Connector with floating housing
US9711880B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 15, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jul 18, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/6315
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A connector includes a plurality of contacts each including a contacting portion, provided at one end, that contacts a counterpart connector, a lead portion, provided at another end, that contacts a substrate, and a spring portion, provided between the contacting portion and the lead portion, that elastically deforms; a floating housing, fixed to the contacting portions of the plurality of contacts that are aligned in two columns of contacts, that fits with the counterpart connector; a first fixed housing, provided between the two columns of contacts, that is fixed to the substrate, and a second fixed housing, fixed to the first fixed housing, that sandwiches a portion adjacent to the lead portion of each of the plurality of contacts with the first fixed housing.
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