Electrical power contact with two adjacent contact blades abutting each other

摘要

A power connector can include a dielectric connector housing and electrical contacts that are supported by the housing. The electrical contacts can each include first and second contact bodies. The first contact body can include a first contact blade and the second contact body can include a second contact blade that can define a mating portion of the electrical contact. The mating portion can be configured to mate with a complementary power connector along a mating direction so as to establish an electrical connection between the power connector and the complementary power connector. The contact blades can be configured slide with respect to each other along the mating direction.

主权项

1. An electrical power contact configured to mate with a complementary electrical power contact in a forward direction, the electrical power contact comprising:
a mounting portion configured to electrically connect to a substrate; a mating portion that extends along a forward direction with respect to the mounting portion, the mating portion configured to mate with the complementary electrical power contact, the mating portion including first and second contact blades disposed adjacent each other and abutting each other along a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the forward direction, wherein the first contact blade defines a first forwardmost tip, and the second contact blades defines a second forwardmost tip; an intermediate portion that extends between the mating portion and the mounting portion, the intermediate portion configured to transmit electrical current between the mating portion and the mounting portion, wherein a select portion of the power contact is configured to elastically angulate with respect to at least a portion of the mounting portion within a range that causes the first and second forwardmost tips to deflect a distance between approximately 0.25 mm and approximately 3 mm in the second direction, such that at least one of the first and second contact blades slides along the other of the first and second contact blades.