Electrical connector
US6179632A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 19, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 30, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 19, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K3/3426
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical connector comprises a housing and a number of contacts received in the housing. The housing includes a pair of elongate side walls and a mating board disposed between the side walls. A number of ribs laterally extends from opposite inner surfaces of the side walls toward the mating board thereby increasing the rigidity of the side walls. The mating board forms a plurality of lateral passageways in opposite surfaces thereof exposed to the side walls. Each contact includes a mating portion, a fixing portion extending from the mating portion, a slanted portion extending from the fixing portion for preventing molten solder from wicking, and a soldering portion extending from the slanted portion and perpendicular to the fixing portion. The fixing portions are securely received in the corresponding passageways of the housing.
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