Abstract: A connector is provided with a housing 10 and plate-like fixing members 50 to be mounted on the housing 10. The housing 10 includes a plurality of insertion receiving portions 23, 24 and resin portions 36 located between the plurality of insertion receiving portions 23, 24. The fixing member 50 includes a board fixing portion 52 to be fixed on a circuit board 100 and a plurality of inserting portions 62, 63 to be respectively inserted into the plurality of insertion receiving portions 23, 24. The plurality of inserting portions 62, 63 include contact parts CP1, CP2 to be brought into contact with the resin portions 36.

Abstract: A plug for mating with a receptacle includes: an insulator that has an inner bottom surface, which is orthogonal to a mating direction of the plug; and a plurality of pin contacts secured to the insulator and aligned in an alignment direction, each of which includes a contact tab having a pair of planar surfaces of the contact tab on two mutually opposite sides thereof which are parallel to each other, the planar surface of the contact tab each forming a contact surface. The contact tabs stand up from the inner bottom surface in the mating direction, the contact surfaces being parallel to the alignment direction. A plurality of protrusions are formed in the insulator that stand up from the inner bottom surface in the mating direction, such that each of the protrusions is positioned between two of the contact tabs which are next to each other in the alignment direction.

Abstract: A connector is mountable on an object in an upper-lower direction and mateable with a mating connector along the upper-lower direction. The connector comprises a housing and an additional member held by the housing. The housing has a receiving portion for receiving the mating connector. The additional member has a fixed portion fixed to an object, a base portion which extends upward from the fixed portion and is located outside the receiving portion in a lateral direction, an armor portion extending inward from the base portion in the lateral direction, a spring portion extending from the base portion and a projection which is supported by the spring portion and projects inward in the lateral direction. The extending of the spring portion from the base portion starts at a starting portion which is nearer to the fixed portion than to the innermost part of the armor portion.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for board-to-board circuit connection. In one example, a connector system includes a printed circuit board having a first set of electrical pads and at least one electrical component positioned between the first set of electrical pads and an adapter frame. The adapter frame includes a second set of electrical pads on a bottom surface and connected to the first set of electrical pads of the printed circuit board and a third set of electrical pads on a top surface and electrically connected to the second set of electrical pads. The adapter frame further includes a chamber configured to house the at least one electrical component and having electrical shielding that forms at least a partial Faraday cage around the at least one electrical component. A connector receptacle having a set of pins is connected to the third set of electrical pads.

Abstract: A socket-side retaining fitting includes: a rising portion extending toward a header; a locking piece portion being a part continuing to an upper end portion of the rising portion while curving, and configured to lock a locked portion of a header-side retaining fitting attached to the header. A socket housing includes a covering portion provided in such a way as to cover at least part of the locking piece portion, and configured to restrict movement of the locking piece portion.

Abstract: A multiple-in-one receptacle connector used for an audio equipment includes an insulating housing, receptacle connectors, and sealants. The insulating housing has a top surface having cavities disposed thereon and a bottom surface. Each cavity has a bottom having through holes disposed thereon and penetrating through the bottom surface. Each receptacle connector accommodated in the corresponding cavity includes terminals. Each terminal has a soldering section extending backward out of the corresponding receptacle connector. The soldering sections of each receptacle connector pass through the through holes disposed on the bottom of the corresponding cavity, respectively, to be out of the bottom surface. Each sealant disposed on the bottom surface seals gaps formed between the soldering sections of each receptacle connector and the through holes disposed on the bottom of the corresponding cavity. Sounds are prevented from leaking from gaps by the sealants sealing the gaps.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a docking module, a shielding shell and a metal cover. The shielding shell has a top plate, two lateral plates, a bottom plate and a receiving space. Front ends of the two lateral plates are punched outward to form two barbs. Middles of the two lateral plates bulge outward to form two convex portions. The metal cover is covered downward on the shielding shell. The metal cover has a base plate and two side plates. The two side plates define a plurality of openings. Bottom edges of the two side plates are recessed upward to form a plurality of guiding notches. Each of the guiding notches is located below one of the openings. The barbs and the convex portions are guided along the guiding notches to be fastened in the openings.

