US 6,305,976 B1 · Electrical connector with planar mounting members

Abstract

An electrical connector (1) for circuit board installation is provided using solder pegs (60) to reduce the mounting area. Mounting holes (40) for insertion of solder pegs (60) are provided, along the side walls (36), on both sides of the housing (2) of the electrical connector (1) to be installed on a circuit board (30). The mounting holes (40) are formed perpendicular to the circuit board (30), from the top wall (18) of the housing (2) toward the bottom wall (34). The mounting holes (40) are connected to the mating aperture (6) of the connector (1), and are opened to the outside via the bottom part of the side walls (36). When the solder pegs (60) are inserted into the mounting holes (40) and the connectors are mated, a mating connector is guided by a solder peg face (61) of the solder pegs (60). The mounting holes (40) are connected by solder to the circuit board (30) at the tip (62a), and the tips (62a) of the solder pegs (60) serve as solder connection parts which can be visually inspected from the outside via the opening.

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Dependent claims

An electrical connector comprising:

a housing having mounting holes on opposite sides of the housing proximate side walls of the housing, the mounting holes extend from a first wall to a second circuit board receiving wall;
a plurality of contacts mounted in the housing;
planar solder pegs inserted into the mounting holes through the first wall and mounted in the mounting holes such that soldering tips of the solder pegs extend beyond the second circuit board receiving wall, whereby as the electrical connector is mounted to a circuit board, the soldering tips engage the circuit board and are soldered thereto to secure the electrical connector to the circuit board;
and
an opening is provided on each respective side wall of the housing, the openings extend from the side walls to the mounting holes and are positioned proximate to the second circuit board receiving wall, the openings are dimensioned to have a width which is larger than the width of the soldering tips to allow visual inspection, repair or removal of the solder provided between the soldering tips and the circuit board, such that the planar solder peg can be removed from the housing.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Electrical connector with planar mounting members

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Electrical connector with planar mounting members

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Abstract

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