Connector for a leadless electronic package
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1. A connector for an electronic package of the type having spaced conductive pads on tabs projecting outwardly from two opposing sides, said connector comprising:
- a. a frame-shaped housing having four spaced apart walls joined at the ends thereof to define the frame-shape and further to define a central opening therebetween with the distance between two opposing walls being approximately equal to the dimension of the electronic package between the outwardly projecting tabs, further, said two opposing walls having terminal-receiving cavities spaced along therein, said cavities having a vertical slot located in the lower portion of the walls and opening downwardly therefrom, said housing being of an insulating material; and
b. a number of conductive terminals having a circular contact section and connecting means extending from and adapted for connecting the circular contact section to a printed circuit board, said terminals being positioned in the cavities with the circular contact sections being in the vertical slots and extending downwardly therefrom so that upon an electronic package being inserted into the central opening from below, the circular contact sections contact the pads on the tabs which extend below the two opposing walls.
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Abstract
The subject invention relates to a connector for electrically connecting a leadless electronic package to a printed circuit board. More particularly, the connector includes a frame-shape housing containing terminals having a circular contact section which engages the pads on the package. A clamp plate is also disclosed which secures the package and connector to the printed circuit board.
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1. A connector for an electronic package of the type having spaced conductive pads on tabs projecting outwardly from two opposing sides, said connector comprising:
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a. a frame-shaped housing having four spaced apart walls joined at the ends thereof to define the frame-shape and further to define a central opening therebetween with the distance between two opposing walls being approximately equal to the dimension of the electronic package between the outwardly projecting tabs, further, said two opposing walls having terminal-receiving cavities spaced along therein, said cavities having a vertical slot located in the lower portion of the walls and opening downwardly therefrom, said housing being of an insulating material; and b. a number of conductive terminals having a circular contact section and connecting means extending from and adapted for connecting the circular contact section to a printed circuit board, said terminals being positioned in the cavities with the circular contact sections being in the vertical slots and extending downwardly therefrom so that upon an electronic package being inserted into the central opening from below, the circular contact sections contact the pads on the tabs which extend below the two opposing walls. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9)
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6. A connector for an electronic package of the type having spaced conductive pads on tabs projecting outwardly from two opposing sides, said connector comprising:
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a. a frame-shaped housing having four spaced apart walls joined at the ends thereof to define the frame-shape and further to define a central opening therebetween with the distance between two opposing walls being approximately equal to the dimension of the electronic package between the outwardly projecting tabs, further, said two opposing walls having terminal-receiving cavities spaced along therein, said cavities having a vertical shaft and a connecting vertical slot, said slot being in the lower, inside portion of the walls and opening downwardly therefrom, said housing being of an insulative material; and b. a number of conductive terminals having a vertical section and a circular contact section, the latter section extending forwardly of the vertical section and lying in the same vertical plane therewith, said terminals being positioned in the cavities with the vertical section being in the vertical shaft and extending below the housing for connection to a printed circuit board and the circular contact section being in the vertical slot and extending downwardly therefrom, so that upon the electronic package being inserted into the central opening from below, the circular contact sections contact the pads on the tabs which underlie the two opposing walls. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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