Electrical connector using a canted coil multi-metallic wire
First Claim
1. A method for connecting and conducting electricity between a first body and a second body in an application above 200 degrees Celsius comprising:
- inserting an elongated body of the second body comprising an external groove into a bore of the first body comprising an internal groove;
positioning a canted coil spring comprising a plurality of coils in a common groove defined by the first body and the second body so that the plurality of coils contact the external groove and the internal groove; and
applying electrical current between the first body and the second body and through the spring;
exposing the first body and the second body to a temperature greater than 210 degrees Celsius; and
wherein said spring comprising an inner core made from a highly electrically conductive material with a circumference and a secondary layer outside the core and completely surrounding the circumference of the core;
said secondary layer comprising a high modulus and high tensile strength material.
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Abstract
A canted coil spring made from multi-metallic wire to achieve combinations of desired material characteristics of different metals is discussed. Wire to be used in canted coil springs can have two or more metals oriented co-axially along such wire, such as an outer layer of one metal having one set of properties, and a core of a different metal having a different set of properties, that will achieve a single solid, multi-metallic wire with enhanced performance over a single material canted coil spring. Such features may be found advantageous in electrical applications, such as where both high electrical conductivity and high strength properties are desired.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for connecting and conducting electricity between a first body and a second body in an application above 200 degrees Celsius comprising:
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inserting an elongated body of the second body comprising an external groove into a bore of the first body comprising an internal groove; positioning a canted coil spring comprising a plurality of coils in a common groove defined by the first body and the second body so that the plurality of coils contact the external groove and the internal groove; and applying electrical current between the first body and the second body and through the spring; exposing the first body and the second body to a temperature greater than 210 degrees Celsius; and wherein said spring comprising an inner core made from a highly electrically conductive material with a circumference and a secondary layer outside the core and completely surrounding the circumference of the core;
said secondary layer comprising a high modulus and high tensile strength material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for transferring electrical current between a first member and a second member at a temperature of 210 degrees Celsius or higher, the method comprising:
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providing a common groove defined by surfaces of the first member and the second member, disposing a multi-metallic canted coil spring comprising a plurality of coils in the common groove, said multi-metallic canted coil spring functions as a conduit for electrical conduction between the first member and the second member; causing current to flow between the first member and the second member and through the canted coil spring; exposing the first member, the second member, and the canted coil spring to a temperature of 210 degrees Celsius or higher; and wherein the canted coil spring includes an inner core made from a highly electrically conductive material comprising a circumference and a secondary layer outside the core and completely surrounding the circumference of the core;
said secondary layer comprising a high modulus and high tensile strength material. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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