Angled electrical connector
AssigneeFci
InventorJoachim Grek
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Abstract
An angled connector and a method for mounting the same, having first connector means (20) extended in a first direction and second connector means (29a-c) extended in a angled direction in relation to the first connector means (20). According to the invention the slanted connector comprises a first part (2) comprising the first connector means (20) and a second part (21a-e) comprising the second connector means (29a-c) The second part (21a-e) is connectable to the first connector means (20) and has a bent form in order to engage the first connector means (20) in a first direction and provide the second connector means (29a-c) protruding in at least one second direction angled to the first direction, the second part (21a-e) having a circuit pattern to connect the first connector means (20) to the second connector means (29a-c).
Claims28
An angled connector having a housing with first connector means (20) extended in a first direction and second connector means (29a-c) extended in a angled direction in relation to the first connector means (20), characterised by
- a first part (2) comprising a first housing part and the first connector means (20);
- a second part (21a-e) comprising the second connector means (29a-c) and being connectable to the first connector means (20), the second part further comprising a second housing part that is a one piece member holding the second connector means, the second housing part having a bent form in order to engage the first connector means (20) in a first direction and provide the second connector means (29a-c) protruding in at least one second direction angled to the first direction, the second housing part having a circuit pattern to connect the first connector means (20) to the second connector means (29a-c).
A method for mounting an angled connector having a housing and first connector means (20) extended in a first direction and second connector means (29a-c) extended in a angled direction in relation to the first connector means (20), characterised by the following steps:
- creating a first part (2) of the connector comprising a first housing part and the first connector means (20);
- creating a separate second part (21a-e) of the connector comprising the second connector means (29a-c), the second part further comprising a second housing part that is a one piece member holding the second connector means, the second housing part (21a-e) having a bent form and receiving means (27) for receiving the first connector means (20) along the first direction and having the second connector means (29a-c) protruding in at least one slanted direction, the second housing part (21a-e) connecting electrically the receiving means (27) with the second connector means (29a-c);
- mounting the second part (21a-e) on the first part (2) by connecting the first connector means (20) to the receiving means (27);
- placing the second connector means (29a-c) on a printed circuit board (9) and soldering the connector to the printed circuit board (9).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.