Board mountable connector and board mounting structure of connector
AssigneeTyco Electronics AMP GmbH
InventorShinichi Hashimoto
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Abstract
A board mountable connector has a pair of mounting portions to be mounted on a board. A mounting aperture is formed in each mounting portion, and a keying protrusion is formed on one of the pair and aligned with the mounting aperture. A pair of openings, corresponding to the mounting apertures in the mounting portions of the connector, are provided in the board. A slot that receives the keying protrusion is aligned with one of the openings. This slot is formed thin, to correspond to the keying protrusion of the mounting portion. The mounting portion serves as a securing means by a bolt as well as a keying means to prevent erroneous mounting. Connector retention is therefore improved while minimizing the area required on the board.
Claims14
A board mountable connector comprising:
- an insulative housing having a pair of mounting portions to be mounted to an edge of a circuit board having a pair of openings;
- a plurality of contacts positioned in the housing;
- each of the mounting portions having a mounting aperture for receiving a fastener for securing the insulative housing to the openings;
- and,
- a keying protrusion located on a contact surface of at least one of the mounting portions that contacts the circuit board to engage a slot provided in one of the openings.
A board mounting structure for mounting a board mountable connector, having an insulative housing and a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing, to a circuit board, the structure comprising:
- the insulative housing being provided with a pair of mounting portions, each having a mounting aperture for receiving a bolt;
- the circuit board having a pair of openings corresponding in position to the mounting apertures and a slot in one of the pair of openings a keying protrusion located on at least one of the contact surfaces of at least one of the mounting portions that contact the circuit board to engage the slot.
A board mountable connector comprising:
- an insulative housing having a pair of mounting portions formed at both sides of a main body, each of the mounting portions having a board receiving groove therein defined by opposing contact surfaces configured to contact a circuit board and a mounting aperture for receiving a fastener transverse the board receiving groove;
- a plurality of contacts positioned in the main body;
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- a keying protrusion located on at least one of the contact surfaces of at least one of the mounting portions, the keying protrusion having the mounting aperture passing therethrough and being engagable with a slot that including an opening formed in the circuit board for receiving the fastener.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.