Presse zum Anbringen eines elektrischen Verbinders an einer Leiterplatte

摘要

A press for assembling an electrical connector (C) having tines (T) projecting therefrom, to a printed circuit board (PCB), comprises a press ram (40) which is pivotally mounted to the top of the forward end of a press frame (16). The ram (40) has, at its forward end, a connector holder (54) for receiving a connector (C) with the tines (T) of the connector (C) projecting from the holder (54). The ram (40) has a raised, connector loading position, in which the connector holder (54) projects obliquely downwardly towards the operator so that the operator can easily load the connector (C), which may be of microminiature size, into the holder (54). The ram (40) has a drive unit (36) for driving it from its loading position into a vertical position, in which the holder (54) projects towards a printed circuit board (PCB) on a support structure (14). In this vertical position of the ram (40) an insertion drive unit (4) is actuated to cause a lever (6) to drive the ram (40) through a working stroke, so that the tines (T) of the connector (C) in the holder (54) are forced through holes in the circuit board (PCB).