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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2014
Sensata Technologies, Inc., Attleboro, MA (US);
Andrew Willner, Attleboro, MA (US);
Giovanni Fraone, Manfield, MA (US);
Dedde Hedzer Wiersma, Deventer, NL;
Andrew LeGendre, Dedham, MA (US);
Raymond E. Mandeville, Cumberland, RI (US);
Shuo Robert Chen, Providence, RI (US);
Ted Medeiros, North Smithfield, RI (US);
Matt Nelson, Watertown, MA (US);
Sensata Technologies, Inc., Attleboro, MA (US);
Abstract
In an embodiment, a stepped spring contact may have a first portion, a transition portion, and a second portion. The first portion may include a plurality of windings whose pitch may vary. The second portion may include a plurality of windings that are closely wound. A pitch of the windings contained in the second portion may be, for example, constant. The transition portion may include a winding that may make mechanical and electrical contact with a first electrical conductor (e.g., a pad contained on a printed circuit board (PCB)). The first portion may include a tip. The tip may be, for example, flat shaped or conically shaped. The tip may make electrical contact with a second electrical conductor (e.g., a terminal connector). In operation, the stepped spring contact may provide electrical continuity between the first electrical conductor and the second electrical conductor.