CN101552400B - A power contact terminal and a connector comprising the power contact terminal - Google Patents
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The invention provides an electrical connector and a contact terminal for transmitting power. A power contact terminal embodiment comprises a first board for forming a first non-deflecting beam and a first deflectable beam, as well as a second board for forming a second non-deflecting beam and a second deflectable beam. The first board and the second board are arranged in parallel to form the power contact terminal.
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The application's dividing an application that be the application number submitted on December 21st, 2004 for " 200480039373.4 " (PCT/US2004/043222) application for a patent for invention " power contact head and comprise the connector of power contact head ".
The cross reference of related application
The application requires the preference of following U.S. Provisional Patent Application: the No.60/545065 that the No.60/534809 that the No.60/533750 that submits in the No.60/533749 that submits in the No.60/533822 that submitted on December 31st, 2003, on December 31st, 2003, on December 31st, 2003, on January 7th, 2004 submit to and on February 17th, 2004 submit to, above-mentioned U.S. Provisional Patent Application all is combined in this and draws for referencial use.
Technical field
The present invention relates to design and be configured for carrying the electrical contact and the connector of electricity.At least some preferred connector embodiment comprise the power contact head (powercontact) that is arranged in the housing unit and signal contact the two.
Background technology
Electric device and system designer can face challenging factor in the exploitation of novel electric connector and power contact head.For example, the electric power transfer of increase often receives size restrictions and the challenge of the heat accumulation do not expected.In addition, typical power connector and contact beams structure can produce very big coordinate force.When very big coordinate force was delivered in the connector case body structure, plastics maybe creep, caused influencing the change in size of connector machinery and electrical property.The connector of uniqueness provided by the invention and contact are intended to balance, and those have limited the structural factor of prior art performance.
Summary of the invention
The present invention is provided for the power contact head in the electric connector.According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; It provides a kind of power contact head; Said power contact head comprises the first plate shape body member; With the second plate shape body member that is layered on the first plate shape body member, thereby the first plate shape body member and the second plate shape body member contact with each other along the surperficial at least a portion of relative body member.
According to a further advantageous embodiment of the invention, it provides a kind of power contact head, and said power contact head comprises formation compoboard first plate shape body member width and that put and the second plate shape body member.First body member comprises that the first terminal and second body member comprise second terminal.Distance between the first terminal and the corresponding far-end second terminal is greater than the compoboard width.
According to another preferred embodiment, it provides a kind of power contact head, and said power contact head comprises the first relative plate shape body member and the second plate shape body member.One group of clamping beam is used to engage and the straight beam that cooperates power contact head to link to each other from relative plate shape body member extension.At least one straight beam also is used to engage and the oblique angle beam that cooperates power contact head to link to each other from relative plate shape body member extension.
According to another preferred embodiment, it provides a kind of power contact head, but said power contact head comprises first plate that limits the first non-beams and first beams, but and second plate that limits the second non-beams and second beams.First plate and second plate are arranged side by side to form power contact head each other.
The present invention also provides the formula power contact head.According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, it provides the formula power contact head, and said power contact head comprises first power contact head, and it comprises the first relative plate shape body member and the second plate shape body member; And the second source contact, it comprises the 3rd relative plate shape body member and the 4th plate shape body member.In first body member and second body member and the 3rd body member and the 4th body member at least one pair of is stacked together each other.
According to another preferred embodiment, it provides the formula power contact head, and said power contact head comprises first power contact head, and it comprises a pair of straight beam and a pair of oblique angle beam; And the second source contact, it comprises second pair of straight beam and second pair of oblique angle beam.Said a pair of straight beam aligns said second pair of oblique angle beam; And said a pair of oblique angle beam aligns said second pair of straight beam.
According to another preferred embodiment, it provides the formula power contact head, and said power contact head comprises first power contact head and second source contact.First power contact head comprises body member, the beams of extending from body member and the non-beams of extending from body member.The second source contact comprises second body member, second beams of extending from second body member and the second non-beams of extending from second body member.When first power contact head and second source contacts mates; Said beams engages the second non-beams; And said non-beams engages second beams, to such an extent as to thereby applying coordinate force along opposite direction reduces to minimum with the stress among every person in first power contact head and the second source contact.
According to another preferred embodiment, it provides the formula power contact head, and said power contact head comprises first power contact head and second source contact.But first power contact head and second source contact all comprise a pair of relative non-beams and a pair of relative beams respectively.
