Contact element for plug-in connector socket
US8926352B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 3, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/113
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
To compensate the lateral offset of an opposing plug, a contact element for a plug-in connector socket has particularly large tolerances. For this purpose, the contact element is embodied in two pieces, a contact spring element for making electrical contact with the opposing plug and a securing element in which the contact spring element is mounted so as to be rotatable about a rotational axis. In contrast to a case in which tolerances depend on deformation of a spring element, by virtue of rotation of the contact spring element no forces act on the soldering points with which the securing element is soldered to a printed circuit board. The contact element is particularly suitable for soldering according to SMT.
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