US 6,206,706 B1 · Electrical connector

Abstract

An electrical connector includes an elongate insulative housing and a plurality of terminals. The housing forms an engaging slot and a plurality pairs of passageways exposed to the engaging slot for receiving corresponding terminals therein. Each terminal forms a plurality of fixing sections on a middle section thereof. The fixing sections are spaced from each other a distance whereby a possible buckling of the terminal when inserting it into the housing is prevented. An obstruction portion comprising a folded portion and a pair of projections is formed on the terminal proximate a circuit board for inhibiting wicking of flux. A spacing recess is formed in the housing opposite the engaging slot and proximate a circuit board. A pair of positioning posts is formed on a bottom surface of the housing proximate the spacing recess for engaging with corresponding holes formed in the circuit board. A plurality of receiving slots is formed in lateral surfaces of the spacing recess proximate the circuit board for engaging with the folded portions of the terminals. A rib is formed in the spacing recess for strengthening the insulative housing.

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Dependent claims

An electrical connector for mounting to a circuit board, comprising:

an insulative housing having an elongate body defining an engaging slot, a plurality of passageways exposed to the engaging slot, and a spacing recess opposite the engaging slot and proximate [a] the circuit board;
and
a plurality of terminals received in corresponding passageways, each terminal comprising a contacting portion formed at a free end thereof and extending into the engaging slot for electrically contacting a mating connector, a soldering portion formed on an opposite end thereof and extending through the spacing recess for being soldered to a solder pad of the circuit board, an obstruction portion positioned in the spacing recess above the soldering portion for preventing solder flux from flowing upward thereto, and a pair of fixing sections between the contacting portion and the soldering portion, each fixing section being distanced from each other for balancing and enhancing the strength of the terminal thereby minimizing deformation of the terminal when inserting the terminal into the housing, each terminal further comprising a fitting portion offset from the fixing sections, said fitting portion engaging with the insulative housing and securing the soldering portion.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Electrical connector

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