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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2008
Dieter Tuerschmann, Weiterstadt, DE;
Torsten Feige, Bielefeld, DE;
Joerg Scheer, Huellhorst, DE;
Peter Stuckmann, Lage, DE;
Dieter Tuerschmann, Weiterstadt, DE;
Torsten Feige, Bielefeld, DE;
Joerg Scheer, Huellhorst, DE;
Peter Stuckmann, Lage, DE;
Weidmuller Interface GmbH & Co. KG, Detmold, DE;
Abstract
An improved electrical connector is formed by stamping and bending a sheet of conductive metal, wherein as a preliminary step, a series of longitudinally-spaced openings are formed in the sheet to define a plurality of transversely extending strips from the side edges of which a pair of parallel spaced integral side walls extend, which sheet is coiled on a storage spool, and is subsequently unwound and fed toward a stamping station at which the transverse strips are severed at spaced separation points, thereby to define a connector body wall integral with the side walls. The side walls have portions that are simultaneously bent to form top, bottom and/or end walls which cooperate to define a chamber in which a spring contact is mounted. The connector is then connected an electrical component, such as a printed circuit board, in the manner of a surface mounted device (SMD).