Electrical connectors – With guiding means for mating of coupling part
Patent
1996-12-20
1998-10-06
Nguyen, Khiem
Electrical connectors
With guiding means for mating of coupling part
439680, H01R 1364
Patent
active
058168427
ABSTRACT:
A pair of mating electronic connectors each have non-conductive housings with portions thereof configured to properly align the connectors when one is inserted into the other to provide an electrical connection between respective electronic components. A first electronic connector includes a pin supporting wall and a plurality of conductive pins extending perpendicularly from an outboard side of the wall. A second electronic connector includes a plurality of mating guides which extend outwardly from a front side thereof, that slidably engage corresponding portions of the first electronic connector housing to properly align the connectors prior to inserting the conductive pins into pin receiving apertures of the second electronic connector. The mating connectors include corresponding keys and slots or channels that ensure proper alignment of the connectors when one is inserted into the other. The first electronic connector further includes a plurality of soldertails corresponding to the conductive pins and extending from an inboard side of the wall, and a plurality of gripper arms which extend from an inboard side of the connector housing for receiving and securing an edge of a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) therein through an interference fit such that the soldertails engage only one side of the PCBA. Each gripper arm defines a slot having crush ribs into which the edge of the PCBA is inserted. A pair of mounting ears extend from a respective pair of the gripper arms, and are configured to receive a mounting screw therethrough for attaching the electronic connector to a support structure.
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Baxter Scott W.
Dorian Jasmen
Rosales, Jr. Michael A.
Teague Harold R.
Thantrakul Virat
Nguyen Khiem
Seagate Technology Inc.
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