Floating electrical connector

Details Floating electrical connector Floating electrical connector

1997-08-04

2000-12-05

Paumen, Gary

Electrical connectors

Self aligning contact

Contact mounted in floating nonconductive holder

H01R 13629

Patent

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061558583

ABSTRACT:
A floating electrical connector includes a frame-like fixed housing (1) to be secured to a circuit board; a floating housing (2) provided in the fixed housing such that a bottom face of the floating housing is disposed on or near a surface of the circuit board, it is movable relative to the fixed housing in a plane parallel to the circuit board, and that between the fixed and floating housings there is provided a floating space (4) in which the flexible sections are flexed; a plurality of contact elements (3) attached to both the fixed housing and the floating housing and having connection sections (3A1) provided on a side of the fixed housing to be connected to conductors of the circuit board, contact sections (3C) provided on a side of the floating housing for contact with contact elements of a mating connector, flexible sections (Q) provided between the connection and contact sections to make the floating housing movable; and a receiving cavity (2F) provided in the floating housing to receive the mating connector.

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patent: 5306169 (1994-04-01), Fukushima et al.

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