Static charge preventive connector

Details Static charge preventive connector Static charge preventive connector

1990-03-20

1991-03-26

Paumen, Gary F.

Electrical connectors

With circuit conductors and safety grounding provision

Grounding of coupling part

439181, 361212, H01R 13648

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active

050024957

ABSTRACT:
The disclosed connector is featured in prevention of static charges which are prone to generate and to give damage to the built-in circuits. The connector comprises a built-in receptacle component and a removable attachment connector, the built-in receptacle comprises a receptacle body shaped generally in a plate and made of an insulative material, and the receptacle body has a cavity internally, wherein a metallic first spring is disposed to extend outward to form a contact point, and a cover shaped in a plate and made of a conductive material is pivotably held to cover the contact point and has a slit to project the contact point out of the cover upon being pushed from outside, and a second spring, made of conductive material, is interposed between the receptacle body and the cover to urge the cover and to provide a ground connection to the cover, the attachment connector shaped in a plate comprises a contact made of a conductive material to correspond to the contact point of the first spring, whereby connection of the contact point of the first spring comprised in the receptacle body to the contact comprised in the attachment is made through a push of the cover to thereby avoid possible static charges.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4568133 (1986-02-01), Amano et al.
patent: 4711506 (1987-12-01), Tanaka

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