Printed-circuit board connector
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
InventorsFumikatsu Mori, Yoshiaki Kato
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Abstract
A connector mounted on a printed-circuit board includes a case and a plurality of terminals extending from the case. A base is arranged on a bottom surface of the case. Two metal plates are arranged on the base. Soldering is performed with the two metal plates and the terminals inserted through the printed-circuit board. This facilitates the coupling of the connector to the printed-circuit board. The base and the two metal plates are arranged within an area defined by the case. This decreases the area occupied by the connector on the printed-circuit board.
Claims9
A connector mounted on a printed-circuit board comprising:
- a case;
- a plurality of terminals extending from the case;
- and
- a coupler for coupling the case to the printed-circuit board, wherein the coupler includes:
- a base arranged on a bottom surface of the case;
- and
- at least one metal plate arranged on the base and partically inserted through the printed-circuit board, wherein the base and the at least one metal plate are arranged within an area defined by the case and the terminals, wherein the at least one metal plate includes two metal plates, and wherein the base includes two second side surfaces, which are located inward from two first side surfaces of the case, and an opening formed in each of the two side surfaces to receive an associated one or the metal plates.
A connector mounted on a printed-circuit board comprising:
- a case;
- a plurality of terminals extending from the case;
- and
- a coupler for coupling the case to the printed-circuit board, wherein the coupler includes:
- a base arranged on a bottom surface of the case;
- and
- at least one metal plate arranged on the base and partially inserted through the printed-circuit board, wherein the base and the at least one metal plate are arranged within an area defined by the case and the terminals, wherein the at least one metal plate is a single metal plate insert molded in the base, and wherein the base includes two second side surfaces, which are located inward from two first side surfaces of the case, and wherein the metal plate has extending portions, each extending from one of the two side surfaces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.