Electrical connectors – With insulation other than conductor sheath – Metallic connector or contact secured to insulation
Reexamination Certificate
2003-06-18
2004-09-14
Ta, Tho D. (Department: 2833)
Electrical connectors
With insulation other than conductor sheath
Metallic connector or contact secured to insulation
C439S660000, C439S325000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06790098
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
(a) Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a conducting terminal structure formed as an integral, and more particularly, to a conducting terminal structure for preventing instability issues caused by stress at various bent portions thereof, and for reinforcing securing effects thereof within a connector.
(b) Description of the Prior Art
Connectors are connecting elements and accessories used for electronic signals and power, and are links between all signals. Qualities of connectors affect not only reliabilities of power and signal transmissions, but also operational standards of entire electronic devices. Wherein, conducting terminals at a connector are most crucial in operations of an entire device, and hence strength and design with respect to securing effects of a conducting contact plane and a rear end thereof at a connector remain a vital task.
Computer connectors are classified into two categories namely input/output (I/O) connectors and interconnection connectors. The I/O connectors are employed in signal transmissions of main systems and peripherals of computers such as computer mice, monitors, keyboards, printers, graph plotters and network systems. Related products include circular connectors, delta connectors and coaxial connectors. The interconnection connectors are applied within main systems and peripherals, and serve as links between carriers of electronic components and electronic signals of modules in various systems. Related products include integrated circuit sockets, cardedge connectors and flat cables. Owing to miniaturization and precision trends of electronic products, it is essential that designs of connectors become sophisticated as well for reaching qualities of having zero malfunction and being maintenance-free. Therefore, conducting terminals at the connectors also need to be collocated with high-quality designs.
Referring to a prior electric connector disclosed in the Taiwan Patent No. 509406, an electric connector
10
comprises a signal terminal
11
and a ground terminal
13
, which are both disposed in a cavity at an interior of each of housing-like insulation bodies
12
, and are fastened at each of the insulation bodies
12
using stress produced by materials of the terminals and deformation of the terminals occurred during design process thereof. Referring to
FIG. 2
, the terminal
11
has a U-shaped portion
14
at a top end thereof, an extension portion
15
connecting the U-shaped portion
14
, a dentate fastening portion
16
, and a contact portion
17
serving as an electrically conducting contact. Wherein, the U-shaped portion
14
is secured at an interior of the connector
10
; the extension portion
15
is joined with an inner wall of the insulation body
12
so as to attach a flip arm thereof at an appropriate position; the fastening portion
16
is attached to the insulation body
12
using the dentate structure thereof; and the contact portion
17
is connected to an exterior power supply or a connector for electric conductivity, and is capable of adjusting electricity of the terminal to required standards using an elongated portion thereof. Referring to
FIG. 3
, the ground terminal
13
is also designed to adapt to the electric connector
10
and has a shape similar to that of the signal terminal
11
, and therefore shall not be unnecessarily described. The signal terminal
11
shown in FIG.
2
and the ground terminal shown in
FIG. 3
are installed and thus make up the electric connector
10
as indicated in FIG.
1
.
According to the prior art, terminals are formed by stamping, and are bent to change shapes thereof for accommodating connector elements in coordination with electricity. However, because the bent portions are not exactly stable structures, material stress thereof produced is not suitable for various applications, and sometimes damages are even resulted from unexpected elastic forces thereof. Hence, the invention provides a conducting terminal structure made of a formed integral, which offers a structure stability of the entire structure, and also accomplishes securing and electric conductivity purposes using the structure thereof.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The object of the invention is to provide a conducting terminal structure made of a formed integral for avoiding instability of the structure due to stress produced by bent portions thereof, and being capable reinforcing securing effects thereof within a connector. The conducting terminal comprises a contact portion for conducting electricity, a fastening portion having dentate shape for attaching to the connector, a tenon portion for inserting and fastening into the connector, and an extension portion as an elongation of the terminal for coordinating with the structure of the connector.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5882230 (1999-03-01), Bricaud et al.
patent: 5993234 (1999-11-01), Yodogawa
patent: 6050858 (2000-04-01), Liu et al.
patent: 6171126 (2001-01-01), Wu et al.
patent: 6183283 (2001-02-01), Kurotori et al.
patent: 6464521 (2002-10-01), Kurotori et al.
Ta Tho D.
Troxell Law Office PLLC
LandOfFree
Conducting terminal structure does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Conducting terminal structure, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Conducting terminal structure will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3200949