Capsule connector

• US 4,397,510 A
• Filed: 07/09/1981
• Issued: 08/09/1983
• Est. Priority Date: 07/09/1981
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Asada, Takafumi, Shinohara, Kazuyoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): McQuade, John
• Application Number:
  US06/281,666
• Time in Patent Office: 761 Days
• Field of Search: 339/17 CF, 339/75 M, 339/75 MP, 339/91 R, 339/59 M, 339/61 M, 339/176 M, 339/176 MP, 174/152 FP
• US Class Current: 439/81
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/1007 with means for increasing contact pressure at the end of engagement of coupling parts

Abstract

A capsule connector has a receptacle with a space for removably receiving a capsule therein; that is, a semiconductor device adapted to be externally connected to an electronic device. Multi-contact connectors are disposed at the bottom of the space of the receptacle so as to establish an electrical connection between the capsule and the electronic device; that is, electrical connections between terminal contacts of the capsule and terminal contacts disposed on a base member upon which is mounted the receptacle. A projection is extended from one side of the receptacle so as to engage with one side of the capsule and a sliding pawl is disposed at the opposite side of the receptacle so as to releasably engage with the opposite side of the capsule.

Claims

1. A capsule connector characterized in that multi-contact connectors for establishing electrical connections between contacts of a capsule on the one hand and contacts on a base member on the other hand are disposed at the bottom of a receptacle having a space for receiving said capsule therein so as to hold said capsule in a predetermined position, said receptacle being mounted on said base member;

a projection is extended from one side of said receptacle so as to engage with one side of said capsule;

a sliding pawl is disposed at the other side of said receptacle;

a spring means is so disposed that a resilient force acts between said capsule and said receptacle;

said sliding pawl is slidable into said space of said receptacle and has such a shape that it retains said capsule in position against said resilient force generated by said spring means;

each of said multi-contact connectors comprises a main body which is made of an electrically insulating and resilient material and is in an inverted T-shape in cross section and a plurality of electrically conductive and resilient members such as lead wires extended through said main body so that said multi-contact connectors serve as said spring means;

elongated slots are formed through the bottom of said space of said receptacle; and

said receptacle is mounted on said base member in such a way that the ridge portions of said multi-contact connectors are extended through and beyond said elongated slots and the undersurface portions surrounding said elongated slots of said receptacle press the flange portions of said multi-contact connectors against said base member.