METHOD OF RETAINING MAGNETS TO INSULATIVE HOUSING OF CONNECTOR
First Claim
1. A method for making a connector assembly, comprising the steps of:
- providing an upper case, a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) with a set of contacts, and a magnet, the upper case including a top wall, four peripheral walls extending upwardly, and a top receiving cavity surrounded thereby, the top wall including a slot and a plurality of passageways extending therethrough along a vertical direction;
assembling the PCBA and the magnet into the top receiving cavity to form a top assembly;
providing a lower case having a bottom wall, four peripheral walls extending upwardly, and a bottom receiving cavity surrounded thereby;
assembling the top assembly to the lower case with the contacts going through the corresponding passageways and the magnet having a top section mounted into the slot and a bottom section abutting against the lower wall of the bottom case; and
heating the top section of the magnet through the slot and bonding the bottom section of the magnet to the lower case by hot melting a part of the bottom wall of the bottom case.
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Abstract
A connector assembly has an insulative housing including a top wall, a bottom wall, a side wall, and a receiving cavity enclosed by these walls. A slot and some passageways are formed on the top wall and communicating to the receiving cavity along a vertical direction. A printed circuit board is received within the receiving cavity. A plurality of contacts connected to the printed circuit board have moveable contacting portions extending through the corresponding passageways and upwardly beyond a top face of the top wall. A magnet includes a top section received within the slot and a bottom section bonded to the bottom wall through melting a part of the bottom wall.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for making a connector assembly, comprising the steps of:
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providing an upper case, a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) with a set of contacts, and a magnet, the upper case including a top wall, four peripheral walls extending upwardly, and a top receiving cavity surrounded thereby, the top wall including a slot and a plurality of passageways extending therethrough along a vertical direction; assembling the PCBA and the magnet into the top receiving cavity to form a top assembly; providing a lower case having a bottom wall, four peripheral walls extending upwardly, and a bottom receiving cavity surrounded thereby; assembling the top assembly to the lower case with the contacts going through the corresponding passageways and the magnet having a top section mounted into the slot and a bottom section abutting against the lower wall of the bottom case; and heating the top section of the magnet through the slot and bonding the bottom section of the magnet to the lower case by hot melting a part of the bottom wall of the bottom case. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A connector assembly comprising:
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an insulative housing including a top wall, a bottom wall, a side wall, and a receiving cavity enclosed by the top, bottom, and side walls; a plurality of passageways formed on the top wall and communicating with the receiving cavity along a vertical direction; a slot extending through the top wall along the vertical direction and spaced from the passageways along a transverse direction perpendicular to the vertical direction; a printed circuit board (PCB) received within the receiving cavity; a plurality of contacts connected to the PCB, the contacts having moveable contacting portions extending through corresponding passageways and upwardly beyond a top face of the top wall; and a magnet including a top section received within the slot, and a bottom section bonded to the bottom wall through hot melting a part of the bottom wall. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An electrical connector assembly comprising:
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an insulative housing forming a receiving cavity commonly defined by an upper case and a lower case assembled with each other; a plurality of passageways and a pair of slots formed in the upper case; a contact module disposed in the receiving cavity and including a plurality of contacts disposed upon an insulative retainer, each of said contacts including a deflectable contacting portion extending upwardly through the corresponding passageways, respectively, and above a top face of said upper case; a cable extending outwardly from one side of said housing and including a plurality of wires respectively connected electrically to the corresponding contacts; and a pair of magnets located by two sides of the contact module in said receiving cavity;
whereinan interior face of said lower case forms a pair of ribs under the corresponding magnets, respectively, and each of said ribs being equipped with at least one slit aside whereby when after a hot melting process, the rib is deformed to fill the slit to have a bottom face of the magnet intimately attached to the upward interior surface of the lower case. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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