CA1213333A - Hingeable electrical connector - Google Patents
Hingeable electrical connectorInfo
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Abstract
ABSTRACT
An electrical connector assembly for establishing electrical contact between a pair of circuit elements has a pair of mating terminals each adapted to form electrical contact with a respective one of the circuit elements. The terminals cooperate to permit the elements to be pivoted one with respect to the other along an axis of rotation, each of the terminals having a generally plate-like contact portion defining a contact surface oriented substantially normally to the axis of the rotation. The contact sur-faces are biased together in rotatable electrical interengagement. A multi-piece dielectric housing receives said terminals with each supported in a respective housing piece. The housing pieces are joined together for pivotal movement one with respect to the other. The joining means includes a pair of trunnions formed integrally with one of the housing pieces and a yoke formed integrally with the other housing pieces for receiving the trunnions.
An electrical connector assembly for establishing electrical contact between a pair of circuit elements has a pair of mating terminals each adapted to form electrical contact with a respective one of the circuit elements. The terminals cooperate to permit the elements to be pivoted one with respect to the other along an axis of rotation, each of the terminals having a generally plate-like contact portion defining a contact surface oriented substantially normally to the axis of the rotation. The contact sur-faces are biased together in rotatable electrical interengagement. A multi-piece dielectric housing receives said terminals with each supported in a respective housing piece. The housing pieces are joined together for pivotal movement one with respect to the other. The joining means includes a pair of trunnions formed integrally with one of the housing pieces and a yoke formed integrally with the other housing pieces for receiving the trunnions.
Description
3~33 HI~G~L~ E~ECrRlC~L CONNE~I2~ _ B~CX~CUN~ OF T~E I~vENTIQ~
1. Field of th~ Invention m e present invention relates to an eleetrieal connector assembly, and in particular, to an asse~bly whieh permits two eireuit members to be both meehanieally and electrieally eonneeted during seleetive rotation of the eireuit members, one with respeet to the other.
1. Field of th~ Invention m e present invention relates to an eleetrieal connector assembly, and in particular, to an asse~bly whieh permits two eireuit members to be both meehanieally and electrieally eonneeted during seleetive rotation of the eireuit members, one with respeet to the other.
2. Dese~iPtion of the P or_art The eurrent and inereasing relianee upon semi-eon~uetor technology in the design and manufaeture of eomplex eleetronie equip~ent has stimulated signifieant demand for eleetrical intereonnection systems whieh permit sueh equipment to be both eompaet and easily maintained. Often, a modular approaeh to arrangement of eonstituant eleetronie eomponents is desirable.
For example, where the equi~ment requires the use of redundant eomponents, modular eireuitry subassemblies offer significant eeonomies in both initial manufacture and replaeement. These subasse~blies may typically inelude a relatively rigid substrate, sueh as a printed circuit board, on which a plurality of circuit devices have been mounted and eleetrieally intereonnected. It is common practice to, in turn, mount the circuitry modules within a larger apparatus and electrically connect them to other c~mponents or modules.
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In many such applications, it may be desirable to connect a pair of circuit boards together both mechanically and electrically. To this end, a variety of connector systems are available, such as ~hat disclosed in Carter, et al, U.S. Patent No. 4,386,815, wherein a so-called mother~daughter board interconnection arrangement is disclosed. A system of this t~pe permits one circuit board to be used as a structural support for a plurality of other circuit board modules through the use of electrical connectors.
In other applications, it might be desirable to interconnect a pair of circuit bcards such that they are movable, one with respect to another, yet remain electrically interco~nected during such movement. Such an arrangement is particularly advantageous in the case of compact electronic equipment which requires occasional servicing. The circuit board modules may, thereby, be selectively repositioned and yet remain functional during a servicing operation. One such example of the foregoing arrange~ent is the hinged type connector disclosed in Corns, U.S. Patent No. 3,362,005 issued ~anuary 2, 1968, directed to a flexible jumper for connecting printed circuit boar~s. I~owever, with the jumper approach, the printed circuit boards cannot be disconnected from one another without rigorous disassembly methods and, with aging, the jumpers are knuwn to .ail.
In another kncwn arrangement, a pair of circuit ~oards may be electrically and mechanically coupled oy utili7ation of a pair of mating terminals. For example, the connector shown by ~atzin, United States Patent No. 4,273,401 issued June 16, 1981, comprises a pair of pla-te-like terminals adapted to slide together and become electrically interengaging upon pivotable movement one with respect to the other. In practice, however, such a system can be undesirable because of the edge contact configuration utilized therein, which resul.ts in a high degree of attendant wear because of the high contact forces generated between the mating terminals.
