Electrical connectors – With insulation other than conductor sheath – Metallic connector or contact secured to insulation
Patent
1992-08-21
1993-11-09
Pirlot, David L.
Electrical connectors
With insulation other than conductor sheath
Metallic connector or contact secured to insulation
439637, H01R 1342
Patent
active
052597954
ABSTRACT:
An edge connector is adapted for use with a printed circuit board having a mating edge and a plurality of contact pads on opposite sides of the board adjacent the edge. The connector includes an elongated dielectric housing having a slot for receiving the mating edge of the printed circuit board. A plurality of terminals are mounted on the housing along the slot. Each terminal includes a pair of side support portions fixed to the housing generally near opposite sides of the slot, a cross brace portion extending between the side support portions, a terminating portion projecting below the cross brace portion and a spring contact portion projecting above the cross brace portion for engaging one of the contact pads on the printed circuit board. The spring contact portion extends from one side of the terminal across the slot for engaging a contact pad on an opposite side of the printed circuit board. The terminals are oriented in an alternating array along the slot whereby the spring contact portions alternatingly engage contact pads on opposite sides of the printed circuit board. The housing includes an area supportingly engaging the underside of the cross brace portion to resist rotational movement of the terminal as the printed circuit board biases the spring contact portion transversely of the slot.
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Molex Drawing No. 52399-***0.
Hirata Hideyuki
Yamada Shoji
Yamamoto Yoshihisa
Cohen Charles S.
Molex Incorporated
Pirlot David L.
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