# US 12,184,003 B2 · Electrical connector with two circuit boards mounted in a two-part housing with support structures and assembling method thereof > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,184,003 B2 - Document ID: US12184003B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/735,527 - Filed: 2022-05-03 - Published: 2023-09-21 - Granted: 2024-12-31 - Earliest claimed: 2022-03-17 - Assignees: Jess-Link Products Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Jess-Link Products Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Chieh-Ming Cheng; Hsu-Feng Chang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12184003B2 ## CPC - H01R 12/72: coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures - H01R 13/502: composed of different pieces (H01R13/514 takes precedence) - H01R 13/518: for holding or embracing several coupling parts, e.g. frames - H01R 13/629: Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure {electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances (separate tools or apparatus H01R43/26)} - H05K 1/144: {Stacked arrangements of planar printed circuit boards} - H01R 13/46: Bases; Cases - H01R 13/506: assembled by snap action of the parts - H01R 13/516: Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing {, hoods} - H01R 13/52: Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases - H01R 13/5202: {Sealing means between parts of housing or between housing part and a wall, e.g. sealing rings} - H01R 13/5205: {Sealing means between cable and housing, e.g. grommet (H01R13/5221 takes precedence)} - H01R 13/5213: {Covers} - H01R 13/6658: {on printed circuit board (H01R13/6666 - H01R13/6691 take precedence)} - H05K 1/14: Structural association of two or more printed circuits (providing electric connection to or between printed circuits H05K1/11, H01R12/00) - 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 An electrical connector includes a casing, and a first and a second circuit boards. The casing has a bottom shell and a cover. The bottom shell has an inner bottom surface and an open top. A first carrying platform and a second carrying platform protruded from the inner bottom surface. The cover has an inner top surface facing the inner bottom surface. A first and a second holder blocks are protruded from the inner top surface. The first circuit board is carried on the first carrying platform and clamped between the first carrying platform and the first holder block. The second circuit board is carried on the second carrying platform, stacked on the first circuit board, and clamped between the second carrying platform and the second holder block. The second circuit board has an opening for the first holder block to pass. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electrical connector, comprising: a casing, comprising a bottom shell and a cover, the bottom shell comprising an inner bottom surface and a top in an open manner, and a first carrying platform and a second carrying platform disposed protrusively on the inner bottom surface, and the cover comprising an inner top surface, and the cover covering and closing the top of the bottom shell for the inner top surface and the inner bottom surface to be arranged opposite to each other, and a first holder block and a second holder block disposed protrusively on the inner top surface; a first circuit board, carried on the first carrying platform and clamped between the first carrying platform and the first holder block; and a second circuit board, carried on the second carrying platform, stacked on the first circuit board, and clamped between the second carrying platform and the second holder block, wherein, the second circuit board comprises an opening, and the first holder block passes through the opening; wherein the bottom shell comprises a first positioning pin disposed protrusively thereon, and the first circuit board comprises a first positioning notch, and the first positioning pin is inserted in the first positioning notch; wherein the first positioning pin is disposed on a top of the first carrying platform. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein an auxiliary carrying platform is disposed protrusively on the inner bottom surface, and the casing is in a rectangular shape, and the first carrying platform is disposed corresponding to a center of the first circuit board in a longitudinal direction of the casing, and the auxiliary carrying platform supports the second circuit board. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The electrical connector according to claim 2, wherein an auxiliary holder block is disposed protrusively on the inner top surface, and the second circuit board is clamped between the auxiliary carrying platform and the auxiliary holder block. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein an auxiliary carrying platform is disposed protrusively on the inner bottom surface, and the casing is in a rectangular shape, and the second carrying platform is disposed corresponding to a center of the second circuit board in a longitudinal direction of the casing, and the auxiliary carrying platform supports the first circuit board. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The electrical connector according to claim 4, wherein an auxiliary holder block is disposed protrusively on the inner top surface, and the first circuit board is clamped between the auxiliary carrying platform and the auxiliary holder block. