Abstract A socket terminal for releasably receiving a pin and comprising a channel-shaped contact portion for receiving the pin between the channel sides and normally through an aperture in the channel base, the aperture extending throughout the channel width and being elongated lengthwise of the channel; a wire connecting section being formed at an end of the channel-shaped portion, tongues extending integrally from opposite ends of the aperture for engaging diametrically opposite first side portions of the pin, side portions of the channel being arranged to engage diametrically opposite second side portions of the pin orthogonally arranged with respect to the first side portions. The socket terminals are particularly useful when assembled in cluster blocks of the kind used in connecting through the hermetically sealed enclosures of refrigerator motors where they may be subject to vibration and adverse atmospheric environment but must satisfy stringent reliability requirements.
A socket terminal for releasably receiving a pin and comprising a channel-shaped contact portion for receiving the pin between the channel sides and normally through an aperture in the chanel base, the aperture extending throughout the channel width and into the channel side portions, a wire connecting section being formed at an end of the channel-shaped portion, tongues extending integrally from opposite sides of the aperture for engaging diametrically opposite first side portions of the pin, side portions of the channel being arranged to engage diametrically opposite second side portions of the pin orthogonally arranged with respect to the first side portions, the channel side portions being spaced axially of the pin from the tongues of the channel base, said tongues arranged to exert a relatively high contact pressure on the pin and said side portions being arranged to exert a generally low contact pressure on the pin.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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A socket terminal for releasably receiving a pin and comprising a channel-shaped contact portion for receiving the pin between the channel sides and normally through an aperture in the chanel base, the aperture extending throughout the channel width and into the channel side portions, a wire connecting section being formed at an end of the channel-shaped portion, tongues extending integrally from opposite sides of the aperture for engaging diametrically opposite first side portions of the pin, side portions of the channel being arranged to engage diametrically opposite second side portions of the pin orthogonally arranged with respect to the first side portions, the channel side portions being spaced axially of the pin from the tongues of the channel base, said tongues arranged to exert a relatively high contact pressure on the pin and said side portions being arranged to exert a generally low contact pressure on the pin.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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A socket terminal as claimed in claim 1, in which free ends of the tongues are turned up between the channel sides and are arcuately formed for embracing a circular section pin.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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A socket terminal as claimed in claim 1, in which free edges of the channel sides remote from the channel base are each formed with a pair of ears, one ear on each side of the aperture and projecting away from the base.