Sliding element for contacting printed circuit boards

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10148026-B2
Application number	US-201615579799-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 27, 2016
Priority date	Jun 30, 2015
Publication date	Dec 4, 2018
Grant date	Dec 4, 2018

Abstract

A sliding element for electrically contacting conductor paths on two facing printed circuit boards is provided. The sliding element comprises a main body, at least one electrical contact element, and a through-going opening provided for accepting a threaded stud. An internal thread in the through-going opening allows the sliding element to move linearly along the threaded stud when the threaded stud is rotated. By moving the sliding element along the threaded stud, different conductor paths on the printed circuit boards are brought into electrical contact with one another.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A sliding element for contacting two printed circuit boards, the sliding element comprising:
a base body; and
at least one contact element,
wherein the base body is embodied from an electrically insulating material and receives the at least one contact element,
wherein the contact element forms contact sites on at least two opposite-lying sides of the base body, said contact sites being located outside the base body,
wherein the sliding element includes a through-going opening that extends through the base body of the sliding element, and
wherein the through-going opening comprises an inner thread at least in a region.

2. The sliding element as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the contact element comprises at least two spring arms, wherein in each case a respective one of the at least two contact sites is arranged on a free end of a respective one of the spring arms.

3. The sliding element as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the contact element comprises two contact limbs, and wherein a respective one of the spring arms is formed on each contact limb.

4. The sliding element as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the inner thread is arranged in a threaded bushing, and wherein the threaded bushing is arranged in the through-going opening.

5. The sliding element as claimed in claim 4 wherein the threaded bushing comprises a knurling on an outer face thereof and that the knurling engages into the through-going opening of the base body.

6. The sliding element as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the base body comprises at least one receiving arrangement so as to receive the at least one contact element.

7. The sliding element as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the receiving arrangement is configured as a slot through the base body.

8. The sliding element as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the receiving arrangement comprises a latching region for latching the contact element in the receiving arrangement.

9. The sliding element as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the two contact limbs encompass a latching region in the base body.

10. The sliding element as claimed in claim 2 , wherein each of the spring arms is configured in an approximately S-shaped manner.

11. The sliding element as claimed in claim 9 , wherein a respective fastening lug is formed on each contact limb, and wherein the fastening lugs render it possible to secure the contact element on the latching region.

12. The sliding element as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the contact element is configured as a stamped, planar metal part.

Assignees

• HARTING Electronics GmbH

Inventors

• PAPE GüNTER

Classifications

• H01R41/00

  Non-rotary current collectors for maintaining contact between moving and stationary parts of an electric circuit (end pieces terminating in a hook or the like H01R11/12; current collectors for power supply lines of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L5/00) · CPC title

• H01R29/00

  Coupling parts for selective co-operation with a counterpart in different ways to establish different circuits, e.g. for voltage selection, for series-parallel selection, {programmable connectors} · CPC title

• H01R13/2435 Primary

  with opposite contact points, e.g. C beam · CPC title

• H01R12/714 Primary

  with contacts abutting directly the printed circuit; Button contacts therefore provided on the printed circuit · CPC title

• H01R12/57

  surface mounting terminals · CPC title