EP0590797A3 - Board mounted electrical connector - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP0590797A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: electrical connector; board mounted; mounted electrical; board; connector
Prior art date: 1992-09-28
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP93306892A

Other versions

EP0590797A2 (en

EP0590797B1 (en

Inventor

Earl William Mccleerey

Michael Andre Mccaffrey

Robert Neil Whiteman Jr

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Whitaker LLC

Original Assignee

Whitaker LLC

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1992-09-28

Filing date

1993-09-01

Publication date

1995-08-23

1992-09-28 Priority claimed from US07/951,498 external-priority patent/US5281165A/en

1992-10-22 Priority claimed from US07/965,125 external-priority patent/US5238413A/en

1993-09-01 Application filed by Whitaker LLC filed Critical Whitaker LLC

1993-09-01 Priority to EP97202980A priority Critical patent/EP0821450A1/en

1994-04-06 Publication of EP0590797A2 publication Critical patent/EP0590797A2/en

1995-08-23 Publication of EP0590797A3 publication Critical patent/EP0590797A3/en

1998-12-09 Application granted granted Critical

1998-12-09 Publication of EP0590797B1 publication Critical patent/EP0590797B1/en

2013-09-01 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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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
- H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
- H01R13/64—Means for preventing incorrect coupling
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
- H01R12/70—Coupling devices
- H01R12/7005—Guiding, mounting, polarizing or locking means; Extractors
- H01R12/7011—Locking or fixing a connector to a PCB
- H01R12/7058—Locking or fixing a connector to a PCB characterised by the movement, e.g. pivoting, camming or translating parallel to the PCB
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
- H01R12/70—Coupling devices
- H01R12/7005—Guiding, mounting, polarizing or locking means; Extractors
- H01R12/7011—Locking or fixing a connector to a PCB
- H01R12/7064—Press fitting
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
- H01R12/70—Coupling devices
- H01R12/71—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures
- H01R12/712—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures co-operating with the surface of the printed circuit or with a coupling device exclusively provided on the surface of the printed circuit
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R31/00—Coupling parts supported only by co-operation with counterpart
- H01R31/08—Short-circuiting members for bridging contacts in a counterpart
- 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
- H01R43/26—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for engaging or disengaging the two parts of a coupling device

EP93306892A 1992-09-28 1993-09-01 Board mounted electrical connector Expired - Lifetime EP0590797B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
EP97202980A EP0821450A1 (en)	1992-09-28	1993-09-01	Board mounted electrical connector

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US07/951,498 US5281165A (en)	1992-09-28	1992-09-28	Electrical connector shroud adapted for shorting bar removal
US951498		1992-09-28
US965125		1992-10-22
US07/965,125 US5238413A (en)	1992-10-22	1992-10-22	Electrical connector with board mount feature

Related Child Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP97202980A Division EP0821450A1 (en)	1992-09-28	1993-09-01	Board mounted electrical connector

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0590797A2 EP0590797A2 (en)	1994-04-06
EP0590797A3 true EP0590797A3 (en)	1995-08-23
EP0590797B1 EP0590797B1 (en)	1998-12-09

Family

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Family Applications (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP97202980A Ceased EP0821450A1 (en)	1992-09-28	1993-09-01	Board mounted electrical connector
EP93306892A Expired - Lifetime EP0590797B1 (en)	1992-09-28	1993-09-01	Board mounted electrical connector

Family Applications Before (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP97202980A Ceased EP0821450A1 (en)	1992-09-28	1993-09-01	Board mounted electrical connector

Country Status (2)

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EP (2)	EP0821450A1 (en)
DE (1)	DE69322471T2 (en)

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US5722861A (en) *	1996-02-28	1998-03-03	Molex Incorporated	Electrical connector with terminals of varying lengths
DE29721401U1 (en) *	1997-12-06	1998-02-05	Erni Elektroapparate Gmbh, 73099 Adelberg	Connectors for backplanes and plug-in cards in so-called Compact PCI systems
DE29814937U1 (en) *	1998-08-20	2000-01-13	Robert Bosch Gmbh, 70469 Stuttgart	Connector strip for mounting on a circuit board

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US4700743A (en) *	1985-03-18	1987-10-20	Amphenol Corporation	Miniature fluidic connector
US5102353A (en) *	1991-06-06	1992-04-07	Molex Incorporated	Electrical connectors
DE9204385U1 (en) *	1992-03-31	1992-06-17	Walter Kraus GmbH Elektrotechnik, 8900 Augsburg	Battery connector
US5129831A (en) *	1991-07-26	1992-07-14	Amp Incorporated	Right angle header shroud to board polarization and keying system

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US4482198A (en) *	1982-11-08	1984-11-13	Amp Incorporated	Shunt
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1993
- 1993-09-01 EP EP97202980A patent/EP0821450A1/en not_active Ceased
- 1993-09-01 EP EP93306892A patent/EP0590797B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1993-09-01 DE DE69322471T patent/DE69322471T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related

Patent Citations (4)

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US4700743A (en) *	1985-03-18	1987-10-20	Amphenol Corporation	Miniature fluidic connector
US5102353A (en) *	1991-06-06	1992-04-07	Molex Incorporated	Electrical connectors
US5129831A (en) *	1991-07-26	1992-07-14	Amp Incorporated	Right angle header shroud to board polarization and keying system
DE9204385U1 (en) *	1992-03-31	1992-06-17	Walter Kraus GmbH Elektrotechnik, 8900 Augsburg	Battery connector

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
EP0821450A1 (en)	1998-01-28
EP0590797A2 (en)	1994-04-06
DE69322471T2 (en)	1999-06-24
DE69322471D1 (en)	1999-01-21
EP0590797B1 (en)	1998-12-09

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