Electrical connectors – Preformed panel circuit arrangement – e.g. – pcb – icm – dip,... – With provision to conduct electricity from panel circuit to...
Patent
1990-02-23
1992-07-07
Bradley, Paula A.
Electrical connectors
Preformed panel circuit arrangement, e.g., pcb, icm, dip,...
With provision to conduct electricity from panel circuit to...
439 78, 439931, H01R 909
Patent
active
051278383
ABSTRACT:
A molded and plated or etched connector pair for mating together two printed wiring boards or the like. The female connector includes a column molded as a part of one PWB having a tapered passage therethrough. At least the inside of the tapered passage is plated with a conductive material which is connected to the bottom of the PWB through a plated through hole. The male connector member includes a block molded as a part of its PWB. The block includes a channel which mates with the column of the female connector. A plastic pin is disposed in the middle of the channel and mates with the tapered passage of the female member. The pin is plated with a conductive material and is coupled to the bottom of the male member's PWB via a plated through hole. The pin itself is tapered and has a tapered aperture passing all the way through it terminating in the plated through hole. The pin is also partially bisected at the top to provide relief for the pin to flex inward to provide spring force when the connectors are mated.
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Betters James E.
Zaderej Victor V.
Bradley Paula A.
General Electric Company
Loser Gary L.
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