Moreover, the circuit boards may become accidentally disconnec-ted if they are inadvertently rotated to the position at which -the terminal members are meant to be separated.
SUMMARY OF THE IN ENTION
It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide an improved connector for effecting a continuous electrical connection between two circuit members while permitting the circuit members to be pivoted one with respect to the other.
It is another object to provide a connector for effect-ing releaseable, rotatable electrical contact between a pair of circuit members.
According to the present invention, there is provided an electrical connector assembly for establishing electrical contact between first and second connector portions associated with one of a pair of pivotally mounted circuit members, said assembly includ-ing each connector portion having a dielectric housing portion, a plurality of terminal receiving cavities formed therein, and first and second sets of terminals mounted within corresponding cavities of the first and second connector portions respectively, the first set of terminals being mateable with the second set of terminals ~Z.1~333 to form mating terminal pairs, and means for pivotall.y joining said housing portions together for ro-ta-tion about an axis, the improvement in said connector assembly comprising: each -terminal of said first and second sets of terminals having a mating plate-like contact surface centrally located with respect to said axis of rotation; and said terminal receiving cavities of said first connector portion are defined by resi.lient housing walls so con-figured so as to bias together a mating terminal pair received therein with a compressive bias force extending along said axis of rotation.
Other features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from a reading of the specification when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:
Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of an electri-cal connector assembly in accordance with the present invention;
Figure 2 is a sectional view of the housing assembly as viewed generally along the line 2-2 of Figure 1;
Figure 3 is a sectional view taken generally along line
For example, where the equi~ment requires the use of redundant eomponents, modular eireuitry subassemblies offer significant eeonomies in both initial manufacture and replaeement. These subasse~blies may typically inelude a relatively rigid substrate, sueh as a printed circuit board, on which a plurality of circuit devices have been mounted and eleetrieally intereonnected. It is common practice to, in turn, mount the circuitry modules within a larger apparatus and electrically connect them to other c~mponents or modules.
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In many such applications, it may be desirable to connect a pair of circuit boards together both mechanically and electrically. To this end, a variety of connector systems are available, such as ~hat disclosed in Carter, et al, U.S. Patent No. 4,386,815, wherein a so-called mother~daughter board interconnection arrangement is disclosed. A system of this t~pe permits one circuit board to be used as a structural support for a plurality of other circuit board modules through the use of electrical connectors.
In other applications, it might be desirable to interconnect a pair of circuit bcards such that they are movable, one with respect to another, yet remain electrically interco~nected during such movement. Such an arrangement is particularly advantageous in the case of compact electronic equipment which requires occasional servicing. The circuit board modules may, thereby, be selectively repositioned and yet remain functional during a servicing operation. One such example of the foregoing arrange~ent is the hinged type connector disclosed in Corns, U.S. Patent No. 3,362,005 issued ~anuary 2, 1968, directed to a flexible jumper for connecting printed circuit boar~s. I~owever, with the jumper approach, the printed circuit boards cannot be disconnected from one another without rigorous disassembly methods and, with aging, the jumpers are knuwn to .ail.
In another kncwn arrangement, a pair of circuit ~oards may be electrically and mechanically coupled oy utili7ation of a pair of mating terminals. For example, the connector shown by ~atzin, United States Patent No. 4,273,401 issued June 16, 1981, comprises a pair of pla-te-like terminals adapted to slide together and become electrically interengaging upon pivotable movement one with respect to the other. In practice, however, such a system can be undesirable because of the edge contact configuration utilized therein, which resul.ts in a high degree of attendant wear because of the high contact forces generated between the mating terminals.
Moreover, the circuit boards may become accidentally disconnec-ted if they are inadvertently rotated to the position at which -the terminal members are meant to be separated.
SUMMARY OF THE IN ENTION
It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide an improved connector for effecting a continuous electrical connection between two circuit members while permitting the circuit members to be pivoted one with respect to the other.
It is another object to provide a connector for effect-ing releaseable, rotatable electrical contact between a pair of circuit members.
