High-speed electrical connector
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorHung-Chi Yu
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Abstract
An electrical connector (100) for mounting on a PCB (3) to electrically connect different electrical components includes an insulative housing (1) with a plurality of passageways (13) defined therethrough for receiving a corresponding plurality of electrical contacts (2) therein. Each passageway (13) has a downwardly facing sidestep (136) forming a stopping surface (137) in one inner wall of the passageway (13) towards a bottom surface (12) of the housing (1). Each electrical contact (2) has a retaining portion (24) confronting the stopping surface (137) of the passageway (13). The contacts (2) is retained in position by the stopping surface (137) when the connector (100) is mounted to the PCB (3).
Claims1
An electrical connector for mounting on a PCB, comprising:
- an insulative housing having a top surface, a bottom surface and a plurality of passageways extending from the bottom surface to the top surface, each passageway having a downwardly facing sidestep which forms a stopping surface towards the bottom surface;
- a plurality of contacts fixed in the housing, each contact having a base portion, a pair of arm portions defined at opposite ends of the base portion, a tail portion extending downwardly from the base portion, and a retaining portion extending upwardly from the base portion;
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- wherein the retaining portions of the contacts confront the stopping surfaces whereby the retaining portions press against the sidesteps when the connector is mounted to the PCB;
- wherein each retaining portion of the contact is vertically aligned with corresponding tail portion;
- wherein the passageway has a ladder like cross-section and has a pair of recesses opposite the sidestep;
- wherein each arm portion has a spring contacting portion extending upwardly from an upper edge thereof and a barb portion protruding laterally from a free end thereof, the barb portion being received in a corresponding recess of the passageway;
- wherein the retaining portion, the base portion and the tail portion of the contact are coplanar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.