Right-angle board-mountable electrical connector with precision terminal positioning
US5358413A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 6, 1994 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 6, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/727
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A right-angle header (10) includes a main housing (50) and a post locating member (200) securable thereto along a rear face thereof and including an array of post-receiving passageways (222,224,236,238) extending vertically therethrough to a mounting face (30), including post-locating portions at least at the mounting face. Contacts (100,130,140,160) include contact sections (118,120,142) exposed for mating across the mating face, body sections (102,132,144) including a right-angle bend, and post sections (110,110',148) which extend through the apertures of the post locating member (200) and beyond the mounting face for insertion into through-holes of a circuit board (40) upon mounting the header (10) thereto. The post-locating portions of passageways (222,224,242) are referenced to a structure (270) of the post locating member defining a datum, instead of to the passageways (52,54,56) of the main housing and are dimensioned to assure that all post sections (110,110',148) will be positioned to enter even off-center through-holes (36,38) and permit float therewithin of the post sections for incremental lateral adjustment to pass through the through-holes.
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