Clamping Pressure Provided By Cantilevered Finger Resiliently Urged Away From Opposed Clamping Member Patents (Class 439/834)
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Patent number: 7491098Abstract: According to a preferred embodiment, a terminal for electrical leads comprises a housing, a guide, a current bar, a leaf spring and a moveable operator. The guide is supported by the housing and comprises guide surfaces that connect with at least one surface of the current bar. The leaf spring comprises at least one limb with an offset for clamping a cable to the current bar. Additionally, the terminal comprises a moveable operator dimensioned and configured to allow the release of a cable from contact with the current bar.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2007Date of Patent: February 17, 2009Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Josep Pijoan-Parellada, Eduardo Calleja, Ranjit Manohar Deshmukh, Ranganath Gururaj, Venkatesha Murthy
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Publication number: 20090027904Abstract: A lamp socket includes a body receiving a lamp, and a power supplying member disposed inside the body, the power supplying member comprising an electrical conductive material having elasticity, wherein the power supplying member electrically interconnects the lamp and an inverter substrate on which an inverter is mounted, wherein the power supplying member includes a lamp connector receiving a lead wire of the lamp, and an inverter connector formed integrally with the lamp connector, wherein the inverter connector receives a protrusion of the inverter substrate to encircle the protrusion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2008Publication date: January 29, 2009Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Du-Hwan Chung, Joo-Woan Cho, Seong-Sik Choi, Yong-Woo Lee, Hyun-Chul Bae, Cheol-Yong Noh
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Publication number: 20090023348Abstract: An electrical connector for interconnecting a camera module with a printed circuit board comprises a metal housing including a base wall and side walls extending upwardly from the edge of the base wall. Wherein one of the base wall and the side walls defines a grounding spring extending from the outer surface thereof to ourside. Therefore, when the electrical connector is assembled into a chamber formed on the mobile phone for accommodating the electrical connector, the grounding spring can be compressed between the housing and the inner wall of the chamber, thus, the electricity from the camera module can be transmitted to the mobile phone via the grounding spring and the electrical connector is not interfered by the other electric equipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2008Publication date: January 22, 2009Inventor: Wen-Qiang Ma
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Publication number: 20090017704Abstract: The invention describes a spring-force terminal connection (2) for electrical conductors with a busbar section (5) and a bent leaf spring (3), which has a bearing limb (7), which is supported on the busbar section (5), a spring bend section (11), which adjoins the bearing limb (7), and a clamping limb (8), which adjoins the spring bend section (11), for fixedly clamping a conductor to the busbar section (5). Those parts (12a, 12b) of the leaf spring (3) which merge with the bearing limb (7) and the clamping limb (8) run in the spring bend section (11) at least partially parallel to one another and bear against one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2008Publication date: January 15, 2009Inventor: Hans-Josef Koellmann
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Publication number: 20090011661Abstract: A connector (10) is provided with a housing (11) to be mounted on an electrically conductive bracket (B), a plurality of terminal fittings (12) connected with coaxial cables each including an outer conductor as a ground wire and to be mounted in the housing (11), and a plurality of split ground terminals (13) to be mounted in the housing (11) and including circuit-side contact pieces (38) to be brought into contact with outer conductor terminals (14) of the terminal fittings (12) connected with the outer conductors and bracket-side contact pieces (40) to be brought into contact with the bracket (B).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2008Publication date: January 8, 2009Applicant: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventor: Yuujirou Imai
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Publication number: 20080280508Abstract: The invention describes a terminal component (1) with an insulating housing (2) and at least one spring-force clamping connection (3), which has a bent clamping spring (4), formed from sheet spring steel, with bearing limbs (8) and clamping limbs (7), which are connected to one another via a spring bow (6), a busbar (5), which is inserted into the clamping limb (7) and bears against the bearing limb (8), and a conductor insertion channel (9), which is formed in the insulating housing (2) and extends from the rear spring bow (6) of the clamping spring (4) along the bearing limb (8) at least as far as the busbar (5). The wall, which is formed from the insulating housing (2), of the conductor insertion channel (9) is partially interrupted. That end of the busbar (5) which bears against the bearing limb (8) runs obliquely with respect to the bearing limb (8) and forms a funnel of the conductor insertion channel (9).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2008Publication date: November 13, 2008Inventor: Hans-Josef KOELLMANN
