US7267515B2 — Plug-and-socket connector

Claim 1

Independent Claim 326 words

A multi-pole, multi-row plug-and-socket connector with shielding for placement on an electrical component usable in an electrical or electronic system comprising (a) a housing having an assembly side; (b) a plurality of electrical contact parts for transmission of signals, each electrical contact part comprising a connection section on a first end of said electrical contact part and an electrically conductive attachment section on a second end of said electrical contact part; and (c) an electrical shield comprising at least one electrically conductive contact section; wherein the plug-and-socket connector is a modular female multi-point connector having at least two female multi-point connector slices; wherein the electrical shield comprises a shield plate on each female multi-point connector slice and at least two attachment pins disposed at an end on each side of a body edge of the shield plate that lies on the assembly side, each of said at least two attachment pin having a projection that projects away laterally from said shield plate; wherein each female multi-point connector slice comprises a base body and an electrically shielding plate disposed on an inside surface of the shield plate of each female multi-point connector slice facing the base body of the female multi-point connector slice, said electrically shielding plate covering at least a partial region of the inner surface of the shield plate; wherein the attachment sections of said electrical contact parts project out of the housing on the assembly side and are disposed with the contact section of the electrical shield according to a predetermined raster, said attachment sections and said electrical shield being connectable with the electrical component via soldering; and wherein said attachment sections have free ends comprising surface mount device (SMD) contacts and said at least one electrically conductive contact section of the shield comprises an attachment pin projecting into a passage hole of the electrical component when the plug-and-socket connector is disposed on the electrical component for connective soldering using through-hole reflow (THR) technology.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 326 words

A multi-pole, multi-row plug-and-socket connector with shielding for placement on an electrical component usable in an electrical or electronic system comprising (a) a housing having an assembly side; (b) a plurality of electrical contact parts for transmission of signals, each electrical contact part comprising a connection section on a first end of said electrical contact part and an electrically conductive attachment section on a second end of said electrical contact part; and (c) an electrical shield comprising at least one electrically conductive contact section; wherein the plug-and-socket connector is a modular female multi-point connector having at least two female multi-point connector slices; wherein the electrical shield comprises a shield plate on each female multi-point connector slice and at least two attachment pins disposed at an end on each side of a body edge of the shield plate that lies on the assembly side, each of said at least two attachment pin having a projection that projects away laterally from said shield plate; wherein each female multi-point connector slice comprises a base body and an electrically shielding plate disposed on an inside surface of the shield plate of each female multi-point connector slice facing the base body of the female multi-point connector slice, said electrically shielding plate covering at least a partial region of the inner surface of the shield plate; wherein the attachment sections of said electrical contact parts project out of the housing on the assembly side and are disposed with the contact section of the electrical shield according to a predetermined raster, said attachment sections and said electrical shield being connectable with the electrical component via soldering; and wherein said attachment sections have free ends comprising surface mount device (SMD) contacts and said at least one electrically conductive contact section of the shield comprises an attachment pin projecting into a passage hole of the electrical component when the plug-and-socket connector is disposed on the electrical component for connective soldering using through-hole reflow (THR) technology.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 33 words

The plug-and-socket connector according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one inside attachment pin without a projection disposed on said body edge between two of said at least two attachment pins.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 67 words

The plug-and-socket connector according to claim 1 , wherein each shield plate is disposed in a respective body plane and the attachment pins provided on said side body edge are bent twice by an angle of 90°, so that the section of each attachment pin that engages into the electrical component is disposed in a plane that lies lateral to the body plane of the shield plate.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 45 words

The plug-and-socket connector according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the at least two attachment pins has a first lateral projection on a first side of the attachment pin and a second lateral projection on a second side of the attachment pin.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 23 words

The plug-and-socket connector according to claim 4 , wherein one of the first and second lateral projections is shorter than the other projection.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 35 words

The plug-and-socket connector according to claim 1 , wherein the shield plate has at least two angled crosspieces, each angled crosspiece engaging into a recess of the base body of the female multi-point connector slice.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 27 words

