Spring-loaded ball contact connector

Details Spring-loaded ball contact connector Spring-loaded ball contact connector

1997-04-03

1999-05-04

Paumen, Gary

Electrical connectors

Interrelated connectors relatively movable during use

Movement about axis

439 22, 439824, H01R 3900

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058997539

ABSTRACT:
A spring-loaded ball contact device having a housing, a spring disposed in the housing, a moveable plunger disposed in the housing that contacts the spring, a freely moveable ball contact disposed at an end of the plunger, and a lubricant stored within the housing for lubricating the ball contact. A rotary connector using the spring-loaded ball contact devices has first and second printed wiring boards that rotate relative to each other that are electrically interconnected using a plurality of spring-loaded ball contact devices disposed on the first printed wiring board. The spring-loaded ball contact devices are used to transfer electrical signals or power to conductive contacts formed on the second printed wiring board.

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patent: 2224343 (1940-12-01), Grimaldi
patent: 3363220 (1968-01-01), Redd et al.
patent: 3416125 (1968-12-01), Theve
patent: 5417595 (1995-05-01), Cullen et al.
patent: 5484294 (1996-01-01), Sobhani

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