# US 10,483,671 B2 · Electrical plug-in connector, printed circuit board and method for producing an electrical plug-in connector > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,483,671 B2 - Document ID: US10483671B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/106,019 - Filed: 2018-08-21 - Published: 2019-03-28 - Granted: 2019-11-19 - Earliest claimed: 2017-08-21 - Assignees: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG - Applicants: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG - Inventors: Christian Funke - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10483671B2 ## CPC - H01R 12/724: {containing contact members forming a right angle} - H01R 12/707: {Soldering or welding} - H01R 13/26: Pin or blade contacts for sliding co-operation on one side only {(for modular jack type connectors H01R24/62)} - H01R 13/41: by frictional grip in grommet, panel or base - H01R 43/0256: {for soldering or welding connectors to a printed circuit board} - H01R 12/58: terminals for insertion into holes - H01R 12/714: {with contacts abutting directly the printed circuit; Button contacts therefore provided on the printed circuit} - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS ## Abstract An electrical plug-in connector for interconnecting contacts of a first contact carrier and of a second contact carrier includes: an electrical connector element that is inserted in a chamber in a housing body when in an inserted position, such that the electrical connector element forms, on a first connection side of the housing body, a first electrical contact portion for plug-in connection to the contact of the first contact carrier and, on a second connection side of the housing body, a second electrical contact portion for connection to the contact of the second contact carrier. The electrical connector element is inserted at least in portions into the chamber via a side insertion opening when in the inserted position. The electrical connector element includes at least one clamping slot for being held on the housing body, which slot is open towards an outer edge of the electrical connector element. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electrical plug-in connector for interconnecting contacts of a first contact carrier and of a second contact carrier, comprising: an electrical connector element that is inserted in a chamber in a housing body when in an inserted position, such that the electrical connector element forms, on a first connection side of the housing body, a first electrical contact portion for plug-in connection to the contact of the first contact carrier and, on a second connection side of the housing body, a second electrical contact portion for connection to the contact of the second contact carrier, wherein the electrical connector element is inserted at least in portions into the chamber via a side insertion opening when in the inserted position and comprises at least one clamping slot for being held on the housing body, which clamping slot is open towards an outer edge of the electrical connector element, which outer edge is on a side of the electrical connector element from which the first electrical contact portion extends longitudinally, the clamping slot being configured such that the electrical connector element is clampingly placed on a housing rib of the housing body by the clamping slot. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electrical plug-in connector according to claim 1, wherein the first electrical contact portion and the second electrical contact portion are interconnected by a sheet-like connection portion. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The electrical plug-in connector according to claim 1, wherein the electrical connector element comprises a one-piece punched part comprised of an electrically conductive metal. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The electrical plug-in connector according to claim 2, wherein the clamping slot is formed in the sheet-like connection portion. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The electrical plug-in connector according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of electrical connector elements arranged on the housing body when in the inserted position such that each electrical connector element is associated with one chamber. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The electrical plug-in connector according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of electrical connector elements arranged on the housing body such that first contact portions and/or second contact portions of the plurality of connector elements are arranged one next to the other in a grid-like manner in at least one row. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The electrical plug-in connector according to claim 1, wherein at least two connector elements are arranged in a common insertion plane in the receiving chamber when in the inserted position. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The electrical plug-in connector according to claim 1, wherein the side insertion opening is formed on a side of the housing body opposite the first or second connection side. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The electrical plug-in connector according to claim 1, wherein the clamping slot opens into the outer edge of the electrical connector element. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The electrical plug-in connector according to claim 1, further comprising a projection formed on at least one delimiting edge of the clamping slot, which projection projects into the clamping slot such that the projection is configured to press on the housing rib when the electrical connector element is in the inserted position. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The electrical plug-in connector according to claim 1, wherein at least the first electrical contact portion or the second electrical contact portion comprises a plug-in contact. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The electrical plug-in connector according to claim 1, wherein at least the first electrical contact portion or the second electrical contact portion of the electrical connector element projects out of the chamber via a through-hole. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The electrical plug-in connector according to claim 1, wherein the housing body, together with the electrical connector element, is configured to be mounted on a printed circuit board. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The electrical plug-in connector according to claim 1, wherein at least the second electrical contact portion is configured to contact at least one contact formed on a printed circuit board. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The electrical plug-in connector according to claim 1, wherein the housing body is comprised of an electrically insulating material or insulator in one piece and/or at least in portions, or is comprised of an electrically insulating material or an insulator. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The electrical plug-in connector according to claim 1, wherein the first electrical contact portion is arranged at an angle so as to be transverse to the second contact portion. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) A printed circuit board comprising: the electrical plug-in connector according to claim 1 arranged thereon. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The printed circuit board according to claim 17, wherein the electrical plug-in connector is electrically connected to at least one contact formed on the printed circuit board by the second electrical contact portion of the plug-in connector. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) A method for producing the electrical plug-in connector according to claim 1, comprising the following steps: providing the housing body; providing the electrical connection element; and inserting the electrical connector element into the chamber in the housing body, wherein the electrical connector element is inserted into the chamber via the side insertion opening, the electrical connector element being clampingly placed on the housing rib of the housing body by the clamping slot. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method according to claim 19, wherein at least the first electrical contact portion or the second electrical contact portion of the electrical connector element comprises a pin contact, and the electrical connector element is inserted into the chamber such that the pin contact projects at least in portions out of the chamber by a through-hole. ### Claim 21 (depends on 19) The method according to claim 19, wherein the electrical connector element is inserted into the chamber by a translational insertion movement.