Electrical connector
First Claim
1. Apparatus for making electrical contact to a connector means comprising:
- a connector means;
a substantially planar holder means;
a mounting frame;
a circuit board having at one end said connector means which has a plurality of first pins in a fixed position parallel to the plane of said holder means and to each other;
said holder means having said circuit board secured thereto;
a slide connected to said frame, said slide having a plurality of electrically conducting second pins mounted in said slide, said second pins in electrical isolation from each other and parallel to the plane of said holder means;
each of said second pins having a resilient mounting means to allow resilient second pin movement in the longitudinal direction of said second pins;
said connector means being secured to said circuit board so that the first pins of said connector means are laterally and longitudinally aligned with the second pins of said slide when said holder means is in said frame;
means for moving said slide relative to said connector means in a direction so that the ends of the second pins of said slide make pressure contact in the longitudinal direction of said first and second pins with the ends of the first pins of said connector means; and
said mounting frame and said slide preventing said holder means from moving longitudinally and transversely to the plane of said holder means, respectively, while said pressure contact is applied, to maintain said holder in a fixed position in said frame.
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Abstract
A pneumatically controlled electrical test connector contains spring loaded pins whose ends are brought into electrical contact with the opposing ends of corresponding connector pins of an electronic module. The pins of the pneumatically controlled connector have recesses in one of their ends to center the ends of the module connector pins. Pneumatic cylinders produce substantial force between the opposing pins of the test and module connectors to thereby cause good electrical contact at the contacting pin ends. The spring on each pin accommodates the mechanical tolerances of the pin lengths and causes the force on each pin to be substantially equal. Commercially available connectors are slipped onto the other ends of the test connector pins for wiring of the test connector to a test set.
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10 Claims
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1. Apparatus for making electrical contact to a connector means comprising:
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a connector means; a substantially planar holder means; a mounting frame; a circuit board having at one end said connector means which has a plurality of first pins in a fixed position parallel to the plane of said holder means and to each other; said holder means having said circuit board secured thereto; a slide connected to said frame, said slide having a plurality of electrically conducting second pins mounted in said slide, said second pins in electrical isolation from each other and parallel to the plane of said holder means; each of said second pins having a resilient mounting means to allow resilient second pin movement in the longitudinal direction of said second pins; said connector means being secured to said circuit board so that the first pins of said connector means are laterally and longitudinally aligned with the second pins of said slide when said holder means is in said frame; means for moving said slide relative to said connector means in a direction so that the ends of the second pins of said slide make pressure contact in the longitudinal direction of said first and second pins with the ends of the first pins of said connector means; and said mounting frame and said slide preventing said holder means from moving longitudinally and transversely to the plane of said holder means, respectively, while said pressure contact is applied, to maintain said holder in a fixed position in said frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A connecting mechanism for making electrical connections to the pins of an electrical connector forming a part of an electronic module comprising:
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a frame having a recess for holding in said recess a module containing a circuit board having a connector with first pins; slide means holding a plurality of second pins, each second pin in lateral and longitudinal alignment with a corresponding one of said connector first pins; said module being in a plane parallel to said first and second pins when being held in said recess; means for resiliently mounting each of said plurality of second pins for resilient movement in its longitudinal direction; each of said plurality of second pins and said connector first pins having their ends concave and convex, respectively; pneumatic cylinder moving means for causing said slide means and said frame recess to move relative to each other parallel to the plane of said module to cause said module connector first pin ends to make pressure contact with the ends of said second pin ends, said moving means providing sufficient force to cause resilient longitudinal movement of the second pins; said slide means being adapted to hold said module in a plane parallel to said first and second pins during the time of said pressure contact; a plurality of electrical conductors; and said plurality of second pins of said slide means having their other ends in electrical connection to said plurality of electrical conductors. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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