High density electrical connector with integral self shunt featu

Details High density electrical connector with integral self shunt featu High density electrical connector with integral self shunt featu

1993-11-23

1995-10-10

Paumen, Gary F.

Electrical connectors

Having circuit interrupting provision effected by mating or...

439513, H01R 2900

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054566126

ABSTRACT:
An electrical connector assembly comprises a header having a plurality of pins, the pin header being interconnectable with a receptacle header having a plurality of receptacle contacts. A selected pair of adjacent passageways has a space between the adjacent passageways and these selected passageways contain shunting terminals positioned therein. The shunting contacts include opposed contact portions for making contact with the pins and have laterally extending shunt contact portions receivable in the space and which is profiled for making contact with a like shunt contact in the adjacent cavity. When the receptacle connector is in an unmated position, the laterally extending shunt contacts and adjacent passageways are preloaded into engagement with one another to shunt the terminals together, and when the receptacle connector is in a mated condition, the pins make contact with the opposed contact portions thereby moving the shunt contacts in opposite directions thereby placing the receptacle connector in an unshunted condition.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4256936 (1981-03-01), Lancaster
patent: 4988307 (1991-01-01), Muzslay
patent: 5071362 (1991-12-01), Martens et al.
patent: 5098306 (1992-03-01), Noschese et al.

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