Patent ID: 9667015
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: C23C,H01H,H01R,H05K

Claim:
1. Electrical contact element, comprising: a base material having at least one functional region, the at least one functional region being limited to a partial area of the contact element, and the at least one functional region comprises at least a first functional region, a second functional region, and a third functional region; and a material coating mechanically applied to the base material with a highly energetic thermal radiation directed on to the material coating, the material coating comprising a first material coating, a lower part of which is embedded within the base material in the first functional region by a distance corresponding to a first active depth beneath an outer surface of the base material subsequent to application of the thermal radiation and an upper part of which extends above the outer surface of the base material subsequent to application of the thermal radiation, a second material coating, a lower part of which is embedded within the base material in the second functional region by a distance corresponding to a second active depth beneath the outer surface of the base material subsequent to application of the thermal radiation and an upper part of which extends above the outer surface of the base material subsequent to application of the thermal radiation, a third material coating, a lower part of which is embedded within the base material in the third functional region by a distance corresponding to a third active depth beneath the outer surface of the base material subsequent to application of the thermal radiation and an upper part of which extends above the outer surface of the base material subsequent to application of the thermal radiation, and a fourth material coating in contact with the first, second, and third material coatings, and the first active depth is different from the second and third active depths, and wherein the first material coating is in a side-by-side arrangement with the fourth material coating, and the first material coating is in direct contact with the base material and the fourth material coating, and the fourth material coating is in direct contact with the base material.