US6183294B1
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Electrical connector
Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd
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Filing: 1999-10-25
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Granted: 2001-02-06
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Expires: 2019-10-25
Abstract
Abstract An electrical connector for being securely mounted to a printed circuit board and providing more than one grounding path comprises a dielectric housing with a pair of fitting portions formed on a rear face thereof, a contact module and a spacer attached between the fitting portions, a conductive shell attached to a front face of the housing, a pair of boardlocks and a pair of fixing pieces. Each boardlock comprises a main body, a first extending portion, a second extending portion, and a pair of spaced legs downwardly extending therefrom for firmly connecting to the printed circuit board and providing a grounding path. A conductive protrusion formed on each fixing piece electrically and mechanically connects to the front shell via an aperture in the first extending portion of the boardlock and a receiving cavity of the dielectric housing. A guiding post on each fixing piece completes a second grounding path.
Inventors
- 👤 Chia Hao Fan
- 👤 Yao-Hao Chang
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 07:01
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/7005; H01R12/7011; H01R12/7017; H01R12/7029; H01R12/7064
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
319 words
An electrical connector for being mounted to a printed circuit board, comprising: a dielectric housing forming a pair of fitting portions on a rear face thereof and a pair of receiving cavities at opposite ends thereof; a conductive shell mounted on a front face of the housing; a pair of boardlocks each secured to a corresponding fitting portion and comprising a main body, perpendicular to the printed circuit board two extending portions substantially perpendicular to said main body, a solder arm integral with one of the two extending portions, and a pair of spaced legs extending from said main body for insertion into the printed circuit board; and a pair of fixing pieces each connected to a corresponding boardlock and each forming a guiding post extending perpendicular to a printed circuit board, said fixing piece being secured to said conductive shell for providing a grounding path toward a printed circuit board; wherein the rear face of said housing defines a recess at either end thereof and in communication with the corresponding receiving cavities for receiving each said boardlock and each said fixing piece; wherein said solder arm extending from said one extending portion is parallel to the printed circuit board; wherein each said main body further comprises a sidewall integrally extending therefrom for being embedded in a slot configured in said fitting portion; wherein the fixing piece comprises a protrusion integrally and perpendicularly connected with said guiding post; wherein one of said extending portions has an aperture corresponding to the protrusion of said fixing piece and said conductive shell defines a pair of fixing holes at opposite ends of said shell, and whereby respective said apertures and fixing holes are coaxial with respective said receiving cavities of the housing; wherein each said protrusion projects through a respective one of said apertures of said extending portions and said receiving cavities of said housing, and said fixing holes of said shield.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
319 words
An electrical connector for being mounted to a printed circuit board, comprising: a dielectric housing forming a pair of fitting portions on a rear face thereof and a pair of receiving cavities at opposite ends thereof; a conductive shell mounted on a front face of the housing; a pair of boardlocks each secured to a corresponding fitting portion and comprising a main body, perpendicular to the printed circuit board two extending portions substantially perpendicular to said main body, a solder arm integral with one of the two extending portions, and a pair of spaced legs extending from said main body for insertion into the printed circuit board; and a pair of fixing pieces each connected to a corresponding boardlock and each forming a guiding post extending perpendicular to a printed circuit board, said fixing piece being secured to said conductive shell for providing a grounding path toward a printed circuit board; wherein the rear face of said housing defines a recess at either end thereof and in communication with the corresponding receiving cavities for receiving each said boardlock and each said fixing piece; wherein said solder arm extending from said one extending portion is parallel to the printed circuit board; wherein each said main body further comprises a sidewall integrally extending therefrom for being embedded in a slot configured in said fitting portion; wherein the fixing piece comprises a protrusion integrally and perpendicularly connected with said guiding post; wherein one of said extending portions has an aperture corresponding to the protrusion of said fixing piece and said conductive shell defines a pair of fixing holes at opposite ends of said shell, and whereby respective said apertures and fixing holes are coaxial with respective said receiving cavities of the housing; wherein each said protrusion projects through a respective one of said apertures of said extending portions and said receiving cavities of said housing, and said fixing holes of said shield.
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