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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2001
Hermann Stahl, Steinheim-Kleinbottwar, DE;
Hermann Stahl GmbH, Grossbottwar, DE;
Abstract
A springy contact element to be arranged between electrically conducting housing parts, wherein a first housing part has a sheet metal which can be shaped and has a sheet metal tab located within a slot of the sheet metal and forming a unitary part of the sheet metal, is formed by cold forming the sheet metal tab. The sheet metal tab has a thickness reduced relative to a thickness of the sheet metal by cold forming the springy contact element, wherein the springy contact element has an arc-shaped tab portion projecting out of a plane of the sheet metal. The springy contact element has a base portion and is connected with the base portion to the sheet metal. The springy contact element has a support area located at a spacing relative to the base portion, wherein the support area of the springy contact element is supported on at least one support surface of the sheet metal. The at least one support surface of the sheet metal extends transversely to a longitudinal tab axis of the sheet metal tab away from a first longitudinal slot edge and engages underneath the support area.