Electrical connectors – With insulation other than conductor sheath – Plural-contact coupling part
Reexamination Certificate
2000-03-02
2001-09-18
Paumen, Gary F. (Department: 2833)
Electrical connectors
With insulation other than conductor sheath
Plural-contact coupling part
C439S079000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06290544
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an electrical connector, and particularly to an electrical connector having an adapter for increasing an overall height of the electrical connector above a printed circuit board (PCB) on which the connector is mounted, wherein the adapter can achieve a reliably electrical connection between the connector and the printed circuit board.
With the development of the multimedia computer, electrical connectors are widely used. Taiwan Patent Application Nos. 82207507; 84215349; 85206217; 85218465 and 86201643 each disclose a conventional electrical connector comprising a connector body and a plurality of terminals received in the connector body. A tubular receptacle extends from a front surface of the connector body for engaging with a plug. Generally, the conventional electrical connector has a fixed height. To use it in an application needing the connector to increase its height, the connector body and the terminals thereof must be changed resulting in that the mold used for forming the connector body and the die for forming the terminals must be accordingly redesigned. This derives a high production cost.
Thus, an adapter is needed to increase the height of an electrical connector without the necessity to manufacturing electrical connectors in different heights.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
A main object of the present invention is to provide an electrical connector having an adapter for increasing the height of the electrical connector to meet a different application requirement, thereby reducing the production cost of manufacturing different electrical connectors.
To fulfill the above-mentioned object, an electrical connector in accordance with the present invention comprises a connector body retaining a plurality of terminals and an adapter retaining a like number of connecting contacts. Each terminal includes a contacting portions extending beyond a bottom surface of the connector body for engaging with corresponding connecting contacts of the adapter. Each connecting contact includes a main body to be received within the base, a tail portion extending downwards from the main body for electrically connecting to the circuit board and a first portion and a second portion extending sidewards and upwards from the main body. The second portion, therefore, is laterally offset from the first portion. Both the first and second portions have, respectively, opposed first and second barbs extending inward from a side edge for clamping a contacting portion of corresponding terminal therebetween. Each contacting portion further defines a notch in a side edge thereof for engaging with the first barb of corresponding connecting contact.
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Gong Liang
Zheng Qi-sheng
Chung Wei Te
Hon Hai - Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
Paumen Gary F.
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