Electrical connector with electrical component mounting structure
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1. An electrical connector, comprising:
- a main body including means for receiving a mating connector such that contacts of said mating connector engage contacts positioned in said main body;
means for positioning said contacts in said main body;
means including a component retention member discrete and separable from said main body for holding the component during assembly;
means in said retention member for retaining an electrical component having at least two terminals;
means for aligning and securing said retention member on said main body such that said electrical component is positioned with respect to said contacts so that terminals of said electrical component engage respective ones of said contacts as the retention member is secured to said main body, thereby connecting said contacts to each other through said electrical component,wherein said means for retaining the component in said retention member comprises means defining an opening in said retention member into which said component is interference fit.
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Abstract
An electrical connector includes a main body and a separate electrical component retention member which meet at an interface. The connector contacts are positioned in grooves ending in enlarged areas for receiving terminals of an electrical component such as a transformer. The component extends rearwardly from the interface and is retained in an opening in the retention member and the retention member is press fit onto the rear of the main body portion to removably hold the component in plane and align the component with corresponding contacts of the connector.
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1. An electrical connector, comprising:
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a main body including means for receiving a mating connector such that contacts of said mating connector engage contacts positioned in said main body; means for positioning said contacts in said main body; means including a component retention member discrete and separable from said main body for holding the component during assembly; means in said retention member for retaining an electrical component having at least two terminals; means for aligning and securing said retention member on said main body such that said electrical component is positioned with respect to said contacts so that terminals of said electrical component engage respective ones of said contacts as the retention member is secured to said main body, thereby connecting said contacts to each other through said electrical component, wherein said means for retaining the component in said retention member comprises means defining an opening in said retention member into which said component is interference fit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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4. An electrical connector, comprising:
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a main body including means for receiving a mating connector such that contacts of said mating connector engage contacts positioned in said main body means for positioning said contacts in said main body; means including a component retention member discrete and separable from said main body for holding the component during assembly; means in said retention member for retaining an electrical component having at least two terminals; means for aligning and securing said retention member on said main body such that said electrical component is positioned with respect to said contacts so that terminals of said electrical component engage respective ones of said contacts as the retention member is secured to said main body, thereby connecting said contacts to each other through said electrical component, wherein said means for retaining the component in said retention member comprises means defining an opening in said retention member into which said component is interference fit, and wherein said means for aligning and securing said retention member on said main body further includes a flange extending around three sides of a periphery of said retention member and a notch extending around three sides of a periphery of said main body.
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12. A contact structure for an electrical connector, comprising:
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a pair of board contacts, one of which is L-shaped and the other of which includes a vertical portion arranged to be received in a hole in a circuit board, a horizontal portion extending transversely to said vertical portion, a second vertical portion extending transversely to said horizontal portion, and a second horizontal portion extending transversely to both said vertical portions and said first horizontal portion; and a pair of main contacts, each of which includes a transverse portion extending horizontally, a vertical portion extending transversely to the horizontal portion, a second horizontal portion extending transversely to both said vertical and horizontal portions, and an inclined portion extending at an acute angle relative to said horizontal portions.
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13. An electrical connector, comprising:
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a plurality of main electrical contacts each including means for engaging electrical contacts on a mating connector; a plurality of board contacts each including means for establishing an electrical connection with traces on a circuit board; means including a transformer for transmitting signals from said main electrical contacts to said board contacts; a main body on which said main electrical contacts and said board contacts are positioned; means including a retention member for positioning said transformer relative to said main and board contacts and for causing terminals on said transformer to engage said main and board contacts upon securing of said retention member to said main body; and means defining an opening in said retention member into which said transformer is interference fit. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22)
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19. An electrical connector, comprising:
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a plurality of main electrical contacts each including means for engaging electrical contacts on a mating connector; a plurality of board contacts each including means for establishing an electrical connection with traces on a circuit board; means including a transformer for transmitting signals from said main electrical contacts to said board contacts; a main body On which said main electrical contacts and said board contacts are positioned; means including a retention member for positioning said transformer relative to said main and board contacts and for causing terminals on said transformer to engage said main and board contacts upon securing of said retention member to said main body; and further comprising a flange extending around three sides of a periphery of said retention member and notch extending around three sides of a periphery of said main body.
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