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EP0209974A2
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Connector for PCB mounting
Assignee: TE Connectivity Corp
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Filing: 1986-05-30
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2006-05-30
Abstract
Abstract An electrical connector 1 has a housing (2) with a base (3) for mounting on a printed circuit board (5), projecting mounting posts (6) extend from the base, a conductive outer shell (22) and a dielectric body (23) surrounded by the housing (2), a first conductive contact (25) has a first contact portion (48) projecting from the housing (2) for insertion into a corresponding aperture (55) of a printed circuit board (5), a second contact portion (33) projecting from the housing (2) for insertion into a corresponding aperture (7) of a printed circuit board (5), and each contact portion (33,48) has a taper (50) toward the free end and with an apex (51) of the taper (50) that intersects a longitudinal edge (52) of the corresponding contact portion (33,48) and is aligned with a center line (54) of a corresponding aperture (55) of a printed circuit board (5).
Inventors
- 👤 Douglas Michael Johnescu
- 👤 Erlon Fitch Johnson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 04:13
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R24/00; H01R24/38; H01R24/40; H01R24/50; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/30; H05K3/306; H05K3/308; H01R2103/00; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/09; H05K2201/09209; H05K2201/09654; H05K2201/09809; H05K2201/10; H05K2201/10227; H05K2201/10424; H05K2201/10431; H05K2201/10568; H05K2201/10613; H05K2201/10742; H05K2201/1075; H05K2201/10795; H05K2201/10863; H05K2203/00; H05K2203/16; H05K2203/167
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
137 words
An improved connector having a housing (2) for mounting on a printed circuit board, projecting mounting posts (6,6), a conductive outer shell (22), a dielectric body (23), a first conductive contact (25) carried by the dielectric body (23) for insertion into a corresponding aperture (55) of a printed circuit board (5), a second contact (33) projecting from the housing (2) for insertion into a corresponding aperture (5) of a printed circuit board (5), and the connector is characterised in that; the contacts have tapers (50,50) toward the free ends that intersect longitudinal edges of the contacts (25,33) and are aligned with center lines of the apertures (55,55) of the printed circuit board (5), and the mounting posts (6,6) have respective centerlines (12,12) aligned with respective centerlines (13,13) of corresponding apertures (7,7) of the printed circuit board (5).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
137 words
An improved connector having a housing (2) for mounting on a printed circuit board, projecting mounting posts (6,6), a conductive outer shell (22), a dielectric body (23), a first conductive contact (25) carried by the dielectric body (23) for insertion into a corresponding aperture (55) of a printed circuit board (5), a second contact (33) projecting from the housing (2) for insertion into a corresponding aperture (5) of a printed circuit board (5), and the connector is characterised in that; the contacts have tapers (50,50) toward the free ends that intersect longitudinal edges of the contacts (25,33) and are aligned with center lines of the apertures (55,55) of the printed circuit board (5), and the mounting posts (6,6) have respective centerlines (12,12) aligned with respective centerlines (13,13) of corresponding apertures (7,7) of the printed circuit board (5).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
The improved connector as recited in claim 1, further characterised in that, the contacts (25,33) are in corresponding channels (53,53) and the longitudinal edges of the contacts (25,33) intersected by the respective tapers (50,50) engage contact supporting surfaces (57,57) of corresponding channels (53, 53).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The improved connector as recited in claim 1, further characterised in that, the contact supporting surfaces (57,57) are aligned with center lines of respective apertures (55,55) in the printed circuit board (5).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The improved connector as recited in claim 1, further characterised in that the contact supporting surfaces (57,57) intersect a base of the housing (2).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The improved connector as recited in claim 1, further characterised in that each mounting post (6,6) is frusto-conical.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
The improved connector as recited in claim 1, further characterised in that each mounting post (6,6) is sloped thirty-five degrees from the axis of the corresponding mounting post (6,6).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The improved connector as recited in claim 1, further characterised in that, the contacts (25,33) are retained by an insulative portion (58).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
The improved connector as recited in claim 1, further characterised in that, the longitudinal axis of each mounting post (6,6) is aligned with the axis of a corresponding aperture (7,7) of the printed circuit board (5).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
The improved connector as recited in claim 1, further characterised in that the mounting posts (6,6) are metal and are frictionally inserted in recesses (53,53) in the housing (2).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
The improved connector as recited in claim 1, further characterised in that the mounting posts (6,6) have roughened portions (11,11) frictionally engaged in the housing (2).
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