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US 12,266,875 · App. 17/734,991 · Granted Apr 1, 2025

Assembly for securing a printed circuit board to a plug body, method of securing a printed circuit board to a plug body

Inventor: Ralf Schwan (Bensheim, DE)
Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
H01R12/7058H01R12/7052H01R13/502H01R43/205H01R12/714H01R13/521
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Patent No.
US 12,266,875
App. No.
17/734,991
Granted
Apr 1, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Shown is an assembly or securing a printed circuit board to a plug body, having a contact element with a holding face facing against a plugging direction of the contact element, and a securing member, that can be transferred into a securing position, in which the printed circuit board is secured by the securing member in a positive fit manner against the plug direction at the holding face. Further shown is a method of securing a printed circuit board at the plug body, wherein a holding face of a contact element facing against a plug direction is inserted through an opening in the printed circuit board and subsequently a securing member is transferred to a securing position, in which the printed circuit board is secured by the securing member in a positive fit manner against the plug direction at the holding face.

Claims (15)

1. An Assembly for securing a printed circuit board to a plug body, comprising a contact element with a holding face facing against a plugging direction of the contact element, and a securing member that can be transferred to a securing position in which the printed circuit board is secured to the holding face along the plugging direction by the securing member positioned between the printed circuit board and the holding face in a positive fit manner, the printed circuit board abuts against a mating holding face at the contact element oriented opposite to the holding face in the securing position against the plugging direction in a positive fit manner.

2. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the holding face is arranged at an under-cut of the contact element.

3. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the contact element includes a neck section located between a tip and a shank.

4. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the securing member is open perpendicular to the plugging direction.

5. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the securing member includes a through hole extending along the plugging direction.

6. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the securing member is part of a securing element which includes at least one further securing member, wherein in the securing position, the further securing member secures at least one further contact element in its position against the plugging direction in a positive fit manner.

7. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein in the securing position, the contact element is pressed against a mating contact element at the printed circuit board.

8. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein in the securing position, the printed circuit board is clamped by the securing member.

9. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein a path section, along which the securing member is brought to the securing position, extends perpendicular to the plugging direction.

10. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the securing member includes a guiding member which guides the securing member to the securing position.

11. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein a securing element includes a plurality of securing members each with at least one guiding member, wherein the guiding members define one single guiding path for the securing element.

12. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein in a pre-securing position, in which the printed circuit board is held by the securing member along the plugging direction in a positive fit manner, at least one further contact element is not secured by the corresponding securing member.

13. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the contact element is formed of a conductive material.

14. A method of securing a printed circuit board to a plug body, wherein a holding face of a contact element oriented against a plugging direction is inserted through an opening in the printed circuit board, and subsequently, a securing member is transferred to a securing position in which the printed circuit board is held at the holding face along the plugging direction by the securing member positioned between the printed circuit board and the holding face in a positive fit manner, the printed circuit board abuts against a mating holding face at the contact element oriented opposite to the holding face in the securing position against the plugging direction in a positive fit manner.

15. An Assembly for securing a printed circuit board to a plug body, comprising a contact element with a holding face facing against a plugging direction of the contact element, and a securing member that can be transferred to a securing position in which the printed circuit board is secured to the holding face along the plugging direction by the securing member positioned between the printed circuit board and the holding face in a positive fit manner, and in a pre-securing position in which the printed circuit board is held by the securing member along the plugging direction in a positive fit manner, at least one further contact element is not secured by the corresponding securing member.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 2, 2022
From: SCHWAN, RALF
To: TE CONNECTIVITY GERMANY GMBH
Reel/Frame 059786/0066 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 102021111250.8 · Apr 30, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220352659A1 · Nov 3, 2022
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