EP 1081794 A1 20010307 - Electrical connector with circuit board ejector or retention device
Title (en)
Electrical connector with circuit board ejector or retention device
Title (de)
Elektrischer Verbinder mit Auswurf- oder Haltemechanismus für eine Platine
Title (fr)
Connecteur électrique avec éjecteur ou dispositif de rétention pour circuit imprimé
Publication
Application
Priority
- EP 99117309 A 19990903
- SG 1999004241 A 19990901
- TW 87214577 U 19980904
Abstract (en)
An electrical connector (10) includes insulative housing (12) with a slot (14) for receiving an auxiliary circuit card, a pair of pivotable ejectors (20) for ejecting the circuit card, and pair of fasteners (18) for mounting the connector to a primary circuit board. Each of the fasteners is anchored within the housing and includes a projecting mounting portion (34) that is insertably mountable in a mounting aperture in the primary circuit board. Each of the ejectors is pivotably mounted on an ejector retaining portion (36) of the fastener. In an embodiment, the ejector retaining portion of the fastener is formed by two resilient beams (38) arranged parallel to each other. The ejector fits between the beams. At a free end of each beam, a protrusion (46) is formed which is held in a biased manner inwardly against a cooperative detent (48) in a side of the ejector (20). The ejector (20) is held pivotably by the opposed protrusions (46) riding within the detents (48). The arrangement facilitates a slim design of the connector, occupying less space. Furthermore, the design avoids a need to form ejector mounting holes in sides of the housing wall, which undesirably weakens the housing. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
H01R 13/633 (2006.01); H01R 13/629 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
H01R 12/7064 (2013.01); H01R 13/62988 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [A] US 5387115 A 19950207 - KOZEL CHARLES [US], et al
- [A] WO 9853654 A1 19981126 - WHITAKER CORP [US]
- [A] EP 0281296 A1 19880907 - AMP INC [US]
- [A] US 5520545 A 19960528 - SIPE LYNN R [US]
- [A] US 4129351 A 19781212 - SUGIMOTO KAZUYASU, et al
- [A] EP 0469324 A2 19920205 - MOLEX INC [US]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1081794 A1 20010307; JP 2000091032 A 20000331; JP 3069791 B2 20000724; SG 87824 A1 20020416
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 99117309 A 19990903; JP 28584799 A 19990831; SG 1999004241 A 19990901