US 12,155,162 B2
Bus bar contact for attachment to a bus bar, and method for attaching a bus bar contact
Chris Buechling, Bensheim (DE); Frank Kaehny, Bensheim (DE); Manuel Eheim, Bensheim (DE); Marcus Wolf, Manheim (DE); Bjoern Hoffmann, Bensheim (DE); Alexander Weber, Bensheim (DE); and Patrick Distler, Bensheim (DE)
Assigned to TE Connectivity Germany GmbH, Bensheim (DE)
Filed by TE Connectivity Germany GmbH, Bensheim (DE)
Filed on Dec. 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/554,561.
Prior Publication US 2022/0200220 A1, Jun. 23, 2022
Int. Cl. H01R 4/30 (2006.01); H01R 13/627 (2006.01); H01R 25/16 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 25/161 (2013.01) [H01R 4/30 (2013.01); H01R 13/627 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A busbar contact, comprising:
a contact ring having a contact surface at a distal end;
a fastening element, the fastening element and the contact ring have complementary press-on surfaces that taper in a direction opposite to a direction of connection between the contact ring and the fastening element, the press-on surface of the contact ring is an inner surface of the contact ring and the press-on surface of the fastening element is an outer surface of the fastening element; and
a counter element connecting to the fastening element, the counter element and the contact ring abut opposite sides of a busbar and the fastening element directly contacts the busbar.