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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 06, 1999
Electric connector having depressible contact pieces capable of conveying a relatively large current
Honda Tsushin Kogyo Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is an improved electric connector having depressible probe pins each comprising movable and stationary contact pieces. The movable contact piece comprises a front projection and a rear convergence integrally connected to the front projection. The probe pin is press-fitted in a selected pin slot in the insulating casing of the electric connector, allowing the front projection to partly appear from the selected pin slot. The stationary contact piece has two opposite arms extending from its base. The opposite arms of the stationary contact piece pinch the convergence of the movable contact piece, and withdrawal of the front projection of the movable contact piece causes the opposite arms to yieldingly open wide enough to allow the convergence of the movable contact piece to invade therebetween. The parallel-arrangement of current-carrying passages provided by the bifurcate stationary contact piece has the effect of increasing the current conducting capacity of the electric connector.