Electrical connector device

• US 6,062,892 A
• Filed: 07/06/1999
• Issued: 05/16/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Ding, Jar-Bin, Meng, Ching-Chang
• Primary Examiner(s): Paumen, Gary F.
• Application Number:
  US09/347,365
• Time in Patent Office: 315 Days
• Field of Search: 439/357, 439/660, 439/79
• US Class Current: 439/357
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/725 containing contact members presenting a contact carrying strip, e.g. edge-like strip
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6272 comprising a single latching arm

Abstract

An electrical connection device includes a socket connector and at least one plug connector. The socket connector is mounted to a substrate and defines two or more receptacle chambers each selectively mating with a plug connector. Each receptacle chamber has a tongue plate with a plurality of terminals fixed thereon. A resilient arm having a projection at a free end thereof is formed in the receptacle chamber for engaging with a raised section of the corresponding plug connector thereby retaining the plug connector in the receptacle chamber. The plug connector defines a slot for receiving the tongue plate. A plurality of contacts is arranged in the slot for electrically engaging with the terminals fixed to the tongue plate of the corresponding receptacle chamber.

Claims

1. An electrical connection device comprising:

a socket connector comprising a one-piece first nonconductive body defining two receptacle chambers with a cut-off therebetween, a plurality of terminals arranged in each receptacle chamber, at least one resilient arm formed in each receptacle chamber and forming a projection; and

a plug connector comprising a second nonconductive body matingly receivable in one of the receptacle chambers of the socket connector, a plurality of contacts assembled in the second nonconductive housing and electrically engaging with the terminals of the socket connector, a raised section formed on the plug connector corresponding to each resilient arm, the raised section engaging with the projection of the corresponding resilient arm of the socket connector to retain the plug connector in the receptacle chamber;

wherein each receptacle chamber comprises a tongue plate disposed therein, the tongue plate having opposite surfaces on which the terminals are fixed.

2. The electrical connection device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plug connector defines a slot for receiving the tongue plate of the socket connector, the contacts being arranged in the slot.

3. The electrical connection device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the socket connector comprises outward extensions each defining a bolt hole for extension of a bolt therethrough for fixing the socket connector to an external substrate.

4. An electrical connector comprising:

a one-piece non conductive casing defining a first receptacle chamber and a second receptacle chamber side by side arranged with each other, each of said receptacle chambers including a tongue plate with a plurality of terminals thereon, the casing defining a resilient cantilevered arm facing each tongue plate, and defining therein a cut-off between said two receptacle chambers, and a pair of outward extensions formed at opposite ends of the casing each with a bolt hole therein.