ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING ELECTRICAL CONTACTS CONFIGURED TO REDUCE WEAR CAUSED BY WIPING

摘要

Electrical connector including a contact array of electrical contacts. Each of the electrical contacts has an elongated body that extends along a central axis and an exterior surface that includes a wipe track. The wipe track extends along the central axis and is configured to engage a flexible contact finger of the mating connector. Each of the elongated bodies includes a forward segment, a mating segment, and a ramp portion that extends between and joins the forward and mating segments. An elevation of the wipe track along the mating segment is greater than an elevation of the wipe track along the forward segment. An elevation of the wipe track along the ramp portion increases as the wipe track extends from the forward segment to the mating segment such that the ramp portion deflects the contact finger from a first deflected condition to a greater second deflected condition.

主权项

1. An electrical connector comprising:
a connector housing configured to engage a mating connector during a mating operation; and a contact array including electrical contacts coupled to the connector housing, each of the electrical contacts including an elongated body that extends along a central axis and has an exterior surface that is configured to engage a contact finger of the mating connector along it wipe track, the wipe track extending along the central axis and having an elevation relative to the central axis; wherein each of the elongated bodies includes a forward segment, a mating segment, and a ramp portion that extends between and joins the forward and mating segments, the elevation of the wipe track along the mating segment being greater than the elevation of the wipe track along the forward segment, the elevation of the wipe track along the ramp portion increasing as the wipe track extends from the forward segment to the mating segment such that the ramp portion deflects the contact finger from a first deflected condition to a greater second deflected condition during the mating operation, wherein the electrical contacts each include a compliant pin that is configured to directly engage a conductive via of a circuit hoard.