Electrical plug-in connector

• US 7,798,866 B2
• Filed: 12/13/2007
• Issued: 09/21/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Commscope Emea Limited (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.), CommScope Technologies, LLC (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: ADC GmbH (TE Connectivity Ltd. (United Kingdom))
• Inventors: Mössner, Frank, Hetzer, Ulrich, Nad, Ferenc
• Primary Examiner(s): Dinh; Phuong K
• Application Number:
  US12/522,972
• Publication Number:
  US 20100003862A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,013 Days
• Field of Search: 439/676, 439/76.1
• US Class Current: 439/676
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6658 on printed circuit board H01R13/6666 - H01R13/6691 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/64 for high frequency, e.g. RJ 45
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 4/2429 mounted in an insulating base

Abstract

The invention relates to an electrical plug-in connector (1) comprising a housing, a printed circuit board (6), and at least one electrical contact which is electrically connected to the printed circuit board. The printed circuit board (6) is spring-mounted.

Claims

1. An electrical plug-in connector, comprising:

a housing,

a printed circuit board, and

at least one electrical contact, which is electrically connected to the printed circuit board,

wherein the printed circuit board is mounted in a sprung manner,

wherein the printed circuit board is mounted via an elastic element, and

wherein the housing is designed to have at least two parts, the elastic element being mounted in a first housing part, the printed circuit board being mounted fixedly in a second housing part, and the first and second housing parts being connected to one another such that they can move.

2. The electrical plug-in connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the printed circuit board is prestressed via the elastic element.

3. The electrical plug-in connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one intermediate piece is arranged between the elastic element and the printed circuit board.

4. The electrical plug-in connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the elastic element is in the form of a rubber element, elastomer or in the form of a metal spring.

5. The electrical plug-in connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electrical contacts are prestressed by a comb element.

6. The electrical plug-in connector as claimed in claim 5, wherein the electrical contacts are guided in the comb element.

7. The electrical plug-in connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first housing part and the second housing part are connected to one another via a pivot-bearing arrangement.

8. The electrical plug-in connector as claimed in claim 7, wherein the first housing part is formed with at least one cylinder pin.

9. The electrical plug-in connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electrical plug-in connector is in the form of an RJ45 socket.

10. The electrical plug-in connector as claimed in claim 5, wherein the comb element has an edge that retains the electrical contacts to prestress the electrical contacts.