Connector apparatus for electrically connecting printed circuit boards
US5882212A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 17, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 17, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/52
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A connector apparatus for electrically connecting printed circuit boards together includes a male and a female connector. The male connector includes a connector body (1). The body (1) has a central connecting block (11) on the bottom. The external surface of the bottom of the body provides a number of contact terminal holes (15). A number of double-L-shaped contact terminals (2) each having a bent contact portion (23) is installed inside a corresponding one of the contact terminal containing spaces (16). The soldering end (22) extends out of the corresponding one of the contact terminal holes (15) in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the body. The female connector includes a connector body (3) with a number of parallel contact terminal containing spaces (32) extending in a direction perpendicular both to the longitudinal axis and the bottom of the body. The external surface of the bottom has a number of contact terminal holes (35) each connected to and aligned with a corresponding one of the contact terminal containing spaces (32). A number of L-shaped contact terminals (4) each having a slightly inclined contact receiving end is installed inside a correspondin…
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