The present invention also provides electric connector.Preferred electric connector can comprise above-mentioned power contact head.In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, it provides a kind of electric connector, and said electric connector comprises housing and is arranged on a plurality of power contact heads in the housing.Each power contact head comprises plate shape body member, and said plate shape body member comprises at least one part in the lower portion of upper portion and separation, in said upper portion, is formed with otch, and said lower portion is suitable for being assemblied in the said otch.Adjacent power contact head includes only a part in upper portion and the lower portion in the housing to such an extent as to some power contact heads are arranged on.
According to another preferred embodiment, it provides a kind of electric connector, and said electric connector comprises plug connector and electric connector for socket.Pin connector comprises plug casing and is arranged on the plug contact in the plug casing.Plug contact comprises a pair of plate shape body member and a plurality of beams that extend from them.Socket connector comprises Socket casing and is arranged on the receptacle connector in the Socket casing.Receptacle connector comprises second pair of plate shape body member and the second group of a plurality of beam that extends from them.Make plug connector cooperate required power to be the about 10N of each contact or littler with electric connector for socket.
According to a further advantageous embodiment of the invention, it provides a kind of electric connector, and said electric connector comprises housing, first power contact head and second source contact.The second source contact has the rated current intensity that is higher than first power contact head.
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Fig. 1 is the front-side perspective view of exemplary socket connector provided by the invention.
Fig. 2 is the front-side perspective view of the exemplary receptacle connector that can cooperate with pin connector shown in Figure 1.
Fig. 3 is the perspective view that comprises the exemplary vertical socket connector of power contact head and signal contact.
Fig. 4 is the front view of the pin connector shown in Figure 1 that cooperates with socket connector shown in Figure 2.
Fig. 5 is the front view of the exemplary socket connector that cooperates with socket connector shown in Figure 3.
Fig. 6 is the front-side perspective view according to another exemplary socket connector of the present invention.
Fig. 7 is the front-side perspective view of the socket connector that can cooperate with pin connector shown in Figure 6.
Fig. 8 is the front view of socket connector, shows a preferred centreline spacing of power contact head and signal contact.
Fig. 9 is the perspective view of exemplary power contact provided by the invention.
Figure 10 is the perspective view of the power contact head that can cooperate with power contact head shown in Figure 9.
Figure 11 is the perspective view of the power contact head shown in Figure 9 that cooperates with power contact head shown in Figure 10.
Figure 12 to Figure 14 is three front views that engage the exemplary power contact on the rank.
Figure 15 to Figure 19 is a curve chart, coordinate force and the representative curve relation of inserting distance in for example clear each exemplary power contact provided by the invention.
Figure 20 is the perspective view according to split type contact of the present invention.
Figure 21 is the perspective view of the power contact head that can cooperate with the upper and lower of split type contact shown in Figure 20.
Figure 22 is the perspective view that comprises the pin connector of the power contact head with different rated current intensity.
Figure 23 is the perspective view of another kind of formula power contact head provided by the invention.
Figure 24 to Figure 26 is the perspective view of formula power contact head, and wherein each power contact head all comprises four range upon range of body members.
Figure 27 is to use the perspective view of the another kind of power contact head of four range upon range of body members.
Figure 28 is the perspective view with power contact head embodiment of range upon range of body member, and wherein body member has the expanded region that common formation contact receives the space.
Figure 29 is the perspective view that the contact that can insert power contact head shown in Figure 28 receives the power contact head in the space.
Figure 30 is the perspective view that is used to form the punched web of power contact head of the present invention.
Figure 31 is the perspective view of punched web shown in Figure 30, and it is included in the molded material of coating on a part of punching press band.
Figure 32 be with the perspective view of the power contact head subcomponent of strip material separated shown in Figure 31.
Figure 33 is the perspective view according to signal contact subcomponent of the present invention.
Figure 34 is the perspective view of exemplary connector, and it comprises respectively like Figure 32 and power contact head subcomponent and signal contact subcomponent shown in Figure 33.
Figure 35 is the perspective view of exemplary power contact, and it has the stacked together and relative plate that in second area, separates in the first area.
