Low profile connector with spring contacts
AssigneeGentex Corporation
InventorsDanny L. Minikey, JR., Eric S. Lundy, Christopher D. Pollack
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Abstract
A rearview device includes a connector assembly that has a body that includes a plurality of electrical leads that extend therefrom and are removably coupled therewith. A plurality of contact-receiving apertures extend through the body and receive a plurality of spring contacts on a circuit board. The plurality of spring contacts abut and are compressed between the circuit board and the body. The plurality of spring contacts directly engage the plurality of electrical leads when inserted into the plurality of contact-receiving apertures. A plurality of peripheral walls are adjacent the circuit board.
Claims18
A rearview device comprising:
- a connector assembly comprising:
- a body including a plurality of electrical leads extending therefrom and removably coupled therewith;
- a plurality of contact-receiving apertures extending through the body and receiving a plurality of spring contacts on a circuit board, the plurality of spring contacts abutting and being compressed between the circuit board and the body, the plurality of spring contacts directly engaging the plurality of electrical leads when inserted into the plurality of contact-receiving apertures;
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- a plurality of peripheral walls that are adjacent the circuit board.
A rearview device comprising:
- a housing including a support structure operably coupled to a rear wall of the housing;
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- a connector assembly comprising:
- a body engaged with the support structure including a plurality of electrical leads extending therefrom;
- a plurality of contact-receiving apertures extending through the body and receiving a plurality of spring contacts on a circuit board, the plurality of spring contacts directly engaging the plurality of electrical leads when inserted into the plurality of contact-receiving apertures;
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- a plurality of peripheral walls that are adjacent the circuit board.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.