Patent · US Expired

Connector for printed circuit surface mounting and method for making same

US6988901B2 · kind B2 · utility

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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 5, 2002
Grant dateJan 24, 2006
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Expiry dateApr 5, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S439/931
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention concerns an input/output connector (10) comprising a first electrically insulating part (1), including at least a fixing element (2, 4) and at least a contact strip, and a second part (50) acting as housing, which partly covers the first part (1), the planar connecting surface (5) of the contact rib (7) being located substantially in the same plane as the lower surface (9) of the fixing element (2, 4), such that said plane defines the plane for fixing the connector. Said connector can further comprise a power contact. The method for making such a connector consists in metallizing the plastic material to form the contact strip on the first part.

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