The plug-and-socket connector according to claim 6 , wherein at least two of the angled crosspieces of the shield plate comprise barbs that also act as shields.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 15 words

The plug-and-socket connector according to claim 6 wherein each angled crosspiece extends through the recess.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 55 words

The plug-and-socket connector according to claim 8 , further comprising a respective cover provided on the base body of each female multi-point connector slice, opposite the shield plate, and covering accommodation channels of the female multi-point connector slice, each cover comprising an electrically conductive shielding plate contacting the crosspieces that extend through the base body.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 275 words

A multi-pole, multi-row plug-and-socket connector with shielding for placement on an electrical component usable in an electrical or electronic system comprising (a) a housing having an assembly side; (b) a base body having an outer bottom surface; and (c) a plurality of electrical pin contact parts for transmission of signals, each pin contact comprising an electrically conductive attachment section on an end of said pin contact part and disposed on the outer bottom surface; wherein the plug-and-socket connector comprises a male multi-point connector plugged into a female multi-point connector; wherein the male multi-point connector comprises an electrical shield comprising at least one electrically conductive contact section, said electrical shield of the male multi-point connector comprising a plurality of shield profile parts surrounding a respective pair of the pin contacts on three sides, the shield profile parts extending through the bottom of the base body of the male multi-point connector and surrounding and shielding the attachment sections of the pin contacts that are disposed outside of the outer bottom surface; wherein the attachment sections of said pin contact parts project out of the housing on the assembly side and are disposed with the contact section of the electrical shield according to a predetermined raster, said attachment sections and said electrical shield being connectable with the electrical component via soldering; and wherein said attachment sections have free ends comprising surface mount device (SMD) contacts and said at least one electrically conductive contact section of the shield comprises an attachment pin projecting into a passage hole of the electrical component when the plug-and-socket connector is disposed on the electrical component for connective soldering using through-hole reflow (THR) technology.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 275 words

A multi-pole, multi-row plug-and-socket connector with shielding for placement on an electrical component usable in an electrical or electronic system comprising (a) a housing having an assembly side; (b) a base body having an outer bottom surface; and (c) a plurality of electrical pin contact parts for transmission of signals, each pin contact comprising an electrically conductive attachment section on an end of said pin contact part and disposed on the outer bottom surface; wherein the plug-and-socket connector comprises a male multi-point connector plugged into a female multi-point connector; wherein the male multi-point connector comprises an electrical shield comprising at least one electrically conductive contact section, said electrical shield of the male multi-point connector comprising a plurality of shield profile parts surrounding a respective pair of the pin contacts on three sides, the shield profile parts extending through the bottom of the base body of the male multi-point connector and surrounding and shielding the attachment sections of the pin contacts that are disposed outside of the outer bottom surface; wherein the attachment sections of said pin contact parts project out of the housing on the assembly side and are disposed with the contact section of the electrical shield according to a predetermined raster, said attachment sections and said electrical shield being connectable with the electrical component via soldering; and wherein said attachment sections have free ends comprising surface mount device (SMD) contacts and said at least one electrically conductive contact section of the shield comprises an attachment pin projecting into a passage hole of the electrical component when the plug-and-socket connector is disposed on the electrical component for connective soldering using through-hole reflow (THR) technology.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 41 words

The plug-and-socket connector according to claim 10 , wherein each shield profile part has at least one stop that projects out of a body surface of the shield profile part, on an assembly side contact section of the shield profile part.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 54 words

The plug-and-socket connector according to claim 11 , further comprising an attachment pin projecting away from the assembly side contact section, said pin, after the male multi-point connector has been set onto an assembly surface of an electrical component, projecting into a passage hole of the electrical component for soldering using through-hole reflow technology.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 29 words

The plug-and-socket connector according to claim 11 , wherein an SMD foot is disposed on the lower edge of the assembly side contact section of the shield profile part.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	2010-09-10	2011-03-12	2011-09-11	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	2014-09-10	2015-03-12	2015-09-11	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	2018-09-10	2019-03-12	2019-09-11	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Plug-and-socket connector

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