Contacts for use with an electronic device
US9088083B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 7, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jul 21, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K7/1069
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A contact includes a contact body including a tip, a spring beam opposite the tip and a shoulder between the tip and the spring beam. A plunger is movable with respect to the contact body and has the plunger having a tip and a shoulder. A biasing member is contained by the shoulders. The biasing member imparts a biasing force on the shoulder of the plunger. The biasing member is compressed as the plunger moves relative to the contact body. The spring beam engages the plunger between the tip and the shoulder of the plunger and is spring biased against the plunger to electrically couple the contact body and the plunger. An electrical path is defined from the tip of the plunger to the spring beam and to the tip of the contact body. The electrical path is routed outside of the biasing member.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.