Circuit board mounted connector assembly and method of fabricating same
AssigneeMolex Incorporated
InventorsBill B. Wilson, Paul B. Cecil
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Abstract
A circuit board mounted electrical connector assembly is adapted for connection to a complementary mating connector through an opening in the circuit board. A connector housing is provided with a plurality of terminals. The housing is mounted on the circuit board. Portions of the terminals are soldered to appropriate circuit traces on the circuit board. A guide member is mounted on the housing after the soldering process so that the guide member does not interfere with the soldering process. However, after soldering, the guide member facilitates guiding the mating connector into connecting position.
Claims12
An electrical connector assembly for mounting on a circuit board and for connection to a complementary mating connector through an opening in the circuit board, comprising:
- a dielectric housing having means for mounting the housing to one side of the circuit board about the opening therein, said housing including a mating receptacle aligned with the opening in the circuit board, and including an integrally formed leaf spring near the base of the mating receptacle for engagement by the mating connector to absorb mating forces between the connectors;
- a plurality of terminals mounted on the housing and including contact portions inside the housing for engaging appropriate terminals of the mating connector and terminating portions for termination to appropriate circuit traces on the circuit board outside the housing;
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- a guide member mounted on the housing through the opening in the circuit board for guiding the mating connector into connecting position.
An electrical connector for mounting about an opening in a circuit board and for connection to a complementary mating connector through the opening in the circuit board, comprising:
- a dielectric housing having side walls extending upwardly from a base
- wherein said housing includes a mating receptacle aligned with the opening in the circuit board, and including an integrally formed leaf spring near the base of the mating receptacle for engagement by the mating connector to absorb mating forces between the connectors;
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- a plurality of terminals mounted on the housing and including contact portions inside the housing extending upwardly from the base for engaging appropriate terminals of the mating connector and terminating portions outside of the housing extending upwardly for termination to appropriate circuit traces on the circuit board.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.