Printed circuit board housing system

• US 4,008,941 A
• Filed: 03/04/1976
• Issued: 02/22/1977
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/1976
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: AMP Limited
• Original Assignee: AMP Limited
• Inventors: Smith, Donald Lee
• Primary Examiner(s): Tupman, W.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Desmond, E. F.
• Application Number:
  US05/663,649
• Time in Patent Office: 355 Days
• Field of Search: 339/17 L, 339/17 LC, 339/75 R, 339/75 M, 339/176 MP, 339/176 M, 339/91 R, 339/91 P
• US Class Current: 439/358
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/432 by stamped-out resilient tongue snapping behind shoulder in base or case
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2103/00 Two poles
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/50 mounted on a PCB [Printed Circuit Board]

Abstract

The present invention relates to a housing system adapted to connect single or twin coaxial cable to a printed circuit board. More particularly the invention provides one housing having contact pins therein which is attached to the board by soldering or insertion into spring socket members. The invention further provides a second housing latchable to the first and adapted to carry terminals which plug into the contacts.

Claims

1. A housing system for connecting a plurality of terminals having a center female receptacle and a cylindrical outer shell to a printed circuit board, which comprises:

a. a first housing of insulating material adapted to be positioned on a printed circuit board, having a plurality of cavities arranged along the front end in a side-by-side relation, a pair of passages extending from each cavity rear wall rearwardly to the back end of the housing, the first passage opening located at the cavity center, and the second passage opening located at the cavity edge, said housing further having latching means thereon;

b. a plurality of signal contact pins of conductive material having a mating section at the forward end and an elongated leg at the other end, said mating section extending into the center of the cavity and the leg extending through the first passage and depending downwardly from the housing for insertion into an opening in the printed circuit board;

c. a plurality of a ground contact pins of conductive material having a sleeve at a forward end and an elongated leg at the other end, said sleeve positioned in the cavity in remote surrounding relation to the signal contact pin mating section and the leg extending through the second passage and depending from the housing for insertion into an opening in the printed circuit board; and

d. a second housing of insulating material having latching means thereon adapted to cooperate with the latching means on the first housing so that the two housings can be latched together, further said second housing having a plurality of passageways extending therethrough and arranged in mating alignment with the cavities in the first housing, each passageway having an inwardly extending collar adapted to retain a terminal therein for connecting with the signal contact pins and the ground contact pins in the first housing when the two housings are latched together.

2. The housing system of claim 1 wherein the back end of the first housing includes two vertical walls, one offset horizontally from the other and with the first passage opening being on the upper wall and the second passage opening being on the lower wall.

3. A housing system for connecting a plurality of terminals having a pair of male pins and an outer sleeve member to a printed circuit board, which comprises:

a. a first housing of insulating material adapted to be positioned on a printed circuit board, having a plurality of cavities arranged along the front end in a side-by-side relation, an annular groove extending rearwardly from each cavity to define an annular stub, a slot located along one wall of the cavity and groove and three passages extending from each cavity rearwardly to the back end of the housing, the first and second passages openings located on the face of the annular stub and the third passage opening located adjacent the end of the slot, said housing further having latching means thereon;

b. a plurality of first and second signal contact receptacles of conductive material having a socket member at one end adapted to receive male pins of the terminal, and a leg at another end, said receptacles occupying the first and second passages with the socket members opening forwardly and the legs extending rearwardly through and depending from the housing for insertion into openings in the printed circuit board;

c. a plurality of ground contact pins of conductive material having a blade at one end adapted to contact the outer sleeve member of the terminal and a leg at the other end, said blade being positioned in the slot and the leg extending rearwardly through the third passage and depending from the housing for insertion in the printed circuit board; and

d. a second housing of insulating material having latching means thereon adapted to cooperate with the latching means on the first housing so that the two housings can be latched together, further said second housing having a plurality of passageways extending therethrough and arranged in mating alignment with the cavities in the first housing, each passageway having an inwardly extending collar adapted to retain a terminal therein for connecting with the first and second signal contact receptacles and the ground contact pin in the first housing when the two housings are latched together.

4. The housing system of claim 3 wherein the back end of the housing includes three vertical walls, each offset horizontally with respect to the other, and with each of the passages openings being on a different vertical wall.