Electrical terminal back-up spring with anti-chattering support

Details Electrical terminal back-up spring with anti-chattering support Electrical terminal back-up spring with anti-chattering support

1995-03-27

1997-04-29

Paumen, Gary F.

Electrical connectors

With insulation other than conductor sheath

Metallic connector or contact secured to insulation

439745, H01R 13434

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active

056242832

ABSTRACT:
An electrical terminal comprises an inner contact body and an outer spring body. The outer spring body is box-shaped and encloses the inner contact body. The outer spring body comprises spring beams edge-stamped out of top and bottom walls respectively. Protrusions are positioned centrally along the spring beams, and project beyond side walls of the outer spring body such that when the terminal is inserted into a corresponding housing cavity, the protrusions interfere with walls thereof. The spring beams are thus resiliently biased and the terminal is resiliently held within the housing cavity such that chattering of the terminal therein is prevented. Vibration movements parallel to the top and bottom walls causes the spring beams to act in the plane of the metal, and vibration movements perpendicular thereto cause the spring beams to act in torsion. Due to the edge-stamping of the spring beams out of top and bottom walls, they are very simple to manufacture, yet very effective, robust and reliable.

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