EP2493027A1 - Contact électrique pour connecteur électrique - Google Patents

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EP2493027A1
EP2493027A1 EP12155993A EP12155993A EP2493027A1 EP 2493027 A1 EP2493027 A1 EP 2493027A1 EP 12155993 A EP12155993 A EP 12155993A EP 12155993 A EP12155993 A EP 12155993A EP 2493027 A1 EP2493027 A1 EP 2493027A1
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Fabien Bourgeas
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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
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/02—Contact members
    • H01R13/10—Sockets for co-operation with pins or blades
    • H01R13/11—Resilient sockets
    • H01R13/112—Resilient sockets forked sockets having two legs
    • 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
    • H01R12/50—Fixed connections
    • H01R12/51—Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures
    • H01R12/52—Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures connecting to other rigid printed circuits or like structures
    • 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
    • H01R12/50—Fixed connections
    • H01R12/51—Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures
    • H01R12/55—Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures characterised by the terminals
    • H01R12/57—Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures characterised by the terminals surface mounting terminals
    • 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
    • H01R12/73—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures connecting to other rigid printed circuits or like structures
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/02—Contact members
    • H01R13/28—Contacts for sliding cooperation with identically-shaped contact, e.g. for hermaphroditic coupling devices
    • 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
    • H01R12/721—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures cooperating directly with the edge of the rigid printed circuits
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R24/00—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure
    • H01R24/84—Hermaphroditic coupling devices
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T29/00—Metal working
    • Y10T29/49—Method of mechanical manufacture
    • Y10T29/49002—Electrical device making
    • Y10T29/49117—Conductor or circuit manufacturing
    • Y10T29/49124—On flat or curved insulated base, e.g., printed circuit, etc.
    • Y10T29/49126—Assembling bases

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  • the present invention relates to an electrical contact for a connector, in particular for a connector for connecting one electronic card to another (also called “electronic card connector” later).
  • the invention is particularly applicable to base station equipment, the latter being versatile assemblies of radio frequency modules.
  • These radio frequency modules comprise electronic cards which can have different functions and which are interconnected by different connectors depending on the type of signal to be transmitted, namely in particular a power signal, a radio frequency signal or a digital signal.
  • the known connectors are mounted on an electronic board and comprise a body in which one or more male and / or female type contacts are arranged, the male type contacts and the female type contacts being structurally different.
  • the spacing or the approximation of the arms relative to each other allows the contact to be used alternately as a male-type contact or female type.
  • the invention makes it possible to obtain a contact that can be described as hermaphrodite.
  • the invention can then make it possible to have a single loose part that can be used both as a male-type contact and as a female-type contact.
  • the longitudinal axis of the contact may be rectilinear.
  • the longitudinal axis of the contact may or may not be a symmetrical axis of the contact.
  • the median portion may have, in a plane containing the longitudinal axis of the contact, substantially a U-shape, the back of the U being connected to the second end of the contact and each leg of the U being connected to an arm of the first end.
  • the median part may have an elasticity allowing the branches of the U to be moved apart or brought closer to each other and, thus, to bring together or to separate from each other each of the arms which form the first end of the contact.
  • Each arm, respectively each branch, may comprise at least one portion extending along a first rectilinear longitudinal axis, which may be coincident with the longitudinal axis of the contact for certain positions of the arms and branches.
  • the totality of each arm, respectively of each branch extends along the first longitudinal axis.
  • the term "height of an arm” or “height of a branch” will henceforth be referred to as the largest dimension of the cross-section of an arm or a branch, in a plane perpendicular to its first longitudinal axis. and by "thickness of an arm”, respectively “thickness of a branch” the smallest dimension of the cross section of the arm, respectively of the branch, in the same plane perpendicular to its first longitudinal axis.
  • the height of an arm, or of a branch is measured between two lateral edges of the arm, respectively of the branch, and this height can be constant or monotonically vary or not along the first longitudinal axis of the arm or branch.
  • Each arm can have the same height.
  • Each branch can have the same height.
  • the thickness of an arm, or a branch, respectively, may be constant or monotonically vary or not along the first longitudinal axis of the arm or branch.
