Electrical connector with improved terminals for electrically connecting to a circuit board
US6293806A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 14, 2000 |
| Grant date | Sep 25, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/52
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical connector for electrically interconnecting a daughter board and a circuit board each having a plurality of contact pads comprises an insulative housing and a plurality of terminals received in the housing. The housing has a top face and an opposite bottom face. The housing defines a number of receiving areas recessed from the top face and a plurality of receiving holes located in the receiving areas and extending through the housing from the top face to the bottom face. Each terminal comprises a pair of U-shaped mounting beams, a base portion extending between corresponding ends of the mounting beams, a support portion extending between corresponding opposite ends of the mounting beams and an arcuate contact beam extending from the base portion and having a free end located on the support portion for electrically connecting with a corresponding contact pad of the daughter board. The two mounting beams are received into a corresponding receiving hole for electrically connecting with a corresponding contact pad of the circuit board. The base portion and the support portion are received in the corresponding receiving area.
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