Patent ID: 6338634
Filing Date: 2002-01-15
Classification: H01R,H05K,Y02P

Abstract:
A surface mount connector, comprising:a housing defining a plurality of vertical passageways through top and bottom faces of the housing; a plurality of terminals formed by stamping a metal sheet being received in the passageways, respectively, each terminal comprising an engaging portion having an inner face for engaging with a terminal of a complementary connector and a soldering tail having a bottom face for surface mounting to a printed circuit board, said bottom face and inner face being formed by opposite faces of the metal sheet, respectively, whereby wicking of molten solder to contaminate the inner face of the engaging portion during mounting the connector to the printed circuit board can be effectively prevented wherein the terminal further comprises a step portion between the engaging portion and the solder tail, the step portion having a horizontal section extending substantially across the bottom of a corresponding passageway, and a vertical section connecting the solder tail.