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Publication number: 20080085639Abstract: Clamping connection for connecting a conductor to an installation switching device, comprising a clamping spring, acting on the conductor end as compression spring, for clamping tight the conductor end at an abutment, wherein the clamping connection comprises a conductor bar with a connecting end and an adjoining discharge area, the conductor bar has at the connecting end a window-like opening with a support edge and a clamping edge, opposite the support edge, at the transition of the connecting end into the discharge area, the clamping spring has a support leg by means of which it is supported on the support edge of the conductor bar, and the support leg is adjoined by an arc piece which is adjoined by a clamping leg, so that the conductor end can be clamped tight between the clamping leg and the clamping edge as abutment.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2007Publication date: April 10, 2008Applicant: ABB PATENT GMBHInventors: Klaus-Peter Eppe, Carola Thielen, Albert Stieger, Richard Hack
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Patent number: 7252534Abstract: An electrical connection arrangement for electrical connection of an electrical device with a bottom part for holding at least one device-side cable, with a top part for holding at least one connection-side cable and with a contact body for electrical connection of the device-side cable to the connection-side cable, the bottom part and the top part being formed essentially of an electrically insulating material. The connection is improved in that at least one fastening device for fastening at least one device-side cable is formed in the bottom part, that the contact body is located in the top part and has a first contact device and a second contact device, and that, in the joined position of the bottom part to the top part, the contact body makes contact with the device-side cable with the first contact device and makes contact with the connection-side cable with the second contact device.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2006Date of Patent: August 7, 2007Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Heinz Reibke
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Patent number: 7234981Abstract: The invention describes a spring force terminal (1) for connecting electrical conductors (128), having a contact frame (3, 125), in which an electrical conductor (128) can be clamped against the contact frame (3, 125) by means of a clamping spring (7, 121) extending in the form of an arc over the contact frame (3, 125), and which is characterized in that the contact frame (3, 125) has two or more plug openings (9, 11, 124) and a retaining opening (13, 133), in that the clamping spring (7, 121) is held at a first free end in the retaining opening (13, 133) on the contact frame (3, 125), in that, at its second free end, the clamping spring (7, 121) is divided into a number of finger-like projections (23, 25, 122) which corresponds to the number of plug openings (9, 11, 124) by means of one or more slot-like cutouts (17), and in that each of the projections (23, 25, 122) is passed through in each case one of the plug openings (9, 11, 124), and a conductor (128) can be clamped tightly in each of the plug openingsType: GrantFiled: February 18, 2005Date of Patent: June 26, 2007Assignee: ABB Patent GmbHInventors: Klaus-Peter Eppe, Maarten Le Grand, Alexander Orban
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Patent number: 7083463Abstract: An electrical supply or connecting terminal with a clamping spring and a metal part, the clamping spring having a clamping leg and a contact leg, and the metal part having a conductor bar piece. The clamping leg and the conductor bar piece form a spring force clamp connection for the electrical conductor. The contact leg of the clamping spring has a recess for insertion of the electrical conductor, and an end of the clamping leg extends through the recess. The clamping spring has a retaining section which runs essentially parallel to the insertion direction of the electrical conductor and parallel to the conductor bar piece and the conductor bar piece has been inserted though the recess in a direction opposite the insertion direction of the electrical conductor, the conductor bar piece being clamped securely between the end of the clamping leg and the retaining section.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2005Date of Patent: August 1, 2006Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Anke Steinkemper, Udo Hoppe, Ralf Geske, Dieter Holste, Thomas Beier, Ralf Lange, Markus Kettern, Sebastian Schaefer
