ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR

• US 20100167588A1
• Filed: 11/17/2009
• Published: 07/01/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nai-Chien Chang
• Original Assignee: Nai-Chien Chang
• Inventors: Chang, Nai-Chien
• Granted Patent: US 7,927,148 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 439/620.220
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/712 co-operating with the surface of the printed circuit or with a coupling device exclusively provided on the surface of the printed circuit H01R12/72 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6581 Shield structure
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6658 on printed circuit board H01R13/6666 - H01R13/6691 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2201/06 for computer periphery
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 29/00 Coupling parts for selective co-operation with a counterpart in different ways to establish different circuits, e.g. for voltage selection, for series-parallel selection, programmable connectors

Abstract

An electrical connector includes a housing, a seat body, a terminal group, a printed circuit board, and a cover. The housing has a hollow body. The seat body is disposed in the housing. The terminal group is disposed on the seat body. An end of the terminal group electrically connects with the printed circuit board. The printed circuit board electrically connects with a microprocessor. The cover covers a bottom portion of the seat body. Pins of the printed circuit board passes through the cover and electrically connects with a main board of an electronic device, making the microprocessor able to calculate or control the electronic device to execute different functions and operations.

Claims

1. An electrical connector disposed on a main board of an electronic device, comprising:

a housing having a hollow body, the hollow body having a receptacle at a front end, and an opening at a rear end, the opening communicating the rear end with a bottom portion of the hollow body;

a seat body disposed in the housing, the seat body has a hollow opening at a rear end for communicating the rear end with a bottom portion of the seat body; and

a terminal group composed of a plurality of conductive legs and disposed on the seat body, an end of each of the conductive legs extending outside of the hollow opening;

a printed circuit board having a microprocessor and electrically connected with the ends of the conductive legs extending outside the hollow opening.

2. The electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein the housing is made of metal.

3. The electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein a periphery of the receptacle has a plurality of arc-shaped baffle plates.

4. The electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein the seat body is made of plastic.

5. The electrical connector according to claim 4, wherein the seat body has a baffle wall at a front end, the baffle wall extends a supporting portion, and further defines a slot, allowing the terminal group passing through with an end of the terminal group extending on the supporting portion, two indentations are formed at opposite sidewalls of the hollow opening.

6. The electrical connector according to claim 5, wherein the conductive leg has a first step and a second step, the first step is in arc profile and is disposed on the supporting portion, the second step is L-shaped and is disposed in the slot.

7. The electrical connector according to claim 6, wherein the printed circuit board has a plurality of sockets at an end, corresponding ends of the second steps are inserted into the sockets and electrically connect with the printed circuit board, the printed circuit board has a plurality of pins at the other end, the pins are suitable for electrically connecting with the main board.

8. The electrical connector according to claim 7, further comprising a cover, the cover is an L-shaped body made of plastic, and includes a first cover and a second cover, the first cover defines a plurality of through holes, allowing the pins connecting with the printed circuit board passing through, the first cover has two protrusions at opposite sides for joining with the indentations.