Patent ID: 11901663
Assignee: AMPHENOL CORPORATION
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. An electrical connector configured to be mated with a complementary electrical connector along a mating direction, the electrical connector comprising:
a plurality of conductive elements disposed in a column, each of the plurality of conductive elements comprising a mating contact portion, a contact tail, and an intermediate portion between the mating contact portion and the contact tail, wherein:
a first mating contact portion of a first conductive element of the plurality of conductive elements comprises a first beam and a second beam;
the first beam comprises a first contact region adapted to make electrical contact with a surface of the complementary electrical connector at a first point of contact;
the second beam comprises a second contact region adapted to make electrical contact with the surface of the complementary electrical connector at a second point of contact, wherein the first point of contact and the second point of contact are offset relative to each other with respect to the mating direction, wherein the first point of contact is ahead of the second point of contact with respect to the mating direction;
the first beam is adapted to exert a first force normal to a plane defined by the surface of the second electrical connector when the electrical connector and the commentary electrical connectors are mated; and
the second beam is adapted to exert a second force normal to the plane when the electrical connector and the commentary electrical connectors are mated, the first force being greater than the second force.