Patent · US Expired

PCB zero-insertion-force connector

US6206713A · kind A · utility

19Cited by

3References

7Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Tyco Electronics Logistics AG · CH

Inventors

Peter Baertsoen · Dentergem, BE
Jacques Longueville · Beernem, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 16, 1998
Grant date	Mar 27, 2001
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 16, 2018

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01R12/88
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The PCB zero-insertion-force connector has a housing and two connector halves inside the housing. The connector halves can be swiveled toward each other and away from each other. In a mounting position, in which they are swiveled away from each other, the connector halves allow the insertion of a PCB which is to be brought connected with the PCB upon which the housing is mounted. In a connecting position, the connector halves are swiveled toward each other. The connector halves of the PCB zero-insertion-force connector are formed of a plurality of connector-half modules which are arranged in series alongside one another.

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