Abstract:
An electrical connector includes a housing, a plurality of contact pins, and at least one shield plane provided on the outside of the housing. Some of the contact pins are electrically connected to the at least one shield plane to define shield contact pins and some of the contact pins are not electrically connected to the at least one shield plane to define signal contact pins. In one embodiment, the shield plate includes deformable finger portions to be pressed against selected contact pins. In another embodiment, the contacts include shield engaging contact arms, some of which are to be removed while others remain. The removal may be performed while the contacts are on a carrier strip.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for engaging electrical components to a circuit board. The body of the component has at least one fastener integrally formed therewith. The at least one fastener includes a neck portion engaged to the body of the component and extending to a hook portion. The fastener is configured to reside substantially within a through-hole formed in a circuit board. The through-hole in the circuit board has a solder lining, and the fastener is placed into the through-hole. The solder is reflowed via known soldering techniques so that the hook portion of the fastener is engaged by the reflowed solder, thus engaging the component to the circuit board.
Abstract:
A fastener for an electrical connector. The fastener (10) includes a fastener body (12) having an opening (16) therethrough for receiving a pin (21). The fastener body (12) includes a plurality of gripping elements (14) protruding into the hole (16) for securing the fastener (10) to the pin (21) when disposed therebetween. The fastener (10) is then soldered to the pin (21) and to a mounting surface (34), such as a printed circuit board, by known soldering techniques.
Abstract:
A removable body for an electrical connector assembly. An electrical connector assembly includes a removable body and a plurality of substantially uniformly spaced pins or leads engaged thereto. The removable body includes a pair of oppositely opposed lever arms, biased in a first position, each lever arm including at least one abutment member and a gripping element. The removable body may also include a plurality of struts disposed between the lever arms and rotatably engaged at each end to a respective one of the lever arms. The removable body also includes a tee section diposed between the lever arms. The tee section includes a flange portion supported by the abutment members, and a web portion disposed between the abutment members. The flanges define a plurality of substantially uniformly spaced holes for receiving the pins. The pins are frictionally engaged to the web portion by the abutment members when the lever arms are in the first position. When the lever arms are actuated, the lever arms rotate about respective ends of the struts to release the abutment members from the pins, thus allowing the pins to easily move relative to the removable body.