Printed circuit board zero-force plug connector
US6176722A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 4, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 23, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K7/1407
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The printed circuit board zero-force plug connector has a mechanism whose operation causes the plug connector to move between a fitting position (open) and a connected position (closed). The fitting position allows the insertion or removal of a printed circuit board, which makes contact correctly with the printed circuit board. The mechanism of the zero-force plug connector assembly is operated by a rotary movement of an operating member, and/or the mechanism is configured such that it starts to move the printed circuit board zero-force plug connector to the connected position only after it has locked the printed circuit board in its correct position. The printed circuit board is released from the lock only after the mechanism has caused the printed circuit board zero-force plug connector to assume its fitting position.
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