Electrical connector and electrical connection assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11489303-B2
Application number	US-201816770285-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 5, 2018
Priority date	Dec 5, 2017
Publication date	Nov 1, 2022
Grant date	Nov 1, 2022

Abstract

An electrical connector includes an electrically conductive contact element (122) and a support (70). The contact element (122) is supported by an intermediate element (120) made of an elastically deformable material and connected to the support (70). An electrical connection assembly including a connector of the type is also described.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electrical connector, comprising:
an electrically conductive contact element; and
a support;
wherein the contact element is carried by an intermediate element made of an elastically deformable material and connected to said support,
wherein the contact element is embedded in a resin link element, the link element being linked to the intermediate element and in contact with the intermediate element, and
wherein the contact element comprises at least one contact claw and one crown embedded in the link element.

2. The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one contact claw is deformable.

3. The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein the contact element comprises a plurality of contact claws spaced apart from each other.

4. The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein the support comprises a part having a rotational symmetry about an axis and carrying said intermediate element.

5. The electrical connector according to claim 4 , wherein the contact element has a generally annular shape surrounding said axis.

6. The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein the intermediate element is housed in a cavity formed by the support.

7. An electrical connection assembly comprising a female connector according to claim 1 and a male connector comprising an electrically conductive track in contact with said contact element.

8. The electrical connection assembly according to claim 7 , wherein the male connector comprises a convex support carrying said conductive track.

9. The electrical connection assembly according to claim 7 , wherein the intermediate element extends around the male connector.

10. The electrical connection assembly according to claim 9 , wherein the intermediate element is deformed so as to apply the contact element against the electrically conductive track.

Assignees

• Ixblue

Inventors

• Chaize Carole
• Touin Gildas
• Mosca Frédéric
• Delort Eric
• Laporte Jonathan
• Arditty Hervé
• Grall Sébastien
• Giroussens Christian

Classifications

• H01R39/18 Primary

  Contacts for co-operation with commutator or slip-ring, e.g. contact brush · CPC title

• H01R24/00

  Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure (contact members H01R13/02; securing contact members in or to a base or case or insulating of contact members H01R13/40; bases or cases H01R13/46; means for supporting coupling part when not engaged H01R13/60; means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement H01R13/62; means for preventing, inhibiting or avoiding incorrect coupling H01R13/64) · CPC title

• H01R13/523 Primary

  for use under water · CPC title

• H01R24/38

  having concentrically or coaxially arranged contacts · CPC title

• H01R24/58

  Contacts spaced along longitudinal axis of engagement · CPC title