Electrical connector having improved contacts
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorAndrew Gattuso
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Abstract
An electrical connector comprises an upper housing, a lower housing and a plurality of contacts which each have a top contact received in the upper housing and a bottom contact received in the lower housing. The top contact is formed with a keeping portion and a lower mating end downwardly; the bottom contact has a pair of mating beams extending vertically for engaging with the lower mating end of the top contact. The pair of mating beams of the bottom contact mechanically and electrically engage with the lower mating end of the top contact when the top contact approaches the bottom contact two mating beams in a top-to-bottom direction under a pressed force. The contact has a simple structure adapted to a high-density connector while still maintaining performance of the connector.
Claims20
An electrical connector comprising:
- a plurality of contacts, each contact having a top contact and a bottom contact, the top contact formed with a keeping portion and a lower mating end downwardly;
- the bottom contact having a pair of mating beams extending vertically for engaging with the lower mating end of the top contact;
- a lower housing defining a plurality of through gaps for receiving the bottom contacts;
- and;
- an upper housing mounted upon the lower housing and defining a plurality of receiving slots for receiving the top contacts;
- wherein
- when the top contact approaches the bottom contact two mating beams in a top-to-bottom direction under a pressed force, elastic force is generated by the pair of mating beams due to elastic deformation and acts on the lower mating end, thus making the pair of mating beams of the bottom contact mechanically and electrically engage with the lower mating end of the top contact.
An electrical contact for electrically connecting two exterior electronic components, comprising:
- a top contact comprising an upper contacting end and a lower mating end;
- a bottom contact comprising an upper mating end and a lower mounting end;
- wherein the upper mating end of the bottom contact is formed with a pair of mating beams extending in a vertical direction and opposite to each other;
- a channel defined by the pair of mating beams, and providing a space to allow movement of the lower mating end of the top contact under a condition that dimension of the channel is gradually reduced in a top-to-bottom direction.
An electrical connector comprising:
- an insulative housing defining a plurality of passageways, each of said passageways defining an upper section and lower section;
- a plurality of contact sets respectively disposed in the corresponding passageways, each of said contact sets including an upper contact, which is essentially located in the corresponding upper section, engageably supported by a lower contact, which is essentially located in the corresponding lower section, an upper end of the upper contact extending above an upper face of the housing for engagement with an electronic package;
- wherein
- said upper contact is configured to be up and down moveable, between upper and lower positions, relative to the corresponding lower contact in a restraint manner under condition that at least one of said upper contact and said lower contact is deformed to provide a restored force to urge the upper contact upward away from the lower contact when said upper contact is moved to said lower position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.