ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR

• US 20140051284A1
• Filed: 08/09/2013
• Published: 02/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Molex Incorporated (KOCH Industries Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Molex Incorporated (KOCH Industries Incorporated)
• Inventors: Song, Xiao Jun
• Granted Patent: US 9,059,544 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 439/574
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/7082 Coupling device supported only by cooperation with PCB
• 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 13/41 by frictional grip in grommet, panel or base
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2201/12 for medicine and surgery

Abstract

An electrical connector includes a housing, a pair of terminals and two first conductive traces. The housing comprises two fixing grooves that support the terminals. Each terminal comprises a base, an extending piece extending from the base and a resilient arm extending from the base. The extending piece comprises a first contact portion and the resilient arm comprises a second contact portion for electrically connecting an electronic device. The two first conductive traces are connected to the pair of terminals, an end portion of the each first conductive trace is electrically connected to the first contact portion of the corresponding terminal, and the other end portion of the each first conductive trace is configured to electrically connect to a circuit board.

Claims

1. An electrical connector, comprising:

a housing including two fixing grooves;

a pair of terminals, each terminal respectively positioned in one of the two fixing grooves, the each terminal comprising a base, an extending piece extending from the base and a resilient arm extending from the base, the base including a fixed portion, wherein the fixed portion and the corresponding fixing groove forming an interference fit, the extending piece including a first contact portion and the resilient arm including a second contact portion for electrically connecting an electronic device; and

two first conductive traces corresponding to the pair of terminals, an end portion of the each first conductive trace being electrically connected to the first contact portion of the corresponding terminal, and the other end portion of the each first conductive trace being configured to be electrically connected to a circuit board.

2. The electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein the each first conductive trace comprises a metal plating layer formed by laser direct structuring.

4. The electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein the housing comprises two recessed grooves, the extending piece of the each terminal extends in the corresponding recessed groove.

5. The electrical connector according to claim 4, wherein the each first conductive trace extends on a bottom face of the corresponding recessed groove and each extending piece contacts the portion of the first conductive trace which extends on the bottom face of the recessed groove.

6. The electrical connector according to claims 1, wherein electrical connection between the first contact portion of the each terminal and the end portion of the corresponding first conductive trace is by press fit, soldering or fixing with conductive adhesive.

7. The electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein the second contact portions of the pair of terminals are used for clamping the electronic device.

8. The electrical connector according to claim 7, wherein the second contact portions of the pair of terminals are used for clamping a battery as the electronic device.

9. The electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein the housing comprises a higher stepped face and a lower stepped face and the other end portions of the two first conductive traces are positioned on the lower stepped face.

10. The electrical connector according to claim 9, further comprising a second conductive trace, an end portion of the second conductive trace extending to be adjacent to the other end portions of the two first conductive traces and configured to electrically connect to the circuit board and the other end portion of the second conductive trace being formed on the higher stepped face for electrically connecting another electronic device.

11. The electrical connector according to claim 9, wherein the housing comprises a front surface and an end face, the end face extends between the front surface and the lower stepped face, the electrical connector further comprises a third conductive trace, the third conductive trace extending on the end face, an end portion of the third conductive trace extending to the front surface for electrically connecting another electronic device and the other end portion of the third conductive trace extends to be adjacent to the other end portion of the two first conductive traces and configured to be electrically connected to the circuit board.

12. The electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein the housing has a round edge and each of the first conductive traces passes the round edge.

3. The electrical connector according to claim 3, wherein the housing comprises two shallow grooves and each of the first conductive trace is formed on the corresponding shallow groove.