Surface mount electrical connector
AssigneeTyco Electronics Japan G.K.
InventorJunya Tsuji
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Abstract
A surface mount electrical connector for mounting to a substrate comprising a housing and a contact carried by the housing, the contact comprising a retention section held by the housing and a tine configured for mounting to a surface of the substrate wherein the tine extends from the retention section and wherein the tine lies inside an outer contour line of the housing is disclosed. A method of connecting a surface mount electrical connector to a substrate comprising the steps of providing a housing carrying a contact, the contact having a tine within a projected footprint of the housing on the substrate, attaching the housing to the substrate, inserting a jig into an opening of the housing, and bending the tine toward the substrate is disclosed.
Claims20
A method of connecting a surface mount electrical connector to a substrate, comprising the steps of:
- providing a housing carrying a contact, the contact having a tine within a projected footprint of the housing on the substrate, the tine having a soldering portion;
- attaching the housing to the substrate;
- inserting a jig into an opening of the housing;
- and
- bending the tine toward the substrate.
A surface mount electrical connector for mounting to a substrate, comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- a contact carried by the housing, the contact comprising a held section held by the housing and a tine configured for mounting to a surface of the substrate, the tine folded back in a U-shape from the held section;
- wherein the tine extends from the held section and wherein the tine lies inside an outer contour line of the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.