High-density printed circuit connector
US5350319A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 2, 1993 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/772
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A connector for connecting flexible circuit conductors to contact pads of a PC board edge connector having a snap together housing of modular design having leaf springs used to resiliently bias the flexible circuits for contacting the pads, a slot for receiving the PC board edge connector, coil springs adjacent the slot for retaining the inserted PC board edge connector in the slot an alignment arrangement for alignment of the conductors and pads, protection for the free end regions of the flexible circuits and strain relief features, the connector being usable with conductors spaced 0.3 mm or less apart, and being easily assembled and disassembled.
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