US3609463A - Connectors for printed-circuit cards - Google Patents

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US3609463A
US3609463A US859748A US3609463DA US3609463A US 3609463 A US3609463 A US 3609463A US 859748 A US859748 A US 859748A US 3609463D A US3609463D A US 3609463DA US 3609463 A US3609463 A US 3609463A
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Bernard Andre Laboue
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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
    • H01R12/77—Coupling devices for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures
    • H01R12/79—Coupling devices for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures connecting to 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
    • H01R12/70—Coupling devices
    • H01R12/82—Coupling devices connected with low or zero insertion force
    • H01R12/85—Coupling devices connected with low or zero insertion force contact pressure producing means, contacts activated after insertion of printed circuits or like structures
    • H01R12/87—Coupling devices connected with low or zero insertion force contact pressure producing means, contacts activated after insertion of printed circuits or like structures acting automatically by insertion of rigid printed or like structures
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US3702423A (en) * 1971-11-09 1972-11-07 Teradyne Inc Low-force printed circuit male connection apparatus
US3864012A (en) * 1974-02-22 1975-02-04 John M Cutchaw Electrical connector
US3922054A (en) * 1973-09-14 1975-11-25 Amp Inc Printed circuit electrical connector
US3934959A (en) * 1973-08-08 1976-01-27 Amp Incorporated Electrical connector
US3955875A (en) * 1973-11-22 1976-05-11 Compagnie Honeywell Bull (Societe Anonyme) Connector
US4008938A (en) * 1975-08-11 1977-02-22 International Telephone And Telegraph Corporation Electrical connector
US4072379A (en) * 1976-12-13 1978-02-07 Ncr Corporation Electric power distributing apparatus
FR2501454A2 (fr) * 1977-06-23 1982-09-10 Doloise Metallurgique Element de connexion pour etablir un contact elastique de pression avec au moins une surface conductrice
US4475781A (en) * 1982-12-08 1984-10-09 Amp Incorporated Bussing system for stacked array of panel boards
US4518210A (en) * 1983-08-10 1985-05-21 Lockheed Corporation Zero-insertion-force housing for circuit boards
US4582384A (en) * 1984-05-04 1986-04-15 Amp Incorporated Overmolded shielded connector
US4587596A (en) * 1984-04-09 1986-05-06 Amp Incorporated High density mother/daughter circuit board connector
US4626056A (en) * 1984-02-21 1986-12-02 Amp Incorporated Card edge connector
US4629270A (en) * 1984-07-16 1986-12-16 Amp Incorporated Zero insertion force card edge connector with flexible film circuitry
US4664458A (en) * 1985-09-19 1987-05-12 C W Industries Printed circuit board connector
US4755866A (en) * 1987-02-27 1988-07-05 United Technologies Corporation Electronic circuit module
US4818241A (en) * 1987-11-09 1989-04-04 Bell Communications Research, Inc. Electrical interconnection device using elastomeric strips
US4834660A (en) * 1987-06-03 1989-05-30 Harris Corporation Flexible zero insertion force interconnector between circuit boards
EP0374460A2 (de) * 1988-12-19 1990-06-27 International Business Machines Corporation Elektrischer Verbinder unter Verwendung einer Leiterplatte
US5171154A (en) * 1991-11-06 1992-12-15 Amp Incorporated High density backplane connector
USRE34190E (en) * 1986-05-27 1993-03-09 Rogers Corporation Connector arrangement
US5308257A (en) * 1993-02-01 1994-05-03 The Whitaker Corporation ZIF card edge connector utilizing flexible film circuitry
US5564931A (en) * 1994-05-24 1996-10-15 The Whitaker Corporation. Card edge connector using flexible film circuitry
US5595490A (en) * 1995-01-13 1997-01-21 Teradyne, Inc. Printed circuit board connectors
EP0761025A1 (de) * 1994-05-17 1997-03-12 Beta Phase, Inc. Steckverbindungszusammenbau um zwei gedruckte schaltungen ähnliche teile elektrisch zu verbinden
US5676559A (en) * 1995-07-06 1997-10-14 The Whitaker Corporation Zero insertion force (ZIF) electrical connector
US5704793A (en) * 1995-04-17 1998-01-06 Teradyne, Inc. High speed high density connector for electronic signals
US20050009382A1 (en) * 2003-07-12 2005-01-13 Harting Electro-Optics Gmbh & Co. Kg Connector for connecting printed circuit boards

