Electrical connector assembly having contacts without soldering legs
First Claim
1. An electrical connector assembled to a printed circuit board for connecting with a mating connector, comprising:
- a longitudinal insulative housing; and
a plurality of contacts received in the housing, each of the contacts defining a retaining section, a contacting portion extending forwards from the retaining section for contacting with the mating connector and a compressing portion extending rearwards from the retaining section for connecting to the printed circuit board;
wherein the compressing portions are arranged in two rows, and the compressing portions nip and elastic compress against the printed circuit board instead of being soldered thereto to connect the electrical connector to the printed circuit board steadily.
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Abstract
An electrical connector (100) assembled to a printed circuit board (5) for connecting with a mating connector, includes a longitudinal insulative housing (1) and a plurality of contacts (2, 3) received in the housing. Each of the contacts (2, 3) defines a retaining section (20, 30), a contacting portion (21) extending forwards from the retaining section for contacting with the mating connector and a compressing portion (220, 320) extending rearwards from the retaining section for connecting to the printed circuit board. The compressing portions are arranged in two rows, and the compressing portions nip and elastic compress against the printed circuit board instead of being soldered thereto to connect the electrical connector to the printed circuit board steadily.
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12 Claims
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1. An electrical connector assembled to a printed circuit board for connecting with a mating connector, comprising:
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a longitudinal insulative housing; and a plurality of contacts received in the housing, each of the contacts defining a retaining section, a contacting portion extending forwards from the retaining section for contacting with the mating connector and a compressing portion extending rearwards from the retaining section for connecting to the printed circuit board; wherein the compressing portions are arranged in two rows, and the compressing portions nip and elastic compress against the printed circuit board instead of being soldered thereto to connect the electrical connector to the printed circuit board steadily. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An electrical connector assembly for connecting with a mating connector, comprising:
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a printed circuit board; and an electrical connector assembled to the printed circuit board, comprising; a insulative housing; a shell covering on the housing; and a plurality of contacts received in the housing, each of the contacts defining a retaining section, a contacting portion extending forwards from the retaining section for contacting with the mating connector and a compressing portion extending rearwards from the retaining section for connecting to the printed circuit board; wherein the compressing portions are arranged in two rows, the electrical connector is set slantways to make the two rows of the compressing portions sandwich the printed circuit board, and after the electrical connector is rotated to parallel to the printed circuit board, the electrical connector is connected to the printed circuit board by the compressing portions nipping and elastic compressing against the printed circuit board without soldering. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. An electrical connector assembly comprising:
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an insulative housing defining opposite front and rear regions; two rows of contacts disposed in the housing and defining opposite mating and mounted sections respectively at the front and rear regions; a printed circuit board located behind the rear region and defining opposite first and second surfaces thereof; a first shell assembled upon the housing and located upon the first surface; a second shell assembled upon the housing and located upon the second surface;
whereinrear portions of said first shell and said second shell are separated from each other by said printed circuit board while front portions of the first shell and the second shell are joined together. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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Specification