  • the height of the branches may be greater than that of the arms.
  • an arm is connected to the adjacent branch only over part of the height of the arm.
  • Each arm can have the same thickness.
  • Each branch can have the same thickness.
  • the arms and the branches can have the same thickness.
  • each branch has the same height, it can be substantially equal to twice the distance, measured along the back of the middle part, between the two branches.
  • each arm may comprise at least one portion extending along a second longitudinal axis, said portions being such that the second longitudinal axes are secant.
  • the two second axes are intersecting.
  • the second longitudinal axes may be rectilinear or curvilinear.
  • the acute angle between them is for example between 0 and 45 °.
  • Each arm is such that the two arms move away from each other as one moves along the projection of an arm in the plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the contact.
  • the projection of each arm in said plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the contact may have two ends, each of these ends coming opposite one end of the projection of the other arm in said plane and the arms may be such that the size of the opening formed between two opposite ends is different from the size of the opening formed between the other two opposite ends.
  • Each of the above sizes may be the distance between two opposite ends when the contact is symmetrical or between one end facing and the other branch, when the contact is not symmetrical.
  • Each arm may be such that the first end of the contact has in cross section in the plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the contact a V-shaped.
  • the two arms move away from each other. continuously when moving along the projection of an arm in said plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the contact.
  • the second longitudinal axes are rectilinear and the entire projection of each arm in the plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the contact extends along the second longitudinal axis.
  • each arm is such that the first end of the contact has a substantially U-shaped cross-section in the plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the contact.
  • the arms move away from one another. other continuously when moving along the projection of an arm in said plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the contact and then extend in parallel.
  • the second longitudinal axes are curvilinear.
  • each arm is such that the first end of the contact has in cross section in the plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the contact a mixed shape comprising a V-shaped portion extended by a portion in which the two arms extend in parallel .
  • the contact may be such that when the first end is not subjected to any deformation force, the contact then being at rest, in particular when it is not connected to another contact, the two arms have at least one zone in which which they are in contact with each other.
  • the middle part of the contact can be made of cupro beryllium (CuBe 2 ), in particular according to the technology called "cut-rolled".
  • a conductive coating for example gold, may be used. The use of such a material can make it possible to confer on the middle part of the contact the elastic properties already mentioned above.
  • the contact can be made in one piece, in which case it can be made integrally as described above for the middle part.
  • first end and / or the second end of the contact may be made of materials different from that or those of the middle part.
  • connection system characterized in that it comprises at least two contacts as defined above, the two arms of one of the contacts being maintained between the two arms of the other contact and bearing against the latter, so as to ensure the connection of the two contacts.
  • the invention thus makes it possible, by using the same contacts, to establish a male / female type connection.
  • At least one pair of contacts is used, another pair being able to form a reference pair.
  • connection system may comprise several pairs of contacts connected to each other, at least one pair being dedicated to a given type of signal, for example at least three pairs ensure the transmission of a radio frequency signal, in particular a microwave signal. at least one pair transmits a signal for the power supply, at least one pair transmits a power signal, and at least one pair transmits a digital signal in combination with a pair of reference.
  • each casing may comprise a male-type coupling piece and a female-type coupling piece and, when this casing is connected to another identical casing, the coupling piece of the type male, respectively of female type, a housing cooperates with the female-type coupling piece, respectively of the male type, of the other housing.
  • the coupling parts are for example reliefs formed in or on the housing.
  • the coupling parts can be attached to the housing.
  • the coupling parts may carry housing coding means, such coding means allowing a user to use the housing for applications adapted to it.
  • Each housing comprises for example only one first coupling part and only one second coupling part.
  • the first coupling member and the second coupling member may be disposed at opposite ends of the housing.
  • Each coupling piece may extend along all or part of a face of the housing, for example along a straight axis.
  • the housing can be made of plastic material (s). Such a housing may provide mechanical protection for the one or more contacts received therein and, when multiple contacts are received, provide electrical isolation between the contacts.
  • a metal cover When the housing is connected to another housing, a metal cover can be placed astride these two housings, allowing electrical shielding of all or part of the two connected housings.
