# US 10,312,612 B2 · High-current connector and high-current connection device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,312,612 B2 - Document ID: US10312612B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/981,515 - Filed: 2018-05-16 - Published: 2018-11-29 - Granted: 2019-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2017-05-25 - Assignees: Molex Incorporated - Applicants: Molex, LLC - Inventors: Yi-Tse Ho - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10312612B2 ## CPC - H01R 12/7052: {characterised by the locating members} - H01R 12/7064: {Press fitting} - H01R 12/707: {Soldering or welding} - H01R 12/7088: {Arrangements for power supply} - H01R 12/71: for rigid printing circuits or like structures - H01R 12/718: {Contact members provided on the PCB without an insulating housing (contacts for abutting H01R12/714)} - H05K 1/184: associated with components inserted in holes through the PCBs and wherein terminals of the components are connected to printed contacts on the walls of the holes or at the edges thereof or protruding over or into the holes - H01R 13/111: {co-operating with pins having a circular transverse section} - H05K 2201/10295: Metallic connector elements partly mounted in a hole of the PCB - H05K 2201/10333: Individual female type metallic connector elements - H05K 2201/10537: Attached components - H05K 2201/1059: Connections made by press-fit insertion - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ## Abstract A high-current connector and a high-current connection device, the high-current connection device comprises a circuit board and at least one group of (two) high-current connectors. Each high-current connector comprises a conductive mating member and a conductive combined shunt. The conductive mating member has a main body and an alignment soldering leg, the main body is formed as a columnar body and has a bottom surface and a top surface, the alignment soldering leg integrally extends from the bottom surface and protrudes from the bottom surface. The conductive combined shunt has a base portion combined with the main body and a plurality of shunt pins extending from at least two opposite sides of the base portion, and the plurality of shunt pins are positioned on both sides of the alignment soldering leg. The alignment soldering leg of the high-current connector is inserted into and electrically connected to the middle conductive holes of the circuit board, and the shunt pins of the high-current connector are respectively inserted into and electrically connected to the first conductive holes of the circuit board. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A high-current connector, comprising: a conductive mating member having a main body and one alignment soldering leg, the main body formed as a columnar body and having a bottom surface and a top surface opposite to the bottom surface, the alignment soldering leg integrally extending from the bottom surface and protruding from the bottom surface; and a conductive combined shunt having a base portion combined with the main body and a plurality of shunt pins extending from at least two opposite sides of the base portion, and the plurality of shunt pins being positioned on both sides of the alignment soldering leg. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The high-current connector of claim 1, wherein the main body further has a central axis passing through the bottom surface and the top surface and is formed as an axisymmetric columnar body with respect to the central axis, the alignment soldering leg integrally extends from the bottom surface along the central axis. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The high-current connector of claim 2, wherein the conductive mating member further has a ring flange adjacent to the bottom surface and integrally protruding outwardly from the main body in a radial direction and an engaging portion adjacent to the ring flange and integrally protruding outwardly from the main body in the radial direction and positioned between the ring flange and the top surface, the base portion of the conductive combined shunt has an engaging hole which cooperates with the engaging portion and into which the engaging portion is inserted so that the conductive combined shunt and the conductive mating member are engaged and fixed in interference fit. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The high-current connector of claim 3, wherein the engaging portion is formed as an annular comb. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The high-current connector of claim 3, wherein the ring flange connects with the engaging portion, and an outer diameter of the ring flange is larger than an outer diameter of the engaging portion so that a portion of the ring flange protruding from the engaging portion can prevent the base portion of the conductive combined shunt from moving toward the bottom surface. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The high-current connector of claim 1, wherein the main body further has a slot recessed from the top surface toward the bottom surface, the conductive mating member further has a plurality of elastic terminals provided in the slot of the main body. ### Claim 7 A high-current connection device, comprising: a circuit board having at least two mounting regions, each mounting region being provided with a middle conductive hole and a plurality of first conductive holes positioned on at least two sides of the middle conductive hole; and at least one group of high-current connectors, each group having two high-current connectors, each high-current connector comprising: a conductive mating member having a main body and an alignment soldering leg, the main body being formed as a columnar body and having a bottom surface and a top surface opposite to the bottom surface, the alignment soldering leg integrally extending from the bottom surface and protruding from the bottom surface, and a conductive combined shunt having a base portion combined with the main body and a plurality of shunt pins extending from at least two opposite sides of the base portion, and the plurality of shunt pins being positioned on both sides of the alignment soldering leg; the two high-current connectors being respectively provided in the two mounting regions, and the alignment soldering leg of each high-current connector being inserted into and electrically connected to the middle conductive hole of the corresponding mounting region, and the shunt pins of each high-current connector being respectively inserted into and electrically connected to the first conductive holes of the corresponding mounting region. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The high-current connection device of claim 7, wherein each mounting region is further provided with a plurality of second conductive holes surrounding a periphery of the middle conductive hole and positioned between the middle conductive hole and the plurality of first conductive holes and a conductive medium provided on a surface of the mounting region, the plurality of second conductive holes are electrically connected with the corresponding high-current connector via the conductive medium. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The high-current connection device of claim 8, wherein the conductive medium comprises a conductive pad provided on the surface of the mounting region in advance. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The high-current connection device of claim 8, wherein the conductive medium comprises a solder layer coated on the surface of the mounting region during a soldering process. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The high-current connection device of claim 8, wherein the conductive medium comprises a conductive pad provided on the surface of the mounting region in advance and a solder layer coated on the surface of the conductive pad during a soldering process. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The high-current connection device of claim 8, wherein the conductive medium on the surface of each mounting region electrically connects the middle conductive hole, the plurality of first conductive holes and the plurality of second conductive holes in the mounting region together. ### Claim 13 (depends on 7) The high-current connection device of claim 7, wherein the main body of each high-current connector further has a central axis passing through the bottom surface and the top surface and is formed as an axisymmetric columnar body with respect to the central axis, the alignment soldering leg integrally extends from the bottom surface along the central axis. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The high-current connection device of claim 13, wherein the conductive mating member of each high-current connector further has a ring flange adjacent to the bottom surface and integrally protruding outwardly from the main body in a radial direction and an engaging portion adjacent to the ring flange and integrally protruding outwardly from the main body in the radial direction and positioned between the ring flange and the top surface, the base portion of the conductive combined shunt of each high-current connector has an engaging hole which cooperates with the engaging portion and into which the engaging portion is inserted so that the conductive combined shunt and the conductive mating member are engaged and fixed in interference fit. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The high-current connection device of claim 14, wherein the engaging portion of each high-current connector is formed as an annular comb. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The high-current connection device of claim 15, wherein the ring flange connects with the engaging portion, and an outer diameter of the ring flange is larger than an outer diameter of the engaging portion so that a portion of the ring flange protruding from the engaging portion can prevent the base portion of the conductive combined shunt from moving toward the bottom surface. ### Claim 17 (depends on 7) The high-current connection device of claim 7, wherein the main body of each high-current connector further has a slot recessed from the top surface toward the bottom surface, the conductive mating member further has a plurality of elastic terminals provided in the slot of the main body.