CONTACT ASSEMBLY FOR HIGH-CURRENT APPLICATIONS

• Main Authors: GRUNDMEIER, Ramona, DAUTH, Alexander, BRAEUCHLE, Gerd
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 29.08.2019
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; BLASTING; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; COMBUSTION ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL; CURRENT COLLECTORS; ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY; HEATING; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS; INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; LIGHTING; LINE CONNECTORS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PRINTED CIRCUITS; WEAPONS

Contact assembly for high-current applications, comprising an electric circuit board (3); a non-flexible conductor rod (1) protruding in a longitudinal direction, the conductor rod (1) transmitting an electric current of more than 30 Ampere, in particular more than 50 Ampere, between the circuit board (3) and an electric device; and a receiving member (2), the receiving member (2) being fixed to the circuit board (3); wherein the receiving member (2) holds the conductor rod (1) and transmits the current between the conductor rod (1) and the circuit board (3); wherein the receiving member (2) comprises a plurality of elastically deformable tongues (5), the tongues (5) being arranged circumferentially about the conductor rod (1) and providing for a mechanical support as well as an electric contact between the conductor rod (1) and the receiving member (2).