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US 9,039,424 B2Granted
Closed entry din jack and connector with PCB board lock
AssigneeWinchester Electronics Corporation
InventorsDavid J. Camelio, John E. Benham
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Abstract
The present invention provides a DIN jack including a dielectric shroud defining a closed entry lead-in that helps prevent damage caused by a bent or misaligned signal pin of a mating DIN plug without adversely affecting the performance of the DIN connector. The present invention also provides a board lock feature that may be used to hold a DIN jack securely to a circuit board during the manufacturing process.
Claims30
A DIN jack comprising:
- a connector body having a hollow cylindrical shield with an open distal end;
- a contact having a tubular socket with an open distal end disposed coaxially within said hollow cylindrical shield, said socket and said shield being spaced from one another to define a first gap therebetween;
- and
- a shroud formed of a dielectric material and having a tubular shroud portion with proximal and distal ends disposed coaxially around said socket within said first radial gap, wherein
- said tubular shroud portion is spaced from said socket to define a second radial gap between said tubular shroud portion and said socket, said second radial gap extending along the entire length of said tubular shroud portion,
- said tubular shroud portion is spaced from said shield to define a third radial gap between said tubular shroud portion and said shield, said third radial gap extending along the entire length of said tubular shroud portion,
- said tubular shroud portion has a plurality of openings formed laterally therethrough, wherein said plurality of openings are arranged in a plurality of longitudinal rows spaced about a circumference of said tubular shroud portion, and
- said tubular shroud portion has a rim extending radially inward from said distal end of tubular shroud portion and defining a frustoconical lead-in coaxially aligned with said socket.
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A DIN connector comprising:
- a DIN jack including:
- a first connector body having a first hollow cylindrical shield with an open distal end;
- a first contact having a tubular socket with an open distal end disposed coaxially within said first hollow cylindrical shield, said socket and said shield being spaced from one another to define a first gap therebetween;
- and
- a shroud formed of a dielectric material and having a tubular shroud portion with proximal and distal ends disposed coaxially around said socket within said first radial gap, wherein
- said tubular shroud portion is spaced from said socket to define a second radial gap between said tubular shroud portion and said socket, said second radial gap extending along the entire length of said tubular shroud portion
- said tubular shroud portion is spaced from said shield to define a third radial gap between said tubular shroud portion and said shield, said third radial gap extending along the entire length of said tubular shroud portion,
- said tubular shroud portion has a plurality of openings formed laterally therethrough, wherein said plurality of openings are arranged in a plurality of longitudinal rows spaced about a circumference of said tubular shroud portion, and
- said tubular shroud portion has a rim extending radially inward from said distal end of tubular shroud portion and defining a frustoconical lead-in in coaxial alignment with said socket;
- and
- a DIN plug including:
- a second connector body having a second hollow cylindrical shield configured to be received in the space between said shroud and said first hollow cylindrical shield and to make electrical contact with said first shield;
- and
- a second contact having a pin disposed coaxially within said second hollow cylindrical shield and being configured to be received within and make electrical contact with said tubular socket when said plug is inserted into said jack.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.