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Patent number: 7014497Abstract: A draw spring clamp has loopshaped draw springs with an attachment leg to contact a current bus and with a spring leg and clamping leg, whereby the latter is interrupted by a clamp window in order to form the clamp leg. By means of an actuation element into which a tool blade may be inserted, the spring leg of the draw springs may be loaded with tension in order to open the clamp window. This actuation element is located between the two spring legs of the draw spring that oppose each other. In order to enable time-saving actuation, the actuation element in its loaded position also rests against the two spring legs. Thus, the actuation element possesses rest positions on its opposing exteriors whose separation increases along a first direction of travel of the actuation element and decreases along the second, direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2003Date of Patent: March 21, 2006Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Oliver Lange
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Patent number: 6905224Abstract: A container receives lamps each having a lamp tube and a conductive member. The container includes a container body exposing the lamp tube and covering the conductive member, and a clip type power-supply unit holding the conductive member in a clip-coupling manner so that the container securely receives the lamps. The clip type power-supply unit supplies power to the conductive member. The clip type power-supply unit has a conductive base body coupled to the container body, a clip body protruded perpendicularly from the conductive base body, and a clip section protruded from the clip body to grip the conductive member. The container also has a shock absorbing member disposed between the container body and the clip type power-supply unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2002Date of Patent: June 14, 2005Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyeong-Suk Yoo, Keun-Woo Lee, Jong-Dae Park, Jae-Ho Jung
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Patent number: 6875062Abstract: Elastic connection terminal for an electric switch or junction device, comprising an elastic loop placed on a conducting part and an auxiliary part capable of forming a stop for the end of the cable. The assembly and behaviour of the terminal are improved by placing an auxiliary part 30 in contact with the back of the support strip 18 of the conducting part 14. The part 30 is provided with at least on attachment element, for example a lug 34, engaged with the connection region of the support strip, and guide panels for the cable. The guide panels extend close to the connection area and they have a slope adapted to the curved shape of the loop 20 so as to guide it.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2003Date of Patent: April 5, 2005Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SASInventors: Pierre Bouley, Guy Eschermann
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Patent number: 6854999Abstract: A connector assembly for connecting an electrical contact to an electrical wire. The connector assembly comprises a housing and anti-overstress members. The housing has a contact chamber that retains an electrical contact. The electrical contact has an elasticity over a range of motion. The anti-overstress member is provided in the contact chamber. The anti-overstress member is positioned within the range of motion to limit deflection of the electrical contact. The connector assembly may also comprise interweaving walls positioned on either side of the electrical contact within the contact chamber. The interweaving walls shield the electrical contact from arcing. The interweaving walls have edges with non-linear contours proximate an open bottom of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2002Date of Patent: February 15, 2005Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Navin Kanjibhai Patel, William Gary Lenker
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Patent number: 6827614Abstract: The connecting spring is made of a flat elastic material with a certain thickness which has a pressing branch which is intended to rest against a conducting strip of a connection terminal, a moving branch, having on a same side of a free end, a more or less flat part with an opening intended for the passage of the end of a conductor that is to be connected and, a rear part facing the pressing branch, and a connecting region connecting the pressing branch to the moving branch, forming a loop. The pressing branch has an elbow toward an inside of the loop forming a first side of the elbow facing the conducting strip so that when the pressing branch is pressed against the conducting strip, a distance separating the first side of the elbow from a second side of the conducting strip facing the elbow is greater than the thickness of the material used to make the spring.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2001Date of Patent: December 7, 2004Assignee: Enetrelec SAInventors: Bernard Bechaz, Philippe France