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FR2344149A1 (fr) * 1976-03-08 1977-10-07 Amp Inc Connecteur electrique et assemblage d'organes de contact destines a ce connecteur
EP0137773A1 (de) * 1983-02-24 1985-04-24 AMP INCORPORATED (a New Jersey corporation) Verbinderzusammenbau zum montieren eines moduls auf einer schaltungskarte oder dergleichen
US5421738A (en) * 1994-06-29 1995-06-06 Miraco, Inc. High-density printed circuit connector with pivotable spring

Cited By (30)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3702423A (en) * 1971-11-09 1972-11-07 Teradyne Inc Low-force printed circuit male connection apparatus
US3934959A (en) * 1973-08-08 1976-01-27 Amp Incorporated Electrical connector
US3922054A (en) * 1973-09-14 1975-11-25 Amp Inc Printed circuit electrical connector
US3955875A (en) * 1973-11-22 1976-05-11 Compagnie Honeywell Bull (Societe Anonyme) Connector
US3864012A (en) * 1974-02-22 1975-02-04 John M Cutchaw Electrical connector
US4008938A (en) * 1975-08-11 1977-02-22 International Telephone And Telegraph Corporation Electrical connector
US4072379A (en) * 1976-12-13 1978-02-07 Ncr Corporation Electric power distributing apparatus
FR2501454A2 (fr) * 1977-06-23 1982-09-10 Doloise Metallurgique Element de connexion pour etablir un contact elastique de pression avec au moins une surface conductrice
US4475781A (en) * 1982-12-08 1984-10-09 Amp Incorporated Bussing system for stacked array of panel boards
US4518210A (en) * 1983-08-10 1985-05-21 Lockheed Corporation Zero-insertion-force housing for circuit boards
US4626056A (en) * 1984-02-21 1986-12-02 Amp Incorporated Card edge connector
US4587596A (en) * 1984-04-09 1986-05-06 Amp Incorporated High density mother/daughter circuit board connector
US4582384A (en) * 1984-05-04 1986-04-15 Amp Incorporated Overmolded shielded connector
US4629270A (en) * 1984-07-16 1986-12-16 Amp Incorporated Zero insertion force card edge connector with flexible film circuitry
US4664458A (en) * 1985-09-19 1987-05-12 C W Industries Printed circuit board connector
USRE34190E (en) * 1986-05-27 1993-03-09 Rogers Corporation Connector arrangement
US4755866A (en) * 1987-02-27 1988-07-05 United Technologies Corporation Electronic circuit module
US4834660A (en) * 1987-06-03 1989-05-30 Harris Corporation Flexible zero insertion force interconnector between circuit boards
US4818241A (en) * 1987-11-09 1989-04-04 Bell Communications Research, Inc. Electrical interconnection device using elastomeric strips
EP0374460A2 (de) * 1988-12-19 1990-06-27 International Business Machines Corporation Elektrischer Verbinder unter Verwendung einer Leiterplatte
EP0374460A3 (en) * 1988-12-19 1990-12-27 International Business Machines Corporation Electric connector utilizing flexible electrical circuitry
US5171154A (en) * 1991-11-06 1992-12-15 Amp Incorporated High density backplane connector
US5308257A (en) * 1993-02-01 1994-05-03 The Whitaker Corporation ZIF card edge connector utilizing flexible film circuitry
EP0761025A1 (de) * 1994-05-17 1997-03-12 Beta Phase, Inc. Steckverbindungszusammenbau um zwei gedruckte schaltungen ähnliche teile elektrisch zu verbinden
EP0761025A4 (de) * 1994-05-17 1998-12-09 Beta Phase Inc Steckverbindungszusammenbau um zwei gedruckte schaltungen ähnliche teile elektrisch zu verbinden
US5564931A (en) * 1994-05-24 1996-10-15 The Whitaker Corporation. Card edge connector using flexible film circuitry
US5595490A (en) * 1995-01-13 1997-01-21 Teradyne, Inc. Printed circuit board connectors
US5704793A (en) * 1995-04-17 1998-01-06 Teradyne, Inc. High speed high density connector for electronic signals
US5676559A (en) * 1995-07-06 1997-10-14 The Whitaker Corporation Zero insertion force (ZIF) electrical connector
US20050009382A1 (en) * 2003-07-12 2005-01-13 Harting Electro-Optics Gmbh & Co. Kg Connector for connecting printed circuit boards

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DE1948925A1 (de) 1970-05-21
GB1233853A (de) 1971-06-03
DE1948925C3 (de) 1980-04-03
DE1948925B2 (de) 1979-07-26
BE739084A (de) 1970-03-02

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