Electrical connector mounted on edge of PCB
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorYu Zhu
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Abstract
An electrical connector comprises an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals assembled to the insulative housing and a pair of fastening elements assembled to the insulative housing. The insulative housing comprises an elongated base portion and a pair of retaining slots respectively disposed at two sides thereof. The base portion defines a mating face and an engaging face opposite to the mating face. A pair of fastening elements are assembled to the pair of retaining slots of the insulative housing, each fastening element comprises a fixing portion received in the retaining slot and a resilient arm disposed outside of the retaining slot and opposite to the fixing portion.
Claims13
An electrical connector, comprising:
- an insulative housing having an elongated base portion and a pair of retaining slots respectively disposed at two sides thereof, the base portion defining a mating face and an engaging face opposite to the mating face;
- a plurality of terminals assembled to the insulative housing;
- a pair of fastening elements assembled to the pair of retaining slots of the insulative housing along an inserting direction from the engaging face toward the mating face, each fastening element comprising a fixing portion received in the retaining slot, a connecting portion connecting with the fixing portion at an end adjacent to the mating face and a resilient arm extending out the insulative housing from the connecting portion and extending along a direction toward the engaging face;
- wherein the fastening elements are made of metal plate, the fixing portion, the connecting portion and the resilient arm forming a U-shape.
An electrical connector, comprising:
- an insulative housing defining an abutment area, at least a retaining slot at two sides thereof, a first receiving portion and a second receiving portion adjacent to the first receiving portion;
- a plurality of terminals assembled to the insulative housing, and comprising a plurality of first and second terminals received in the first receiving portion and third terminals received in the second receiving portion;
- at least a fastening element assembled to the insulative housing, comprising a fixing portion received in the retaining slot and a resilient arm disposed outside of the retaining slot and opposite to the fixing portion;
- a gap defined between the abutment area and the resilient arm allowing an edge of a PCB can be sandwiched therein;
- wherein each the fastening element comprises a connecting portion connecting with the fixing portion and the resilient arm, the fixing portion, the connecting portion and the resilient arm forming a U-shape.
An electrical connector assembly comprising:
- an elongated insulative housing defining a longitudinal slot therein;
- a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing and exposed in the slot;
- a clamping type fastening device mounted to housing, said fastening device defining a first arm fastened to and positioned within the housing;
- and
- a printed circuit board defining opposite first and second surfaces, wherein
- the housing defines an abutment area abutting against the first surface, and said fastening device further defines a second arm seated upon the second surface so as to cooperate with said abutment area to sandwich said printed circuit board therebetween;
- wherein
- said abutment area abuts against the first surface of the printed circuit board in an inflexible manner while said second arm abuts against the second surface of the printed circuit board in a flexible manner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.