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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 1994
Filed:
Jan. 06, 1993
Juergen K Schmidt, Neuss, DE;
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A contact device for an electrical component, particularly a connector, comprising at least one contact element, said contact element having a first contact portion located within said component and second contact portion projecting downwardly beyond said component and adapted to be connected to a conductor, in particular a conductor of a printed circuit board, by soldering, wherein the first contact portion consists of a resilient metallic material and the second contact portion consists of a shape memory alloy, the alloy having a transformation temperature which is significantly higher than the operation temperature of the contact device, the contact device being located or oriented such that it deforms towards said conductor above said transformation temperature.