(19)
(11) EP 0 603 161 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
08.01.1997 Bulletin 1997/02

(43) Date of publication A2:
22.06.1994 Bulletin 1994/25

(21) Application number: 94103475.3

(22) Date of filing: 23.02.1990
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5H01R 23/68
(84) Designated Contracting States:
BE CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL SE

(30) Priority: 28.02.1989 GB 8904500
28.02.1989 GB 8904502

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
90103582.4 / 0385314

(71) Applicant: THE WHITAKER CORPORATION
Wilmington, Delaware 19808 (US)

(72) Inventor:
  • Soes, Lucas
    NL - Rosmalen (NL)

(74) Representative: Klunker . Schmitt-Nilson . Hirsch 
Winzererstrasse 106
80797 München
80797 München (DE)

 
Remarks:
This application was filed on 08 - 03 - 1994 as a divisional application to the application mentioned under INID code 60.
 


(54) Zero insertion force connector for cable to board applications


(57) In electrical connector (2) is shown having an insulative housing (4) with a plurality of terminal receiving passages (24), the passageways extending from a lower surface (34) to a position proximate to an upper face (16). A plurality of electrical terminals (70) are disposed within the passageways (24) where posts (86) extend from the lower face (34) for contacting printed circuit board traces. The upper face (16) of the housing (4) includes a plurality of conductor receiving passageways (20) which are in alignment with conductor receiving sections (78), (82) of the electrical terminals (70). An actuator member (50) is moveable relative to the housing and relative to the upper face (16), the movement of the actuator member (50) opening the cable receiving sections (78), (82) of the electrical terminals (70), while release of the actuator member (50) causes the conductor receiving section (78), (82) to engage the exposed conductor of the multiconductor cable for electrical connection thereto.







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