Electrical connector

Abstract

An electrical connector (100) comprises an insulating housing (1) defining a cavity (10), a plurality of terminals (2) arranged side by side along a lateral direction of the insulating housing. Each terminal comprises a contact beam (211, 221) with a contact portion (210, 220) exposed to the cavity and a solder portion (213, 223) extending out the insulating housing. Every at least two adjacent terminals (21, 22) forms a pair of terminals to transmit a same signal.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electrical connector in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the electrical connector shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 1 taken along line 3-3;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the terminals engaging with the FPC;

FIGS. 5 and 6 are cross-sectional views of FIG. 1 taken along line 5-5, but respective showing the FPC un-completely and completely inserted into the cavity;

FIG. 7 is a partly perspective view of the electrical connector showing the retaining tubers 16;

Claims

1. An electrical connector comprising: an insulating housing defining a cavity;a plurality of terminals arranged side by side in a lateral direction of the insulating housing and each comprising a contact beam with a contact portion exposed to the cavity; whereinevery at least two adjacent terminals forms a pair of terminals to transmit a same signal.

2. The electrical connector as described in claim 1, wherein a distance between the terminals of said pair is shorter than that between adjacent terminals respectively belonging to adjacent said pairs.

3. The electrical connector as described in claim 1, wherein the contact portions of said pairs are staggered in an inserting direction of the contact beams inserted into the cavity.

3. The electrical connector as described in claim 1, wherein the cavity is for receiving a sheet-like connection member having a plurality of conductive pads thereon and every pair of the terminals engages with corresponding conductive pad respectively.

4. The electrical connector as described in claim 3, wherein each conductive pad comprises two portions offsetting a little along the lateral direction.

5. The electrical connector as described in claim 3, further comprising an actuator, the actuator movable from an open position where the sheet-like connection member is permitted into the cavity and a close position where the actuator urges the sheet-like connection member to engage with the contact portions of terminals.

6. If The electrical connector as described in claim 4, wherein the insulating housing comprises a pair of sliding channels in two opposite lateral walls thereof and the actuator comprises a latching arms sliding in the sliding channels and a tongue movable into the cavity.

7. The electrical connector as described in claim 1, wherein the terminals comprise a retention beam parallel to the contact beam and retained in the housing.

8. An electrical connector assembly comprising: an insulative housing defining an elongated slot along a first direction and communicating with an exterior in a second direction perpendicular to said first direction;a plurality of contacts arranged at least in one row and disposed in the housing beside said slot with corresponding contacting sections extending into the slot;a printed circuit board inserted into the slot;a plurality of conductive pads side by side arranged along a front edge of the printed circuit board, each of said conductive pads defining two contact regions distanced from each other in both said first and second directions so as to engage the contact sections of the corresponding adjacent two contacts, wherein said two contact sections are also arranged spaced from each other in both the first and second directions.

9. The assembly as claimed in claim 8, wherein said contacts are arranged with pairs each having two adjacent contacts for engagement with the corresponding conductive pad.

10. The assembly as claimed in claim 9, wherein a distance between the neighboring pair is larger than that in each pair.

11. The assembly as claimed in claim 9, wherein each of the conductive pads includes at least an oblique region and a straight region on end of said oblique retgion.

12. The assembly as claimed in claim 11, wherein each of said conductive pads further includes another straight region located on the other end of the oblique region.