Published January 13, 1976 | Version v1
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High current capacity electrical connector

Description

An electrical connector is provided for coupling high current capacity electrical conductors such as copper busses or the like. The connector is arranged in a ''sandwiched'' configuration in which a conductor plate contacts the busses along major surfaces clamped between two stainless steel backing plates. The conductor plate is provided with contact buttons in a spaced array such that the caps of the buttons extend above the conductor plate surface to contact the busses. When clamping bolts provided through openings in the sandwiched arrangement are tightened, Belleville springs provided under the rim of each button cap are compressed and resiliently force the caps into contact with the busses' contacting surfaces to maintain a predetermined electrical contact area provided by the button cap tops. The contact area does not change with changing thermal or mechanical stresses applied to the coupled conductors

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MF available from INIS under the Report Number.

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Additional details

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Augmented title (English)
Patent

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
4 p.
IPC:
Int. Cl.H01R7/08.
IPC
Int. Cl.H01R7/08.
Patent number
US patent document 3,932,014

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
8281543
Subject category
S42: ENGINEERING;
Descriptors DEI
CONNECTORS; ELECTRIC CABLES; ELECTRIC CONTACTS; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; PLATES; SPECIFICATIONS; SPRINGS; STRESSES
Descriptors DEC
CONDUCTOR DEVICES; MACHINE PARTS

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Notes
PAT-APPL-560,428.