WO2002015342A3 - Electrical connector - Google Patents

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WO2002015342A3
WO2002015342A3 PCT/US2001/021828 US0121828W WO0215342A3 WO 2002015342 A3 WO2002015342 A3 WO 2002015342A3 US 0121828 W US0121828 W US 0121828W WO 0215342 A3 WO0215342 A3 WO 0215342A3
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Prior art keywords
contact
electrical connector
passageway
lower spring
spring arms
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PCT/US2001/021828
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French (fr)
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WO2002015342A2 (en
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Albert N Hopfer
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Cinch Connectors Inc
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Priority to AU2001273354A priority Critical patent/AU2001273354A1/en
Publication of WO2002015342A2 publication Critical patent/WO2002015342A2/en
Publication of WO2002015342A3 publication Critical patent/WO2002015342A3/en

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
    • H01R12/50—Fixed connections
    • H01R12/51—Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures
    • H01R12/52—Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures connecting to other rigid printed circuits or like structures
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
    • H01R12/70—Coupling devices
    • H01R12/7082—Coupling device supported only by cooperation with PCB
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K7/00—Constructional details common to different types of electric apparatus
    • H05K7/02—Arrangements of circuit components or wiring on supporting structure
    • H05K7/10—Plug-in assemblages of components, e.g. IC sockets
    • H05K7/1053—Plug-in assemblages of components, e.g. IC sockets having interior leads
    • H05K7/1061—Plug-in assemblages of components, e.g. IC sockets having interior leads co-operating by abutting
    • H05K7/1069—Plug-in assemblages of components, e.g. IC sockets having interior leads co-operating by abutting with spring contact pieces
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
    • H01R12/70—Coupling devices
    • H01R12/71—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures
    • H01R12/712—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures co-operating with the surface of the printed circuit or with a coupling device exclusively provided on the surface of the printed circuit
    • H01R12/714—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures co-operating with the surface of the printed circuit or with a coupling device exclusively provided on the surface of the printed circuit with contacts abutting directly the printed circuit; Button contacts therefore provided on the printed circuit
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/02—Contact members
    • H01R13/22—Contacts for co-operating by abutting
    • H01R13/24—Contacts for co-operating by abutting resilient; resiliently-mounted

Abstract

An electrical connector (20) for connection to a device or a second connector is provided. The electrical connector (20) includes a housing (32) and a contact (22) arranged in a contact passageway (34) in the housing. The contact (22) has a center portion (46) and an upper and lower spring arms (42, 44) extending in a cantilevered relation from the center portion (46). An inwardly extendingfinger (52, 54) is arranged at a free end of each of the spring arms (42, 44). The finger (52) on the upper spring arm (42) and the finger (54) on the lower spring arm (44) are in mutual engagement in an overlapping relationship such that when the upper and lower spring arms (42, 44) deflect inwardly toward each other, the fingers (52, 54) slide over each other. The contact passageway (34) includes a retention slot (60) and the contact (22) includes a retention member (58) which upon insertion of the contact (22) into the contact passageway (34) deflects and engages a wall (72) of the retention slot (60) so as to retain the contact (22) in the contact passageway (34).
PCT/US2001/021828 2000-08-16 2001-07-11 Electrical connector WO2002015342A2 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

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AU2001273354A AU2001273354A1 (en) 2000-08-16 2001-07-11 Electrical connector

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US64034500A 2000-08-16 2000-08-16
US09/640,345 2000-08-16

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WO2002015342A2 WO2002015342A2 (en) 2002-02-21
WO2002015342A3 true WO2002015342A3 (en) 2002-05-02

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6921270B2 (en) 2003-06-11 2005-07-26 Cinch Connectors, Inc. Electrical connector
US7455556B2 (en) 2003-06-11 2008-11-25 Cinch Connectors, Inc. Electrical contact
US7625216B2 (en) 2003-06-11 2009-12-01 Cinch Connectors, Inc. Electrical connector

Citations (5)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB834139A (en) * 1957-03-15 1960-05-04 Walter Stanley Cator Improvements in electric multi-contact plug and socket couplings
US3720907A (en) * 1971-02-12 1973-03-13 Amp Inc Panel connector employing flag-type terminals and terminal extracting tool for the same
US4371228A (en) * 1978-09-27 1983-02-01 Chalmers Walter M Electric connector
US4647124A (en) * 1985-10-16 1987-03-03 Amp Incorporated Electrical connector for interconnecting arrays of conductive areas
US5653598A (en) * 1995-08-31 1997-08-05 The Whitaker Corporation Electrical contact with reduced self-inductance

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB834139A (en) * 1957-03-15 1960-05-04 Walter Stanley Cator Improvements in electric multi-contact plug and socket couplings
US3720907A (en) * 1971-02-12 1973-03-13 Amp Inc Panel connector employing flag-type terminals and terminal extracting tool for the same
US4371228A (en) * 1978-09-27 1983-02-01 Chalmers Walter M Electric connector
US4647124A (en) * 1985-10-16 1987-03-03 Amp Incorporated Electrical connector for interconnecting arrays of conductive areas
US5653598A (en) * 1995-08-31 1997-08-05 The Whitaker Corporation Electrical contact with reduced self-inductance

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