Arrangement for connecting an electrical connector to a printed circuit board

An arrangement is provided for connecting an electrical connector to a mating printed circuit board. The connector includes a dielectric housing having top and bottom walls joined by spaced apart side walls. An elongated slot is defined by the top and bottom walls for receiving the mating printed ci...

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Main Authors PATEL; ARVIND, SANFORD; MATTHEW, BEREK; DENNIS W, PRESCOTT; DANIEL M
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 11.01.1994
Edition5
Subjects
BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
CURRENT COLLECTORS
ELECTRICITY
LINE CONNECTORS
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Summary:An arrangement is provided for connecting an electrical connector to a mating printed circuit board. The connector includes a dielectric housing having top and bottom walls joined by spaced apart side walls. An elongated slot is defined by the top and bottom walls for receiving the mating printed circuit board. A plurality of terminals are mounted in the housing with contact portions along the slot for engaging contact pads on the circuit board. At least one pair of aligned apertures pass through the top and bottom walls of the housing, and an aperture in the circuit board is adapted for alignment with the housing apertures when the circuit board is inserted into the slot. A fastener is received in the housing apertures and the aligned board aperture to maintain the board in mating relationship with the connector. The fastener is adapted to clamp against the top and bottom walls of the housing. The width of the slot is greater than the thickness of the printed circuit board to allow the board to float relative to the fastener, whereby the clamping forces of the fastener against the top and bottom walls of the housing are not transmitted to the printed circuit board.
Bibliography:Application Number: US19930006346