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Referring to Fig. 1, wherein shown to comprise connector shell 12 and the exemplary socket connector 10 that is arranged at a plurality of power contact heads 14 wherein.Housing 12 comprises the opening 15 and 16 that is used to improve heat transfer alternatively. Opening 15 and 16 can stretch in the housing cavity at power contact head 14 places, forms the heat dissipation channel outside from connector inside to connector thus.Exemplary mating receptacle connector 20 has been shown among Fig. 2.Socket connector 20 comprises connector shell 22 and a plurality of power contact heads that are arranged at wherein and can contact through perforate 24.For example, housing 22 also can adopt the heat transfer structure such as opening 26.Preferably, the connector case body unit is molded or shaping by following insulating material, for example other known material of those of ordinary skill in the high-temperature nylon of glass filling or the electric connector design and the field of manufacturing.In United States Patent(USP) No. 6319075, disclose an instance, its full content is drawn for referencial use at this.The housing unit of electric connector also can be processed by non-insulating material.
At least some preferred electric connectors comprise power contact head and signal contact the two.Referring now to Fig. 6,, show exemplary pin connector 44, it comprises housing 45, power contact head 15 arrays, signal contact 46 arrays and is formed at the optional heat transfer opening 47 and 48 in the housing 45.Shown among Fig. 7 and be suitable for the socket connector 54 that cooperates with pin connector 44.Socket connector 54 comprise housing 55, can be through perforate 24 contact the power contact head array, can be through the signal contact array of perforate 56 contacts and the optional heat transfer opening 58 that extends through housing 55.
Preferred connector embodiment is in fact very compact.Referring now to Fig. 8,, the spacing 60 of the center line of adjacent power contact head to center line is preferably 6mm or littler, and the spacing 62 of the center line of adjacent signal contact to center line is preferably 2mm or littler.Be noted that connector of the present invention can comprise the contact pitch that is different from this preferable range.
Now explanation is suitable for a plurality of optimization power supply contact embodiment in the above-mentioned connector.Shown a kind of preferred power contact head 70 among Fig. 9.Power contact head 70 can be used for various connector embodiment, for example comprises the pin connector 10 shown in Fig. 1.Power contact head 70 comprises the first plate shape body member 72 (also can be called " plate ") that is layered on the second plate shape body member 74.A plurality of straight beams or smooth beam 76 (being also referred to as blade) and a plurality of bent beam or oblique angle beam 78 alternately extend from the body member of correspondence.The quantity of straight beam and bent beam may be as few as one, also can be greater than quantity shown in the figure.Adopt the body member of stepped construction, beam 78 shrinks to limit " clamping " or " socket " beam.The contact beams structure contacts product in the normal force through relative clamping beam is replaced each other in the whole life-span potential variation reduces to minimum.This girder construction is used to eliminate a plurality of additional contact forces, otherwise these power will be delivered in the shell structure.Relative clamping beam also helps the plate shape body member that maintenance is clipped together in the process that cooperates complementary connector.This structure of contact terminal provides a plurality of points of engagement to be used to satisfy normal force requirement lower on each beam, and it is minimum that the counter productive of thus polygamy being closed structure reduces to.
When power contact head 70 during with the complementary power supply contacts mates, beam 78 will inevitably be crooked, deflection or otherwise depart from their unengaged position, and beam 76 remains essentially in their unengaged position simultaneously.Power contact head 70 also comprises a plurality of terminals 80 that part 82 is extended that open from each body member 72 and 74.The non-part of opening forms compoboard width C PW.Opening part 82 provides accurately the aligning of syndeton of terminal 80 and printing circuit structure, and therefore in a preferred embodiment, the distance between the far-end of terminal is greater than compoboard width C PW relatively.Terminal itself is the oblique angle outwards, thereby during range upon range of or otherwise close to each other arrangement, need not open body part to form suitable spacing (for example, referring to the terminal among Figure 28) when the contact body member.Open part 82 passage that mainly dispels the heat through convection type also can be provided.Can also additional heat dissipation channel be provided through the gap 86 that is formed at the gap 84 between the beam 78 and be formed between the adjacent beams that the contact body member extends.
Referring now to Figure 10,, wherein shown to be suitable for the power contact head 90 that cooperates with power contact head 70.Power contact head 90 comprises a pair of range upon range of plate shape body member 92 and 94.Straight beam 96 extends from said body member with oblique angle beam 98, and is arranged to respectively accurately to align with the beam 78 and 76 of power contact head 70.That is to say that beam 78 is with fished beam 96, and beam 76 is with fished beam 98.Each body member 92 and 94 comprises from opening a plurality of terminals 95 that part 93 extensions are used for power contact head 90 is electrically connected to printing circuit structure.Figure 11 illustrated the power contact head 70 and 90 in the fit structure.
