Connector

• US 8,715,019 B2
• Filed: 06/18/2012
• Issued: 05/06/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Molex LLC (KOCH Industries Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Molex Incorporated
• Inventors: Ho, Yi-Tse
• Primary Examiner(s): Abrams, Neil
• Application Number:
  US13/525,512
• Publication Number:
  US 20120329333A1
• Time in Patent Office: 687 Days
• Field of Search: 439/66, 439/74, 439/289, 439/862, 439/924.1
• US Class Current: 439/862
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/7082 Coupling device supported only by cooperation with PCB
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/2442 with a single cantilevered beam

Abstract

An electrical connection device comprises a first connector and a second connector which are mated with each other. The first connector comprises a first insulative housing and a first terminal group. Two terminals of the first terminal group are first protruding terminals, and one other terminal of the first terminal group is a first non-protruding terminal. The second connector comprises a second insulative housing and a second terminal group. At least one terminal of the second terminal group is second protruding terminal and two other terminals of the second terminal group are second non-protruding terminals so that the number of the second protruding terminal is less than the number of the first protruding terminals. The second protruding terminal mates with one of the first protruding terminals and one of the first protruding terminals mates with a second non-protruding terminal.

Claims

1. An electrical connection device, comprising:

a first connector that includes a first insulative housing having a first mating face and a first terminal group provided in the first insulative housing and consisting of a plurality of terminals, and each of the plurality of terminals of the first terminal group having a soldering portion extending out of the first insulative housing and a contact portion positioned at the first mating face, at least two terminals of the plurality of terminals of the first terminal group being first protruding terminals, the other terminals of the plurality of terminals being first non-protruding terminal, the contact portion of the first protruding terminal protruding in a direction away from the first insulative housing relative to the contact portion of the first non-protruding terminal; and

a second connector that includes a second insulative housing having a second mating face and a second terminal group corresponding to the first terminal group, provided in the second insulative housing, and consisting of a plurality of terminals, and each of the plurality of terminals of the second terminal group having a soldering portion extending out of the second insulative housing and a contact portion positioned at the second mating face, at least one terminal of the second terminal group being a second protruding terminal, the other terminals of the second terminal group being second non-protruding terminals, and the number of the second protruding terminal being less than the number of the first protruding terminals, each of the second protruding terminal corresponds to one of the first protruding terminals and at least one of the second non-protruding contacts corresponds to one of the first protruding terminals, the contact portion of the second protruding terminal protruding in a direction away from the second insulative housing relative to the contact portion of the second non-protruding terminal, wherein the first connector and second connector are configured so that the at least one second protruding terminal is in contact with the corresponding first protruding terminal, the other of the at least two first protruding terminals is in contact with the corresponding second non-protruding terminal, and the first non-protruding terminal being in contact with the corresponding second non-protruding terminal.

2. The electrical connection device according to claim 1, wherein the contact portion of the first terminal group is a flat-plate shape, and a region of the first insulative housing where the contact portion of the first protruding terminal is provided protrudes out relative to the other regions at the same side of the first mating face;

each of the plurality of terminals of the second terminal group further has a resilient arm, and each of the contact portions of the second terminal group is formed by bending a distal end of the resilient arm.

3. The electrical connection device according to claim 2, wherein the second insulative housing is provided with flanges respectively at two sides thereof in a lengthwise direction at the second mating face so as to define a mating space for receiving the first connector.

4. The electrical connection device according to claim 2, wherein each of the plurality of terminals of the second terminal group further has a fixed portion fixedly provided to the second insulative housing and connecting the resilient arm and the soldering portion, the resilient arm extends from the fixed portion as a U-shaped shape.

5. The electrical connection device according to claim 1, wherein the contact portion of the second terminal group is a flat-plate shape, and a region of the second insulative housing where the contact portion of the second protruding terminal is provided protrudes out relative to the other regions at the same side of the second mating face;

each of the plurality of terminals of the first terminal group further has a resilient arm, and each of the contact portions of the first terminal group is formed by bending a distal end of the resilient arm.

6. The electrical connection device according to claim 5, wherein the first insulative housing is provided with flanges respectively at two sides thereof in a lengthwise direction at the first mating face so as to define a mating space for receiving the second connector.

7. The electrical connection device according to claim 5, wherein each of the plurality of terminals of the first terminal group further has a fixed portion fixedly provided to the first insulative housing and connecting the resilient arm and the soldering portion;

the resilient arm extends from the fixed portion as a U-shaped shape.

8. The electrical connection device according to claim 7, wherein the first insulative housing further has a plurality of limiting posts with different shapes provided at an opposite side of the first mating face;

the second insulative housing further has a plurality of limiting posts with different shapes provided at an opposite side of the second mating face.

9. The electrical connection device according to claim 8, further comprising a first circuit board and a second circuit board, the first circuit board being provided with a plurality of through-holes corresponding to and engaging with the plurality of the limiting posts of the first insulative housing, and each of the plurality of the limiting posts of the first insulative housing being provided through corresponding one of the through-holes of the first circuit board;

the second circuit board being provided with a plurality of through-holes corresponding to and engaging with the plurality of the limiting posts of the second insulative housing, and each of the plurality of the limiting posts of the second insulative housing being provided through corresponding one of the through-holes of the second circuit board.