Compression connector configured with three housing for retaining terminals there between
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1. A compression connector comprising:
- an insulative housing defining a first mating surface, a second mating surface opposite to the first mating surface, and a plurality of passageways disposed between and running through the first and second mating surfaces, the insulative housing comprising at least a base housing and two matching housing assembled to the base housing; and
a plurality of terminals received in the passageways, each of the terminals comprising a retaining section, two spring sections formed at two opposite sides of the retaining section, and a pair of contacting sections extending from the spring sections and projecting outwards the first and second mating surfaces respectively;
wherein each of the matching housings matches with the base housing in a matching direction to form said passageways, the retaining sections of the terminals are retained between the base housing and the corresponding matching housing in said matching direction;
whereinsaid two matching housings match with opposite sides of the base housing respectively, the base housing defines a set of tubers and each of the matching housings defines a set of notches corresponding to tubers in the matching direction, and said retaining sections are retained between the tubers and the notches.
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Abstract
A compression connector for connecting two PCBs includes an insulative housing and a plurality of terminals received in the housing. Each terminal includes a retaining section and two spring contacting sections extending from opposite ends of the retaining section and exposing beyond mating surface of the housing. The insulative housing includes a base housing and a pair of matching housing sandwich the base housing from opposite directions to retain the retaining sections in said three housings such that the terminals can be well retained therein.
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19 Claims
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1. A compression connector comprising:
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an insulative housing defining a first mating surface, a second mating surface opposite to the first mating surface, and a plurality of passageways disposed between and running through the first and second mating surfaces, the insulative housing comprising at least a base housing and two matching housing assembled to the base housing; and a plurality of terminals received in the passageways, each of the terminals comprising a retaining section, two spring sections formed at two opposite sides of the retaining section, and a pair of contacting sections extending from the spring sections and projecting outwards the first and second mating surfaces respectively; wherein each of the matching housings matches with the base housing in a matching direction to form said passageways, the retaining sections of the terminals are retained between the base housing and the corresponding matching housing in said matching direction;
whereinsaid two matching housings match with opposite sides of the base housing respectively, the base housing defines a set of tubers and each of the matching housings defines a set of notches corresponding to tubers in the matching direction, and said retaining sections are retained between the tubers and the notches. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A compression connector comprising:
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an elongated insulative base housing extending along a lengthwise direction and defining opposite upper and lower mating faces in a vertical direction perpendicular to said lengthwise direction, and a pair of opposite side faces in a transverse direction perpendicular to both said lengthwise direction and said vertical direction; a pair of rows of terminals respectively disposed upon said two opposite side faces, with opposite upper and lower contacting ends extending beyond the upper mating face and the lower mating face, respectively, under condition that said the pair of rows of terminals are assembled to said two opposite side faces along two opposite transverse directions toward each other; and a pair of mating housings assembled to the pair of opposite side faces of said base housing in said two opposite transverse directions, respectively, to respectively cooperate with the base housing for sandwiching the pair of rows of terminals therebetween in the transverse direction;
whereinaround each of said side faces of the base housing, at least either the base housing or the matching housing includes a plurality of protrusions in alignment and confrontation with the corresponding terminals in the vertical direction, respectively, so as to retain the corresponding terminals in position between the base housing and the corresponding matching housing without withdrawal when forces are applied to the upper contacting ends and the lower contacting ends of said terminals. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 16)
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15. The compression connector as claimed in 10, wherein the base housing and the matching housings are assembled with each other in a symmetrical manner in the vertical direction with regard to the terminals for counterbalancing the forces applied upon the upper contacting ends and the lower contacting ends of the terminals.
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17. The compression connector as claimed in 10, wherein the base hosing defines a plurality of first partitions all along the lengthwise direction each along the transverse direction, the matching housing defines a plurality of second partitions all along the lengthwise direction while each along the transverse direction, under condition that the first partitions and the second partitions are alternately arranged with each other along said lengthwise direction to form corresponding passageways each located between corresponding two neighboring first partition and second partition.
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18. A compression connector comprising:
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an elongated insulative base housing extending along a lengthwise direction and defining opposite upper and lower mating faces in a vertical direction perpendicular to said lengthwise direction, and a pair of opposite side faces in a transverse direction perpendicular to both said lengthwise direction and said vertical direction; a pair of rows of terminals respectively disposed upon said two opposite side faces, with opposite upper and lower contacting ends extending beyond the upper mating face and the lower mating face, respectively, under condition that said the pair of rows of terminals are assembled to said two opposite side faces along two opposite transverse directions toward each other; and a pair of mating housings assembled to the pair of opposite side faces of said base housing in said two opposite transverse directions, respectively, to respectively cooperate with the base housing for sandwiching the pair of rows of terminals therebetween in the transverse direction; via combining the a pair of mating housings to the base housing, a pair of rows of passageways are formed to receive said pair of rows of terminals, respectively, each of said passageways defines a serpentine configuration with a proper clearance with regard to the corresponding terminal so as to allow the corresponding terminal to be disposed therein at least in a vertically floating manner for compliance with deflection of the terminal. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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