Low insertion force electrical connector assembly
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorJerry Wu
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Abstract
An electrical connector assembly (1) includes a plug connector (2) and a receptical connector (3). The plug connector includes an insulative housing (20) having a number of passageways (205) and a number of fingers (206), and a number of electrical contacts (22) received in the passageways and supported by the fingers. The receptacle connector has an insulative housing (30) defining a number of grooves (306) and a number of electrical contacts (32) formed with slanted resilient arms (322) extending in the grooves. The resilient arms guide the fingers to extend into the grooves to establish an electrical connection between the electrical contacts on the fingers and the resilient arms with a low insertion force.
Claims12
An electrical connector assembly comprising:
- a first connector comprising a first insulative housing and a plurality of first electrical contacts each comprising a resilient arm arranged in pairs;
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- a second connector comprising a second insulative housing and a plurality of second electrical contacts each comprising a contact portion, the second insulative housing comprising a base portion retaining the second electrical contacts, a mating portion extending from the base portion and defining a receiving cavity, and a plurality of fingers arranged in laterally offset pairs extending from the base portion into the receiving cavity, each pair of fingers accommodating the contact portion of one of the second electrical contacts therein and guiding the resilient arms of the corresponding pair of the first electrical contacts to electrically contact with the contact portion of one of the second electrical contacts.
An electrical connector comprising:
- an insulative housing comprising a mating portion defining a receiving cavity and a plurality of insulating fingers extending in the receiving cavity, the fingers being arranged in pairs and the corresponding two finger of each pair being laterally offset from each other;
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- a plurality of electrical contacts each comprising a retention portion retained in the insulative housing, a tail portion extending rearwardly beyond the insulative housing, and a contact portion extending into the receiving cavity and supported by the corresponding two fingers of one pair in opposite directions perpendicular to the contact portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.