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Granted Patent B2
US 9,577,381 · App. 14/721,278 · Granted Feb 21, 2017

Electrical connector

Inventors: Ming Shi (Shanghai, CN); Xiang Xu (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
H01R13/639H01R4/2404H01R12/75H01R12/721
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Patent No.
US 9,577,381
App. No.
14/721,278
Granted
Feb 21, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electrical connector includes an insulation body and a contact. The insulation body includes a first side and a second side positioned opposite to the first side. The contact is received in the insulation body and includes a first elastic gripping portion adjacent to the first side of the insulation body and a second elastic gripping portion adjacent to the second side of the insulation body.

Claims (29)

1. An electrical connector comprising:

an insulation body having a first receiving slot disposed along a first side and a second receiving slot disposed along a second side positioned opposite to the first side;

a contact received in the second receiving slot and having a first elastic gripping portion adjacent to the first side of the insulation body and a second elastic gripping portion adjacent to the second side of the insulation body; and

a locking piece having a piercing pin extending outward there from.

2. The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein the first receiving slot is a tape-like electrical device receiving slot.

3. The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein the shape of the second receiving slot corresponds with the contact.

4. The electrical connector according to claim 3 , wherein the contact includes a plate-like body having a pair of elastic arms with a pair of opposite contact portions.

5. The electrical connector according to claim 4 , wherein the contact further includes a pair of end walls positioned perpendicular to the plate-like body.

6. The electrical connector according to claim 5 , wherein one of the pair of end walls includes an elastic pressing finger bent toward the other of the pair of end walls.

7. The electrical connector according to claim 6 , further comprising an elastic locking member formed on the contact.

8. The electrical connector according to claim 7 , further having a recess disposed along a side wall of the second receiving slot.

9. The electrical connector according to claim 8 , wherein the elastic locking member is positioned on the other of the pair of end walls.

10. The electrical connector according to claim 9 , wherein the contact further includes a first positioning stop and the second receiving slot includes a second positioning stop abutting the first positioning stop when the contact is in the second receiving slot.

11. The electrical connector according to claim 10 , wherein the second receiving slot further includes a third positioning stop.

12. The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein the insulation body has a pin receiving passageway extending into the first receiving slot.

13. The electrical connector according to claim 12 , wherein the insulation body receives the locking piece and the piercing pin enters into the pin receiving passageway.

14. The electrical connector according to claim 13 , wherein the insulation body further has a locking piece installation slot.

15. The electrical connector according to claim 14 , wherein the insulation body includes a body latch and the locking piece has a locking latch corresponding with the body latch.

16. The electrical connector according to claim 15 , wherein the body latch is a protrusion and the locking latch is an elastic latch having a protrusion receiving notch.

17. The electrical connector according to claim 15 , further having a third receiving slot disposed along the second side of the insulation body.

18. The electrical connector according to claim 16 , wherein the third receiving slot is a second device receiving slot.

19. The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein the contact includes a plate-like body having a pair of first device elastic arms and a pair of second device elastic arms positioned opposite to the pair of first device elastic arms.

20. The electrical connector according to claim 19 , wherein the contact further includes an elastic locking member positioned on a side of the thereof.

21. The electrical connector according to claim 20 , further having a recess is formed in a side wall of the second receiving slot and corresponding with the elastic locking member.

22. The electrical connector according to claim 21 , further comprising a second locking piece with a second piercing pin.

23. The electrical connector according to claim 22 , wherein the insulation body has a first pin receiving passageway positioned on a first side and extending into the first receiving slot and a second pin receiving passageway positioned on the second side and extending into the third receiving slot.

24. The electrical connector according to claim 23 , wherein the insulation body further has a locking piece installation slot.

25. The electrical connector according to claim 24 , wherein the insulation body includes a body latch and the locking piece or the second locking piece includes a locking latch corresponding with the body latch.

26. The electrical connector according to claim 25 , wherein the body latch is a protrusion and the locking latch is an elastic latch having a protrusion receiving notch.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2015
From: SHI, MING; XU, XIANG
To: TYCO ELECTRONICS (SHANGHAI) CO. LTD.
Reel/Frame 036093/0086 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2014 2 0272363 U · May 26, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150340810A1 · Nov 26, 2015