Plug contact arrangement

Claim 2

A contact arrangement for electrically connecting the plug prongs of a first electrical component with contact bores formed in a second electrical component, wherein said contact bores have cross sections which are larger than those of said plug pronge to permit said plug prongs to be inserted into said contact bores with little or not force, and wherein said contact prongs are shifted perpendicularly to their longitudinal direction and tilted in the associated ones of said contact bores to provide contacts, characterized in that a receiving housing is associated with said first component and has a bottom plate onto which said second component with contact bores is placable, which bottom plate serves as a guide plate located in front of said second component in the insertion direction and is arrangement perpendicularly to the insertion direction of said plug prongs and is provided with guide holes for said plug prongs arranged in a pattern corresponding to the pattern of the corresponding contact bores and aligned therewith and having cross sections larger than those of said contact bores, and in that said first component is movable perpendicularly to the direction of said plug prongs with respect to said receiving housing from an insertion position at which said plug prongs align with said guide openings of said guide plate to a contact position and is arrestable in said contact position.

Claim 3

A contact arrangement according to claim 1 further characterized in that the guide holes are funnel shaped so that they become narrowed as they proceed from the opening width in the insertion direction.

Claim 4

A contact arrangement according to claim 1 further characterized in that said receiving housing is provided with means for exactly positioning and fastening it relative to said second component.

Claim 5

A contact arrangement according to claim 1 further characterized in that actuating means are provided for transversely shifting said first component relative to said receiving housing.

Claim 6

A contact arrangement according to claim 1 further characterized by means for latching said first component to said receiving housing in the contact position.

Claim 7

A contact arrangement according to claim 5 further characterized in that said actuating means includes a push bar shiftably supported in said receiving housing and having a cam actuating face, which push bar cooperates with a cam arranged on said first component.

Claim 8

A contact arrangement according to claim 5 further characterized in that said cam actuating face forms a ramp running inclined to the shift direction of said push bar and which transitions into a latching surface running parallel to the shift direction of said push bar.

Claim 9

A contact arrangement according to claim 5 further characterized in that said means for latching said first component with respect to said receiving housing is formed by a spring catch element on said receiving housing and a catch recess formed in said first component.

Claim 10

A contact arrangement according to claim 1 further characterized in that the free length of said plug prongs is a multiple of the depth of said contact bores in the insertion direction.

Claim 11

A contact arrangement for electrically connecting the plug prongs of a first electrical component with contact bores formed in a second electrical component, wherein said contact bores have cross sections which are larger than those of said plug prongs to permit said plug prongs to be inserted into said contact bores with little or no force, and wherein said contact prongs are shifted perpendicularly to their longitudinal directions and tilted int he associated ones of said contact bores to provide contacts, characterized in that a guide plate is provided in front of the second component in the insertion direction having guide openings arranged in a pattern corresponding to the pattern of the corresponding contact bores and aligned therewith and having opening cross sections greater than those of said contact bores, and in that means are provided for shifting the first component and the second component in a given direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the plug prongs as well as for holding the components in a shifted contact position, each of said guide openings being funnel-shaped so as to become of smaller cross section as it proceeds away from its opening cross section in the insertion direction and having a minimum cross section zone of very small extent in the insertion direction so that when one of said prongs is inserted through said opening the portion of said prong which extends beyond said minimum cross section zone in the insertion direction can freely tilt relative to said guide plate by pivoting about said zone of minimum cross section as said first and second components are shifted relative to one another in said given direction.

Claim 12

A contact arrangement for electrically connecting the plug prongs of a first electrical component with contact bores formed in a second electrical component, wherein said contact bores have cross sections which are larger than those of said plug prongs to permit said plug prongs to be inserted into said contact bores with little or no force, and wherein said contact prongs are shifted perpendicularly to their longitudinal directions and tilted int he associated ones of said contact bores to provide contacts, characterized in that a guide plate is provided in front of the second component in the insertion direction having guide openings arranged in a pattern corresponding to the pattern of the corresponding contact bores and aligned therewith and having opening cross sections greater than those of said contact bores, and in that means are provided for shifting the first component and the second component in a given direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the plug prongs as well as for holding the components in a shifted contact position, each of said guide openings being funnel-shaped so as to become of smaller cross section as it proceeds away from its opening cross section in the insertion direction and having a minimum cross section zone of very small extent in the insertion direction so that when one of said prongs is inserted through said opening the portion of said prong which extends beyond said minimum cross section zone in the insertion direction can freely tilt relative to said guide plate by pivoting about said zone of minimum cross section as said first and second components are shifted relative to one another in said given direction.

Claim 13

A contact arrangement according to claim 10 further characterized in that said guide plate has a bottom face facing in said direction of insertion, and said minimum cross section zones of said openings are located in the plane of said bottom face.

Claim 14

A contact arrangement according to claim 10 further characterized in that a receiving housing is associated with the first component having plug prongs, which receiving housing is provided with a bottom plate serving as said guide plate containing said guide openings and onto which bottom plate the second component with contact bores is placeable, and in that the first component is movable perpendicularly to the direction of the plug prongs with respect to the receiving housing from an insertion position at which the plug prongs align with the guide openings of the guide plate to a contact position and is arrestable in the contact position.