Connector having a plurality of right angled contact elements
US6511353B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 11, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jan 28, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 11, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/724
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A connector comprises a housing of insulating material and a number of right-angled contact elements arranged in rows and columns. The contact elements are provided with a contact end, an intermediate elbow part and a termination for connection to a printed circuit board. The housing includes a first housing section accommodating the contact ends of the contact elements, and a second housing section accommodating the elbow parts. The second housing section comprises upper and lower walls, and support walls extending mainly parallel to the upper and lower walls between adjacent rows of contact elements for supporting the intermediate elbow parts of the rows of contact elements. The second housing section is provided with at least one intermediate wall extending transverse to the support walls between the elbow parts of two adjacent columns of contact elements.
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