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Patent number: 6814608Abstract: The invention concerns a spring-force clamp connector for connecting an electrical conductor, which has a conductive core piece with a four-cornered material passage according to this design, in which the end of the clamping member of a leaf spring penetrates such that the end of the clamping member forms a clamping site for the electrical conductor together with an inner wall area of the aperture collar of the material passage. It is proposed to use for the inner wall area of the aperture collar of the material passage a new shaping with a cross edge/edge and to arrange the clamping site for the electrical conductor deep in the material passage, whereby at the same time a metal-encased conductor pre-capture pocket is formed.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2003Date of Patent: November 9, 2004Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbHInventor: Hans-Josef Kollmann
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Patent number: 6783407Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (1) includes a plug connector (2) and a receptical connector (3). The plug connector includes an insulative housing (20) having a number of passageways (205) and a number of fingers (206), and a number of electrical contacts (22) received in the passageways and supported by the fingers. The receptacle connector has an insulative housing (30) defining a number of grooves (306) and a number of electrical contacts (32) formed with slanted resilient arms (322) extending in the grooves. The resilient arms guide the fingers to extend into the grooves to establish an electrical connection between the electrical contacts on the fingers and the resilient arms with a low insertion force.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2003Date of Patent: August 31, 2004Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jerry Wu
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Patent number: 6776670Abstract: A clamping spring for a spring terminal includes a fixed leg and an angular spring leg disposed resiliently on the fixed leg. An auxiliary spring leg is disposed resiliently on the fixed leg and acts with its spring force on the spring leg.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2002Date of Patent: August 17, 2004Assignee: Wieland Electric GmbHInventor: Christian Süss
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Publication number: 20040152371Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (1) includes a plug connector (2) and a receptacle connector (3). The plug connector includes an insulative housing (20) having a number of passageways (205) and a number of fingers (206), and a number of electrical contacts (22) received in the passageways and supported by the fingers. The receptacle connector has an insulative housing (30) defining a number of grooves (306) and a number of electrical contacts (32) formed with slanted resilient arms (322) extending in the grooves. The resilient arms guide the fingers to extend into the grooves to establish an electrical connection between the electrical contacts on the fingers and the resilient arms with a low insertion force.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2003Publication date: August 5, 2004Inventor: Jerry Wu
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Patent number: 6743061Abstract: An electrical connection or junction device. An insulation housing (2) has two conductor insertion apertures (3, 13) for insertion of two electrical conductors (4, 14) to be connected and two actuation apertures (5, 15) for insertion of an actuating tool to open tension springs (2, 12). Tension springs (2, 12) each have a clamping arm (6, 16) with a cutaway (7, 17) to allow insertion of the electrical conductor (4, 14) to be connected, a bearing arm (8, 18) extends approximately perpendicularly to the clamping arm (6, 16), and a spine (9, 19) connects the clamping arm (6, 16) and the bearing arm (8, 18). The two tension springs (2, 12) are arranged at an angle of approximately 180° to one another, so that the two bearing arms (8, 18) are arranged with their bottom sides (10, 20) facing one another, the clamping arms (6, 16) overlap each other, and the cutaways (7, 17) at least partially cover each other when the tension springs (2, 12) are opened.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2002Date of Patent: June 1, 2004Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co., KGInventor: Raimund Jaegerskuepper
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Publication number: 20040082229Abstract: Elastic connection terminal for an electric switch or junction device, comprising an elastic loop placed on a conducting part and an auxiliary part capable of forming a stop for the end of the cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2003Publication date: April 29, 2004Applicant: SCHNEIDER ELEC. INDUSTRIES SASInventors: Pierre Bouley, Guy Eschermann
