Electrical connector with detachable pick-up device

摘要

An electrical connector assembly comprising a housing ( 1 ) having a mounting face ( 11 ) adapted for mounting on a printed circuit board, a top face ( 12 ) substantially parallel to the mounting face and a mating face ( 16 ) substantially perpendicular to the mounting face, and defining a mating cavity ( 17 ) in the mating face thereof; a plurality of terminals ( 2 ) received in the housing and each having a contact portion ( 21 or 22 ) exposed in the mating cavity; and a releasable pick-up device ( 200 ) including a main plate ( 3 ) covering the top face of the housing to provide a flat upper surface ( 30 ) for receiving suction by a vacuum transfer assembly, and a auxiliary plate ( 4 ) perpendicularly extending from the main plate to cover an opening of the mating cavity in the mating face of the housing.