| 摘要 |
A multipin connector assembly including a female connector assembly having a body containing a plurality of pin-receiving receptacles, the openings thereto being frusto-conical in configuration for guiding the pins of a male connector assembly into the receptacles to make contact with electrically conductive, spring-loaded contactors contained therein. Elongated jaws slidably mounted on either side of the body are provided with hooked extension ends extending beyond the front surface of the housing for engaging the male connector assembly and for providing partial alignment of the connectors. Levered clamps mounted to the body provide a leveraging force for drawing the connectors together and locking them in a connected relationship. Each receptacle of the female connector has an alignment bore for directing an entering contact pin into engagement with an angular end surface of the resilient contactor. A slight sliding motion of the pin tip against the angular contact surface results in a frictional engagement which tends to overcome any buildup of oxide on either contact surface and thereby enhances the probability of proper electrical contact. An alternative embodiment of the invention includes a positioning block slidably mounted to a base plate for positioning a female connector assembly relative to a male connector assembly that is mounted either directly to the base plate or to a test card or circuit board which in turn is mounted to the base plate.
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