Abstract: A board connector (10) includes a housing (20) made of resin and in which terminal fittings (80) connectable to conductive portions of a board (90) are to be mounted. Fixing members (60) fix the housing (20) on the board (90). Each fixing member (60) is made of metal and includes a housing mounting portion (61). The housing mounting plate (61) is to be mounted on a wall surface of the housing (20) by inserting front and rear ends of the housing mounting plate (61) in mounting grooves (26) formed in the wall surface of the housing (20). The housing mounting plate (61) has a first rib (71) extending in forward and backward directions, and a second rib (72) extending in forward and backward directions and arranged to fit within the height range of the first rib (71) with respect to a height direction perpendicular to forward and backward directions.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a first insulating housing having a base board and a tongue board extending forwards from a front of the base board. Two opposite sides of the base board extend downward to form a pair of clamping boards spaced from each other. A second insulating housing is assembled to the first insulating housing. The second insulating housing has a base portion resisting against rear edges of the clamping boards. A tongue portion protrudes forwards from a front of the base portion to be clamped between the clamping boards. A terminal group includes a plurality of flat terminals and a plurality of spring terminals. The flat terminals are molded in the first insulating housing and the spring terminals are molded in the second insulating housing. A metal shell encloses both the first insulating housing and the second insulating housing.

Abstract: An electrical connector is provided including a housing. A mounting plate is provided having a mounting surface configured to be mechanically coupled to a circuit board. An opening extends through the mounting plate. The opening has an interior contour shaped to slidably receive a post of the housing as the mounting plate is loaded onto the post until the mounting plate rests on a plate surface of the housing. An engagement feature is provided on the mounting plate. The engagement feature secures the mounting plate to the housing. The engagement feature displaces a plate securing portion formed on the housing to secure the mounting plate to the housing with an interference fit.

Abstract: A device connector has a housing main body (10), a device-side housing portion (12) to be accommodated in a connector mounting hole, a reinforcing plate (30) including an opening (31) for permitting the passage of terminal fittings, and a flange (11) formed by insert molding using the reinforcing plate (30) and synthetic resin, and terminal fittings 15. An outer peripheral end surface of the reinforcing plate (30) is exposed. The device connector is produced with a reduced cost by insert molding using a metal reinforcing plate as an insert while preventing a crack from being created in a synthetic resin portion covering the reinforcing plate (30).

Abstract: A conductor base coupled to a finger module of an air circuit breaker. Since the connector of the conductor base has the curved surface formed on a side of an end portion thereof and tooth-coupled with the contactor of the finger module, the contactor of the finger module has another curved surface corresponding to the curved surface of the connector and the contactor is elastically supported in a vertical direction by the plate spring to allow both end portions of the contactor to perform a vertical elastic movement relative to a longitudinal center of the contactor. The present invention can prevent damages due to a mechanical impact between the connector of the conductor base and the contactor of the finger module, which may occur while the breaker terminal is inserted into the finger module, to thereby extend the lifespan of the conductor base and the finger module.

Abstract: An electrical connector electrically mounted on a circuit board for connecting with a complementary connector, which comprises an insulative housing, a plurality of contacts received in the housing and a retaining member fixed in the insulative housing for fastening the connector onto the circuit board. The insulative housing includes a base portion, an inserting portion extending forwardly from the base portion and a bottom wall extending forwardly from the bottom of the base portion. Said retaining member comprises two first retaining patches fixed in two opposite sides of the insulative housing. On the front end of the bottom, there defined a plurality of receiving slot, said retaining member further comprises several second retaining patches correspondingly received in said receiving slots.

