EP0065146B1 - Connecteur prémonté pour montage à compression avec une pièce d'insertion pour le montage - Google Patents

Connecteur prémonté pour montage à compression avec une pièce d'insertion pour le montage Download PDF

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EP0065146B1
EP0065146B1 EP82103641A EP82103641A EP0065146B1 EP 0065146 B1 EP0065146 B1 EP 0065146B1 EP 82103641 A EP82103641 A EP 82103641A EP 82103641 A EP82103641 A EP 82103641A EP 0065146 B1 EP0065146 B1 EP 0065146B1
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Gary W. Schwindt
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Northrop Grumman Guidance and Electronics Co Inc
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Litton Systems Inc
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R43/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors
    • H01R43/20—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for assembling or disassembling contact members with insulating base, case or sleeve
    • H01R43/205—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for assembling or disassembling contact members with insulating base, case or sleeve with a panel or printed circuit board
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/40—Securing contact members in or to a base or case; Insulating of contact members
    • H01R13/405—Securing in non-demountable manner, e.g. moulding, riveting
    • H01R13/41—Securing in non-demountable manner, e.g. moulding, riveting by frictional grip in grommet, panel or base
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R43/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors
    • H01R43/20—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for assembling or disassembling contact members with insulating base, case or sleeve

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  • the present invention relates to a preassembled press fit connector in accordance with the precharacterizing portion of claim 1 as well as to a method for mounting such a preassembled press fit connector into a printed circuit board having rows of plated through-holes.
  • Preassembled press fit connectors which comprise a plastic housing and a plurality of press fit contacts mounted therein, are well-known in the art. Press fit contacts rely on a mechanical mating engagement with plated thru holes on a circuit board in order to establish electrical contact therewith. The force required to mate the contacts of the preassembled connector with the circuit board generally cannot be applied to the connector housing without damaging the connector.
  • a plurality of connectors are mounted on a circuit board by a press having a comb-shaped head which enters each connector housing to individually engage and exert a pressing force simultaneously on each of the press fit contacts therein. Accordingly, each connector must be precisely aligned with the press head during pressing which slows and adds to the complexity of the mounting operation.
  • the connector 10 generally comprises a plastic housing 12, two adjacent rows of press fit contacts 14 mounted therein, and a removable press-mounting member 16 assembled within the housing.
  • the contacts 14 each include a press fit section 18 extending below the housing 12 and a shoulder 20 within the housing 12 to which a force is applied to mate the press fit section 18 with a plated thru hole 22 of a printed circuit board 24. Slots 26 within the housing 12 provide access to the contact shoulders 20 through an open surface of the housing from above.
  • the press-mounting member 16 includes a plate portion defining a single external press surface 28 for each connector above the plastic housing 12.
  • First and second rows of teeth 30 are integrally formed with the plate portion 28 and extend downwardly therefrom into the housing slots 26.
  • the two rows of teeth 30 individually engage the press shoulders 20 of the respective rows of connector contacts 14 to direct a force applied to the press surface 28 to the individual contacts.
  • a press block 34 having a flat surface 36 parallel with the circuit board 24 which rests on a suitable support 38 may be lowered to mate one or more loosely inserted connectors 10 with the arrays of plated thru holes 22 of the printed circuit board 24.
  • the connector press surfaces 28 defined by the members 16 are substantially flat so that the connectors are automatically straightened as the flat press block surface 36 is lowered into engagement therewith. After the connectors are mounted, the inserts may then be removed.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Multi-Conductor Connections (AREA)
  • Coupling Device And Connection With Printed Circuit (AREA)
  • Manufacturing Of Electrical Connectors (AREA)

Claims (3)

