BOARD-TO-BOARD CONNECTOR

• US 20130210270A1
• Filed: 06/28/2011
• Published: 08/15/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Molex LLC (KOCH Industries Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Molex Incorporated
• Inventors: Takeuchi, Ryotaro, Hirata, Toshihisa, Ito, Yoshikazu
• Granted Patent: US 9,225,086 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 439/488
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/716 Coupling device provided on the PCB
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/73 connecting to other rigid printed circuits or like structures

Abstract

A board-to-board connector is disclosed. The board-to-board connector comprises a first connector having a first terminal and a first housing provided with a recessed part, a second connector having a second terminal that contacts the first terminal and a second housing provided with a raised part that inserts into the recessed part, and a switch that electrically detects the fit completion of the first connector and the second connector.

Claims

1. A board-to-board connector, comprising:

a first connector having a first terminal and a first housing provided with a recessed part;

a second connector having a second terminal that contacts the first terminal and a second housing provided with a raised part that inserts into the recessed part; and

a switch that electrically detects the fit completion of the first connector and the second connector.

2. The board-to-board connector of claim 1, wherein one of either the first terminal or second terminal is provided with a contacting recessed part and the other is provided with a contacting raised part.

3. The board-to-board connector of claim 2, wherein, when the contacting recessed part and the contacting raised part engage, the switch detects the fit completion of the first connector and the second connector.

4. The board-to-board connector of claim 1, wherein the first connector has a first reinforcing bracket equipped on the first housing.

5. The board-to-board connector of claim 4, wherein the second connector has a second reinforcing bracket equipped on the second housing.

6. The board-to-board connector of claim 5, wherein the switch includes a plurality of switching members with the ability to mutually contact and at least one of the switching members is the first reinforcing bracket or the second reinforcing bracket.

7. The board-to-board connector of claim 6, wherein one of either the first terminal or second terminal is provided with a contacting recessed part and the other is provided with a contacting raised part.

8. The board-to-board connector of claim 7, wherein, when the contacting recessed part and the contacting raised part engage, the switch detects the fit completion of the first connector and the second connector.

9. The board-to-board connector of claim 6, wherein at least one of the switching members functions as a stop to prevent more than necessary relative displacement in the fit direction of the first connector and the second connector.

10. The board-to-board connector of claim 9, wherein one of either the first terminal or second terminal is provided with a contacting recessed part and the other is provided with a contacting raised part.

11. The board-to-board connector of claim 10, wherein, when the contacting recessed part and the contacting raised part engage, the switch detects the fit completion of the first connector and the second connector.

12. The board-to-board connector of claim 6, wherein at least one of the switching members can flexibly displace in the fit direction of the first connector and the second connector.

13. The board-to-board connector of claim 12, wherein one of either the first terminal or second terminal is provided with a contacting recessed part and the other is provided with a contacting raised part.

14. The board-to-board connector of claim 13, wherein, when the contacting recessed part and the contacting raised part engage, the switch detects the fit completion of the first connector and the second connector.

15. The board-to-board connector of claim 12, wherein at least one of the switching members functions as a stop to prevent more than necessary relative displacement in the fit direction of the first connector and the second connector.

16. The board-to-board connector of claim 15, wherein one of either the first terminal or second terminal is provided with a contacting recessed part and the other is provided with a contacting raised part.

17. The board-to-board connector of claim 16, wherein, when the contacting recessed part and the contacting raised part engage, the switch detects the fit completion of the first connector and the second connector.