Abstract: A board-to-board connector adapted for being soldered to a printed circuit board includes an insulating housing, two soldering members and a plurality of electrical terminals. The insulating housing has a base board and four sidewalls extending downward from the base board. Two ends of a top of the base board respectively define two fixing slots spaced away from each other. Each of the soldering members has a soldering plate disposed on the top of the base board for being soldered to the printed circuit board. Two opposite ends of the soldering plate bend downward and then extend to form a pair of fixing portions respectively fastened in the corresponding fixing slots. The electrical terminals are disposed in the insulating housing and located between the two soldering members for being soldered to the printed circuit board.

Abstract: A connector includes a connector housing which has a pair of side walls, a plurality of terminals which are accommodated in the connector housing, and a pair of metal fixing members. Each metal fixing members includes a board fixing portion and a housing mounting portion. Slots are formed in the side walls. Each housing mounting portion is inserted into each slot from the lower side thereof. The each slot has an upper portion and a lower portion smaller in width than the upper portion. The each slot has a pair of retaining step portions. The each housing mounting portion has a pair of arms. Hooks are formed on upper end portions of the arms. When the housing mounting portion is inserted into the slot, the hooks are engaged with the retaining step portions. A convex portion is formed on an inner wall of the slot.

Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulated housing (1) and a plurality of contacts (2) assembled to the insulated housing (1). The insulated housing (1) includes a peripheral portion (11) and two tongue portions (12, 13) integrated with the peripheral portion (11), said peripheral portion (11) having a transversal base portion (111) and a pair of guiding portions (112, 113) extending forwardly form opposite ends of the base portion (111), each of the guiding portions (112, 113) defines a guiding passage (1121, 1131) along a longitudinal direction; said tongue portions (12, 13) juxtaposed with one another and extending forwardly from the base portion and further aligning with central sections of the guiding passages (1121, 1131). The contacts have mating portions arranged on panel portions to form mating interfaces.

Abstract: An electrical connector comprises an elongate dielectric housing a plurality of conductive contacts and a pair of metal post. The dielectric housing comprises a pair of blocks on opposite elongate sides and a mating portion between said pair of blocks. Each said block comprises a planar mounting surface, an opposite upper surface, and through hole perpendicular to said mounting surface. The pair of metal posts are respectively inserted into said through holes in said pair of blocks, each metal post comprises a connecting portion stick out said mounting surface of said block, and a stop section hold on the upper surface of said block. The blocks can be made into a thin board, and the stop section of the post can be made into a thin cap. The total height of the block and post, from the mounting surface, can be made very low to meet the demand of smaller and thinner equipment.

Abstract: A connector comprising a header connector 20 and a socket connector 25. The connector 25 includes a fixed section 272 that is continuously formed at the tip of one end 2711 of a contact section 271 so that a part 2721 of the section 272 is arranged in parallel with the one end. A housing 26 of the connector 25 sandwiches and retains both sides of the part 2721 between a pair of facing retention grooves, and also sandwiches and receives both sides of the one end 2711 between a pair of facing guiding grooves so that the one end 2711 can move only along facing surfaces including the above each groove.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (100) for connecting a pair of separated circuit boards, includes a male connector (10) and a female connector (20) respectively for electrically connecting to the two circuit boards. The male connector includes a plug insulator (1) and a number of male terminals (3) each provided with an engaging portion (32). The female connector includes a receptacle insulator (2) and a number of female terminals (4). Each female terminal is formed with a contact portion (43) contacting with corresponding engaging portion of the male terminal, a horizontal resilient beam (42) and a bended compressible portion (43) resiliently connecting to the resilient beam for providing sufficient elasticity to the female terminal.

Abstract: Disclosed therein are a conductor base and a finger module of an air circuit breaker. Since the connector of the conductor base has the curved surface formed on a side of an end portion thereof and tooth-coupled with the contactor of the finger module, the contactor of the finger module has another curved surface corresponding to the curved surface of the connector and the contactor is elastically supported in a vertical direction by the plate spring to allow both end portions of the contactor to perform a vertical elastic movement relative to a longitudinal center of the contactor, the present invention can prevent damages due to a mechanical impact between the connector of the conductor base and the contactor of the finger module, which may occur while the breaker terminal is inserted into the finger module, to thereby extend the lifespan of the conductor base and the finger module.

