Bus bar

• US 6,722,926 B2
• Filed: 08/05/2002
• Issued: 04/20/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: FCI
• Original Assignee: FCI
• Inventors: Chevassus-More, Alain
• Primary Examiner(s): Vu, Hien
• Assistant Examiner(s): Harvey, James R.
• Application Number:
  US10/212,552
• Publication Number:
  US 20030032338A1
• Time in Patent Office: 624 Days
• Field of Search: 439/721, 439/709, 439/723, 439/724, 439/839, 439/857, 485/6
• US Class Current: 439/721
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/113 co-operating with pins or blades having a rectangular transverse section
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 5/005 Laminated bus-bars

Abstract

The invention concerns a bus bar (1) laterally equipped with flat tabs (2) formed in one piece of the comb type, with connector plug sockets (3), the connector plug sockets (3) having at least one pair of elastic arms (4) destined to receive a supplementary contact and an applicator spring (5). The bus bar (1) with flat tabs (2) is made from two layers (1a, 1b), each arm (4a, 4b) of the said pair of elastic arms being formed in one piece onto each layer of the bus bar.

Claims

1. A bus bar, laterally equipped with flat tabs laterally formed in one piece, (of the comb type), having connector plug sockets, the connection plug sockets each comprising at least one pair of elastic arms destined to receive a mating supplementary contact and an applicator spring, characterised by the fact that the bus bar is made from upper and lower layers each layer having at least one of said flat tabs extending outward therefrom and in that one arm of said pair of elastic arms is formed in one piece onto said at least one of said flat tabs of the bus bar.

2. A bus bar according to claim 1, wherein one of said at least one flat tabs of said lower level and one of said at least one flat tabs of said upper level overlap to constitute a bottom plate of the connector plug socket.

3. A bus bar according to claim 1, wherein the two elastic arms of said pair of elastic arms are inclined towards one another from the bottom plate and then continue in the form of a funnel.

4. A bus bar according to claim 1, wherein the applicator spring has a number of elastic arms corresponding to the number of pairs of elastic arms.

5. A bus bar according to claim 1, wherein the applicator spring has a connecting plate equipped with lugs, with the aid of which the two flat tabs of a respective connector plug socket are connected together and with the aid of which the applicator spring is connected to a respective pair of the elastic arms.

6. A bus bar according to claim 1, wherein one of said two layers has, on the outside of the connector plug socket, lugs with the aid of which said two layers of the bus bar are interconnected.

7. A bus bar according to claim 1, wherein the two layers of the bus bar are arranged essentially in parallel.

8. A bus bar according to claim 1, wherein the two layers of the bus bar are interconnected without brasing and/or welding.

9. A bus bar according to claim 1, wherein the two layers of the bus bar are interconnected by means of an adhesive plate arranged between the two layers.