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Patent number: 6712649Abstract: A versatile plug which prevents signal and ground wires in pairs from being connected in reversed polarity; prevents short circuits occurring in adjacent lead wires; facilitates lead wire connecting operation; and which allows connection of lead wires of different types, has a pair of plug-side contact terminals contacted by a pair of apparatus-side terminals; a plug housing having an asymmetrical profile in conformity with a configuration of an apparatus-side connection recess; and a clamp detachably attached to each of the lead wires. By inserting the plug into the connection recess, the paired lead wires can be electrically connected to the paired apparatus-side terminals. Since the plug housing has an asymmetrical configuration, no reversed polarity connection occurs. A lead wire of any given thickness can be connected to the plug-side contact terminal by clamping with the clamp.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2001Date of Patent: March 30, 2004Assignee: SMK CorporationInventors: Nobuyuki Mano, Takeshi Matsuda, Fumio Nozaki
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Patent number: 6688892Abstract: A subject of the present invention is to provide a clip-type lead frame having flexibility against a board thickness variation caused by not only an uneven product quality but also several different thick type products. To this end, the provided clip-type lead frame has a height adjustable means at lead pins corresponding to upper or/and lower side connection pads of the semiconductor device or the sub-board.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2002Date of Patent: February 10, 2004Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.Inventors: Takakazu Fukumoto, Hajime Maeda, Tetsuya Takeoka
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Patent number: 6595808Abstract: This spring is made of an elastic leaf bent in such a way as to exhibit a pressing branch (4) and a moving branch (6) which are connected by an elastic arc (8) to the pressing branch, an opening (18) being made in the moving branch near its free end and being intended to accommodate an end of the conductor that is to be connected. The opening (18) transversely has a variable width, this width being greater at the end nearest the free end of the moving branch (6).Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2002Date of Patent: July 22, 2003Assignee: Entrelec SAInventors: Stephane Prost, Franck Da Silva
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Publication number: 20030017754Abstract: A clamping spring for a spring terminal includes a fixed leg and an angular spring leg disposed resiliently on the fixed leg. An auxiliary spring leg is disposed resiliently on the fixed leg and acts with its spring force on the spring leg.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2002Publication date: January 23, 2003Inventor: Christian Suss
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Publication number: 20020123274Abstract: This spring is made of an elastic leaf bent in such a way as to exhibit a pressing branch (4) and a moving branch (6) which are connected by an elastic arc (8) to the pressing branch, an opening (18) being made in the moving branch near its free end and being intended to accommodate an end of the conductor that is to be connected.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2002Publication date: September 5, 2002Applicant: ENTRELEC S.A.Inventors: Stephane Prost, Franck Da Silva
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Publication number: 20020119711Abstract: An improved insertion set is provided for transcutaneous placement of a sensor such as a glucose sensor at a selected site within the body of a patient. The insertion set comprises a mounting base defining an upwardly open channel for receiving and supporting a flexible thin film sensor, in combination with a cap assembled with said mounting base to capture and retain a proximal end of the sensor within said channel. The sensor further includes a distal segment with sensor electrodes thereon which protrudes from the mounting base for transcutaneous placement, wherein the sensor distal segment is slidably carried by a slotted insertion needle fitted through the assembled base and cap. Placement of the insertion set against the patient's skin causes the insertion needle to pierce the skin to carry the sensor electrodes to the desired subcutaneous site, after which the insertion needle can be slidably withdrawn from the insertion set.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2002Publication date: August 29, 2002Applicant: MINIMED, INC.Inventors: Nannette M. VanAntwerp, Edgardo C. Halili
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Publication number: 20020002017Abstract: Spring intended for making an electrical connection This spring is made of an elastic leaf bent in such a way as to exhibit a pressing branch (4) and a moving branch (6) which are connected by an elastic arc (8) to the pressing branch, an opening (18) being made in the moving branch near its free end and being intended to accommodate an end of the conductor that is to be connected.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2001Publication date: January 3, 2002Applicant: ENTRELEC S.A.Inventors: Stephane Prost, Franck Da Silva
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Publication number: 20010049236Abstract: This connecting spring is made of a flat elastic material which has a pressing first branch (4) which is intended to rest against a fixed conducting strip (10) of a connection terminal, a moving bent second branch (6), having, on the one hand, at the same end as its free end, a more or less flat part (16) with an opening (20) intended for the passage of the end of a conductor that is to be connected and, on the other hand, a rear part (22) facing the pressing first branch (4), and a connecting region (8) connecting the two branches (4, 6), forming a loop.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2001Publication date: December 6, 2001Applicant: ENTRELEC S.A.Inventors: Bernard Bechaz, Philippe France
