Electrical connector with mechanically reinforced blind mating guides
US6478603B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 24, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 24, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/724
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical connector includes an elongate housing extending in a horizontal direction and contacts retained therein. The housing has a front mating face for engaging with a mating connector and an opposite rear face. The contacts extend beyond the rear face and form soldering tails extending in a vertical direction toward a circuit board. Two blocks are formed on opposite lengthwise ends and extend in a frontward direction. Each block defines a guide channel for receiving a corresponding guide post of the mating connector. A ground terminal is fixed in the channel and electrically connected to the circuit board for engaging and grounding a corresponding terminal formed on the guide post of the mating connector. Two partition walls extend from the lengthwise ends of the housing in a rearward direction, delimiting a space accommodating the soldering tails of the contacts. Each end of the housing forms a rib extending between a rear end of each block and the corresponding partition wall for mechanically reinforcing the block against an insertion force induced thereon by the mating engagement of the connector with the mating connector. The reinforcement effectively reduces the risk …
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