Abstract:
An electrical connector has a housing (102) that includes a carrier (104) and a shield (106) matable to define the housing. The carrier has terminal channels (142) and terminal latches (144) extending into the terminal channels. The shield has lead-in channels (180) through a face of the shield. Terminals are received in corresponding terminal channels. The terminals are held in the terminal channels by the terminal latches. The carrier and the shield are molded as a single piece with flashing (120) connecting the carrier and the shield. The flashing is broken during assembly to allow coupling of the shield to the carrier. The lead-in channels are aligned with, and positioned forward of, the terminal channels when the shield is mated with the earner. The lead-in channels guide mating contacts for mating with the terminals held in the terminal channels.
Abstract:
A two piece electrical terminal (2, 102, 302) is shown where one piece is comprised of a contact member (4, 104, 304) having a contact section (8, 108, 308) and a retention section (10, 110, 310), and wherein the retention section has at least one locking surface. A conductor connecting member (6, 106, 306) is comprised of a conductor connecting section (12, 112, 312) and a retaining member (14, 114, 314). The retaining member engages at least one locking surface to retain the contact member and conductor member together.
Abstract:
An electrical terminal (10) having an electrical contact (18) and a crimp barrel (20) configured to be crimped around an end of a wire. The crimp barrel (20) includes a base (22) and opposing side walls (24) that define an opening (25) of the crimp barrel (20). The side walls (24) extend outwardly from the base (22) to ends (50) and include base segments (52) and end segments (54). A sealing wing (56) extends from the end of at least one of the side walls (24). The side walls (24) are configured to be folded over the wire when crimped such that a gap is defined between the end segment (54) and the base segment (52) of at least one of the side walls (24). The sealing wing (56) is configured to extend within the gap between the end segment (54) and the base segment (52) when the side walls (24) are crimped over the end of the wire.
Abstract:
An electrical connector includes a dielectric housing having a mating cavity extending to a base wall and at least one terminal cavity through the base wall to the mating cavity. The terminal cavity being configured to receive a terminal therein having a pin extending into the mating cavity. An alignment member is received within the mating cavity and has an alignment plate having at least one opening aligned with a corresponding terminal cavity. The alignment member is movable within the mating cavity between a seated position in which the alignment plate is proximate to the base wall and a supporting position in which the alignment plate is positioned remote from the base wall. A tip of the terminal is held within the opening when the alignment member is in the supporting position, and a pin base of the terminal is held within the opening when the alignment member is in the seated position.
Abstract:
A connector terminal (500) comprising a main body (512) including a plurality of straps (521), the straps defining a first section (515), a curved section (512), a second section (525) and a retention portion (510) connected to an end of the first section (515) of the connector terminal and configured to secure the terminal (500) into a housing. A solder tail (505) is connected to the retention portion (510). The straps (521) are separated by a first distance in the first section (515) and the curved section (520) of the connector terminal (500). The straps (521) angle in towards one another in the second section (525) of the connector terminal (500) to a distance that is less than the first distance to define a contact region (530) of the connector terminal (500). The distance between the straps (521) at the contact region (530) remains substantially the same when the contact region (530) of the connector terminal is moved laterally within a plane defined by the plurality of straps in the second section (525) of the connector terminal (500).
Abstract:
A socket contact having a mating portion, a crimp portion, and a transition region connecting the mating portion with the crimp portion. The mating portion includes a top wall and a bottom wall joined by two opposing sidewalls, wherein the top, bottom and two opposing sidewalls forming a contact box open at, at least one end and configured to accept a pin contact. The contact box includes a first contact beam and a second contact beam. Each of the first contact beam and second contact beam includes a free end and a fixed end. The free end has a plurality of contact fingers. Each of the first contact beam and the second contact beam has a plurality of contact points.
Abstract:
A header assembly (300) includes an insulative contact housing (302) having a plurality of walls defining an interior cavity and an insulative alignment housing (304) having at least one alignment rib (370) extending on an exterior surface thereof. The alignment housing (304) is separately provided and independently mounted to the contact housing (302). A plurality of contacts (306) are included within the cavity and extend through one of the walls to an exterior of the contact housing (302) wherein the contacts (306) flex against the alignment housing (304) and abut the alignment rib (370), thereby ensuring coplanarity of the contacts for surface mounting to a circuit board.
Abstract:
An electrical terminal (10) having an electrical contact (18) and a crimp barrel (20) configured to be crimped around an end of a wire. The crimp barrel (20) includes a base (22) and opposing side walls (24) that define an opening (25) of the crimp barrel (20). The side walls (24) extend outwardly from the base (22) to ends (50) and include base segments (52) and end segments (54). A sealing wing (56) extends from the end of at least one of the side walls (24). The side walls (24) are configured to be folded over the wire when crimped such that a gap is defined between the end segment (54) and the base segment (52) of at least one of the side walls (24). The sealing wing (56) is configured to extend within the gap between the end segment (54) and the base segment (52) when the side walls (24) are crimped over the end of the wire.
Abstract:
A receptacle contact (10) for receipt of a mating contact (32) and a method therefore. The receptacle contact has side walls (38, 40), each of the side walls has an opening (50) provide of therein. A resilient contact arm (54) extends between the side walls. Projections extend from the resilient contact arm and extend through the openings of the side walls. A weak area ( 76) is provided on the resilient contact arm, the weak area positioned between the fixed end (59) and the projections (72). The projections engage a wall (36) of the opening (50) as the mating contact is inserted into the receptacle contact, causing the at least one contact area to become fixed and allowing the weak area to move into engagement with the mating contact, thereby providing multiple areas of contact between the resilient contact arm and the mating contact.
Abstract:
A connector assembly (100) includes a housing having a cavity (108) defined by at least one wall (170). The cavity extends between a mating end and a loading end. The housing has a terminal latch (190) associated with the cavity, and the at least one wall has a projection (180) extending into the cavity. A terminal (104) is loaded into the cavity (108) through the loading end and is held within the cavity by the terminal latch (190). The terminal (104) includes body having an opening (158), wherein the projection (180) extends at least partially into the opening (158) to secure the terminal (104) within the cavity (108).