Patent ID: 6354880
Filing Date: 2002-03-12
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A resistance element connecting structure of a CRT socket comprising:a focus contact connectable to a focus pin of a cathode ray tube; a terminal connectable to an external lead wire; a focus side discharge electrode plate connected to said focus contact (8); a ground side discharge electrode plate; a housing; said housing including a contact storing concave portion for storing said focus contact; a terminal storing concave portion for storing said terminal; a discharge air gap chamber across which said focus side discharge electrode plate and said ground side discharge electrode plate are spaced from each other by a discharge gap; said discharge air gap chamber being concavely arranged from an open face on one side of said housing; a resistance element connected in series between said focus contact attached from said open face to said contact storing concave portion and said terminal attached from said open face to said terminal storing concave portion; said focus side discharge electrode plate being a metallic plate having an electrode portion projecting therefrom; an elastic contact piece projecting from a bottom edge of said metallic plate in a direction reverse to a projecting direction of said electrode portion; an attaching frame portion for nipping and fixing both sides of said focus side discharge electrode plate; said attaching frame portion being formed in a side wall surrounding said discharge air gap chamber of said housing; an inside lead portion of said resistance element having an outside lead portion connected to said terminal; said inside lead portion being disposed outside said side wall; said bottom edge of said metallic plate is directed toward an interior of said housing; said focus side discharge electrode plate is attached to said attaching frame portion from said open face along said side wall; said electrode portion of said focus side discharge electrode plate faces said discharge air gap chamber; said elastic contact piece projected to an outer side from said side wall of said discharge air gap chamber elastically contacts said inside lead portion of said resistance element; and said focus side discharge electrode plate, connected to said focus contact, is connected to said inside lead portion of said resistance element.