Electrical connector comprising a plurality of electrically conductive strips
First Claim
1. An electrical connector comprising a male contact and a female contact movable between a non-inserted position, in which the male contact is away from the female contact, and an inserted position, in which an electrically conductive insertable portion of the male contact is inserted along an insertion axis into a housing defined by the female contact, the female contact comprising:
- an electrically conductive body,a plurality of strips protruding axially from the body and angularly distributed around the insertable portion in the inserted position, the strips being electrically conductive and radially flexible, the body and the strips defining said housing, andat least one annular contention member positioned on radially external faces of the strips and adapted for exerting a centripetal radial pressure on the strips in the inserted position, the strips having radially internal faces flattened against the insertable portion in the inserted position,wherein the contention member consists of a material having a thermal expansion coefficient smaller than that of the strips, and less than that of the insertable portion, andwherein the electrical connector further comprises a first electrical insulator adapted for being inserted into the housing of the female contact for protecting a user of the electrical connector, the first insulator comprising;
a ring adapted for capping distal ends of the strips, andties extending axially from the ring and provided for being inserted between the strips for attaching the first insulator on the female contact.
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Abstract
An electrical connector (1) including a male contact (5) and a female contact (10) movable between a non-inserted position, and an inserted position, wherein an electrically conductive insertable portion (12) of the male contact (5) is inserted along an insertion axis (D) into a housing (14) defined by the female contact, the female contact including: an electrically conductive body (22), a plurality of strips (26) protruding axially from the body and angularly distributed around the insertable portion in the inserted position, the strips being electrically conductive and radially flexible, the body and the strips defining the housing, and at least one annular contention member (28) positioned on radially external faces (30) of the strips and adapted for exerting a centripetal radial pressure on the strips in the inserted position, the strips having radially internal faces (42) flattened against the insertable portion in the inserted position.
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1. An electrical connector comprising a male contact and a female contact movable between a non-inserted position, in which the male contact is away from the female contact, and an inserted position, in which an electrically conductive insertable portion of the male contact is inserted along an insertion axis into a housing defined by the female contact, the female contact comprising:
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an electrically conductive body, a plurality of strips protruding axially from the body and angularly distributed around the insertable portion in the inserted position, the strips being electrically conductive and radially flexible, the body and the strips defining said housing, and at least one annular contention member positioned on radially external faces of the strips and adapted for exerting a centripetal radial pressure on the strips in the inserted position, the strips having radially internal faces flattened against the insertable portion in the inserted position, wherein the contention member consists of a material having a thermal expansion coefficient smaller than that of the strips, and less than that of the insertable portion, and wherein the electrical connector further comprises a first electrical insulator adapted for being inserted into the housing of the female contact for protecting a user of the electrical connector, the first insulator comprising; a ring adapted for capping distal ends of the strips, and ties extending axially from the ring and provided for being inserted between the strips for attaching the first insulator on the female contact. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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