Zero-insertion-force housing for circuit boards

Details Zero-insertion-force housing for circuit boards Zero-insertion-force housing for circuit boards

1983-08-10

1985-05-21

McQuade, John

Geometrical instruments

339 75MP, 339176MP, H01R 909

Patent

active

045182108

ABSTRACT:
The invention is a circuit board housing assembly for electrically coupling at least one circuit board 30 to a mother board 22 mounted within the housing. The housing assembly incorporates at least one zero insertion force socket 26 having a plurality of electrical terminals 23 mounted therein and, further, is adapted to receive an edge portion 29 of at least one circuit board 30 which has a plurality of second electrical terminals 33 mounted thereon. An electrical connector 38 is mounted within the housing which includes a spring member 40 having a first end 41 terminating in a curved member 42 having a plurality of electrical contacts in slideable contact with the plurality of first electrical terminals of the socket mounted thereon. A cam assembly 64, 66 is mounted to the second end 60 of the spring member 40 and is adapted, when actuated, to force the plurality of electrical contacts into engagement with the plurality of second electrical terminals 33 no the circuit board 30 where maintaining electrical engagement with the plurality of first electrical terminals 23. In order embodiments, the socket is adapted to receive a pair of circuit boards and several configurations of the electrical connector are disclosed.

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patent: 3173732 (1965-03-01), James
patent: 3609463 (1971-09-01), Laboue
patent: 3858958 (1975-01-01), Davies
patent: 3920030 (1975-11-01), Cutchaw
patent: 4386815 (1983-06-01), Carter et al.
patent: 4451818 (1984-05-01), Grabbe et al.

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