Reactive base for cantilevered connector

Details Reactive base for cantilevered connector Reactive base for cantilevered connector

1992-04-07

1992-11-10

Bradley, Paula A.

Electrical connectors

Preformed panel circuit arrangement, e.g., pcb, icm, dip,...

With provision to conduct electricity from panel circuit to...

439 69, 439 74, 439 76, H01R 909

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051619822

ABSTRACT:
A connector assembly in accordance with the present invention includes a base which can be positioned or mounted on a substrate. At least one contact beam is cantilevered on the base and has a deflectable free end which is distanced from the base and a fixed end which is attached to the base. At least one rigid reactive beam extends from the base to counteract the forces which are generated on the base when the free end of the contact beam is deflected to move from a first configuration wherein the beam is unstressed, and into a second configuration wherein the beam is stressed. Further, the connector assembly is positioned on the substrate so that when a printed circuit board is joined with the substrate, the free end of the contact beam is urged against the printed circuit board to move the contact beam from its first configuration into its second configuration to establish electrical contact between the contact beam and the printed circuit board. The fixed end of each contact beam has a portion exposed to provide a point for connecting the contact beam with an electronic device.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4538864 (1985-09-01), Ichimura
patent: 4552422 (1985-11-01), Bennett et al.
patent: 5007844 (1991-04-01), Mason et al.
IBM Tech. Disclosure Bulletin vol. 10 No. 7 Dec. 1967; pp. 892-893 "Miniature Electrical Connector"; Kennedy.

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