Grid array connector with floating cover
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorsYang Zhou, Hui Ye
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Abstract
An electrical connector assembly includes an insulative housing, a number of contacts, a fastening mechanism, and a floating cover. The contacts are received in the insulative housing and have mating portions extending of the insulative housing. The fastening mechanism includes a stiffener with a planar frame surrounding the insulative housing. The floating cover is provided with a number of openings to receive the mating portions of the contacts. The floating cover has a number of spring elements so as to floatably mount to the insulative housing and the stiffener.
Claims19
An electrical connector assembly comprising:
- an insulative housing including a base and a plurality of sidewalls extending upwardly from the peripheral of the base, at least a sidewall defining a guiding slot;
- a plurality of contacts received in the insulative housing and each having a mating portion projecting out of the insulative housing and extending along a contact wiping direction;
- a fastening mechanism surrounding the insulative housing;
- and
- a floating cover arranged on the fastening mechanism and moveable along an up and down direction, the floating cover defining a plurality of openings corresponding to the contacts, the floating cover having a guiding rib with a guiding surface to engage with guiding slot so as to slide along the contact wiping direction.
An electrical connector assembly for use with an electronic package, comprising:
- an insulative housing including a base and a plurality of sidewalls extending upwardly from the peripheral of the base;
- a plurality of contacts received in the insulative housing, each contact having a mating portion extending beyond top surface of the base;
- a stiffener including a planar frame surrounding the insulative housing;
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- a floating cover moveably seated on the stiffener and defining a plurality of openings for receiving the mating portions of the contacts, the floating cover synchronously moving in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction relative to the insulative housing from a first position to a second position.
An electrical connector comprising:
- an insulative housing;
- a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing with mating sections upwardly extending above a top face of the housing;
- a floating insulative cover positioned upon the housing and back and forth moveable in both vertical and horizontal directions with regard to the housing during operation, said cover defining a plurality of through holes into which upper sections of the mating sections of the corresponding contacts extend, respectively;
- wherein
- the housing is equipped with a plurality of first guiding structures circumferentially above the top face, and the cover is equipped with a plurality of second guiding structures engaged with the corresponding first guiding structures for guiding movement of the cover in both the vertical direction and the horizontal direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.