Electrical contact with sealing web

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9490565-B2
Application number	US-201314394096-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 8, 2013
Priority date	Apr 13, 2012
Publication date	Nov 8, 2016
Grant date	Nov 8, 2016

Abstract

Electrical contact ( 19 ) having a housing ( 2 ) in which an electrical conductor ( 1 ) is embedded, the housing ( 2 ) having a recess ( 3 ), the electrical conductor ( 1 ) being inserted into the recess ( 3 ), an intermediate space ( 20 ) between the conductor ( 1 ) and the housing ( 2 ) being filled with a sealing material ( 21 ), the conductor ( 1 ) extending in the longitudinal direction through the housing ( 2 ), the conductor ( 1 ) having a web ( 15, 16 ), the web ( 15, 16 ) extending transversely relative to the longitudinal direction around the conductor ( 1 ), the web ( 15, 16 ) protruding by a predetermined height beyond a lateral face ( 6, 7 ) of the conductor ( 1 ), the sealing material ( 21 ) being arranged at one side of the web ( 15, 16 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electrical contact having a housing in which an electrical conductor is embedded, wherein the housing has a recess defining at least one internal surface of the housing, the electrical conductor being inserted into the recess, the conductor extending in the longitudinal direction through the housing, the conductor having a web, the web extending transversely relative to a longitudinal direction of the conductor, the web protruding by a predetermined height beyond a side of the conductor and contacting the at least one internal surface, the sealing material being arranged at only one side of the web in an intermediate space extending from the web and between the conductor and the housing.

2. The electrical contact according to claim 1 , wherein the conductor has four lateral faces, a web being arranged on the four lateral faces, respectively.

3. The electrical contact according to claim 2 , wherein two opposing lateral faces are arranged parallel with each other, the webs of opposing lateral faces being constructed in an identical manner.

4. The electrical contact according to claim 3 , wherein the webs of the two narrower lateral faces protrude further from the lateral face than the webs of the wider lateral faces.

5. The electrical contact according to claim 1 , wherein the web has a groove at least at one side, the groove being constructed parallel with the web.

6. The electrical contact according to claim 5 , wherein a groove is arranged at two sides of the web, respectively.

7. The electrical contact according to claim 6 , wherein the web protrudes beyond the lateral face in the range from 1% to 10% of a thickness of the conductor.

8. The electrical contact according to claim 5 , wherein the groove has two lateral faces, the lateral faces being arranged transversely relative to the longitudinal direction of the conductor, the lateral faces having different inclinations, the lateral face which is associated with the web having a shallower inclination defining a flatter lateral face and an opposing steeper lateral face.

9. The electrical contact according to claim 8 , wherein the flatter lateral face has a larger width than the steeper lateral face.

10. The electrical contact according to claim 5 , wherein lateral faces of the groove have an opening angle between 50° and 80°, in a plane perpendicular relative to the groove.

11. The electrical contact according to claim 10 , wherein lateral faces of the groove have an opening angle of approximately 65°, in a plane perpendicular relative to the groove.

12. An electrical contact, comprising:
a housing having a recess defining an insertion face;
an electrical conductor inserted through the insertion face and embedded into the recess, the conductor extending in the longitudinal direction through the housing, the conductor having a web integral with the conductor, the web extending transversely relative to a longitudinal direction of the conductor and protruding by a predetermined height beyond a side of the conductor; and
sealing material positioned in the recess and being arranged in an intermediate space extending from the conductor web to a position adjacent the insertion face.

13. The electrical contact according to claim 12 , wherein the conductor has four lateral faces, a web being arranged on the four lateral faces, respectively.

14. The electrical contact according to claim 13 , wherein two opposing lateral faces are arranged parallel with each other, the webs of opposing lateral faces being constructed in an identical manner.

15. The electrical contact according to claim 14 , wherein the webs of the two narrower lateral faces protrude further from the lateral face than the webs of the wider lateral faces.

16. The electrical contact according to claim 12 , wherein the web has a groove at least at one side, the groove being constructed parallel with the web.

17. The electrical contact according to claim 16 , wherein a groove is arranged at two sides of the web, respectively.

18. The electrical contact according to claim 17 , wherein the web protrudes beyond the lateral face in the range from 1% to 10% of a thickness of the conductor.

19. The electrical contact according to claim 16 , wherein the groove has two lateral faces, the lateral faces being arranged transversely relative to the longitudinal direction of the conductor, the lateral faces having different inclinations, the lateral face which is associated with the web having a shallower inclination defining a flatter lateral face and an opposing steeper lateral face.

20. The electrical contact according to claim 19 , wherein the flatter lateral face has a larger width than the steeper lateral face.

21. The electrical contact according to claim 16 , wherein lateral faces of the groove have an opening angle between 50° and 80°, in a plane perpendicular relative to the groove.

22. The electrical contact according to claim 21 , wherein lateral faces of the groove have an opening angle of approximately 65°, in a plane perpendicular relative to the groove.

Assignees

• Tyco Electronics Amp Gmbh
• Te Connectivity Germany Gmbh

Inventors

• Beck Karl
• Spielvogel Michael
• Rosan Daniel
• Schmitt Thomas

Classifications

• H01R13/41 Primary

  by frictional grip in grommet, panel or base · CPC title

• H01R13/5216

  characterised by the sealing material, e.g. gels or resins · CPC title

• H01R13/521

  Sealing between contact members and housing, e.g. sealing insert · CPC title