US 12,009,617 B2
Fixation device for affixing a contact element in a housing of a connector
Thomas Schmitt, Bensheim (DE); Jens Nickel, Bensheim (DE); Walter Saenger, Bensheim (DE); Christian Gregor, Bensheim (DE); Martin Listing, Bensheim (DE); Rolf Jetter, Bensheim (DE); Christoph Kosmalski, Bensheim (DE); and Wolfgang Balles, Bensheim (DE)
Assigned to TE Connectivity Germany GmbH, Bensheim (DE)
Filed by TE Connectivity Germany GmbH, Bensheim (DE)
Filed on Oct. 7, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/496,067.
Claims priority of application No. 102020126541.7 (DE), filed on Oct. 9, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0115808 A1, Apr. 14, 2022
Int. Cl. H01R 13/58 (2006.01); H01R 13/502 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/5812 (2013.01) [H01R 13/502 (2013.01); H01R 2201/26 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fixation device for fixing a contact element within a connector, comprising:
a housing including the contact element receptacle for receiving a contact element, and a support face defining a deflection surface for supporting the contact element within the housing; and
a clamping device for clamping the contact element in the contact element receptacle with a clamping force directed in a clamping direction, the deflection surface oriented at an angle relative to the clamping direction such that the deflection surface deflects a component of the clamping force acting upon the contact element in a direction transverse to the clamping direction.