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Patent number: 6305992Abstract: An electrical contact (1) is shown having a conductor connection region (2) for connection to an electrical conductor wire and a contact-making region (3) for making contact with a complementary contact pin is specified, the contact-making region essentially being designed in the form of a box with two side walls (4, 5), a top wall (6) and a bottom wall (7), the bottom wall (7) and the top wall (6) having a different width in the direction perpendicular to the plug-in direction, in such a way that the side walls (4, 5) run in a manner inclined with respect to the bottom and top walls (6, 7) and with respect to one another.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 1998Date of Patent: October 23, 2001Assignee: The Whitaker CorporationInventors: Harald Bouda, Horst Gehrke, Günther Mumper
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Patent number: 6010376Abstract: A connector for electrical conductors with at least one spring-force clamped connection in the form of a loop-shaped bent clamping spring. The task is to reduce as much as possible the structural height of the clamping spring measured crosswise to the direction for introducing the conductor. This is achieved by lowering the curved spring piece of the clamping spring, which is arranged in a recessed position in an adapted recess, shaped cavity, or the like, of the respective bus bar.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 1997Date of Patent: January 4, 2000Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellshaft GmbHInventor: Hans-Josef Kollmann
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Patent number: 6004168Abstract: A connector has a housing formed with a cavity, with a slot extending from the cavity, adapted to receive an edge of a circuit board, and having a width substantially greater than the circuit-board width, and with a hole opening outward from the cavity and adapted to receive the wire. A conductive rocker in the cavity has a front arm extending out of the cavity through the slot, a rear arm in the cavity adjacent the hole, and a central pivot bump between the ends of the rocker. A spring in the cavity engaging the pivot pin presses the rocker laterally across the slot with the rocker front arm bearing on the strip of the board received in the slot and presses the wire received in the hole against the rocker rear arm.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 1998Date of Patent: December 21, 1999Assignee: Karl Lumberg GmbH & Co.Inventors: Helmut Fuchs, Dirk Pellizari
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Patent number: 5975715Abstract: A motor vehicle taillight fixture has a first printed board having at least one electric connector for contacting an electric supply line. The first printed board has at least one plug-in contact. A second printed board has at least one plug-in connector for receiving the at least one plug-in connector. LEDs are connected to the second printed board.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 1997Date of Patent: November 2, 1999Assignee: Reitter & Schefenacker GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Rudolf Bauder
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Patent number: 5860837Abstract: A spring clamp terminal for clamping connection to a conductor, comprises an anti-overstress member for preventing overstressing of the spring section of the terminal. Integral stamping and forming of the anti-overstress member from the spring clip provides a robust, cost-effective and reliable terminal.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 1997Date of Patent: January 19, 1999Assignee: The Whitaker CorporationInventors: Werner Bock, Heinz-Peter Scherer, Sigrid Stolz
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Patent number: 5583392Abstract: An anode structure allows firmly connecting thereto a core conductor of a high-voltage supply lead without using any pressing tool. A CRT anode cap is provided with an insulated high-voltage supply lead and an anode structure electrically connected with a free end of the insulated high-voltage lead for engagement with a CRT anode button. A conductive plate member has, in its inside portion, two parallel protrusions and formed opposite to a protrusion of a conductive plate member. With a core conductor of the high-voltage lead placed between the protrusions, the conductive plate member is pressed in the direction to engage its engaging lug with a recess of a conductive plate member.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 1995Date of Patent: December 10, 1996Assignee: Taisho Denki Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazuo Wada, Hironobu Tokuno, Toshita Chihara
