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Surface mount electrical connector assembly

US5194010A · kind A · utility

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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 22, 1992
Grant dateMar 16, 1993
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 22, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R12/716
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A surface mount electrical connector assembly is provided for electrically connecting a plurality of terminals of an electrical connector to circuit traces on a printed circuit board. The terminals are mounted on a dielectric housing of the connector and have contact ends exposed exteriorly on one side of the housing. A flexible circuit sheet is mounted on the side of the housing, with conductive circuit paths being electrically terminated to the contact ends of the terminals. The flexible circuit sheet has an edge for surface engaging the printed circuit board, with contact pads at the edge for electrical termination to the circuit traces on the printed circuit board.

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