Pressure contact type connector and manufacturing method of the same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9997855
APP PUB NO 20170358884A1
SERIAL NO

15679647

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A pressure contact type connector includes: an upper flat plate portion; a lower flat plate portion which is disposed below the upper flat plate portion; a first spring portion which connects the upper and lower flat plate portions; and a second spring portion which extends upward from the lower flat plate portion and applies a resilient force to the upper flat plate portion, in which the first and second spring portions are wound about the upper flat plate portion when viewed from above in a plan view, and extend so that the spring portions do not interfere with each other when being compressed and extended in the vertical direction, the first spring portion is formed to be bent so that a width dimension is larger than a thickness dimension, and the second spring portion is formed to be bent so that a width dimension is larger than a thickness dimension.

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  • ALPS ELECTRIC CO. LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kawahata, Takashi Tokyo, JP 6 28
Omura, Shuji Tokyo, JP 4 12
Sato, Seiichiro Tokyo, JP 15 196
Suzuki, Rikiya Tokyo, JP 7 14
Yokota, Junichiro Tokyo, JP 12 306

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