Connector and guide placement member
First Claim
1. An placement member for holding together a receptacle connector and a guide member for placement of the receptacle connector and the guide member onto a circuit board, said receptacle connector including a mating face for mating with an opposing plug connector, and said guide member including a shell with a top wall and two side walls that cooperatively define a hollow interior thereof, the placement member comprising:
- a body portion, the body portion including opposite first and second ends, a protective blade projecting from the body first end, the protective blade being sized to be extend over a portion of a top surface of said receptacle connector received when said placement member is engaged with said receptacle connector, and means for holding said receptacle connector mating face adjacent said body first end; and
, said body portion including a clip member proximate the body second end, the clip member for engaging and holding said guide member adjacent said body portion second end.
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Abstract
A shroud that forms a guide channel for a receptacle connector is disclosed and it has the shape of an inverted U-shape, with a press tab for engaging a mating connector. The shroud has notches and tabs formed on it that serve to orient the mating connector for entry into the shroud. A placement member is described that holds the connector and the shroud together as a single unit for robotic placement of the shroud and connector in preselected positions on the circuit board.
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21 Claims
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1. An placement member for holding together a receptacle connector and a guide member for placement of the receptacle connector and the guide member onto a circuit board, said receptacle connector including a mating face for mating with an opposing plug connector, and said guide member including a shell with a top wall and two side walls that cooperatively define a hollow interior thereof, the placement member comprising:
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a body portion, the body portion including opposite first and second ends, a protective blade projecting from the body first end, the protective blade being sized to be extend over a portion of a top surface of said receptacle connector received when said placement member is engaged with said receptacle connector, and means for holding said receptacle connector mating face adjacent said body first end; and
,said body portion including a clip member proximate the body second end, the clip member for engaging and holding said guide member adjacent said body portion second end. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A placement member for removably interconnecting a connector with an insulative housing and conductive terminals and an associated conductive shroud together as a unit for pick up and placement onto a supporting circuit board, the placement member comprising:
an insulative body portion, the body portion having opposing first and second ends that are interconnected by at least one sidewall, said body portion including first means for holding the connector in position adjacent to the body portion first end, and second means for holding the shroud in position above and spaced apart from said connector, said body portion further including a first planar surface for engagement by a pneumatic pick up device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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