Patent ID: 6789653
Filing Date: 2004-09-14
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A contact structure comprising:a fixed contact set, said fixed contact set comprising a stepped cap, said stepped cap having a plurality of annular steps of different diameters, and a plurality of contact rings of different diameters respectively mounted in said annular steps and respectively connected to the conductors of a fixed cable; and a movable contact set, said movable contact set comprising a stepped shaft rotatably inserted into the stepped cap of said fixed contact set, said stepped shaft having a plurality of steps corresponding to the annular steps of said stepped cap of said fixed contact set and a plurality of peripheral holes respectively formed in the steps, spring means mounted in the peripheral holes in the steps of said stepped shaft, and a plurality of arched contact plates respectively supported on said spring means in said peripheral holes and forced by said spring means into contact with the contact rings of said fixed contact set.