EP 0907992 A1 19990414 - METHOD OF MAKING A CONTACT ASSEMBLY
Title (en)
METHOD OF MAKING A CONTACT ASSEMBLY
Title (de)
VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINER KONTAKTANORDNUNG
Title (fr)
PROCEDE DE FABRICATION D'UN ENSEMBLE CONTACT
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 9711490 W 19970626
- US 67270796 A 19960628
- US 67270896 A 19960628
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9800891A1] A contact assembly (90) includes separate conductive members (42, 54) with insulative material (90) molded about body sections (50, 64) to define an integral unit for handling during connector assembly. The method includes stamping the conductive members (656, 658, 660, 662) from a common blank (680) to have beams (610, 612, 614, 616) associated in pairs to define sockets (606, 608), second contact sections (648, 650, 652, 654) at other ends, and body sections (656, 658, 660, 662) joining the respective beams and second contact sections (648, 650, 652, 654). Final separation of the conductive members may occur after molding of the insulative material (670), prior to which the conductive members may be retained on carrier strip facilitating the stamping, plating and molding processes. One contact assembly (604) provides sockets (606, 608) having pairs of beams (610, 612 and 614, 616) with the beams defined on separate conductive members (640, 642, 644, 646) and is inserted into a housing doubling the contact density of the connector without increasing the size of the housing. Using the method, a mating indicator (40) may be made, where two conductive members (42, 60) having body sections (50, 64) physically joined by molded insulative material (90), include second contact sections (46, 68) connectable to a circuit board and that become commoned upon connector mating to indicate mating.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
H01R 12/71 (2011.01); H01R 43/24 (2006.01); H01R 13/627 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
H01R 12/724 (2013.01); H01R 43/24 (2013.01); H01R 13/6271 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 9800891A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9800891 A1 19980108; AU 3513097 A 19980121; CN 1108652 C 20030514; CN 1223749 A 19990721; DE 69709926 D1 20020228; DE 69709926 T2 20020829; EP 0907992 A1 19990414; EP 0907992 B1 20020109
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9711490 W 19970626; AU 3513097 A 19970626; CN 97195927 A 19970626; DE 69709926 T 19970626; EP 97931519 A 19970626