Electrical connector

• US 7,377,789 B1
• Filed: 01/10/2007
• Issued: 05/27/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/10/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Lotes Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Lotes Company Limited
• Inventors: Liu, Yu-Chiao
• Primary Examiner(s): Paumen; Gary F.
• Application Number:
  US11/651,473
• Time in Patent Office: 503 Days
• Field of Search: 439/66, 439/71, 439/862, 439/83, 439/876
• US Class Current: 439/66
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/714 with contacts abutting directly the printed circuit; Button contacts therefore provided on the printed circuit
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/2442 with a single cantilevered beam

Abstract

An electrical connector includes an insulating body, and a plurality of pins received in the insulating body. The pin has a main portion and a flexible arm. Two separate supporting arms extend upwards from main portion. The flexible arm extends along the lengthwise direction of the main portion. There is a slot opening between the two supporting arms. The flexible arm is compressed and passes through the slot opening. Compared to the prior art, the structure of the electrical connector of the present invention is simple, and the pins can be disposed in a dense manner.

Claims

1. An electrical connector, comprising:

an insulating body; and

a plurality of pins received in the insulating body;

wherein the pin has a main portion and a flexible arm, two separate supporting arms extend upwards from the main portion, the flexible arm extends along the lengthwise direction of the main portion, there is a slot opening between the two supporting arms, the lower edge of the main portion bends and extends to form curved portions, a guiding-connecting portion extends downwards from the main portion, and the guiding-connecting portion is located between the two curved portions.

2. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein a push-stop portion protrudes from a side of the pin, and the push-stop portion wedges to the insulating body.

3. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the guiding-connecting portion is welded to a surface of a circuit board.

4. An electrical connector, comprising:

an insulating body; and

a plurality of pins received in the insulating body;

wherein the pin has a main portion and a flexible arm, a guiding-connecting portion extends downwards from the main portion, two separate supporting arms extend upwards from the main portion, the flexible arm extends along the lengthwise direction of the main portion, there is a slot opening between the two supporting arms, and the flexible arm is adapted to be compressed and pass through the slot opening, wherein a holding slot is located on the lower side of the insulating body, a solder ball received in the holding slot does not contact the guiding-connecting portion of the pin until the solder ball is heated and melted.

5. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 4, wherein the curved portions are connected with a connecting portion, and the connecting portion extends upwards to form the flexible arm.