Abstract: A metal fixing member for fixing a connector to a wiring board, includes a board fixing portion that is adapted to be secured to the wiring board, a housing mounting portion that is disposed in upstanding relation to the board fixing portion, and is adapted to be mounted on the connector, and an interconnecting portion that is bended and that interconnects the board fixing portion and the housing mounting portion. The board fixing portion includes a first fixing portion and a second fixing portion that are arranged in symmetrical relation with respect to the interconnecting portion. The first fixing portion extends in a first direction along a thickness direction of the housing mounting portion. The second fixing portion extends in a second direction opposed to the first direction. The metal fixing member is formed entirely of a single metal sheet.

Abstract: Strain relief devices for electrical connectors are disclosed and include an insert for insertion into a housing. The insert may include spring beams that deflect during insertion into the strain relief housing. When the insert is fully received in the housing, a slot in the housing may be shaped such that the spring beams return to a relaxed state, locking the insert in the housing. Alternatively, an end of a strain relief insert may be inserted into the housing until beams on the strain relief insert abut shoulders in the slot in the housing. The end may protrude beyond the housing, creating a tab that may be deformed or bent to prevent the insert from moving in a direction opposite the direction of insertion.

Abstract: In order to prevent a fixing terminal from being dislocated from regular-mounting-position on a connector main body when force is applied from outside before placed on a substrate, a surface-mounted connector including a connector main body to be placed on a substrate, a fixing terminal that is temporarily fixed to a side wall of the connector main body by being press-fitted, along the side wall, from a side opposite to that in which the connector main body is placed on the substrate, and that, in the temporarily fixed state, is soldered to the substrate, thereby allowing the connector main body to be mounted on the substrate, and shielding walls provided integrally with the connector main body alongside the fixing terminal in the temporarily fixed state so as to correspond to the fixing terminal, and preventing the fixing terminal in the temporarily fixed state from being interfered from outside, is provided.

Abstract: An electrical connector including a housing; electrical contacts connected to the housing; and a shield connected to the housing. The shield includes connection sections which are adapted to extend through holes in a substrate and be deformed to fixedly and stationarily mount the shield and the housing to the substrate. A spring can be provided between the shield and the substrate.

Abstract: A connector for a PCB (60) has two fixing members (40). Each fixing member (40) has a main plate (41) configured for mounting to a connector housing (12) and a mounting plate (42) bent from the main plate (41). Each mounting plate (42) has solder entering holes (47) and slits (50) between the solder entering holes (47) at a projecting edge of the mounting plate (42). A force that acts to turn the mounting plates (42) from one end is divided at each slit (50), thereby preventing the mounting plates (42) and the housing (12) from being detached from the PCB (60).

Abstract: Fixing members (30) fixable to a circuit board (K) by soldering are mounted in a housing (10). Each fixing member (30) is comprised of a main panel (31) and a solder leg (32) projecting sideways from the bottom end of the main portion (31). The solder leg (32) has solder entering holes (37) that open at a side of the solder leg (32) toward the circuit board K and at a side opposite therefrom. Each solder entering hole (37) has a cross-section that gradually increases toward both upper and lower open ends (37a, 37b). A locking portion (38) is formed on each solder entering hole (37) and bulges more inward than both open ends (37a, 37b). The locking portion (38) locks solder (H) that enters the solder entering hole (37).

Abstract: An electric connector includes a housing and a reinforcing tab formed as a unitary L-shaped member having a horizontal piece and a vertical piece. The vertical piece is connected to the housing, and the horizontal piece is to be soldered onto a mounting counterpart member such as a printed circuit board. To enhance the soldering strength, the reinforcing tab is provided with a through hole that penetrates through the reinforcing tab or a concaved part that is concave from the reverse soldering face toward the front face of the reinforcing tab. The through hole or the concaved part straddles both the horizontal piece and the vertical piece of the reinforcing tab.