  • this electrical shielding can be obtained by metallization of all or part of each housing. This shielding is for example provided at a microwave portion of the connectors.
  • the connector may comprise at least three contacts carrying a radiofrequency signal, in particular a microwave signal, and / or at least one contact conveying a power signal, and / or at least one contact conveying a digital signal combined with a reference contact and / or least one contact conveying a signal for the supply electric.
  • a connector can make it possible to pass the power supply and the transmission of communication signals between two electronic cards.
  • the connector comprises, for example, in combination or not with other contacts, three contacts carrying a microwave signal, which can facilitate coplanar microwave adaptation of the connection.
  • the housing can be as defined above, which provides a hermaphrodite connector, when all the contacts and the housing are hermaphrodite.
  • the hermaphrodite housing may include studs separating separate housings and arranged such that each housing between two adjacent posts receives two contacts.
  • the neighboring contacts arranged in a housing are separated from each other by an amount of the housing carrying said contacts or the housing of the coupled connector.
  • the subject of the invention is also a method for connecting two assemblies as defined above, characterized in that the two assemblies are connected by introducing the arms of a contact d an assembly between the arms of a contact of the other together in a direction of insertion not parallel to the longitudinal axis of one of said contacts and in a first direction.
  • the two sets can be disconnected by applying on one of the sets a force directed in said direction of insertion and the first direction, this force leading to the displacement in said direction and the first direction of the set which is disconnected.
  • the insertion direction may form an acute non-zero angle with the longitudinal axis of one of the contacts, for example an angle strictly greater than 0 ° and less than or equal to 90 °.
  • misalignment Due to the elastic properties of the middle part of each contact and the area of overlap between the arms of two contacts when they are connected, a misalignment, or misalignment, of the electronic boards to which the second end of each contact is connected can be compensated in all directions without affecting the transmission of the signal (s).
  • This misalignment may be less than or equal to 0.6 mm in all directions.
  • the electronic cards of each set can remain in the same plane.
  • the direction and order in which the connection or disconnection operations between the two sets are performed can be random and not affect the speed of the connection and the reliability thereof. That is, a force can be applied to the first set to connect it to the second set and apply a force to the same set to disconnect it from the second set or apply that force for disconnection to the second set. together.
  • the force applied to connect the two sets and the force applied to disconnect the two sets may have the same direction and the same direction or direction and a direction opposite and the set being disconnected may be subject to a displacement of the same direction and in the same sense or not that the set to connect.
  • FIG. 1 An assembly example designated generally by 1.
  • This assembly 1 comprises a radio frequency module having an electronic card 2 on which is mounted a connector 3.
  • the connector 3 comprises a housing 4 and one or more contacts generally designated by 5.
  • the connector 3 is configured to be connected to a complementary type connector of another set 1.
  • a first example of contact 5 is shown in more detail on the Figures 2 to 4 .
  • the contact 5 is in the example described made in one piece cupro beryllium according to the technology called "cut-rolled".
  • the contact 5 extends along a longitudinal axis X which is rectilinear here. Along this axis X, the contact 5 successively comprises a first end 7, a median portion 8 and a second end 9.
  • the second end 9 of the contact 5 is mounted on the electronic card 2 when the contact 5 is disposed in the housing 4 of the connector 3.
  • the second end 9 is for example in the form of a tab extending parallel to the X axis, except for a curved portion 10 connected to the medial portion 8.
  • the median portion 8a has a substantially U-shaped shape when it is observed in a plane containing the longitudinal axis X of the contact.
  • the middle portion 8 comprises in the example of Figures 2 to 4 a back 11 to which is connected the second end 9 via the curved portion 10.
  • the back 11 extends substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis X of the contact 5.
  • the middle portion 8 also comprises two branches 12 extending from the back 11 towards the first end 7 along a first longitudinal axis Y.
  • the choice of the material in which the contact is made, or only the median part 8 if appropriate, allows the angle ⁇ defined between the X axis of the contact 5 and the first longitudinal axis Y may vary.
  • the middle portion 8 is for example configured so that this angle ⁇ can vary between 0 and 30 °.