1. Connecteur prémonté à calage à la presse (10) pour un prémontage sur une plaquette de circuits imprimés (24) dans un ensemble de trous de passage métallisés (22), comprenant:
un logement de connecteur (12),
des première et deuxième rangées voisines de contacts (14) montés à l'intérieur du logement (12),
un épaulement de pression (20) formé sur chacun des contacts (14) à l'intérieur du logement (12),
une section à calage à la presse (18) formée sur chacun des contacts (14) et s'étendant au-delà du logement, caractérisé par
un élément amovible de montage à la presse (16) ayant une forme générale de U et monté de façon amovible à l'intérieur du logement (12), l'élément (16) comprenant:
une partie plate (28) définissant une surface de pression de connecteur extérieure hors du logement (12) et
des première et deuxième rangées de dents d'une pièce (30) s'étendant normalement à partir de la partie plate (28) et étant mises en contact chacune avec les épaulements de pression (20) des première et deuxième rangées de contacts (14), ne force appliquée à la surface de pression extérieure (28) de l'élément (16) étant ainsi trans- féree par les première et deuxième rangées de dents d'une pièce (30) et les sections à calage à la presse (18) d'un ensemble de connecteurs à ' calage à la presse (10) pouvant ainsi être forcées simultanément en un contact d'adjustement avec les trous de passage métallisés (22) de la plaque de circuits imprimés (24) en appliquant une pression avec la surface de pression plate (36) d'un bloc de presse (34) sur les surfaces de pression de connecteurs extérieures (28) présentées par les éléments amovibles (16) dans l'ensemble de connecteurs à calage à la presse prémontés (10), le bloc de presse (34) n'étant pas fixé à élément amovible de montage à la presse (16) et étant retiré du connecteur (10) avant que l'élément amovible de montage à la presse (16) soit retiré du connecteur (10).
2. Connecteur prémonté à calage à la presse selon la revendication 1, comprenant en outre: des fentes de logement (26) donnant accès aux épaulements de pression de contacts (20) à partir d'une surface ouverte du logement de connecteur (12), les fentes de logement (26) contraignant les dents (30) de l'élément d'insertion amovible (16) en permettant ainsi aux dents (30) de transmettre une force de la tête de presse (34) aux épaulements de pression (20).
3. Procédé pour prémenter un ensemble de connecteurs prémontés à calage à la presse (10) sur une plaquette de circuits imprimés (24) comportant des rangées de trous de passage métallisés (22), chaque connecteur (10) comportant un élément amovible de montage à la presse (16) ayant une forme générale de U, et définissant une surface plate de pression extérieure (28) en haut de chaque connecteur (10), consistant à:
- insérer avec du jeu un ensemble de connecteurs (10) dans les rangées de trois de passage (22) de la plaquette de circuits (24),
- appliquer une force de pression aux surfaces plates de pression de connecteurs (28) des connecteurs (10) insérés avec du jeu avec un moyen de presse (34) comportant une surface plate de pression (36) qui est parallèle à la plaquette de circuits (24), et qui n'est pas fixé à la surface de pression d'élément amovible de montage à la presse (28), et à
- éloigner la surface plate de pression de moyen de presse de la surface amovible de pression d'insertion en retirant les -éléments de montage à la prèsse des connecteurs.
EP82103641A 1981-05-18 1982-04-28 Connecteur prémonté pour montage à compression avec une pièce d'insertion pour le montage Expired EP0065146B1 (fr)

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US264584 1981-05-18

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EP0065146A2 EP0065146A2 (fr) 1982-11-24
EP0065146A3 EP0065146A3 (en) 1983-08-31
EP0065146B1 true EP0065146B1 (fr) 1986-08-20

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FR2562725B1 (fr) * 1984-04-10 1987-02-20 Souriau & Cie Procede d'insertion d'un contact male dans un contact femelle, et moyen de mise en oeuvre du procede
JPH0234078U (fr) * 1988-08-29 1990-03-05
DE9012095U1 (de) * 1990-08-22 1990-11-22 Winchester Electronics Zweigwerk der Litton Precision Products International GmbH, 7100 Heilbronn Einpreß-Steckverbinder
JPH09270053A (ja) * 1996-03-29 1997-10-14 Mitsubishi Electric Corp 認証番号発行装置および認証番号検証装置

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US4127935A (en) * 1976-02-20 1978-12-05 Elfab Corporation Method for assembly of electrical connectors
JPS6029835Y2 (ja) * 1980-12-02 1985-09-07 日本航空電子工業株式会社 プレスフイツト型コネクタの圧入治具

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EP0065146A3 (en) 1983-08-31
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JPH0241868B2 (fr) 1990-09-19
EP0065146A2 (fr) 1982-11-24
CA1167126A (fr) 1984-05-08

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