Low profile d-sub connector with terminal block termination
AssigneeBTX Technologies, Inc.
InventorsChris Poulin, Greg Schwartz
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Abstract
The present invention provides a solution to the need in the low voltage electronics industry for a D-subminiature connector system with a rear terminal block termination that allows their use in installation locations that were previously unattainable by using other D-subminiature connectors with rear terminal block termination due to the tight confines of these locations, as well as speedy, accurate and quick assembly of these connectors.
Claims19
A connector assembly comprising:
- a substrate having a first surface, a front edge, a rear edge, and a pair of side edges extending between the front and rear edges;
- a D-subminiature connector mounted to the first surface adjacent the front edge;
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- a terminal block mounted to the first surface adjacent the rear edge and adjacent the D-subminiature connector;
- wherein a first depth of the connector, which is a distance from the front edge to the rear edge of the substrate is less than 1 inch.
A connector assembly comprising:
- a substrate having a first surface, a front edge, a rear edge, and a pair of side edges extending between the front and rear edges;
- a D-subminiature connector mounted to the first surface adjacent the front edge, the D-subminiature connector having a front face and a rear face, the front face extending beyond the front edge of the substrate;
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- a terminal block mounted to the first surface adjacent the rear edge and adjacent but spaced from the rear face of the D-subminiature connector;
- wherein a first depth of the connector assembly, which is a distance from the front edge of substrate to the rear face of the D-subminiature connector is less than 0.40 inch.
A low voltage electronic system comprising:
- a connector assembly including:
- a substrate having a first surface, a front edge, a rear edge, and a pair of side edges extending between the front and rear edges;
- a D-subminiature connector mounted to the first surface adjacent the front edge;
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- a terminal block mounted to the first surface adjacent the rear edge and adjacent the D-subminiature connector;
- wherein the connector assembly has a first depth which is a distance from the front edge to the rear edge of the substrate and is less than 1.00 inch;
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- an electric housing having an interior into which the connector assembly is mounted, the interior being defined by a second depth that is greater than the first depth.
A combination of a low-profile electronic connector assembly and an electrical housing, the low-profile connector assembly having:
- a substrate having a first surface, a front edge, a rear edge, and a pair of side edges extending between the front and rear edges;
- a D-subminiature connector mounted to the first surface adjacent the front edge;
- and
- a terminal block mounted to the first surface adjacent the rear edge and adjacent the D-subminiature connector;
- wherein the connector assembly has a first depth equal to the distance from the front edge to the rear edge of the substrate which is less than 1.00 inch;
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- wherein the electrical housing has an interior into which the connector assembly is mounted, the interior being defined by a second depth that is greater than the first depth so that the front and rear edges of the substrate are fully contained in the electrical housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.