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Patent number: 5575695Abstract: An electrical connector (10) has a first resilient member (14) which is pivotally connected to a second member (18). The first member (14) is pivotally movable between a first position in which a wire can be held within the connector (10) by flexure of a part (20) of the first member (14) and a second position in which the first member (14) is spaced from the second member (18) and a wire can be inserted or removed from the connector. A latch (26) is provided to retain the first member (14) in the first position. A method of attaching a wire to the electrical connector is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 1995Date of Patent: November 19, 1996Assignee: Dynedeem LimitedInventor: Bernardo De Bernardis
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Patent number: 4872849Abstract: A channel outlet comprising a housing of insulative material has means for mounting the outlet in an opening in a channel-shaped cover of a channel housing and includes a terminal-receiving member and a cover member. Power terminals and a ground terminal are secured in cavities in the terminal-receiving member. The terminals have a first section adapted to terminate a respective electrical conductor thereto. The power terminals have wrap-around receptacle sections adapted to receive blade terminals of a conventional electrical plug therein. The ground terminal includes a contact member for sliding electrical contact with a ground pin of the electrical plug and a ground tab extending exteriorly of the cover member for ground connection to a channel-shaped base of the channel housing.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 1984Date of Patent: October 10, 1989Assignee: AMP IncorporatedInventor: William B. Long
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Patent number: 4863394Abstract: An electrical connector having a pair of opposed torsion blades that are twisted toward each other that provides double torsional contact action when a contact pin is inserted therein for reliably maintaining the contact pin between the blades. An electrical socket for a bi-pin fluorescent lamp is provided having a pair of contact chambers and a double torsion blade connector mounted in each chamber.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 1988Date of Patent: September 5, 1989Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventor: Wallace H. Henshaw, Jr.
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Patent number: 4845404Abstract: A panel-funnel spring contactor for a projection tube features a keyhole for mechanical engagement with a stud standing on the anode button. Instead of relying upon a leg extending onto the funnel coating to press the contactor against a retaining head on the stud, the present design rolls the leg under the keyhole and extends the keyhole slot into the leg to allow the leg to rest against the upper surface of the anode button and bias the contactor upward against the retaining head.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 1988Date of Patent: July 4, 1989Assignee: North American Philips CorporationInventor: Gerald E. Van Buren
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Patent number: 4833981Abstract: A hammer assembly for incorporation in a hammer bank assembly useful in high-speed impact printers of the type generally employed in data processing systems is disclosed to comprise an impact tip carried on a rigid coil structure disposed in a permanent magnet field, a foot member for precisely, removably positioning the hammer assembly with respect to the hammer bank assembly, and first and second conductive spring members supporting the rigid coil structure from the foot member and, concurrently coupling the ends of the coil within the rigid coil structure to electronics associated with that particular hammer located within the impact printer. The first and second spring members serve to provide a restoring force to return a rest position within the hammer bank assembly after impact energization of the coil has been discontinued.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 1984Date of Patent: May 30, 1989Assignee: Dataproducts CorporationInventor: Val K. Jezbera
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Patent number: 4822297Abstract: A junction block for tap-in connection to a continuous two-conductor line comprises a removably mutually engageable base and a cover, defining axially aligned wire entrance and exit apertures, and a passage admitting a plug. Conductor positioners each define a conductor path between the apertures; insulation displacement means are positioned for cooperative interaction with the positioners. Each displacement means is electrically connected with a contact spring adjacent the passage.A positioner and its cooperating displacement means together define a conductor engagement position generally on a level with the wire apertures, so that tension on the wire external to the block does not tend to pull the conductors out of the displacement means. The block has cooperating alignment means mutually engageable during assembly positively to align the positioners with the displacement means before the conductor insulation is engaged, and to prevent misassembly of the block components.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 1983Date of Patent: April 18, 1989Assignee: Ark-Les CorporationInventors: Thomas F. Prince, Julian J. Bishop, William B. Walkup
