US5356313A
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Shielded electrical connector and mounting fixture therefor
Assignee: AMP Japan Ltd
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Filing: 1993-03-09
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Granted: 1994-10-18
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Expires: 2013-03-09
Abstract
Abstract The shielded electrical connector (10) has an insulating housing (20), a metal shell (30) and a pair of fasteners (40). The metal shell (30) has resilient fastening legs (33). The fastener (40) has a main leg (41) with resilient arms (42) at its end, which is inserted and retained in the opening (26) of the insulating housing (20). The auxiliary leg (45) is made at a right angle relative to the main leg and has a latching protrusion (46) on its outer surface which becomes engaged with the resilient fastening leg (33) of the metal shell (30). The resilient arms (42) of the fastener (40) are inserted into a through-hole of the printed circuit board, thus achieving the attachment of the electrical connector (10) to the board, while the connection to the grounding layer is performed by means of soldering.
Inventors
- 👤 Takeo Niwa
- 👤 Yoshitsugu Fujiura
- 👤 Hiromitsu Kodama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 05:09
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/71; H01R12/712; H01R12/716; H01R12/7005; H01R12/7011; H01R12/7064; H01R13/00; H01R13/648; H01R13/658; H01R13/6581; H01R13/6582
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
112 words
An electrical connector comprising: an elongated dielectric housing with a plurality of electrical contacts; said housing being enclosed in a metal shield, said shield having at least one fastener at each end; wherein a tie-in plate is disposed on the soldering tie-in ends of the contacts, said tie in plate having tapered aperture surfaces for receiving said contacts; said fastener has a generally planar main leg joined to an auxiliary leg by a deformable, narrowed neck portion and said main leg includes a hole in the plane of said main leg; and wherein said main leg has a pair of resilient arms disposed in said plane for engaging a printed circuit board.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
112 words
An electrical connector comprising: an elongated dielectric housing with a plurality of electrical contacts; said housing being enclosed in a metal shield, said shield having at least one fastener at each end; wherein a tie-in plate is disposed on the soldering tie-in ends of the contacts, said tie in plate having tapered aperture surfaces for receiving said contacts; said fastener has a generally planar main leg joined to an auxiliary leg by a deformable, narrowed neck portion and said main leg includes a hole in the plane of said main leg; and wherein said main leg has a pair of resilient arms disposed in said plane for engaging a printed circuit board.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the dielectric housing has at least one upwardly extending camming projection which engages an aperture of the metal shield.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein said deformation forms the fastener into a generally L-shaped member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the auxiliary leg has at least one upwardly extending camming projection for engaging an aperture in the metal shield.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the main leg has at least one outwardly extending projection extending from two sides thereof for engaging the dielectric housing.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
84 words
An electrical connector comprising: an elongated dielectric housing with a plurality electrical contacts; said housing being enclosed in a metal shield, said shield having at least one fastener at each end; said fastener has a main leg joined to an auxiliary leg by a deformable, narrowed neck portion; wherein said main leg has a pair of resilient arms for engaging a printed circuit board; wherein the dielectric housing has at least one upwardly extending camming projection which engages an aperture of the metal shield.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
84 words
An electrical connector comprising: an elongated dielectric housing with a plurality electrical contacts; said housing being enclosed in a metal shield, said shield having at least one fastener at each end; said fastener has a main leg joined to an auxiliary leg by a deformable, narrowed neck portion; wherein said main leg has a pair of resilient arms for engaging a printed circuit board; wherein the dielectric housing has at least one upwardly extending camming projection which engages an aperture of the metal shield.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The electrical connector of claim 6, wherein deformation of said narrowed neck portion forms the fastener into a generally L-shaped member.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
The electrical connector of claim 6, wherein the auxiliary leg has at least one upwardly extending camming projection for engaging an aperture in the metal shield.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
The electrical connector of claim 6, wherein the main leg has at least one outwardly extending projection extending from two sides thereof for engaging the dielectric housing.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
69 words
An electrical connector comprising: an elongated dielectric housing with a plurality electrical contacts; said housing being enclosed in a metal shield, said shield having at least one fastener at each end; said fastener has a main leg joined to an auxiliary leg by a deformable, narrowed neck portion; and wherein the auxiliary leg has at least one upwardly extending camming projection which engages an aperture in the metal shield.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
69 words
An electrical connector comprising: an elongated dielectric housing with a plurality electrical contacts; said housing being enclosed in a metal shield, said shield having at least one fastener at each end; said fastener has a main leg joined to an auxiliary leg by a deformable, narrowed neck portion; and wherein the auxiliary leg has at least one upwardly extending camming projection which engages an aperture in the metal shield.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
17 words
The electrical connector of claim 10, wherein said deformation forms the fastener into a generally L-shaped member.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
The electrical connector of claim 10, wherein said main leg has a pair of resilient arms for engaging a printed circuit board.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
27 words
The electrical connector of claim 10, wherein the main leg has at least one outwardly extending projection extending from two sides thereof for engaging the dielectric housing.
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