[미국특허]
Electrical connectors having power contacts with alignment and/or restraining features
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H01R-013/28
H01R-013/02
출원번호
US-0358168
(2006-02-21)
등록번호
US-7458839
(2008-12-02)
발명자
/ 주소
Ngo,Hung Viet
Swain,Wilfred James
Daily,Christopher G.
출원인 / 주소
FCI Americas Technology, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Woodcock Washburn LLP
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208
초록
Preferred embodiments of power contacts have alignment features that can maintain conductors of the power contacts in a state of alignment during and after insertion of the power contacts into a housing.
대표청구항▼
What is claimed: 1. An electrical connector, comprising: a housing; and a power contact mounted on the housing and comprising a first conductor and a second conductor that mates with the first conductor, wherein: the power contact is adapted to mate with a second power contact; the first conductor
What is claimed: 1. An electrical connector, comprising: a housing; and a power contact mounted on the housing and comprising a first conductor and a second conductor that mates with the first conductor, wherein: the power contact is adapted to mate with a second power contact; the first conductor comprises a plurality of terminal ends and a projection that extends from a substantially planar surface of the first conductor; the projection has a peripheral surface oriented in a first direction substantially perpendicular to the substantially planar surface; the second conductor has a surface that defines an aperture that receives the projection when the first and second conductors are mated; and the surface of the second conductor is oriented substantially in the first direction when the first and second conductors are mated so that interference between the peripheral surface of the first conductor and the surface of the second conductor restrains the second conductor from moving in relation to the first conductor. 2. The connector of claim 1, wherein an end of the projection distal the substantially planar surface is substantially flat. 3. The connector of claim 1, wherein the projection has a diameter approximately equal to a diameter of the through hole. 4. The connector of claim 1, wherein the through hole is formed in a major portion of the second conductor, and interference between the projection and the major portion of the second conductor restrains the second conductor in the first and second directions. 5. The connector of claim 1, wherein the projection has a substantially circular cross section. 6. The connector of claim 1, wherein the housing has a projection formed proximate a center thereof, the projection becomes disposed in a cavity formed in a housing of a second connector when the connector is mounted with the second connector, and the projection guides the connector into alignment with the second connector during mating. 7. The connector of claim 1, wherein the first and second conductors each comprise a current guiding feature. 8. The connector of claim 1, wherein a portion of the power contact is located in an aperture formed in the housing, a top portion of the housing has an opening formed therein, and the opening places the aperture in fluid communication an ambient environment around the connector. 9. The connector of claim 1, wherein: the first conductor comprises a major portion having the projection located thereon, a contact beam mechanically and electrically coupled to the major portion, and a contact terminal mechanically and electrically coupled to the major portion; and the second conductor comprises a major portion having the through hole formed therein, a contact beam mechanically and electrically coupled to the major portion, and a contact terminal mechanically and electrically coupled to the major portion. 10. The connector of claim 1, wherein the first conductor has two of the projections formed thereon, the second conductor has two of the through holes formed therein. 11. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the aperture comprises a through hole that is defined by the surface of the second conductor. 12. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the first conductor includes a substantially major surface and a minor surface, and the major surface defines a surface area greater than that of the minor surface, and the projection extends from the substantially planar major surface of the first conductor. 13. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the projection is substantially hollow. 14. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the first conductor comprising a first plate member, a first and a second contact beam adjoining the first plate member, and a projection adjoining and extending from the first plate member; and the second conductor comprises a second plate member, and a third and a fourth contact beam adjoining the second plate member. 15. The power contact of claim 14, wherein the projection comprises a punched portion formed in the major portion. 16. A power contact, comprising: a first conductor comprising a major portion, and a pair of substantially cylindrical projections extending from a common surface of the major portion, each projection having a central axis that is substantially perpendicular to the common surface; and a second conductor comprising a major portion having a pair of apertures formed therein for receiving the projections, wherein interference between the projections and the apertures restrains the first conductor in relation to the second conductor when the first conductor is mated with the second conductor; and when the first and second conductors are mated, the power contact is adapted to mate with a second power contact. 17. The connector of claim 16, wherein each projection has a substantially uniform cross section along a length of the projection. 18. The connector of claim 16, wherein an end of each projection distal the major portion is substantially flat. 19. The power contact of claim 16, wherein the projection is integrally formed with the major portion. 20. The power contact of claim 16, wherein the central axes of each projection are offset with respect each other along the common surface. 21. The power contact of claim 16, wherein the common surface is a substantially flat surface of the major portion. 22. The power contact of claim 16, wherein each aperture comprises a through hole extending through the major portion. 23. The power contact of claim 16, wherein the projections are formed on the common surface of the major portion. 24. The power contact of claim 16, wherein the first conductor comprises a first plate member, a first and a second contact beam adjoining the first plate member, and a projection adjoining and extending from the first plate member; and the second conductor comprises a second plate member having a through hole formed therein, and a third and a fourth contact beam adjoining the second plate member. 25. An electrical connector, comprising: a housing; and a power contact mounted on the housing and comprising a first conductor mated with a second conductor, wherein the first conductor includes a first plate member, a first and a second contact beam adjoining the first plate member, and a projection adjoining and extending from the first plate member; the second conductor includes a second plate member defining an aperture formed therein, and a third and a fourth contact beam adjoining the second plate member; the aperture receives the projection when the first conductor is mated with the second conductor; the first contact beam opposes the third contact beam; the second contact beam opposes the fourth contact beam so that second and fourth contact beams form a contact blade; the first and third contact beams are configured to be pushed apart by a contact blade of a power contact of a mating connector when the connector is mated with the mating connector; and the second and fourth contact beams are configured to be received between a pair of contact beams of the power contact of the mating connector when the connector is mated with the mating connector so that the contact beams of the power contact of the mating connector clamp the second and fourth contact beams towards each other. 26. The connector of claim 25, wherein: the projection has a peripheral surface oriented in a first direction substantially perpendicular to the major surface; the second plate member has a surface that defines the through hole that receives the projection; and the surface of the second plate member is oriented substantially in the first direction so that interference between the peripheral surface of the first plate member and the surface of the second plate member restrains the second plate member in relation to the first plate. 27. The connector of claim 25, wherein the first plate member includes a major surface and a minor surface, and the major surface defines a surface area greater than that of the minor surface, and the projection adjoins and extends from the major surface. 28. The connector of claim 1, wherein the housing has a silo formed therein, the silo receives the power contact, and the silo and an inner surface of the housing define a passage that facilitates heat transfer from the power contact. 29. The connector of claim 28, wherein an upper portion of the silo is spaced from an upper wall of the housing to form the passage. 30. The connector of claim 28, wherein the silo has an aperture formed therein that facilitates heat transfer from the power contact to the passage. 31. The connector of claim 29, wherein the upper wall has an aperture formed therein that facilitates heat transfer from the passage to an ambient environment around the housing.
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