In order to reduce complementary power supply contact and the coordinate force that holds the electric connector of said contact, contact beams can have staggered extended position through difference in size XOR biasing technique.As an example, Figure 12 to Figure 14 has shown from initial engagement to being in the schematic power contact head 100 and 110 on the different cooperation positions (or inserting distance) the final process that engages basically.In Figure 12 of other cooperation of the expression first order, the longest straight beam of contact 100 or blade 102 engage the corresponding clamping beam 112 of contact 110.Because through inserting straight beam or blade separates or the amount of the power that the deflection clamping beam is required, so other power in cooperating of the first order will reach peak value at first.Afterwards, other coordinate force in cooperating of the first order mainly is because the frictional resistance that straight beam and oblique angle beam are produced when sliding each other.Shown the cooperation of second level among Figure 13, wherein the straight beam of second of contact 110 length or blade 114 engage the corresponding clamping beam 104 of contacts 100.Coordinate force in the engagement process of second level separate owing to additional clamping beam is deflected and in the first order other cooperate and the cooperation of second level in the accumulation frictional force of fished beam produce.Other cooperates to have shown the third level among Figure 14, and wherein remaining straight beam of contact 110 or blade 116 engage remaining corresponding clamping beam 106 of contact 100.Those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize easily, and the present invention can expect still less or more class of fit, rather than with in the particular power source contact in a connector and three ranks in the power contact head array.As stated, electric connector of the present invention can adopt power contact head and signal contact simultaneously.Signal contact can also be relative to each other, and as selecting, with respect to the length of power contact head, staggered on length.For example, signal contact can have at least two various signals lengths of contacts, and these length can be different from arbitrary power contact head length.
Figure 15 to Figure 19 is a curve chart, and it has shown the coordinate force of (top or following explanation) various exemplary power contact and has inserted the representative relationship between the distance.The coordinate force that has shown the exemplary power contact that uses three ranks cooperations among Figure 15, wherein the peak value representative is in the deflection of the clamping beam of each class of fit place and splice web.If power contact head does not adopt staggered the cooperation, starting force will be essentially 2.5 times of first peak value of about 8N or 14.5N so.Adopt staggered points of engagement, observed maximum, force is less than 10N in whole insertion distance.
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that, only receive the restriction of following factor in theory, be i.e. effective surface area on bus or the printing circuit structure and the effective connector height measured from printing circuit structure according to the overall dimension of power connector of the present invention.Therefore, the power connector system can comprise a plurality of plug-in power pack contacts and plug signal contact, and a plurality of socket power contact and socket signal contact.Through changing the cooperation order of each power contact head and signal contact; (initial contact) cooperates required starting force to reduce plug with socket when two power connector a good distance offs, and along with connector plug reduces with distance between the connector body and the plug and the increase of the stability between the socket that partly cooperate and increase.Apply according to the distance that reduces between connector plug and the connector body increase power with mechanical dominance synergy, and help to prevent connector plug and socket flexing in initial engagement process.
Shown another exemplary power contact head 120 among Figure 20.Power contact head 120 comprises the first plate shape body member 122 and the second plate shape body member 124.Power contact head 120 can be called the split type contact, and this contact comprises the upper section 126 that has otch 128, and wherein said otch is formed on and is used to receive lower section 130 in the said upper section.Upper section 126 is shown as has shape; Yet, can use other geometry equally.Lower section 130 is constructed to fit in basically in the otch 128.As shown in the figure, upper section 126 comprises a pair of oblique angle beam 132 and a pair of straight beam 134 that extends from forward edge respectively with lower section 130, and a plurality of terminals 133 that are used to engage printing circuit structure.The quantity of beam and geometry can be different from shown in the figure.Figure 21 has shown power contact head much at one 140, the 140a of pair of parallel, and they are suitable for cooperating with the upper section and the lower section of split type contact 120.Each power contact head 140,140a have a pair of straight beam 142 between the contraction oblique angle beam 132 that can be inserted in contact 120 and are used to hold a pair of contraction oblique angle beam 144 of the straight beam 134 of contact 120.
