 2003
• Expiry date: May 22, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H01R13/14
• WIPO field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

An electric contact plug receives a tip jack input at a plug-in zone, and completes the electrical connection via a connection zone to an electronic component, such as a printed circuit board. The electric contact plug also includes an intermediate zone, connected between the plug-in zone and the connection zone. The intermediate zone is designed to deform mechanically when the plug-in zone is subjected to vibrational stresses, as typically occur in a motor vehicle. As a result, the tip jack is held securely within the plug-in zone, while the intermediate zone absorbs the effects of the vibrational stresses. Thus, the inventive electric contact plug avoids the problems of friction and corrosion within the plug-in zone. Moreover, this electric contact plug is compatible with thick-wire bonding, and can be manufactured economically.