Coupler for electrical connectors
First Claim
1. An electrical connector for mating with a complementary component having a mating face and an anchor, the connector comprisesa connector housing having a connector coupler therein for engaging the anchor in a fixed manner and a terminal block for receiving individual contact modules, with resilient contacts, therein and arranged complementarily to the mating face, wherein the terminal block is floatably coupled to the connector housing and resiliently biased therefrom by a resilient member such that the coupling force at the mating face is determined by the force of the resilient member.
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Abstract
An electrical connector for interconnecting a first circuit board to a second circuit board that has a connector housing attachable to the first board, including a base plate in the vicinity of the first board with a plurality of openings for providing access to contact members on the first board; a floating terminal block cooperating with a plurality of individually resilient contacts that rely on normal forces to establish an electrical, flexible conductors extending between the base plate and the electrical contacts to establish an electrical connection between the first board and the second board; a biasing member positioned relative to the housing and the terminal block so that the terminal block, and the plurality of individually resilient contact elements are biased away from the housing, the biasing member exerting a spring force on the terminal block such that a mating force is established between the contacts and the second circuit board is established; and, a coupler for maintaining the relative positions connector to the mating circuit board.
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12 Claims
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1. An electrical connector for mating with a complementary component having a mating face and an anchor, the connector comprises
a connector housing having a connector coupler therein for engaging the anchor in a fixed manner and a terminal block for receiving individual contact modules, with resilient contacts, therein and arranged complementarily to the mating face, wherein the terminal block is floatably coupled to the connector housing and resiliently biased therefrom by a resilient member such that the coupling force at the mating face is determined by the force of the resilient member.
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7. An electrical connector for mounting to a first board to establish an interconnection to a second board having a mating face thereupon, where an anchor is provided for positioning the electrical connector relative the second board, the electrical connector comprising:
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a connector housing attachable to the first board, including a base plate to be positioned in the vicinity of the first board and including a plurality of openings for providing access to contact members on the first board;
a floating terminal block for carrying a plurality of individually resilient contacts that rely on normal forces established perpendicularly to the mating face to establish an electrical connection with the mating face of the second board, flexible conductors extending between the base plate and the terminal block to the establish the electrical connection between the first board and the second board; and
, a biasing member positioned relative the housing and the terminal block so that the terminal block is biased away from the housing, the biasing member exerting a spring force on the terminal block such that a mating force is established; anda coupler for engaging the anchor in a fixed manner. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An electrical connector for interconnecting a first circuit board to a second circuit board where the connector is adapted to be mounted to the first circuit board and the second circuit board is provided with an anchor, the electrical connector comprising:
a connector housing attachable to the first board, including a base plate to be positioned in the vicinity of the first board and including a plurality of openings for providing access to contact members on the first board;
a floating terminal block cooperating with a plurality of individually resilient contacts that rely on normal forces established perpendicularly to the mating face to establish an electrical connection with the mating face of the second board, flexible conductors extending between the base plate and the electrical contacts to establish an electrical connection between the first board and the second board;
a biasing member positioned relative the housing and the terminal block so that the terminal block, and the plurality of individually resilient contact elements are biased away from the housing, the biasing member exerting a spring force on the terminal block such that a mating force is established between the contacts and the second circuit board is established; and
, a coupler for engaging the anchor in a fixed manner.
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