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Multi-beam power contact for electrical connector

A power contact and electrical connection technology, which is applied in the direction of electrical components, conductive connections, parts of connection devices, etc., can solve problems such as increasing contact impedance and destroying the ability of contacts to transmit current

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-01-31
TE CONNECTIVITY CORP
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Hot insertion causes arcing, which subsequently destroys the gold plating and corrodes the base metal of the contacts, which in turn increases contact resistance
Once a contact is broken in this way, the contact's ability to carry current is severely compromised

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[0017] figure 2 A perspective view of an electrical connector assembly is shown. The electrical connector 20 mates with a mating connector 22 to provide an electrical connection. The electrical connector 20 includes a plurality of power contacts 24 and the mating connector 22 includes mating contacts 26 . When the electrical connector 20 and mating connector 22 are mated, the plurality of power contacts 24 mate with mating contacts 26 to provide a pathway through which electrical current can flow.

[0018] image 3 A side view of the multi-piece power contact 24 is shown. Figure 4 shows a front view of the multi-piece power contact 24, while Figure 5 showing along image 3 Sectional view taken at midline 5-5. The multi-blade power contact 24 includes a body 30 , a tail 44 , a blade 50 and a latch 46 . A tail 44 extends from the body 30 to facilitate a permanent connection to components of the power system (not shown). The component may be, for example, a printed cir...

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Abstract

A multi-beam power contact is provided including a main body and a plurality of at least three beams, which may be grouped in beam pairs, extending from the main body. The beams are adapted for mating with a mating connector, and the beams comprise contact areas adapted for electrical connection with the mating connector. Additionally, the multi-beam power contact may optionally include at least one initial contact beam and at least one non-initial contact beam. The initial contact beam is arranged to electrically connect to the mating connector before the non-initial contact beam electrically connects while the multi-beam power contact is being mated.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a multi-blade power contact for electrical connectors. Background technique [0002] Connectors are used to provide temporary, separable electrical connections between components of a system. For example, connectors can be used to transmit electrical energy in a system. When the connectors are mated, the mating parts act on each other with a normal force. When connected, a higher normal force results in a lower contact resistance. In other words, when the normal force of the interaction between the two connectors increases, the impedance between the connectors decreases, and conversely, when the normal force of the interaction of the two connectors decreases, the impedance between the connectors Increase. As the impedance decreases, the current-carrying capability of the connector increases. The contacts are also gold plated to reduce contact resistance. Low contact resistance is desirable because, when current fl...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): H01R13/04H01R13/115H01R12/50H01R12/70
CPCH01R23/7073H01R9/091H01R12/7088H01R12/724H01R12/58
Inventor 迈克尔·A·布兰奇菲尔德迈克尔·S·加兰特罗夫·E·康纳詹姆斯·C·希夫勒
Owner TE CONNECTIVITY CORP