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US 7,581,963 B2Granted
Electrical connector
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorFang-Chu Liao
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Abstract
An electrical connector (100) for connecting an electronic package with a circuit substrate comprises an insulative housing (1), a number of contacts (4) and at least one alignment pin (2), the insulative housing (1) includes a plurality of passageways (116) for receiving the contacts (4) and at least one alignment holes (111), the insulative housing (1) also defines a number of spring ribs (112) extending into the alignment hole (111).
Claims3
An electrical connector comprising:
- an insulative housing defining a planar base with at least one alignment hole extending therethrough in a vertical direction;
- an alignment pin made of material stronger than the housing inserted into the alignment hole;
- and
- at least a pair of ribs each unitarily extending from a rim of the alignment hole into the alignment hole in a cantilevered manner with a gap between the rib and a corresponding area of an inner face of the alignment hole;
- wherein
- the alignment pin engages the rib and urges the rib toward the corresponding area to reduce while still keeping said gap.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.