Patent ID: 6475037
Filing Date: 2002-11-05
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A contact element made of stamped and rolled sheet-metal material and having a contact-making section, a conductor-connecting section, and a fastening section for fastening the contact element in a receiving chamber in an insulating body, characterized in that there is pushed on, over the fastening section (5) of the contact element, a sleeve (3) which is disposed at a radial distance from said fastening section, said radial distance being set at a predetermined minimum separation distance between the sleeve (3) and the fastening section (5) to provide a permanent circulation of air and constant dissipation of heat between the sleeve (3) and the fastening section (5), characterized in that the sleeve (3) is provided with inwardly bent distance flaps (18) which are distributed over the periphery and by means of which the sleeve is centered on the fastening section (5).