WO2008067182B1 - Interconnecting electrical devices - Google Patents

Interconnecting electrical devices

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WO2008067182B1
WO2008067182B1 PCT/US2007/084830 US2007084830W WO2008067182B1 WO 2008067182 B1 WO2008067182 B1 WO 2008067182B1 US 2007084830 W US2007084830 W US 2007084830W WO 2008067182 B1 WO2008067182 B1 WO 2008067182B1
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apertures
female
contacts
array
intercoupling
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PCT/US2007/084830
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French (fr)
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Glenn Goodman
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Advanced Interconnections
Glenn Goodman
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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
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/02—Contact members
    • H01R13/22—Contacts for co-operating by abutting
    • H01R13/24—Contacts for co-operating by abutting resilient; resiliently-mounted
    • H01R13/2407—Contacts for co-operating by abutting resilient; resiliently-mounted characterized by the resilient means
    • H01R13/2421—Contacts for co-operating by abutting resilient; resiliently-mounted characterized by the resilient means using coil springs
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K7/00—Constructional details common to different types of electric apparatus
    • H05K7/02—Arrangements of circuit components or wiring on supporting structure
    • H05K7/10—Plug-in assemblages of components, e.g. IC sockets
    • H05K7/1053—Plug-in assemblages of components, e.g. IC sockets having interior leads
    • H05K7/1061—Plug-in assemblages of components, e.g. IC sockets having interior leads co-operating by abutting

Abstract

A male contact (18), a connector assembly of the type used to electrically connect electrical devices, and a method of manufacturing an electrical connector are disclosed; the connector assembly (10) including at least said male contact.

Claims

AMENDED CLAIMS received by the International Bureau on 26 August 2008 (26.08.2008)WHAT IS CLAIMED 1$:
1. An intercoupling device for providing an electrical connection between electrical contacts of a first substrate and electrical contacts of a second substrate, the intercoupling device comprising: a first assembly including α first insulating support member having a first array of apertures and a second array of apertures, each aperture of the first and second arrays of apertures extending from a first surface of the first insulating support member to a second surface of the first insulating support member, and a second assembly including a second insulating support member having a third array of apertures and a fourth array of apertures, each aperture of the third and fourth arrays of apertures extending from a first surface of the second insulating support member to a second surface of the second insulating support member, the second assembly configured to join with the first assembly such that the first array of apertures is aligned with the third array of apertures, and the second array of apertures is aligned with the fourth array of apertures, the device further comprising: a plurality of female contacts disposed in the first and fourth arrays of apertures, each female contact having a first end with an opening configured to receive a male contact of a corresponding aligned aperture and an opposite second end configured to contact a corresponding electrical contact; and a plurality of male contacts disposed in the second and third arrays of apertures, each male contact having a first end configured to be received within the opening of a female contact of a corresponding aligned aperture and an opposite second end configured to contact a corresponding electrical contact; wherein the insulating support members have projections surrounding each aperture of the first and fourth arrays of apertures, the projections extending outward from the first surface in a direction corresponding to an axial direction of the aperture; each aperture of the second and third arrays of apertures is dimensioned to receive a projection therein, and when the intercoupling device is assembled so that the second assembly is joined with the first assembly, projections associated with apertures of the first and fourth arrays are received within corresponding apertures of the second and third arrays.
2. The intercoupling device of claim 1 , wherein each aperture of the second and third arrays comprises a first portion and a second portion, the second portion having larger dimensions than the first portion.
3. The intercoupling device of claim 2, wherein the first portion of each aperture of the second and third arrays is sized to frictionally engage a male contact.
4. The intercoupling device of claim 1 , wherein each aperture of the first and fourth arrays comprises a first portion and a second portion, the second portion having larger dimensions than the first portion.
5. The intercoupling device of claim 4, wherein the first portion of each aperture of the first and fourth arrays is sized to frictionally engage a female contact.
6. The intercoupling device of claim 1 , wherein the first end of each female contact is encircled by a corresponding one of the projections.
7. The intercoupling device of claim 1 , wherein the projection extends outward from the first surface to the extent that an end face of the first end of each female contact lies substantially flush with an end of the corresponding projection.
8. The intercoupling device of claim 1, wherein the first ends of the male contacts extend beyond the first surface of the corresponding one of the first and second insulating support member.
9. The intercoupling device of claim 1, wherein the female contacts and male contacts are disposed in a pattern and at least part of the pattern of female and male contacts comprises a plurality of rows and columns, each row arranged in an alternating sequence of female contacts and male contacts and each column arranged in an alternating sequence of female contacts and male contacts.
10. The intercoupling device of claim 1, wherein the arrangement of the first array of apertures and second array of apertures of the first assembly is the same as the arrangement of the third array of apertures and the fourth array of apertures of the second assembly.
11. The intercoupling device of claim 1 , wherein the arrangement of the first array of apertures and second array of apertures of the first assembly is the reverse of the arrangement of the third array of apertures and the fourth array of apertures of the second assembly.
12. An intcrcoupling component comprises mating first and second connector assemblies wherein the first connector assembly includes a first insulative membeT, and the second connector assembly includes a second insulative member; the first insulative member has an array of first apertures sized and configured to receive male contacts and an array of second apertures sized and configured to receive female contacts, and the first connector assembly includes male contacts disposed in the first apertures of the first insulative member, and female contacts disposed in the second apertures of the first insulative member; the second insulative member has corresponding apertures arranged such that male contacts and female contacts of the second insulative member can be positioned engaging, respectively, the female and male contacts of the first insulative member, and the second connector assembly includes male contacts and female contacts disposed in the corresponding apertures of the second insulative member such that male contacts and female contacts of the second insulative member engage, respectively, the female and male contacts of the first insulative member; the apertures of the first insulative member and the second insulative member corresponding to female contacts include projections projecting from a mating surface of the corresponding insulative member, and the apertures of the first insulative member and the second insulative member corresponding to male contacts include widened portions sized to receive the projections.
13. The intercoupling component of claim 12, wherein each aperture sized and configured to receive a male contact comprises a first portion and a second portion, the second portion having larger dimensions than the first portion.
14. The intercoupling component of claim 13, wherein the first portion of each aperture sized and configured to receive a male contact is sized to frictionally engage a first end of a male contact.
5 S. The intercoupling component of claim 12, wherein each aperture sized and configured to receive a female contact comprises a first portion and a second portion, the second portion having larger dimensions than the first portion.
16. The intercoupling component of claim 15, wherein the first portion of each aperture sized and configured to receive a female contact is sized to frictionally engage a first end of a female contact
17. The intercoupling component of claim 12, wherein an end of each female contact is encircled by a corresponding one of the projections.
18. The intercoupling component of claim 12, wherein each projection extends outward from the mating .surface to the extent that an end face of the corresponding female contact lies substantially flush with an end of the projection.
19. The intercoupling component of claim 12, wherein an end of the male contact extends beyond the mating surface.
20. The intercoupling component of claim 12, wherein the female contacts and male contacts are disposed in a pattern and at least part of the pattern of female and male contacts comprises a plurality of rows and columns, each row arranged in an alternating sequence of female contacts and male contacts and each column arranged in an alternating sequence of female contacts and male contacts.
21. The intercoupling component of claim 12, wherein the arrangement of the first array of apertures and second array of apertures of the first insulative member is the same as the arrangement of the corresponding apertures of the second insulative member.
22. The intercoupling component of claim 12, wherein the aπangement of the first array of apertures and second array of apertures of the first insulative member is the reverse of the arrangement of the corresponding apertures of the second insulative member.
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