  • Each branch 12 may have a thickness and / or a substantially constant height when moving along the Y axis.
  • the height h of each branch 12 is measured between two lateral edges 14 between which each branch 12 extends. in a plane perpendicular to the first longitudinal axis Y.
  • Each arm 12 may have the same shape and the height h of each arm 12 is for example between 1 and 5 mm.
  • the thickness of an arm 12, measured between two other edges 15 between which each arm 12 extends in a plane perpendicular to the first longitudinal axis Y, is for example between 0.15 and 0.40 mm.
  • Each branch 12 is connected at its opposite end to the back 11 to an arm 20 and the two arms 20 form the first end 7 of the contact 5.
  • the junction between a branch 12 and an arm 20 can be obtained using a portion 22 forming an angle with the first longitudinal axis Y of each branch 12.
  • each arm 20 extends along a first longitudinal axis Z 1 from the portion 22 to a rounded area 27 forming the front face of the contact 5.
  • the first longitudinal axis Z 1 of an arm 20 may be parallel to the first longitudinal axis Z 1 of the other arm 20 and these two axes Z 1 may be parallel to the longitudinal axis X of the contact 5.
  • the two arms 20 may have at least one zone 26 in which they are in contact with one another.
  • each arm 20 may extend in all or part along a second longitudinal axis Z 2 between two edges 25 and the axis Z 2 of one arm 20 and the axis Z 2 of the other arm 20 are intersecting, so that the first end 7 has a V-shaped section in said plane perpendicular to the axis X.
  • a side edge 25 at the other of each arm 20, the arms can move away from each other.
  • each arm 20 extends from an edge 25 only along a portion 40 along the second longitudinal axis Z 2 , the first end 7 of the contact 5 having, at the level of this portion 40, a V-shaped section in said plane.
  • Each portion 40 is extended to the other edge 25 by a portion 41 of the arm such that the arms 20 extend parallel to the level of this portion 41.
  • the arms 20 and branches 12 are connected to each other only over part of their height, a slot 42 being formed on a part of the height of each branch 12.
  • the portion 41 of the arm 20 extends for example in the extension of a portion of the branch 12 while the slot 42 is formed along the portion 40.
  • each branch 12 is between 1 and 5 mm
  • the length of the back 11 measured between two branches 12 is between 1.5 and 3 mm
  • the acute angle formed between the second longitudinal axes Z 2 is between 0 and 45 °.
  • each arm has a portion extending along a second curvilinear longitudinal axis and the first end 7 has in section in said plane perpendicular to the X axis a substantially U-shape.
  • the distance d measured between edges 25 of each arm 20 facing each other is different from one end to the other. other of the projection in the plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis X of each arm 20.
  • this distance d can be zero or very low between two opposite edges and significantly greater between the two other edges 25 facing each other, as can be seen in FIG. figure 5 for example.
  • radio frequency signal including microwave, a digital signal, a signal for the power supply or a power signal.
  • connection of a contact 5 to the other is effected by introducing the two arms 20 of a contact between the arms 20 of the other contact, the introduction between said arms 20 being allowed by the elasticity of the portion median 8 and / or arms 20 themselves, and because of the noticeable spacing between them. It is thus possible to separate sufficiently two arms 20 of a contact 5 so that the two arms 20 of the other contact 5 can be received between these two arms and come to bear against them.
  • the two contacts 5 are connected in a plug direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis X of each of the contacts while in the example of Figures 7 and 8 , the insertion direction is parallel to the longitudinal axis X of one of the contacts and forms a non-zero acute angle with the longitudinal axis of the other contact.
  • the Figures 9 and 10 represent in the connected state two contacts 5 according to the figure 5 .
  • the connector 3 may comprise, as shown in FIG. figure 11 a plurality of contacts 5, the latter being received in the housing 4.
  • Each contact 5 can be disposed in a housing 29 of the housing the housing 4, so that the first end 7 of each contact 5 is positioned in an opening 30 formed in the housing 4 and communicating with the housing 29.
  • the connector 3 comprises several contacts dedicated to the transmission of signals of different types.
