Abstract: A connector assembly (1) used to interconnect a primary circuit board (4) to an intermediate circuit board (5) includes a one-piece insulated housing (2) and an outer shell (3) partially enclosing outside of the housing (2). The housing (2) has a space (20) formed from a mounting side of the housing (2) to the primary circuit board (4) and a face (22) formed at another mounting side of the housing (2) to the intermediate circuit board (5). A plurality of conductors (25) is retained in the housing and extends from the space (20) to the face (22) and each conductor (25) has one tail portion (251) to be press-fit on the intermediate circuit board (5) and another tail portion to be engaged with a corresponding hole (41) on the primary circuit board (4). The one-piece housing and fewer interfaces are used, and the mounting method and mechanism of the conductors is simplified to reduce the cost of manufacturing.

Abstract: A pluggable connector (100) includes a dielectric housing (1), a contact group (2), a first sub-assembly (3), a second sub-assembly (4), a third sub-assembly (5), a back cover (6) and a pair of spring tabs (7). The dielectric housing defines a plurality of ribs (118). The first sub-assembly defines a row of front partitions (312) cooperating with the ribs of the dielectric housing and a row of back partitions (314) respectively positioning in opposite sides thereof. The second sub-assembly defines a row of front partitions (412) cooperating with the back partitions of the second sub-assembly and a row of back partitions (414) respectively positioning in opposite sides thereof. The third sub-assembly (5) defines a row of front partitions (512) cooperating with the back partitions of the second sub-assembly and a row of back partitions (514). The back cover defines a plurality of partitions (63) cooperating with the back partitions of the third sub-assembly.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (1) includes a mother board (10) defining a pair of retention holes (13), a card edge connector (20) mounted on the mother board, a daughter card (30) including a mating edge (31) inserted into the card edge connector and a rear edge (32) defining a pair of engaging holes (320) vertically aligned with the pair of retention holes of the mother board, and a board hold down (40). The board hold down includes a pair of supporting portions (44) supporting the rear edge of the daughter card, a pair of retaining portions (42), and an operating portion (43) between the pair of retaining portions and having a spring tab (434) locking the rear edge of the daughter card. Each of the retaining portions includes a mounting portion (422) soldered in a corresponding retention hole and a positioning portion (421) engaged with a corresponding engaging hole.

Abstract: A mating extender electrically engages with a pair of complementary connectors. The mating extender comprises an insulative housing having first and second mating sections, and a number of wafers parallelly assembled into the insulative housing. Each wafer comprises an insulative frame and a plurality of contacts each formed by a pair of electrically stacked semi-contacts. Each contact has an intermediate portion retained in the insulative frame, a pair of first contact tails and a pair of second contact tails at opposite ends of the intermediate portion and received in the first and the second mating sections of the insulative housing, respectively.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (1) includes a card edge connector (20) used to be mounted on a mother board (10) and defining a slot (210), a daughter card (30), and a board hold down (40) for being mounted on the mother board. The daughter card includes a mating edge (31) inserted into the slot of the card edge connector, and a rear edge (32) opposite to the mating edge and defining an engaging hole (320). The board hold down is separated from the card edge connector and includes a pivot bracket (42) engaged with the engaging hole of the daughter card, and a pin latch (44) pivoted on the pivot bracket and having a latch portion (442) abutting against the rear edge of the daughter card for preventing the rear edge from rising upwardly.

Abstract: A stacked RJ21 receptacle (100) for mating with a mating connector includes a first RJ21 receptacle (2) and a second receptacle (3). An outer shield (1) shields the first and second receptacle. The first and second RJ21 receptacle each has a projecting portion projecting beyond the outer shield. The stacked RJ21 receptacle (100) further includes at least a printed circuit board (5) and a noise suppressing element (4) respectively electrically connecting with the first and second receptacles.

Abstract: An electrical adapter (100) includes a first housing member (1), a second housing member (2) coupled with the first housing member, and a number of first, second and third conductive terminals (312, 322, 332). The first housing member has a first mating face (11) defining a first upper and lower receptacles (111, 112). The second housing member has a second mating face (21) defining a second receptacle (211). The first, second and third conductive terminals (312, 322, 332) respectively have contacting portions (314, 324, 334) extending into corresponding receptacles. Latching means are arranged between the first and second housing members so as to fasten the first housing member and the second housing together.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (1) includes a mother board (10), a card edge connector (20) mounted on the mother board, a daughter card (30), and a pair of board hold downs (40) mounted on the mother board. The card edge connector includes a housing (21) defining a slot (22), and a number of contacts (23) disposed on opposite sides of the slot and exposed into the slot. The daughter card includes a mating edge (31) inserted into the slot of the housing, a number of conductive pads (33) on the mating edge for electrically connecting with the contacts of the card edge connector. The board hold downs are separated from the card edge connector and hold the daughter card in the card edge connector.

Abstract: An electrical device 1 for interconnecting two printed circuit boards 2, 3 (PCBs) at a large distance includes a first connector 4 and a second connector 5 for being respectively mounted on the two PCBs, and an extender 6 located between and electrically connected with the first and second connectors. The extender includes a frame 7 for being fixed to one PCB, and two circuit boards 8, 9 attached to the frame and connecting with the first and second connectors at opposite ends thereof.

