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US 6,270,374 B1Granted
Electrical connector with wafer for video positioning and surface mount holding feature
AssigneeBerg Technology, Inc.
InventorHard A. Carneling
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Abstract
An electrical connector having a metal plate which is mounted under the housing with hot riveting. Location pegs are made so that low mounting force is possible. A wafer which is black in color or has another contrasting color makes it possible for a video camera to record the true position of the terminals. The surface of the top side of the housing is suited for vacuum pick up.
Claims28
An electrical connector mounted on a substrate with assistance from a video positioning apparatus, said connector having:
- an insulative housing;
- a plurality of terminals extending through said housing;
- and
- a wafer from which said terminals extend;
- wherein said wafer is made from a material having a dark color so said terminals and said wafer have different optical characteristics sensed by the video positioning apparatus for proper positioning of said terminals relative to the substrate during mounting, a lower surface of said housing includes a recess, and a metal plate resides in said recess.
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An electrical connector mounted to a substrate with assistance from a video positioning apparatus, the connector comprising:
- a housing having a lower surface with a recess;
- a plurality of terminals extending through said housing;
- a surface mount metal hold-down residing in said recess on said lower surface of said housing and adapted to secure the connector to the substrate;
- and
- a wafer through which said terminals extend;
- wherein said wafer is made from a material having a dark color so that said terminals and said wafer have different optical characteristics whereby the video positioning apparatus can sense said different optical characteristics and properly position said terminals relative to the substrate during mounting.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.