Electrical connector
US5112235A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 12, 1990 |
| Grant date | May 12, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 12, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/712
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is an electrical connector comprising a multi-terminal plug and multi-terminal socket in which each female terminal is composed of a contact section, a solder tail section and intermediate curved joint integrally connected to the contact section and the soldering tail section. The curved joint of each female terminal will be yieldingly bent when an external force is applied to push the male terminal in the female terminal, thereby absorbing the external force and preventing deformation of the solder tail section, and hence peeling-off or cracking of solder at the solder tail. The intermediate curved section will also permit the contact section to float in order to compensate for the misalignment of the contact section relative to its mating pin.
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