EP0954066A2 - Positionier- und Verriegelungsverfahren und Anordnung für Ein-/Ausgangsverbinder sowie einschlägige Verbinder - Google Patents
Positionier- und Verriegelungsverfahren und Anordnung für Ein-/Ausgangsverbinder sowie einschlägige Verbinder Download PDFInfo
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- EP0954066A2 EP0954066A2 EP99106286A EP99106286A EP0954066A2 EP 0954066 A2 EP0954066 A2 EP 0954066A2 EP 99106286 A EP99106286 A EP 99106286A EP 99106286 A EP99106286 A EP 99106286A EP 0954066 A2 EP0954066 A2 EP 0954066A2
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- connector
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
- H01R12/70—Coupling devices
- H01R12/7005—Guiding, mounting, polarizing or locking means; Extractors
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
- H01R12/70—Coupling devices
- H01R12/7005—Guiding, mounting, polarizing or locking means; Extractors
- H01R12/7011—Locking or fixing a connector to a PCB
- H01R12/707—Soldering or welding
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
- H01R12/70—Coupling devices
- H01R12/71—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures
- H01R12/72—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures
- H01R12/722—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures coupling devices mounted on the edge of the printed circuits
- H01R12/725—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures coupling devices mounted on the edge of the printed circuits containing contact members presenting a contact carrying strip, e.g. edge-like strip
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a positioning and locking method and to a positioning and locking device for an input/output connector.
- the invention relates particularly to a positioning and locking method and to a positioning and locking device for an input/output connector used in a mobile telephone, the said device being fixed in the housing of the connector which is intended to be surface-mounted, for example on a printed-circuit board.
- the bearing plane of the contacts of the connector must be coincident or at least almost coincident with the plane of the printed-circuit board (PCB).
- this coplanarity allows a so-called coplanarity requirement, necessary for implementation of the surface-mounting process, to be effectively met, which requirement means that any one of the contacts must lie within a maximum tolerance range relative to the bearing plane of the contacts of the connector on the printed circuit, this bearing plane thus defining the reference plane for the coplanarity.
- the object of the invention is to alleviate the drawbacks of the prior art that are described above.
- a positioning device having a projecting part which is intended to rest on the plane of the printed circuit is forcibly inserted into a first slot and into a second slot, these slots lying on either side of the housing of the connector.
- the positioning devices position themselves relative to the known reference plane consisting of the surface on which these devices rest in their respective slots.
- the bearing plane of the pins of the connector is thus accurately and reproducibly defined.
- Figures 1 and 2 show an input/output connector 2 for a mobile telephone, intended to be surface-mounted on a printed-circuit board 6 shown partially in Figure 5.
- the said connector 2 has contacts 8 intended for making an electrical connection with the printed circuit 6.
- a positioning device 12 having a projecting part 16 which is intended to rest on and be soldered to the plane of the printed circuit 6 is forcibly inserted into a first slot 10 and into a second slot 11, these slots lying on either side of the housing 4 of the connector 2.
- the projecting part 16 may have either a flat shape, as may be seen in Figure 5, or the shape of a sinusoidal having at least two lobes 22, 24, as illustrated in Figure 6.
- the positioning device includes a locking means 26 which makes it possible for a plug to be fixed to the connector 2.
- the device according to the invention because of its design, allows two functions - positioning and locking - to be carried out, which functions are normally fulfilled independently by two independent devices.
- the projecting parts 16 has the shape of a sinusoid having two lobes 22 and 24.
- the mid-axis ⁇ of the two lobes 22 and 24 is in alignment with the plane of the printed-circuit board 6 which forms the reference plane for positioning the connector.
- the device according to the invention is reversible so that, by turning it through an angle of 180°, it is possible to insert it just as well in the left side slot 10 as in the right side slot 11. This makes it possible to simplify the mass production of the positioning and locking device, in order to meet the growth in the use of increasingly miniaturized portable telephones.
- the lobes 22, 24 intended to be soldered to the pads 25 on the printed circuit help to form, during soldering, a meniscus which ensures excellent retention.
- the device according to the invention is not limited to this application and can be used with any smart-card reader connector having contacts intended to be surface-mounted on a printed-circuit board and in which quasi-coplanarity of the bearing plane of the said contacts with the plane of the printed-circuit board is necessary.
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- Coupling Device And Connection With Printed Circuit (AREA)
- Details Of Connecting Devices For Male And Female Coupling (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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FR9805410A FR2778274B1 (fr) | 1998-04-29 | 1998-04-29 | Procede et dispositif de positionnement et de verrouillage pour connecteur d'entree/sortie et connecteur comportant un tel dispositif |
FR9805410 | 1998-04-29 |
Publications (3)
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EP0954066A2 true EP0954066A2 (de) | 1999-11-03 |
EP0954066A3 EP0954066A3 (de) | 2002-04-17 |
EP0954066B1 EP0954066B1 (de) | 2004-07-14 |
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Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP99106286A Expired - Lifetime EP0954066B1 (de) | 1998-04-29 | 1999-04-16 | Positionier- und Verriegelungsverfahren und Anordnung für Ein-/Ausgangsverbinder sowie einschlägige Verbinder |
Country Status (4)
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EP (1) | EP0954066B1 (de) |
JP (1) | JPH11339905A (de) |
DE (1) | DE69918599T2 (de) |
FR (1) | FR2778274B1 (de) |
Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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WO2002035655A2 (en) * | 2000-10-27 | 2002-05-02 | Intel Corporation | Surface mount connector lead |
Citations (2)
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US5232379A (en) * | 1992-02-28 | 1993-08-03 | Foxconn International, Inc. | Connector with mounting means for SMT |
US5259789A (en) * | 1993-02-23 | 1993-11-09 | Molex Incorporated | Retention system for circuit board mounted electrical connector |
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- 1998-04-29 FR FR9805410A patent/FR2778274B1/fr not_active Expired - Fee Related
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- 1999-04-16 DE DE69918599T patent/DE69918599T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1999-04-16 EP EP99106286A patent/EP0954066B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1999-04-30 JP JP11125178A patent/JPH11339905A/ja active Pending
Patent Citations (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US5232379A (en) * | 1992-02-28 | 1993-08-03 | Foxconn International, Inc. | Connector with mounting means for SMT |
US5259789A (en) * | 1993-02-23 | 1993-11-09 | Molex Incorporated | Retention system for circuit board mounted electrical connector |
Cited By (6)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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WO2002035655A2 (en) * | 2000-10-27 | 2002-05-02 | Intel Corporation | Surface mount connector lead |
WO2002035655A3 (en) * | 2000-10-27 | 2002-08-29 | Intel Corp | Surface mount connector lead |
GB2384921A (en) * | 2000-10-27 | 2003-08-06 | Intel Corp | Surface mount connector lead |
GB2384921B (en) * | 2000-10-27 | 2004-07-21 | Intel Corp | Surface mount connector lead |
US6774310B1 (en) | 2000-10-27 | 2004-08-10 | Intel Corporation | Surface mount connector lead |
DE10196822B4 (de) * | 2000-10-27 | 2007-08-30 | Intel Corporation, Santa Clara | Oberflächenmontierter Verbinderanschluß |
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Publication number | Publication date |
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EP0954066A3 (de) | 2002-04-17 |
EP0954066B1 (de) | 2004-07-14 |
JPH11339905A (ja) | 1999-12-10 |
DE69918599D1 (de) | 2004-08-19 |
FR2778274A1 (fr) | 1999-11-05 |
FR2778274B1 (fr) | 2000-06-30 |
DE69918599T2 (de) | 2005-07-14 |
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