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The electrical connector according to claim 1, further comprising a first insulation base and a second insulation base, and the first circuit board embedded in the first insulation base, and the second circuit board embedded in the second insulation base, and the first insulation base and the second insulation base engaged with each other. ### Claim 7 An assembling method of an electrical connector, the method comprising: (a) providing a bottom shell, a cover, a first circuit board and a second circuit board, wherein the bottom shell comprises an inner bottom surface and a top in an open manner, and a first carrying platform and a second carrying platform are disposed protrusively on the inner bottom surface, and the cover comprises an inner top surface, and a first holder block and a second holder block are disposed protrusively on the inner top surface, and the second circuit board comprises an opening; wherein the bottom shell comprises a first positioning pin disposed protrusively thereon, and the first circuit board comprises a first positioning notch, and the first positioning pin is disposed on a top of the first carrying platform; wherein the bottom shell comprises a second positioning pin disposed protrusively thereon, and the second circuit board comprises a second positioning notch, and wherein the second positioning pin is disposed on a top of the second carrying platform; (b) putting the first circuit board into the bottom shell to be located on the first carrying platform and inserting the first positioning pin in the first positioning notch; (c) putting the second circuit board into the bottom shell to be located on the second carrying platform and stacked on the first circuit board and inserting the second positioning pin in the second positioning notch; and (d) using the cover to cover and close the top of the bottom shell, and passing the first holder block through the opening to clamp the first circuit board by the first carrying platform and the first holder block and clamp the second circuit board by the second carrying platform and the second holder block. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The assembling method according to claim 7, wherein the bottom shell comprises a first positioning pin disposed protrusively thereon, and the first circuit board comprises a first positioning notch, and the (b) further comprises: inserting the first positioning pin into the first positioning notch to position the first circuit board. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of assembling an electrical connector according to claim 8, wherein the bottom shell comprises a second positioning pin disposed protrusively thereon, and the second circuit board comprises a second positioning notch, and the (c) further comprises: inserting the second positioning pin into the second positioning notch to position the second circuit board. ### Claim 10 An electrical connector, comprising: a casing, comprising a bottom shell and a cover, the bottom shell comprising an inner bottom surface and a top in an open manner, and a first carrying platform and a second carrying platform disposed protrusively on the inner bottom surface, and the cover comprising an inner top surface, and the cover covering and closing the top of the bottom shell for the inner top surface and the inner bottom surface to be arranged opposite to each other, and a first holder block and a second holder block disposed protrusively on the inner top surface; a first circuit board, carried on the first carrying platform and clamped between the first carrying platform and the first holder block; and a second circuit board, carried on the second carrying platform, stacked on the first circuit board, and clamped between the second carrying platform and the second holder block, wherein, the second circuit board comprises an opening, and the first holder block passes through the opening, wherein the bottom shell comprises a second positioning pin disposed protrusively thereon, and the second circuit board comprises a second positioning notch, and the second positioning pin is inserted in the second positioning notch, wherein the second positioning pin is disposed on a top of the second carrying platform. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The electrical connector according to claim 10, wherein an auxiliary carrying platform is disposed protrusively on the inner bottom surface, and the casing is in a rectangular shape, and the first carrying platform is disposed corresponding to a center of the first circuit board in a longitudinal direction of the casing, and the auxiliary carrying platform supports the second circuit board. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The electrical connector according to claim 11, wherein an auxiliary holder block is disposed protrusively on the inner top surface, and the second circuit board is clamped between the auxiliary carrying platform and the auxiliary holder block. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The electrical connector according to claim 10, wherein an auxiliary carrying platform is disposed protrusively on the inner bottom surface, and the casing is in a rectangular shape, and the second carrying platform is disposed corresponding to a center of the second circuit board in a longitudinal direction of the casing, and the auxiliary carrying platform supports the first circuit board. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The electrical connector according to claim 13, wherein an auxiliary holder block is disposed protrusively on the inner top surface, and the first circuit board is clamped between the auxiliary carrying platform and the auxiliary holder block. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The electrical connector according to claim 10, further comprising a first insulation base and a second insulation base, and the first circuit board embedded in the first insulation base, and the second circuit board embedded in the second insulation base, and the first insulation base and the second insulation base engaged with each other.