US6540563B1
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Stacked connector assembly
Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd
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Filing: 2001-12-27
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Granted: 2003-04-01
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Expires: 2021-12-27
Abstract
Abstract A stacked connector assembly ( 1 ) comprises an insulative housing ( 10 ) defining a first and a second apertures ( 13, 14 ) in a mating face and a number of inner and outer recesses ( 180, 182 ) in a rear face ( 122 ), a first connector ( 20 ) disposed in the first aperture, a second connector ( 30 ) disposed in the second aperture, and a spacer ( 5 ) fixed to the housing. The second connector includes an array of second terminals ( 31 ) having second right-angle bent tails ( 314 ) received in the outer and inner recesses of the housing. The spacer is formed with a plurality of projections ( 510 ) abutting against the second right-angle bent tails that are received in the inner recesses of the housing, and a plurality of channels ( 512 ) having inside faces ( 5120 ) for abutting against the second right-angle bent tails that are received in the outer recess.
Inventors
- 👤 Jinkui Hu
- 👤 Ziqiang Zhu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 12:42
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/71; H01R12/712; H01R12/716; H01R25/00; H01R25/006; H01R27/00; H01R27/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
325 words
A stacked connector assembly mounted on a printed circuit board, comprising: an insulative housing defining a first aperture and a second aperture over the first aperture in a mating face thereof, and a plurality of recesses in a rear face thereof; a first electrical connector disposed in the first aperture and including at least one first receiving cavity in communication with the mating face of the housing, and a first array of terminals having first contacting portions extending into the at least one first receiving cavity and first right-angle bent tails for electrical connection with a printed circuit board; a second electrical connector disposed in the second aperture and including a second receiving cavity in communication with the mating face of the housing and a second array of terminals having second contacting portions extending into the second receiving cavity and second right-angle bent tails received in the recesses of the housing for electrical connection with a printed circuit board; and a spacer fixed to the housing and retaining the second right-angle bent tails of the second terminals in the housing; wherein the housing defines a concavity in the rear face for accommodating the spacer; wherein the recesses comprises a plurality of staggered inner and outer recesses in communication with the concavity, and wherein the second light-angle bent tails are received in the inner and the outer recesses in a staggered manner; wherein the spacer comprises a plurality of projections abutting against the second right-angle bent tails that arm received in the inner recesses of the housing, and a plurality of channels having inside faces for abutting against the second right-angle bent tails that are received in the outer recess; wherein the spacer includes a rear panel and a pair of side arms extending forwardly from opposite ends of the rear panel, the projections being formed on an inner face of the rear panel along a vertical direction and the channels being formed by the projections.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
325 words
A stacked connector assembly mounted on a printed circuit board, comprising: an insulative housing defining a first aperture and a second aperture over the first aperture in a mating face thereof, and a plurality of recesses in a rear face thereof; a first electrical connector disposed in the first aperture and including at least one first receiving cavity in communication with the mating face of the housing, and a first array of terminals having first contacting portions extending into the at least one first receiving cavity and first right-angle bent tails for electrical connection with a printed circuit board; a second electrical connector disposed in the second aperture and including a second receiving cavity in communication with the mating face of the housing and a second array of terminals having second contacting portions extending into the second receiving cavity and second right-angle bent tails received in the recesses of the housing for electrical connection with a printed circuit board; and a spacer fixed to the housing and retaining the second right-angle bent tails of the second terminals in the housing; wherein the housing defines a concavity in the rear face for accommodating the spacer; wherein the recesses comprises a plurality of staggered inner and outer recesses in communication with the concavity, and wherein the second light-angle bent tails are received in the inner and the outer recesses in a staggered manner; wherein the spacer comprises a plurality of projections abutting against the second right-angle bent tails that arm received in the inner recesses of the housing, and a plurality of channels having inside faces for abutting against the second right-angle bent tails that are received in the outer recess; wherein the spacer includes a rear panel and a pair of side arms extending forwardly from opposite ends of the rear panel, the projections being formed on an inner face of the rear panel along a vertical direction and the channels being formed by the projections.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
The stacked connector assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the spacer defines a pair of depressions in the side arms, and wherein the housing has a pair of bumps formed on opposite side faces of the concavity for being received in the depressions.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The stacked connector assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first connector is a stacked Universal Serial Bus Connector (USB) defining two USB receiving cavities along the mating face of the housing.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The stacked connector assembly as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising an inner shield surrounding the second aperture and defining an IEEE 1394 receiving cavity along the mating face of the housing.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
The stacked connector assembly as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the housing has an extension disposed in the shield and defining a plurality of passageways in a top and a bottom faces thereof for receiving the second contacting portions of the second terminals.
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