Board mount-type connector and board mount-type connector assembly
View Patent ↗A board mount-type connector having an insulative housing with a base and a row of contacts carried by the housing is disclosed. Each contact has a centerpiece secured to the housing along a substantially vertically upright inner wall of the base, a mating interface connected to one end of the centerpiece so that the mating interface contacts a mating contact, and a board interface connected to the remaining end of the centerpiece so that the board interface connects to a circuit board. Each board interface has a bend that initially extends away from an extension line associated with a generally vertically upright portion of the respective centerpiece and that is bent back toward the extension line. A pad interface extends from the free end of the board interface toward the extension line and the contacts of the row are staggered along a length of the row.
1. A board mount-type connector, comprising:
an insulative housing having a base;
a row of contacts carried by the housing, each contact comprising a centerpiece secured to the housing along a substantially vertically upright inner wall of the base, a mating interface connected to one end of the centerpiece so that the mating interface contacts a mating contact, a board interface connected to the remaining end of the centerpiece so that the board interface connects to a circuit board;
wherein the each board interface comprises a bend that initially extends away from an extension line associated with a generally vertically upright portion of the respective centerpiece and that is bent back toward the extension line;
wherein a pad interface extends from the free end of the board interface toward the extension line; and
wherein the contacts of the row are staggered along a length of the row.
2. The board mount-type connector according to claim 1 , wherein each of the pad interfaces extends beyond the extension line.
3. The board mount-type connector according to claim 2 , wherein each of the pad interfaces are fully located beyond the extension line opposite the remainder of board interface.
4. The board mount-type connector according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the bend is less than a thickness of the respective centerpiece.
5. The board mount-type connector according to claim 1 , wherein the contacts are arranged in at least two rows.
6. The board mount-type connector according to claim 5 , wherein the at least two rows are substantially parallel.
7. The board mount-type connector according to claim 5 , wherein the at least two rows are at least partially separated by a mating recess.
8. The board mount-type connector according to claim 5 , wherein each of the mating interfaces extends inward toward an opposing row.
9. The board mount-type connector according to claim 5 , wherein each of the mating interfaces extends inward toward an opposing row by a substantially equal distance.
10. The board mount-type connector according to claim 5 , wherein opposing contacts of opposing rows are at least partially separated by a partition wall.
11. The board mount-type connector according to claim 5 , wherein the bend of the board interface is located within a bend groove of a partition wall.
12. The board mount-type connector according to claim 1 , wherein the bends of adjacent contacts of the same row initially extend in opposing directions away from the extension line.
13. The board mount-type connector according to claim 1 , wherein the mating interfaces of adjacent contacts of the same row are bent inward at different vertical heights.
14. The board mount-type connector according to claim 1 , wherein a free end of the mating interface is retained by a mating wall.
15. A board mount-type connector assembly, comprising:
a board mount-type connector, comprising:
an insulative housing having a base; and
a row of contacts carried by the housing, each contact comprising a centerpiece secured to the housing along a substantially vertically upright inner wall of the base, a mating interface connected to one end of the centerpiece so that the mating interface contacts a mating contact, a board interface connected to the remaining end of the centerpiece so that the board interface connects to a circuit board;
wherein the each board interface comprises a bend that initially extends away from an extension line associated with a generally vertically upright portion of the respective centerpiece and that is bent back toward the extension line;
wherein a pad interface extends from the free end of the board interface toward the extension line; and
wherein the contacts of the row are staggered along a length of the row; and
a frame configured to receive and retain the board mount-type connector.
16. The board mount-type connector assembly according to claim 15 , the frame comprising:
a connector accommodating hole to receive the board mount-type connector.
17. The board mount-type connector assembly according to claim 16 , the frame further comprising:
a stopper protruding into the connector accommodating hole, the stopper being configured to obstruct movement of the board mount-type connector.
18. The board mount-type connector assembly according to claim 17 , wherein the stopper is configured to contact the base of the housing.
19. The board mount-type connector assembly according to claim 18 , further comprising a printed circuit board configured to contact the frame and the board mount-type connector, thereby retaining the board mount-type connector within the connector accommodating hole.
20. The board mount-type connector assembly according to claim 19 , the printed circuit board comprising a conductive pad that contacts one of the pad interfaces.