Contactor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9322846-B2
Application number	US-201214343114-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 15, 2012
Priority date	Oct 14, 2011
Publication date	Apr 26, 2016
Grant date	Apr 26, 2016

Abstract

A contactor including a bellows body, a fixed portion connected to one end of the bellows body, a movable portion connected to the other end of the bellows body, and a movable touch piece that extending from at least one side edge along the bellows body, where the movable portion is configured to be depressed to compress the bellows body and to bring a movable contact point, located at a free end of the movable touch piece, into contact with the fixed portion.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A contactor, comprising:
a bellows body;
a fixed portion connected to one end of the bellows body; and
a movable portion, connected to the other end of the bellows body and comprising a movable touch piece that extends from at least one side edge along the bellows body, a movable contact point located at a free end of the movable touch piece;
the movable contact point being separated from the fixed portion in an uncompressed state;
wherein when the movable portion is depressed it compresses the bellows body and through such displacement, the movable contact point is brought into contact with the fixed portion.

2. The contactor according to claim 1 , wherein a fixed touch piece configured to contact with and separate from the movable contact point of the movable touch piece extends from at least one side edge of the fixed portion along the bellows body.

3. The contactor according to claim 2 , wherein
the movable portion comprises two movable touch pieces:
a first movable touch piece extending from a first side of the movable portion, the first movable touch piece having a first contact point, and
a second movable touch piece extending from a second side of the movable portion, the second movable touch piece having a second contact point,
wherein the fixed portion comprises a first fixed touch piece extending from a first side of the fixed portion and a second fixed touch piece extending from a second side of the fixed portion, the first and second movable contact points being able to contact the first and second fixed touch pieces.

4. The contactor according to claim 1 , wherein the bellows body is made up of linear-shaped intermediate portions and arc portions, where the arc portions connect adjacent linear-shaped intermediate portions.

5. The contactor according to claim 1 , wherein the bellows body is made up of curve-shaped intermediate portions and arc portions, where the arc portions connect adjacent curve-shaped intermediate portions.

6. The contactor according to claim 1 , wherein the bellows body is connected to the fixed portion at a shaft center of the fixed portion.

7. The contactor according to claim 1 , wherein the bellows body is connected to the movable portion at a shaft center of the movable portion.

8. The contactor according to claim 2 , wherein the bellows body is made up of linear-shaped intermediate portions and arc portions, where the arc portions connect adjacent linear-shaped intermediate portions.

9. The contactor according to claim 3 , wherein the bellows body is made up of linear-shaped intermediate portions and arc portions, where the arc portions connect adjacent linear-shaped intermediate portions.

10. The contactor according to claim 2 , wherein the bellows body is made up of curve-shaped intermediate portions and arc portions, where the arc portions connect adjacent curve-shaped intermediate portions.

11. The contactor according to claim 3 , wherein the bellows body is made up of curve-shaped intermediate portions and arc portions, where the arc portions connect adjacent curve-shaped intermediate portions.

12. The contactor according to claim 2 , wherein the bellows body is connected to the fixed portion at a shaft center of the fixed portion.

13. The contactor according to claim 3 , wherein the bellows body is connected to the fixed portion at a shaft center of the fixed portion.

14. The contactor according to claim 4 , wherein the bellows body is connected to the fixed portion at a shaft center of the fixed portion.

15. The contactor according to claim 5 , wherein the bellows body is connected to the fixed portion at a shaft center of the fixed portion.

16. The contactor according to claim 2 , wherein the bellows body is connected to the movable portion at a shaft center of the movable portion.

17. The contactor according to claim 3 , wherein the bellows body is connected to the movable portion at a shaft center of the movable portion.

18. The contactor according to claim 4 , wherein the bellows body is connected to the movable portion at a shaft center of the movable portion.

19. The contactor according to claim 5 , wherein the bellows body is connected to the movable portion at a shaft center of the movable portion.

Assignees

• Sakai Takahiro
• Hemmi Yoshinobu
• Omron Tateisi Electronics Co

Inventors

• Sakai Takahiro
• Hemmi Yoshinobu

Classifications

• G01R1/06722

  Spring-loaded · CPC title

• H01R13/2428 Primary

  using meander springs · CPC title

• G01R1/06716 Primary

  Elastic · CPC title

• H01R2201/20

  for testing or measuring purposes · CPC title