US 12,482,977 B2
Contact assembly
Yuki Tsutsui, Kawasaki (JP); and Junto Hoshiba, Kawasaki (JP)
Assigned to TE CONNECTIVITY JAPAN G.K., Kawasaki (JP)
Filed by Tyco Electronics Japan G.K., Kawasaki (JP)
Filed on Jan. 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/162,041.
Application 18/162,041 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP2021/008962, filed on Mar. 8, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 2020-130027 (JP), filed on Jul. 31, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0178919 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
Int. Cl. H01R 13/11 (2006.01); H01R 13/187 (2006.01); H01R 13/40 (2006.01); H01R 25/16 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/11 (2013.01) [H01R 13/187 (2013.01); H01R 13/40 (2013.01); H01R 25/16 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A contact assembly, comprising:
a plurality of contacts serving as a socket in a stacked state, the contacts each have a mating portion forming the socket and a held portion held with a held portion of another one of the contacts in a stacking direction of the contacts; and
a spring, at least two of the contacts adjacent to each other in the stacking direction have electrical continuity with each other via the spring that is formed in a single piece with the held portion of one of the at least two contacts and is compressible in the stacking direction between the held portion of each of the contacts.