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US 9,287,656 B2Granted
Heat dissipating electrical connector
AssigneeAmphenol Corporation
InventorsPaul M. Crozier, John K. Griffiths
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Abstract
An electrical connector that includes a terminal adapted to mate with another terminal and at least one heat dissipating element that has opposing ends and an opening therebetween. At least one of the ends includes at least one printed circuit board engagement member configured to engage a printed circuit board for electrical current transfer. The opening receives the terminal such that heat dissipating element substantially surrounds and contacts the terminal.
Claims22
An electrical connector, comprising:
- a terminal adapted to mate with another terminal, said terminal being a socket or a pin;
- and
- at least one heat dissipating element having opposing ends and an opening therebetween, at least one of said ends including at least one printed circuit board engagement member configured to engage a printed circuit board for electrical current transfer, and said opening receiving said terminal such that heat dissipating element substantially surrounds and contacts said terminal.
An electrical connector, comprising:
- a terminal adapted to mate with another terminal;
- and
- an array of heat dissipating elements, each of said heat dissipating elements having opposing ends and an opening therebetween, said openings of said heat dissipating elements being axially aligned to receive said terminal such that said heat dissipating elements substantially surround and contact said terminal, and
- at least one of said heat dissipating elements including at least one engagement member configured to engage a printed circuit board.
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A high current power connector, comprising:
- a socket terminal or a pin terminal;
- and
- an array of primary and secondary metal plates wherein adjacent faces of said primary and secondary metal plates being engaged to one another, each of said primary and secondary plates having opposing ends and an opening therebetween, said openings of said primary and secondary metal plates being axially aligned to receive said socket terminal or said pin terminal such that said primary and secondary metal plates substantially surround said socket terminal or said pin terminal,
- each of said primary metal plates having a plurality of engagement members configured to engage a printed circuit board at one of said opposing ends, and
- said primary metal plates being larger than said secondary metal plates, thereby defining a plurality of fins, and
- wherein each of said primary and secondary metal plates being in contact with said socket terminal or said pin terminal for heat dissipation.
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An electrical connector, comprising:
- a terminal adapted to mate with another terminal;
- and
- at least one heat dissipating element having opposing ends and an opening therebetween, at least one of said ends including at least one printed circuit board engagement member configured to engage a printed circuit board for electrical current transfer, said printed circuit board engagement member being one of a solder tail or press-fit pin and said opening receiving said terminal such that heat dissipating element substantially surrounds and contacts said terminal,
- wherein said heat dissipating element is a metal plate and said printed circuit board engagement member is integral with said metal plate.
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An electrical connector, comprising;
- a terminal adapted to mate with another terminal, said terminal being one of a socket or a pin;
- and
- at least one heat dissipating element having opposing ends and an opening therebetween, at least one of said ends including at least one printed circuit board engagement member configured to engage a printed circuit board for electrical current transfer, and said opening receiving said terminal such that heat dissipating element substantially surrounds and contacts said terminal,
- wherein said heat dissipating element is a metal plate.
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An electrical connector, comprising;
- a terminal adapted to mate with another terminal;
- and
- a plurality of heat dissipating elements surrounding said terminal, at least one of said heat dissipating elements having opposing ends and an opening therebetween, at least one of said ends including at least one printed circuit board engagement member configured to engage a printed circuit board for electrical current transfer, and said opening receiving said terminal such that heat dissipating element substantially surrounds and contacts said terminal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.