According to the present invention, there is provided an electrical connector assembly for establishing electrical contact between first and second connector portions associated with one of a pair of pivotally mounted circuit members, said assembly includ-ing each connector portion having a dielectric housing portion, a plurality of terminal receiving cavities formed therein, and first and second sets of terminals mounted within corresponding cavities of the first and second connector portions respectively, the first set of terminals being mateable with the second set of terminals ~Z.1~333 to form mating terminal pairs, and means for pivotall.y joining said housing portions together for ro-ta-tion about an axis, the improvement in said connector assembly comprising: each -terminal of said first and second sets of terminals having a mating plate-like contact surface centrally located with respect to said axis of rotation; and said terminal receiving cavities of said first connector portion are defined by resi.lient housing walls so con-figured so as to bias together a mating terminal pair received therein with a compressive bias force extending along said axis of rotation.
Other features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from a reading of the specification when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:
Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of an electri-cal connector assembly in accordance with the present invention;
Figure 2 is a sectional view of the housing assembly as viewed generally along the line 2-2 of Figure 1;
Figure 3 is a sectional view taken generally along line
3-3 of Figure 1 and illustrating the cross section of the female terminal of the present assembly;
Figures 4a, 4b and 4c illustrate, in perspective, a variety of circuit board configurations using a connector assembly in accordance with the invention.
DEsc~ I OF T~E PREFERRE~ OIklE~3T
An electrical connector ass~nbly 10 using a separable hinge construction in accor&nce with the invention is depicted in the drawings of Figs. 1, 2 and 4. The assernbly 10 is seen to include a tw~piece housing 12 fitted with a plurality of matiny terrninals which are distinguishable as a female terrninal 14 and a rnale terminal 16. In the example depicted, the conrlector assembly provides both a mechanical and electrical connection between a pair of like circuit elements, designated generally by the reference numeral 20.
The circuit elements 20 canprise a relatively rigid insulative substrate 22, on which a plurality of circuit paths 24 have been defined, cornmonly referred to as circuit ~oards.
Although not specifically shcwn, in a rnanner well-known in the art the circuit boards 20 rnay carry a number of circuit devices, and connection of the devices to other apparatus is providea by means of circuit path terrninations 25 capable of forming electri.cal connections with the assembly 10.
The terminals 14 ana 16 are preferably stamped and formecl fran sheet metal havins a high quality of electrical conductivity.
If required by environmental conditions, ,hey may also be platec with one of several noble metals, thereby enhancing their cor.cluctive characteristics. Each terrninal 14 an~ 16 is for.~r,ed with a bo~y portion 30 from which an inte~ral contact portion 32 cie,pencls .
3;333 To effect termination to the circuit pa~ns 24 of the boards 2~, a generally elongated pin 34 extends from boc~ ~ortion 30. As best shGwn in Fig. 1, these pins 34 ma~ be so disposed with respect to the terminal bo~y 30 in adjacent terminals 14 or 16 as to create a staggered pin configuration, thereD~ allowing for closer sidewise s~acing of both the terminals 14 and 16 and the circuit paths 24. A lockins lance 36 extends ~ran a side of each terminal 14 and 16 for purposes which will be described in yreater detail hereinafter.
~ ith reference now to Figs. 1 and 3, the female terminal 14 can be seen to include a reversely bent plate portion 38 ~efining, essentially, a double-walled receptacle 40 for slidingly receiving the contact portion 32 of the male terminal 16. The edges of contact portion 32 of the female terminal 14 are rormed with lips 42 turned generally outwardly in relation to the receptacle 40.
In addition to strenythening the terminal 14, the lips 42 serve as guides for insertion of the male terminal 16 therebetween.
Insertion is also enhancea by chamfer~d edges 44 or LAe maie terminal 16. Protrusions 46 zre formed in plate Fortion 38 and extend inwardly into the receptacle ~0 for reasons which will se described, hereinafter.
The housing 12 is molded from suitable dielectric material and comprises two aistinct pieces, i.e. a ~or~ion 50 for mounting female terminals 14 and a ~ortion 52 or moun~ing ~ale terminals 16. Alt'lough tne terrninals 14 and 16 are functional when used ~y themselves, the housing 12 provides for a more mechanically sta~le assembly, in that recesses 54 of the housiny portions 50 and S2 maintain the terminals 14 in isolated, immovable relationship one with respect to the other. Further~ and as best seen in Fig. 2, apertures 56 formed in the underside of the housing portions 50 and 52 serve to receive and positively locate the pin portions 34 of the terminals 14 and 16. Suitable lands 58 are formed within the recesses 54 for cooperation with the locking lances 36 thereby preventins withdrawal of the terminals 14 and 16 frcm their seated position within the housing 12.
In order to facilitate a separable hinge relationship oet~een the terminals 14 and 16, the female housing portion 50 is adapted with a pair of trunnions 62 aligned along a pre~etermined axi~ of rotation, designated generally by the reference numeral 64.
