Surface mountable expansion matching connector.

摘要

A modular connector (10) housing of relatively short length and having a coupling feature, such as a tab (14) at one end and a recess (12) at the other end, is connected with other similar connector housings. A filler material (22) having a melting point lower than that of the particular soldering method chosen is then inserted into the portion where two housings are joined thereby forming a relatively rigid long connector housing assemblage (11). A hot-melt adhesive preform (28) is then placed on the bottom of the connector housing (10) with the entire connector housing assembly aligned with and attached to a printed circuit board (24). The hot-melt adhesive (28) bonds the connector housing (10) to the substrate (24) while the filler material (22) melts away from the filler openings (16), allowing the short incremental housing lengths to move relatively free with respect to each other.