Electrical connector assembly and electrical connector used therefor
View Patent ↗An electrical connector assembly is provided with a plug connector and a receptacle connector. The plug connector includes a housing and a plurality of conductive plug terminals arranged along a row in the housing. The receptacle connector includes a receptacle housing, a plurality of conductive receptacle terminals arranged along a row in the receptacle housing by an equidistance pitch, and a solder peg having a contact portion arranged along the row of the plurality of conductive receptacle terminals at a distance equal to the equidistance pitch.
1. An electrical connector assembly comprising:
a plug connector having
a housing, and
a plurality of conductive plug terminals arranged along a row in the housing; and
a receptacle connector having
a receptacle housing having a first end and an opposite second end,
a plurality of conductive receptacle terminals positioned on the receptacle in a row extending from the first end to the second end, each being separated from each other by an equidistance pitch, and
a solder peg positioned on the first end and the second end, and having a contact portion arranged along the row of the plurality of conductive receptacle terminals at a distance equal to the equidistance pitch.
2. The electrical connector assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of conductive plug terminals are positioned at the same pitch as the plurality of conductive receptacle terminals.
3. The electrical connector assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the solder peg includes a C-shaped spring arm.
4. The electrical connector assembly according to claim 3 , wherein the contact portion extends from a distal end of the C-shaped spring arm.
5. The electrical connector assembly according to claim 4 , wherein the C-shaped spring arm is thinner in thickness than the contact portion.
6. The electrical connector assembly according claim 1 , wherein the solder peg is thicker in thickness than the plurality of conductive receptacle terminals.
7. The electrical connector assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the solder peg includes a U-shaped spring arm extending from a side of the solder peg.
8. The electrical connector assembly according to claim 7 , wherein the contact portion extends from a distal end of the U-shaped spring arm.
9. The electrical connector assembly according to claim 1 , wherein an outermost conductive plug terminal of the plurality of conductive plug terminals contacts a base of the solder peg.
10. A receptacle connector, comprising:
a receptacle housing having a first end and an opposite second end,
a plurality of conductive receptacle terminals positioned on the receptacle housing, and arranged along a row extending from the first end to the second end, each receptacle terminal being spaced apart by an equidistance pitch, and
a solder peg positioned on the first end and the second end, and having a contact portion arranged along the row of the plurality of conductive receptacle terminals at a distance equal to the equidistance pitch.
11. The receptacle connector according to claim 10 , wherein the solder peg includes a C-shaped spring arm.
12. The receptacle connector according to claim 11 , wherein the contact portion extends from a distal end of the C-shaped spring arm.
13. The receptacle connector according to claim 12 , wherein the C-shaped spring arm is thinner in thickness than the contact portion.
14. The receptacle connector according claim 10 , wherein the solder peg is thicker in thickness than the plurality of conductive receptacle terminals.
15. The receptacle connector according to claim 10 , wherein the solder peg includes a U-shaped spring arm extending from a side of the solder peg.
16. The receptacle connector according to claim 15 , wherein the contact portion extends from a distal end of the U-shaped spring arm.
17. The receptacle connector according to claim 10 , wherein an outermost conductive plug terminal of the plurality of conductive plug terminals contacts a base of the solder peg.