Be noted that for single contact position as shown in Figure 22, electric connector of the present invention also can only use one in upper section or the lower section.Through in the adjacent contact position, being used alternatingly upside contact and downside contact; The spacing distance of the contact that can obtain to add to contact; Thereby allow contact to transmit the voltage of about 350V; Based on issuing safety standard, this voltage with compare higher with Figure 10 and Figure 20 with corresponding 0 to the 150V rated value of above-mentioned contact shown in Figure 21 like Fig. 9.By the formed zone 160 of vacating of the part that does not have contact in the corresponding split type contact heat dissipation channel can be provided.When being used for the situation of overall connector assembly, the upper section of complete contact, split type contact and split type contact or lower section can be arranged so that can use a plurality of current strength and voltage level in a connector.For example, the exemplary connector 150 shown in Figure 22 comprise the upside that is provided for high pressure as stated and downside contact part 152 array, can transmit the array of about 0 to 50A complete contact 154, with the array of the split type contact 156 that dwindles can transmitting of spacing setting about 0 to 25A and the array of signal contact 158.The quantity of the power contact head of different electric intensity of flow can less than or greater than three.And the structure of power contact head and signal contact can be different from shown in Figure 22.At last, the rated current intensity of different electrical power contact can be different from top said.
Referring now to Figure 23,, wherein shown additional formula power contact head embodiment.Socket power contact 170 comprises the first plate shape body member 172 that is layered on the second plate shape body member 174.Each comprises one group of otch 173 and 175 respectively the first plate shape body member and the second plate shape body member.Preferably, otch group 173 is different with the phase place of otch group 175.The entity part of the otch of a plate shape body member and another plate shape body member defines a plurality of contacts and receives space 176.Contact receives space 176 and is constructed to hold the cooperation plug contact, for example the beam of plug contact 180.At least one also comprises and is used for the terminal 171 that is connected with printing circuit structure in the first plate shape body member and the second plate shape body member.In optional receptacle connector embodiment (not shown), used the single plate shape body member that on outer surface, comprises one group of otch, wherein said otch has the width less than single plate shape body member.
Although the power contact head of top explanation has comprised two plate shape body members, power contact head embodiment (not shown) more provided by the invention include only single plate shape body member.And other power contact head structure of the present invention comprises plural plate shape body member.Exemplary receptacle connector 200 and plug contact 230 have been shown among Figure 24 to Figure 26 respectively.Each uses four plate shape body members respectively receptacle connector 200 and plug contact 230.
Socket power contact 200 comprises pair of outside plate shape body member 202 and 204, and pair of inside plate shape body member 206 and 208.Shown that with preferred stepped construction outer panel shape body member is to right with interior plate shape body member among the figure; That is to say, along the apparent surface's of adjacent body member very close to each other basically being formed between the adjacent body member of major part.A plurality of terminals 201 extend from one or more plate shape body members, and preferably, extend from whole four body members.In the paired outer panel shape body member 202,204 each comprises respectively opens part 203.Opening part 203 provides appropriate gap that terminal is connected with printing circuit structure and the gap 205 that can pass through to be limited to help heat radiation.Body member 202,204 extends first pair of beam 210 from the outside, and second pair of beam 212 extends from inboard body member 206,208.In a preferred embodiment, as shown in the figure, first pair of beam 210 joins with second pair of beam 212 basically.In optional embodiment, beam 210 and 212 extends to diverse location so that different cooperation orders to be provided.Beam 210,212 designs and is configured to the structure of engaged fit plug contact 230, and can limit one or more heat dissipation channels in adjacent beams 210, between 212, and itself limits heat dissipation channel 215 and 216 on relative beam 210 and 212.Beam 210 and 212 is shown as " clamping " or contraction structure, but can use other structure equally.Outside body member to inboard body member to can use remove top shown in be used to engage the beam that adds of connector power contact head.
Shown another exemplary power contact 241 that uses four range upon range of body members among Figure 27.Power contact head 241 comprises pair of outside plate shape body member 242 and 244, and wherein each outer panel shape body member comprises a plurality of cantilever straight beams 246 that extend from forward edge.Power contact head 240 also comprises the pair of inside plate shape body member 248 and 250 between outer panel shape body member 242 and 244.Interior plate shape body member 248 and 250 comprises a plurality of oblique angles cantilever beam 252, and they shrink to limit clamping or receptacle beams.Straight beam 246 separates to allow oblique angle beam 252 to be placed between them.Preferred formula power contact head (not shown) will comprise similar structure, wherein clamping beam to ridge purlin 246 and straight beam to ridge purlin 252.To trend towards outer panel shape body member 242 and 244 is kept together in engagement process central sill 246 suffered power, and beam 252 suffered power will trend towards interior plate shape body member 248 and 250 is pushed open.To cancel each other out during said power acting in conjunction and be passed to the carrying housing with the range upon range of and minimum power of stablizing that plate shape body member is provided.Outer panel 242 and 244 also will trend towards interior plate 248 and 250 is kept together.