Abstract: An electrical interconnection system includes a first printed circuit board (20) defining a receiving slot (22), a second printed circuit board (30) assembled to the first printed circuit board and having an edge (30a) received in the receiving slot, and an electrical connector (1) electrically connecting with the first and the second printed circuit boards. The connector includes contacts (12) having first ends (12a) moveably contacting with the first printed circuit board, and second ends (12b) moveably contacting with the second printed circuit board. A method of interconnecting the first and the second printed circuit boards is also disclosed.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) includes a dielectric housing (10) defining a passageway (11), an electrical contact (12) moveably received in the passageway and defining a first and a second ends (12a, 12b), a biasing spring (14) arranged in the housing to abut against the first end of the contact and an actuator (15) coupled with the second end of the contact. The actuator applies a force to the contact so as to move the first and the second ends of the contact.

Abstract: A method for electrically interconnecting two printed circuit boards includes the steps of: providing a first printed circuit board (20); providing a second printed circuit board (30); providing a receiving slot (22) in one of the first and the second printed circuit boards such that the first and the second printed circuit boards are orthogonally intersected with each other; and providing at least one electrical connector (1) adjacent the receiving slot and in electrical connection with the first and the second printed circuit boards.

Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes a unitary insulative housing (1) including a base (10) defining a number of parallel slots (13) and a first shroud (11) extending forwardly from the base, a number of parallelly arranged circuit board modules (3) and a metal stiffener (2) attached to the housing. The circuit board modules are retained by and between the metal stiffener and the housing. Each circuit board module includes a dielectric spacer (30), a circuit board (36) attached to the dielectric spacer and received in a corresponding slot of the housing, and a row of press-fit contacts (38) mechanically and electrically connecting with the circuit board. The metal stiffener includes a second shroud (201) vertically spaced from the first shroud. The circuit boards have mating portions (362) disposed between the first and the second shrouds.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a dielectric housing defining a number of passageways extending from a mating face to a mounting face thereof, and a number of stamped contacts disposed in the passageways. Each contact includes a stamped body portion and a mounting platform formed adjacent to a bottom edge of the body portion. The mounting platform extends beyond opposite surfaces of the body portion. A method of making such an electrical contact includes the steps of: stamping a sheet of metal to form a contact having a bottom edge; and forming a mounting platform adjacent the bottom edge and including first and second portions extending beyond opposite surfaces of the contact.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) includes an insulative housing (10) and a number of contacts (28) attached to the housing. The contacts each have a contact tail (36) downwardly extending beyond a mounting surface (32) of the insulative housing for inserting into throughholes (42) of a PCB (40). The contact tails are overlapped in pairs and each pair of contact tails is inserted into the same throughhole of the PCB. Some pairs of contact tails, called retention contact tails (68), have protrusions (52) deviating from each other for bearing against peripheral walls of the throughholes of the PCB thereby producing retention force. The other pairs of contact tails, called non-retention contact tails (70), do not have protrusions and do not interfere with peripheral walls of the other throughholes thereby reducing the insertion force. The retention contact tails can be modified to the non-retention contact tails by severing the protrusions therefrom.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) includes an insulative housing (10) and a number of contacts (28) attached to the housing. The contacts each have a contact tail (36) downwardly extending beyond a mounting surface (32) of the insulative housing for inserting into throughholes (42) of a PCB (40). The contact tails are overlapped in pairs and each pair of contact tails is inserted into the same throughhole of the PCB. Some pairs of contact tails, called retention contact tails (68), have protrusions (52) deviating from each other for bearing against peripheral walls of the throughholes of the PCB thereby producing retention force. The other pairs of contact tails, called non-retention contact tails (70), do not have protrusions and do not interfere with peripheral walls of the other throughholes thereby reducing the insertion force. The retention contact tails can be modified to the non-retention contact tails by severing the protrusions therefrom.

Abstract: A printed circuit board (1) for a straddle mount electrical connector (2) includes a first side surface (10) and a second side surface (12) opposite to the first side surface. Each of the side surfaces has a front and a rear rows of conductive pads (14), (16) and the conductive pads in the front row are staggered with respect to the conductive pads in the rear row. A number of solder pastes (11), (13) are applied through a solder stencil (18) to the conductive pads wherein each solder paste corresponding to the conductive pad in the front row is narrower and longer than the conductive pad. The straddle mount electrical connector has staggered signal and grounding contacts (221), (222) respectively secured to the front and the rear rows of conductive pads of the printed circuit board.

Abstract: A modular jack (1) assembled on a mother board comprises an insulative housing (2) with a receiving space (25, 26), a plurality of terminals (3, 4) received in the receiving space, and an electronic component (5, 6) assembled in the insulative housing for eliminating noise. The electronic component comprises a plurality of upper contacts (501, 601) for connecting with corresponding terminals and a plurality of lower contacts (503, 603) for connecting with the mother board.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) includes an elongate insulative housing (12) defining a number of cavities (22) in a longitudinal direction (X) thereof, a number of groups of contacts (12) respectively received in corresponding individual cavities of the housing. The groups of contacts are arranged in two rows in a traverse direction (Y) of the housing. Each group of contacts includes at least two conductive contacts gathered side by side in the corresponding individual cavity in the X direction. The contacts each are such stamped and assembled to the housing that its dimension (T) in the X direction is much less than its dimension (W) in the Y direction, which reduces its occupied room in the housing in the X direction without reducing its strength.

Abstract: A modular jack connector (1) provided includes a housing (10) defining a plug receiving section (11), and a terminal core receiving section (12). A terminal core (20) is received in the terminal core receiving section and configured by at least a plurality of terminals (21) attached to a substrate (30). Each terminal generally includes a base portion (21a) attached to the substrate, a contact portion (21b) extending into the plug receiving section of the housing, and a tail portion (21c) electrically connecting the base portion and extending outside the housing. At least an electrical package (40) has first and second pins (41, 42), and electrically connected to a selected terminal with the first pin, while replacing the tail portion of the selected terminal with the second pin extending from the electrical package.