Electrical connectors – With supporting means for coupling part – Coupling part or mating part extending into panel opening
Patent
1993-03-12
1994-08-02
Desmond, Eugene F.
Electrical connectors
With supporting means for coupling part
Coupling part or mating part extending into panel opening
439572, H01R 1374
Patent
active
053340477
ABSTRACT:
An electrical connector includes mounting posts for insertion into through-holes of a printed circuit board. The connector includes a connector housing having an upper connection surface and an lower board mounting surface. A pair of mounting posts extend from the lower mounting surface adjacent each end of the connector. Each of the mounting posts is insertable into a through-hole in the printed circuit for frictional engagement with the walls of the through-hole. The mounting posts include curved portions for engagement with the walls of the through-holes. The curved portions of the mounting posts have a radius of curvature which is substantially less than the radius of curvature of the through-holes to compensate for variations in tolerances as between the mounting post and the through-holes.
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IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin-Printed Circuit Board and Component Keying and Retention Design (vol. 33, No. 4, Sep. 1990) pp. 211-218.
Desmond Eugene F.
Rodrick Robert M.
Thomas & Betts Corporation
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