Stacked electrical connector
AssigneeThe Whitaker Corporation
InventorsJeffrey Byron McClinton, Warren Christian Hillbish
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Abstract
A stacked assembly (10) including an upper connector (14) and a lower subassembly having an insulative frame (12) and a plurality of lower connectors (16) disposed therein, for mounting on a circuit board. A rear insulative member (20) fastens to the frame, holds the lower connectors (16) in the frame and aligns legs (26) of contacts (28) of the upper connector. Ground plates (180) may be positioned in the frame forwardly of the lower connectors (116), with panel-engaging arms (190) projecting forwardly of the frame.
Claims12
An electrical connector assembly having an upper connector positioned above a plurality of connector positions along a lower row in a stacked configuration, comprising:
- said upper connector, and a lower subassembly beneath said upper connector defining said plurality of connector positions, all defining a stacked assembly;
- said lower subassembly having an insulative frame providing cavities within which are disposed respective lower connectors therebeneath for connection to a circuit board, and said upper connector being affixed to said insulative frame;
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- an insulative member secured along a rear face of said insulative frame providing engagement with leg portions of contacts of said upper connector for spacing and alignment thereof for connection to circuits of said circuit board, said insulative member further including embossments projecting upwardly to be received into corresponding apertures of said insulative frame to secure said insulative member thereto, and said insulative member including vertical channels along a front face thereof that cooperate with complementarily shaped rear ends of side walls of said cavities of maid insulative frame to hold a bottom portion of said insulative member against a bottom portion of said insulative frame.
A stacked electrical connector assembly having an upper connector positioned above a lower connector in a stacked configuration, comprising:
- said lower connector mounted in a cavity of an insulative frame and said upper connector being affixed to said insulative frame;
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- an insulative member secured along a rear face of said frame providing engagement with leg portions of contacts of said upper connector for spacing and alignment thereof for connection to circuits of said circuit board, said insulative member further including embossments projecting upwardly to be received into corresponding apertures of said insulative frame to secure said insulative member thereto, and said insulative member including vertical channels along a front face thereof that cooperate with complementarily shaped rear ends of side walls of said cavity to hold a bottom portion of said insulative member against a bottom portion of said insulative frame.
An electrical connector assembly having an upper connector positioned above a plurality of connector positions along a lower row in a stacked configuration, comprising:
- said upper connector, and a lower subassembly beneath said upper connector defining said plurality of connector positions, all defining a stacked assembly;
- said lower subassembly having an insulative frame providing cavities within which are disposed respective lower connectors each including a shroud extending toward a front face of the insulative frame and electrical contacts depending therebeneath for connection to circuits of a circuit board, and said upper connector being affixed to said insulative frame;
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- a ground shield mounted within the insulative frame corresponding with each lower connector, wherein each ground shield has an aperture which receives the shroud of each lower connector, a board connecting leg, and at leapt one panel-engaging spring arm which extends forwardly of the front face of the insulative frame to electrically contact a panel surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.