Pick-up cap for electrical connector
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorXue Bin Zhang
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Abstract
A pick-up cap (1) is for facilitating manipulation of an electrical connector (2) on an electric apparatus. The pick-up cap includes a suction portion (11) to be sucked by a vacuum suction nozzle. A rectangular positioning portion (13) is formed at one end of the suction portion. A pair of spaced positioning arms (12) is formed at an opposite end of the suction portion. Each positioning arm has a bulge (121) extending from a free end thereof, toward the connector. The positioning portion has a pair of side blocks (131) and a positioning block (133) defined thereon, toward the connector. When the pick-up cap is mounted on the connector, a geometric center ‘c’ of the suction portion of the pick-up cap coincides with a center of gravity ‘g’ of the connector.
Claims18
A pick-up cap for facilitating manipulation of an electrical connector on an electronic apparatus, the pick-up cap comprising:
- a suction portion having a suction surface defined thereon;
- and
- a pair of spaced positioning arms extending from one end of the suction portion;
- a positioning block extending from the other end of the suction portion and having a hook formed at a free end thereof;
- wherein the other end of the suction portion is located at an opening of the connector with the hook of the positioning block lachably engaging with interferential wall of the opening, and a geometric center of the suction portion of the pick-up cap about X-axis coincides with a center of gravity of the connector about X-axis when the connector is at an open position.
An electrical connector assembly comprising:
- an electrical connector including a body portion, a head portion extending from an end of the body portion, an opening defined on the body portion, and a pair of spaced locating holes defined on one end of the body portion between the opening and the header portion;
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- a pick-up cap mounted on the connector and comprising a suction portion and a pair of spaced positioning arms extending from one end of the suction portion and positioned in th locating holes, respectively;
- wherein the connector further includes an actuation device which can rotate between an open position and a closed position, and a geometric center of the suction portion of the pick-up cap about X-axis coincides with a center of gravity of the connector about X-axis when the actuation device is at the open position.
An electrical connector assembly comprising:
- a body portion and a head portion positioned in front of the body portion;
- an actuation device located on the head portion,
- the body portion including a base and a cover stacked on the base and moveable relative to the base in a front-to-back direction by said actuation device,
- the body portion defining an opening generally located in a center portion thereof and surrounded by a matrix like contact area thereof;
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- a suction cap attached to the body portion and providing a suction plane substantially only covering a region of the body portion. located between the head portion and the opening wherein a geometry center of the suction cap is generally vertically aligned with a gravity center of the connector;
- wherein
- a portion of said contact area is included in said region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.