So far each the power contact head embodiment that shows and explain has adopted a plurality of plate shape body members that are laminated to each other together.In this stepped construction, body member contacts along the part on relative body member surface at least each other.Accompanying drawing has shown the plate shape body member that contacts each other along their apparent surface's major part.Yet the desired optional contact embodiment of the present invention can make their apparent surfaces' fraction be in contact with one another.For example, the exemplary contact 253 shown in Figure 35 comprises a pair of plate shape body member 254 and 255.Contact 253 comprises the second area 257 that is laminated to each other plate shape body member together first area 256 and body member separate.First area 256 is interconnected by beveled corner regions 258 with second area 257.For example, second area 257 comprises and can help the intermediate space 259 of dispelling the heat through convection type.Range upon range of and the part that separate that is noted that plate shape body member can be different from shown in Figure 35.Except laminated to a certain degree, thereby a plurality of plate shape body member can also separate fully between the adjacent contact body member and limits intermediate space.Intermediate space can help to conduct heat.In addition, one cooperate contact can comprise plywood shape body member another then do not comprise-in Figure 28 and 29, shown a such instance with formula contact 260 and 290 respectively, will describe below.
Contact 260 shown in Figure 28 comprises the first plate shape body member 262, and its major part along the inner surface of the first plate shape body member 262 and the second plate shape body member 264 is layered on the second plate shape body member 264.The contact that the front side part 263,265 of each said plate shape body member is outwards opened to be defined for engaged fit contact 290 (shown in Figure 29) receives space 266.In open front part 263,265, shown the optional opening 268 that can improve heat radiation.
The body member 292 and 294 that contact 290 comprises and puts, preferably, said body member separates each other between them, to limit intermediate space 296.Thereby the surf zone of body member 292,294 combines with intermediate space 296 to allow mainly to dispel the heat through convection type.A plurality ofly be obedient to beam 300,302 from corresponding and put body member 292,294 and extend.In a preferred embodiment, beam 300,302 alternately extends from body member 292 and 294.Each beam 300,302 comprises neighbouring part 304 and away from part 306.Relative sidepiece 308 is connected through coupling part 312 with 310, and all these parts are arranged on neighbouring part 304 and away between the part 306.Preferably, coupling part 312 defines the enclosed beam end that is provided with away from body member 292,294.The each several part of aforementioned beam forms sphere (or arrow-shaped) beam jointly, and it provides at least two contact points for each independent beam 300,302.Although it is identical that all contact beams 300,302 are shown as on size and geometry, the present invention also expects the multiple beam that differs from one another, and they change along a body member, and between body member and body member, change.The quantity of beam shown in Figure 29 also can be changed to and comprise more or less beam.
As shown in Figure 29, each beam 300,302 away from part 306 with do not separate from the body member of its extension, thereby limit crack 316.Crack 316 helps to allow beam 300,302 deflection when inserting contact reception space 266.Gap 318 also is limited to adjacent beams 300 on each body member 292,294, between 302.Gap 318 has height H 1, and preferably, this highly is equal to or greater than the height H 2 of beam 300,302, thus the beam 300 of a body member 292 can with the beam 302 mutual interlocks of another body member 294.
Crack 316 allows from body member with gap 296,318 and 320 and is obedient to the beam heat radiation.In Figure 29, contact 290 extends along the longitudinal axes L of the imagination that the plane P with the paper place overlaps.In the structure of Figure 29, heat will make progress substantially and dissipate through convection type along the longitudinal axes L of imagining.Beam 300,302 and body member 292,294 type of defining chimney structures, its heat that helps to circulate is away from contact 290.If contact 290 turn 90 degrees in the plane P inward turning at paper place, then heat still can be through gap 316 and 318 and open end dissipation through gap 296 and 320.
