Socket contact

• US 7,070,465 B2
• Filed: 10/31/2005
• Issued: 07/04/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: JST Manufacturing Company Limited
• Original Assignee: JST Manufacturing Company Limited
• Inventors: Masaki, Katsuyuki, Kodama, Shinichi
• Primary Examiner(s): DINH, PHUONG K
• Application Number:
  US11/261,715
• Publication Number:
  US 20060094305A1
• Time in Patent Office: 246 Days
• Field of Search: 439/850, 439/857, 439/843, 439/845
• US Class Current: 439/850
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/57 surface mounting terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/75 connecting to cables except for flat or ribbon cables
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/113 co-operating with pins or blades having a rectangular transverse section
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/567 Traverse cable outlet or wire connection
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6273 comprising two latching arms
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 4/185 combined with a U-shaped insulation-receiving portion

Abstract

A socket contact which is connected to an opposing planar contact, comprises: a long connection part to which a lead wire is connected; and a contact connection part which is connected to the opposing contact provided on the base-end side of the connection part. The contact connection part comprises a planar contact body, a pair of extended arms which are almost parallel and extends from the base-end side of the contact body, and a pair of reversed arms which are almost parallel and extends from the tips of the pair of extended arms to the contact body, the tips of which are mutually joined. The pair of reversed arms are provided with a pair of contact points which are mutually opposed and into which opposing contacts can be inserted.

Claims

1. A socket contact which is connected to an opposing planar contact, comprising:

a long connection part to which a lead wire is connected; and

a contact connection part which is connected to the opposing contact provided on the base-end side of the connection part,

wherein the contact connection part comprises a planar contact body, a pair of extended arms which are almost parallel and extends from the base-end side of the contact body, and a pair of reversed arms which are almost parallel and extends from the tips of the pair of extended arms to the contact body, the tips of which are mutually joined; and

the pair of reversed arms are provided with a pair of contact points which are mutually opposed and into which opposing contacts can be inserted,

wherein said contact body comprises a pair of folded pieces provided on both side edges and extending towards said pair of reversed arms; and

the tips of the pair of folded pieces are in contact with the tip-sides of the pair of reserved arms.

2. The socket contact according to claim 1, wherein the tips of said pair of reversed arms are coupled arcuately.

3. The socket contact according to claim 1, wherein said connection part crimps the lead wire.

4. A socket connector comprising the socket contact according to claim 3.