US3869185A - Electrical connector assembly - Google Patents

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US3869185A
US3869185A US452093A US45209374A US3869185A US 3869185 A US3869185 A US 3869185A US 452093 A US452093 A US 452093A US 45209374 A US45209374 A US 45209374A US 3869185 A US3869185 A US 3869185A
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Wladimiro Teagno
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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
    • H01R12/777—Coupling parts carrying pins, blades or analogous contacts
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R2107/00—Four or more poles
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R31/00—Coupling parts supported only by co-operation with counterpart
    • H01R31/02—Intermediate parts for distributing energy to two or more circuits in parallel, e.g. splitter

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  • An electrical connector assembly comprises a first Appl- 1034529093 hollow insulating housing having an aperture which 7 provides access to the hollow interior for a second in- [30] Foreign-Application priority Data sulatirciig llioutsinglcar'rytingt a pllurallity of aligllted rgws of space e ec rica con ac s w 1c engage a igne rows I973 22340/73 of spaced electrical contacts in the hollow interior. 52 11.5.
  • the present invention relates to electrical connector assemblies.
  • an electrical connector. assembly comprising a first hollow insulating housing having an aperture which provides access to the hollow interior for a second insulating housing carrying a plurality of aligned rows of spaced electrical contacts which engage aligned rows of spaced electrical contacts in the hollow interior.
  • the rows of contacts extending at rightangles to the axial direction of movement of the second housing within the interior of the first housing on engagement and disengagement of the housings, surfaces on the first and second housing co operating so that on initial axial movement of the second housing within the interior of the first housing on assembly of the housings, the contacts of the second housing are guided between the contacts of the first housinga cam surface on the second housing cooperating with a cam surface on the first housing so that when the second housing reaches a predetermined position within the interior ofthe first housing.the second housing moves laterally relative to the first housing to align the contacts of the housings and further surfaces on the first and second housings cooperating so that on further axial movement of the second housing within the-interior of the first housing, the contacts engage.
  • the further axial move ment of the second housing effected by a member hav-' ing an open-ended slot and rotatably mounted ou the first housing.
  • which slot in a first position of the mem ber receives a peg rigidly mounted on the second housing. rotation of the member towards a second position causing the peg to transmit the further axial movement to the second housing.
  • the aligned rows of spaced electrical contacts in the hollow interior of the first housing may extend from one or more further housings releasably connectible to the first housing, through apertures in the first housing and communicating with the hollow interior.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective partly'exploded view of an electrical connector assembly
  • FIG. 2 ' is a cross-section taken longitudinally of the electrical connector assembly
  • FIG. 3 is a detail in plan view of the electrical connector assembly of FIG. 2;
  • FIGS. 4 to7 are schematic plan views illustrating the various relative positions of the first and second housings of the electrical connector assembly during engagement and disengagement of the housings.
  • an electrical "connector assembly 1 includes a first hollow insulating housing 2 and a mating second insulating housing 4.
  • Housing 2 has an aperture 6 at its forward end 8 providing access to the hollow interior of the housing and an opposite rear end closed by a cap 12.
  • a flange 22 is provided generally midway between the ends 8, l0 and has a pair of holes 24 for receiving fasteners 26 for mounting the housing 2 to a support panel 27.
  • a boss 28 is positioned in which a member 30 is rotatably mounted.
  • the member 30 has radially extending protrusions 36 which engage in recesses 38 in the boss 28 for-limiting the rotational movement of the member 30.
  • the member 30 has on its upper surface as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 a hexagonal hole 32 for receiving a hexagonal key for rotating the member 30.
  • the member 30 has an open-ended slot 34 having two side walls 35, 37. A channel is'formed on an inside surface of the boss.
  • the member 30 is rotatable from a first position at which the open end of the slot 34 is in alignment with an end of the channel 40 (see FIG. 4) and a second position in which the open end of the slot 34 faces generally towards the rear end 10 of the housing 2 (see FIG. 7).
  • a longitudinally extending groove 41 having a relatively deep part 43 adjacent the forward end 8 and a relatively shallow part 44.
  • the transition between the parts 43, 44 is formed by a ramp 45 having a cam surface 46.
  • the part 44 also has a cam surface 47 at its end nearestthe end 10.
  • a plurality of housings 60 are releasably connected to the housing 2.
  • Each housing 60 has a plurality of female receptacle contacts 62.which extend outwardly from a mating surface ofthe housing 60.
  • Each housing 60 extends into a hood 18, the female receptacle contacts 62 extending through the opening 20 into the interior of the housing 2.
  • the contacts 62 are spaced apart in parallel rows at right angles to the longitudinal axis ofthe housing 2 from upper and lower surfaces of the housing.
  • Each contact 62 terminates a conductor of a flat flexible cable 64.
  • the housing is generally flat having upper and,
  • a rib 82 having a deep part 83 and a relatively shallow part 84.
  • the transition between the parts 83, 84 being in the form of a ramp 85 having a cam surface 86.
  • rib 90 On the opposite side edge 76 there is a rib having a surface 92 which at its forward end, is coplanar with a surface 94. At its rear end the rib 90 has a cam surface 95.
  • the side edge 76 adjacent the surface 94 is inclined to form cam surface 96.
  • the housing 4 carries male tab contacts 104 which extend from the upper and lower surfaces 100. 102. The contacts are spaced apart and extend in rows transversely across the surfaces 100, 102. Y
  • the member is rotated to its first position with the open end of the slot 34 in general alignment with an end of the channel 40 (See FIG.- 4).
  • the forward end 70 of the housing 4 is then received in theaperture 6 and the housing 4 is pushed into the interior of the housing 2 via the aperture 6.
  • the part 84 of rib 82 engages in the shallow part 44 of the groove 41 and the rib 90 engages with the interior side surface 52.
  • the member 30 When it is desired to disengage the housing 2, 4 the member 30 is rotated back to its first position and the contacts 104 are disengaged from their respective contacts 62. At this stage, the contacts 104 are still, in alignment with the contacts 62 (see FIG. 6).
  • the flange 78 is then pulled so that the cam surfaces 57 and 58 engage cam surfaces 95,. 96 thereby moving the housing 4 laterally relative to the housing 2 to the position of FIG. 5. Further axial pull on the flange 78 causes the housing 4 to be withdrawn from the interior of housing '2. the contacts 104 being guided between adjacent contacts 62.
  • a housing 60 can be disengaged from the housing 2 without disturbing the electrical connection of the contacts 62 and the contacts 100 of other housings 60.'Further, the housing-4 can be withdrawn from the interior'of housing 2 without disturbing the connection of a housing'60 in the housing 2.
  • the above described electrical connector assembly is particularly useful in motor vehicles in which the assembly can be mounted to the panel 27 which forms a bulkhead between the passenger compartment and the engine compartment.
  • the electrical connector assembly 1 when mounted on the support panel 27, extends generally at right-angles to the panel 27.
  • the flange 22 can be joined to the housing 2 so that it extends at an acute angle to the surfaces 14, 16. This, in effect, reduces the dimension between each endof the electrical connector assembly 1 and the respective surface of the panel 27 since the electrical connector assembly 1 will extend from each side of the panel 27 at an angle other than a right-angle.
  • An electrical connector assembly comprising a first hollow insulating housing having an aperture which provides access to the hollow interior for a second insulating housing carrying a plurality of aligned rows of spaced electrical contacts which engage aligned rows of spaced electrical contacts in the hollow interior, the rows of contacts extending at right angles to the axial direction of movement of the second housing within the interior of the first housing on engagement and disengagement of v the housings, surface means on the first and second housings cooperating so that on initial axial movement of the second housing within the interior of the first housing on assembly of the housings, the contacts of the second housing are guided between the contacts ofthe first housing, a cam surface means on the second housing cooperating with a cam surface means on the first housing so that when the second housing reaches a predeterminedposition within the interiorof the first housing, the second housing moves laterally relative to the first housing to align the contacts of the housings and further surface means on the first and second housings cooperating so that on further axial movement of the second housing within the interior of the first housing, the contacts engage.

