US 2012/0231637 A1Published application

Board-to-board connector

AssigneeMolex Incorporated

InventorsRyotaro Takeuchi, Toru Suzuki

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Abstract

A board-to-board connector has such a configuration that at least one a first reinforcing bracket of a first connector and a second reinforcing bracket of a second connector is provided with a bent portion having a crank shape, viewed from the insertion/removal direction of the first and second connectors. Owing to such a configuration, deformation of the first reinforcing bracket and/or the second reinforcing bracket can be prevented, and a firm engagement state between the first and second reinforcing brackets is achieved. As a result, a strong removal force is required for releasing the engagement state, and a stable engagement between the first connector and the second connector can be maintained.

Claims14

Dependent claims

A board-to-board connector comprising:

a first connector (1) having first terminals (61), a first housing (11) which has a generally rectangular parallelepiped shape and is provided with concave insertion portions (22), and first reinforcing brackets (51) which are arranged in the concave insertion portions (22);
and
a second connector (101) having second terminals (161) configured to make contact with the first terminals (61), a second housing (111) which has a generally rectangular parallelepiped shape and is provided with convex insertion portions (122) configured to be inserted in the concave insertion portions (22), and second reinforcing brackets (151) which are arranged in the convex insertion portions (122) and configured to be engaged with the first reinforcing brackets (51);
wherein at least one of the first reinforcing brackets (51) and the second reinforcing brackets (151) is provided with a bent portion (52b) having a crank shape as viewed from an insertion/removal direction of the first and second connectors.

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Facts

Application: 13/395,466Filed 13 Sep 2010
Priority: JP 2009-21052811 Sep 2009
Published: 13 Sep 2012
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

H01R 12/716
Co-operating with the surface of the printed circuit or with a coupling device exclusively provided on the surface of the printed circuit:…
H01R 12/73
Coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures: connecting to other rigid printed circuits or like structures
H05K 3/368
Assembling printed circuits with other printed circuits: parallel to each other
H05K 2201/10189
Types of components: non-printed connector

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