Electrical connector and method for attaching the same to a printed circuit board
US6296496A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 16, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 2, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/707
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical connector (1) comprises a die-cast metal housing (10) and a pair of terminal inserts (40) received in the housing. Each terminal insert includes a first terminal core (401) and a second terminal core (402), each terminal core having a plurality of signal contacts (20) insert-molded therein. A pair of ground plates (30) is sandwiched between the first and second terminal cores. Each ground plate forms a plurality of ground tails (31) extending out of the housing and alternatingly bending upwardly and downwardly to form a space for straddle mounting a PCB (2) therebetween. The signal contacts have contact tails (25) coplanar with the ground tails for straddle mounting to the PCB. The PCB forms a plurality of signal pads (55) and ground pads (57) both on an upper face (52) and a lower face (54) thereof for respectively electrically engaging with the signal contacts and the ground plates.
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