Circuit board housing with zero insertion force connector
US4517625A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 9, 1983 |
| Grant date | May 14, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/85
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention is a circuit board housing for electrically coupling at least one circuit board 14 to a mother board 20 mounted within the housing 10, the circuit board 14 having a plurality of first electrical terminals 90 mounted along an edge portion thereof. The housing has at least one zero insertion force socket 12 wherein a plurality of second electrical terminals 18 are mounted therein. An electrical connector 16 is provided to couple the printed circuit board 14 to the mother board 20. The electrical connector 16 comprises a circuit board support member 26 slideably engageable with the socket 12. A pair of jaws 40a and 40b are attached to the support member 26 which are adapted to releaseably engage the edge portion of the circuit board 14. The electrical connector further comprises first and second resilient pads 62 and 63 mounted within the jaws. A resilient member 66 is rotatably mounted to the support member 26 moveable from a first position out of engagement with the plurality of second electrical terminals 18 to a second position in engagement therewith. A flexible conductor element 60 is provided having first and second ends incorporating a plurality of first electric…
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