Electrical connector
First Claim
1. An electrical connector comprising:
- a housing, the housing including a cavity and an insertion opening, the insertion opening communicating with the cavity; and
a contact, the contact mounted to the housing, the contact including a first contact portion, a second contact portion, and a body portion, the first contact portion having a retention member, the first contact portion being insertable into the insertion opening of the housing, and the retention member engageable with the cavity of the housing.
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Abstract
An electrical connector is disclosed which includes a plurality of contacts mounted to a housing. The contact includes a first contact portion, a body portion, and a second contact portion. The first contact portion includes a tongue and a pair of retention members. The second contact portion can be bifurcated. The housing includes a plurality of insertion openings which each communicate with a respective cavity. Each cavity includes a pair of side walls, a pair of guide fins, an aperture communicating with a first surface of the housing, a seat, a support, and a slot. The first contact portions of the contacts are retentively engaged with the housing and are disposed in the respective cavities. The electrical connector can be used in an electrical device, such as, a sensor, for example. The electrical device can be mated to another electrical component.
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40 Claims
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1. An electrical connector comprising:
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a housing, the housing including a cavity and an insertion opening, the insertion opening communicating with the cavity; and
a contact, the contact mounted to the housing, the contact including a first contact portion, a second contact portion, and a body portion, the first contact portion having a retention member, the first contact portion being insertable into the insertion opening of the housing, and the retention member engageable with the cavity of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An electrical contact comprising:
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a first contact portion, the first contact portion having a retention member and a protrusion;
a second contact portion; and
a resiliently flexible body portion, the body portion disposed between the first contact portion and the second contact portion, the body portion of the contact being generally C-shaped. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. An electrical device comprising:
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a casing;
a printed circuit board mounted to the casing, the printed circuit board including a contact pad; and
an electrical connector, the electrical connector including a housing and a resiliently flexible electrical contact, the housing having a first surface, a second surface, and a cavity, the cavity with an aperture communicating with the first surface, the electrical contact having a first contact portion, a second contact portion, and a body portion, the first contact portion disposed in the cavity, the first contact portion accessible through the aperture of the housing, the body portion and the second contact portion depending from the second surface of the housing, the second contact portion electrically connected to the contact pad of the printed circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. An electrical device comprising:
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a casing;
a printed circuit board mounted to the-casing, the printed circuit board including a contact pad; and
an electrical connector including a housing, the housing including a cavity and an insertion opening, the insertion opening communicating with the cavity, and a contact, the contact mounted to the housing, the contact including a first contact portion, a second contact portion, and a body portion, the first contact portion having a retention member, the first contact portion being insertable into the insertion opening of the housing, and the retention member engageable with the cavity of the housing.
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Specification