Surface mount electrical connector
View Patent ↗A surface mount electrical connector for mounting to a substrate comprising a housing and a contact carried by the housing, the contact comprising a retention section held by the housing and a tine configured for mounting to a surface of the substrate wherein the tine extends from the retention section and wherein the tine lies inside an outer contour line of the housing is disclosed. A method of connecting a surface mount electrical connector to a substrate comprising the steps of providing a housing carrying a contact, the contact having a tine within a projected footprint of the housing on the substrate, attaching the housing to the substrate, inserting a jig into an opening of the housing, and bending the tine toward the substrate is disclosed.
1. A method of connecting a surface mount electrical connector to a substrate, comprising the steps of:
providing a housing carrying a contact, the contact having a tine within a projected footprint of the housing on the substrate, the tine having a soldering portion;
attaching the housing to the substrate;
inserting a jig into an opening of the housing; and
bending the tine toward the substrate.
2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising the steps of:
after inserting the jig into the opening of the housing and before bending the tine toward the substrate, inserting the jig into a hole of a held section of the contact.
3. A surface mount electrical connector for mounting to a substrate, comprising:
a housing; and
a contact carried by the housing, the contact comprising a held section held by the housing and a tine configured for mounting to a surface of the substrate, the tine folded back in a U-shape from the held section;
wherein the tine extends from the held section and wherein the tine lies inside an outer contour line of the housing.
4. The surface mount electrical connector of claim 3 , wherein the outer contour line of the housing is defined by a footprint of the housing as projected onto the substrate from above the housing.
5. The surface mount electrical connector of claim 3 , wherein the housing comprises an opening allowing access to the tine from outside the housing.
6. The surface mount electrical connector of claim 3 , wherein the housing comprises an opening allowing access to the tine from above the housing.
7. The surface mount electrical connector of claim 3 , wherein the contact has a hole in the held section aligned substantially above the tine.
8. The surface mount electrical connector of claim 3 , wherein at least a portion of the tine lies substantially below the held section.
9. The surface mount electrical connector of claim 3 , wherein at least a portion of the tine lies substantially below the held section.
10. The surface mount electrical connector of claim 3 , wherein the housing comprises an opening substantially aligned with a hole of the held section and wherein the opening and the hole allow access to the tine from above the housing.
11. The surface mount electrical connector of claim 3 , wherein the tine is configured for deformation toward the substrate.
12. The surface mount electrical connector of claim 3 , wherein the tine comprises a rectangular aperture.
13. The surface mount electrical connector of claim 3 , wherein the tine may be displaced to be substantially coplanar with the substrate.
14. The surface mount electrical connector of claim 3 , wherein the tine comprises a soldering portion substantially below and parallel to the held portion and configured for being soldered to the substrate.
15. The surface mount electrical connector of claim 3 , wherein the housing is configured to allow a jig to access the tine from above the housing.
16. The surface mount electrical connector of claim 3 , wherein the housing is configured to allow a jig to access the tine from above the housing and bend the tine.
17. The surface mount electrical connector of claim 3 , wherein the housing is configured to allow a jig to access the tine from above the housing and bend the tine toward the substrate.
18. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the opening of the housing and the hole of the held section are substantially vertically aligned.
19. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising the steps of:
soldering the tine to the substrate.
20. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising the steps of:
bending the tine into a position substantially coplanar with the substrate.