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Protective cover for an electrical connector for contacting a circuit carrier

US8246396B2 · kind B2 · utility

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9References

24Claims

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Assignee

Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH · DE

Inventors

Matthias Lechner · Oerlenbach, DE
Heiko Urban · Riedstadt, DE
Michael Schall · Heppenheim, DE
Helge Schmidt · Speyer, DE
Michael Spielvogel · Tampa, US
Marcus Schulte · Viernheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 26, 2009
Grant date	Aug 21, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 26, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01R12/724
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A protective cover for an electrical connector for contacting a circuit carrier is disclosed, wherein the electrical connector includes an electrically insulating housing and at least one contact having a contact portion for contacting a mating contact and a connecting portion for contacting a plated through hole of the circuit carrier via an electrically conductive press-in connection. The protective cover has at least one opening through which the connecting portion of the at least one contact enters in the assembled state and is configured in such a way that, in cooperation with the contact and/or the electrically insulating housing, the protective cover covers an intake region of the plated through hole toward the outside.

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