Electrical connector having a fixing device

Details Electrical connector having a fixing device Electrical connector having a fixing device

1999-04-22

2001-10-09

Sircus, Brian (Department: 2839)

Electrical connectors

Preformed panel circuit arrangement, e.g., pcb, icm, dip,...

Within distinct housing spaced from panel circuit arrangement

C439S607070, C439S567000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06299461

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an electrical connector, and particularly to an electrical connector having a rear fixing device for mounting the electrical connector to main circuit board whereby a height of the electrical connector on the circuit board can be reduced.
Taiwan Patent Application Nos. 81213628 and 83200254 disclose conventional connectors which are mounted on the circuit board by means of boardlocks. Referring to
FIG. 1
, the conventional electrical connector has an insulative housing
1
, an engaging projection
11
extending from a front side of the housing
1
, and a plurality of passageways
12
defined in the housing
1
for receiving a plurality of terminals
13
. A tail portion of each terminal
13
extends rearwardly for being mounted on a circuit board. A fixing device
2
positioned at lateral ends of the housing
1
fixes the electrical connector to the circuit board, by means of rivets
22
. The conventional electrical connector is entirely mounted on the circuit board by a locking section
21
. Thus the electrical connector occupies too much space and exhibits a high profile on the circuit board.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
A main object of the present invention is to provide an electrical connector having a rear fixing device for suspending the connector away from a circuit board thereby facilitating an efficient use of circuit board space through its low profile.
To fulfill the above-mentioned object, according to a preferred embodiment of present invention, an electrical connector comprises a housing, a plurality of terminals, two rivets and a fixing device. The housing defines a plurality of passageways for receiving the terminals. The fixing device is mounted to a rear face of the housing by the rivets. The fixing device includes four boardlocks which extend through a circuit board and suspend the housing beyond an edge of the circuit board. Thus, an efficient use of circuit board space is promoted and the proper position of the terminals can be maintained.
Other objects, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.


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patent: 5295867 (1994-03-01), Bethurum
patent: 5451158 (1995-09-01), Lin et al.
patent: 5470259 (1995-11-01), Kaufman
patent: 5711678 (1998-01-01), Wu
patent: 5975917 (1999-11-01), Wang et al.
patent: 5989041 (1999-11-01), Lin

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