CIRCUIT BOARD CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED TERMINAL TAILS

摘要

AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR (30) FOR MOUNTING ON A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD (40) HAVING A PLURALITY OF THROUGH HOLES (50) INCLUDES A DIELECTRIC HOUSING (32). A PLURALITY OF CONDUCTIVE TERMINALS (34) ARE MOUNTED ON THE HOUSING. EACH TERMINAL INCLUDES A TAIL PORTION (36B) FOR PASSING THROUGH A SELECTED ONE OF THE THROUGH HOLES IN THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD. EACH TAIL PORTION HAS A FIRST SIDE (52) AND A LATCH HOOK (54) PROJECTING FROM A SECOND SIDE (56) OPPOSITE TILE FIRST SIDE. THE WIDTH OF THE TAIL PORTION (36B) BETWEEN THE FIRST SIDE AND A TIP (54C) OF THE LATCH HOOK IS LESS THAN A DIAMETER OF THE SELECTED THROUGH HOLE (50). EACH SOLDER TAIL PORTION (36B) CAN BE INSERTED FROM ONE SIDE (40A) OF THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD THROUGH THE SELECTED HOLE WITH MINIMUM INSERTION FORCES, WITH THE LATCH HOOK (54) BEING ENGAGEABLE WITH AN OPPOSITE SIDE (40B) OF THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD.FIG.1