EP1069654A1
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Triaxial contact and process for assembling said contact
Assignee: FCI SA
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Filing: 2000-07-06
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2020-07-06
Abstract
Abstract A triaxial contact (1) comprising three contacts (2, 3, 4) retained by a front insulator (5) which is anchored in a cavity (7) of a first cylindrical contact (2). A triaxial contact such that an intermediate contact (3) is harpooned inside a first receptacle of the front insulator. The front insulator is such that it bas a second receptacle (30) allowing to accommodate and insulate the central contact, said triaxial contact has a rear insulator (6) allowing to retain the intermediate contact and the central contact inside the cavity of the first contact.
Inventors
- 👤 Daniel Richet
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 16:08
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R24/00; H01R24/38; H01R24/40; H01R13/00; H01R13/648; H01R13/658; H01R13/6581; H01R2103/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
137 words
A contact (1) of the triaxial type, comprising a first outer cylindrical
contact (2), an intermediate contact (3) and a central contact (4), these contacts
being held together by mechanical means and electrically insulated from each
other by an insulating member, characterized in that the insulating member includes a single--piece 10 front insulator (5), the
front insulator being held at a front end of a cavity (7) of the first cylindrical
contact by means of a first elastic lock (24), secured in a first groove (23), the intermediate contact is held in a first receptacle (29) of the front
insulator by a harpoon embedded in the material of the front insulator, the central contact is situated in a second receptacle (30) of the front
insulator, and 15 locked therein by a shoulder (48) of the front insulator.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
44 words
A contact as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the elastic lock/s
have a conical shape, such that a portion with the greater diameter of said
conical shape is situated at the front end (9) which is designed to receive the
complementary connector.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A contact as claimed in any claim 1 to 2, characterized in that the first
groove is formed in an inner wall of the cavity of the first cylindrical contact.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
A contact as claimed in any claim 1 to 3, characterized in that the
insulating member includes a rear insulator (6) held by a rim (57) at a rear end
of the first cylindrical contact.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
A contact as claims in claim 4, characterized in that the rear insulator
is traversed by a pin (40) of the intermediate contact and by a pin (50) of the
central contact.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
A contact as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that the two pins
have a bend with respect to a longitudinal axis of the contact.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
51 words
A contact as claimed in any claim 1 to 6, characterized in that the
central contact has a socket (46) at its front end, and that the second receptacle
has an orifice at the same front end, said orifice having a diameter slight]y
smaller than the inside diameter of said socket.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
187 words
A process for assembling a triaxial contact (1) including the following
steps in the following order: introducing an intermediate contact (3) in a first receptacle (29) of a front
insulator (6) from a front end (26) of the front insulator, securing a harpoon of the intermediate contact in a wall of this first
receptacle, introducing a central contact (4) in a second receptacle (30) of said front
insulator from a rear end (26) of said front insulator, said rear end being
opposite to the front end of the front insulator, engaging a rear insulator against the rear end of the front insulator, the
rear insulator and the rear end of the front insulator having an intermediate
contact pin and a central contact pin projecting therefrom, introducing the assembly (55) composed of the 25 rear insulator, front
insulator, intermediate and central contacts in a cavity (7) of a cylindrical contact
(2) trough a front end (9) of said cylindrical contact, locking said assembly against a step of the cylindrical contact by
securing elastic lock of the front insulator in a complementary groove (43) of the
cylindrical contact (44).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
46 words
A process as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that it includes the
following steps: bending the intermediate contact pin which projects out of the rear
insulator; bending the central contact pin projecting the rear insulator, preferably in
the same direction as the intermediate contact pin.
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