  • a first group 31 of contacts 5 allows for example to convey a power signal, while a second group 32 of contacts 5 can convey a radio frequency signal, including microwave, and a third group 33 of contacts 5 can convey a digital signal.
  • the invention is not limited to a connector with a predefined number of groups and, within groups carrying a digital signal, power or for power supply, to a predefined number of contacts 5.
  • Two adjacent openings 30 may be separated by uprights 35 and 36 of the housing 4.
  • the uprights 35 and 36 are of different shape, an amount 35 extending beyond the first end 7 of the contacts 5 when the latter are in place in the housing 4 while an amount 36 remains set back relative at the first end 7 of the contacts 5.
  • the uprights 36 of the first housing cooperate with the uprights 35 of the housing of the other connector.
  • the uprights 35 cooperate with the openings 30 of the housing 4 of the other connector 3 and each contact 5 of the connector 3 is separated by an insulating post 35 of the neighboring contacts, this amount 35 belonging to one or the other of the housings 4.
  • the housing 4 is devoid of coupling member to the housing of another connector 3.
  • the invention is not limited to such an example, as can be seen in the Figures 12 and 13 .
  • the housing 4 is provided at two opposite ends with coupling parts 50 and 51.
  • a first coupling piece 50 of the male type is formed while a level of another end of the housing, a second coupling part 51 of the female type is formed.
  • These coupling parts 50 and 51 are here of complementary shape, so that if they were not secured to the housing 4, they could mate with each other.
  • the coupling part 50 or 51 is opposite in the housing 4 of a cavity 53.
  • the first coupling part 50 is locally projecting relative to the housing 4 and it can be arranged along the face 55 of the housing facing another housing 4 when these two housings 4 are connected.
  • the first coupling part 51 may have a connection zone 56 with the housing 4 extended by diverging faces 57 and converging when moving away from the housing 4.
  • the second coupling part 51 is in the example of the figure 12 in the form of a slot having an outwardly opening zone 58 capable of receiving the connection zone 56, the zone 58 being extended towards the inside of the slot by a zone whose faces 59 have a shape complementary to that faces 57 of the first coupling part 50.
  • Two openings 30 of the housing 4 of the figure 12 are separated by posts 35 with an advance 60 for the protection of the contacts 5 when handling the connector.
  • the example of figure 13 represents a front view of the housing of the figure 12 in which contacts are mounted 5.
  • Four groups of contacts 5 are here received in the housing 4.
  • the arrangement of the contacts 5 provides in the example described a microwave part 62 composed of a central contact 63 and contacts 64 and 65 forming a mass distributed on each side.
  • This microwave part 62 thus comprises three contacts 63, 64, 65 carrying a microwave signal.
  • an assembly 1 may be connected to another assembly 1 in a plugging direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of each contact and to the plane in which the electronic card 2 of each assembly extends.
  • the disconnection of a set 1 to the other can be obtained by applying to one of the sets 1 a force F directed along the same direction of insertion and the insertion direction, so that the assembly 1 is moved in the same direction and the same direction when connected to another set 1 and disconnected from it.
  • figure 14 shows, compared to that of the figure 1 , that the two sets 1 can be connected or disconnected by applying a force F 'in the direction of insertion of the figure 1 but of opposite sense.
  • the invention is not limited to the connection of assemblies 1 whose electronic cards 2 have been previously arranged parallel to each other.
  • the connection can be obtained by applying a force in a direction of insertion making a non-zero acute angle and not equal to 90 ° with the longitudinal axis of at least one contact 5 to connect.
  • the electronic boards of the two sets to be connected can extend in non-parallel planes and the insertion direction can be at an angle strictly between 0 and 90 °, in particular of the order of 45.degree. °, with the plane in which extends one of the electronic boards 2.
  • the connector 3 comprises contacts 5 according to the figure 5 and a housing 4 according to the Figures 12 and 13 .
  • a metal shielding cap 70 can be mounted astride the housings 4, for example at their central portion.
  • the cover 70 is in particular installed to cover the microwave part 62, when it exists.
  • the shielding is obtained by metallization, at least at the microwave portion 62, of the housing 4 when the latter is made of plastic material (s).

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