EP0454278A3 - Electrical connector for use on a circuit board - Google Patents

Electrical connector for use on a circuit board Download PDF

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Publication number: EP0454278A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: circuit board; electrical connector; connector; electrical; board
Prior art date: 1986-12-12
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP19910201815

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EP0454278B1 (en

EP0454278A2 (en

Inventor

Yoshitsugu Fujiura

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Whitaker LLC

Original Assignee

AMP Inc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1986-12-12

Filing date

1987-11-16

Publication date

1991-12-11

1986-12-12 Priority claimed from JP61296525A external-priority patent/JPS63155572A/en

1987-11-16 Application filed by AMP Inc filed Critical AMP Inc

1987-11-16 Priority to EP91201815A priority Critical patent/EP0454278B1/en

1991-10-30 Publication of EP0454278A2 publication Critical patent/EP0454278A2/en

1991-12-11 Publication of EP0454278A3 publication Critical patent/EP0454278A3/en

1994-03-16 Application granted granted Critical

1994-03-16 Publication of EP0454278B1 publication Critical patent/EP0454278B1/en

2007-11-16 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
- H01R12/70—Coupling devices
- H01R12/71—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures
- H01R12/72—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures
- H01R12/722—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures coupling devices mounted on the edge of the printed circuits
- H01R12/727—Coupling devices presenting arrays of contacts
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
- H01R13/648—Protective earth or shield arrangements on coupling devices, e.g. anti-static shielding
- H01R13/658—High frequency shielding arrangements, e.g. against EMI [Electro-Magnetic Interference] or EMP [Electro-Magnetic Pulse]
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
- H01R12/70—Coupling devices
- H01R12/71—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures
- H01R12/72—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures
- H01R12/722—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures coupling devices mounted on the edge of the printed circuits
- H01R12/724—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures coupling devices mounted on the edge of the printed circuits containing contact members forming a right angle
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
- H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
- H01R13/502—Bases; Cases composed of different pieces
- H01R13/508—Bases; Cases composed of different pieces assembled by a separate clip or spring

EP91201815A 1986-12-12 1987-11-16 Electrical connector for use on a circuit board Expired - Lifetime EP0454278B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
EP91201815A EP0454278B1 (en)	1986-12-12	1987-11-16	Electrical connector for use on a circuit board

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
JP296525/86		1986-12-12
JP61296525A JPS63155572A (en)	1986-12-12	1986-12-12	Shield connector
EP91201815A EP0454278B1 (en)	1986-12-12	1987-11-16	Electrical connector for use on a circuit board

Related Parent Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP87908060.4 Division		1987-11-16

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0454278A2 EP0454278A2 (en)	1991-10-30
EP0454278A3 true EP0454278A3 (en)	1991-12-11
EP0454278B1 EP0454278B1 (en)	1994-03-16

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ID=26129322

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP91201815A Expired - Lifetime EP0454278B1 (en)	1986-12-12	1987-11-16	Electrical connector for use on a circuit board

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EP (1)	EP0454278B1 (en)

Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US3744001A (en) *	1971-05-27	1973-07-03	Amp Inc	Filter adaptor for printed circuit board connector
US3871728A (en) *	1973-11-30	1975-03-18	Itt	Matched impedance printed circuit board connector
US4571012A (en) *	1984-12-21	1986-02-18	Molex Incorporated	Shielded electrical connector assembly
US4619494A (en) *	1985-10-07	1986-10-28	Thomas & Betts Corporation	Shielded electrical connector
US4621885A (en) *	1985-09-20	1986-11-11	Amp Incorporated	Ribbon cable connector with improved cover latch

1987
- 1987-11-16 EP EP91201815A patent/EP0454278B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US3744001A (en) *	1971-05-27	1973-07-03	Amp Inc	Filter adaptor for printed circuit board connector
US3871728A (en) *	1973-11-30	1975-03-18	Itt	Matched impedance printed circuit board connector
US4571012A (en) *	1984-12-21	1986-02-18	Molex Incorporated	Shielded electrical connector assembly
US4621885A (en) *	1985-09-20	1986-11-11	Amp Incorporated	Ribbon cable connector with improved cover latch
US4619494A (en) *	1985-10-07	1986-10-28	Thomas & Betts Corporation	Shielded electrical connector
US4619494B1 (en) *	1985-10-07	1992-09-15	Thomas & Betts Corp

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EP0454278B1 (en)	1994-03-16
EP0454278A2 (en)	1991-10-30

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