Abstract: A connector for a PCT (60) has two fixing members (40). Each fixing member (40) has a main plate (41) configured for mounting to a connector housing (12) and a mounting plate (42) bent from the main plate (41). Each mounting plate (42) has solder entering holes (47) and slits (50) between the solder entering holes (47) at a projecting edge of the mounting plate (42). A force that acts to turn the mounting plates (42) from one end is divided at each slit (50), thereby preventing the mounting plates (42) and the housing (12) from being detached from the PCB (60).

Abstract: A surface mountable retention bracket (40) for an electrical connector (1) having a housing (10) with outwardly extending mounting flanges (12) along a mounting face (102) thereof, each flange including two vertical enclosed channels (14) extending therethrough to the mounting face with a partition (15) therebetween, the channels being interconnected by a slot (16) undercutting the partition. The retention bracket includes a base (42) retained in the slot, a pair of mounting legs (43) extending through the channels and beyond the mounting face so as to be soldered onto a printed circuit board, and a retention tab (44) inserted into a recess (17) defined in the partition.

Abstract: A hermetically sealed connector comprises an outer metallic shell having an aperture that receives a multipin-retaining, multi-metallic insert. The insert is a laminate of dissimilar metals, including a first metal extending to a first side of the insert and having a first coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE), and a second metal extending to a second side of the insert and having a second CTE different that the first CTE. A plurality of bores extend between first and second sides of the insert and contain connector pins that are hermetically sealed with the first metal of the insert by a dielectric material formed between the pins and sidewalls of the bores. A bond joint is formed between the second metal of the insert and the side of the outer metallic shell adjacent to the second side of the metallic insert.

Abstract: A socket connector (30) comprises a base (32) with a mounting member (33) molded onto the base. The mounted member can be soldered on a PCB (40), thereby to secure the socket connector on the PCB. Additionally, a method of molding the mounting member onto the base comprises the following steps: forming the mounting member, positioning the mounting member in a base mold (70) having an upper mold (70a) and a lower mold (70b), closing the upper mold and the lower mold, inserting plastic material into the base mold, cooling the base mold, separating the upper mold and the lower mold, extracting the formed base with a part of the mounting member molded into the housing. The mounting member is molded onto the base, thereby to avoid incidence of damage during insertion of the mounting member onto the base.

Abstract: A coupling and method for forming a hermetic seal between a component and a housing is provided in which a mechanical joint is formed between an exposed interior surface of the component and an exterior surface of a protrusion on the housing. The coefficients of thermal expansion of the connector and the housing are chosen such that the solder joint is in compression during cool down of the solder.

Abstract: There is provided a receptacle, which comprises: a housing placed on a printed circuit board and having an insertion hole for receiving an optical signal transmission plug; a photoelectric converter housed in the housing for transferring and receiving an optical signal to/from the received optical signal transmission plug; and an elongate metal member covering the housing for fixing the housing onto the printed circuit board; the housing having a positioning recess formed in a peripheral surface portion thereof not opposed to the printed circuit board as having a shape complementary to that of the elongate member, and a flange overhanging the positioning recess; wherein the elongate member is fixedly fitted in the positioning recess in engagement with the flange; wherein the elongate member has projections respectively projecting from opposed portions thereof with the housing held between the opposed portions, and the projections respectively extend through through-holes formed in the printed circuit board an

Abstract: In a connector adapted to be connected to and disconnected from a connection object, a fixing member is provided for fixing an insulator holding a contact to a fixation object. The fixing member has a butting portion to be brought into contact with a connection object when the connection object is connected to the connector. The fixing member may be a hold-down or an anchor pin.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing, a plurality of electrical terminals, an inner shield housing and an outer shield housing, the outer shielding is designed in a two-piece type and has a first shield member and a second shield member. The first shield member has a first resilient tab forwardly extending therefrom and the second shield member has a wing tab disposed therein, so as to the first resilient tab and the wing tab will not interfere with each other for the wing tab going with the outer shield housing, the electrical connector can be disposed in a recess on an edge of the PCB such that the electrical connector includes a portion thereof that is located above an outer surface of the PCB and another portion that is located below the outer surface of the PCB.