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Patent number: 4820179Abstract: A multi-contact electrical connector for electrically connecting a plurality of wires to a printed circuit board. The electrical connector includes an open topped housing having a plurality of contact chambers, wire holding sections, and terminal receiving bores, with the terminal receiving bores intersecting lower portions of the contact chambers and extending in parallel to the wire holding sections. Each wire holding section includes a securing arrangement such that the wire placed therein is securely held, and each of the contact chambers accommodates a contact member having a pair of spaced pressing elements, with a space between the pressing elements being narrower than a diameter of a conductor in the wires so that the insulating cladding or cover of the wire is penetrated by side ridges of the pressing elements to allow the conductor of the wire to make an electrical contact with the contact member.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 1983Date of Patent: April 11, 1989Assignee: Nippon Acchakutanshi Seizo Kabushiki kaishaInventor: Yoshihiro Saijo
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Patent number: 4752254Abstract: An electrical junction system for automotive internal wiring has a wiring board provided with branching conductors formed by a multiplicity of bus bars on an insulation plate, the branching conductors being adapted to be connected to electric wires in a wiring harness to form branching electric circuits. The electrical junction system has a printed circuit board detachably mounted on the wiring board, the printed circuit board generally or inclusively carrying a plurality of circuits incorporating a multiplicity of function parts which are used semi-permanentally such as relays and associated control elements.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 1987Date of Patent: June 21, 1988Assignees: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Tokai Electric Wire Company LimitedInventors: Nori Inoue, Yasuharu Moriai, Atushi Sakatani, Noriyuki Yoshida
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Patent number: 4715833Abstract: A pin and socket electrical terminal consisting of a pin member having a generally cylindrical section of predetermined diameter and a socket member having a tubular section of a size to receive the pin member therein so as to establish electrical conductivity therebetween. The socket member has three radially inwardly projecting and circumferentially spaced ribs terminating at their radially inner edges at positions located substantially on an imaginary circular path having a diameter slightly less than the pin diameter so that when the pin is inserted into the socket member tubular section, the ribs firmly engage the pin member so as to establish good electrical contact between the members. The tubular section has a longitudinal seam running its full length so that it can yield in a circumferential direction to accommodate the inserted pin member. A form of the invention is also disclosed in which the ribs are on the pin member.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 1986Date of Patent: December 29, 1987Assignee: Interlock CorporationInventors: Dewey F. Mobley, Janice M. Warren
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Patent number: 4703983Abstract: An apparatus and method for grounding an electronic module which is electrically interconnected with a terminal connecting block. The electronic module has a pin receiving port for electrically connecting a conductive pin thereto. A clip having a two-pronged clasp and a protruding conductive pin is attached to the electronic module with the protruding pin of the clip placed within the pin receiving port. A flat conductive strip is placed within the two-pronged clasp of the clip, wherein the clip electrically couples the electronic module with the conductive strap. The conductive strap is then electrically coupled to ground.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 1986Date of Patent: November 3, 1987Assignee: Edco, Inc.Inventors: Robert E. Nabell, William F. C. Wrighton
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Patent number: 4676579Abstract: A compliant terminal comprises a pair of legs facing each other. Each of the legs is provided with an outwardly expanded portion in the intermediate portion. The expanded portions form an elastic contact portion for compressed fitting with a through hole. The leg portion is also provided with a pair of inward projections in the boundary region between the intermediate and free end portions. The inward projections of the two legs are substantially in contact. Therefore when the legs are inserted to the hole, the ends of legs outwardly swing about the contact point of the inward projections, and the compliant terminal is prevented from being withdrawn from the hole.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 1986Date of Patent: June 30, 1987Assignee: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventor: Tse-wu Ting