EP0539863A2 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Improved destaticized connector structure

Assignee: Molex LLC

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Filing: 1992-10-22

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Granted: —

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Expires: 2012-10-22

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Abstract

Abstract A connector is disclosed which draws static charges to ground preventing the charge from damaging a circuit or electrical component. The static charge removal connector comprises a male plug (21) including a male housing (22) having a base, a mount (23), and at least one male terminal (24) fixed to the mount, and a female receptacle (1) including a female housing (2) having at least one terminal mounting cavity (2) and a flexible female terminal (4) in the cavity. The female housing has a metal cover (11) integrally connected to ground bars (15) and applied to a top surface (10) of the housing (2), where the cover (11) has apertures (41) through which the mount (23) with the male terminal (24) can be inserted. The terminal mount (23) projects from a basis (29) of the housing 822) of the male plug and is physically dimensioned so as to permit insertion through the aperture (41) in the cover and into a slot (12) in the female housing. The female terminal (4) which is yieldingly deformable remains contained within the slot (12) of the female housing (2) prior to making contact with the counter male terminal (24).

Inventors

👤 Asakawa Kazushige

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —

Jurisdiction EP

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Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 18:49

CPC Classifications

H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/648; H01R13/652

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4

Claim 1

Independent Claim 242 words

A static charge removal connector comprising: a male plug (21) including a male housing (22) having a base, a mount (23, and at least one male terminal (24) fixed to the mount (23); a female receptacle (1) comprising a female housing (2) having at least one terminal cavity (3) and a flexible female terminal (4) in the cavity, said female housing (2) having a metal cover (11) integrally connected to ground bars (15) and applied to a top surface (10) of said housing (2); said cover (11) having apertures (41) through which said mount (23) with said male terminal (24) can be inserted; said terminal mount (23) projecting from a basis (29) of the housing (22) of the male plug (21), and physically dimensioned so as to permit insertion through the aperture (41) in said cover (11) and into a slot (12) in the female housing (2); said male terminal (24) being fixed to said terminal mount (23) with the contact section (26) of said male terminal (24) laid on the top of said terminal mount (23), thus permitting the contact section (26) of said male terminal (24) to engage the contact section (6) of said flexible female terminal (4) when said male plug (21) is mated with said female receptacle (1); and said female terminal (4) which is yieldingly deformable remains contained within said slot (12) of said female housing (2) prior to making contact with the counter male terminal (24).

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 140 words

A static charge removal connector according to claim 1 wherein said female terminal (4) comprises a base section (7) having two ends mounted within said housing (2), one end integrally connected to a solder tail section (9) adapted to be connected to a trace on a printed circuit board and the other end integrally connected (17, 18) to a flexible bent section (5) which supports one end of a flat contact section (6) with the other end of the flat contact section (6) supported by a flexible arm (8), whereby the upward force provided by the flat contact section (6) against the mating male terminal (24) due to the support at both ends of the flat contact section by the flexible bent section (5) and the flexible arm (8) is generally equal across the entire length of contact section (6).

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 48 words

A static charge removal connector according to claim 2 wherein said metal cover (11) comprises front, rear and opposite side sections (13, 14) to cover corresponding front, rear and opposite side surfaces of said housing (2), said opposite side sections (14) having ground pieces (15) integrally connected thereto.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 65 words

A static charge removal connector according to claim 3 wherein a plurality of female terminals (4) are contained within said slots (12) and arranged at regular intervals in staggered relation in said female housing (2) and wherein a plurality of male terminals (24) are arranged in said male housing (22) at the same regular intervals in staggered relation as the intervals of the female terminals.

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