Patent ID: 7815474
Filing Date: 2010-10-19
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A probe connector connected with a printed circuit board (PCB), comprising: an insulating housing having a base, the base defining a front surface, a rear surface opposite to the front surface, and two opposite lateral surfaces connecting with the front surface and the rear surface, the front surface of the base having an inserting hole extending frontward and rearwards, a mounting platform integrally surrounded the rear surface and the two lateral surfaces of the base, a top of the mounting platform being lower than a top surface of the base and having a groove extending along a front and rear direction, the groove in alignment with and communicating with the corresponding inserting hole; and a probe pin assembly mounted into the inserting hole, the probe pin assembly comprising a cylindraceous barrel, an elastic element received in the barrel, and a plunger mounted to the barrel and exposing from an open end of the barrel, an closed end of the barrel integrally formed with a soldering portion protruding opposite to the plunger and received in the groove for being soldered to the PCB when the PCB is mounted on the top of the mounting platform.