WO1998005093A3 - Edge-mounted electrical connector - Google Patents

Edge-mounted electrical connector Download PDF

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WO1998005093A3
WO1998005093A3 PCT/US1997/013158 US9713158W WO9805093A3 WO 1998005093 A3 WO1998005093 A3 WO 1998005093A3 US 9713158 W US9713158 W US 9713158W WO 9805093 A3 WO9805093 A3 WO 9805093A3
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Karol Kwiat
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Bourns Inc
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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
    • H01R12/50—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
    • H01R12/721—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

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  • Coupling Device And Connection With Printed Circuit (AREA)

Abstract

An electrical connector for providing electrical contact between a PC board and a removable component comprises an insulative housing with a longitudinal opening to receive the edge of the board, and a plurality of spring contact elements mounted in the housing, each having one end extending into the opening to provide an internal contact for a termination on the board. The opening can be configured for any of several different edge configurations for the board: a straight edge, a recessed edge, or an edge with a central protruding tab. The housing includes an array of elongate apertures in one wall, and a portion of each element protrudes through one of the apertures, thereby forming an external contact for a termination on the removable component. The internal contacts can be configured either for a solder connection to the terminations on the board, or a spring-biased frictional connection thereto. In one embodiment, the apertures are in the housing wall opposite the opening, so that the external contacts extend outwardly from the edge of the board, whereby the external contacts lie in substantially the same plane as the board, tangentially to the edge of the board. In another embodiment, the apertures are located in a housing wall that lies substantially parallel to the plane of the board, whereby the external contacts extend outwardly from the plane of the board, thereby lying in a plane that is substantially parallel to the plane of the board.
PCT/US1997/013158 1996-07-29 1997-07-25 Edge-mounted electrical connector WO1998005093A2 (en)

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EP97933579A EP0927440A2 (en) 1996-07-29 1997-07-25 Edge-mounted electrical connector

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US68157496A 1996-07-29 1996-07-29
US08/681,574 1996-07-29

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US4623207A (en) * 1984-06-26 1986-11-18 Oki Densen Kabushiki Kaisha Printed circuit board connector
US4645277A (en) * 1984-06-21 1987-02-24 Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. Connector for connecting boards
DE3933658A1 (en) * 1988-10-14 1990-04-19 Itt Ind Ltd ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4645277A (en) * 1984-06-21 1987-02-24 Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. Connector for connecting boards
US4623207A (en) * 1984-06-26 1986-11-18 Oki Densen Kabushiki Kaisha Printed circuit board connector
DE3933658A1 (en) * 1988-10-14 1990-04-19 Itt Ind Ltd ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR

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