Electrical connector with stepped housing
First Claim
1. An electrical connector for mounting on a substrate, comprising:
- a housing having a major surface that faces the substrate when the connector is mounted on the substrate, the major surface having a first and a second portion, the first portion being recessed in relation to the second portion, the housing having a first and a second pocket formed therein, the first and second pockets extending inward from the respective first and second portions of the major surface;
a first contact and a second contact each having a tail extending into the respective first and second pockets; and
a first and a second fusible element attached to the respective first and second tails, wherein a portion of the first fusible element is positioned in the first pocket so that the portion of the first fusible element is spaced apart from surfaces of the housing that define the first pocket, and a portion of the second fusible element is positioned in the second pocket so that the portion of the second fusible element contacts surfaces of the housing that define the second pocket.
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Abstract
A preferred embodiment of a ball-grid array connector includes a housing having a major surface with a first and a second portion. The housing has a first and a second penetration formed therein. The first and second penetrations adjoin the respective first and second portion of the major surface. The connector also includes a first and a second contact mounted on the housing and extending through the respective first and second penetrations. The connector further includes a first and a second fusible element attached to the respective first and second contacts. The first portion of the major surface is recessed so that the first fusible element is spaced apart from the housing.
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28 Claims
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1. An electrical connector for mounting on a substrate, comprising:
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a housing having a major surface that faces the substrate when the connector is mounted on the substrate, the major surface having a first and a second portion, the first portion being recessed in relation to the second portion, the housing having a first and a second pocket formed therein, the first and second pockets extending inward from the respective first and second portions of the major surface;
a first contact and a second contact each having a tail extending into the respective first and second pockets; and
a first and a second fusible element attached to the respective first and second tails, wherein a portion of the first fusible element is positioned in the first pocket so that the portion of the first fusible element is spaced apart from surfaces of the housing that define the first pocket, and a portion of the second fusible element is positioned in the second pocket so that the portion of the second fusible element contacts surfaces of the housing that define the second pocket. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A ball-grid array connector, comprising:
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a housing having one or more surfaces that define a pocket within the housing;
a contact mounted on the housing and comprising a tail that extends into the pocket; and
a fusible element attached to the tail and extending into the pocket, wherein the contact is positioned so that the fusible element is spaced apart from the one or more surfaces. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An electrical connector for mounting on a substrate, comprising:
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a first and a second contact;
a first and a second fusible element for forming connections between the respective first and second connectors and the substrate; and
a housing having a major surface that faces the substrate when the connector is mounted on the substrate, the major surface having a first portion and a second portion, the first and second contacts being mounted on the housing so that the first and second contacts extend through penetrations associated within the respective first and second portions of the major surface, wherein the first portion of the major surface is recessed in relation to the second portion so that the connection formed by the first fusible element is spaced apart from the housing whereby the connection formed by the first fusible element can deflect in relation to the housing in response to relative movement between the housing and the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A ball-grid array connector, comprising:
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a housing comprising a major surface having a first and a second portion, the housing having a first and a second penetration formed therein, the first and second penetrations adjoin the respective first and second portion of the major surface;
a first and a second contact mounted on the housing and extending through the respective first and second penetrations; and
a first and a second fusible element attached to the respective first and second contacts, wherein the first portion of the major surface is recessed so that the first fusible element is spaced apart from the housing. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A method of assembling an electrical connector, comprising:
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inserting a contact into a housing of the connector;
attaching a fusible element to the contact and the housing; and
pushing the contact to separate the fusible element from the housing. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method, comprising:
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inserting a first contact to a first depth within in a housing of an electrical connector;
inserting a second contact to a second depth within the housing;
attaching a first and a second fusible element to the respective first and second contacts and to the housing; and
subsequently pushing the first contact to the second depth within the housing. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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Specification