Correspondingly, the male housing portion 52 is configured with a complementary yoke 66 comprising a pair of arms 68 having suitaDly dimensioned bores 70 for journalling of the trunnions 62. The arms 68 are sufficiently resilient such that they can be manually pressed either into or out of engagement with the trunnions 62 when separation or rejoining of the housing ?ortions 50 and 52 is desired.
~ e axis of rotation 64 is so dis~osed with respect to the housing 12 that the plate-like contact portions 32 of pairs of mating terminals 14 and 16 are in alignment with each other.
~loreover, the ~rotrusions 46 are preferably arranged centrally of the axis of rotation 64, there~y minimizing relative movement at the contact interface between the terminals 14 and 16 and reducing attendant wearO
It can be appreciated that extremely high contact forces are achievable bet~een the terminals 14 and 16 by selective dimensioning of the recesses 54 of the female housing portion 50.
With the recesses 54 sufficiently narrcw, the receptacle 40 will assume a biased state upon insertion of the male terminal 16, due to natural resilience of the housing 50, generally. Likewise, inherent resilience of the protrusions 46 contributes to biasing of the terminals 14 and 16 in their mated condition.
From the foregoing description, it should be apparent that ~le instant connector assembly 10 provides a means for selectively coupling a pair of circuit members in pivotable relation, with reliable mechanical and electrical staoility. Although a pair of circuit boards has been illustrated, the circuit elements 20 may consist of virtually any apparatus which r~uires electrical connection to another member. As illustrated in ~igs. 4a, 4b and 4c a wide range of flexure and extension modes as be~een the two elements 20 is made possible by the invention. The described pivoting movements may be repeated over numerous cycles without appreciable wearing of the contact interface due to the action of the ~rotrusions 46, as described above.
Figures 4a, 4b and 4c illustrate, in perspective, a variety of circuit board configurations using a connector assembly in accordance with the invention.
DEsc~ I OF T~E PREFERRE~ OIklE~3T
An electrical connector ass~nbly 10 using a separable hinge construction in accor&nce with the invention is depicted in the drawings of Figs. 1, 2 and 4. The assernbly 10 is seen to include a tw~piece housing 12 fitted with a plurality of matiny terrninals which are distinguishable as a female terrninal 14 and a rnale terminal 16. In the example depicted, the conrlector assembly provides both a mechanical and electrical connection between a pair of like circuit elements, designated generally by the reference numeral 20.
The circuit elements 20 canprise a relatively rigid insulative substrate 22, on which a plurality of circuit paths 24 have been defined, cornmonly referred to as circuit ~oards.
Although not specifically shcwn, in a rnanner well-known in the art the circuit boards 20 rnay carry a number of circuit devices, and connection of the devices to other apparatus is providea by means of circuit path terrninations 25 capable of forming electri.cal connections with the assembly 10.
The terminals 14 ana 16 are preferably stamped and formecl fran sheet metal havins a high quality of electrical conductivity.
If required by environmental conditions, ,hey may also be platec with one of several noble metals, thereby enhancing their cor.cluctive characteristics. Each terrninal 14 an~ 16 is for.~r,ed with a bo~y portion 30 from which an inte~ral contact portion 32 cie,pencls .
3;333 To effect termination to the circuit pa~ns 24 of the boards 2~, a generally elongated pin 34 extends from boc~ ~ortion 30. As best shGwn in Fig. 1, these pins 34 ma~ be so disposed with respect to the terminal bo~y 30 in adjacent terminals 14 or 16 as to create a staggered pin configuration, thereD~ allowing for closer sidewise s~acing of both the terminals 14 and 16 and the circuit paths 24. A lockins lance 36 extends ~ran a side of each terminal 14 and 16 for purposes which will be described in yreater detail hereinafter.
~ ith reference now to Figs. 1 and 3, the female terminal 14 can be seen to include a reversely bent plate portion 38 ~efining, essentially, a double-walled receptacle 40 for slidingly receiving the contact portion 32 of the male terminal 16. The edges of contact portion 32 of the female terminal 14 are rormed with lips 42 turned generally outwardly in relation to the receptacle 40.
In addition to strenythening the terminal 14, the lips 42 serve as guides for insertion of the male terminal 16 therebetween.
Insertion is also enhancea by chamfer~d edges 44 or LAe maie terminal 16. Protrusions 46 zre formed in plate Fortion 38 and extend inwardly into the receptacle ~0 for reasons which will se described, hereinafter.
