Electrical connector
US5490800A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 11, 1994 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 11, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/7023
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical connector is disclosed for mating with a dashboard mounted speedometer assembly that includes a housing with a plurality of terminal pins projecting therefrom. A plurality of elongated terminals each have a resiliently expandable socket portion at one end for receiving one of the terminal pins of the speedometer assembly, a terminating portion at the opposite end for interconnection with circuitry on a printed circuit board, and an intermediate portion between the ends. A dielectric housing has a mating face and a board mounting face with a plurality of through terminal-receiving passages extending between the faces. Each passage includes a cavity portion for receiving the socket portion for one of the terminals and an intermediate portion for receiving the intermediate portion of the terminal, with the terminating portion of the terminal projecting from the board mounting face of the housing. The cavity portion is sized to provide anti-overstress for the resiliently expandable socket portion of the terminal. A plurality of boardlock pegs project from the housing for insertion into mounting holes in the printed circuit board to mount the connector to the board. Each b…
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