Electrical connectors with improved electrical contact performance
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1. An electrical connector with improved dynamic resistance comprising:
- a housing having a bore and a groove having a canted coil spring positioned therein; and
a pin inserted through the bore and in electrical communication with the canted coil spring;
wherein the spring has an inner core and an outer layer having different material compositions, with the outer layer comprising at least one of platinum, iridium, rhodium, rhenium, ruthenium and palladium, the outer layer having sufficient thickness to provide the spring with an electrical resistance that is within 20% or less of a spring made entirely of at least one of platinum, iridium, rhodium, rhenium, ruthenium and palladium.
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Abstract
Electrical connectors are generally discussed herein having a housing having a bore and a groove having a canted coil spring positioned therein. A pin is inserted through the bore and is electrically connected with the canted coil spring. The canted coil spring may be coated with a noble metal and the housing and the pin may be made from non-noble metals.
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25 Claims
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1. An electrical connector with improved dynamic resistance comprising:
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a housing having a bore and a groove having a canted coil spring positioned therein; and a pin inserted through the bore and in electrical communication with the canted coil spring; wherein the spring has an inner core and an outer layer having different material compositions, with the outer layer comprising at least one of platinum, iridium, rhodium, rhenium, ruthenium and palladium, the outer layer having sufficient thickness to provide the spring with an electrical resistance that is within 20% or less of a spring made entirely of at least one of platinum, iridium, rhodium, rhenium, ruthenium and palladium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for manufacturing an electrical connector comprising:
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providing a housing having a bore and a groove for receiving a canted coil spring; coating an inner core of a canted coil spring with an outer layer comprising at least one of platinum, iridium, rhodium, rhenium, ruthenium and palladium, the inner core comprising a material that does not include platinum, iridium, rhodium, rhenium, ruthenium or palladium; inserting the canted coil spring into the groove; and inserting a pin through the bore and the spring; wherein the outer layer has a thickness sufficient to provide the spring with an electrical resistance that is at least 30% less than an electrical resistance of a spring that is made from one or more materials not including any of platinum, iridium, rhodium, rhenium, ruthenium and palladium. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for placing at least one of platinum, iridium, rhodium, rhenium, ruthenium or palladium between two surfaces of an electrical connector, the two surfaces comprising materials that do not include platinum, iridium, rhodium, rhenium, ruthenium or palladium, the method comprising:
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providing a housing having a groove having a surface made from a material that does not include platinum, iridium, rhodium, rhenium, ruthenium or palladium; placing a canted coil spring having an inner core comprising a material that does not include platinum, iridium, rhodium, rhenium, ruthenium or palladium and an outer surface area made from at least one of platinum, iridium, rhodium, rhenium, ruthenium and palladium into the groove, the outer surface area providing the canted coil spring with an electrical resistance that is within 20% or less of a sprine made entirely of at least one of platinum, iridium, rhodium, rhenium, ruthenium and palladium, and is at least 30% less than an electrical resistance of a spring that is made from one or more materials not including any of platinum, iridium, rhodium, rhenium, ruthenium and palladium; and placing a pin having an outer surface area made from a material that does not include platinum, iridium, rhodium, rhenium, ruthenium or palladium in contact with the canted coil spring. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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