Abstract: There is provided a receptacle, which comprises: a housing placed on a printed circuit board and having an insertion hole for receiving an optical signal transmission plug; a photoelectric converter housed in the housing for transferring and receiving an optical signal to/from the received optical signal transmission plug; and an elongate metal member covering the housing for fixing the housing onto the printed circuit board; the housing having a positioning recess formed in a peripheral surface portion thereof not opposed to the printed circuit board as having a shape complementary to that of the elongate member, and a flange overhanging the positioning recess; wherein the elongate member is fixedly fitted in the positioning recess in engagement with the flange; wherein the elongate member has projections respectively projecting from opposed portions thereof with the housing held between the opposed portions, and the projections respectively extend through through-holes formed in the printed circuit board an

Abstract: A glass-metal leadthrough that is useful, for example, for an ignition device of an airbag. The glass-metal leadthrough has two parallel metal pins sealed in a glass stopper on a part of their length, so that they project outwardly from both sides of the stopper beyond its front sides. A cover piece is disposed on one of the front sides and provides a metal contact between one of the pins and a metal sleeve that surrounds the glass stopper.

Abstract: An on-board type connector which includes a housing 20 made of synthetic resin for holding terminals 10, and reinforcing metal plates 50 integrally having parts 54 to be fixed on board and parts 55 to be fixed to the housing which are adapted to be fixed to both sides of the housing 20 in a lateral direction. The housing 20 is provided, at both sides thereof in the lateral direction, with insertion slits 24a which open toward a bottom face of the housing. These parts 55 to be fixed to the housing are restrained from the back and the forth by a restraining part 25 of the housing 20, in a state where the parts 55 have been inserted into the insertion slits 24a from the bottom face side of the housing.

Abstract: An electrical socket connector comprises a base (11), a cover (12) movably mounted on the base, and a fastening means (14). The base has a contact receiving portion (111) and a first protruding section (110) at one end thereof. A plurality of conductive contacts are received into the contact receiving portion of the base and each contact has a solder ball (112) attached thereon. The fastening means is assembled on the first protruding section of the base and at least has a soldering portion (141). The soldering portion and the solder balls are soldered on a PCB.

Abstract: An interface system is provided for adhering a pair of electrical connector components together. A first connector component has a first interface surface with a first set of elongated, mutually spaced adhesive flow fins. A second connector component has a second interface surface with a second set of elongated adhesive flow fins for disposition between the first set of adhesive flow fins. The flow fins of at least one of the first or second sets thereof are tapered from enlarged ends of the fins to reduced ends thereof for forcing liquid adhesive material between the interface surfaces longitudinally of the fins from the enlarged ends thereof toward the reduced ends thereof automatically when the interface surfaces are brought together.

Abstract: An interface system is provided for adhering a pair of electrical connector components together. A first connector component has a first interface surface with a first set of elongated, mutually spaced adhesive flow fins. A second connector component has a second interface surface with a second set of elongated adhesive flow fins for disposition between the first set of adhesive flow fins. The flow fins of at least one of the first or second sets thereof are tapered from enlarged ends of the fins to reduced ends thereof for forcing liquid adhesive material between the interface surfaces longitudinally of the fins from the enlarged ends thereof toward the reduced ends thereof automatically when the interface surfaces are brought together.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) for insertion of an electronic card comprises an insulating housing (10), a plurality of contacts (20) secured to the housing, a shield (30) enclosing a top surface (10a) of the housing and a pair of grounding plates (40) assembled to the housing. The housing defines a receiving slot (18) and a locking slot (19) at the top surface. The grounding plates comprise base portions (42), mating portions (44) extending from bottom edges of the base portions for being soldered to a motherboard, and locking portions (46) extending from top edges of the base portions. The locking portion include hooks (46b) at free ends thereof retained within the locking slots and necks (46a) between the hooks and the base portions for pressing the top surface of the housing, thereby preventing disengagement between the housing and the grounding plate.

