US5713762A
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Selectively metallized plastic hold-down connector
Assignee: FCI Americas Technology LLC
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Filing: 1995-07-17
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Granted: 1998-02-03
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Expires: 2015-07-17
Abstract
Abstract A connector to be mounted to a substrate having a housing of dielectric material which housing comprises a portion (2; 6; 28; 38) provided with a metal layer (7; 8; 25; 35). This portion is located on a side of the connector (1; 1'; 21; 31) to be pre-positioned adjacent a substrate (15) so that the metal layer (7; 8; 25; 35) functions as to solderably join and fix the connector to the substrate (15).
Inventors
- 👤 Niranjan Mitra
- 👤 Ronald Bekker
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 16:12
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/71; H01R12/712; H01R12/716; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/0213; H05K1/0216; H05K1/0218; H05K3/00; H05K3/30; H05K3/32; H05K3/34; H05K3/341; H05K3/3421; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S439/00; Y10S439/931
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
84 words
A housing for an electrical connector comprised of a dielectric material and adapted to be mounted on a substrate and characterized in that said housing comprises a portion (2; 6; 28; 38) provided with a metal layer (7; 8; 25; 35), said portion being located on a side of the connector (1; 1'; 21; 31) to be pre-positioned adjacent the substrate (15) whereby the metal layer (7; 8; 25; 35) functions as means to solderably join and fix the connector to the substrate (15).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
84 words
A housing for an electrical connector comprised of a dielectric material and adapted to be mounted on a substrate and characterized in that said housing comprises a portion (2; 6; 28; 38) provided with a metal layer (7; 8; 25; 35), said portion being located on a side of the connector (1; 1'; 21; 31) to be pre-positioned adjacent the substrate (15) whereby the metal layer (7; 8; 25; 35) functions as means to solderably join and fix the connector to the substrate (15).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
The housing according to claim 1 characterized in that said portion comprises a set of stand-off members (2) each extending from a side (3) of the connector (1) and each being at least partly provided with said metal layer (7).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The housing according to claim 1 characterized in that said portion comprises rims (6) being at least partly provided with said metal layer (8) and having recesses (9) to accommodate terminals (4).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
53 words
The housing according to claim 1 characterized in that the connector comprises a set of hold-down (12) each located at the same side of the connector s said portion and each being provided with a further metal layer (13), and each being intended to fit into corresponding cavities (17) of said substrate (15).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
The housing according to claim 1 characterized in that housing of the connector (21; 31) is provided with metal tracks (24; 34) connected to electrical components (23; 33), which are located on said housing, and to terminals (22; 32) of the connector.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The housing according to claim 1 characterized in that the connector is at least partly shielded by a shielding layer (5).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
45 words
A connector comprising at least one connector according to claim 1 and a substrate (15), the substrate being provided with signal layers (16) to be connected to corresponding terminals of the connector and ground layers (18) to be connected to said portion of the connector.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
60 words
A connector system comprising at least one having according to claim 7 a substrate (15), the substrate being provided with signal layers (16) to be connected to corresponding terminals of the connector, ground layers (18) to be connected to said portion of the connector and cavities (17; 17') into which respective hold-down pegs (12) have to be inserted and fixed.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
A connector system according to claim 8 characterized in that the cavities (17') are plated with a still further metal layer (13).
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