Patent ID: 7963775
Filing Date: 2011-06-21
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector for electrically coupling an electronic module and an electrical component, the connector comprising: a connector body having first and second mating surfaces and a substrate extending therebetween, the substrate having a conductive material layer deposited thereon, the connector body including interconnects extending through the connector body between the first and second mating surfaces for electrically coupling the module and the component, the interconnects including contacts located along the first mating surface, the connector body having a hole extending therethrough along a central axis, the hole being configured to receive a guide pin from one of the module and the component; and surface mount projections coupled to the connector body along the first mating surface and extending toward the central axis of the hole, the projections being configured to engage and flex against the guide pin when the guide pin is inserted into the hole along a misaligned path; wherein the contacts and the projections are formed from the conductive material layer, the contacts being isolated from each other and the projections.