Abstract: A glass-metal leadthrough that is useful, for example, for an ignition device of an airbag. The glass-metal leadthrough has two parallel metal pins sealed in a glass stopper on a part of their length, so that they project outwardly from both sides of the stopper beyond its front sides. A cover piece is disposed on one of the front sides and provides a metal contact between one of the pins and a metal sleeve that surrounds the glass stopper.

Abstract: A hermetic compressor comprising a hermetic housing having a cylindrical sidewall portion, a portion of the sidewall disposed inwardly creating a recess, and a hermetic terminal assembly disposed in an opening in the recess to carry electric current into the housing. The terminal assembly includes a plurality of conductive pins each having an external portion preferably completely disposed in the recess so that the pins are completely shielded by the recess.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) of the present invention includes an insulative housing (20), a number of electrical contacts (40) mounted in the insulative housing and a metallic shield (30). The metallic shield covers the insulative housing except for a bottom surface of the insulative housing. The insulative housing comprises a pair of front arms (24) and a pair of rear shoulders (26) and the metallic shield comprises a pair of side plates (34) engaged with the front arms and the rear shoulders. Each side plate forms a soldering pad (362) which is coplanar with the bottom surface of the insulative housing for soldering the electrical connector (1) to a mother circuit board.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) for circuit board installation is provided using solder pegs (60) to reduce the mounting area. Mounting holes (40) for insertion of solder pegs (60) are provided, along the side walls (36), on both sides of the housing (2) of the electrical connector (1) to be installed on a circuit board (30). The mounting holes (40) are formed perpendicular to the circuit board (30), from the top wall (18) of the housing (2) toward the bottom wall (34). The mounting holes (40) are connected to the mating aperture (6) of the connector (1), and are opened to the outside via the bottom part of the side walls (36). When the solder pegs (60) are inserted into the mounting holes (40) and the connectors are mated, a mating connector is guided by a solder peg face (61) of the solder pegs (60).

Abstract: In a connection assembly (15) of printed-circuit board and connector, a printed-circuit board (16) and a connector (17) can be fixed positionally accurately in relation to one another by means of position holders (36, 37) provided on the connector (17). The position holders are constituted of soldering pins (36, 37) and the printed-circuit board (16) is provided with soldering pads (46, 47) which can be connected to the opposing soldering pins (36, 37) by soldering. There is provided in this manner a connection assembly (15) of printed-circuit board and connector in which the positionally accurate fixing of a printed-circuit board (16) and a connector (17) is more easily produced and more precisely assembled than has been possible to date.

Abstract: The connector comprises a housing (7) having a soldering portion (6, 15A or 15B) and a reinforcing metal member (5) movably attached to the housing such that it is vertically movable when it is soldered to a board (12). The reinforcing metal member is provided with a groove (14) to form with the solderable portion a gap between them, which permits soldering by capillary effects.

Abstract: Fixing L-shaped wings, extending downward along a front side of an electrical socket, are soldered to a substrate. Fixing legs, extending downward along a back side of the socket, are also soldered to the substrate. Bridge projections extend downward from the bottom of the socket toward the substrate to brace the socket during insertion and removal. Slots along the side of the socket match projections along the sides of the plug and guide the plug as it is inserted into the socket.

Abstract: The present invention relates to mounting an electric connector (20) onto a printed circuit board, particularly to a printed circuit board comprised of ceramic material, for instance either an LTCC substrate or an HTCC substrate. The problem addressed is one where the connector (20) tends to loosen from the substrate when the temperature varies. This is due to the difference in the coefficients of thermal expansion of the printed circuit board and the connector (20). The problem is solved with the aid of a so-called shim (10) that has a coefficient of thermal expansion between that of the printed circuit board and that of the connector. One side of the shim (10) is soldered onto the connector and the other side of the shim is soldered onto the printed circuit board. The connector (20) is therewith fastened to the printed circuit board. Shear stresses acting between the connector (20) and the printed circuit board are distributed through said board through the medium of two joints instead of one.