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US4215587A (en) * 1977-08-02 1980-08-05 The Boeing Company Folding mechanism
US4223973A (en) * 1979-02-08 1980-09-23 Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated Circuit board keying arrangement
US4239323A (en) * 1979-02-08 1980-12-16 Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated Circuit board keying arrangement
US4496205A (en) * 1982-07-23 1985-01-29 Thomas & Betts Corporation Low or zero insertion force connector for multi-pin arrays
US4836789A (en) * 1987-10-16 1989-06-06 Amp Incorporated Alignment system for line replaceable modules
US5366385A (en) * 1992-10-15 1994-11-22 Avitel Electronics Ltd. Electronic circuit module and equipment rack for the module
EP0687036A2 (en) 1994-06-10 1995-12-13 Framatome Connectors International Electrical connector with ejection mechanism
US5600539A (en) * 1994-10-11 1997-02-04 At&T Global Information Solutions Company Secure interface card extractor/ejector mechanism
US5622514A (en) * 1995-06-30 1997-04-22 The Whitaker Corporation Coverless pin grid array socket
US5868585A (en) * 1996-12-13 1999-02-09 International Business Machines Corporation System and method for inserting circuit boards in tight spaces
US6033254A (en) * 1997-05-20 2000-03-07 International Business Machines Corporation Locating and guidance device for printed circuit boards
US6053760A (en) * 1998-06-05 2000-04-25 International Business Machines Corporation Universal device for mounting circuit cards in a computer or like electrical machine
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US4215587A (en) * 1977-08-02 1980-08-05 The Boeing Company Folding mechanism
US4223973A (en) * 1979-02-08 1980-09-23 Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated Circuit board keying arrangement
US4239323A (en) * 1979-02-08 1980-12-16 Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated Circuit board keying arrangement
US4496205A (en) * 1982-07-23 1985-01-29 Thomas & Betts Corporation Low or zero insertion force connector for multi-pin arrays
US4836789A (en) * 1987-10-16 1989-06-06 Amp Incorporated Alignment system for line replaceable modules
US5366385A (en) * 1992-10-15 1994-11-22 Avitel Electronics Ltd. Electronic circuit module and equipment rack for the module
EP0687036A2 (en) 1994-06-10 1995-12-13 Framatome Connectors International Electrical connector with ejection mechanism
US5600539A (en) * 1994-10-11 1997-02-04 At&T Global Information Solutions Company Secure interface card extractor/ejector mechanism
US5622514A (en) * 1995-06-30 1997-04-22 The Whitaker Corporation Coverless pin grid array socket
US5868585A (en) * 1996-12-13 1999-02-09 International Business Machines Corporation System and method for inserting circuit boards in tight spaces
US6033254A (en) * 1997-05-20 2000-03-07 International Business Machines Corporation Locating and guidance device for printed circuit boards
US6224413B1 (en) * 1998-03-23 2001-05-01 International Business Machines Corporation Autodocking assembly and method
US6053760A (en) * 1998-06-05 2000-04-25 International Business Machines Corporation Universal device for mounting circuit cards in a computer or like electrical machine
US6373712B1 (en) 1998-06-05 2002-04-16 International Business Machines Corporation Device for inserting circuit cards into electrical machines

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