The housing 12 is molded from suitable dielectric material and comprises two aistinct pieces, i.e. a ~or~ion 50 for mounting female terminals 14 and a ~ortion 52 or moun~ing ~ale terminals 16. Alt'lough tne terrninals 14 and 16 are functional when used ~y themselves, the housing 12 provides for a more mechanically sta~le assembly, in that recesses 54 of the housiny portions 50 and S2 maintain the terminals 14 in isolated, immovable relationship one with respect to the other. Further~ and as best seen in Fig. 2, apertures 56 formed in the underside of the housing portions 50 and 52 serve to receive and positively locate the pin portions 34 of the terminals 14 and 16. Suitable lands 58 are formed within the recesses 54 for cooperation with the locking lances 36 thereby preventins withdrawal of the terminals 14 and 16 frcm their seated position within the housing 12.
In order to facilitate a separable hinge relationship oet~een the terminals 14 and 16, the female housing portion 50 is adapted with a pair of trunnions 62 aligned along a pre~etermined axi~ of rotation, designated generally by the reference numeral 64.
Correspondingly, the male housing portion 52 is configured with a complementary yoke 66 comprising a pair of arms 68 having suitaDly dimensioned bores 70 for journalling of the trunnions 62. The arms 68 are sufficiently resilient such that they can be manually pressed either into or out of engagement with the trunnions 62 when separation or rejoining of the housing ?ortions 50 and 52 is desired.
~ e axis of rotation 64 is so dis~osed with respect to the housing 12 that the plate-like contact portions 32 of pairs of mating terminals 14 and 16 are in alignment with each other.
~loreover, the ~rotrusions 46 are preferably arranged centrally of the axis of rotation 64, there~y minimizing relative movement at the contact interface between the terminals 14 and 16 and reducing attendant wearO
It can be appreciated that extremely high contact forces are achievable bet~een the terminals 14 and 16 by selective dimensioning of the recesses 54 of the female housing portion 50.
With the recesses 54 sufficiently narrcw, the receptacle 40 will assume a biased state upon insertion of the male terminal 16, due to natural resilience of the housing 50, generally. Likewise, inherent resilience of the protrusions 46 contributes to biasing of the terminals 14 and 16 in their mated condition.
From the foregoing description, it should be apparent that ~le instant connector assembly 10 provides a means for selectively coupling a pair of circuit members in pivotable relation, with reliable mechanical and electrical staoility. Although a pair of circuit boards has been illustrated, the circuit elements 20 may consist of virtually any apparatus which r~uires electrical connection to another member. As illustrated in ~igs. 4a, 4b and 4c a wide range of flexure and extension modes as be~een the two elements 20 is made possible by the invention. The described pivoting movements may be repeated over numerous cycles without appreciable wearing of the contact interface due to the action of the ~rotrusions 46, as described above.
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PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. An electrical connector assembly for establishing electrical contact between first and second connector portions associated with one of a pair of pivotally mounted circuit members, said assembly including each connector portion having a dielectric housing portion, a plurality of terminal receiving cavities formed therein, and first and second sets of terminals mounted within correspond-ing cavities of the first and second connector portions respec-tively, the first set of terminals being mateable with the second set of terminals to form mating terminal pairs, and means for pivotally joining said housing portions together for rotation about an axis, the improvement in said connector assembly comprising:
each terminal of said first and second sets of terminals having a mating plate-like contact surface centrally located with respect to said axis of rotation; and said terminal receiving cavities of said first connector portion are defined by resilient housing walls so configured so as to bias together a mating terminal pair received therein with a compressive bias force extending along said axis of rotation.
each terminal of said first and second sets of terminals having a mating plate-like contact surface centrally located with respect to said axis of rotation; and said terminal receiving cavities of said first connector portion are defined by resilient housing walls so configured so as to bias together a mating terminal pair received therein with a compressive bias force extending along said axis of rotation.
2. The assembly of claim 1 wherein said first set of terminals comprise receptacle members having a pair of opposed plates one plate having a resilient central protrusion opposing the other plate and enhancing said compressive bias force when mated with one of said second set of terminals.
3. The assembly of claim 2 wherein each terminal of said first and second sets of terminals comprise stamped disks of similar size and shape.
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| CA000463950A CA1213333A (en) | 1984-09-25 | 1984-09-25 | Hingeable electrical connector |
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| CA000463950A CA1213333A (en) | 1984-09-25 | 1984-09-25 | Hingeable electrical connector |
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