Electrical connector assembly having electrical connector with low profile and processor with cone pins

• US 8,172,591 B2
• Filed: 07/05/2010
• Issued: 05/08/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/05/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Wertz, Darrell Lynn
• Primary Examiner(s): HARVEY, JAMES R
• Application Number:
  US12/830,413
• Publication Number:
  US 20120003846A1
• Time in Patent Office: 673 Days
• Field of Search: 439/246, 439/249, 439/252, 439/856, 439/857, 439/876
• US Class Current: 439/246
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/57 surface mounting terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/718 Contact members provided on the PCB without an insulating housing contacts for abutting H01R12/714

Abstract

An electrical connector assembly (100) for mounting to a printed circuit board, comprises a plurality of contacts (3) and a processor (1), the contact (3) comprises a base portion (31), a pair of contacting portions (34) and a solder portion (35) extend from the base portion (31), the processor (1) comprises a plurality of pins (11) each includes a cylinder portion (110) and a cone portion (111) extending downwardly from the cylinder portion (110), the bottom end of the cone portion (111) is thinner than the top end thereof to guiding the pins (11) inserted into the contacts (3), the contacting portions (34) contacts with the cone portion (111) respectively.

Claims

1. An electrical connector assembly for mounting to a printed circuit board, comprising:

a plurality of contacts each comprising a base portion, a pair of contacting portions and a solder portion extending from the base portion; and

a processor comprising a plurality of pins each including a cylinder portion and a cone portion extending downwardly from the cylinder portion, the bottom of the cone portion being thinner than the top thereof to guide the pins inserted into the contacts, the contacting portions contacting with the cone portions, respectively;

the cone portion comprises a first cone portion at a free end thereof and a second cone portion between the first cone portion and the cylinder portion, and wherein said second cone portion contacts with said pair of contacting portions.

2. The electrical connector assembly as described in claim 1, wherein the distance between the pair of contacting portions is larger than the bottom end of the cone portion and is smaller than the top end of the cone portion.

3. The electrical connector assembly as described in claim 1, wherein the contact also comprises a pair of connecting portions extending from the opposite sides of the base portion and a pair of stopper portions extending downwardly from the connecting portions respectively, and wherein said contacting portions are extending upwardly and outwardly from the connecting portion.

4. The electrical connector assembly as described in claim 3, wherein the two stopper portions each extend in a vertical direction and are paralleled to each other.

5. The electrical connector assembly as described in claim 4, wherein the contacting portion comprises a body portion and a pair of additional portions extending from opposite sides of the body portion, and wherein the body portion and the pair of additional portions contact with the cone portion simultaneously.

8. The electrical connector assembly as described in claim 1, wherein the contacts are soldered to the printed circuit board directly or through a solder ball.

9. The electrical connector assembly as described in claim 1, further comprising an insulative housing with a plurality of passageways extending therethrough, and wherein the contacts are received in the passageways, respectively.

6. An electrical connector assembly for mounting on a printed circuit board, comprising:

a plurality of contacts each comprising a base portion, a pair of contacting portions extending from the base portion and a solder portion assembled to the substrate, the base portion defining a receiving space under the pair of contacting portions; and

a processor comprising a plurality of pins, each pin including a cylinder portion at an upper end thereof, a leading portion at a free end thereof and a mating portion larger than the leading portion and located between the cylinder portion and the leading portion; and

wherein the leading portion of the pin is received in the receiving space and the mating portion contacts with the contacting portion of the contact;

the cone portion comprises a first cone portion at a free end thereof and a second cone portion between the first cone portion and the cylinder portion, and wherein said second cone portion contacts with said pair of contacting portions.

12. The electrical connector assembly as described in claim 6, wherein further comprises an insulative housing surrounding the contacts.

13. The electrical connector assembly as described in claim 6, wherein the contact also comprises a pair of connecting portions extending from opposite sides of the base portion and a pair of stopper portions extending downwardly from the connecting portions respectively, and wherein said contacting portions are extending upwardly and outwardly from the connecting portion.

14. The electrical connector assembly as described in claim 6, wherein the contacting portion comprises a body portion and a pair of additional portions extending from opposite sides of the body portion, and wherein the body portion and the pair of additional portions contact with the cone portion simultaneously.

7. An electrical assembly comprising:

a first electrical part having a plurality of conductive pins, each of said conductive pins defining an upper cylindrical section and a lower cone section with a downward cone apex;

a second electrical part having a plurality deflectable contacts, each of said contacts defining an upper contact section with an upward diverging shape in compliance with said cone section, and a lower soldering section; and

a third electrical part connected to the lower soldering sections via solder balls, respectively;

the upper contact section is dimensioned larger than the lower soldering section, and the second electrical part includes an insulative housing with a plurality of passageways configured for compliance with dimensions of the corresponding contacts.

10. The electrical assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein the contact includes a base portion with a pair of connection portions extending therefrom, and the upper contact section includes a pair of contacting portions respectively extending upward from the pair of connection portions under condition that joints between the pair of connection portions and the base portion provides primary resiliencies when the conductive pin is coupled to the contact.

11. The electrical assembly as claimed in claim 10, wherein each of said contacting portions defines a body portion and a pair of additional portions by two sides for compliance with a circumference of the cone section.