Preferred contact of the present invention can or otherwise form by suitable band punching press.Contact can form separately or as select with two or more be one group of formation.Preferably, thus band by die stamping with finished product before or the finished product form limit a plurality of structure of contact terminals.After die stamping operation, possibly need the operation that adds, for example structure linked together or change the initial punching press orientation or the structure (for example, bending cantilever beam or contact body part) of structure.Referring to Figure 30; Exemplary tape 330 and 332 have wherein been shown; Each tape comprises a plurality of plate shape body members, and said plate shape body member comprises straight beam and bent beam (preferably, after punching operation, forming) and a plurality of terminals that extend from said plate shape body member.Comprise at power contact head under the situation of first body member and second body member, left side and right side structure the two can punching press and be arranged in the single tape.
Each contact elements can separate with all the other structures of 332 with tape 330, inserts in the connector shell then.But in a kind of selecting technology, tape can stacked togetherly be put into then and be used to form the mould that coats molded contact subcomponent.Only adopt at contact under the situation of single body member and also can use single tape.And plural tape can be range upon range of and be coated molded.Suitable thermoplastic flows around the major part of range upon range of body member and solidifies to form plastic casing 334, as shown in Figure 31.Then contact subcomponent 336 is separated with tape, as shown in Figure 32.Beam 340 extends with the engaged fit power contact head from housing 334, and terminal 342 is used for being connected printing circuit structure with coating molded contact from housing 334 extensions.The signal contact subcomponent also can be processed through perhaps coating molded one group of signal contact individually with the tape form.For example, shown among Figure 33 to coat molded signal contact subcomponent 350 that it comprises housing 352 and one group of signal contact 354.Figure 34 has shown the exemplary electrical connector 360 that comprises housing 362, two power contact head subcomponents 336 and a plurality of signal contact subcomponents 350.
Power contact head of the present invention and signal contact are by suitable material known in those skilled in the art, and for example copper alloy is processed.Contact can be coated with various material, for example comprises the combination of gold or gold and nickel.The quantity of contact and they structure in connector shell is not limited to shown in the accompanying drawing.Preferred power contact heads more of the present invention comprise the plate shape body member that is laminated to each other together.Range upon range of body member allows the connector electric current that transmission is very big because of the cross-sectional area (littler resistance) that increases and has the surface area of increase to help the potentiality of convective heat transfer.Those of ordinary skill in the art will be easy to recognize, plate shape body member is in shape can be for smooth or non-flat forms.The present invention also comprises and puts plate shape body member, to such an extent as to body member separates between them, to limit intermediate space.Intermediate space can also mainly be improved through convection type and conduct heat.Contact plate shape body member can also comprise opening or other heat transfer structure.The housing unit of electric connector provided by the invention can also comprise the structure that is used to improve heat radiation, for example extends to the housing vacancy or the gap of the surface portion of inner passage of connector and the contiguous power contact head that is kept from the connector outside.
Quantity, position and the geometry of the cantilever beam that extends from contact are not limited to shown in the figure.Some have said benefit in the above-mentioned girder construction; Yet other girder construction of the present invention possibly not have same said benefit.
Though combined the preferred embodiment of each accompanying drawing the present invention has been described; But be appreciated that; Do not breaking away under the prerequisite of the present invention, can use other similar embodiment or can retrofit and increase to be used to realize identical function of the present invention said embodiment.Therefore, the present invention should not be only limited to any single embodiment, but in the range and scope that are limited in claims to be mentioned.
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1. power contact head comprises:
Four range upon range of body members, wherein said four range upon range of body members comprise pair of outside plate shape body member and a pair of interior plate shape body member between said outer panel shape body member;
Be arranged in said that to the part of opening on each outer panel shape body member of outer panel shape body member; And
Terminal, said terminal be connected to said be arranged in said that to the part of opening on each outer panel shape body member of outer panel shape body member, wherein
Said that comprises cut-out respectively to outer panel shape body member, and this cut-out has exposed the part of said interior plate shape body member, so that said interior plate shape body member can engage with the mated plug power contact head.
2. power contact head according to claim 1 is characterized in that, first pair of beam extends from said outer panel shape body member.
3. power contact head according to claim 1 is characterized in that, said that comprises a plurality of oblique angles cantilever beam respectively to interior plate shape body member.
4. power contact head according to claim 1 is characterized in that, said outer panel shape body member comprises a plurality of cantilever beams.
5. power contact head according to claim 1 is characterized in that, said outer panel shape body member keeps together said interior plate shape body member.
6. power contact head according to claim 1 is characterized in that, said outer panel shape body member contacts with the part of pair of inside plate shape body along relative body member surface each other.
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