High-voltage finger protection

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9647372-B2
Application number	US-201514939606-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 12, 2015
Priority date	May 24, 2013
Publication date	May 9, 2017
Grant date	May 9, 2017

Abstract

An electrical pin contact is disclosed. The electrical pin contact has a free end, a base spaced apart from the free end and connected to a plug type connector, and an electrically insulating contact protection member extending from the base to the free end. The contact protection member forms an outer face between the base and the free end.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electrical pin contact, comprising:
a free end;
a base spaced apart from the free end;
an electrically insulating contact protection member forming two opposing exterior sides of the electrical pin contact extending from the base to the free end; and
a contact member forming a portion of two other opposing exterior sides of the electrical pin contact and aligned with a surface of the contact protection member.

2. The electrical pin contact according to claim 1 , wherein the shape of the contact protection member defines an insertion direction and/or insertion orientation for connecting to a mating contact.

3. The electrical pin contact according to claim 1 , wherein the contact protection member forms a front side at the free end.

4. The electrical pin contact according to claim 1 , wherein the contact protection member at least partially surrounds the contact member.

5. The electrical pin contact according to claim 1 , wherein the contact protection member and the contact member engage one another in a positive locking manner.

6. The electrical pin contact according to claim 1 , wherein the contact protection member is insulative.

7. An electrical connector, comprising:
a bottom surface;
a housing forming a plurality of open sides; and
an electrical pin contact having a free end, a base spaced apart from the free end and connected to the bottom surface, an electrically insulating contact protection member extending from the base to the free end and forming a plurality of exterior faces of the electrical pin contact which each face one of the plurality of open sides of the housing, and a contact member forming a portion of the exterior of the electrical pin contact and aligned with a surface of the contact protection member.

8. The electrical connector according to claim 7 , wherein the bottom surface, housing and contact protection member are integrally formed.

9. The electrical connector according to claim 7 , wherein the contact protection member at least partially surrounds the contact member.

10. The electrical connector according to claim 9 , wherein the contact protection member and the contact member engage one another in a positive locking manner.

11. The electrical connector according to claim 10 , wherein the electrical pin contact is a cylindrical shape.

12. The electrical connector according to claim 10 , wherein the electrical pin contact is in the shape of a flat contact.

13. The electrical connector according to claim 9 , further comprising a contact protection collar attached to the bottom surface and disposed between the housing and the electrical pin contact.

14. The electrical connector according to claim 13 , wherein the contact protection collar forms a plurality of open sides which face the same direction as the plurality of open sides of the housing.

15. The electrical connector according to claim 14 , wherein the contact protection collar extends further from the bottom surface than the contact member.

16. The electrical connector according to claim 15 , wherein the electrical pin contact extends further from the bottom surface than the contact protection collar.

17. The electrical connector according to claim 16 , wherein the bottom surface, housing, contact protection member, and contact protection collar are integrally formed.

Assignees

• Te Connectivity Germany Gmbh

Inventors

• Eckel Markus

Classifications

• H01R24/66

  with pins, blades or analogous contacts and secured to apparatus or structure, e.g. to a wall · CPC title

• H01R13/04

  Pins or blades for co-operation with sockets · CPC title

• H01R13/44 Primary

  Means for preventing access to live contacts {(making use of a switch actuated by engagement of counterpart H01R13/7036)} · CPC title

• H01R2201/26

  for vehicles · CPC title