US 6,142,823 AGranted

Electronic component connector

AssigneeSMK Corporation

InventorIwao Ishibashi

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Abstract

An electronic component connector has first and second connection sections disposed in an indentation in an insulating housing. The first connection section is annularly formed at a first radius at the bottom of the indentation. The second contact section is disposed at a second radius within the annulus of the first contact section. An electronic component has first and second contacts positioned at the first and second radius to electrically engage the first and second connection sections when the electronic component is contained in the indentation. Additional concentric annular connection sections formed at the bottom of the indentation allow for electrical connection to electronic components having additional contacts positioned to engage the additional annular connection sections when the electronic component is contained in the indentation. Such an electronic component connector allows for the insertion of the electronic component without regard to the rotational orientation of the electronic component relative to the insulating housing.

Claims7

Dependent claims

An electronic component connector comprising:

an insulating housing;
an indentation in said insulating housing for receiving an electronic component;
a first connection section exposed on said inner bottom surface of said indentation;
a second connection section exposed on said inner bottom surface of said indentation;
a cover closeable over said electronic component in said indentation and effective for producing a downward force on said electronic component;
said second connection section being an annulus having a second radius relative to a center of said indentation;
said first connection section being disposed within said annulus at a first radius relative to said center;
said electronic component having first and second resiliently urged contacts at a surface thereof facing a bottom of said indentation;
said first contact being disposed, when said electronic component is contained in said indentation, at said first radius, whereby electrical contact is enabled with said first connection section;
and
said second contact being disposed, when said electronic component is contained in said indentation, at said second radius, whereby electrical contact is enabled with said second connection section, whereby installation of said electronic component in said indentation is independent of a rotational orientation of said electronic component with respect to said insulating housing.

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