Electrical connector with pivotable contact
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorRyan Yeh
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Abstract
An electrical connector (1) for connecting a battery (6) with a printed circuit board includes an insulative housing (10) defining a plurality of passageways (11), a pivot portion (30) mounted in an upper portion of the housing, a holding portion (20) mounted in a lower portion of the housing, first contacts (40) received in the passageways and rotatablely engaging with the pivot portion, and second contacts (50) each having a connecting portion (52) insert molded in the holding portion. The first contacts separate from the second contacts when the connector is not mated with the battery, and are rotated to engage with the second contacts when the battery is brought to mate with the connector by engaging with the first contacts.
Claims20
An electrical connector for connecting a battery with a printed circuit board, comprising:
- an insulative housing having a front surface, a bottom surface and a passageway defined through the front surface;
- a pivot portion disposed in the housing;
- and
- a conductive contact received in the passageway and substantially rotatablely engaging with the pivot portion, the contact having a mating portion projecting beyond the front surface of the housing for contacting with the battery and a resilient mounting portion for connecting with the printed circuit board.
An electrical connector for connecting a battery with a printed circuit board, comprising:
- an insulative housing defining a passageway therein;
- a pivot portion disposed in the housing;
- a first contact received in the passageway and rotatablely engaging with the pivot portion, the first contact having a mating portion for contacting with the battery;
- and
- a second contact substantially received in a lower portion of the housing and having a resilient mounting portion for connecting with the printed circuit board;
- wherein
- the first contact is electrically connected with the second contact upon engaging with the battery.
An electrical connector for connecting a battery with a printed circuit board, comprising:
- an insulative housing defining a passageway therein;
- a pivot portion disposed in the housing;
- a holding portion disposed in the housing;
- a conductive first contact received in the passageway and rotatablely engaging with the pivot portion, the first contact having a mating portion for contacting with the battery;
- and
- a conductive second contact having a resilient mounting portion for connecting with the printed circuit board and a connecting portion retained in the holding portion;
- wherein
- the first contact is electrically connected with the second contact upon engaging with the battery.
An electrical connector for use with first and second electronic devices, comprising:
- an insulative housing defining a mating face and a mounting face;
- a first set of contacts pivotally disposed in the housing, each of said first set of contacts including a mating portion extending out of the mating face for optional engagement with the first electronic device, and a first contact portion opposite to said mating portion relative to a pivot thereof;
- and
- a second set of contacts fixed disposed in the housing, each of said second set of contacts including a mounting portion extending out of the mounting face for permanent engagement with the second electronic device, and a second contacting portion;
- wherein
- when the first electronic device is used with the connector and engages the mating portions of the first set of contacts, the first set of contacts are rotated to a first position where the first contacting portions of the first set of contacts and the second contacting portions of the second contacts are engaged with each other;
- when the first electronic device is not used with the connector and does not engage the mating portions of the first set of contacts, the first set of contacts are rotated to a second position where the first contacting portions of the first set of contacts and the second contacting portions of the second contacts are spaced from each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.