CONNECTOR WITH A LATERALLY MOVING CONTACT
First Claim
1. A connector comprising:
- a housing comprising a front end with a channel inwardly extending from the front end;
a contact disposed in the channel, the contact elongated along a longitudinal axis and including a mating end and an interface end;
an angled interface slidably coupled to the interface end of the contact, the angled interface comprising a sliding surface oriented at an oblique angle with respect to the longitudinal axis; and
a resilient member coupled with the contact and the housing, the resilient member configured to apply a force to the contact in a direction that is angled with respect to the longitudinal axis, wherein the mating end of the contact engages a conductive element of a mating connector and the interface end of the contact slides along the sliding surface of the angled interface when the contact is moved in a mating direction toward the conductive element, the angled interface translating movement of the contact in the mating direction into lateral movement with respect to the mating direction across the conductive element.
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Abstract
A connector includes a housing, a contact, an angled interface, and a resilient member. The contact is disposed in the housing and includes a mating end and an interface end. The angled interface includes a sliding surface that is oriented at an oblique angle with respect to the longitudinal axis. The resilient member is coupled with the contact and the housing and is configured to apply a force to the contact in a direction that is angled with respect to the longitudinal axis. The mating end of the contact engages a conductive element of a mating connector and the interface end of the contact slides along the sliding surface of the angled interface when the contact is moved in a mating direction toward the conductive element. The angled interface translates movement of the contact in the mating direction into lateral movement across the conductive element.
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20 Claims
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1. A connector comprising:
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a housing comprising a front end with a channel inwardly extending from the front end; a contact disposed in the channel, the contact elongated along a longitudinal axis and including a mating end and an interface end; an angled interface slidably coupled to the interface end of the contact, the angled interface comprising a sliding surface oriented at an oblique angle with respect to the longitudinal axis; and a resilient member coupled with the contact and the housing, the resilient member configured to apply a force to the contact in a direction that is angled with respect to the longitudinal axis, wherein the mating end of the contact engages a conductive element of a mating connector and the interface end of the contact slides along the sliding surface of the angled interface when the contact is moved in a mating direction toward the conductive element, the angled interface translating movement of the contact in the mating direction into lateral movement with respect to the mating direction across the conductive element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A connector comprising:
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a housing; a contact coupled with the housing, the contact having a mating end and an interface end; and an angled interface disposed within the housing and arranged for sliding engagement with the interface end of the contact, wherein when the housing is moved in a mating direction toward a mating connector and the mating end of the contact engages a conductive element of the mating connector, further movement of the housing in the mating direction causes the interface end of the contact to slidably move along the angled interface, whereby the angled interface imparts translational movement of the contact with respect to the housing and the mating end of the contact moves laterally across the conductive element. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A connector comprising:
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a body; a mating array including a contact; and a rotating arm coupling the mating array with the body, the rotating arm rotating toward the body when the body is moved toward a mating connector and the contact engages a conductive element of the mating connector, the rotating arm translating movement of the body toward the mating connector into lateral movement of the mating array and contact, the contact laterally wiping across the conductive element of the mating connector. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification