EP0519264A2
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Electrical connector
Assignee: Whitaker LLC
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Filing: 1992-06-02
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2012-06-02
Abstract
Abstract An electrical connector (10) includes a first housing part (20) fixed to a circuit board and a second housing part (30) fitted within the first housing part and spaced therefrom to allow limited X, Y, and Z movement between such parts, contacts (40) are provided including solder post portions (42) mounted in the first housing part and contact portions (41) in the second housing part adapted to engage the contacts of a mating housing. The contact portions (41) and (42) are interconnected by an integral S-shaped spring (43) to facilitate limited and resilient movement of the contact portions and housing parts to relieve stresses and strains caused by mating and unmating of components, including further connectors to a circuit board through the connector. An alternative embodiment includes legs and a J-shaped contact portions in the second housing part with the connector being adapted to be surface mounted and soldered on a circuit board.
Inventors
- 👤 Shoji Kikuchi
- 👤 Akihito Ono
- 👤 Tatsuya Nakamura
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 18:38
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/62; H01R13/629; H01R13/631; H01R13/6315; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/91; H01R12/50; H01R12/51; H01R12/55; H01R12/57; H01R12/71; H01R12/712; H01R12/716; H01R13/46; H01R13/502
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
156 words
An electrical connector (10) including a dielectric housing having first and second parts (20, 30) and an array of contacts (40) mounted in said housing with each contact having a contact portion (41) mounted in the housing first part (20) adapted to mate with a contact of a further connector, and a second portion (42) mounted in the housing second part adapted to be connected to circuits of a circuit board or the like on which the connector is mounted characterized in that the contact (40) includes an intermediary portion (43) having resilient characteristics and joining the first and second contact portions to facilitate slight X, Y, and Z movements of the housing parts and first and second contact portions relative to each other to minimize stresses and strains tending to damage contacts of the connector and interconnections to the further connector and circuit board upon mating and unmating of the connector with the further connector.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
47 words
The connector of claim 1 characterized in that said first and second housing parts include means (24, 27, 34, 35) allowing limited relative movement of said parts in X, Y, and Z directions to limit stresses and strains on said contacts due to said mating and unmating.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
The connector of claim 1 or 2 characterized in that said housing parts and contact portions include a relative disposition and positioning to hold the housing first part spaced from the housing second part and resiliently displaceable in a limited movement in X, Y, and Z directions.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
The connector of claim 1, 2 or 3 characterized in that said intermediate portion (43) is a spring having a generally S-shaped configuration to facilitate the X, Y, and Z movements of the first and second housing parts and of the contact portions.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The connector of claim 1,2,3 or 4 characterized in that said contacts (40) are flat stampings set on edge in the housings to facilitate high density mounting.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
The connector of claim 1,2,3,4 or 5 characterized in that said second portions of the contacts (42) are posts adapted to fit within the holes in a circuit board and be soldered thereto.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
The connector of claim 1,2,3,4 or 5 characterized in that said contacts include legs (42') adapted to fit on the surface of a circuit board and be soldered thereto.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
56 words
The connector of one of claims 1 to 7 characterized in that the connector housing first part (20) has a box-like configuration with an opening therein and said second housing part (30) is of a configuration to fit within said first part with a spacing therebetween to allow float and slight X, Y, and Z movements.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
147 words
An electrical connector (10) having a two-part housing (20, 30) with the parts having an interior volume (15), contacts (40) mounted in said volume (15) with first contact portions mounted in the first housing part (20) to be soldered to a circuit board and second contact portions (41) adapted to mate with a further connector, characterized in that said second housing part (20) having an interior opening (24) providing a space between said first and second housing parts, said second part extending through said opening, the contacts (40) including portions (41) and (42) respectively held in the first and second housing parts and further having means (43) extending therebetween resiliently supporting the contact portions and the housing parts for relative limited movement in X, Y, and Z directions to facilitate mating and unmating of the connector with a minimized stress to the housing parts and connector portions.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
The connector of claim 9 characterized in that said means is a contact intermediate portion having spring characteristics.
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